“…Mexico has the lowest tax revenues as a share of GDP in the OECD and much of Latin America, even when oil-related revenues are included. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Reforma política para consolidar el régimen democrático / Henry Pease García -- Panel : Jorge del Castillo, Francisco Miró Quesada Rada, Aurelio Pastor, Nelson Chui, Alberto Adrianzén, Francisco Eguiguren -- Calidad de la democracia en América Latina : índice específico y evaluación comparada de los países / Daniel Levin (Universidad de Michigan), José Molina (Universidad de Zulia) -- Panel: Catalina Romero, Sinesio López, Fernando Tuesta, Daniel Levine -- Defensa nacional. …”

“…Islam in the Post-Secular Society: Religion, Secularity and the Antagonism of Recalcitrant Faith critically examines the unique challenges facing Muslims in Europe and North America. From the philosophical perspective of the Frankfurt School’s Critical Theory, this book attempts not only to diagnose the current problems stemming from a marginalization of Islam in the secular West, but also to offer a proposal for a Habermasian discourse between the religious and the secular. …”

“…Bendazzi delves beyond just Disney, offering readers glimpses into the animation of Russia, Africa, Latin America, and other often-neglected areas and introducing over fifty previously undiscovered artists. …”

“…Development Against Democracy, however, testifies to a revealing continuity in foreign policy, including in justifications of 'humanitarian intervention' that echo those of counterinsurgency decades earlier in Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Irene L. …”

“…Rosenzweig sheds light on the changing nature of white middle-class American women's relationships during the coming of age of modern America. As the middle-class domesti…”

“…The 19th century was an era of breathtakingly ambitious geographic expeditions across the Americas. The seminal Chorographic Commission of Colombia, which began in 1850 and lasted about a decade, was one of Latin America's most extensive. …”

“…She connects the colonial and military districts of the British Raj, the Philippines, and Hawai’i to the lively travesti communities of Latin America, where state violence has stamped a trans label on vastly different ways of life. …”

“…Los textos que María Zambrano (1904-1991) reunió en "Hacia un saber sobre el alma", publicados entre 1933 y 1945 en diversas revistas de España y América, recogen el germen de su pensamiento más original y el nacimiento de una de las fórmulas más afortunadas de su trayectoria intelectual, así como una de las cumbres del desarrollo de la filosofía de todo el siglo XX: la «razón poética». …”

“…The present volume contains a collection of articles from an international conference in Zürich that brought together leading voices from North America, Europe, and Israel to evaluate the present state of research on the composition of the Pentateuch. …”

“…Il suo rigore intellettuale e l’equilibrio del suo pensiero hanno rappresentato una guida per l’azione della Provincia negli anni successivi al Vaticano II e alla sua ricezione in America Latina. Fu in quel periodo che ebbe origine la riflessione sulla «religiosità popolare» che, nell’arco di poco più di 10 anni, si cristallizzò nella cosiddetta «teologia della cultura». …”

“…Con un enfoque serio y documentado, cada capítulo revela la influencia y vigencia de la Biblia en escenarios como la política estadounidense, el Estado de Israel, el apartheid sudafricano, América Latina y la política del Reino Unido. Este libro implica un atento análisis de la realidad y una visión crítica de la Biblia, no juzga posturas -aunque, a veces, es inevitable hacerlo-, sino que presenta una problemática a menudo pasada por alto. …”