Augusto: 419 books

Many countries throughout Latin America have experienced high levels of corruption, drug trafficking, and violence, which has created elements of fragility. The book is comprises case studies that explore the nature of violence in countries throughout the region. Moreover, it seeks to address some...

"En el marco del proceso de investigación de los estudiantes del Doctorado en Derecho de la Universidad Santo Tomás, la realización de disertaciones y de artículos resultan necesarios, ya que, gracias a este tipo de actividades, los estudiantes van practicando los adelantos de su indagación...

It has been over 100 years since the presentation of the Theory of General Relativity by Albert Einstein, in its final formulation, to the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences. To celebrate 100 years of general relativity, World Scientific publishes this volume with a dual goal: to assess the current...

The contemporary state is not only the main force behind environmental change, but the reactions to environmental problems have played a crucial role in the modernisation of the state apparatus, especially because of its mediatory role. The Political Ecology of the State is the first book to...

Reinventing Critical Pedagogy offers a fresh perspective from which to read, discuss, and debate recent critical interpretations of schooling and our world at present. The authors build upon past accomplishments of critical pedagogy and critique those elements that contradict the radically democratic...

Towards the end of the XIX century, a race from another world (the scientists hypothesized Mars) invaded the Earth. The reason for their attempt was more than just establishing a bridgehead, and they started the “Terraforming” (or rather, the “Marsforming”) of the environment, until everything...

No Brasil, tem-se enfrentando os problemas conceituais e metodológicos da cultura visual desde meados da década de 1990. Um esforço que envolve, especialmente, professores universitários ligados a programas de história e artes visuais, mas também museólogos e artistas, responsáveis por pesquisas...

Vivemos numa sociedade que preza o treinamento, mas nos esquecemos de treinar nossa mente para suportar os dias difíceis. Buscamos excelência profissional, mas deixamos de ser excelentes pais, amigos e cônjuges. Somos especialistas em fazer cálculos matemáticos, mas negligentes em calcular o...

Rugged Embedded Systems: Computing in Harsh Environments describes how to design reliable embedded systems for harsh environments, including architectural approaches, cross-stack hardware/software techniques, and emerging challenges and opportunities. A "harsh environment" presents inherent...

Come può la maggioranza dei mafiosi dirsi cattolica e frequentare le chiese? Qualcosa certamente non funziona: o nella loro testa o nella teologia cattolica. O in tutte e due.Come è possibile che una società a stragrande maggioranza cattolica partorisca Cosa nostra e stidde, 'ndrangheta, camorra e...

La psicoterapia cognitiva di orientamento costruttivista mette le emozioni al centro sia della elaborazione epistemica sia della pratica clinica. Nei confronti del primo cognitivismo e di quello razionalista successivo, focalizzati sui modelli di funzionamento della mente, si tratta di un passo in...

Due to new production areas and persistent productivity gains, Brazil has consolidated its position as a global leader and even as a ‘model’ of commercial, integrated crop production. The country is now seen as an agricultural powerhouse that has a lot to offer in terms of reducing the prospect...

Atlantis Otherwise expands the study of the African diaspora by focusing on postcolonial literary expressions from Latin America and Africa. The book studies the presence of classical references in texts written by writers (black and non-black) who are committed to the articulation of the fragmented...

Camille é uma mulher bela, rica e brilhante, capaz de deixar as pessoas impressionadas com sua habilidade de debater e argumentar. Mas seus diplomas e seu intelecto não foram suficientes para evitar que se tornasse vítima de suas próprias emoções. Casada com o banqueiro Marco Túlio, Camille...