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Trabajo Sucio

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Traduit par María Ramos Salgado ...

Collections series Ensayo
Una denuncia innovadora y urgente desde la primera línea del "trabajo sucio", el trabajo que la sociedad considera esencial pero moralmente comprometido. Pilotos de drones que llevan a cabo asesinatos selectivos. Inmigrantes indocumentados que trabajan en los mataderos industriales. Guardias que patrullan los pabellones de las prisiones más violentas y abusivas de Estados Unidos. En 'Trabajo sucio ... En savoir plus

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Una denuncia innovadora y urgente desde la primera línea del "trabajo sucio", el trabajo que la sociedad considera esencial pero moralmente comprometido. Pilotos de drones que llevan a cabo asesinatos selectivos. Inmigrantes indocumentados que trabajan en los mataderos industriales. Guardias que patrullan los pabellones de las prisiones más violentas y abusivas de Estados Unidos. En 'Trabajo sucio
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Beautiful Souls

The Courage and Conscience of Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times

par Eyal Press ...

New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice: An exploration of what impels ordinary people to defy the sway of authority and convention." Beautiful Souls helps us understand why a minority stands on principle when a majority fails. It's an important book for our time, about conscience, group pressures, ethics, and psyches, and a beautifully crafted one that never falls prey to simple answ... ... En savoir plus

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New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice: An exploration of what impels ordinary people to defy the sway of authority and convention." Beautiful Souls helps us understand why a minority stands on principle when a majority fails. It's an important book for our time, about conscience, group pressures, ethics, and psyches, and a beautifully crafted one that never falls prey to simple answ...
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Dirty Work

Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America

par Eyal Press ...

Lu par Neil Shah ...

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11 heure 18 min

Drone pilots who carry out targeted assassinations. Undocumented immigrants who man the "kill floors" of industrial slaughterhouses. Guards who patrol the wards of America's most violent and abusive prisons. In Dirty Work, Eyal Press offers a paradigm-shifting view of the moral landscape of contemporary America through the stories of people who perform society's most ethically troubling jobs. As ... En savoir plus

$27.99 CAD

Drone pilots who carry out targeted assassinations. Undocumented immigrants who man the "kill floors" of industrial slaughterhouses. Guards who patrol the wards of America's most violent and abusive prisons. In Dirty Work, Eyal Press offers a paradigm-shifting view of the moral landscape of contemporary America through the stories of people who perform society's most ethically troubling jobs. As
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Trabajo sucio

Los trabajos esenciales y los estragos de la desigualdad

par Eyal Press ...

Lu par Javier Lacroix ...

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13 heure 3 min

Una denuncia innovadora y urgente desde la primera línea del "trabajo sucio", el trabajo que la sociedad considera esencial pero moralmente comprometido.Pilotos de drones que llevan a cabo asesinatos selectivos. Inmigrantes indocumentados que trabajan en los mataderos industriales. Guardias que patrullan los pabellones de las prisiones más violentas y abusivas de Estados Unidos. En ‘Trabajo sucio’ ... En savoir plus

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Una denuncia innovadora y urgente desde la primera línea del "trabajo sucio", el trabajo que la sociedad considera esencial pero moralmente comprometido.Pilotos de drones que llevan a cabo asesinatos selectivos. Inmigrantes indocumentados que trabajan en los mataderos industriales. Guardias que patrullan los pabellones de las prisiones más violentas y abusivas de Estados Unidos. En ‘Trabajo sucio’
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Beautiful Souls

Saying No, Breaking Ranks, and Heeding the Voice of Conscience in Dark Times

par Eyal Press ...

Lu par Sean Runnette ...

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7 heure 10 min

On the Swiss border with Austria in 1938, a police captain refuses to enforce a law barring Jewish refugees from entering his country. In the Balkans half a century later, a Serb from the war-blasted city of Vukovar defies his superiors in order to save the lives of Croats. At the height of the Second Intifada, a member of Israel's most elite military unit informs his commander he doesn't want to ... En savoir plus

$23.99 CAD

On the Swiss border with Austria in 1938, a police captain refuses to enforce a law barring Jewish refugees from entering his country. In the Balkans half a century later, a Serb from the war-blasted city of Vukovar defies his superiors in order to save the lives of Croats. At the height of the Second Intifada, a member of Israel's most elite military unit informs his commander he doesn't want to
... En savoir plus

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Family Reins

The Extraordinary Rise and Epic Fall of an American Dynasty

par Billy Busch ...

Lu par Billy Busch ...

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6 heure 41 min

The story of the iconic Anheuser-Busch dynasty, written—for the first time—by a Busch heir.As an heir to the Anheuser-Busch company and fortune, Billy Busch was raised on the real stories of how his family built one of America’s oldest and most iconic brands. Since the company was formed almost 150 years ago, the Busch family, their beer, the famous Clydesdales in their advertising, and even their ... En savoir plus

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The story of the iconic Anheuser-Busch dynasty, written—for the first time—by a Busch heir.As an heir to the Anheuser-Busch company and fortune, Billy Busch was raised on the real stories of how his family built one of America’s oldest and most iconic brands. Since the company was formed almost 150 years ago, the Busch family, their beer, the famous Clydesdales in their advertising, and even their
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What We Did in Bed

A Horizontal History

par Brian Fagan, Nadia Durrani ...

Lu par Michael Langan ...

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6 heure 47 min

Pulling back the covers on the fascinating, yet often forgotten, history of the bedLouis XIV ruled France from his bedchamber. Winston Churchill governed Britain from his during World War II. Travelers routinely used to bed down with complete strangers, and whole families shared beds in many preindustrial households. Beds were expensive items—and often for show. Tutankhamun was buried on a golden ... En savoir plus

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Pulling back the covers on the fascinating, yet often forgotten, history of the bedLouis XIV ruled France from his bedchamber. Winston Churchill governed Britain from his during World War II. Travelers routinely used to bed down with complete strangers, and whole families shared beds in many preindustrial households. Beds were expensive items—and often for show. Tutankhamun was buried on a golden
... En savoir plus

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The Vanishing Middle Class

Prejudice and Power in a Dual Economy

par Peter Temin ...

Lu par Stephen R. Thorne ...

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7 heure 21 min

The United States is becoming a nation of rich and poor, with few families in the middle. In this book, MIT economist Peter Temin offers an illuminating way to look at the vanishing middle class.Temin argues that American history and politics, particularly slavery and its aftermath, play an important part in the widening gap between rich and poor. Temin employs a well-known, simple model of a dual ... En savoir plus

$27.95 CAD

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The United States is becoming a nation of rich and poor, with few families in the middle. In this book, MIT economist Peter Temin offers an illuminating way to look at the vanishing middle class.Temin argues that American history and politics, particularly slavery and its aftermath, play an important part in the widening gap between rich and poor. Temin employs a well-known, simple model of a dual
... En savoir plus

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The World Turned Upside Down

A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution

par Yang Jisheng ...

Lu par Nancy Wu ...

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26 heure 19 min

As a major political event and a crucial turning point in the history of the People's Republic of China, the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) marked the zenith as well as the nadir of Mao Zedong's ultra-leftist politics. Reacting in part to the Soviet Union's "revisionism" that he regarded as a threat to the future of socialism, Mao mobilized the masses in a battle against what he ... En savoir plus

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As a major political event and a crucial turning point in the history of the People's Republic of China, the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) marked the zenith as well as the nadir of Mao Zedong's ultra-leftist politics. Reacting in part to the Soviet Union's "revisionism" that he regarded as a threat to the future of socialism, Mao mobilized the masses in a battle against what he
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A More Beautiful and Terrible History

The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History

par Jeanne Theoharis ...

Lu par Kim Staunton ...

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11 heure 18 min

Praised by The New York Times; O, The Oprah Magazine; Bitch Magazine; Slate; Publishers Weekly; and more, this is “a bracing corrective to a national mythology” (New York Times) around the civil rights movement.The civil rights movement has become national legend, lauded by presidents from Reagan to Obama to Trump, as proof of the power of American democracy. This fable, featuring dreamy heroes ... En savoir plus

$25.99 CAD

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Praised by The New York Times; O, The Oprah Magazine; Bitch Magazine; Slate; Publishers Weekly; and more, this is “a bracing corrective to a national mythology” (New York Times) around the civil rights movement.The civil rights movement has become national legend, lauded by presidents from Reagan to Obama to Trump, as proof of the power of American democracy. This fable, featuring dreamy heroes
... En savoir plus

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The Injustice of Place

Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America

par Kathryn J. Edin, H. Luke Shaefer, Timothy J. Nelson ...

Lu par Janina Edwards ...

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9 heure 55 min

A sweeping and surprising new understanding of extreme poverty in America from the authors of the acclaimed $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America.“This book forces you to see American poverty in a whole new light.” (Matthew Desmond, author of Poverty, by America and Evicted)Three of the nation’s top scholars – known for tackling key mysteries about poverty in America – turn their ... En savoir plus

$36.99 CAD

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A sweeping and surprising new understanding of extreme poverty in America from the authors of the acclaimed $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America.“This book forces you to see American poverty in a whole new light.” (Matthew Desmond, author of Poverty, by America and Evicted)Three of the nation’s top scholars – known for tackling key mysteries about poverty in America – turn their
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The World War II Book

par DK ...

Lu par Charles Armstrong ...

Collections series DK Big Ideas
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13 heure 26 min

An accessible guide to the key events and turning points of the Second World War, and the people and groups behind themDiscover the key battles, tactics, technologies and turning points of the Second World War - the epic conflict that shaped the modern world.Combining authoritative, exciting text and bold explanatory graphics The World War II Book explores the causes, key events, and lasting ... En savoir plus

$29.00 CAD

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An accessible guide to the key events and turning points of the Second World War, and the people and groups behind themDiscover the key battles, tactics, technologies and turning points of the Second World War - the epic conflict that shaped the modern world.Combining authoritative, exciting text and bold explanatory graphics The World War II Book explores the causes, key events, and lasting
... En savoir plus

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