La revista Luvina y la Editorial de la Universidad de Guadalajara reúnen estos cien Cuentos de Asia, Europa y América para celebrar el número 100 de Luvina y sus veinticinco años ininterrumpidos de publicación. Son textos representativos de la literatura universal contemporánea que Luvina ha publicado, especialmente en los números dedicados al país invitado de honor de la Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara. Es una muestra formada por distintas literaturas, en el afán de ...

Imagine a world in which nature has lost patience with humanity. The wild is done waiting for humans to change their ways. Nature is ready to take matters into her own hands…And she is angry.In this new anthology, twenty two diverse authors explore what nature's vengeance might be like, and how humanity could adapt and change, giving these stories of climate change and disasters a center of hope. Within these pages, you will meetA grandmother who promises both bitte...

No. 3 in the Academy of Parish Clergy Top Ten Books of the YearThe city presents serious challenges that cry out for answers: poverty, racism, human exploitation and government corruption. How can the church move ahead in the midst of these demands with the gospel of hope?Here, in one comprehensive volume, Harvie Conn and Manuel Ortiz, two noted scholars and proven practitioners of urban ministry, address the vital work of the church in the city. Their dual...

Advances in Ophthalmology and Optometry reviews the most current practices in both ophthalmology and optometry. A distinguished editorial board, headed by Dr. Myron Yanoff, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites expert ophthalmologists and Optometrists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews bring concepts to a clinical level and explore their everyday impact on patient care. Topics will cover all specialty areas, high...

La teología y la cultura de inspiración cristiana han estado a la altura de su misión cuando han sabido vivir con riesgo y fidelidad en la frontera. «Veritatis Gaudium 5» "Vivimos un mundo en el que lo distinto, las situaciones de crisis, el miedo, la cuestión del género o la inteligencia artificial acompañan y cuestionan nuestro día a día. Estas realidades desafían, no solo a cada persona, sino también a una Iglesia que, a su vez, se siente invitada a revalorizar su carácter sinodal, a an...

Este libro se sitúa en un momento decisivo para la ingeniería en Colombia, donde las narrativas de progreso conviven con desigualdades persistentes que siguen moldeando el acceso, la permanencia y el liderazgo de las mujeres en el campo. Las voces que aquí convergen no son solo testimonio; son resonancias que interpelan lo que ha sido naturalizado y que invitan a desplazar la mirada desde la formación hacia la acción transformadora. En este sentido, la obra se asume como una acción afirmat...

Esta obra sigue la estela marcada por las precedentes relativas a Probática y Derecho Probatorio. Esta vez se ocupa de las cuestiones más en boga hoy en día en este ámbito de la praxis jurídica. Nuevamente, figuras destacadas de la magistratura, de la abogacía, de la academia y de la pericia pasan revista a los problemas más acuciantes sobre prueba. Destaca en esta ocasión el papel preponderante de sobresalientes miembros de la magistratura a quienes abogados y académicos les proporcionan ...

Advances in Ophthalmology and Optometry reviews the most current practices in both ophthalmology and optometry. A distinguished editorial board, headed by Dr. Myron Yanoff, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites expert ophthalmologists and optometrists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. Topics covered this volume include, but are not limited to, technology in the evolution of eye care, myopia, anti-VEGF medications in retinopathy of prematu...

The assignment events, objects, state of beings, etc., to an experiential category is a fundamental activity carried out by human (and by other animals). So rudimentary are the processes involved in categorizing that it is indeed impossible to imagine conscious awareness to exist without the presence of categories. A considerable body of writing exists on categories dating from the times of Classical philosophy. Plato developed a categorical ontology and Aristotle produced one of the earli...

The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) is one of the world's most important palms, and contributes significantly to the income and livelihood of many people in tropical countries. Widely referred to as the 'tree of life', coconut has been used as a source of food, drink, oil, medicine, shelter and wood for around 500 years. Every part of the coconut palm can be utilized. The demand for coconut fruit and its products has increased recently as people have become aware of its nutritional and he...

Este libro muestra una visión novedosa y actual sobre la manera de abordar el estudio de la neología y los neologismos en español. La perspectiva de la Lingüística Cognitiva, que defiende la vinculación del lenguaje con las capacidades cognitivas del ser humano, da pie a explicar la categoría de neología y los neologismos poniendo de relieve la importancia de los aspectos cognitivos, del sentimiento de novedad que despiertan las voces nuevas en los usuarios y del uso de herramientas cognit...

Survivor Criminology: A Radical Act of Hope is a trauma-informed approach to the study of crime and justice that stems from the lived experiences of crime survivors. The chapters within this volume explore our authors’ who have each had close personal encounters with violence and death, as well as institutionalized oppressions based on racism, heterosexism, sexism, and poverty. As scholars, professors, practitioners, and students in the field, these lived experiences with crime an...