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Скачать книгу (размер 2 977 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 585) Аннотация: Long the province of international law, human rights now enjoys a renaissance of studies and new perspectives from the social sciences. This landmark book is the first to synthesize and comprehensively evaluate this body of work. It fosters an interdisciplinary, international, and critical engagement both in the social study of human rights and the establishment of a human rights approach…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: History is forged through the travel of ideas across continents — as well as by bombs. The Age of Globalization is an account of the unlikely connections that made up late nineteenth-century politics and culture, and in particular between militant anarchists in Europe and the Americas, and anti-imperialist uprisings in Cuba, China and Japan. Told through the complex intellectual interactions of…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 901 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 374) Аннотация: A fascinating portrait of The Toy Factory, the biggest and most modern tank production factory of its time The village of St. Valentin, situated in the western part of Niederosterreich, was a growing and ultimately very important armament production centre during the Third Reich. The Nibelungenwerk was planned as the biggest and most modern tank production factory with big housing facilities for…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 350 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 266) Аннотация: This book debunks the myth of the state as a large bureaucratic organization that can at best facilitate the creative innovation which happens in the dynamic private sector. Analysing various case studies of innovation-led growth, in particular examples from Silicon Valley, it describes the opposite situation, whereby the private sector only finds the courage to invest after the courageous state…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Building on his work as a leading member of the renowned Research on Money and Finance group, Costas Lapavitsas presents a searing critique of the neoliberal nature of the Eurozone and ruthlessly dissects the roots of the current financial turmoil and the European debt crisis. Lapavitsas argues that European austerity is contradictory because it leads to recession, and worsens the burden of debt,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: The vivid combination of words and pictures can help readers think and learn more quickly, teach and inspire their colleagues, and enjoy happier lives in general. Roam's solution is to merge the best aspects of one's visual and verbal minds.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: Trained as an archaeologist and art historian and being a practising painter, Professor Galavaris has been able to relate diverse disciplines in his work, as shown by the wide range of his numerous publications. He moves from the early history of the eucharistic bread in the Orthodox Church, the dramatic impact of the Liturgy on illuminated Byzantine manuscripts, to the role of the icon in: the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Perhaps because we have no royalty, Americans especially are fascinated by the pageantry and fairy-tale romance of British weddings. Few events capture the world's heart and imagination like a British royal wedding. In 1981, we were enchanted as Prince Charles wed lovely Lady Di, generating worldwide attention and massive sales of wedding-related products. As the young managing editor of a…

Скачать книгу (размер 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 156) Аннотация: «Written in early 2010 and initially published in September, The Obama Syndrome predicted the Obama administration's historic midterm defeat. But unlike myriad commentators who have since pinned responsibility for that Democratic Party collapse on the «reform» president's lack of firm resolve, Ali's critique located the problem in Obama's notion of reform itself. Barack Obama campaigned for the…

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Скачать книгу (размер 677 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 134) Аннотация: Juxtaposing reality and fantasy, nightmares and dark laughter, Nadirs is a collection of largely autobiographical stories based on Herta Muller's childhood in the Romanian countryside. The individual tales reveal a child s often nightmarish impressions of life in her village. Seamlessly mixing reality with dream-like images, they brilliantly convey the inner, troubled life of a child and at the…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 829 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 752) Аннотация: This book provides a comprehensive and updated consideration of the topic of cross-border insolvency, guiding the reader seamlessly through this complex area of law. The fourth edition is divided into two parts, with the first section describing the key cross-border insolvency regimes, including the EC Insolvency Regulation, the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency, Section 426 of the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: 'The insightful chapters collected here show that markets are a matter of concern because they can be spaces for making concerns matter.' — David Stark, Columbia University, US and author of The Sense of Dissonance: Accounts of Worth in Economic Life' 'Do those impersonal allocation mechanisms that we call markets even exist as such? Or should we drop this questionable euphemism if what we want…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 552) Аннотация: 'This twenty-seven chapter book provides an excellent and accessible overview of the literature on rent seeking since its inception. What makes the book a fascinating reading is its application to different areas, such as regulation and economic aid, and presentation of an array of highly readable cases studies, including on China, Greece, India and Russia. It is a must for both students of…

Скачать книгу (размер 14 273 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 2800) Аннотация: Comparative law is a field with a rich history, and one to which scholars from many disciplines have contributed. This four-volume set includes an original introduction by the editors, who trace the major developments in the field, covering both private and public law, as well as legal institutions and methodological debates. Encompassing more than a century of scholarship, the collection…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: The opening of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum in 2014 marks a new era of reflection toward enhancing homeland security regulation in the United States. In the context of this new era, it is necessary to consider how policy intended to reinforce homeland security is evaluated. Benefit-Cost Analyses for Security Policies describes how to undertake the evaluation of security…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: On the 25th January 2015 the Greek people voted in an election of historic importance—not just for Greece but potentially all of Europe. The radical party Syriza was elected and austerity and the neoliberal agenda is being challenged. Suddenly it seems as if there is an alternative. But what? The Eurozone is in a deep and prolonged crisis. It is now clear that monetary union is a historic…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Michel Aglietta’s path-breaking book is the first attempt at a rigorous historical theory of the whole development of US capitalism, from the Civil War to the Carter presidency. A major document of the “Regulation School” of heterodox economics, it was received as the boldest book in its field since the classic studies of Paul Baran, Paul Sweezy and Harry Braverman. This edition includes a…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 177 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 232) Аннотация: 'This volume is authoritative and nuanced, yet concise and highly readable. At a time when international trade law is becoming the de facto law of globalization, affecting practically every area of public policy, Advanced Introduction to International Trade Law is essential reading for policy-makers, scholars and students alike.' — Joel P. Trachtman, Tufts University, US 'Who better to provide…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Few ideas are more contested today than “class.” Some have declared its death, while others insist on its centrality to contemporary capitalism. It is said its relevance is limited to explaining individuals’ economic conditions and opportunities, while at the same time argued that it is a structural feature of macro-power relations. In Understanding Class, leading left sociologist Erik Olin…