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Book El Miedo  Historia de Una Idea Politica

Download or read book El Miedo Historia de Una Idea Politica written by Corey Robin and published by Fondo de Cultura Economica USA. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La obra abunda en esa sensacion de alerta y angustia, desde el Jardin del Eden hasta nuestra epoca actual. Aqui, en esta obra de 500 paginas, se aborda la mas electrica de las emociones en relacion con la politica moderna. Por miedo politico, afirma su autor, entiendo el temor de la gente a que su bienestar colectivo resulte perjudicado. Y es que en la actualidad, el terror dicta politicas publicas, lleva nuevos grupos al poder y deja fuera otros, crea leyes y deroga, y se relaciona frecuentemente con actos de gobierno.

Book El miedo

    Book Details:
  • Author : Patrick Boucheron
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2019
  • ISBN : 9788494794865
  • Pages : 89 pages

Download or read book El miedo written by Patrick Boucheron and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miedo a la inmigración, al desempleo, a la pobreza, al espectro de la guerra, a la amenaza del terrorismo: el miedo ha sido siempre y a lo largo de los siglos un arma política inigualable y un instrumento de represión ejemplar. Entre la Italia medieval y los Estados Unidos contemporáneos, Patrick Boucheron y Corey Robin analizan los diversos usos políticos de esta emoción ancestral. El miedo es constitutivo de la autoridad política y, junto a otras emociones, es fundamental en el arte de gobernar. El rumor y los afectos que puede producir un gobernante ayudan a tomar decisiones que parecerán justas, incluso deseables. Sin embargo, como recuerda Patrick Boucheron: “gobernar no es solamente suscitar emociones, sino también trabajar para apaciguarlas”

Book The Routledge Hispanic Studies Companion to Nineteenth Century Spain

Download or read book The Routledge Hispanic Studies Companion to Nineteenth Century Spain written by Elisa Martí-López and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-24 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Hispanic Studies Companion to Nineteenth-Century Spain brings together an international team of expert contributors in this critical and innovative volume that redefines nineteenth-century Spain in a multi-national, multi-lingual, and transnational way. This interdisciplinary volume examines questions moving beyond the traditional concept of Spain as a singular, homogenous entity to a new understanding of Spain as an unstable set of multipolar and multilinguistic relations that can be inscribed in different translational ways. This invaluable resource will be of interest to advanced students and scholars in Hispanic Studies.

Book Haiti

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ricardo Seitenfus
  • Publisher : Alameda Casa Editorial
  • Release : 2020-08-06
  • ISBN : 6586081556
  • Pages : 473 pages

Download or read book Haiti written by Ricardo Seitenfus and published by Alameda Casa Editorial. This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After supporting Préval as the indispensable President of Haiti, the United States and France grew increasingly antagonistic to him and were bent on preventing the election of his handpicked successor, Jude Célestin. In fact, Seitenfus reveals that this antagonism reached the point where the Core Group led by Mulet attempted to remove Préval from office and send him into exile. Had it not been for the intervention of Seitenfus himself, Préval might well have had in Mulet's words "to leave the presidency and abandon Haiti." While the Core group failed to carry this gross and illegal coup, it nonetheless succeeded in creating a process that changed the results of the first round of the presidential elections and opened the way to Martelly's election in the second round. Seitenfus' explosive revelations are of great significance and deserve to be known by a wide audience. In addition, Seitenfus expands the thoughts he initially developed in an interview published in December 2010 that was highly critical of the international intervention in Haiti and that ultimately led to his firing by the OAS. Haiti: International Dilemmas and Failures shows convincingly that the intervention has been a failure. It has not contributed to any significant economic development, it has failed to stabilize the democratic transition, and it has a deeply flawed record on establishing the institutions required for a secure environment. He also makes the case that the agreements signed between the Haitian government and the UN allowing MINUSTAH to take control of the country were illegal; they lacked the endorsement of Haiti's president, and were thus unconstitutional. Seitenfus is not only critical of the foreign community; he has harsh words for the behavior of Haiti's venal political class and predatory elite. While he has good things to say about Préval, he is right in condemning his anarchic disdain for institutions and his slow and hesitant reaction to the earthquake. Préval was no dictator and probably did more for national reconciliation than any other Haitian leader, but he lacked a sense of purpose to guide the country in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. In conclusion, Seitenfus has written a provocative and most persuasive and detailed account of the travail of the foreign occupation of Haiti. It will attract a wide audience; "Haitianists," academics and professionals studying international relations, humanitarian interventions, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the UN will be interested in Haiti: International Dilemmas and Failures. Seitenfus has thus written an important and critical book that will become a must read for anyone interested in Haiti, development, and humanitarian interventions. He shows persuasively that the type of foreign assistance that Haiti has been receiving does more harm than good. I am convinced that Haiti: International Dilemmas and Failures will be a major reference in Haitianist circles for a long time to come; it is an eloquent challenge to the prevailing system of foreign assistance and imperial interference. It is the work of a brave man and real humanist. July 21 2020 Robert Fatton Jr. Julia Cooper Professor of Politics Department of Politics University of Virginia

Book Historia pol  tica y parlamentaria de Espa  a

Download or read book Historia pol tica y parlamentaria de Espa a written by Juan Rico y Amat and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Historia contempor  nea de Am  rica

Download or read book Historia contempor nea de Am rica written by Antoni Marimon i Riutort and published by Universitat de València. This book was released on 2015-05-16 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: En aquest llibre s'ha defugit la temptació de convertir la història contemporània d'Amèrica en un mosaic inconnex de petites històries nacionals de cada país, i s'han abordat, per contra, i de forma innovadora, els grans problemes històrics continentals des de finals del segle XVIII fins a l'actualitat més estricta.

Book Poder absoluto

    Book Details:
  • Author : Prieto Mir, Pep
  • Publisher : Editorial UOC
  • Release : 2016-11-01
  • ISBN : 849116202X
  • Pages : 204 pages

Download or read book Poder absoluto written by Prieto Mir, Pep and published by Editorial UOC. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lo largo de su historia compartida, cine y política han mantenido una relación muy estrecha, que va de la mutua necesidad al juego de espejos. El cine ha documentado la evolución social y política de las distintas sociedades, pero también ha sido utilizado como instrumento de propaganda ideológica. Al mismo tiempo, la política se ha ido contagiando de la narrativa cinematográfica y ha emulado a los héroes de la ficción. Conocer el cine político es entender la diferencia entre denuncia y demagogia, entre posicionamiento y doctrina, y ver, a través de géneros muy dispares, que la política está presente en toda película de ayer y de hoy. En este libro se propone un recorrido por el cine y la política a través de 50 títulos, algunos muy populares y otros urgidos de una reivindicación, que ejemplifican su vínculo. Y los hay que son fundamentalmente políticos aunque no parezcan pertenecer al género.

Book Uruguay 1968

    Book Details:
  • Author : Vania Markarian
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2016-11-22
  • ISBN : 0520290003
  • Pages : 250 pages

Download or read book Uruguay 1968 written by Vania Markarian and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-11-22 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Originally published as El 68 uruguayo: El movimiento estudiantil entre molotovs y mausica beat (Buenos Aires: Editorial de la Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, 2012). Copyright A Vania Markarian 2015."

Book Esperanza Rising  Scholastic Gold

Download or read book Esperanza Rising Scholastic Gold written by Pam Muñoz Ryan and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern classic for our time and for all time-this beloved, award-winning bestseller resonates with fresh meaning for each new generation. Perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo, Christopher Paul Curtis, and Rita Williams-Garcia. Pura Belpre Award Winner * "Readers will be swept up." -Publishers Weekly, starred review Esperanza thought she'd always live a privileged life on her family's ranch in Mexico. She'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home filled with servants, and Mama, Papa, and Abuelita to care for her. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California and settle in a Mexican farm labor camp. Esperanza isn't ready for the hard work, financial struggles brought on by the Great Depression, or lack of acceptance she now faces. When Mama gets sick and a strike for better working conditions threatens to uproot their new life, Esperanza must find a way to rise above her difficult circumstances--because Mama's life, and her own, depend on it.

Book Past and Power  Public Policies on Memory  Debates  from Global to Local

Download or read book Past and Power Public Policies on Memory Debates from Global to Local written by Jordi Guixé and published by Edicions Universitat Barcelona. This book was released on 2016-05-26 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The public authorities have not successfully resolved the management of the traumatic memory of the wars, dictatorships and massacres to which the European project was always intended to be a counterpoint. The conflict of memories and the public discourses about the past are latent on ideological, political and cultural levels. However, if in the past the conflict concerning memories tended to develop inside the borders of countries, it has now leapt into the European arena. This has also led to the confrontation and questioning of the great narratives established in the common memory, especially with countries of the East joining the European Union. Each community, group or nation maintains common memories that do not always fit in or converge with a general overall account. The origins of the UB Solidarity Foundation’s European Observatory on Memories lie in these debates, and through this book — which includes the contributions of specialists in multiple disciplines and the speeches that were given at the first international symposium, “Memory and Power: A Transnational Perspective” — it hopes to present some of the key challenges that this conflict of memories has in store for us in the present and in the future.

Book Fear of slaves  fear of enslavement in the ancient Mediterranean

Download or read book Fear of slaves fear of enslavement in the ancient Mediterranean written by Anastasia Serghidou and published by Presses Univ. Franche-Comté. This book was released on 2007 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Les intervenants analysent le couple du maître et de l'esclave au regard des schémas d'autorité et d'obéissance, de liberté et de servitude, de suprématie et de soumission, et les incidences de ces problématiques sur les mouvements du corps social dans l'Antiquité.

Book African  American and European Trajectories of Modernity

Download or read book African American and European Trajectories of Modernity written by Peter Wagner and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African, American and European Trajectories of Modernity asks why, from some moment onwards, 'Europe' and 'the rest of the world' entered into a particular relationship: one of domination, conceived as a kind of superiority and as an 'advance' in historic

Book Left in Transformation

    Book Details:
  • Author : Vania Markarian
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2013-09-13
  • ISBN : 1135499438
  • Pages : 284 pages

Download or read book Left in Transformation written by Vania Markarian and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes an innovative look at international relations. Focusing on the worldwide campaign against abuses by the right-wing authoritarian regime in Uruguay (1973-1984), it explores how norms and ideas interact with political interests, both global and domestic. It examines joint actions by differently-motivated actors such as the leftist activists who had to flee Uruguay in these years, the Organization of American States, The United Nations, Amnesty International, and the United States. It traces language and procedures for making their claims. The chief goal, however, is to peruse the specific reasons that led these actors to endorse the central core of liberal rights that gave foundation to this system. A close examination of the available documents shows that even as they joined efforts to protest abuses, they were still pursuing their individual agendas, which is often overlooked in the existing scholarship on human rights transnational activism. The book pays special attention to the Uruguayan exiles, analyzing why and how leftist activists and leaders adopted the human rights language, which had so far been used to attack communism in the context of the Cold War.

Book Indigenous Political Representation in Latin America

Download or read book Indigenous Political Representation in Latin America written by Adrian Albala and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-07-19 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comparative analysis of the struggles of Latin American indigenous peoples for effective representation in national political systems in the region. Through a detailed exploration of the political dynamics of indigenous groups and examples of mechanisms of political representation, the studies in this book reveal how power relations, cleavages and indigenous civil society organizations are essential to our understanding of indigenous political participation. These studies closely inspect how collective action builds up at local level in grassroots organizations, and how it then articulates or not with larger mechanisms of regional and national political representation, providing a more comprehensive and comparative assessment of why and when representation works and fails for indigenous people. This contributed volume is organized around one general and comparative chapter on indigenous political representation in Latin America followed by eight case studies, divided into three main groups. The first group includes cases with a more inclusive political environment, such as Bolivia, Ecuador and Guatemala. The second group brings together cases with certain representation and/or active indigenous elites: Colombia, Mexico, and Paraguay. Tthe third group presents outlier cases with potential indigenous issues: Peru and Chile. Finally, the last chapter brings together reflections on how mechanisms for effective political representation can be improved and how indigenous organizations can be fostered to ensure effective political representation. Indigenous Political Representation in Latin America will be of interest to political scientists, sociologists and anthropologists studying both indigenous collective action and political representation by presenting a discussion on how to structure representation mechanisms capable of politically integrate the ethnic diversity of Latin American countries in order to build a multicultural citizenship. It will also help policy makers and activists by discussing the successes and failures of effective indigenous political representation in Latin America.

Book Democracy in Mexico

    Book Details:
  • Author : Pablo González Casanova
  • Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 1970
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 272 pages

Download or read book Democracy in Mexico written by Pablo González Casanova and published by New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1970 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book How Psychology Works

Download or read book How Psychology Works written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-06-07 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How far would you go to obey orders? Why do many people - even some scientists - believe in miracles? Find out the answers to these questions and much more in this visual guide to applied psychology. Lying at the intersection of biology, philosophy, and medicine, psychology is at the heart of what makes us human. Perfect both for students and people new to the topic, How Psychology Works has a unique graphic approach and uses direct, jargon-free language. It explores various approaches that psychologists use to study how people think and behave, such as behaviorism, cognitive psychology, and humanism. This indispensable guide describes a wide range of mental health conditions, including bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. It then takes you through treatments, from cognitive behavioral therapy and psychoanalysis to group therapy and art therapy. This book also explores the role of psychology in everyday situations. Discover what makes you, you - the unique blend of nature and nurture that makes up your sense of who you are - and psychology's role in relationships, sport, work, and education. How Psychology Works is a fascinating read that will quickly hone your emotional intelligence and give you perceptive insights into both your own and other people's feelings and behavior.

Book Mafia Life

    Book Details:
  • Author : Federico Varese
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2018
  • ISBN : 0190868937
  • Pages : 289 pages

Download or read book Mafia Life written by Federico Varese and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, mafias operate across the globe, with hundreds of thousands of members and billions of dollars in revenue. From Hong Kong to New York, these vast organizations spread their tentacles into politics, finance and everyday life. Criminologist Federico Varese draws on a lifetime's research to give us access to some of the world's most secretive societies. Mixing reportage with case studies and historical insights, this is the story of mafia as it really is: filled with boredom and drama, death and disaster, ambition and betrayal.