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Though the law and courts of nineteenth-century Peru were institutions created by and for the ruling elite, women of all classes used the system to negotiate the complexities of property rights, childrearing, and marriage, and often to defend their very definitions of honor. Drawing on the trial transcripts of Cajamarca, a northern Peruvian province, from more than a century ago, this book shares eye-opening details about life among this community, in which reputation could determine a woman's chances of survival. Exploring the processes of courtship, seduction, and familial duties revealed in these court records, historian Tanja Christiansen has unearthed a compelling panorama that includes...
How are refugee crises solved? This has become an urgent question as global displacement rates continue to climb, and refugee situations now persist for years if not decades. The resolution of displacement and the conflicts that force refugees from their homes is often explained as a top-down process led and controlled by governments and international organizations. This book takes a different approach. Through contributions from scholars working in politics, anthropology, law, sociology and philosophy, and a wide range of case studies, it explores the diverse ways in which refugees themselves interpret, create and pursue solutions to their plight. It investigates the empirical and normative significance of refugees’ engagement as agents in these processes, and their implications for research, policy and practice. This book speaks both to academic debates and to the broader community of peacebuilding, humanitarian and human rights scholars concerned with the nature and dynamics of agency in contentious political contexts, and identifies insights that can inform policy and practice.
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Information value and quality can be considered an essential factor to evaluate both conceptual and practical contributions in organizational, technical, and scientific tasks and projects. It is important to effectively observe and implement these concepts in real organizational plans and efforts. Rethinking the Conceptual Base for New Practical Applications in Information Value and Quality discusses the re-evaluation of the conceptual base of information value and quality found in different forms of media; and how these concepts can be analyzed in real applications and business scenarios. This book is a vital reference source for scholars, practitioners, IT specialists, and students interested in information and knowledge management.
Examines the public law of gender and equality from the perspectives of comparative constitutional law, international law and governance.
A boldly written, fact-based story about relationships and struggle; successes, failures and overcoming. This provocatively sensual 4-volume work exposes themes of relational intimacies never before chronicled from the pen of a female storyteller. Prepare for the ride of your life on an emotional roller coaster that goes higher and faster with every suspenseful chapter.
Towards a New Social Contract Ars Electronica 2023 is dedicated to the complex questions of truth and the concept of ownership in this digital age. In doing so, the festival navigates the central questions of our time. The focus is on how our perception of "authentic" and "original" is being transformed and whether truth can be owned, and how this relates to digitalization and the rapidly developing performance of artificial intelligence. How can the achievements of a tool that is so much based on the globally collective "raw material" of knowledge and creativity be made accessible to everyone and be harnessed to the benefit of all? This comprehensive volume brings together the works of artists, scientists, developers, designers, entrepreneurs and activists from around the world and delves deep into the themes of the festival, offering insights, perspectives, and thought-provoking content that reflect on the intersection of art, technology, and society.
A antologia de contos "Desordem" é o primeiro livro financiado de forma colaborativa pela Bookstorming. É o resultado de um projeto pensado com o objetivo de reunir autores que, em comum, têm a maturidade de uma escrita verdadeiramente contemporânea, ousada e instigante. Em cada um dos sete autores que fazem parte do livro, o leitor encontrará um prazer distinto, estimulado de forma magistral por narrativas pessoais e universais, que tomam as melhores tradições literárias como referência ao mesmo tempo em que as subvertem. Cristiano Baldi, Erika Mattos da Veiga, Katherine Funke, Natércia Pontes, Olavo Amaral, Patrick Brock e Paulo Bullar. Se você ainda não conhece estes nomes, bem-vindo à literatura brasileira do presente.
En este libro la Universidad no solo está allí como posibilidad, como plataforma. Ahora es ella el objeto del examen. Es ella que se piensa a sí misma. ¿Qué motiva a examinar la Universidad hoy? ¿Qué nos hace preguntarnos en el presente por su sentido, idea, naturaleza, estructuras, asuntos y devenir? Actualmente, estas instituciones educativas atraviesan una crisis, y algunos hechos permiten evidenciar este fenómeno: las tentativas de reducir el espacio de las humanidades y las ciencias sociales, las presiones impuestas por el afán de producción y el capitalismo cognitivo, la excesiva burocratización y medición, el afán de modernización, la deslegitimación del saber y la sospecha sobre la titulación, o las dificultades de la financiación, entre otros.