Martha: 1810 books
Oplevingen van het denken
over de menselijke emoties
Language: Dutch
Release Date: January 27, 2011
Oplevingen van het denken' is het magnum opus van Martha Nussbaum. Dit meesterstuk is gewijd aan de emoties. Nussbaum laat zien hoe door de eeuwen heen gedacht en geschreven is over de emoties, niet alleen in de filosofie, maar ook in de literatuur en andere kunsten: zij ontleent diepe inzichten aan...
by Martha Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain or a threat. The power of belief is a very effective tool for your lifestyle journey. Your belief can cause you to experience a hearty lifestyle or either a fearful lifestyle. You deserve to have a hearty lifestyle journey. Continue reading so that you can take that next step!
Invisible and Voiceless
The Struggle of Mexican Americans for Recognition, Justice, and Equality
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2011
INVISIBLE & VOICELESS: The Struggle of Mexican Americans for Recognition, Justice, and Equality traces the vicious history of the European conquest of the Americas and examines its pervasive impact on Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants today. Author Martha Caso sheds light on events often...
Naturalizing Mexican Immigrants
A Texas History
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a majority of the Mexican immigrant population in the United States resided in Texas, making the state a flashpoint in debates over whether to deny naturalization rights. As Texas federal courts grappled with the issue, policies pertaining to Mexican...
The Mexican Outsiders
A Community History of Marginalization and Discrimination in California
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
People of Mexican descent and Anglo Americans have lived together in the U.S. Southwest for over a hundred years, yet relations between them remain strained, as shown by recent controversies over social services for undocumented aliens in California. In this study, covering the Spanish colonial period...
Women and Human Development
The Capabilities Approach
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2000
In this major book Martha Nussbaum, one of the most innovative and influential philosophical voices of our time, proposes a kind of feminism that is genuinely international, argues for an ethical underpinning to all thought about development planning and public policy, and dramatically moves beyond...
by Martha Robles
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 7, 2012
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 7, 2012
El oficio literario de Martha Robles (1948), incansable trabajadora de la literatura y la investigación de temas sociales, se asoma este libro a las contradicciones del mundo de las parejas. En una prosa muy trabajada, la palabra de la mujer se aleja de la sensibilidad y se presenta dispuesta al reclamo, al reconocimiento de las culpas y al intento de volver a descubrir, a amar.
by Martha Robles
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 7, 2012
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 7, 2012
En La ley del padre Martha Robles (1948) parte de su reconocimiento como criatura desamparada ante la muerte para reflexionar sobre el sufrimiento que ésta causa; el caos interno y el clamor que se resiste a lo que no es posible comprender. De la mano de Dios, o de la angustia, elabora un paseo por...
Righteous Indignation
A Jewish Call for Justice
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
Can the teachings of Judaism provide a sacred framework for repairing the world?
In this groundbreaking volume, leading rabbis, intellectuals, and activists explore the relationship between Judaism and social justice, drawing on ancient and modern sources of wisdom. The contributors argue that...
Resisting Citizenship
Feminist Essays on Politics, Community, and Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Political participation in America—supposedly the world’s strongest democracy—is startlingly low, and many of the civil rights and economic equity initiatives that were instituted in the 1960s and '70s have been abandoned, as significant proportions of the populace seem to believe that the civil...
Phenomenal Paul
An Incredible True Tale of Insect-like Creatures & UFO Sightings
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
Paul Shishis is an ordinary family man who has had an extraordinary life. It all began at the tender age of 2 when he was whisked out of his bed by frightening insectoid-like creatures and taken aboard a UFO. From then on, he saw UFOs over Ontario skies - in fact, hundreds of them. These sightings...
by Martha Stone
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
People are used to buying their soaps from the market. This is because they don’t know how to make their own at home. If they knew how to make soap at home, they could avoid being exposed to the harmful preservatives and other ingredients in commercial soaps, shampoos, detergents and body washes.This...
David Lynch Swerves
Uncertainty from Lost Highway to Inland Empire
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Beginning with Lost Highway, director David Lynch “swerved” in a new direction, one in which very disorienting images of the physical world take center stage in his films. Seeking to understand this unusual emphasis in his work, noted Lynch scholar Martha Nochimson engaged Lynch in a long conversation...
by Martha L. Thurston
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2013
Katie Matthews has never been lucky when it comes to the opposite sex. Truth is, she has never really trusted any man. When Dr. Scott Davis sweeps into her life with his dark hair, blue eyes, and flirty demeanor, will she be able to finally give in to a chance at love, or will her overly analytical side overshadow the hopeless romantic within her?