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Al llegar a su quinta edición, el programa Tech & Society se ha consolidado como uno de los foros de referencia para el análisis de las complejas y cambiantes relaciones entre tecnología y sociedad. Una complejidad que exige reflexión, y una aceleración que reclama sosiego y un debate vinculado al presente, pero sin la simplificación que imponen las respuestas inmediatas. Ese es el modelo que Fundación Telefónica y Aspen Institute España mantienen desde hace cinco años, y el paso del tiempo no ha hecho más que confirmar la necesidad de tal modelo. El tiempo, entre otras cosas, ha...

Autoworkers find themselves in a rapidly changing world as transnational corporations seek new forms of work organization and new boundaries for a North American auto industry. Inside the factory, management pursues new models of "lean production" that require workers to produce more with less—less time, less support, less material—in an atmosphere of accelerated and intensified labor. Outside the factory, "freetrade" policies and regional investment strategies widen the reach of transnational corporations, creating new opportunities in Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. for pitting worker...

The first novel by Spanish archaeologist Pablo Guerra, introducing Lancaster Williams, a young archaeologist that will have to struggle in the world of commercial archaeology. In a story that will remind us our daily life in the field he highlights the process and the problems of archaeology until the inevitable finale.

Coffee is balm to the heart and spirit. A fascinating and complex brew, both in structure and manufacturing, that has impacted the life and history of the human being all over the world. Tacaná. Story of a Socially Responsible Coffee Project in Chiapas, Mexico offers an integral vision of the elaboration process and the importance of the role that coffee growers play in it. This book shows us the harsh reality faced by the peasants of the Tacaná region, in the state of Chiapas, and how the intervention of a socially responsible company such as TOKS can generate a positive impact through a...