A Le: 89 books
Thoreau
A Sublime Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
"To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live according to its dictates, a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity and trust." This graphic novel biography relates the forward looking inspirational life of the...
Higher Education as a Bridge to the Future
Proceedings of the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the International Association of University Presidents, with Reflections on the Future of Higher Education by Dr. J. Michael Adams
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
This volume assembles the papers, presentations, and speeches from the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) held in Oxfordshire in 2015. This book is a companion volume to the proceedings of the 1965 inaugural meeting of IAUP, also published by...
Toward a Political Economy of Culture
Capitalism and Communication in the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2003
Several of the most important and influential political economists of communication working today explore a rich mix of topics and issues that link work, policy studies, and research and theory about the public sphere to the heritage of political economy. Familiar but still exceedingly important topics...
Achieving sustainable production of milk Volume 3
Dairy herd management and welfare
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
Reviews advances in understanding and improving the welfare of dairy cattle;
Summarises current research on rumen biology, digestion and ways of optimising nutrition of dairy cattle from grazing to feed and feed supplements;
Discusses latest developments in maintaining the health of dairy cattle, including the genetics of disease resistance and dairy herd health management
Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 1
Breeding, quality traits, pests and diseases
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance;
Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality;
Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases...
by [Dalia María Teresa De León Adams]
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 11, 2016
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 11, 2016
El presente libro esta integrado por una serie de cuentos breves que se complementan de alguna manera con la presentación intermedia de un pequeño poema o pensamiento.
Surge con la imaginación de diferentes encuentros y formas de vida que a veces nos parecen distantes, o bien que sólo existen...
Theatre and Cartographies of Power
Repositioning the Latina/o Americas
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
From the colonial period to independence and into the twenty-first century, Latin American culture has been mapped as a subordinate “other” to Europe and the United States. This collection reconsiders geographical space and power and the ways in which theatrical and performance histories have...
by Neyla Graciela Pardo Abril, Marta Casaús Arzú, Carlos Belvedere
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2009
Racism and Discourse in Latin America investigates how public discourse is involved in the daily reproduction of racism in Latin America. The essays examine political discourse, mass media discourse, textbooks and other forms of text, and talk by the white symbolic elites, looking at the ways these...
by Greg Thoma, Neal Fortin, Brian McKenna
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2018
Traditional thermal and freezing processing techniques have been effective in maintaining a safe high quality food supply. However, increasing energy costs and the desire to purchase environmentally responsible products have been a stimulus for the development of alternative technologies. Furthermore,...
by Robert JP Williams, Blanca Barquera, Jacqui Gulbis
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2014
Metal ions play key roles in biology. Many are essential for catalysis, for electron transfer and for the fixation, sensing, and metabolism of gases. Others compete with those essential metal ions or have toxic or pharmacological effects.
This book is structured around the periodic table and...
Performing Digital Activism
New Aesthetics and Discourses of Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2017
From the emergence of digital protest as part of the Zapatista rebellion, to the use of disturbance tactics against governments and commercial institutions, there is no doubt that digital technology and networks have become the standard features of 21st century social mobilisation. Yet, little is...
by Francisca Pérez Carreño, María José Alcaraz León, Matilde Carrasco Barranco
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 18, 2013
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 18, 2013
Estética reúne ocho ensayos sobre temas cruciales de estética filosófica, escritos por prestigiosos investigadores españoles y británicos que repasan el estado de la cuestión y ofrecen puntos de vista originales sobre las cuestiones centrales de la disciplina en la actualidad. Son temas del...
Learning Pediatric Imaging
100 Essential Cases
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2011
This book, in a user-friendly format, is an ideal introduction to pediatric diagnostic imaging. It presents 100 cases drawn from clinical practice that range from commonly encountered disorders to complex and infrequent situations which must be recognized by the practitioner. Each case serves to identify...
by Fundación Heberto Castillo Martínez AC, María Teresa Juárez de Castillo, Odón de Buen R.
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 4, 2010
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 4, 2010
Propuestas y aportaciones de académicos y especialistas en el tema que contribuyeron a la reflexión sobre los caminos que se deben impulsar para detener el cambio climático.