General equilibrium

problem and prospects

Certain leading figures in the world of economics have called the usefulness of general equilibrium theory into question. This volume brings together leading economic theorists with important contributions to the ongoing debate

Warfare and society in the Barbarian West

450-900

The royalist war effort, 1642-1646

The English Civil War remains the most prolonged and traumatic example of internal violence in the history of the state. The Royalist War Effort, 1642-1646 shows how such a war was achieved and sustained, and how ultimately it was won and lost. In the introduction ...

The Babylonians

an introduction

For centuries, Babylon has been a symbol of the decadent city par excellence, signifying a deep mistrust of urbanization in general. In the Bible, the city has only negative connotations; and while later classical writers admired the city's size and splendour, they deplored some ...

Lawyers' language

how and why legal language is different

Trotsky

Geoarchaeology in action

studies in soil micromorphology and landscape evolution

Geoarchaeology in Action provides much-needed 'hands on' methodologies to assist anyone conducting or studying geoarchaeological investigations on sites and in landscapes, irrespective of date, place and environment. The book sets out the essential features of geoarchaeological practice and geomorphological processes, and is deliberately aimed at ...

The Routledge atlas of Jewish history

The accumulation of capital

Rosa Luxemburg was a revolutionary socialist who fought and died for her beliefs. In January 1919, after being arrested for her involvement in a workers' uprising in Berlin, she was brutally murdered by a group of right-wing soldiers. Her body was recovered days later from ...

Russian Regions and regionalism

strength through weakness

Strategic management for public and nonprofit organizations

From norman conquest to Magna Carta

England 1066-1215

Medieval worlds

a sourcebook

Making sense of organizational change

This text offers a way of understanding the processes of organizational change. Rather than being structured as a "how to" book, it provides the reader with practical insights and skills for managing (or resisting) organizational change. Its strength lies in three key areas. Firstly, and ...

Ecotourism

an introduction

As arguably the largest and fastest growing industry, the potential impacts of tourism are considerable. Devised by ecologists, ecotourism was seen as a way to prevent the destruction of the environment. Responding to increased interest and global competition, the tourism industry has not been slow ...

Classical utilitarianism from Hume to Mill

This book presents a new interpretation of the principle of utility in moral and political theory based on the writings of the classical utilitarians from Hume to J.S. Mill. Discussion of utility in writers such as Adam Smith, William Paley and Jeremy Bentham are ...

Philosophy of meaning, knowledge and value in the twentieth century

Alternative capitalisms

geographies of emerging regions

This book aims to examine the effects of globalization and economic and political transformations in the 'emerging regions' of Latin America and the Caribbean, East Central Europe and the former Soviet Union and East Asia by looking at development trajectories and the pathways of both ...

Environmental change and human development

controlling nature?

Crossing cultures

insights from master teachers

Crossing Cultures provides a bold and refreshing new resource for teachers and trainers with proven methods for developing coping strategies and problem-solving skills in the cross-cultural arena. A comprehensive study structured to provide a framework for teaching; each chapter contains a teaching module, highlighting the ...

Insurrection

citizen challenges to corporate power

From uncovering major retailers' links to sweatshop abuses and revealing the deception of American tobacco companies, to questioning corporations' ties to repressive dictators, shaming food processors into selling dolphin-safe tuna and demanding that businesses stop destroying old growth forests, citizens have become far more aggressive ...

Chinese capitalism in a global era

towards hybrid capitalism

Yeung's in-depth study demystifies the nature and dynamics of 'overseas' Chinese capitalism in East and Southeast Asia in a time of accelerated globalisation. He examines how Chinese capitalism has evolved in a two way process through the participation of its key actors. INDICE List ...