“…This book, written by Rafael Ramis Barceló (University of Balearic Islands) aims to study orderly Alasdair MacIntyre's writings on Law. …”

“…Considering that Orkney is a group of relatively small islands lying off the northeast coast of the Scottish mainland, its wealth of Neolithic archaeology is truly extraordinary. …”

“…With a coastline that extends along some 100,000 km of fjords, channels, and islands, it has one of the world ́s most extensive marine-terrestrial interfaces. …”

“…Mason-Draffen lives on Long Island, New York, with her husband and three teenagers…”

“…In its real essence, this book is an authentic collection of research papers, short stories, anecdotes, memories and reminiscences; of aloha (love, compassion, kindness) and mahalo (thanks, respect, and praise); of longing and search for legacy by diasporic elders, immigrants, settlers, American citizens, hyphenated Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders; by grandparents and grandchildren of diverse and multiple ethnicities, cultures, and races who have struggled hard through many decades to make Hawai'i their permanent and beloved home and place, or long-term residence to live and raise their families. …”

“…Ethnically, culturally, and economically diverse, the Indonesian people are broadly dispersed across an archipelago of more than 13,000 islands. Rapid urbanization has given rise to one megacity (Jakarta) and to 10 other major metropolitan areas. …”

“…En treinta días memorables conoceremos entre otros a un soldado de infantería soviético en Estalingrado, un piloto estadounidense en Guadalcanal, un conductor de camiones italiano en el desierto del norte de África, un partisano en los bosques de Bielorrusia, un artillero en un bombardero británico, una niña de 12 años en Shanghái, una ama de casa en Long Island, un marinero chino naufragado, un prisionero en Treblinka, una «mujer de consuelo» coreana en Mandalay, Albert Camus, Vera Brittain... así hasta cuarenta personajes.Desde la publicación del anterior libro del autor, La belleza y el dolor de la batalla, que lanzaba una mirada similar a la primera guerra mundial, no ha aparecido un libro de historia tan fascinante -- Sobrecubierta…”

“…The Plan Maestro de La Antigua Guatemala, funded by the government of the Canary Islands (whose final document has been made a selection to be published in this book) it is intended to be an instrument that guarantees reciprocal commitments between the different administrations (International, national and local), citizens and visitors while preserving the heritage values of the ancient city and its surrounding territory, and aimed to conserve the area inhabited in dignified conditions, being economically profitable and environmentally sustainable, with a view to its maintenance as World Heritage…”
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“…En realidad son dos versiones manuscritas de un mismo texto: una se conserva en la Biblioteca Nacional de Antropología e Historia; la otra, en la Biblioteca John Carter Brown, de Rhode Island, y contiene algunas láminas ilustradas. En general, cuando se habla del Códice Ramírez la referencia es el manuscrito de 1587 de Juan de Tovar. …”

“…The Indigenous Enumeration Strategy (IES) of the Australian National Census of Population and Housing has evolved over the years in response to the perceived 'difference' of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations. Its defining characteristics are the use of locally recruited, mostly Indigenous collector interviewers, and the administration of a modified collection instrument in discrete Indigenous communities, mostly in remote Australia. …”

“…What crop rotations could be used, and in which parts of the island? What outlets would there be for what products? …”

“…One mechanism is proposed – chaotic nonlinear pattern formation (NPF) which underlies – in a unifying way – natural structures as disparate as trabecular bone, swarms of birds flying or shoaling fish, island formation, fluid turbulence and others. At the heart of NPF is the fact that simple rules operating between interacting elements multiplied and repeated many times, lead to complex and structured patterns. …”

“…The symbiotic relationship between the islands of the Dodekanese, in particular Rhodes and Kos, and the coastal regions of Karia forms another major theme. …”