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The architecture of Petra

This is an enormous and impressive book not only full of facts, but also solving mysteries. It provides a detailed and lavishly illustrated catalogue of the main monuments of Petra. Then, in seeking the origins of Petra's particular architecture and its close relations with ...

A modern introduction to probility and statistics

understanding why and how

Probability and Statistics are studied by most science students. Many current texts in the area are just cookbooks and, as a result, students do not know why they perform the methods they are taught, or why the methods work. The strength of this book is ...

Environmental management and development

The continual degradation of the planet's environment is something that affects every person in every country, be it developed or developing. Statements and policies are made at international levels, but their effectiveness is questionable. Also, are techniques of environmental management (EM) used in the ...

Theories and practices of development

The economics and management of small business

an international perspective

Despite the seemingly relentless march of the multinationals, small businesses continue to thrive across the globe and form a vital part of all successful economies. The Economics and Management of Small Business provides an international perspective on this important topic, and includes many pedagogical features ...

Business clusters

an international perspective

Clusters of specialized businesses are being promoted around the world, aided by high-profile examples such as Silicon Valley. Using evidence from high and low income economies and detailed case-studies that show the special conditions behind successful clusters, this book is aimed at students of business ...

Democracy, nationalism and multiculturalism

Addressing how democracies can deal with plurality, Democracy, Nationalism and Multiculturalism looks at the political accommodation of national plurality in liberal democracies and in the European Union at the turn of the century. Democracy, Nationalism and Multiculturalism provides an up to date review of subnational ...

Governing Europe

discourse, governmentality and european integration

Governing Europe is the first book to systematically link Michel Foucault's hypotheses on power and 'governmentality' with the study of European integration. Through a series of empirical encounters that spans the fifty-year history of European integration, it explores both the diverse political dreams that ...

Gibraltar

british or spanish?

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1: Introduction 2: British Gibraltar (1704-1963) 3: Gibraltar Incommunicado (September 1963 - October 1979) 4: The Lisbon Agreement (July 1979 - April 1980) 5: Spain's approaches to NATO (June 1980 - March 1982) 6: 'Different and distant'?: the Falklands/Malvinas dispute (April - June 1982 ...

Multinacional federalism and value pluralism

the Spanish case

This book addresses the democratic accommodation of national pluralism through federal rules. The key question is: can federalism be a fair and workable way of articulating multinational societies according to revised liberal-democratic patterns? In recent years, scholarly discussion on this issue has undergone a change ...

Hedge fund course

self-study course that reviews the technical and quantitative knowledge necessary to properly manage a hedge fund Today, traditional asset managers are looking to develop their own hedge funds as alternative offerings to their clients. Hedge Fund Course presents all the technical and quantitative knowledge necessary ...

Firex income attribution

Fixed income attribution is by its very nature a complex and mathematically demanding topic, and there is little information available on this area. Fixed Income Attribution has been written to fill this tremendous void. This comprehensive resource contains both theoretical and practical information about running ...

Commodities and commodity dirivatives

modeling and pricing for agriculturals, metals and energy

The last few years have been a watershed for the commodities, cash and derivatives industry. New regulations and products have led to an explosion in the commodities markets, creating a new asset class for investors that includes hedge funds as well as University endowments, and ...

Marketing research

The 7th edition of this well-established marketing research text is thoroughly revised and updated and offers readers comprehensive coverage of the principal techniques and applications of marketing research. With sound theoretical and practical guidance relevant to a wide range of today#s marketing problems and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...