This book addresses the long standing Marxist question about the conditions in which a socially fragmented working class can forge a unified project, using a study of informality, class and union activism in Argentina between 2003 and 2011.Informality, Class and Union Activism explores the articulations between the structural factors and the political strategies that characterize the formation of a working class in a dual economy. The first part of this book proposes a statistical ...

It has been contended, and many still believe, that in ancient Rome the doctrines of Christ found no proselytes, except among the lower and poorer classes of citizens. That is certainly a noble picture which represents the new faith as searching among the haunts of poverty and slavery, seeking to inspire faith, hope, and charity in their occupants; to transform them from things into human beings; to make them believe in the happiness of a future life; to alleviate their present sufferings;...

There are places where all of humanity's questions seem to converge. Athens, in the first century, was one of them — a city of philosophers and priests, skeptics and sincere seekers, where a man once stood in the Areopagus and said something that still challenges us today.This book walks through Paul's speech at the Areopagus (Acts 17:16-34), chapter by chapter, uncovering what it reveals about the nature of God, the universal human search for meaning, and the response every person...

This book contends that ancient racial ideologies--encompassing prevailing beliefs, attitudes, and practices regarding race--provide valuable insights into the Gospel of John's portrayal of the Holy Spirit. It examines the racial rhetoric surrounding lineages, racial violence, cross-cultural encounters, and the formation of a new familial identity, all interpreted through the lens of the Holy Spirit. By engaging with the Gospel's treatment of the Holy Spirit in light of these racial dynami...

A muchos pacientes se les niega el acceso a los servicios de salud y a los medicamentos en América Latina, por lo que los jueces tienen que intervenir. Esta tendencia de judicialización se ha acelerado durante la última década. En un sentido similar, la literatura existente sobre la justiciabilidad y judicialización del derecho a la salud se ocupa de la cuestión de si los jueces deben intervenir o no en la protección del derecho a la salud. Objetivo: Evaluar los desafíos derivados del liti...

A novel about sustainable plant-based foods, the root-cause of illegal immigration and using an ancient mayan relic to become more resilient in life. With a Mayan artifact in his pocket, a mantra in his mind, and a passionate goal in his heart, a young, ambitious man leaves Copan in search of a brighter future in the US, not only for himself but all the people waiting back home. A servant leader, a life-long learner, and a man who doesn't back down from any challenge, Yab is equipped for s...

Venezuelan Anarchism: The History of a Movement covers Venezuelan anarchism and its partisans from the first appearance of anarchist ideas in the period prior to independence through today. Venezuelan political histories have focused almost exclusively upon the various Venezuelan governments and political parties. Venezuelan Anarchism shifts the focus to those opposed to those governments and political parties, those who until now have been nearly forgotten. The book also explains in some ...

An annotated guide to program and develop GNU/Linux Embedded systems quicklyKey FeaturesRapidly design and build powerful prototypes for GNU/Linux Embedded systemsBecome familiar with the workings of GNU/Linux Embedded systems and how to manage its peripheralsWrite, monitor, and configure applications quickly and effectively, manage an external micro-controller, and use it as co-processor for real-time tasksBook DescriptionEm...

The volume we here present first came out in its present form in 2008. Since then, many relevant events have taken place concerning the Fontanelle of Montichiari, about which it is only fair to inform its readers living in all parts of the world. First of all in 2013 the Bishop of Brescia, Mons. Luciano Monari, although confirming what had been decided by the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith (that is, that at the present moment the presence of the supernatural is not ascertained in t...

The Father of Jesus is the only One True God. And he has only one person—not three.As the son of the king shares in the ‘royalty’ of his father but not in his father’s person, so do Jesus and the Holy Spirit share in the ‘divinity’ of God, but not in God’s person.God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are three distinct and separate persons sharing in one divinity, with the Father of Jesus as being the “Almighty God,” Jesus as being the “Divine Son of God,” and the Holy Spirit as ...

A LATIN AMERICAN TRUE CRIME CLASSIC IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME On the evening of 9th June 1956 in an apartment in Buenos Aires, a dozen men were arrested on suspicion of plotting against the Argentine government. A few hours later, the local police chief received the order to execute them. Almost all were innocent. Operation Massacre recreates the events of that night and its aftermath in dramatic detail, from the horrifying, botched execution to the author's successful efforts to track...

Dr. John Gallo is a Jesuit priest and the youngest professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Georgetown University. His two great loves are his research on the Dead Sea Scrolls and teaching. While attending a conference at the Sorbonne with his two graduate students, he receives notification from a friend and former colleague in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Jordan about a new find in a nearby cave. It is a complete version of the Book of Enoch w...