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La muerte de la pequeña Asunta se convirtió desde las primeras horas en un crimen famoso, una gran oportunidad para los dueños de los medios de comunicación. Nunca se entendió el móvil, pero había algo de lo que nadie dudaba: la absoluta culpabilidad de los padres, rápidamente detenidos, pese a la falta de pruebas y la escasez de indicios contra uno de ellos. Expuestos desde el principio al juicio paralelo de la opinión pública, fueron forzados a pasear esposados ante una turba congregada para insultarlos y amenazarlos. Se difundieron bulos y murmuraciones. Se produjeron filtraciones constantes, a pesar del secreto total del sumario. Mientras husmeaban en la intimidad de los sospechosos, los periodistas pasaron por alto los errores y abusos de la investigación judicial. Una revisión serena del caso, cuando las luces del espectáculo ya se han apagado, suscita algunas preguntas inquietantes: ¿Cómo conseguir un jurado imparcial en tales condiciones? ¿Qué sucede cuando un juez instructor aficionado a salir en la tele cree saberlo todo? ¿Puede un inocente ir a la cárcel gracias al acoso despiadado de la prensa y las redes sociales?

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A través de este estudio biográfico y del análisis de la campaña británica en España (1808-1809) dirigida por sir John Moore a través del noroeste peninsular, Juan Granados trata las circunstancias que rodearon los comienzos de la guerra de la Independencia española en Galicia y especialmente lo sucedido en A Coruña en aquellos difíciles momentos. A menudo la utilización, casi en exclusividad, de las fuentes estrictamente británicas por parte de la historiografía más difundida, a la hora de analizar este período presidido por la figura de sir John, desvirtúa un tanto, en opinión del autor, la realidad de las cosas. Si algo queda claro tras juzgar el proceder de sir John Moore es que siempre, desde el principio hasta el final de la campaña, mantuvo firme su opinión de que la estrategia de aquella guerra en España estaba mal planteada desde su origen y que, mientras la situación continuara así, resultaba imposible obtener un éxito reseñable. Por ello centró todo su esfuerzo en salvar a su ejército, cosa que finalmente logró, aún a costa de su vida, planteando una batalla defensiva de excepcional nivel táctico. Nada extraño si se tiene en cuenta que para ...

Grzegorz Niziolek's The Polish Theatre of the Holocaust is a pioneering analysis of the impact and legacy of the Holocaust on Polish theatre and society from 1945 to the present. It reveals the role of theatre as a crucial medium of collective memory – and collective forgetting – of the trauma of the Holocaust carried out by the Nazis on Polish soil. The period gave rise to two of the most radical and influential theatrical ideas during work on productions that addressed the subject of the Holocaust – Grotowski's Poor Theatre and Kantor's Theatre of Death - but the author examines a deeper impact in the role that theatre played in the processes of collective disavowal to being a witness to others' suffering. In the first part, the author examines six decades of Polish theatre shaped by the perspective of the Holocaust in which its presence is variously visible or displaced. Particular attention is paid to the various types of distortion and the effect of 'wrong seeing' enacted in the theatre, as well as the traces of affective reception: shock, heightened empathy, indifference. In part two, Niziolek examines a range of theatrical events, including productions by Leon...

En juin 1941, à Madrid, la France et l’Espagne signent un accord portant sur un échange d’archives et d’œuvres d’art majeures, parmi lesquelles figurent un Murillo (L’Immaculée Conception), un Vélasquez, un Greco et la célèbre Dame d’Elche. Fruit de longues et difficiles tractations entamées un an plus tôt entre les régimes de Pétain et de Franco, cette négociation est présentée comme une manifestation de l’amitié franco-espagnole. En réalité, elle s’inscrit dans un véritable rapport de force aux enjeux opposés. Pour la France, il s’agit de s’assurer de la neutralité de l’Espagne et de l’empêcher de se rapprocher de l’Allemagne nazie. De son côté, l’Espagne cherche à régler un vieux contentieux avec sa voisine et à s’affirmer comme une nation forte de son identité. À travers une plongée dans les archives tant espagnoles que françaises, ce livre nous dévoile pour la première fois les ressorts et les arcanes de cette incroyable négociation. La replaçant dans la perspective plus large des relations tumultueuses entre les deux pays au fil des siècles, il soulève, depuis Napoléon, l’épineuse question du devenir des...

Since the end of the Cold War,interaction among communities across the globe has increased exponentially. Globalization has changed how we live, how we communicate, what we eat, and how we travel around the world. What do such social, political, and economic changes mean in a twenty-first-century context? Understanding the Global Community explores these and other key questions, offering a concise overview of contemporary topics in international relations. Edited by Zach P. Messitte and Suzette R. Grillot, with contributions from prominent scholars across various disciplines, this accessible survey is perfectly suited for undergraduate courses in international and area studies as well as for anyone seeking a clearer understanding of today’s major global concerns. Unique in its approach, Understanding the Global Community examines both international issues and regional perspectives. The first half of the book explores overarching global themes, including American foreign policy, international security, humanitarian intervention, and the global economy. The second half addresses nationalism and its challenge to the development of a global community, with region-specific chapters...

Remember compassionate conservatism and a humble foreign policy? You should. Tarpley reveals that the Obama puppet's advisors are even more radical reactionaries than the neo-cons. Check out the rave reviews on Amazon: "a crash course in political science". Distils three decades of political insight and astute analysis, from a unique perspective.

A magisterial history of “Napoleon’s Vietnam”, by the highly acclaimed historian of Spain In this definitive account of the Peninsular War (1808–14), Napoleon’s six-year war against Spain, Ronald Fraser examines what led to the emperor’s devastating defeat against the popular opposition—the guerrillas—and their British and Portuguese allies. As well as relating the histories of the great political and military figures of the war, Fraser brings to life the anonymous masses—the artisans, peasants and women who fought, suffered and died—and restores their role in this barbaric war to its rightful place while overturning the view that this was a straightforward military campaign. This vivid, meticulously researched book offers a distinct and profound vision of “Napoleon’s Vietnam” and shows the reality of the disasters of war: the suffering, discontents and social upheaval that accompanied the fighting. With a new Introduction by Tariq Ali.

An extraordinary collection of essays on a hugely topical subject from a team of leading philosophers from around the world.

Although his biography is unauthorized, Brinkley has had unique and intimate access to the former president and has fully captured the ubiquitous Carter's prickly personality and remarkable political life since 1980. of photos.

Evolutionary scheduling is a vital research domain at the interface of artificial intelligence and operational research. This edited book gives an overview of many of the current developments in the large and growing field of evolutionary scheduling. It demonstrates the applicability of evolutionary computational techniques to solve scheduling problems, not only to small-scale test problems, but also fully-fledged real-world problems.

Geopolitics and globalization collided in the 1970s, and their collision produced difficult challenges for the makers of American foreign policy. A Superpower Transformed explains how policymakers across three administrations worked to manage complex international changes in a tumultuous era, and it explores the legacies of their efforts to accommodate American power to new forces stirring in world affairs.

Film Music in the Sound Era: A Research and Information Guide offers a comprehensive bibliography of scholarship on music in sound film (1927–2017). Thematically organized sections cover historical studies, studies of musicians and filmmakers, genre studies, theory and aesthetics, and other key aspects of film music studies. Broad coverage of works from around the globe, paired with robust indexes and thorough cross-referencing, make this research guide an invaluable tool for all scholars and students investigating the intersection of music and film. This guide is published in two volumes: Volume 1: Histories, Theories, and Genres covers overviews, historical surveys, theory and criticism, studies of film genres, and case studies of individual films. Volume 2: People, Cultures, and Contexts covers individual people, social and cultural studies, studies of musical genre, pedagogy, and the industry. A complete index is included in each volume.

The incorporation of German territories east of the Oder and Western Neisse rivers into Poland in 1945 was linked with the difficult process of an almost total exchange of population and involved the taking over of a region in which the Second World War had effected an enormous level of destruction. The contemporary term ‘Polish Wild West’ not only alluded to the reigning atmosphere of chaos and ‘survival of the fittest’ in the Polish–German borderland but was also associated with a new kind of freedom and the opportunity to start everything anew. The arrival in this region of Polish settlers from different parts of Poland led to Poles, Germans and Soviet soldiers temporarily coming into contact with one another. Living together in this war-damaged space was far from easy. On the basis of ego-documents, the author recreates the beginnings of the shaping of this new society, one affected by a repressive political system, internal conflicts and human tragedy. In distancing oneself from the until-recently dominant narratives concerning expellees in Germany or pioneers of the ‘Recovered Territories’ in Poland, Beata Halicka tells the story of the disintegration of a...

Todos viven o trabajan en una calle de Londres; algunos se conocen, otros no, pero casi todos acabarán cruzándose. Roger Yount es un banquero de la City que espera una prima anual suficiente para pagar su segunda vivienda; ya tiene dos coches y también quisiera tener dos mujeres. Y que la segunda fuera menos manirrota que la oficial, que no da golpe. Antes de conseguir lo que sueña, se queda sin trabajo, cargado de deudas y al cuidado de su hijo menor, porque su todavía única mujer lo abandona temporalmente. Ahmed es un pakistaní que tiene una tienda y dos hermanos, uno vago y fundamentalista, otro trabajador y demócrata. Cuando llega su madre de Pakistán, está dispuesta a criticarlo todo menos al hijo enloquecidamente religioso... También está Petunia, una anciana que no sabe que en su casa hay escondido medio millón de libras. Y Zbigniew, el albañil polaco, y Smitty, un artista del escándalo y cuyo verdadero nombre nadie conoce, y sólo sabemos que es nieto de Petunia... Entretanto, la crisis económica acecha a Londres, y al mundo, y cada uno de los vecinos de la calle recibe una postal entre amenazante y siniestra que dice «Queremos lo que usted tiene»....

Coping with Global Environmental Change, Disasters and Security - Threats, Challenges, Vulnerabilities and Risks reviews conceptual debates and case studies focusing on disasters and security threats, challenges, vulnerabilities and risks in Europe, the Mediterranean and other regions. It discusses social science concepts of vulnerability and risks, global, regional and national security challenges, global warming, floods, desertification and drought as environmental security challenges, water and food security challenges and vulnerabilities, vulnerability mapping of environmental security challenges and risks, contributions of remote sensing to the recognition of security risks, mainstreaming early warning of conflicts and hazards and provides conceptual and policy conclusions.

"Covers territory from Russia in the east to Germany and Austria in the west, exploring the origins and evolution of modernity in this region"--Provided by the publisher.

Darden traces the decisions that shaped the entry of post-Soviet states into the world economy.

'This book is more suited for researchers already familiar with WBS who are interested in developing new WBG materials and devices since it provides the latest developments in new materials and processes and trends for WBS and UWBS technology.'IEEE Electrical Insulation MagazineWith the dawn of Gallium Oxide (Ga2O₃) and Aluminum Gallium Nitride (AlGaN) electronics and the commercialization of Gallium Nitride (GaN) and Silicon Carbide (SiC) based devices, the field of wide bandgap materials and electronics has never been more vibrant and exciting than it is now. Wide bandgap semiconductors have had a strong presence in the research and development arena for many years. Recently, the increasing demand for high efficiency power electronics and high speed communication electronics, together with the maturity of the synthesis and fabrication of wide bandgap semicon-ductors, has catapulted wide bandgap electronics and optoelectronics into the mainstream.Wide bandgap semiconductors exhibit excellent material properties, which can potentially enable power device operation at higher efficiency, higher temperatures, voltages, and higher switching speeds than current Si technology. This...

In Freedom's Progress?, Gerard Casey argues that the progress of freedom has largely consisted in an intermittent and imperfect transition from tribalism to individualism, from the primacy of the collective to the fragile centrality of the individual person and of freedom. Such a transition is, he argues, neither automatic nor complete, nor are relapses to tribalism impossible. The reason for the fragility of freedom is simple: the importance of individual freedom is simply not obvious to everyone. Most people want security in this world, not liberty. 'Libertarians,' writes Max Eastman, 'used to tell us that "the love of freedom is the strongest of political motives," but recent events have taught us the extravagance of this opinion. The "herd-instinct" and the yearning for paternal authority are often as strong. Indeed the tendency of men to gang up under a leader and submit to his will is of all political traits the best attested by history.' The charm of the collective exercises a perennial magnetic attraction for the human spirit. In the 20th century, Fascism, Bolshevism and National Socialism were, Casey argues, each of them a return to tribalism in one form or another and...