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This bibliography comprises a selection of Library of Congress catalog records for some 1,500 books, periodicals, and websites related to youth violence. Anyone wanting such a bibliography could probably compile it from the Library of Congress web site, and the deficiencies in conception and design of this "product" defy understanding. A brief preface sounds an alarm--"...no one should be surprised that youth violence lurks behind every school house door"--but sets forth no criteria for selection of citations (no indication of time frame, purpose, or audience). Entries are arranged alphabetically by title within chapters on school violence, guns and youth, gangs, campus violence, dating and ...
The Anthropocene has become a field of studies in which the influence of human activity on the Earth System and nature is both the main threat and the potential solution. Social Representations Theory has been evolving since the 1960s.It links knowledge and practice in everyday life and is an effective way to deal with systemic crises based on common sense. This book assembles key contributions by Latin American scholars working with social representations in the social sciences that are of conceptual relevance to the study of the Anthropocene and that investigate the societal consequences of complex interrelations between common sense and topics of global relevance, such asthe contradiction...
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In this study, the author (whose affiliation is not stated) discusses the auto parts sector as a microcosm of economic development in Brazil. He follows the introduction of a horizontal vision for the industry and the hybrid organizational practices of the Fifties and early Sixties, through the failure of the industry to consolidate, and the subsequent unraveling, and eventual partial reconstruction, of horizontal arrangements. Theoretical implications of the historical vision are also explored, as are the background and strategic ingredients of the industry's strategy for exports and competitiveness. Paper edition (01815-1), $18.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
This book explores the ideas of three largely forgotten radical women who participated in labor union strikes in Argentina and Uruguay, Canada, and the United States: Virginia Bolten (c.1876-1960), one of the most militant anarchists of southern South America; Helen Armstrong (1875-1947), a major leader of the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919, whose involvement in that important event in Canadian history was, for a long time, obscured by accounts that emphasized the accomplishments of men; and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890-1964), the Wobbly leader who directed many industrial strikes throughout the United States, and was one of the founders of the American Civil Liberties Union, who eventually...
Contains scholarly evaluations of books and book chapters as well as conference papers and articles published worldwide in the field of Latin American studies. Covers social sciences and the humanities in alternate years.
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A presente obra reúne textos resultantes de pesquisas cuja temática comum é o Ensino Profissional na rede de escolas técnicas mantidas pelo Centro Estadual de Educação Tecnológica "Paula Souza" - CEETPS. A leitura deste livro será de grande utilidade e interesse, tanto para os estudiosos da formação técnico-profissional quanto para os membros de escolas técnicas e da administração central do CEETPS e outros interessados. É evidente que as pesquisas aqui reunidas somente dão conta de algumas dimensões dessa rica e quase inesgotável temática. Esses textos, resultantes de pesquisas financiadas por agências de fomento e realizadas por pesquisadores Ligados à Universidades ou a Centros de Pesquisa e que resultaram em dissertações de Mestrado, de diferentes programas de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu do país, buscam fomentar outros estudos que venham lançar novas luzes sobre esse assunto.