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En una época en qué eliminar servicios públicos se presenta como la solución a todos los problemas económicos, el desmantelamiento de RTVV se ha convertido en un símbolo. «Adéu, RTVV» desvela la estrategia para saquear la radiotelevisión pública valenciana. Una compilación de artículos apasionados y comprometidos, escritos mientras se diseñaba y ejecutaba el ERE, que plantean muchas preguntas y ofrecen algunas respuestas.
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Individualism is one of the most criticized and least understood ideas in social and political thought. Is Individualism the ability to act independently amidst a web of social forces? A vital element of personal liberty and a shield against conformity? Does it lead to or away from unifying individuals with communities?
Individualism: A Reader provides a wealth of illuminating essays from the 17th to the early 20th centuries. In 26 selections from...
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This original collection of essays offers hope to those who believe that the cause of world peace requires a new American foreign policy and repairing our depleted military. The twelve contributors to this book show why America must take another look at our possible adversaries and real strategic partners. Present Dangers offers practical strategies for policymakers eager to disarm adversaries like North Korea and Iraq and head off the terrorist threat....
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Reckoning with History brings together original essays from a diverse group of historians who consider how writing about the past can engage with the urgent issues of the present. The contributors-all former students of the distinguished Columbia University historian Eric Foner-explore the uses and politics of history through key episodes across a wide range of struggles for freedom. They shed new light on how different groups have defined and fought...
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"Just Peacemaking: The New Paradigm for the Ethics of Peace and War" is the product of twenty-three scholars across various denominations who have collaborated annually since 1992 to specify the ten practical steps and develop the undergirding principles of this critical approach:
1. Support nonviolent direct action
2. Take independent initiatives to reduce threat
3. Use cooperative conflict resolution
4. Acknowledge responsibility for conflict and...
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Richard Clément (Editor)
Richard Clément est actuellement membre de la Faculté des études supérieures et postdoctorales et professeur à l'École de psychologie de l'Université d'Ottawa. Clément est un membre fondateur du Centre canadien d'études et de recherches sur le bilinguisme et l'aménagement linguistique (CCERBAL). Il a été directeur de l'Institut des langues officielles et du bilinguisme de 2007 à 2017 et doyen associé de la...
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In June 2010 activists opposing the G20 meeting held in Toronto were greeted with arbitrary state violence on a scale never before seen in Canada. Whose Streets? is a combination of testimonials from the front lines and analyses of the broader context, an account that both reflects critically on what occurred in Toronto and looks ahead to further building our capacity for resistance. Featuring reflections from activists who helped organize the mobilizations,...
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In a time of social and ecological crises, people everywhere are looking for solutions. States and capitalism, rather than providing them, only make matters worse. There's a growing sense that we'll have to fix this mess on our own. But how? Deciding for Ourselves, in the spirit of the Zapatistas, demonstrates that "the impossible is possible." A better world through self-determination and self-governance is not only achievable. It is already happening...
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'A remarkable volume on the vicissitudes of the revolutionary left in post-independence Africa' Issa Shivji, Professor Emeritus at the University of Dar es Salaam
'Twenty-first-century radicals should find new inspiration for action in this untold history' Jean Copans, anthropologist and sociologist
'From the Tubu nomads of northern Chad to peasants, workers and students throughout the African continent, we see how these movements used old and...
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'Exhilarating and immensely valuable' Priyamvada Gopal, Professor, University of Cambridge
'Captivating ... captures the resolute vision of revolutionary women in anti-colonial, anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist struggles' Shahrzad Mojab, Professor, co-author of Revolutionary Learning
'Powerful, complex and compassionate ... a meaningful intervention – not only in women's and revolutionary history, but in world history' Dilar Dirik, author...
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So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Winter Is Coming tells you what you need to know-before or after you read Garry Kasparov's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of Winter Is Coming includes: Historical context; Chapter-by-chapter overviews; Profiles of the main characters; Detailed timeline...
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