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An introduction to the Crusades

An Introduction to the Crusades is the perfect guide to a very complex historical period. It begins with a brief overview of the Crusades before immersing the reader in the logistics of crusading and the day-to-day life of a crusader, explaining arms and armour, strategy ...

The inevitable

understanding the 12 technological forces that will shape our future

From one of our leading technology thinkers and writers, a guide through the twelve technological imperatives that will shape the next thirty years and transform our lives Much of what will happen in the next thirty years is inevitable, driven by technological trends that are ...

CEO, China

the rise of Xi Jinping

China has become the powerhouse of the world economy, its incredible boom overseen by the elite members of the secretive and all-powerful communist party. But since the election of Xi Jinping as General Secretary, life at the top in China has changed. Under the guise ...

Creating effective rules in public sector organizations

The creation of rules that govern processes or behavior is essential to any organization, but these rules are often maligned for creating inefficiencies. This book provides the first comprehensive portrait of rules in public organizations and seeks to find the balance between rules that create ...

A practical guide to analytics for governments

using big data for good

Analytics can make government work better—this book shows you how A Practical Guide to Analytics for Governments provides demonstrations of real-world analytics applications for legislators, policy-makers, and support staff at the federal, state, and local levels. Big data and analytics are transforming industries across ...

Public-private partnerships in transitional nations

policy, governance and praxis

This collection examines public-private partnerships (PPPs) in transitional nations from the governance perspective. It explores the structures, legal frameworks and collaborative arrangements that underpin partnerships in Europe, Asia and Africa, and highlights government decisions that facilitate the transformation of societal challenges into developmental opportunities. By ...

Boosting the enforcement of EU competition Law at the domestic level

The role of the EU competition law rules in shaping the EU Internal Market can hardly be overstated. The EU substantive rules dealing with cartels, abuse of dominance and State aid have ensured, in the past decades, a much desired unity of the law applied ...

La calidad de vida en los municipios españoles (2001-2011)

INDICE: Introducción. Las dimensiones de la calidad de vida. Fuentes de información e indicadores parciales de calidad de vida a nivel municipal en España. Metodología. Resultados. ¿Cómo interpretar las fichas municipales?. Conclusiones. Anexos.

La cuantificación de las prestaciones económicas en las rupturas de pareja

alimentos, pensión compensatoria, compensación por trabajo doméstico, ruptura de las parejas de hecho

La autora realiza un análisis en profundidad de las prestaciones económicas derivadas de las rupturas de pareja: alimentos para los hijos, pensión compensatoria, compensación por trabajo doméstico, disolución de parejas de hecho, materias todas ellas de gran importancia práctica. Se examinan las diferentes respuestas judiciales ...

Sociedad, Derecho y factor religioso

estudios en honor del Profesor Isidoro Martín Sánchez

Sociedad, Derecho y Factor Religioso es un volumen recopilatorio de las aportaciones doctrinales elaboradas por insignes autores, procedentes en su mayoría del mundo universitario, en honor del profesor Isidoro Martín Sánchez, catedrático emérito de Derecho Eclesiástico del Estado de la UAM. El punto de conexión ...

Built on bones

15.000 years of urban life and death

Imagine you are a hunter-gatherer some 15,000 years ago. You've got a choice - carry on foraging, or plant a few seeds and move to one of those new-fangled settlements down the valley. What you won't know is that urban life is short ...

A history of the United States in five crashes

stock market meltdowns that defined a Nation

In this absorbing, smart, and accessible blend of economic and cultural history in the vein of the works of Michael Lewis and Andrew Ross Sorkin, a financial executive and CNBC contributor examines the five most significant stock market crashes in the United States over the ...

The little black book of decision making

making making complex decisions with confidence in a fast-moving world

The secret to making the right call in an increasingly complex world The decisions we make every day – frequently automatic and incredibly fast – impact every area of our lives. The Little Black Book of Decision Making delves into the cognition behind decision making, guiding you ...

Bauman and contemporary sociology

a critical analysis

This is the first single-authored critical engagement with the major works of Zygmunt Bauman. Where previous books on Bauman have been exegetical, here an unwavering light is shone on key themes in the sociologist's work, exposing serious weaknesses in Bauman's interpretations of the ...

San Juan de Quejana, un monasterio familiar de dominicas en el valle alavés de Ayala (1378-1525)

sus vínculos con el linaje de Ayala

San Juan de Quejana, fundado por Fernán Pérez de Ayala en 1378, es un claro ejemplo de monasterio familiar medieval. Su institución respondió a la necesidad de legitimidad dinástica de Fernán Pérez de Ayala tras su convulso acceso al señorío en torno a 1330, y ...

Guerra acorazada

seis aspectos del combate con tanques

El carro de combate ha pasado en un siglo desde un artilugio concebido para superar las trincheras y las alambradas, a ser el arma dominante de los campos de batalla. En prácticamente todos los enfrentamientos del siglo XX los carros de combate han sido protagonistas ...

Beowulf y otros poemas anglosajones

(ss. VII-X)

"Beowulf" es el más antiguo de los poemas épicos de cierta extensión que nos ha legado la literatura germánica, equiparable por su belleza y relevancia al "Poema de Mio Cid" o a la "Canción de Roldán". El poema narra las peripecias del héroe Beowulf en ...

Hannibal

One of the greatest commanders of the ancient world brought vividly to life: Hannibal, the brilliant general who successfully crossed the Alps with his war elephants and brought Rome to its knees. Hannibal Barca of Carthage, born 247 BC, was one of the great generals ...

Antes se agotan la mano y la pluma que su historia = Magis deficit manus et calamus quam eius hystoria

Homenaje a Carlos Alvar

El Codex Calixtinus que relata la vida de Carlomagno ha dado el título de este libro, con el que amigos, compañeros y alumnos del profesor Carlos Alvar –el Carlos Magno de la Letras– lo obsequian con motivo de su 65 cumpleaños. Ideado y coordinado por ...

Mastering the West

Rome and Carthage at war

To say the Punic Wars (264-146 BC) were a turning-point in world history is a vast understatement. These vicious battles pitted two flourishing Mediterranean powers against one another, leaving one an unrivaled giant and the other a literal pile of ash. To later observers, a ...