Catálogo de libros: Sociedad y cultura: general

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  • Men, War and Film
    Steve Hawley
    The story and analysis of the Calling Blighty series of films made by the Combined Kinematograph Service in Burma and India between 1943 and 1946. These are remarkable and moving documents, a one-way Skype of their day, where men - and a very few women - sent spoken messages home to be shown to families and sweethearts in local cinemas. 42 illus. ...
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    51,52 €

  • The Art of War
    Sun Tzu
    Master Strategy, Conquer Challenges, and Lead to Victory⚔️ The Art of War by Sun Tzu ⚔️The ultimate guide to strategy, leadership, and successFor over 2,500 years, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War has stood as the definitive text on strategy, tactics, and leadership, influencing leaders in business, politics, sports, and military history alike. This timeless masterpiece distills comple...
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    13,26 €

  • Don’t Let Stress Keep You from Success!
    Dr. Rosie Ramos
    This collection of poems and stories was written through genuine, heartfelt testimonies shared by young people who, through their documented life experiences, hope to help others feel less alone. Through poetry and storytelling, communities can be unified, and families and individuals can heal. ...
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    20,13 €

  • The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays (Esprios Classics)
    Charles W. Chesnutt
    Charles Waddell Chesnutt (June 20, 1858 - November 15, 1932) was an American author, essayist, political activist and lawyer, best known for his novels and short stories exploring complex issues of racial and social identity in the post-Civil War South. Two of his books were adapted as silent films in 1926 and 1927 by the African-American director and producer Oscar Micheaux. F...
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    37,02 €

  • How To Be Human
    Shelby Stisser
    Being human is complicated. When you are lost inside your own mind, every situation becomes harder to navigate. Life is a long and enduring journey to reach an authentic self. A self that was buried from the start. If you’re growing up questioning why you are so different, thinking that you are somehow wrong, I made this book for you. There’s nothing to fix. There never was. ...
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    12,81 €

  • Self-Reliance
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    Unleash the Mystery: The Hound of the BaskervillesEnter the fog-shrouded moors of Devonshire, where an ancient curse and a bloodthirsty beast haunt the Baskerville family. In The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle delivers a chilling tale of suspense, danger, and the unmatched brilliance of Sherlock Holmes.When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead under mysterio...
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    12,41 €

  • Civil Disobedience
    Henry David Thoreau
    Challenge the Status Quo: Discover the Power of Individual Action in Civil DisobedienceStep into the mind of one of America’s greatest thinkers, Henry David Thoreau, with his groundbreaking essay, Civil Disobedience. This timeless work is a rallying cry for justice, individual conscience, and the power of peaceful resistance.Written in response to Thoreau’s own protest against ...
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    12,37 €

  • The Mirage
    Hayden Dow
    Fitz is a demigod. His father, the god of fire, wants him to be the strongest warrior the world has ever seen. Fitz’s new friend, a sorcerer, wants him to decide who he wants to be for himself. In this war-torn world, Fitz searches for everything he has lost, and everything he has already found. ...
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    33,46 €

  • Plato’s Apology
    Plato
    Plato’s Apology - A Riveting Defense of Philosophy and the Pursuit of TruthStep into the courtroom of ancient Athens and witness a moment that forever shaped the course of Western thought. Plato’s 'Apology' is not an apology in the modern sense but a powerful and eloquent defense of philosophy, virtue, and the examined life, as spoken by Socrates himself.In this timeless dialog...
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    13,22 €

  • Notes from the Underground
    Fyodor Dostoevsky
    Dive into the restless mind of one of literature’s most enigmatic narrators in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Notes from the Underground, a profound and unsettling exploration of human nature, free will, and the dark recesses of the soul.Told through the confessions of a disillusioned and bitter recluse, this groundbreaking novella peels back the layers of society’s expectations and moral...
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    19,82 €

  • The Anti-Christ
    Friedrich Nietzsche
    Challenge Everything You Know About Morality, Faith, and PowerFriedrich Nietzsche’s The Anti-Christ is a thunderbolt of philosophy that strikes at the very heart of conventional morality and organized religion. In this provocative manifesto, Nietzsche tears apart the foundations of Christianity, exposing its contradictions and offering a bold vision of humanity’s potential when...
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    20,56 €

  • Let’s Get This Straight
    Perry Perry
    'Let’s Get This Straight' is a thought-provoking novel that weaves together the lives of diverse characters from various cultures, each connected to the powerful symbol of the rainbow. Exploring its biblical roots and spiritual significance alongside its modern reinterpretation in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, this compelling narrative invites readers to reflect on identity, the ...
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    44,74 €

  • The 24 Solar Terms
    James W Murphy / James W. Murphy
    Learn everything there is to know about the 24 solar terms and the lessons this ancient calendar offers us today.China’s lunar calendar or the animals of the twelve-year cycle are fairly well-known in West. Less understood is the major calendar system of the 24 solar terms. Because the calendar is so closely interwoven with the seasons, festivals, folkways, literature, and myth...
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    31,75 €

  • Stardust
    Rocco Pink
    'A journey through the glittering wreckage of becoming.'STARDUST is a radiant mosaic of memory, survival, and soul, stitched together with bold essays, poetic confessions, and stories too wild not to be told. In STARDUST, Rocco Pink lays it all bare-the heartbreaks that broke him open, the stardust moments that made him shine, and the in-between spaces where humor, lust, grief,...
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    46,04 €

  • Stardust
    Rocco Pink
    'A journey through the glittering wreckage of becoming.'STARDUST is a radiant mosaic of memory, survival, and soul, stitched together with bold essays, poetic confessions, and stories too wild not to be told. In STARDUST, Rocco Pink lays it all bare-the heartbreaks that broke him open, the stardust moments that made him shine, and the in-between spaces where humor, lust, grief,...
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    88,68 €

  • The Resonant Desk
    Gene Sticco
    What if the real political divide isn’t left versus right-but coherence versus collapse?Inspired by the breakthrough resonance theories uncovered in Engineering Infinity: Earth’s First Interstellar Blueprint, this timely field guide applies those same principles-not to UFOs or physics-but to American politics, culture, and civic life. In 2024, Valerijs Černohajev’s translated m...
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    17,46 €

  • Understanding Video Activism on Social Media
    Britta Hartmann / Chris Tedjasukmana / Jens Eder
    What political power do videos have on social media? And how can democratic activists on the Internet assert themselves against propaganda, disinformation and the entertainment industry? Understanding video activism is becoming ever more important at a time when moving images on platforms are increasingly influencing political processes. 22 illus.A PDF version of this book is a...
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    57,67 €

  • Understanding Video Activism on Social Media
    Britta Hartmann / Chris Tedjasukmana / Jens Eder
    What political power do videos have on social media? And how can democratic activists on the Internet assert themselves against propaganda, disinformation and the entertainment industry? Understanding video activism is becoming ever more important at a time when moving images on platforms are increasingly influencing political processes. 22 illus.A PDF version of this book is a...
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    173,90 €

  • A GUIDE TO BUILDING GENERATIONAL WEALTH IN EAST AFRICAN FAMILIES
    Kakurah Ninsiima
    The first culturally grounded financial guide for East African families seeking to build wealth that lasts generations.A Guide to Building Generational Wealth in East African Families blends practical financial strategies with deep cultural insight-offering readers a powerful roadmap to financial freedom and lasting legacy. Whether you’re based in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, or pa...
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    22,44 €

  • Drugs and Crime
    Stuart Taylor / Tammy Ayres
    The days of endless cross reference are over - this fresh, critical text unites all the key themes in one volume, challenges your thinking and opens up fresh perspectives. ...
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    157,05 €

  • Drugs and Crime
    Stuart Taylor / Tammy Ayres
    The days of endless cross reference are over - this fresh, critical text unites all the key themes in one volume, challenges your thinking and opens up fresh perspectives. ...
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    182,75 €

  • Race, Culture and Media (Second Edition)
    Anamik Saha
    Race, Culture and Media is a critical, impassioned and accessible exploration of this complex relationship. Anamik Saha outlines the theories, concepts and research you need to know in order to make sense of race, culture and media today - moving beyond simplistic notions of ‘diversity’ to really engage with issues of both power and participation. ...
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    217,64 €

  • Race, Culture and Media (Second Edition)
    Anamik Saha
    Race, Culture and Media is a critical, impassioned and accessible exploration of this complex relationship. Anamik Saha outlines the theories, concepts and research you need to know in order to make sense of race, culture and media today - moving beyond simplistic notions of ‘diversity’ to really engage with issues of both power and participation. ...
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    184,57 €

  • What Do We Know and What Should We Do About Abolishing Prisons?
    Joe Sim
    A critical exploration of the role and (in)effectiveness of prisons in contemporary society. It challenges popular misconceptions about what prison is and does, explains links between prison, social inequality and social power, analyses the limits of liberal prison reform, and openly champions an evidence based approach to prison abolition.  ...
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    21,55 €

  • What Do We Know and What Should We Do About Abolishing Prisons?
    Joe Sim
    A critical exploration of the role and (in)effectiveness of prisons in contemporary society. It challenges popular misconceptions about what prison is and does, explains links between prison, social inequality and social power, analyses the limits of liberal prison reform, and openly champions an evidence based approach to prison abolition.  ...
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    72,73 €

  • Beyond Labels
    Bernadette Horn
    Beyond Labels is a transformative and deeply intersectional exploration of the complexities of LGBTQ+ identities, relationships, and communities. This work breaks free from binary definitions and traditional narratives, offering a multidimensional view of queer existence. It examines not only how individuals define themselves, but also how society, culture, trauma, and time inf...
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    51,62 €

  • Language Diversity, Policy and Social Justice
    Honoring the work of Terrence G. Wiley, this book provides an overview of research on social justice in language diversity and policy. It explores formal and informal learning spaces and language policies from the national to the local levels, seeking to advance scholarship and advocacy for language minoritized populations around the world. ...
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    170,27 €

  • The Black Atlantic’s triple burden
    Adekeye Adebajo
    This book demonstrates the continuities of five centuries of European-led slavery and colonialism in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas, examining calls for reparations in all three regions for what many now regard to have constituted crimes against humanity. ...
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    192,67 €

  • The Black Atlantic’s triple burden
    Adekeye Adebajo
    This book demonstrates the continuities of five centuries of European-led slavery and colonialism in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas, examining calls for reparations in all three regions for what many now regard to have constituted crimes against humanity. ...
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    52,55 €

  • Saving Democracy
    Bob Passi
    In this updated edition of Saving Democracy, Bob Passi examines the transformation of American democracy from the hopeful promise of the postwar era to its quiet capture by economic elites. Revisiting the 2016 election as a national watershed, the book traces the rise of authoritarianism, the collapse of institutional integrity, and the reawakening of citizen consciousness. Wit...
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    13,49 €


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