Mathematical tools for economics

With many expensive and lengthy mathematics texts for students of economics on the market, Mathematical tools for Economics provides an affordable, short, and accessible alternative for those requiring and intermediate, semester-lenght treatment. The focus is on the topic of optimization -both static and dynamic. The ...

Do morals matter?

a guide to contemporary religious ethics

In a dramatically changing world it is necessary to reassess our conceptions of ethical standards. With increased attention being paid to corporate scandals such as Enron, the reality of pre-emptive wars, the complexities of cloning, and the debate over gay marriage, many introductions to ethics ...

Twentieth-century catholic theologians

from neoscholasticism to nuptial mysticism

This book offers a lively and succinct account of Catholic theology from 1900 to the present day. The book begins with the work of Chenu, the guru of the French worker priest movement, and concludes with the writings of contemporary theologians such as the present ...

Renaissance art reconsidered

an anthology of primary sources

"Renaissance Art Reconsidered: An Anthology of Primary Sources" offers an intimate glimpse into myriad artistic realities, locales, media contents, and philosophies that came to define Renaissance art between 1400 and 1530. Moving beyond the borders of Italy, this text goes on to consider European, Mediterranean ...

Spartacus

film and history

Stanley Kubrick's epic film "Spartacus" has enjoyed iconic status in cinema history and strongly influenced modern perspectives on ancient Rome. This book examines the film from different historical, political, and cinematic perspectives. The chief ancient sources on the slave revolt led by Spartacus are ...

War and peace in the ancient world

This book is the first to focus on war and peace in the ancient world from a global perspective. Nineteen distinguished scholars, all of whom are experts in their fields, discuss different aspects of this fascinating subject in relation to a large number of early ...

A companion to latin literature

A Companion to Latin Literature gives an authoritative account of Latin literature from its beginnings in the third century BC through to the end of the second century AD. The volume provides the reader with a comprehensive reference for Latin literature. It includes a narrative ...

Blackwell dictionary of western philosophy

The Blackwell Dictionary of Western Philosophy is a concise reference to the whole history of Western philosophy, from ancient Greece to the present day. The Dictionary's entries are written in a clear and direct style, which makes it easy for readers to engage with ...

Globalization theory

approaches and controversies

"Understanding Globalization" is the fourth volume in the highly acclaimed Global transformations series. It follows in the footsteps of "Global Transformations", the "Global Transformations Reader" and "Governing Globalization". All these volumes have been widely adopted in courses on globalization and global governance across the world ...

Democracy's empire

sovereignty, Law, and violence

The essays in this volume take on the challenge of explaining the current formation of the relation between sovereignty, law and violence in what is termed "Democracy's Empire". "Democracy's Empire" attempts to capture the co-appearance of the proliferation of democracy as the political ...

Adjustment policies, poverty and unemployment

the IMMPA framework

Pierre-Richard Agenor's pioneering work on Integrated Macroeconomics Models for Poverty Analysis (IMMPAs) is cataloged for the first time in this must-read volume. A class of Computable General Equilibrium models, IMMPAs are designed to analyze the impact of adjustment policies on unemployment figures and poverty ...

The Blackwell companion to modern theology

In this volume, a team of the world's leading theologians provides a powerful overview of modern theology. The volume begins with an outline of modern theology by the editor, including an analysis of the contemporary situation. The 32 contributions are then divided into four ...

The meaning of theism

Leading philosophers reflect on what belief in God, or its absence, means for the subject - what difference it makes to the flow and perceived significance of someone's life. The different perspectives of the authors, Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, atheist and agnostic make for an unusually ...

Late antique and medieval art of the Mediterranean world

Offering a new approach to early Christian-Byzantine visual arts, this volume is comprised of expertly written essays, which integrate contemporary and historical research into 'the canon' of established scholarship. Each article looks to expose the historical, geographical, and cultural continuities and interactions in the visual ...

Museums after modernism

strategies of engagement

"Museums After Modernism" is a unique collection that showcases the ways questions about the museum go to the heart of contemporary debates about the production, consumption and distribution of art. The book features expert artists, curators and art historians who grapple with many of the ...

The age of Augustus

This concise biography tells the extraordinary story of Augustus, Rome's first monarch. It traces the history of the Roman revolution and Rome's transformation from a republic to an empire. Werner Eck provides a vivid narrative of Augustus' rise to power. From the war ...

Futures, options and swaps

Written in an accessible, non-technical style, "Futures, Options and Swaps" is the most comprehensive text on derivative markets available. The only book on the market to utilize such a reader-friendly, instructive approach, students will find the material readily comprehensible without a professor's guidance, thereby ...

Publics and the city

Contests over 'public space' have come to assume increasing centrality in deliberations over urban policy in post-industrial nations such as Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This innovative, single-authored book addresses the relationship between publicness and the city, considering how the production, management ...

The economics of gender

What role does gender play in relation to economic opportunities, activities, and rewards? The Economics of Gender, 3e offers a comprehensive, balanced, and up-to-date introduction to this important topic in labor economics. With a strong focus on US patterns, but utilizing an international comparative perspective ...

The introductory reader in human geography

contemporary debates and classic writings

This reader is a lively and stimulating companion to standard classroom texts in human geography. Featuring a dynamic collection of material, the volume is designed to foster a clear understanding of human geography and its concepts, debates and controversies. The topics selected are accessible to ...

Risk management and insurance

perspectives in a global economy

In an increasingly globalized marketplace, it in undeniable that companies face global risks; not only financial risks, but political, environmental, social, and health risks as well. Instructors worldwide recognize the need to address these issues on a global scale, yet current textbooks for risk and ...

Economic geography

a contemporary introduction

"Economic Geography" is a comprehensive introduction to this growing field, providing students with a vibrant and distinctive geographical insight into the economy. It identifies patterns of economic activity across space, explores the role of economic scale, and sets out both contemporary approaches and classical theories ...