This book collects the lifelong research on boredom by American psychologist Augustin de la Peña (1942-2021). It focuses on the experience of boredom—and other similar states, including ennui, melancholy, laziness, interest, attention, and entertainment—and its associated behaviors. Offering an interdisciplinary chronicle of boredom, from Antiquity to the present, special attention is paid to its daily experience as a ubiquitous phenomenon that informs cultural and political actions that continue to shape our society. Dr. de la Peña describes the obsolescence of the Western Commonsense View of Reality to propose a Developmental Psychophysiological Approach to Reality, reconceptualizing boredom. The book theorizes the condition as both logical and emotional, an axis that has defined the sensibility of the modern era. This is a volume edited posthumously by Josefa Ros Velasco and Christian Parreno in homage to Augustin’s work and his invaluable contribution to the establishment of the field of boredom studies.

This volume is the continuation of the book Suicide in Modern Literature, edited by Josefa Ros Velasco. Considering the positive reception of this book, Ros Velasco launches the second part, entitled The Contemporary Writer and their Suicide. This time, leading representatives of various disciplines analyze the literary, philosophical, and biographical works of contemporary writers worldwide who attempted to commit suicide or achieved their goal, looking for covert and overt clues about their intentions in their writings. This book aims to continue shedding light on the social and structural causes that lead to suicide and on the suicidal mind, but also to show that people assiduous to writing usually reflect their intentions to commit suicide in their writings, to explain how these frequently veiled intentions can be revealed and interpreted, and to highlight the potential of artistic, philosophical, and autobiographical writing as a tool to detect suicidal ideation and prevent its consummation in vulnerable people. This book analyzes several case studies and their allusions to their contexts and the socio-structural and environmental violence and pressures they suffered, expressions of their will and agency, feelings of dislocation between the individual, reality, and existential alienation, and literary styles, writing techniques, and metaphorical language.

Esta obra tiene la intencion de ayudar a resolver la problematica familiar actual y con ello hacer una mejor sociedad pues recordemos que la familia es la celula de la sociedad y que asi como la celula es para el cuerpo la unidad anatomica, estructural y funcional, la familia lo es para la sociedad es anatomica porque esta presente fisicamente, es estructural porque tiene diversos componentes y cada uno tiene un lugar especifico y es funcional porque cada uno de sus integrantes tiene funciones especificas que deben hacer para que la familia sea funcional.

Seguramente, una nueva mama se siente preparada con guias, manuales, conferencias y cursos. Pero quiza aun asi, los cambios que llegaran a su vida la tomaran por sorpresa. Ha cambiado su papel en el mundo, y tambien lo que el mundo espera de ella y eso es lo que no te dicen en los otros libros sobre la maternidad: al convertirse en madre, la mujer pasa de ser hija, hermana, esposa, amiga o companera para volverse la cuidadora del bienestar no solo de un bebe, sino de toda la familia. Que ocurre entonces con la persona que eras antes? Este es un libro de compania, con los testimonios de muchas mujeres que nos cuentan sus experiencias, en un momento en el que probablemente vas a necesitar compania, comprension y por supuesto, reirte un poco.

En 1821 y no 1810 (como actualmente conmemoramos los mexicanos), se consigue la independencia, despues de tres siglos de colonizacion espanola. A partir de ese momento la naciente nacion, entra en un torbellino de batallas ideologicas y fisicas para definir y estructurar un sistema de gobierno, alejado de lo que heredamos de la colonia y con el fin de marcar distancia sobre la excesiva dependencia eclesiastica. Para esto una lucha Sin Cuartel se expresa entre los denominados Centralistas VS Federalistas o Conservadores VS Liberales, el objetivo era el mismo establecer una republica, pero los tiempos y las formas fueron la manzana de la discordia, que los llevaron a enfrentamientos recalcitrantes, que en muchas ocasiones les hicieron perder la "altura de miras," del objetivo mayor, integrar y formar una nacion, solida y prospera. Los extremos y nula mediacion, nos llevaron al caos, al grado de ver casi desintegrada el recien formado estado. El siglo XIX mexicano, es una etapa que desde mi optica, poco se ha profundizado; durante el perdimos el 55% de territorio, grandes personajes de nuestra historia aqui realizaron su travesia, la ideologia y sistema de gobierno que hoy nos rige, se forjo en esa epoca. Conocer con mayor detalle ese gran pedazo de nuestro pasado, nos permitira un mayor entendimiento de nuestro presente. El autor"

The volume gathers theoretical contributions on human rights and global justice in the context of international migration. It addresses the need to reconsider human rights and the theories of justice in connection with the transformation of the social frames of reference that international migrations foster. The main goal of this collective volume is to analyze and propose principles of justice that serve to address two main challenges connected to international migrations that are analytically differentiable although inextricably linked in normative terms: to better distribute the finite resources of the planet among all its inhabitants; and to ensure the recognition of human rights in current migration policies. Due to the very nature of the debate on global justice and the implementation of human rights and migration policies, this interdisciplinary volume aims at transcending the academic sphere and appeals to a large public through argumentative reflections. Challenging the Borders of Justice in the Age of Migrations represents a fresh and timely contribution. In a time when national interests are structurally overvalued and borders increasingly strengthened, it's a breath of fresh air to read a book in which migration flows are not changed into a threat. We simply cannot understand the world around us through the lens of the 'migration crisis'-a message the authors of this book have perfectly understood. Aimed at a strong link between theories of global justice and policies of border control, this timely book combines the normative and empirical to deeply question the way our territorial boundaries are justified. Professor Ronald Tinnevelt, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands This book is essential reading for those frustrated by the limitations of the dominant ways of thinking about global justice especially in relation to migration. By bringing together discussions of global justice, cosmopolitan political theory and migration, this collection of essays has the potential to transform the way in which we think and debate the critical issues of membership and movement. Together they present a critical interdisciplinary approach to international migration, human rights and global justice, challenging disciplinary borders as well as political ones. Professor Phil Cole, University of the West of England, UK

In grammar design, a basic distinction is made between derivational and modular architectures. This raises the question of which organization of grammar can deal with linguistic phenomena more appropriately. The studies contained in the present volume explore the interface relations between different levels of linguistic representation in Functional Discourse Grammar as presented in Hengeveld and Mackenzie (2008) and Keizer (2015). This theory analyses linguistic expressions at four linguistic levels: interpersonal, representational, morphosyntactic and phonological. The articles address issues such as the possible correspondences and mismatches between those levels as well as the conditions which constrain the combinations of levels in well-formed expressions. Additionally, the theory is tested by examining various grammatical phenomena with a focus both on the English language and on typological adequacy: anaphora, raising, phonological reduction, noun incorporation, reflexives and reciprocals, serial verbs, the passive voice, time measurement constructions, coordination, nominal modification, and connectives. Overall, the volume provides both theoretical and descriptive insights which are of relevance to linguistics in general.

Carmencita Velasco naci en la primavera, como un presagio de la bondad de su alma a ser brisa, bouquet de flores aromadas, lluvia refrescante y lozana para todo aquel que la conoce, o aun si s lo se cruza en su vida. Primavera del 1963, como un presente celestial que el 17 de abril abri sus ojos a la Tierra que le vio nacer:

Carmencita ha sido escritora, maestra, coordinadora, consejera, administradora, defensora de nobles causas, asesora, caminante, l der, organizadora, la mayor a sin remuneraci n econ mica. A n m s, ha sido extraordinaria madre, estupenda amiga, colosal mujer.

Soltando equipaje...entre velas, fotos, libros y vino tinto, es un legado para el g nero literario conocido como Memorias. Trasciende el empe o de acercarnos al final de la historia con la ilusi n de un final feliz, pues el placer de la lectura se arraiga en los pasos de un caminante, viviente. Despu s de todo, "It's not the destination, it's the journey."

Stella Martin