“…The monograph evaluates several theories of migration against rich qualitative data gathered from multiple methods: biographical narrative and semi-structured interviews, participant observation, and archival research. …”

“…Her research has focused on human nature relations and engaged in creating critical, reflective, and alternative narratives on northern tourism. Veera Kinnunen is a sociologist working on a threshold of more-than-human sociology, environmental humanities, and feminist ethics. …”

“…By foregrounding the mismatch between constructed cultural, social and ideological narratives and the everyday realities of residents, the contributors rediscover some of the tropes of modern housing, such as the impact of technological innovations or the often overlooked character of open spaces, and unveil the intellectual and practical tools that paved the way for this large-scale construction.Contested Legacies advances a new notion of heritage which, rather than seeking to preserve the past, sets outs to actively transform what exists to meet current societal needs. …”

“…This book sheds searching light on the dominant narratives that have normalised the neoliberal financialised capitalism and the dollar creditocracy dominating the world economy, with even critics unable to link capitalism's neoliberal turn to its financialisation, historical decay, productive debility and international decline. …”

“…Echoing the argument laid out in the first part of this study, it is suggested that archaeology should take an interest in such processes on the micro scale, rather than succumb to the temptation of neat macro history and great narratives existing aloof from the material remains of past lives…”

“…In Video Editions the narrator reads the book while the content, figures, code listings, diagrams, and text appear on the screen. …”

“…The authors make the narrative user-friendly and accessible by highlighting dilemmas, challenging readers to resolve them, and enticing them to go beyond the text to discover and confront new issues. …”

“…It helps readers attune sensitively to the ways people express their need for affection in the details of daily life and relationships. The book narrates a journey of discovery, and any reader on his or her own journey in the realm of the heart will feel cherished by it…”
Acceso a las primeras páginas
Sumario

“…Con una prosa elegante y una inigualable mirada irónica, Mazo de la Roche inauguró con Jalna la ya mítica saga de los Whiteoak —dieciséis volúmenes que narran la historia de las sucesivas generaciones de la familia—, que se convirtió desde el momento de su publicación en una de las series más queridas y exitosas de la historia de la literatura del siglo XX -- Contracubierta…”

“…Le récit, solidement documenté, emprunte volontiers au romanesque, à l’épopée, parfois au lyrique, dans un éloge de cette construction universaliste, solidaire et fraternelle. Au fil de la narration, des étapes plus analytiques éclairent les mouvements de l’histoire d’une lumière plus philosophique ou politique."-- Quatrième de couverture…”

“…Reporting is confirmation of Remnick̕s skill at writing insightful and influential political and cultural narratives, and of his unique gift for bringing his subjects to life on the page with extraordinary clarity and depth…”
Sumario
Acceso a las primeras páginas

“…Parcourant 28 années de l’histoire espagnole (1976-2003), il met en lumière l’étroite surveillance politico-administrative dont a fait l’objet la mise en images du conflit pendant la Transition alors que certaines narrations filmiques cherchaient à construire un récit du conflit en rupture avec celui diffusé par la dictature. …”

“… In Empire Rising, his extraordinary third book, Thomas Kelly tells a story of love and work, of intrigue and jealousy, with the narrative verve that led the Village Voice's reviewer to dub him "Dostoevsky with a hard hat and lead pipe." …”

“…Déjese maravillar por cuernos de unicornio (colmillos de narval), gemas, extrañas formaciones de coral, cristales de Murano, frescos y peculiares autómatas mecánicos. …”

“…The result is a fascinating narrative of a legendary academic community, one that brings to light the nature of its academic culture and curricula, the experience of its students, its engagement with Chicago's civic community, and the conditions that have enabled the university to survive and sustain itself through decades of change. …”

“…The process of empire-building on the fringes of the Persianate world and the prolonged interaction with the Mughal empire, Ahmadnagar, and Bijapur, Flores argues, led to the irregular, non-linear, and incomplete assimilation of the Portuguese empire into Persianate India.Overturning teleological narratives that portray the workings of (European) empire as the unilateral imposition of power dynamics by a dominant, omniscient actor, Flores reveals how Portuguese imperial administrators were vulnerable participants in a network of relations involving multiple political powers—relations that required enormous bureaucratic and diplomatic effort to understand and successfully navigate. …”

“…Andrew Roberts, Wolfson History prizewinner and superb narrative historian, has been inspired by Churchill's example to write the story of the 20th century. …”

“…New tools and techniques to succeed in complex projects were developed, primarily by NASA, the U.S. military and the IT-industry. Clients began to require some form of knowledge for Project Managers, who would manage a complex project. …”

“…En este libro de evocador título, “Bajo el cielo de Salamanca”, se narra la historia de una familia desde finales del siglo XIX hasta la década de los sesenta del siglo siguiente. …”

“…Como prueba, Tomás Casado Frankel, terapeuta familiar, y María Eugenia Herrero Sotillo, psiquiatra, psicoterapeuta y directora del Proyecto Sirio de la Comunidad de Madrid, presentan aquí una parte de su extenso trabajo sobre el apego y la revinculación. Este libro narra la construcción de un vínculo reparador entre una niña-madre, maltratada y ante sí misma totalmente denigrada -acogida en Sirio, Comunidad Terapéutica para el tratamiento de sus problemas psíquicos- un ilusionado educador en formación, que hizo cuanto pudo para rescatarla. …”