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The Cuban Connection

Drug Trafficking, Smuggling, and Gambling in Cuba from the 1920s to the Revolution

By: Eduardo Sáenz Rovner

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The Cuban Connection

Drug Trafficking, Smuggling, and Gambling in Cuba from the 1920s to the Revolution

By: Eduardo Sáenz Rovner

A comprehensive history of crime and corruption in Cuba, The Cuban Connection challenges the common view that widespread poverty and geographic proximity to the United States were the prime reasons for soaring rates of drug trafficking, smuggling, gambling, and prostitution in the tumultuous decades preceding the Cuban revolution. Eduardo Saenz Rovner argues that Cuba's historically well-established integration into international migration, commerce, and transportation networks combined with political instability and rampant official corruption to help lay the foundation for the development of organized crime structures powerful enough to affect Cuba's domestic and foreign politics and its very identity as a nation. Saenz traces the routes taken around the world by traffickers and smugglers. After Cuba, the most important player in this story is the United States. The involvement of gangsters and corrupt U.S. officials and businessmen enabled prohibited substances to reach a strong market in the United States, from rum running during Prohibition to increased demand for narcotics during the Cold War. Originally published in Colombia in 2005, this first English-language edition has been revised and updated by the author.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807888583

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9780807888582

The Book of Havana

A City in Short Fiction

By: Daniel Chavarria,Irina J. Davidenko,Eduardo del Llano,Ahmel Echevarría Peré,Jorge Enrique Lage, Laidi Fernández de Juan, Eduardo Heras León, Cinthia R. Paredes,Francisco López Sacha ,Eduardo Angel Santiesteban

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The Book of Havana

A City in Short Fiction

When a history teacher decides to throw out an old, threadbare Cuban flag, he doesn’t plan for the air of suspicion that quickly descends on him… A woman’s attempt to register ownership of her family home draws her into a bureaucratic labyrinth that requires a grasp of higher mathematics to fully comprehend… On the day of their graduation, a group of students spend the night drinking around the ‘Fountain of Youth’, ironically celebrating the bright future that doesn’t await them… The stories gathered in this anthology reflect the many complex challenges Havana’s citizens have had to endure as a result of their country’s political isolation – from the hardships of the ‘Special Period’, to the pitfalls of Cuba’s schizophrenic currency system, to the indignities of becoming a cheap tourist destination for well-heeled Westerners. Moving through various moments in its recent history, as well as through different neighbourhoods – from the prefab, Soviet-era maze of Alamar, to the bars and nightclubs of the Malecón and Vedado – these stories also demonstrate the defiance of Havana: surviving decades of economic disappointment with a flair for the comic, the surreal and the fantastical that remains as fresh as the first dreams of revolution. Translated from the Spanish by Orsola Casagrande and Séamas Carraher.

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133

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Comma Press

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1912697041

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9781912697045

In the Palace of Nezahualcoyotl

Painting Manuscripts, Writing the Pre-Hispanic Past in Early Colonial Period Tetzcoco, Mexico

By: Eduardo de J. Douglas

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In the Palace of Nezahualcoyotl

Painting Manuscripts, Writing the Pre-Hispanic Past in Early Colonial Period Tetzcoco, Mexico

By: Eduardo de J. Douglas

Around 1542, descendants of the Aztec rulers of Mexico created accounts of the pre-Hispanic history of the city of Tetzcoco, Mexico, one of the imperial capitals of the Aztec Empire. Painted in iconic script ("picture writing"), the Codex Xolotl, the Quinatzin Map, and the Tlohtzin Map appear to retain and emphasize both pre-Hispanic content and also pre-Hispanic form, despite being produced almost a generation after the Aztecs surrendered to Hernán Cortés in 1521. Yet, as this pioneering study makes plain, the reality is far more complex. Eduardo de J. Douglas offers a detailed critical analysis and historical contextualization of the manuscripts to argue that colonial economic, political, and social concerns affected both the content of the three Tetzcocan pictorial histories and their archaizing pictorial form. As documents composed by indigenous people to assert their standing as legitimate heirs of the Aztec rulers as well as loyal subjects of the Spanish Crown and good Catholics, the Tetzcocan manuscripts qualify as subtle yet shrewd negotiations between indigenous and Spanish systems of signification and between indigenous and Spanish concepts of real property and political rights. By reading the Tetzcocan manuscripts as calculated responses to the changes and challenges posed by Spanish colonization and Christian evangelization, Douglas's study significantly contributes to and expands upon the scholarship on central Mexican manuscript painting and recent critical investigations of art and political ideology in colonial Latin America.

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University of Texas Press

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0292749864

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9780292749863

Dimas

By: Jorge Eduardo Gonz Mu Oz,Jorge Eduardo González Muñoz

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Dimas

By: Jorge Eduardo Gonz Mu Oz,Jorge Eduardo González Muñoz

El buen ladrón, llamado Dimas, se encuentra en sus últimos momentos de existencia. Encerrado en su celda a lado de Gestas, su cómplice, y en el camino al Calvario a lado del Cristo; va recorriendo su vida en recuerdos, mientras con su mirada no deja de observar las injusticias que se hacen al joven Rabí, al que apenas y conoció; y en un momento de profundo arrepentimiento le pide que se acuerde de él cuando esté en su reino.

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Palibrio

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1463328338

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Ancient West Mexico in the Mesoamerican Ecumene

By: Eduardo Williams

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Ancient West Mexico in the Mesoamerican Ecumene

By: Eduardo Williams

This volume presents a long-overdue synthesis and update on West Mexican archaeology. Ancient West Mexico has often been portrayed as a ‘marginal’ or ‘underdeveloped’ area of Mesoamerica. This book shows that the opposite is true and that it played a critical role in the cultural and historical development of the Mesoamerican ecumene.

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Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

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1789693543

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9781789693546

Neuroscience for Clinicians

Basic Processes, Circuits, Disease Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Implications

By: Eduardo E. Benarroch

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Neuroscience for Clinicians

Basic Processes, Circuits, Disease Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Implications

By: Eduardo E. Benarroch

The aim of this book is to provide the clinician with a comprehensive and clinical relevant survey of emerging concepts on the organization and function of the nervous system and neurologic disease mechanisms, at the molecular, cellular and system levels. The content of is based on the review of information obtained from recent advances in genetic, molecular and cell biology techniques, electrophysiological recordings, brain mapping, and mouse models, emphasizing the clinical and possible therapeutic implications. Many chapters of this book contain information that will be relevant not only clinical neurologists but also to psychiatrists and physical therapists. The scope includes the mechanisms and abnormalities of DNA/RNA metabolism, proteostasis, vesicular biogenesis, and axonal transport and mechanisms of neurodegeneration; the role of the mitochondria in cell function and death mechanisms; ion channels, neurotransmission and mechanisms of channelopathies and synaptopathies; the functions of astrocytes, oligodendrocytes and microglia and their involvement in disease; the local circuits and synaptic interactions at the level of the cerebral cortex, thalamus, basal ganglia, cerebellum, brainstem and spinal cord transmission regulating sensory processing, behavioral state and motor functions; the peripheral and central mechanisms of pain and homeostasis; and networks involved in emotion, memory, language, and executive function"--

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Oxford University Press

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0190948892

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9780190948894

Ports in the Medieval European Atlantic

Shipping, Transport and Labour

By: Eduardo Aznar Vallejo

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Ports in the Medieval European Atlantic

Shipping, Transport and Labour

By: Eduardo Aznar Vallejo

Presents a wealth of original research findings on how medieval ports actually worked, providing new insights on shipping, trade, port society and culture, and systems of regional and international integration.

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Boydell & Brewer

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1783276150

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9781783276158

Century of the Wind

By: Eduardo Galeano

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Century of the Wind

By: Eduardo Galeano

“Nothing less than a unified history of the Western Hemisphere.” —The New Yorker From Guatemala to Rio de Janeiro, La Paz to New York City, Managua to Havana, Century of the Wind ties together the events and people—both large and small—that define the Americas. In hundreds of lyrical and vivid narratives, the final installment of Galeano’s indispensible trilogy sees the building of the Panama Canal, the disenfranchisement of indigenous peoples living over Colombia’s oil fields, the creation of Superman and the heyday of Faulkner, and coups and upheavals that cleaved an already fragmented continent. Galeano’s elegy moves year by year through the century of Castro, Picasso, and Reagan, blending the many voices and varying locales of North and South America and forming a history that is stunning in its scope and savage beauty.

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Open Road Media

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1480481424

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9781480481428

Birds of the Canary Islands

By: Eduardo Garcia-del-Rey

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Birds of the Canary Islands

By: Eduardo Garcia-del-Rey

An essential guide to birds of the Canary Islands, an area with an impressive range of species This comprehensive guide covers all bird species found in the Canary Islands, a group of beautiful islands that are home to endemics such as the Blue Chaffinch, and are one of the best places in the world to see a number of rare species. The book covers every species recorded in the Canary Islands, including vagrants. Included are 73 colour plates illustrating more than 300 species, with text on facing pages for quick and easy reference. The concise text covers status, distribution, habitat, identification, voice and taxonomy. Also incorporated is an introduction with information on the geography and climate of the Canary Islands, plus habitats, birding sites and conservation.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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147298322X

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¿ENTIENDES LO QUE LEES?

By: Eduardo Mondaca

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¿ENTIENDES LO QUE LEES?

By: Eduardo Mondaca

¿Entiendes lo que lees? Pasa revista a varias de las doctrinas cardinales del cristianismo tales como: La salvación, la vida eterna, la resurrección de los muertos, Satanás y el infierno, la segunda venida de Cristo, entre otras. Desde un método de interpretación que considera muy seriamente el trasfondo histórico y gramatical del texto bíblico, usted podrá conocer qué entendieron realmente los primeros destinatarios de las cartas y libros del Canon Sagrado cuando leyeron sobre estos temas por primera vez.Después que haya leído completamente esta obra, usted tendrá solo dos opciones: Rechazarla, por considerarla una herejía, o sencillamente aceptar que ha vivido equivocado con respecto al verdadero mensaje de la Biblia. El desafío está planteado. ¡Buena suerte!

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1445704056

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el mundo unico adraudi

By: Andres Eduardo Arrindebietta

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el mundo unico adraudi

By: Andres Eduardo Arrindebietta

esta obra esta basada en acontecimientos descritos por los altos planos de luz que moran mas halla de todo lo que el ser humano puede describir.esta obra esta hecha para la educacion de la humanidad para caminar hacia un mundo mejor ,en amor , paz y armonia.

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1471787036

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9781471787034

Gerencia, ética e identidad

By: Eduardo Pateiro Fernández

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Gerencia, ética e identidad

By: Eduardo Pateiro Fernández

En este libro se recogen los aspectos más resaltantes que deben considerarse para la construcción de esquemas organizacionales que superen los viejos mitos de la gerencia convencional. Desde una perspectiva moral, se aborda la transición desde un estilo gerencial autoritario, estricto y poco receptivo, hacia un nuevo modelo que fomente la participación y la innovación en cada uno de los procesos que se dan en la organización.

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1471747387

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Colección de Propiedad Industrial e Intelectual. Su valor para el crecimiento y la salud (Vol. 6)

2do semestre 2019 - 1er semestre 2020

By: Agustin Azcatl Romero,Alberto Villalobos,Alejandra del Río,Alejandro Javier Cafiero,Alejandro M. O. Croci,Alfredo Silverio Gusman,Ana María Castro,Andrés Brandolini,Armando Arenas Reyes,Cristian Bittel,Cristóbal González,Eduardo Arana Ramírez,Eric Edgardo Velasco Caballero,Fernando García,Francisco Gallegos,Freddy Arias Mora,Gabriel Kuri,Galit Gonen Cohen,Gustavo de Freitas Morais,Ignacio Gilmore,Jessica Ugas Bernedo,Jorge Méndez,José Humberto Deveza Assola,Karin Gómez Girón,Karina Loza Santillán,Leonardo Alonso,Marcelo Cases,Marco Antonio Palacios,Maria Cecilia Romoleroux,Maricruz Cepeda Torres,Maritza Reátegui Valdiviezo,Mary Fernández,Monique Rodrigues Teixeira,Rodolfo Godoy,Rodrigo Augusto Oliveira Rocci,Romina J. Glisoni,Sebastián Meythaler Galarza,Tim Wilsdon,Xavier Rosales,Zayde Chahín Rozo

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Colección de Propiedad Industrial e Intelectual. Su valor para el crecimiento y la salud (Vol. 6)

2do semestre 2019 - 1er semestre 2020

Esta obra es una herramienta útil en la tarea de apoyar y divulgar el conocimiento de los temas que hacen a una adecuada comprensión del valor de la propiedad industrial e intelectual como agente promotor del crecimiento y de sus pilares fundamentales. En este sentido conviene tener presente que Latinoamérica es una región con un potencial importante de innovación que lamentablemente no se aprovecha acabadamente. Las herramientas que proporciona la propiedad intelectual son cruciales para la promoción de los avances científicos y tecnológicos, y de las inversiones, tal como lo ilustran los artículos en español e inglés que trae este nuevo volumen.

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elDial.com

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9878343030

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9789878343037

Orientalismo, exotismo y traducción

By: Eduardo Manzano Moreno

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Orientalismo, exotismo y traducción

By: Eduardo Manzano Moreno

Orientalismo, exotismo y traducción pretende ahondar en la reflexión en torno a la traducción en cuanto vehículo mediatizado de contacto intelectual, presentando especial atención a la recepción de la cultura árabe-islámica en Europa y al papel desempeñado en ella por las distintas tradiciones de estudios árabes e islámicos. El colonialismo ha condicionado la visión que tenemos de otras culturas como la árabe e islámica. Textos como Las mil y una noches y, especialmente, sus traducciones a las lenguas europeas son paradigmas de estas visiones desenfocadas y exóticas. Las disciplinas habitualmente englobadas bajo la etiqueta de Orientalismo -en España fundamentalmente Arabismo y Africanismo- han estado en nuestro país condicionadas por dos hechos que las han llevado a divergir de otras tradiciones europeas. Por un lado, la existencia de un "Oriente doméstico", Alándalus, ha marcado el desarrollo y orientación de los estudios árabes, islámicos y orientales en la universidad española. Por otra parte la empresa colonial española se materializó en un Oriente, Marruecos, que, aunque no doméstico sí era demasiado cercano, demasiado inmediato para poder separarlo de los entresijos y vivencias de la propia historia de España.

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Univ de Castilla La Mancha

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8484270246

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9788484270249

Cities, Business, and the Politics of Urban Violence in Latin America

By: Eduardo Moncada

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Cities, Business, and the Politics of Urban Violence in Latin America

By: Eduardo Moncada

This book analyzes and explains the ways in which major developing world cities respond to the challenge of urban violence. The study shows how the political projects that cities launch to confront urban violence are shaped by the interaction between urban political economies and patterns of armed territorial control. It introduces business as a pivotal actor in the politics of urban violence, and argues that how business is organized within cities and its linkages to local governments impacts whether or not business supports or subverts state efforts to stem and prevent urban violence. A focus on city mayors finds that the degree to which politicians rely upon clientelism to secure and maintain power influences whether they favor responses to violence that perpetuate or weaken local political exclusion. The book builds a new typology of patterns of armed territorial control within cities, and shows that each poses unique challenges and opportunities for confronting urban violence. The study develops sub-national comparative analyses of puzzling variation in the institutional outcomes of the politics of urban violence across Colombia's three principal cities—Medellin, Cali, and Bogota—and over time within each. The book's main findings contribute to research on violence, crime, citizen security, urban development, and comparative political economy. The analysis demonstrates that the politics of urban violence is a powerful new lens on the broader question of who governs in major developing world cities.

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Stanford University Press

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0804796904

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9780804796903

Book's by Eduardo del Llano

The Cuban Connection

The Cuban Connection

The Book of Havana

The Book of Havana

In the Palace of Nezahualcoyotl

In the Palace of Nezahualcoyotl

Dimas

Dimas

Ancient West Mexico in the Mesoamerican Ecumene

Ancient West Mexico in the Mesoamerican Ecumene

Neuroscience for Clinicians

Neuroscience for Clinicians

Ports in the Medieval European Atlantic

Ports in the Medieval European Atlantic

Century of the Wind

Century of the Wind

Birds of the Canary Islands

Birds of the Canary Islands

¿ENTIENDES LO QUE LEES?

¿ENTIENDES LO QUE LEES?

el mundo unico adraudi

el mundo unico adraudi

Gerencia, ética e identidad

Gerencia, ética e identidad

Colección de Propiedad Industrial e Intelectual. Su valor para el crecimiento y la salud (Vol. 6)

Colección de Propiedad Industrial e Intelectual. Su valor para el crecimiento y la salud (Vol. 6)

Orientalismo, exotismo y traducción

Orientalismo, exotismo y traducción

Cities, Business, and the Politics of Urban Violence in Latin America

Cities, Business, and the Politics of Urban Violence in Latin America

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