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Privilege, economy and state in old regime France

marine insurance, war and the Atlantic empire under Louis XIV

This book closely analyses the rise and fall of Louis XIV's marine insurance institutions in Paris, which were central to the French monarchy's efforts to stimulate commerce, colonial enterprise and economic growth. These institutions were the projects of two leading ministers, Jean-Baptiste Colbert ...

The interbellum Constitution

union, commerce, and slavery in the age of federalisms

A synthesis of legal, political, and social history to show how the post-founding generations were forced to rethink and substantially revise the U.S. constitutional vision Between 1815 and 1861, American constitutional law and politics underwent a profound transformation. These decades of the Interbellum Constitution ...

The Yemen model

why U.S. policy has failed in the Middle East

A close look at failed U.S. policies in the Middle East, offering a fresh perspective on how best to reorient goals in the region In this book Alexandra Stark argues that the U.S. approach to Yemen offers insights into the failures of American ...

The postmodern predicament

existential challenges of the twenty-first century

One of our most influential political theorists offers a boundary-breaking-and liberating-perspective on the meaning of life in the internet age Human beings have taken one thing for granted since our earliest days: we are bodily creatures dealing with one another on a face-to-face basis. The ...

Confident AI

the essential skills for working with Artificial Intelligence

Discover new skills, expand your knowledge and build your confidence through this fascinating and accessible guide to working with AI. Artificial intelligence has become an integral part of our everyday lives. But it remains an elusive, complex and intimidating technology that has hundreds of iterations ...

Web3 in financial services

how blockchain, digital assets and crypto are disrupting traditional finance

In an unprecedented time of disruption, Web3 in Financial Services cuts through the noise to ensure financial service professionals are equipped with the knowledge needed to benefit from Web3. Web3 in Financial Services explains what Web3 means for finance, outlining its key use cases and ...

Responsible AI

implement an ethical approach in your organization

Responsible AI is a guide to how business leaders can develop and implement a robust and responsible AI strategy for their organizations. Responsible AI has rapidly transitioned to a strategic priority for leaders and organizations worldwide. Responsible AI guides readers step-by-step through the process of ...

Workers of the earth

labour, ecology and reproduction in the age of climate change

Capitalism is destroying our planet, but like most social progress in the last two centuries, ecological justice can only be achieved through working-class struggle. In Workers of the Earth, Stefania Barca uncovers the environmental history and political ecology of labour to shed new light on ...

Energy revolutions

profiteering versus democracy

'A vision of how, in the renewable era, shared ownership of energy could lead to a future of equality and economic security' - Molly Scott Cato This book exposes the energy crisis as an inevitable result of an industry run by and for corporate profit. Energy ...

Society despite the state

reimagining geographies of order

The logic of the state has come to define social and spatial relations, embedding itself into our understandings of the world and our place in it. Anthony Ince and Gerónimo Barrera de la Torre challenge this logic as the central pivot around which knowledge and ...

The proof

uses of evidence in law, politics, and everything else

In the age of fake news, trust and truth are hard to come by. Blatantly and shamelessly, public figures deceive us by abusing what sounds like evidence. To help us navigate this polarized world awash in misinformation, preeminent legal theorist Frederick Schauer proposes a much-needed ...

Justice deferred

race and the Supreme Court

From the Cherokee Trail of Tears to Brown v. Board of Education to the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act, Orville Vernon Burton and Armand Derfner shine a powerful light on the Supreme Court's race record-uplifting, distressing, and even disgraceful. Justice Deferred is the ...

A world of enemies

America's wars at home and abroad from Kennedy to Biden

A sobering account of how the United States trapped itself in endless wars-abroad and at home-and what it might do to break free. Over the past half-century, Americans have watched their country extend its military power to what seemed the very ends of the earth ...

The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution

Reconstructing the Economic Foundations of American Democracy

Oligarchy is a threat to the American republic. When too much economic and political power is concentrated in too few hands, we risk losing the "republican form of government" the Constitution requires. Today, courts enforce the Constitution as if it had almost nothing to say ...

Equidad y transparencia en plataformas de alojamiento hotelero en España

La obra que tiene el lector en sus manos (o en su pantalla) está dirigida tanto a académicos como a juristas prácticos, que desarrollen parte de su actividad en el sector turístico y, principalmente hotelero; así como a profesionales del sector. La llamada economía de ...

Mecanismos e instrumentos de flexibilidad interna en la negociación colectiva

Informe de síntesis

La finalidad básica de los mecanismos de flexibilidad laboral interna en el ámbito de las relaciones de trabajo es establecer un equilibrio en la pluralidad de intereses legítimos subyacentes: intereses privados (empresarios y trabajadores) e interés público (estabilidad del sistema económico, competitlvidad de las empresas ...

Practicum de Derecho internacional privado

630 Supuestos prácticos para todos los niveles

El duque de Lerma

Política y gestión para América en la monarquía de Felipe II

El duque de Lerma. Política y gestión para América en la Monarquía de Felipe III analiza la cultura política de las primeras décadas del siglo XVII y el papel relevante que tuvo América en un momento histórico caracterizado por el valimiento del I duque de ...

Modificación sustancial de condiciones de trabajo

En cuanto a la estructura, el libro está organizado en capítulos que abordan los aspectos teóricos y prácticos de las modificaciones sustanciales de las condiciones de trabajo. Comienza con una introducción al marco legal y evoluciona hacia el estudio pormenorizado de casos prácticos. Además, se ...

Derecho Constitucional Español

Tomo II. Participación política, organización constitucional y territorial del Estado

Las necesidades docentes derivadas de la entrada en vigor de un nuevo Plan de Estudios en el Grado en Derecho en la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid hacen obligado que el Derecho Constitucional Español publicado en esta misma Editorial desde 1996 ...