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Art from a Fractured Past
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 320

Art from a Fractured Past

Peru's Truth and Reconciliation Commission not only documented the political violence of the 1980s and 1990s but also gave Peruvians a unique opportunity to examine the causes and nature of that violence. In Art from a Fractured Past, scholars and artists expand on the commission's work, arguing for broadening the definition of the testimonial to include various forms of artistic production as documentary evidence. Their innovative focus on representation offers new and compelling perspectives on how Peruvians experienced those years and how they have attempted to come to terms with the memories and legacies of violence. Their findings about Peru offer insight into questions of art, memory, ...

WJP Rule of Law Index 2015
  • Language: en

WJP Rule of Law Index 2015

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-06-02
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  • Publisher: Unknown

The rule of law provides the foundation for communities of opportunityand equity - communities that offer sustainable economic development,accountable government, and respect for fundamental rights.Executive SummaryThe World Justice Project (WJP) joins efforts to producereliable data on rule of law through the WJP Rule of LawIndex 2015, the fifth report in an annual series, whichmeasures rule of law based on the experiences andperceptions of the general public and in-country expertsworldwide. We hope this annual publication, anchoredin actual experiences, will help identify strengths andweaknesses in each country under review and encouragepolicy choices that strengthen the rule of law.The WJ...

Yogurt in Health and Disease Prevention
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 572

Yogurt in Health and Disease Prevention

Yogurt in Health and Disease Prevention examines the mechanisms by which yogurt, an important source of micro- and macronutrients, impacts human nutrition, overall health, and disease. Topics covered include yogurt consumption’s impact on overall diet quality, allergic disorders, gastrointestinal tract health, bone health, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, obesity, weight control, metabolism, age-related disorders, and cardiovascular health. Modifications to yogurt are also covered in scientific detail, including altering the protein to carbohydrate ratios, adding n-3 fatty acids, phytochemical enhancements, adding whole grains, and supplementing with various micronutrients. Prebiotic, probiot...

The Leatherback Turtle
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 246

The Leatherback Turtle

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-10-30
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  • Publisher: JHU Press

The most comprehensive book ever written on leatherback sea turtles. Weighing as much as 2,000 pounds and reaching lengths of over seven feet, leatherback turtles are the world’s largest reptile. These unusual sea turtles have a thick, pliable shell that helps them to withstand great depths—they can swim more than one thousand meters below the surface in search of food. And what food source sustains these goliaths? Their diet consists almost exclusively of jellyfish, a meal they crisscross the oceans to find. Leatherbacks have been declining in recent decades, and some predict they will be gone by the end of this century. Why? Because of two primary factors: human redevelopment of nestin...

Twenty Centuries of Mexican Art
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 200

Twenty Centuries of Mexican Art

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-10
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  • Publisher: Unknown

This is a new release of the original 1940 edition.

Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 209

Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-02-06
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  • Publisher: Vintage

Before his mysterious disappearance and probable death in 1971, Oscar Zeta Acosta was famous as a Robin Hood Chicano lawyer and notorious as the real-life model for Hunter S. Thompson's "Dr. Gonzo," a fat, pugnacious attorney with a gargantuan appetite for food, drugs, and life on the edge. Written with uninhibited candor and manic energy, this book is Acosta's own account of coming of age as a Chicano in the psychedelic sixties, of taking on impossible cases while breaking all tile rules of courtroom conduct, and of scrambling headlong in search of a personal and cultural identity. It is a landmark of contemporary Hispanic-American literature, at once ribald, surreal, and unmistakably authentic.

Ecosystem Functioning
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 287

Ecosystem Functioning

A new and integrative analysis of the concept of ecosystem functioning, providing guidance for its application in conservation practice.

The Spanish Archives of New Mexico
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 766

The Spanish Archives of New Mexico

In what follows can be found the doors to a house of words and stories. This house of words and stories is the Archive of New Mexico and the doors are each of the documents contained within it. Like any house, New Mexico's archive has a tale of its own origin and a complex history. Although its walls have changed many times, its doors and the encounters with those doors hold stories known and told and others not yet revealed. In the Archives, there are thousands of doors (4,481) that open to a time of kings and popes, of inquisition and revolution. "These archives," writes Ralph Emerson Twitchell, "are by far the most valuable and interesting of any in the Southwest." Many of these documents...

Titan
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 479

Titan

This comprehensive reference and guide examines the processes that shape the atmosphere and surface of Titan, Saturn's largest moon.

Climate Change Adaptation Manual
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 379

Climate Change Adaptation Manual

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-02-24
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  • Publisher: Routledge

Due to the lack of success in climate change mitigation efforts, the importance of adaptation is becoming more and more apparent and is now one of the main imperatives of international research and action. However, research on adaptation is mostly not directly applicable to adaptation policy or practice, leaving a gap between scientific results and practical advice for decision makers and planners. This book seeks to address this problem and bridge the gap and should provide readers with practical and applicable information on climate change adaptation. Following an introduction, the book is organised into four main sections, each reflecting an essential component in the adaptation process. Climate change adaptation is an emerging subject area and has gained increased political and academic attention within the last decade. Whereas most books in the field focus on adaptation in developing countries, this volume provides an examination of predominantly European policy and offers inter-disciplinary insight into cutting edge knowledge and lessons learnt in a relatively new field of implementation.