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The euroepan book in the Twelfth Century

The 'long twelfth century' (1075-1225) was an era of seminal importance in the development of the book in medieval Europe and marked a high point in its construction and decoration. This comprehensive study takes the cultural changes that occurred during the 'twelfth-century Renaissance' as its ...

Migration myths and the end of the Bronze Age in the Eastern Mediterranean

This Element looks critically at migration scenarios proposed for the end of the Bronze Age in the eastern Mediterranean. After presenting some historical background to the development of migration studies, including types and definitions of migration as well as some of its possible material correlates ...

Smith, Hogan, and Ormerod's Essentials of Criminal Law

Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Essentials of Criminal Law provides an ideal gateway into the dynamic world of criminal law. Focused, expert coverage, a hallmark of the Smith, Hogan, and Ormerod books, is supported by a wealth of student-friendly learning features that enhance learning in this ...

One God

pagan monotheism in the Roman Empire

Graeco-Roman religion in its classic form was polytheistic; on the other hand, monotheistic ideas enjoyed wide currency in ancient philosophy. This contradiction provides a challenge for our understanding of ancient pagan religion. Certain forms of cult activity, including acclamations of 'one god' and the worship ...

India and the world

a history of connections, c. 1750-2000

In this pioneering history of modern India, Claude Markovits offers a new interpretation of events of world importance, focusing on the multiplicity of connections between India and the world. Beginning with an examination of India's evolving role in the world economy, he deals successively ...

A concise history of Greece

Now reissued in a fourth, updated edition, this book provides a concise, illustrated introduction to the modern history of Greece, from the first stirrings of the national movement in the late eighteenth century to the present day. As Greece emerges from a devastating economic crisis ...

The Abbasid Caliphate

a history

The period of the Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258) has long been recognized as the formative period of Islamic civilization with its various achievements in the areas of science, literature, and culture. This history of the Abbasid Caliphate from its foundation in 750 and golden age under ...

Nonstate warfare

the military methods of guerillas, warlords, and militias

How nonstate military strategies overturn traditional perspectives on warfare Since September 11th, 2001, armed nonstate actors have received increased attention and discussion from scholars, policymakers, and the military. Underlying debates about nonstate warfare and how it should be countered is one crucial assumption: that state ...

Scales of memory

constitutional justice and historical evil

Since the Second World War, constitutional justice has spread through much of the democratic world. Often it has followed in the wake of national calamity and historical evil - whether fascism or communism, colonialism or apartheid. Unsurprisingly, the memory of such evils plays a prominent role ...

Administrative traditions

understanding the roots of contemporary administrative behavior

Contemporary public administration reflects its historical roots, as well as contemporary ideas about how the public bureaucracy should be organized and function. This book argues that there are administrative traditions that have their roots centuries ago but continue to influence administrative behaviour. Further within Western ...

The cycles of constitutional time

What will happen to American democracy? The nation's past holds vital clues for understanding where we are now and where we are headed. In The Cycles of Constitutional Time, the eminent constitutional theorist Jack Balkin explains how America's constitutional system changes through the ...

Mayson, French & Ryan on company law

Mayson, French & Ryan on Company Law is the ideal companion for students looking for a comprehensive and straightforward account of company law. With hallmark clarity, this new edition continues the tradition of providing accurate technical detail, examination of theory and quotations from key cases. The ...

La imputación del resultado en accidentes de tráfico

Infracciones administrativas y delitos de riesgo. Una guía práctica para poder determinar, en base a los criterios jurisprudenciales vigentes, la responsabilidad penal por hechos (daños) cometidos mediante la conducción de vehículos a motor. Incluye un amplio anexo de formularios relacionados. Los delitos de resultado imprudente ...

Práctica de los procesos de familia

La obra Práctica sobre derecho matrimonial de Arturo Majada, por su incuestionable rigor y utilidad práctica ha sido, sin duda, un clásico dentro de la bibliografía jurídica sobre esta materia. Wolters Kluwer publica una nueva edición conforme a la realidad actual con el título, Practica ...

Delitos tecnológicos

cuestiones penales y procesales

Delitos tecnológicos: cuestiones penales y procesales, por un lado, ofrece un detallado estudio de los diferentes delitos tecnológicos (descubrimiento y revelación de secretos, daños y estafas informáticas, contra la propiedad intelectual, pornografía infantil, phishing, sexting, grooming, stalking, cracking, spoofing, injurias y amenazas informáticas, ciberodio, ciberterrorismo ...

Litigación internacional en la Unión Europea (V)

Derecho concursal internacional: Reglamento (UE) 2015/848, Texto Refundido Ley Concursal (Libro Tercero) de 2020, Directiva (UE) 2019/1023

El derribo de las fronteras económicas, la creciente internacionalidad de las empresas, la adopción de estrategias comerciales planetarias por parte de los grupos internacionales de sociedades o la constitución, desarrollo y expansión del Mercado interior europeo, un mercado cada vez más amplio con la adhesión ...

Nuevas fronteras del Derecho de la discapacidad

Volumen II

Esta obra aborda los derechos de las personas con discapacidad aportando un enfoque novedoso que justifica metodológicamente la existencia de un Derecho de la Discapacidad como rama específica del derecho, y desgrana un amplio repertorio de contenidos materiales que componen la protección de las personas ...

Estudios sobre la prolongación de la vida activa de los trabajadores

La prolongación de la vida activa de los trabajadores de edad avanzada constituye una de las políticas comunitarias que han marcado la acción política de la Unión Europea en los últimos veinte años en el ámbito social. Sin embargo, desde el principio la misma ha ...

Los derechos de adquisición

Los derechos de adquisición constituye una de las materias en las que la práctica jurídica va por delante de la ley. La frecuencia con la que se convienen los denominados precontratos, o en que se concede un derecho de opción, contrasta con la falta de ...

Arrendamientos urbanos, propiedad horizontal, Viviendas de Protección Oficial y normas complementarias

En el presente volumen se recogen los textos legales que en materia de vivienda constituyen un sector de indudable interés en nuestro ordenamiento jurídico. Bajo el epígrafe «Normas básicas» se contienen: la Ley de Arrendamientos Urbanos de 1994, el texto refundido de la LAU de ...