En conmemoración del Día del Diseño Industrial se celebró el webinario «Historia y actualidad diseño industrial latinoamericano»; donde se reflexionó desde cuatro perspectivas geográficas: Argentina, Colombia, Estados Unidos y Guatemala. Se discutieron las teorías y los resultados de investigaciones, experiencias y análisis llevados a cabo por los expositores, quienes compartieron con la audiencia las ideas principales del origen, la transición, el presente y las posibilidades del Diseño I...

This book examines the decisions by Tony Blair and John Howard to take their nations into the 2003 Iraq War, and the questions these decisions raise about democratic governance. It also explores the significance of the US alliance in UK and Australian decision-making, and the process for taking a nation to war. Relying on primary government documents and interviews, and bringing together various strands of literature that have so far been discussed in isolation (including historical accoun...

Au fil des vingt et quelques chapitres que compte cet ouvrage, les auteurs explorent le passé, le présent et l’avenir de la recherche, de l’enseignement et de l’expérimentation en sciences humaines numériques au Canada. Ce recueil, qui rassemble les travaux de chercheuses et de chercheurs établis et émergents, présente des initiatives contemporaines dans le domaine des sciences humaines numériques. Celles-ci sont conjuguées à un réexamen de l’héritage légué par ce domaine jusqu’à ce jour e...

This collectively written monograph is the first work to provide a broad history of the relationship between Eastern Europe and the decolonising world. It ranges from the late nineteenth to the late twentieth century, but at its core is the dynamic of the post-1945 period, when socialism's importance as a globalising force accelerated and drew together what contemporaries called the 'Second' and 'Third Worlds'. At the centre of this history is the encounter between the Soviet Union and Eas...

From, Bette: The Life of Bette Davis. "Her father rejected her. Her first husband involved her in a blackmail scheme. Her second died tragically. Her fourth faught her in a bitter custody battle. Her love affairs with Howard Hughes, William Wyler, threatened her reputation. Her mother, sister, and children made demands that threatened her health, her finances and her sanity. Yet, through it all… Bette Davis endured."Bette Davis, the outspoken silver screen queen, w...

Surgical neuropathology is a challenging arena for many pathologists, due in large part to a relative lack of experience of most pathologists in this area compared to other areas of surgical pathology. Brain Tumors is intended to address this need with cases drawn from the surgical neuropathology practices of the authors.This volume provides examples of over 100 brain tumors, running the gamut from the very common to the rare. Each example is presented in a case based form...

Piety, Politics, and Pluralism skillfully confronts the question: Is liberal democracy hostile to religion or is it compatible with the rights of believers? Prominent scholars analyze the controversy about religious freedom by examining two areas at the intersection of religion and politics in contemporary American society: the Supreme Court's 1990 decision in Oregon v. Smith and the events of the 2000 presidential campaign. Their essays remind us that in an increasingly pluralist...

The Let Them Write Series is a classroom-tested, teacher-friendly resource for Language Arts teachers of grades 4 through 8. The program is organized in nine sections, each presenting a buffet of from five to nine 1- or 2-week modules. Each classroom-ready module consists of a series of comprehensive, easy-to-follow lesson plans complete with reproducible handouts and cross-curricular extensions, together creating a proven successful template for the teaching of writing and literary analys...

The Let Them Write Seriesis a classroom-tested, teacher-friendly resource for Language Arts teachers of grades 4 through 8. The program is organized in nine sections, each presenting a buffet of from five to nine 1- or 2-week modules. Each classroom-ready module consists of a series of comprehensive, easy-to-follow lesson plans complete with reproducible handouts and cross-curricular extensions, together creating a proven successful template for the teaching of writing and literary analysi...

The Let Them Write Seriesis a classroom-tested, teacher-friendly resource for Language Arts teachers of grades 4 through 8. The program is organized in nine sections, each presenting a buffet of from five to nine 1- or 2-week modules. Each classroom-ready module consists of a series of comprehensive, easy-to-follow lesson plans complete with reproducible handouts and cross-curricular extensions, together creating a proven successful template for the teaching of writing and literary analysi...

Das Bett ist der ideale Rückzugsort vom hektischen Alltag. Hier steht die Zeit still. Warum nicht entspannte Momente mit kulinarischen Genüssen verbinden? Ruckzuck wird der Liegeplatz zur persönlichen Wohlfühloase für alle Sinne. "Bett Cuisine" ist Kochbuch und Ratgeber in einem. Das Bett stellt höhere Anforderungen als die Tafel. Gefragt sind Leckereien, die den besonderen Herausforderungen im Liegen gerecht werden. "Bett Cuisine" präsentiert erstmals eine umfassende Rezeptsammlung spezie...

Da sie schon länger kein schmackhaftes Tier mehr haben zur Strecke bringen können, suchen sich zwei hungrige Wölfe ein menschliches Ziel: das herzliche, aber naive Rotkäppchen, das auf dem Weg zu seiner Großmutter ist. Die Tiere des Waldes versuchen, dem Mädchen zu helfen, aber sowohl die äußerst eigene Großmutter als auch der nicht gerade helle Jäger erschweren die Mission. - Frei nach dem Märchen der Gebrüder Grimm.