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“…Although today Zapata is something of a posterboy of the Mexican Revolution, at the time he was portrayed--even by some of his fellow revolutionaries--as a dark-skinned bandit, a sort of "Attila", an enemy of civilization. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I: Role of the State -- Chapter 1: Education, Democracy and Development -- References -- Chapter 2: Civic Education, Pluralism and the Indispensable Role of the State -- The Overall Argument -- The Centrality of Civic Education -- Conceptions of Civic Education -- The Public Ramifications of Education as a Private Good -- The Moral Psychology of Homo Oeconomicus -- The Current Situation -- Promotion of Well-being, Not GDP, as the Aim of Economic Activity -- Fraternity as a Supreme Civic Good to be Secured by Education -- Equal Education Opportunities: A Means for Subverting the Perpetuation of Inequality -- An Intermingling of Populations Incognizant of Fellow-citizens -- Moral Education and the Development of Mutual Respect -- The Provision of Education as a Universal Good -- Challenges to the State Provision of Education -- The State as Monopoly Provider and its Often-manifest Shortcomings -- Accountability -- Problems of Respect for Religious and Cultural Diversity in a Common School -- Conclusion: The Challenges of Providing a High-quality State Education System -- Notes -- Chapter 3: State and Education: The Nordic Model in Action -- Introduction -- The Nordic Welfare Model -- The Three Functions of Education: Socioeconomic Development, Equality, Health and Well-being -- The Nordic Model of Education -- Outcomes of the Nordic Model -- The Future of the Nordic Model and the Pressures of Market Forces and Globalization -- References -- Chapter 4: Towards Democratization of Education in India -- Democratization of Education: An Integral Part of Human Equality and Freedom -- The Impact on a Caste and Class-ridden Society of Underfunding Public Education -- The Influence of the Profit-seeking Private Sector on Indian Education…”

“…The primary objective of the publication is to share creative solutions to technical problems so that fellow theatre technicians can avoid having to reinvent the wheel with each new challenge. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Consumer Response -- Promotional Tactics -- Advantages and Shortcomings -- Desktop versus Mobile Devices -- The Future -- Advertising's Reach and Efficacy -- Analyzing Website Visits -- Gauging Influence within Social Network -- Google Analytics -- Online Fraud and Unseen Ads -- Pirated Content -- Nielsen -- Time‐Shifted Viewing -- Facebook, Google, and Twitter -- Skipping and Blocking -- Improved Measures of Social Activity -- Traditional Media's Evolution -- Television -- Radio -- Print Media -- Out‐of‐Home Media -- Branded Content -- Summary -- Review and Discussion Questions -- Hands-on Assignments -- Key Terms -- 9 Reference Groups and Communities, Opinion Leaders, and Word‐of‐Mouth -- The Credibility and Persuasive Power of Reference Groups -- Consumption‐Related Reference Group -- Friends -- Fellow Shoppers -- Virtual Communities -- Advocacy Groups -- Factors Affecting Reference Group Influence -- Conformity -- Group Power -- Product Expertise -- Product Conspicuousness -- Endorsers and Spokespersons -- Celebrities -- Salesperson Credibility -- Vendor Credibility -- Medium Credibility -- Opinion Leaders and Word‐of‐Mouth -- Characteristics of Opinion Leaders -- Measuring Opinion Leadership -- Questioning -- Social Interactions -- Identifying Experts -- Online Influence -- Word‐of‐Mouth's Strategic Applications -- Online Reference Groups -- Stimulating Word‐of‐Mouth -- Going Viral -- Managing Negative Rumors -- Innovations' Adopters as Reference Groups -- The First Buyers -- The Followers -- The Somewhat Risk‐Averse -- The Highly Risk‐Averse -- The Last to Purchase -- The Nonadopters -- Summary -- Review and Discussion Questions -- Hands-on Assignments -- Key Terms -- PART IV Social and Cultural Settings -- 10 The Family and Its Social Standing -- Family and Consumer Socialization -- Parental Styles and Consumer Socialization…”

“…Kireeti Kompella, Juniper Fellow, Juniper Networks. The authoritative guide to MPLS, now in its second edition, fully updated with brand new material! …”

“…The primary objective of the publication was to share creative solutions to technical problems so that fellow theatre technicians can avoid having to reinvent the wheel with each new challenge. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…MIQUEL SILVESTRE: «THE TOURIST IS THE OTHER FELLOW» -- 1.2. «TODOS SOMOS TURISTAS» -- 2. LA EXPERIENCIA DEL VIAJERO-ESCRITOR FRENTE A LA LÓGICA DEL TURISMO DE MASAS -- 2.1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Marilyn Carlson Nelson: Losing a Loved One -- My Crucibles Came Early -- Coping with Tragedy -- Exercise: Your Greatest Crucible -- Part Two: Developing as an Authentic Leader -- Chapter 4: Self-Awareness -- Arianna Huffington: Redefining Success -- Becoming Self-Aware -- The Importance of Emotional Intelligence -- David Pottruck: Journey to Self-Awareness -- Peeling Back the Onion -- Vulnerability Is Power -- Reflection and Introspection -- Randy Komisar's Struggle to Find His Track -- Chade-Meng Tan, Google's Jolly Good Fellow -- The Importance of Feedback -- Opening up Hidden Areas -- Lord John Browne and Tim Cook: Emerging from the Closet -- The Civil Rights Issue of our Time -- Self-Compassion and Self-Acceptance -- Becoming a Mindful Leader -- Exercise: Knowing Your Authentic Self -- Chapter 5: Values -- David Gergen: Crisis Strengthened His Values -- Values, Leadership Principles, and Ethical Boundaries -- Narayana Murthy: Building a Company with Principles -- Sam Palmisano: Leading by Values -- Testing Values under Pressure -- Jon Huntsman: Testing Values under Pressure -- Sallie Krawcheck: Putting Clients First -- Keith Krach: When Values Conflict -- Setting Ethical Boundaries -- Judy Haberkorn: Transparency Is the Right Thing to Do -- Values Challenges at Medtronic -- Exercise: Practicing Your Values and Principles -- Chapter 6: Sweet Spot -- Warren Buffett Finds His Sweet Spot -- Finding His Sweet Spot -- Buffett versus Wall Street -- Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations -- Finding Your Sweet Spot -- Exploring Warren Buffett's Motivations -- Tracy Britt: Heeding Your Call -- Kevin Sharer: Discovering His Sweet Spot -- Avoiding the Trap of Extrinsic Motivations -- Balancing Your Motivations -- Build on Your Strengths -- Chuck Schwab's Journey to His Sweet Spot -- Exercise: Your Sweet Spot -- Chapter 7: Support Team…”

“…—From the Foreword by Grady Booch, IBM Fellow Software architecture—the conceptual glue that holds every phase of a project together for its many stakeholders—is widely recognized as a critical element in modern software development. …”