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Obstinate Star
Obstinate Star is a history of Puerto Rico’s independence struggle against Spanish and U.S. colonialism. From the time of the Napoleonic Wars, it traces the movement’s currents, within and beyond the island, linking them to ongoing social conflicts and international trends and conjunctures. Beginning with the radical democratic fight against Spanish control, it moves on to the early reactions to U.S. rule, the role of Nationalism, Communism and New Deal currents during the Great Depression and the Second World War, the rise of new forces in the wake of the Cuban revolution and recent struggles in the epoch of capitalist globalisation.
Information Technology Trends for a Global and Interdisciplinary Research Community
Data is the base for information, information is needed to have knowledge, and knowledge is used to make decisions and manage 21st century businesses and organizations. Thus, it is imperative to remain up to date on the major breakthroughs within the technological arena in order to continually expand and enhance knowledge for the benefit of all institutions. Information Technology Trends for a Global and Interdisciplinary Research Community is a crucial reference source that covers novel and emerging research in the field of information science and technology, specifically focusing on underrepresented technologies and trends that influence and engage the knowledge society. While highlighting topics that include computational thinking, knowledge management, artificial intelligence, and visualization, this book is essential for academicians, researchers, and students with an interest in information management.
The New Regulatory Framework for Consumer Dispute Resolution
This book examines the impact of the new EU law in the field of consumer redress. It explores the new European legal framework and the main methods of consumer redress, analyses the implementation of the ADR Directive in various Member States, and evaluates new trends in consumer ADR.
Papá, son los muchachos. Así nació el Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) de Colombia
Palabras de presentación del Padre Javier Giraldo, sacerdote jesuita: «La crónica que aparece en estos relatos impresiona por su espontaneidad y por dar acceso a una cotidianidad genuinamente campesina, donde se encarnan los valores de la solidaridad, de la resistencia a la opresión y de la búsqueda de utopías sociales y políticas». Prólogo de Stella Calloni, periodista internacional: «Nicolás Rodríguez Batista y Antonio García recogen voces, historias y personajes (…). Lo más extraordinario de esta escritura limpia, transparente, natural como el agua que corre en los arroyos de pueblos detenidos en el tiempo, es que nos hace comprender, con una desafectada intensidad literaria, las razones de una lucha inevitable para los sufridos, desheredados, condenados al olvido».
The Politics of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Latin America
This book investigates the history, development, and current state of anti-corruption agencies in Latin America. In recent decades, specialized anti-corruption agencies have sprung up as countries seek to respond to corruption and to counter administrative and political challenges. However, the characteristics, resources, power, and performance of these agencies reflect the political and economic environment in which they operate. This book draws on a range of case studies from across Latin America, considering both national anti-corruption bodies and agencies created and administered by, or in close coordination with, international organizations. Together, these stories demonstrate the impo...
