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| Unsettled Account |
Commercial banks are among the oldest and most familiar financial institutions. When they work well, we hardly notice; when they do not, we rail against them. This book takes a comparative look at the development of commercial banking systems over th
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| Beautiful Mapping |
Digital mapping capabilities have increased exponentially with the availability of off-the-shelf GPS, free and open software mapping tools, navigation devices, digital cameras, and broadband Internet. This title provides contributions on digital mapp
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| That Old Cape Magic |
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| Bad Students, Not Bad Schools |
Why, despite the fiscal extravagance, are educational disappointments so widespread? This book argues that the answer to this is something everybody knows to be true but is afraid to say in public - America's educational woes too often reflect the de
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| Rational Theory of International Politics |
Why do states sometimes compete and wage war while at other times they cooperate and pursue peace? Does competition reflect pressures generated by the anarchic international system or rather states' own expansionist goals? This title offers a theory
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| The Emperor and Rome |
Explores ancient Rome under the impact of monarchy and as one of the structures which shaped the monarchy itself.
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| The Elephant's Journey |
Teaches us that there is no 'real life' waiting for us at the end of the road: it is the travelling that counts.
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| Seeds of Empire |
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| Reputation and Power |
The US Food and Drug Administration is the most powerful regulatory agency in the world. How did the FDA become so influential? This book traces the history of FDA regulation of pharmaceuticals, revealing how the agency's organizational reputation ha
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| Secured Finance Law in China and Hong Kong |
This analysis of secured lending in China and Hong Kong highlights the differences between the two systems.
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| Empire without End |
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| Working Together |
Examines how different methods have promoted various theoretical developments related to collective action and the commons, and demonstrates the importance of cross-fertilization involving multiple-methods research across traditional boundaries. This
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| Humour, History and Politics in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages |
Essays on the use of humour by late antique and early medieval writers.
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| The Assassin's Prayer |
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| Empire without End |
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| France's New Deal |
Offers a look at the remaking of the French state after World War II, a time when the nation was endowed with brand-new institutions for managing its economy and culture. The author describes how a variety of political actors - socialists, Christian
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| Caste and Family Politics Sinhalese 1947-1976 |
This book attempts to describe and analyse the social relationships as well as the politics when Sri Lanka became independent.
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| The Assassin's Prayer |
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| A Mingled Yarn |
R P Blackmur was an American critic and poet, as well as a professor of English literature and creative writing at Princeton University. This work tells the story of his precocious youth in Cambridge; his eclectic education; and, his years of poverty
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| Catholic Pirates and Greek Merchants |
A new international maritime order was forged in the early modern age, yet histories of the period have dealt almost exclusively with the Atlantic and Indian oceans. This book brings the Mediterranean and Catholic piracy into the broader context of e
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