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Youth, Identity, Power

The Chicano Movement

By: Carlos Muñoz

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Youth, Identity, Power is the classic study of the origins of the 1960s Chicano civil rights movement. Written by a leader of the Chicano student movement who also played a key role in the creation of the wider Chicano Movement, this is the first full-length work to appear on the subject. It fills an important gap in the history of political and social protest in the United States. Carlos Muoz places the Chicano Movement in the context of the political and intellectual development of people of Mexican descent in the USA, tracing the emergence of student activists and intellectuals in the 1930s and their initial challenge to the dominant white racial and class ideologies. He then documents the rise and fall of the Chicano Movement of the 1960s, situating it within the 1960s civil rights and radical movements and assessing the Chicano Movement's contribution to the development of the Mexican American population and the Latino population as a whole. In an afterword to this new edition, Muoz charts the burgeoning growth of US Latino communities, assesses the nativist backlash against them, and argues that Latinos must play a central role in a new movement for multiracial democracy.

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1789603277

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The Devil Goes to Work Too

By: Carlos B. Taylor

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The Devil Goes to Work Too

By: Carlos B. Taylor

The devil Goes To Work Too masterfully weaves lifes colorful array of trials through the fabric of scriptural truth, forming a tapestry of hope. Such is the hope we find in Genesis 50:20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. Like Carlos Taylor, you too can equip yourself with the knowledge that Christs life and resurrection gives purpose to our existence. Through Christs redemptive Gospel, we have within us the unique power to arm ourselves with tools to defeat the devil. This is good news! God is everywhere and His love for us is immeasurable. As The devil Goes To Work Too illustrates, nothing in our lives, including work, is excluded from His purview. The question lies in whether or not we trust Him for the next miraculous work hes planned for our life. God challenges us to ask ourselves whether or not were willing to go wherever he leads us without fear or reservation. In Romans 8:28, Scripture reminds us that God is at work in all things for our good.

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1504921526

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Caught Between the Lines

Captives, Frontiers, and National Identity in Argentine Literature and Art

By: Carlos Riobó

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Caught Between the Lines

Captives, Frontiers, and National Identity in Argentine Literature and Art

By: Carlos Riobó

Caught between the Lines examines how the figure of the captive and the notion of borders have been used in Argentine literature and painting to reflect competing notions of national identity from the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries. Challenging the conventional approach to the nineteenth-century trope of "civilization versus barbary," which was intended to criticize the social and ethnic divisions within Argentina in order to create a homogenous society, Carlos Riobó traces the various versions of colonial captivity legends. He argues convincingly that the historical conditions of the colonial period created an ethnic hybridity--a mestizo or culturally mixed identity--that went against the state compulsion for a racially pure identity. This mestizaje was signified not only in Argentina's literature but also in its art, and Riobó thus analyzes colonial paintings as well as texts. Caught between the Lines focuses on borders and mestizaje (both biological and cultural) as they relate to captives: specifically, how captives have been used to create a national image of Argentina that relies on a logic of separation to justify concepts of national purity and to deny transculturation.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1496213866

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Democracy in Latin America, 1760–1900

Civic Selfhood and Public Life in Mexico and Peru

By: Carlos A. Forment

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Democracy in Latin America, 1760–1900

Civic Selfhood and Public Life in Mexico and Peru

By: Carlos A. Forment

Carlos Forment's aim in this highly ambitious work is to write the book that Tocqueville would have written had he traveled to Latin America instead of the United States. Drawing on an astonishing level of research, Forment pored over countless newspapers, partisan pamphlets, tabloids, journals, private letters, and travelogues to show in this study how citizens of Latin America established strong democratic traditions in their countries through the practice of democracy in their everyday lives. This first volume of Democracy in Latin America considers the development of democratic life in Mexico and Peru from independence to the late 1890s. Forment traces the emergence of hundreds of political, economic, and civic associations run by citizens in both nations and shows how these organizations became models of and for democracy in the face of dictatorship and immense economic hardship. His is the first book to show the presence in Latin America of civic democracy, something that gave men and women in that region an alternative to market- and state-centered forms of life. In looking beneath institutions of government to uncover local and civil organizations in public life, Forment ultimately uncovers a tradition of edification and inculcation that shaped democratic practices in Latin America profoundly. This tradition, he reveals, was stronger in Mexico than in Peru, but its basic outlines were similar in both nations and included a unique form of what Forment calls Civic Catholicism in order to distinguish itself from civic republicanism, the dominant political model throughout the rest of the Western world.

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University of Chicago Press

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022611290X

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Fiscal Politics

By: Vitor Gaspar,Mr.Sanjeev Gupta,Mr.Carlos Mulas-Granados

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Fiscal Politics

By: Vitor Gaspar,Mr.Sanjeev Gupta,Mr.Carlos Mulas-Granados

Two main themes of the book are that (1) politics can distort optimal fiscal policy through elections and through political fragmentation, and (2) rules and institutions can attenuate the negative effects of this dynamic. The book has three parts: part 1 (9 chapters) outlines the problems; part 2 (6 chapters) outlines how institutions and fiscal rules can offer solutions; and part 3 (4 chapters) discusses how multilevel governance frameworks can help.

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International Monetary Fund

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1475589522

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Recent Advances in Evolutionary Computation for Combinatorial Optimization

By: Carlos Cotta

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Recent Advances in Evolutionary Computation for Combinatorial Optimization

By: Carlos Cotta

This cutting-edge volume presents recent advances in the area of metaheuristic combinatorial optimisation, with a special focus on evolutionary computation methods. Moreover, it addresses local search methods and hybrid approaches.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540708065

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Fragmented Politics and Public Debt

By: Ernesto Crivelli,Mr.Sanjeev Gupta,Mr.Carlos Mulas-Granados,Carolina Correa-Caro

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Fragmented Politics and Public Debt

By: Ernesto Crivelli,Mr.Sanjeev Gupta,Mr.Carlos Mulas-Granados,Carolina Correa-Caro

In this paper, we study the impact of fragmented politics on public debt—in particular, between two consecutive legislative elections. Using data for 92 advanced and developing countries during 1975-2015, we find a positive association between political fragmentation and public debt changes. Corruption magnifies the effects; with higher perceived corruption, political fragmentation has a bigger sway on debt increases. The influence of political fragmentation on debt dynamics is somewhat asymmetric, with larger and more significant effects during periods of debt reduction. Establishment of fiscal councils helps attenuate the negative impact of political fragmentation on public debt dynamics.

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1475537565

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Regulation of Banks and Finance

Theory and Policy after the Credit Crisis

By: Carlos A. Peláez,Carlos M. Peláez

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Regulation of Banks and Finance

Theory and Policy after the Credit Crisis

By: Carlos A. Peláez,Carlos M. Peláez

As the financial crisis engulfs the world economy, there is an ambitous agenda for regulatory reform. This book provides a comprehensive review of the analysis of finance, economics and the law and economics, illuminating past and current banking and financial regulation designed to prevent another credit/dollar crisis and global recession.

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0230251250

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Reformations

The Early Modern World, 1450-1650

By: Carlos M. N. Eire

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Reformations

The Early Modern World, 1450-1650

By: Carlos M. N. Eire

This fast-paced survey of Western civilization’s transition from the Middle Ages to modernity brings that tumultuous period vividly to life. Carlos Eire, popular professor and gifted writer, chronicles the two-hundred-year era of the Renaissance and Reformation with particular attention to issues that persist as concerns in the present day. Eire connects the Protestant and Catholic Reformations in new and profound ways, and he demonstrates convincingly that this crucial turning point in history not only affected people long gone, but continues to shape our world and define who we are today. The book focuses on the vast changes that took place in Western civilization between 1450 and 1650, from Gutenberg’s printing press and the subsequent revolution in the spread of ideas to the close of the Thirty Years’ War. Eire devotes equal attention to the various Protestant traditions and churches as well as to Catholicism, skepticism, and secularism, and he takes into account the expansion of European culture and religion into other lands, particularly the Americas and Asia. He also underscores how changes in religion transformed the Western secular world. A book created with students and nonspecialists in mind, Reformations is an inspiring, provocative volume for any reader who is curious about the role of ideas and beliefs in history.

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Yale University Press

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0300220685

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Perez & Brady's Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology

By: Edward C. Halperin,David E. Wazer,Carlos A. Perez,Luther W. Brady

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Perez & Brady's Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology

By: Edward C. Halperin,David E. Wazer,Carlos A. Perez,Luther W. Brady

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. For more than 30 years, Perez and Brady's Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology has been the must-have standard reference for radiation oncologists and radiation oncology residents who need a comprehensive text covering both the biological and physical science aspects of this complex field as well as disease site-specific information on the integrated, multidisciplinary management of patients with cancer. The book has established itself as the discipline’s "text-of-record," belonging on the shelf of all of those working in the field. The Seventh Edition continues this tradition of excellence with extensive updates throughout, many new chapters, and more than 1,400 full-color illustrations that highlight key concepts in tumor pathogenesis, diagnosis, and targeted radiation therapy.

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1496386817

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Gamete and Embryo Selection

Genomics, Metabolomics and Morphological Assessment

By: Denny Sakkas,Mandy G Katz-Jaffe,Carlos E Sueldo

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Gamete and Embryo Selection

Genomics, Metabolomics and Morphological Assessment

By: Denny Sakkas,Mandy G Katz-Jaffe,Carlos E Sueldo

This book provides the Assisted Reproduction Technologies (ART) community an update of the fast approaching novel technologies that may allow improved assessment of the reproductive potential of sperm, oocytes and embryos. The reader has access to concise updates on the rapidly developing diagnostic technologies (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics) and morphological methods which may help us better assess the gametes and embryos. Methodologies are described which enable selection of the best gamete or embryo by invasive and non-invasive diagnostics, as well as the clinical validity of these techniques.

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Radar and EW Modeling in MATLAB and Simulink

By: Carlos A. Dávila,Glenn D. Hopkins,Gregory A. Showman

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Radar and EW Modeling in MATLAB and Simulink

By: Carlos A. Dávila,Glenn D. Hopkins,Gregory A. Showman

This resource covers basic concepts and modeling examples for the three “pillars” of EW: Electronic Attack (EA) systems, Electronic Protection (EP) techniques, and Electronic Support (ES). It develops techniques for the modeling and simulation (M&S) of modern radar and electronic warfare (EW) systems and reviews radar principles, including the radar equation. M&S techniques are introduced, and example models developed in MATLAB and Simulink are presented and discussed in detail. These individual models are combined to create a full end-to-end engineering engagement simulation between a pulse-Doppler radar and a target. The radar-target engagement model is extended to include jamming models and is used to illustrate the interaction between radar and jamming signals and the impact on radar detection and tracking. In addition, several classic EA techniques are introduced and modeled, and the effects on radar performance are explored. This book is a valuable resource for engineers, scientists, and managers who are involved in the design, development, or testing of radar and EW systems. It provides a comprehensive overview of the M&S techniques that are used in these systems, and the book's many examples and case studies provide a solid foundation for understanding how these techniques can be applied in practice.

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Artech House

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1630819077

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Dynamic Reconfigurable Architectures and Transparent Optimization Techniques

Automatic Acceleration of Software Execution

By: Antonio Carlos Schneider Beck Fl.,Luigi Carro

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Dynamic Reconfigurable Architectures and Transparent Optimization Techniques

Automatic Acceleration of Software Execution

By: Antonio Carlos Schneider Beck Fl.,Luigi Carro

Dynamic Reconfigurable Architectures and Transparent Optimization Techniques presents a detailed study on new techniques to cope with the aforementioned limitations. First, characteristics of reconfigurable systems are discussed in details, and a large number of case studies is shown. Then, a detailed analysis of several benchmarks demonstrates that such architectures need to attack a diverse range of applications with very different behaviours, besides supporting code compatibility. This requires the use of dynamic optimization techniques, such as Binary Translation and Trace reuse. Finally, works that combine both reconfigurable systems and dynamic techniques are discussed and a quantitative analysis of one them, the DIM architecture, is presented.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9048139139

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Paracoccidioidomycosis

By: Marcello F. Franco, M.D.,Gildo Del Negro,Carlos da Silva Lacaz,Angela Restrepo-Moreno

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Paracoccidioidomycosis

By: Marcello F. Franco, M.D.,Gildo Del Negro,Carlos da Silva Lacaz,Angela Restrepo-Moreno

Paracoccidioidomycosis continues to be a serious health problem among rural workers in many Latin American countries. This deep mycosis has many similarities to other deep mycoses that affect the developed world. Furthermore, P. brasiliensis is becoming an excellent tool for basic studies (e.g., dimorphism, hormone-mediated host interactions, ecology). Paracoccidioidomycosis is an important publication with 30 chapters covering every aspect of the disease from its etiological agent, P. brasiliensis, to the clinical manifestations and treatment. The chapters are written by 45 specialists, each one a leading figure in his or her area of research. This reference is the first of its kind to be written in English. The book is a valuable addition to the reference collections of basic researchers and applied mycologists, as well as clinicians and others working with infectious and tropical diseases. It can also be used for courses on medical mycology.

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CRC Press

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0849348684

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Open Economy Macroeconomics in Developing Countries

By: Carlos A. Vegh

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Open Economy Macroeconomics in Developing Countries

By: Carlos A. Vegh

A comprehensive and rigorous text that shows how a basic open economy model can be extended to answer important macroeconomic questions that arise in emerging markets. This rigorous and comprehensive textbook develops a basic small open economy model and shows how it can be extended to answer many important macroeconomic questions that arise in emerging markets and developing economies, particularly those regarding monetary, fiscal, and exchange rate issues. Eschewing the complex calibrated models on which the field of international finance increasingly relies, the book teaches the reader how to think in terms of simple models and grasp the fundamentals of open economy macroeconomics. After analyzing the standard intertemporal small open economy model, the book introduces frictions such as imperfect capital markets, intertemporal distortions, and nontradable goods, into the basic model in order to shed light on the economy's response to different shocks. The book then introduces money into the model to analyze the real effects of monetary and exchange rate policy. It then applies these theoretical tools to a variety of important macroeconomic issues relevant to developing countries (and, in a world of continuing financial crisis, to industrial countries as well), including the use of a nominal interest rate as a main policy instrument, the relative merits of flexible and predetermined exchange rate regimes, and the targeting of “real anchors.” Finally, the book analyzes in detail specific topics such as inflation stabilization, “dollarization,” balance of payments crises, and, inspired by recent events, financial crises. Each chapter includes boxes with relevant empirical evidence and ends with exercises. The book is suitable for use in graduate courses in development economics, international finance, and macroeconomics.

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MIT Press

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0262316900

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9780262316903

Excerpt: Fiscal Politics

By: Vitor Gaspar,Mr.Sanjeev Gupta,Mr.Carlos Mulas-Granados

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Excerpt: Fiscal Politics

By: Vitor Gaspar,Mr.Sanjeev Gupta,Mr.Carlos Mulas-Granados

This paper discusses how politics affects policies on the fiscal front. The literature on the political economy of fiscal policy dates back to the nineteenth century when the Italian and Swedish schools of public finance began to analyze how governments choose policies. During the twentieth century, the Public Choice school continued this work and focused on the political incentives and constraints in policy formulation. Elections mainly affect the stabilization and redistribution functions of the government. Proximity of elections can influence the government’s budget decisions in various ways. Ideology heavily influences fiscal policies that pertain to redistribution. Leftwing parties draw their support from workers and the middle- and low-income segments of the population. Thus, they pay particular attention to income inequality, redistribution, social benefits, and interventionist supply-side policies in the form of public provision of human and physical capital. Although the cabinet’s ideology is an important predictor of fiscal policy, it does not always play the same role, especially when the government’s credibility is at stake and they need to reassure financial markets.

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1475588690

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A Practical Guide To Brain Data Analysis

By: Joao Paulo Vieito,Armando Freitas Da Rocha,Carlos Thomaz,Fabio Theoto Rocha

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A Practical Guide To Brain Data Analysis

By: Joao Paulo Vieito,Armando Freitas Da Rocha,Carlos Thomaz,Fabio Theoto Rocha

This book was developed to help students and researchers in the fields of economics, finance, law and other social science areas to understand and apply neuroscience. With the use of neuroscience technologies, it is now possible to understand how people make decisions in practice, using friendly and ecological experimental setups. The first half of the book studies the decision-making process and explains how the brain is organized. It presents the brain as a distributed processing system, shows how to record brain activities, and how to combine neurosciences and statistical tools to design experiments. In the last chapters, experiments on stock market decision, dilemma judgment, vote decision and understanding of media propaganda are described and discussed.

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9813144459

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