This book presents an overview of the problem of urban violence in Caracas, and specifically in its barrios. It helps situate readers familiar or not with Latin American in the context that is Caracas, Venezuela, a city displaying one of the world's highest homicide rates. The book offers a qualitative comparison of the informal mechanisms of social control in three barrios of Caracas. This comprehensive analysis can help explain high homicide...
The most comprehensive study to date of Arrian of Nicomedia as a historical thinker, this book enriches broader understandings of the way history is written and sheds new light on intellectual culture in the Roman Empire.
Daniel Ponce de Leon's hard-fought journey to Major League Baseball and recovery from a near-death injury, followed by his astonishing big league debut, will inspire readers to trust God in all circumstances.The path you take to achieving your dreams is not always easy. Daniel Ponce de Leon, an acclaimed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, overcame many challenges to get to the Major Leagues. Drafted four times, he spent a long four years cli...
This book presents an overview of the problem of urban violence in Caracas, and specifically in its barrios. It helps situate readers familiar or not with Latin American in the context that is Caracas, Venezuela, a city displaying one of the world’s highest homicide rates. The book offers a qualitative comparison of the informal mechanisms of social control in three barrios of Caracas. This comprehensive analysis can help explain high homicide...
Excerpt from Reform or Revolution: Address Delivered Under the Auspices of the People's Union, at Well's Memorial Hall, Boston, January 26, 1896So with society. Whenever a change leaves the internal mechanism nu touched, we have. Reform, whenever the internal mechanism is changed, we have revolution.Of course, no internal change is pos sible without external manifestations.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of r...
Excerpt from Reform or Revolution: Address Delivered Under the Auspices of the People's Union, at Well's Memorial Hall, Boston, January 26, 1896So with society. Whenever a change leaves the internal mechanism nu touched, we have. Reform, whenever the internal mechanism is changed, we have revolution.Of course, no internal change is pos sible without external manifestations.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of r...
Excerpt from Anti-Semitism: Its Cause and CureWas a war profiteer-in desire at least. On the other hand, the same Traveller might well have been excused for wondering from what source Henry Ford drew his moral in dignation. Armed with this little booklet, the Traveller from Mars would quickly have realized that on both sides it was just a case of human nature - common stupidity, inborn narrow prejudicemkicking over the traces - that is all.Abo...
This study will attempt to answer the question of how can the rise in social violence since the 1980s be explained in the oil-rich nation of Venezuela? The once relatively peaceful nation of Venezuela has seen a dramatic rise in social violence over the last three decades that has placed her amongst some of the world's most dangerous countries. A review of the relevant literature will reveal that the study of a social phenomenon such as violen...
Excerpt from Anti-Semitism: Its Cause and CureWas a war profiteer - win desire at least. On the other hand, the same Traveller might well ave been excused for wondering from what source Henry Ford drew his moral in dignation. Armed with this little booklet, the Traveller from Mars would quickly have realized that on both sides it was just a case of human maturem - common stupidity, inborn narrow prejudice - kicking over the traces - that is al...