Redes sociales, cultura y poder

Nationalism is one of the major social and political issues of modern times, and a subject of intense intellectual debate. The most important and influential theory of nationalism is that of Ernest Gellner (1925-1995). This volume assesses every aspect of that theory, bringing together an exceptional set of scholars to explain, criticise and move beyond Gellner's work. In doing so the book establishes the state-of-play within the theory of nationalism, and complements Gellner's account by bringing political variables back into play. The book is unique in offering sustained attention to a...

This volume brings together papers focused on the study of emotions in the Ancient World from various perspectives through an interdisciplinary approach. The aim is to explore the complex network of emotional states (happiness, fear, anger, love...) based on contributions from, mainly, Ancient History, Classical Philology and Archaeology.

Did you know that 5 minutes of remembered anger can depress your immune function for up to 6 hours? That your platelets get sticky with stress? That the telomeres on your DNA shorten and you age faster? This book is filled with stories, comments, suggestions, quotes and references to medical research rich in proving the psychological and physical benefits in healthy thinking and feeling good. You can look over the "new thoughts" at the end of each segment with an open mind and see if there are any you want to "test drive" in your life to change your heart variability pattern from jagged and...

Resultado de la última reunión de la Asociación Interdisciplinar José de Acosta, la obra recoge las ponencias y comunicaciones que sobre el ocio y el trabajo se presentaron en la misma. Se analiza la cuestión desde el punto de vista económico; desde el sociológico, con un análisis estadístico del paro y del ocio; desde el educativo, estudiando la educación de la persona y de la sociedad para aprovechar al máximo el ocio, y desde el ético.