Oscar Martinez: 8 books

One day a few years ago, 300 migrants were kidnapped between the remote desert towns of Altar, Mexico, and Sasabe, Arizona. A local priest got 120 released, many with broken ankles and other marks of abuse, but the rest vanished. Óscar Martínez, a young writer from El Salvador, was in Altar soon...

This is a book about one of the deadliest places in the world El Salvador and Honduras have had the highest homicide rates in the world over the past ten years, with Guatemala close behind. Every day more than 1,000 people—men, women, and children—flee these three countries for North America....

La lectura de este libro ofrece cuatro elementos claves: por una parte, dentro de la línea de dossiers didácticos, nos acerca a los ámbitos educativos más vinculados a la acción social. Por otra, combina claramente los conocimientos teóricos con la práctica real y realista de las propuestas...

Mexico and the United States may be neighbors, but their economies offer stark contrasts. In Mexico’s Uneven Development: The Geographical and Historical Context of Inequality, Oscar J. Martínez explores Mexico’s history to explain why Mexico remains less developed than the United States. Weaving...

Biophysical techniques are used in many key stages of the drug discovery process including in screening for new receptor ligands, in characterising drug mechanisms, and in validating data from biochemical and cellular assays. This book provides an overview of the biophysical methods applied in drug...

À l'instant où vous lisez ces mots, Un chasseur est chassé Une balle est figée Un pigeon se suicide Un marteau se venge Un homme attend la mort Un autre attend la vie Un troisième est indécis Une vieille liquide des inconnus Une...

War and Border Crossings brings together renowned scholars to address some of the most pressing problems in public policy, international affairs, and the intercultural issues of our day. Contributors from widely varying disciplines discuss cross-cultural ethical issues and international topics ranging...

Esta es la segunda edición de un libro que condensa los conceptos claves de la edición de textos científicos: las publicaciones periódicas, sus estrategias editoriales y objetivos, sus sistemas de gestión e indexación, sus fuentes de financiación, sus indicadores de calidad e impacto, y un...