“…Un libro que pone el presente en valor y que da pautas sobre hacia dónde debería enfocar la izquierda sus demandas."-- Contraportada…”

“…Drawing from archival records, patient files, and oral histories, she presents the fascinating story of the growth of genetic counseling practices, principles, and professionals…”

“…Its purpose is to explore the grounds for each argument, and to test its validity for the present day. Tough-minded, alert to changing historical conditions for argument and changing styles of rhetoric, it promises to sharpen the terms of the public debate…”

“…Each type of engagement with history and international law will interweave various different types of historical narrative, pointing to the typically multi-layered nature of international lawyers' engagement with the past and its importance in shaping the present and future of international law…”
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“…Engaging with challenges the Filipino people face today such as federalism, revolution, Mindanao, the diaspora, capitalism and relations with China, it rediscovers the struggles, culture and history of its past to understand the present -- Editor…”

“…This edited collection brings together a group of international biographers to discuss how, and why, each uses speculation in their work; whether this is to conceptualise a project in its early stages, work with scanty or deliberately deceptive sources, or address issues associated with shy or stubborn subjects. …”

“…The general section is supplemented by examples from existing projects with clearly visible reference details as well as from special constructions, for example, in damp locations. …”

“…They portray a woman torn between her life in the United States and Israel; a woman who, during the first Gulf War when missiles were falling on Tel Aviv, struggled with the desire to protect her family yet still engage herself and her children with her homeland. …”

“…Writing most of these chapters just before his election as pope, Ratzinger sought to remind Europeans, who at the time were crafting a new constitution, that the civilizational project we call "the West" is a cultural achievement with a history. …”

“…By showing how the 'all-Russian' historical paradigm was challenged by the Ukrainian national project, Plokhy provides the indispensable background for understanding the current state of relations between Ukraine and Russia…”

“…Exploring a range of mobile media practices, including mobile maps and GPS technologies, location-aware social networks, urban and alternate reality games that use mobile devices, performance art, and storytelling projects, Farman illustrates how mobile technologies are changing the ways we produce lived, embodied spaces"--…”

“…Joyce DiDonato est clairement identifiée au rôle-titre de La Donna del lago de Rossini, qu'elle a incarné dans le monde entier : Paris, Genève, Milan, Londres et New-York dont provient cette captation.Ecoutez donc son "Tanti affetti" conclusif ! …”

“…American public schooling, Steffes shows, was not merely another reform project of the Progressive Era, but a central one. …”

“…"Au début du XVIIe siècle, le projet d'un mariage est conçu entre le second fils de Jacques Ier, Charles d'Angleterre (1600-1649), alors déjà prince de Galles, et la sœur de Philippe IV, Marie-Anne d'Autriche (1608-1646), infante d'Espagne. …”

“…Why People Believe Strange Things is an eye-opening resource for the most gullible among us and those who want to protect them…”

“…For the first time ever, this project makes the Latin inscriptions of the Kelsey available in one volume and has provided an opportunity to reexamine some texts that have not been edited in over a century. …”

“…And so it was that the Allies got access to some of Hitler's most closely guarded secrets -- and from those most entrusted to protect them…”

“…Throughout the different chapters, it also becomes clear how intimately presentations of character are intertwined with self-portrayal and performance of the self…”

“…The text is accessible without compromising detailed critical comment, and engages with key issues such as the protection of privacy, enforcing informal promises, trusts and the family home, and assessing public interest in charities. …”

“…Wie dieses nur in Ansätzen realisierte Projekt hätte aussehen können, dokumentieren die Texte 'Inwiefern läßt sich der ehemalige Culturzustand der eingebornen Völker Amerikas aus den Ueberresten ihrer Sprachen beurtheilen?' …”
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