Russia in the 21st Century

the prodigal superpower

This book demonstrates that Russia intends to re-emerge as a full fledged superpower before 2010 that would challenge America and China and potentially threaten a new arms race. Contrary to conventional wisdom, this goal is easily within the Kremlin's grasp, but the cost to ...

Law and governance in postnational Europe

compliance beyond the Nation-State

This book argues that Europeanization and globalization have led to ever-more intensive legalization at transnational level. What accounts for compliance beyond the nation-state? The authors tackle this question by comparing compliance with regulations that have been formulated in a very similar way at different levels ...

Bruges, cradle of capitalism, 1280-1390

Teeming with merchants from all over Europe, medieval Bruges provides an early model of a great capitalist city. Bruges established a sophisticated money market and an elaborate network of agents and brokers. Moreover, it promoted co-operation between merchants of various nations. In this book James ...

Money and the rise of the modern papacy

financing the Vatican, 1850-1950

This is a pioneering study of the finances and financiers of the Vatican between 1850 and 1950. Dr Pollard, a leading historian of the modern papacy, shows how until 1929, the papacy was largely funded by #Peter#s Pence# collected from the faithful, and from ...

A sociology of work in Japan

Political ideologies

a reader and guide

Political Ideologies: A Reader and Guide provides an extensive collection of extracts from the texts of major intellectuals, politicians, and writers within some of the most important ideological traditions in modern politics which are interspersed with editorial commentaries. These offer a general historical introduction to ...

Gender and the city in Euripides' political plays

The first full-length study of Children of Herakles and Suppliant Women to appear in fifty years, Gender and the City in Euripides' Political Plays uses fresh insights into the Greek conception of gender and the Athenian ideology of civic identity to demonstrate at last the ...

The knights hospitaller of the english langue 1460-1565

In this major contribution to the history of the crusades, O'Malley studies the establishments of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in Britain and Ireland in the later fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. He examines their involvement in the society in those islands and ...

Modern judaism

and Oxford guide

A comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, multi-authored guide to contemporary Jewish life and thought. This volume includes 38 newly- commissioned essays, including contributions from leading specialists in their fields. This book covers the major areas of thought in contemporary Jewish Studies, including considerations of religious differences, sociological, philosophical ...

Moses Maimonides

the man and his works

Moses Maimonides (1135-1204), scholar, physician, and philosopher, was the most influential Jewish thinker of the Middle Ages. In this magisterial new biography, the work of many years, Herbert Davidson provides an exhaustive guide to Maimonides' life and works. After considering Maimonides' upbringing and education, Davidson ...

The oxford handbook of jewish studies

The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies is part of a major series of Oxford Handbooks. This substantial volume of c.400,000 words reflects the current state of scholarship as analysed by an international team of experts in the different and varied fields represented within ...

Reconceiving the Renaissance

a critical reader

The last two decades have transformed the field of Renaissance studies, and Reconceiving the Renaissance maps this change. Attending to the breadth of fresh approaches, the volume offers a theoretical overview of current thinking about the period. Collecting in one volume the classic and cutting-edge ...

Questioning geography

fundamental debates

"Questioning Geography" introduces students to the fundamental debates that animate geography today. Covering both human and physical geography, each chapter addresses a key issue that continues to preoccupy geographers. Questions considered include: Is geography a coherent discipline? Are human and physical geography sciences? In what ...

Unemployment

macroeconomic performance and the labour market

This broad survey of unemployment is a benchmark summary of the authors position which became hugely influential. This second edition brings the analysis up to date by relating it to recent empirical developments. This book is a major source of reference for both scholars and ...

Liberalism

Liberalism is an innovative introductory textbook exploring the dominant discourse of contemporary political theory and the core ideas that underpin it. Despite the ubiquity of liberalism there remains considerable disagreement about what contemporary political liberals believe. This book distinguishes modern political liberalism from earlier manifestations ...

Principles of direct and database marketing

This comprehensive text covers all aspects of direct and database marketing. Examining direct marketing within a wider context, the book explores issues such as relationship marketing, customer loyalty and brand marketing. A focused direct marketing text, this book marries the academic principles with the practicalities ...

Exploring corporate strategy

Over 600,000 students worldwide have used this best-selling book to understand and explore strategic management through their academic and professional careers. Exploring Corporate Strategy has established a reputation as a pre- eminent textbook in its field, based upon the expertise of authorship, range of ...

Investments

Investments offers a topical and thorough introduction to securities, securities markets and investment strategies, discussing in detail the various ways in which you can minimise risk and maximise yields. Recent years have witnessed a revolution in the field of finance and investment in the capital ...

A guide to game theory

A Guide to Game Theory explains the important concepts and techniques without using mathematical language or methods. Using a wide range of examples and applications this book covers decision problems confronted by firms, employers, unions, footballers, partygoers, politicians, governments, non-governmental organisations and communities. Written for ...

Comparative international management

International Comparative Management provides the reader with an in- depth understanding of the differences between countries that can help the reader to understand differences in firm strategy, structure and competitiveness. This text provides a comparative analysis of international business, highlighting the reasons `why' countries differ ...