“…La investigación está formada alrededor de un planteamiento general: el comportamiento de los comerciantes del Consulado de México en un proceso de cambio de larga duración, como resultado de las consecuencias de la variación de la concepción de América en la camarilla ilustrada de Carlos III, y uno particular, derivado de éste: la comprensión de las libranzas como mecanismo empleado por los comerciantes del consulado para seguir controlando el mercado interno e impedir la dispersión de la plata por el interior de la Nueva España…”

“…A medida que se desarrolla el pensamiento feminista, y la teoría literaria consiguiente gana espacios en América Latina y en México, en particular, brota la apremiante necesidad de realizar un acercamiento a los textos teóricos y críticos de anglosajonas y francesas, que han ampliado el dominio conceptual en estas áreas del conocimiento. …”

“…Three generations of contemporary composers-immigrants from Central and Eastern Europe, North and South America, and naïve sabras- share their ideas about music, the creative process, and their experiences as artists living and working in Israel. …”

“…As it should be: since they represent the fate of language and translation in the memory of aliens living inside America — like a family going nowhere together, but at home. …”

“…This essay examines a number of issues concerning the status of al Qaeda more than ten years after 9/11, including whether America has won the operational battle but lost the ideological contest; whether homegrown terrorism is a growing threat; whether maintaining American troops in Afghanistan is essential; and whether the United States ought to declare on its own an end to the war on al Qaeda…”

“…Although they numbered less than one-tenth of all Dutch immigrants and were a mere fraction of all Jews in America, the Dutch Jews helped build American Jewry and did so with a nationalistic flair. …”

“…In recent years, Charles Sanders Peirce has emerged as one of America's major philosophical thinkers. His work has invited philosophical reflection about those basic issues that inevitably confront us as human beings, especially in an age of science. …”

“…With decades of combined study of water management in the United States, they focus on the many contending interests and communities found in America's watersheds, the fundamental dimensions of decision making, and the impacts of science, complexity, and uncertainty on watershed management…”

“…Miscanthus is extremely well suited for bioenergy, biofuel and bioproduct production over a wide geographic area including Europe and North America as well as its native Asia. </p><p>Miscanthus offers a unique perspective within plant science: the challenge is to domesticate this novel crop for diverse environments and uses while simultaneously developing sustainable value chains to displace fossil fuels and contribute to climate change mitigation. …”

“…Nearly onequarter of America is covered with forests—almost 800 million acres. …”

“…The chapter ‘Water Engineering in Ancient Societies’ involves the use of modern hydraulic engineering principles to describe the design, construction and use of ancient World Heritage water-system structures in South America and the Middle East…”

“…Casas Grandes, or Paquimé, in northwestern Mexico was of one of the few socially complex prehistoric civilizations in North America. Now, based on more than a decade of surveys, excavations, and field work, this text looks at Casas Grandes and its surrounding communities in The Neighbors of Casas Grandes. …”

“…In Emerging Leaders , Jeff Havens brings together all the tools, resources, and knowledge anyone needs to become the kind of leader others want to follow! One of North America’s leading presenters on business success, Havens brings fun to the learning process, so his audiences enjoy every minute – and never forget his crucial takeaways. …”

“…In Emerging Leaders , Jeff Havens brings together all the knowledge anyone needs to become the kind of leader others want to follow. One of North America’s leading presenters on business success, Havens brings fun to the learning process, so his audiences enjoy every minute—and never forget his crucial takeaways. …”

“…He draws on his experience as an African American in corporate America and the principles of Efficacy to show professionals how to boost their competence and confidence and achieve their aspirations. …”

“…Authors came to the French metropolis from Eastern Europe, after the strengthening of the fascists from Italy, after 1933 from Germany, after the Spanish Civil War and after the consolidation of the Estado Novo in Portugal. Artists from Latin America were also present in Paris, and the Congrès international des écrivains pour la défense de la culture in June 1935 made the city the centre of intellectual resistance to fascism. …”

“…This book includes selected peer-reviewed chapters which cover novel aspects of cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis written by well known international researchers, representing the most relevant Working Group for Cysticercosis of Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, most of the Eastern and Southern Africa countries and Europe plus other contributions from Canada and United States of America. Unfortunately, our colleagues from Asia could not participate in this project for several reasons but we hereby acknowledge their contribution to the scientific level reached by the international scientific community. …”