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Esta obra, que reúne un grupo de destacados académicos y profesionales, presenta reflexiones sobre distintos problemas jurídicos que, fruto de los cambios sociales y normativos, han desafiado al derecho de familia durante las últimas décadas. Dentro de este marco, el texto aborda, con una mirada práctica, analítica, crítica y reflexiva, asuntos relativos a la familia, los cuales son revisados desde ámbitos tan variados como la Constitución, el género, el derecho penal, el derecho de sucesiones, la seguridad social, la migración, la discapacidad y el régimen jurídico de los niños, niñas y adolescentes.
10 premiados cronistas latinoamericanos convocados por la fundación América Solidaria, proponen un redescrubrimiento del continente a través de la narración de historias, a veces mínimas, que suelen ser invisibles. Su pluma las ilumina y las vuelve cercanas. Muy cercanas. El resultado está reunido en este libro: 10 crónicas que abordan realidades ignoradas en entornos asombrosos, situaciones dolorosas en comunidades dis´puestas a salir adelante o fortalezas que se duplican con el apoyo de voluntarios. Los invitamos a leerlas y a compartir de esta forma la celebración de los 15 años de trabajo de América Solidaria por cambiar la realidad del continente.
"The little-known story of viceregal Mexico is told by an international team of scholars whose work was previously available only piecemeal or not at all in English. Much of their research was undertaken especially for this volume."--BOOK JACKET.
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...
An absorbing discussion of the myriad depictions of the indigenous people of Mexico and Peru in colonial times
Introduces the variety and quality of wine available in ten South American countries, exploring the regions, styles, and prominent grapes of the continent's two leading producers, Argentina and Chile, as well other nations' evolving industries.
This Handbook provides an essential guide to the study of resources and their role in socio-environmental change. With original contributions from more than 60 authors with expertise in a wide range of resource types and world regions, it offers a toolkit of conceptual and methodological approaches for documenting, analyzing, and reimagining resources and the worlds with which they are entangled. The volume has an introduction and four thematic sections. The introductory chapter outlines key trajectories for thinking critically with and about resources. Chapters in Section I, "(Un)knowing resources," offer distinct epistemological entry points and approaches for studying resources. Chapters ...
A powerful, moving memoir, and a practical guide to healing, written by Dr. Edie Eger, an eminent psychologist whose own experiences as a Holocaust survivor help her treat patients suffering from traumatic stress disorders.