Donald

Following the 1996 treaty ending decades of civil war, how are Guatemalans reckoning with genocide, especially since almost everyone contributed in some way to the violence? Meaning “to count, figure up” and “to settle rewards and punishments,” reckoning promises accounting and accountability. Yet as Diane M. Nelson shows, the means by which the war was waged, especially as they related to race and gender, unsettled the very premises of knowing and being. Symptomatic are the stories of duplicity pervasive in postwar Guatemala, as the left, the Mayan people, and the state were each...

Describes the events leading up to the Mau Mau revolt in Kenya in the 1950s, looks at the roles of nine women in the nationalist movement, and examines the position of women in modern Kenya

En Más allá de la conducta, la Dra. Mona Delahooke, psicóloga pediátrica reconocida internacionalmente, describe los comportamientos como la punta del iceberg; esto es, como indicadores importantes que debemos abordar intentando entender las diferencias individuales del niño en el contexto de la seguridad relacional. Con prácticas fichas de trabajo y diagramas, este libro tan accesible dota a profesionales, educadores y padres con herramientas y técnicas para reducir los problemas conductuales y favorecer la resiliencia psicológica y unas relaciones satisfactorias y seguras....

An uneasy transition -- Transferring power -- The conciliator -- The commander -- Truth and reconciliation -- Building democracy -- Elections and the military -- Politics and free speech -- Justice delayed -- London and Santiago -- Consolidating democracy -- The dictator's last bow -- Unfinished business -- Michelle Bachelet -- Chile, post-Pinochet.