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  • Chicanx Utopias

    Pop Culture and the Politics of the Possible

    by Luis Alvarez ...
    Series series Historia USA
    **2023 Honorable Mention Best History Book, International Latino Book AwardsBroad and encompassing examination of Chicanx popular culture since World War II and the utopian visions it articulated**Amid the rise of neoliberalism, globalization, and movements for civil rights and global justice in the post–World War II era, Chicanxs in film, music, television, and art weaponized culture to combat ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Critical Qualitative Methodologies in Gender and Sexuality

    Key Concepts

    Edited by Maureen A. Flint, Luis Alvarez-Hernandez, Janie Copple, Joseph D. Sweet, Whitney Toledo ...
    Series series Key Concepts in Qualitative Methods
    This collection foregrounds the experiences, perspectives, and insights of emerging and established scholars who creatively and expansively approach the study of gender and sexuality through qualitative methodologies. By emphasizing positionality and subjectivity, contributors explore the ethical and responsible dimensions of inquiry, offering fresh perspectives on critical qualitative research ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Alvarez: Adventures of a Physicist

    by Luis W. Alvarez ...
    During World War II, Luis W. Alvarez participated in the Allies’ development of radar at the MIT Radiation Laboratory, and of the atomic bomb at Los Alamos. He then worked as an experimental physicist on cyclotrons, particle accelerators and bubble chambers at UC-Berkeley with Ernest Lawrence. Later in life, he used cosmic rays to “X ray” an Egyptian pyramid, developed a new theory about the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Sustainable Urban Development

    Topics, trends and solutions

    Edited by Luís Bragança, Cristina Engel de Alvarez, Luisa F. Cabeza ...
    Series series IOP ebooks
    This research and reference text addresses issues relevant to the implementation of sustainability in the built environment, covering the most recent advancements in the implementation of sustainability principles. The book presents numerous case studies that demonstrate the implementation of sustainable actions at local levels and municipalities. It situates the built environment within the ... Read more

    $114.99 USD

  • Cuatro Ciénegas Ecology, Natural History and Microbiology

    Edited by Valeria Souza, Gabriela Olmedo-Álvarez, Luis E. Eguiarte ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The aim of this first book is to introduce the readers of the series to why Cuatro Ciénegas Basin (CCB) is so unique, starting with the reason why astrobiologists became interested in this oasis in the first place; namely, the high diversity and abundance of stromatolites and microbial mats in continental waters to be found in the desert oasis. As NASA has long since discovered, the basin may ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • From the PS to the LHC - 50 Years of Nobel Memories in High-Energy Physics

    Edited by Luis Alvarez-Gaumé, Michelangelo Mangano, Emmanuel Tsesmelis ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This collection of lectures and essays by eminent researchers in the field, many of them nobel laureates, is an outgrow of a special event held at CERN in late 2009, coinciding with the start of LHC operations. Careful transcriptions of the lectures have been worked out, subsequently validated and edited by the lecturers themselves. This unique insight into the history of the field includes also ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

  • Symbiotic Harmony: Embracing the Interconnectedness of Life

    by Luis Álvarez-Acosta ...
    In "Symbiotic Harmony," we embark on a journey to explore the profound idea of symbiosis and its significance in our relationships with the world and everything in it. Through real-life examples and scientific evidence, we reveal the hidden connections that govern our lives, from the tiniest bacteria in our gut to the vast ecosystems that sustain our planet. This book aims to inspire a shift in ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Dominican Republic and the Beginning of a Revolutionary Cycle in the Spanish Caribbean

    1861-1898

    by Luis Álvarez-López ...
    In this book, Álvarez-López details the history of revolution in the Dominican Republic, which was an infant independent nation struggling to preserve its political independence from Haiti and from the expansionist policies of northern European countries and the United States.In 1861, the Dominican Republic was annexed to Spain. The Spanish empire expansionist policy sought to preserve Cuba and ... Read more

    $38.09 USD

  • The Map in the Machine

    Charting the Spatial Architecture of Digital Capitalism

    by Luis F. Alvarez Leon ...
    Digital technologies have changed how we shop, work, play, and communicate, reshaping our societies and economies. To understand digital capitalism, we need to grasp how advances in geospatial technologies underpin the construction, operation, and refinement of markets for digital goods and services. In The Map in the Machine, Luis F. Alvarez Leon examines these advances, from MapQuest and Google ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Golden Tongues

    Adapting Hispanic Classical Theater in Los Angeles

    by Luis Alfaro, Boni B. Alvarez, Madhuri Shekar, Mary Lyon Kamitaki, Julie Taiwo Quarles, Lina Patel, June Carryl ...
    Series series Methuen Drama Play Collections
    A first-of-its-kind anthology that explores adaptations of 17th-century Hispanic comedia within contemporary Los Angeles theater.Performed outdoors for audiences of all classes and genders, comedias questioned orthodox ideologies and power systems of the 17th-century Hispanic world: 400 years later, these stories are still being used to call for change, but within modern-day America.Golden Tongues ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Yo!

    by Julia Alvarez ...
    Narrated by Alma Cuervo, Luis Moreno, Coral Pena ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 24 min

    Yolanda García—Yo, for short—is the literary one in the family. Her first published novel, in which she uses as characters practically everyone she knows, was a big success. Now she’s basking in the spotlight while those “characters” find their very recognizable selves dangling in that same blinding light. But turnabout isfair play, and so here, Yolanda García’s family and friends tell the truth ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Interrupt Handling Schemes in Operating Systems

    by Pedro Mejia-Alvarez, Luis Eduardo Leyva-del-Foyo, Arnaldo Diaz-Ramirez ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    In this book, the interrupt handling models used by several operating systems are introduced and compared.We begin with an analysis of the classical interrupt management model used by Unix, followed by the schemes used by modern networked environments.We highlight the key challenges of each of these models and how these have been solved by modern operating systems and the research community. Then ... Read more

    $49.99 USD