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Obra declarada "fuera de concurso" en la categoría Ciencias Sociales y Humanas en los Premios Nacionales de Ciencias y Solidaridad (2015) de la Fundación Alejandro Ángel Escobar. "Poder y violencia en Colombia" es una aproximación a la relación de la violencia con el proceso de construcción del Estado a lo largo de nuestra historia, desde los tiempos coloniales hasta las negociaciones actuales en La Habana. Para ello, el autor combina la mirada...
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There is a myriad of ideological beliefs and copious opinions presented today on the topic of gangs. Many questions have arisen on its origin, and some have even queried whether it is by design. In this book, Gang Violence Is By Design: Exposing the Lie, Pastor Leroy Bean endeavors to explain a postulation that has gone unaddressed for years.
This book presents a panoramic perspective and awareness that will help countries recognize and address the...
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This title examines an important historic event-the police beating of Rodney King in 1991 and the riots in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the events of March 3, 1991, when a high-speed car chase ended in King's beating, the significance of the video tape of the beating, the officers' trials, and the riots that followed their acquittal in May 1992. Key to the discussion is an examination of the racial context...
884) My Bad Attitude
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Got a bad attitude? Here's a story to help children notice and manage their negative thinking and behavior. This joyful kids book shows how to change their attitude in different situations: on the playground, at home or school. This story is filled with wonderful illustrations and sweet dialogues will help your kids in many ways:Learn how to communicate and listen and speak effectivelyDevelop healthy relationships with othersTeach your child social...
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Dans ce livre, la place est principalement donnée à des femmes qui ont subi le viol, l'inceste et d'autres formes de violences.
Certaines témoignent pour la première fois, avec beaucoup d'émotion et de pudeur. Elles ont souhaité le faire afin que chacun prenne conscience de l'ampleur des souffrances qui, bien souvent, ne guérissent pas complètement. Dix témoignages pour parler. C'est bien là l'essentiel : parler. Parce que c'est le début...
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Cet ouvrage propose un panorama des travaux francophones sur la question de l'inclusion scolaire. Il a pour ambition de montrer comment les freins et les leviers à une inclusion réussie peuvent être compris par le prisme des recherches en psychologie sociale. Les auteures de cet ouvrage sont des enseignantes-chercheures en psychologie sociale et des enseignantes de terrain. Sur la base de travaux scientifiques rigoureux, ils proposent des pistes...
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Set in Israel in the first decade of the twenty-first century and based on long-term fieldwork, this rich ethnographic study offers an innovative analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It explores practices of "memory activism" by three groups of Jewish-Israeli and Arab-Palestinian citizens-Zochrot, Autobiography of a City, and Baladna- showing how they appropriated the global model of truth and reconciliation, while utilizing local cultural...
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• Denmark is set to achieve 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030.
• Iceland has topped the gender equality rankings for a decade and counting.
• South Korea's average life expectancy will soon reach ninety.
How have these places achieved such remarkable outcomes? And how can we apply those lessons to our own communities?
The future we want is already here - it's just not evenly distributed. By bringing together for the first time tried and...
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More than one in five women and 5 percent of men are sexually assaulted while at college. Some survivors are coming forward; others are not. In We Believe You, students from every kind of college and university-large and small, public and private, highly selective and less so-share experiences of trauma, healing, and everyday activism, representing a diversity of races, economic and family backgrounds, gender identities, immigration statuses, interests,...
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It's okay to be upset - it's good to let it out. Emotions can come out in loud, shocking, and sometimes unappropriate ways. When big emotions are too much to keep inside, we can see tantrums, mean words, or impulsive behavior. Here's a great story for helping kids manage their emotions and feelings:Help kids recognize their emotions Learn to Identify what triggered the emotion ·Help to validate children's feelings Teach self-regulation skillsExpress...
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Many consider empathy to be the basis of moral action. However, the ability to empathize with others is also a prerequisite for deliberate acts of humiliation and cruelty. In The Dark Sides of Empathy, Fritz Breithaupt contends that people often commit atrocities not out of a failure of empathy but rather as a direct consequence of over-identification and a desire to increase empathy. Even well-meaning compassion can have many unintended consequences,...
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Hiding behind an armchair, five-year-old Emma does not witness the murder of her mother, but she hears everything. And when the assassins finally leave, the young Tutsi girl somehow manages to stumble away from the scene, motivated only by the memory of her mother's last words: "You must not die, Emma!"Eventually Emma is taken in by an old Hutu woman who risks her own life to hide the child. Emma stays with the old woman and a quiet bond forms between...
893) The Mzungu Boy
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For young Kariuki, life in a small village in central Kenya is one great adventure. And when he meets Nigel life becomes even more interesting. Nigel is from England and he has come to visit his great grandfather, the fearsome Bwana Ruin who owns the farm where all the villagers work. The villagers call Nigel the mzungu boy, and they view him with suspicion and fear. Nevertheless, Kariuki becomes friends with Nigel and the two spend happy days exploring...
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Recommended Year Group: 8+
Sophia feels stifled by boarding school life, has a poor body image and struggles to control her mood. Matt is, consumed with anxiety about his impending exams. Tash is haunted by memories of a traumatic childhood. In the long summer after GCSEs these three very different teenagers strike up an unlikely friendship at a music festival. They've been to different schools, had different friendship groups and have led very different...
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At the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, a quiet spring day began like any other in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Government employees arrived for a busy workday. Parents dropped their children off at the day care center. Suddenly, a colossal explosion tore through the nine-story building, the front of it crumbling to the ground. More than one hundred people died instantly. Many more were injured. Tragedy gripped the nation. What caused the explosion?...
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Extrait : "Avant de rechercher quels peuples de l'antiquité ont connu le duel, et quels autres l'ont dédaigné, il importe de bien définir le mot et la chose. Par duel, on doit entendre le combat consenti spontanément entre deux hommes qui règlent, avec des armes égales et au péril de leur vie, un différend survenu entre eux sur une question d'honneur, de cœur ou même simplement d'intérêt - préférant ainsi cette solution à l'accommodement."
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897) Running the Risk
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After being the victim of an armed robbery, Sean should be terrified but he isn't. He finds he likes the rush that comes from danger and tries to recreate the feeling. But when his risktaking leads him to some of the worst parts of town and he finds himself face-to-face with the original armed robbers, he finds he must do the right thing.
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Rape Culture and Sexual Violence covers the history of societies' views on rape, significant incidents from recent years, and the ways in which women are fighting against rape culture today. Features include essential facts, a glossary, selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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¿Las mujeres migrantes sin documentación tienen más dificultades a la hora de denunciar la violencia de género? ¿Cómo son tratadas por las instituciones y entidades públicas? ¿Son efectivas las leyes cuando es una mujer migrante "sin papeles" la que quiere denunciar?
No estar incluidas en el régimen comunitario y carecer de documentación que acredite que su estancia y/o residencia es legal en España aumenta la vulnerabilidad de estas mujeres...
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Hollaback!'s accessible and engaging step-by-step instructional guide to safe and effective bystander intervention
Bystander intervention is simply overcoming that "freeze" instinct and getting back to the very human desire to take care of one another. It's not about being the hero, strapping on spandex, and saving the day. And it certainly isn't about sacrificing your own safety. From the nonprofit organization Hollaback!, I've Got Your Back teaches...
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