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Una mente desprejuiciada
“Con la misma idea y las mismas palabras que todo el mundo, Gide logra decir algo de valor. Es la regla clásica: tener el coraje de decir bien lo que es evidente, de manera que nunca será con la primera lectura que un autor seduzca; seduce más bien por aquello que no ha dicho, pero que con naturalidad seremos llevados a descubrir, pues las líneas esenciales han sido bien dibujadas. Pero también han sido suprimidas las líneas accesorias. Es lo propio del arte (ver al respecto algunos dibujos significativos de Picasso). Montesquieu decía: “No escribimos bien sin saltar las ideas intermedias”, y Gide agrega: “No hay obra de arte sin cortes”. A ello lo acompaña una primera oscu...
Social Research
`This is an impressively detailed, clearly written book.... It is a book that I would like students to read′ - Clive Seale, Goldsmiths College, London Social Research: Theory, Methods and Techniques presents an understanding of social research practice through appreciation of its foundations and methods. Stretching from the philosophy of science to detailed descriptions of both qualitative and quantitative techniques, it illustrates not only `how′ to do social research, but also `why′ particular techniques are used today. The book is divided into three parts: Part One: Illustrates the two basic paradigms - quantitative and qualitative - of social research, describing their origins in p...
Mi nombre es Refugiado
Casi por azar, la abuela Emilia se convirtió en una socorrista. Samia Sleman Kamal tenía un padre que la amaba antes de que el Estado Islámico la secuestrara y convirtiera en una esclava sexual. El vendedor de automóviles Vladiša Čuljak nunca pensó que la castigada Vukovar, escenario de una guerra fratricida en la década de 1990, asistiría nuevamente al paso de miles de desamparados. Nevena Radovic estudiaba Traumatología y Cuidados Intensivos antes de preocuparse por la sarna y bajar a los infiernos del dolor migrante a bordo de una furgoneta de seis metros de largo. Nour leyó la Biblia, pero después de que Europa hiciera estallar en mil pedazos su sueño de llegar a Alemania, quiso volver a Siria y morir allí. Sirios, iraquíes, kurdos... miles escaparon del terror y de la guerra, dejándolo todo atrás para empezar de nuevo. Europa, sin embargo, no era el paraíso. Es la historia de una epopeya migratoria contada a través de sus protagonistas.
El ar(t)bitrario
Jorge Luis Borges escribió sobre Gide: “En su primer libro, Les cahiers d’André Walter (1891), usó el dialecto ornamental de los simbolistas. Esa obra es menos de un autor que de una época. Siempre fue fiel, después, a la buena tradición de la claridad. Al cabo de una estadía en Argelia, que fue capital para él, publicó en 1897 Les nourritures terrestres, que exalta los deseos de la carne, pero no su plena satisfacción. En ulteriores textos, cuya enumeración sería larga, predicó el goce de los sentidos, la liberación de todas las leyes morales, la cambiante ‘disponibilidad’ y el acto gratuito que no responde a otra razón que al antojo. Fue acusado de corromper a la juventud con esas doctrinas”.
¡Para ganar se necesitan votos!
La actual situación de los países latinoamericanos muestra un marcado escepticismo hacia la dirigencia política. Año tras año, la creciente indiferencia hacia el gobierno y la percepción de que este sirve solo a una minoría reflejan la desconfianza hacia la capacidad de los líderes políticos para dar respuesta a los problemas sociales. Lucia Bonetto Cornatosky, Nidia Paulino Valdez y Mario Rodríguez hacen una invitación a revalorizar el territorio, las conversaciones y los encuentros cara a cara en la búsqueda de votos, en una era de creciente digitalización que se adentra en la vida comunitaria y personal. Sus autores, con vasta experiencia en la comunicación política, proponen estrategias para la construcción de motivos que inciten a los ciudadanos a ejercer su derecho al voto y elegir un candidato, partido o frente que los represente hacia un futuro mejor. Editorial UCALP pone a disposición de sus lectores esta obra que ofrece una mirada diferente sobre las elecciones contemporáneas. Texto valioso que se convierte en una lectura obligada para quienes desean profundizar en la estrategia política.
Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adults
It has been known for over 40 years that GH-deficient-children benefit from replacement with the hormone. But GH, essential for longitudinal growth, also plays a role after completion of final height. With the introduction of biosynthetic human GH 20 years ago, the use of GH was no longer restricted to severe growth retardation in hypopituitary children. This book will take the reader behind the myths of GH and into the real world of clinical endocrinology. The contributions stem from recognized clinicians and scientists who have been working in the field for decades. The contents encompass traditional end points of GH therapy such as body composition, bone biology and physical performance. Attention is also devoted to diagnostic aspects and side effects. Additional features range from clinical epidemiology to quality of life, and novel areas such as the impact of traumatic brain injury on pituitary function are also covered. The present volume of Frontiers of Hormone Research is essential reading for health care professionals interested in clinical endocrinology and GH.
Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention
This authoritative reference provides a comprehensive examination of the nature and functions of attention and its relationship to broader cognitive processes. The editor and contributors are leading experts who review the breadth of current knowledge, including behavioral, neuroimaging, cellular, and genetic studies, as well as developmental and clinical research. Chapters are brief yet substantive, offering clear presentations of cutting-edge concepts, methods, and findings. The book addresses the role of attention deficits in psychological disorders and normal aging and considers the implications for intervention and prevention. It includes 85 illustrations. New to This Edition *Significant updates and many new chapters reflecting major advances in the field. *Important breakthroughs in neuroimaging and cognitive modeling. *Chapters on the development of emotion regulation and temperament. *Expanded section on disorders, including up-to-date coverage of ADHD as well as chapters on psychopathy and autism. *Chapters on cognitive training and rehabilitation.
Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention
This volume presents the latest advances in understanding attention: its anatomy, circuitry, functions, and deficits. Outstanding investigators have written brief yet substantive chapters in which they not only summarize key findings but also illuminate their goals and the directions their research is taking. Coverage includes different cognitive models of attention; knowledge emerging from functional imaging and genetic studies; and neurophysiological, developmental, and neuropsychological approaches. Emerging knowledge is presented on processes that impair or alter attention, and clinical implications are discussed. Linking many levels of analysis, and featuring over 100 illustrations, the book moves us closer to a coherent view of the attentional system and the key role it plays in everyday life.
Desperate Measures
One of the most fascinating figures of seventeenth-century music, composer and singer Antonia Padoani Bembo (c.1640 - c.1720) was active in both Venice and Paris. Her work provides a unique cross-cultural window into the rich musical cultures of these cities, yet owing to her clandestine existence in France, for almost three centuries Bembo's life was shrouded in mystery. In this first-ever biography, Clare Fontijn unveils the enthralling and surprising story of a remarkable woman who moved in the musical, literary, and artistic circles of these European cultural centers.
Motor Learning and Control for Dance
As dance training evolves and becomes more complex, knowledge of motor behavior is foundational in helping dancers learn and master new skills and become more efficient in integrating the skills. Motor Learning and Control for Dance is the first resource to address motor learning theory from a dance perspective. Educators and students preparing to teach will learn practical ways to connect the science behind dance to pedagogy in order to prepare dancers for performance. Dancers interested in performance from the recreational to professional levels will learn ways to enhance their technical and artistic progress. In language accessible even to those with no science background, Motor Learning ...
