M S A : 587 books

Essays in this volume illustrate how shows such as Orange Is the New Black and Oz impact the public’s perception of crime rates, the criminal justice system, and imprisonment. Contributors look at prison wives on reality television series, portrayals of death row, breastfeeding while in prison,...

Over the next several decades, as human populations grow, the demand for energy will soar. But renewable energy sources have a large energy sprawl—the amount of land needed to produce energy—which can threaten biodiversity. In Energy Sprawl Solutions, scientists Joseph M. Kiesecker and David Naugle...

The fifth volume in this series is focused on the chemical and physical interactions between rocks undergoing metamorphism and the fluids that they generate and that pass through them. The recognition that such pro­ cesses can profoundly affect the course of metamorphism has resulted in a number...

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In recent years, Fetal MR has grown continually in importance, and the brain has become the main focus of investigation. However, we lack established standards and a good knowledge of the normal MR appearance. To fill this gap is the purpose of the first part of this book, which is an MR atlas of...

Esta tercera edición de nuestro Derecho del Trabajo y de la Seguridad Social para Titulaciones no Jurídicas, tras el éxito obtenido por las anteriores ediciones, aporta la necesaria puesta al día tras las importantes reformas que en ambas materias se han producido en los dos últimos años. La...

This edited volume highlights the work of ten forgotten and neglected social theorists in the hope of reinvigorating interest in their work and their potential contributions to the analysis of contemporary social issues. Each chapter includes a brief biographical sketch, an overview of the selected...

Magic invites . . . Curses and blessing, sorcerous time travel, shape-shifters, hidden enchantment and corrupted blood. Magic demands . . . Saving those you love, courage, betrayal and fights against unspeakable forces. Magic promises . . . Last best hopes, reluctant...

This book explores the ways that scholars, journalists, politicians, and citizens conceive of “the public” or “public life,” and how those entities are defined and invented. For decades, scholars have used the metaphors of spheres, systems, webs, or networks to talk about, describe, and map...

In this children's picture book, and sixth book in our 'Shadow and Friends Series', Uncle Stubby Gets Married, a fox squirrel named Uncle Stubby has fallen in love with a girl squirrel named Sparkles. Squirrel family and friends, including a small dog named Shadow, and her boyfriend, Max, are invited...

La sociedad del siglo XXI demanda nuevas vías de solución de conflictos que ofrezcan al ciudadano una respuesta más rápida, eficaz y satisfactoria, y es en este marco donde la mediación en los últimos años se viene mostrando como un mecanismo especialmente adecuado para la gestión de un buen...

La Asociación Nacional de Magistrados de Circuito y Jueces de Distrito presenta la suma de esfuerzos de ministros, magistrados y jueces federales, que expresan abiertamente su visión de las trascendentes reformas constitucionales de amparo y derechos humanos publicadas respectivamente en el DOF...

Por ello este libro es a la vez oportuno y necesario, ya que pretende contribuir a un mejor entendimiento de la actual crisis financiera en España recurriendo a nuestro pasado económico más reciente. El libro, escrito de una manera ágil y dirigido al lector general, dedica especial atención al...

El tomo V de Materia Laboral, cuarto de los tomos de Materias específicas, desarrolla en 20 temas la materia laboral, dentro de la cual figuran temas de Derecho laboral y temas de Derecho procesal laboral, de tal manera que los aspirantes disponen del material que les permite preparar adecuadamente...