Silvia: 1154 books

Getting Ahead tells the compelling stories of Latin-American immigrant women living in public housing in two Boston-area neighborhoods. Silvia Domínguez argues that these immigrant women parlay social ties that provide support and leverage to develop networks and achieve social positioning to get...

We are witnessing a new surge of interpersonal and institutional violence against women, including new witch hunts. This surge of violence has occurred alongside an expansion of capitalist social relation. In this new work that revisits some of the main themes of Caliban and the Witch, Silvia Federici...

In 1774 Mexico City leaders created the Mexico City Poor House—the centerpiece of a bold experiment intended to eliminate poverty and impose a new work ethic on former beggars by establishing a forcible internment policy for some and putting others to work. In Containing the Poor Silvia Marina Arrom...

The current political climate has left many of us wondering how our government actually operates. Sure, we learned about it in school, but if put to the test, how many of us can correctly explain the branches of government? The history of politics? The differences and connections between local government...

"Con la intención de orientar al lector en su búsqueda personal de autoconocimiento y ampliación de la conciencia, Silvia Oyuela articula la interpretación de los sueños con su propia ""técnica de individuación"", formulada con los agregados de...

Ho letto le autobiografie di Andre Agassi, Monica Seles e Serena Williams, e so che molti altri atleti hanno impresso le loro prodigiose gesta su un libro. Quanto sarebbe meraviglioso poter scrivere di essersi fatti un gran mazzo e di aver vinto tutto quello che si sognava di vincere da bambini? Ci...

It's official: with IPv4 network addresses close to depletion, moving to IPv6 is now business critical. This concise book helps you plan for IPv6 integration by providing a high-level overview of the technical—and nontechnical—steps involved. Many of the challenges for your enterprise are on the...

A través de la palabra estos artículos intentan generar nuevas preguntas, nuevas interpretaciones, nuevas miradas sobre cuestiones que nos conmueven y nos perturban; compartimos el esfuerzo de equiparnos de palabras y pensamiento –que sabemos serán siempre provisorios– para poder nombrar lo...

Un bambino molto in gamba che usa la fantasia per sfuggire alla solitudine. Un filo come straordinario, avventuroso compagno di giochi.

Discover the secrets to applying simple econometric techniques to improve forecasting Equipping analysts, practitioners, and graduate students with a statistical framework to make effective decisions based on the application of simple economic and statistical methods, Economic and Business...

Secrecy and Insurgency deals with the experiences of guerrilla combatants of the Fuerzas Armadas Rebeldes (Rebel Armed Forces) in the aftermath of the peace accords signed in December 1996 between the Guatemalan government and guerrilla insurgents. Drawing on a broad field of contemporary theory,...

Yoga is an essential part of several lives today. Though it is considered a style of exercise, it has the possibility to impact the emotional and psychological health associated with the individual, not only the physical state. Some people resist trying yoga. This might be since they believe it’s...

Acne is an old but one of many of the most common skin problems, which tend to lead to "skin or acne breakouts can be" on the face, back, neck and arms quite often. The word "acne" is derived from the greek terminology, which means that the skin breakouts.  From the oldest, and...

In questo numero, dedicato ad aggiornare il profilo delle professioni comunicative, dottorandi e ricercatori si confrontano con un set di autorevoli esperti della comunicazione “professata” nei settori del marketing, della pubblica amministrazione, del settore energetico e delle telecomunicazioni,...