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Religions of the Ancient Near East

This book is a history of religious life in the Ancient Near East from the beginnings of agriculture to Alexander the Great's invasion in the 300s BCE. Daniel C. Snell traces key developments in the history, daily life and religious beliefs of the people ...

El público fantasma

En una era disgustada con los políticos y los diversos instrumentos de democracia directa, El público fantasma de Walter Lippmann no ha perdido un ápice de actualidad. Esta obra nos muestra al Lippmann más crítico de la democracia americana. De sentimiento antipopulista, este libro defiende ...

Greeks and Parthians in Mesopotamia and beyond 331 BC-224 AD

Greeks and Parthians is an innovative, archaeologically based investigation into urban life in Mesopotamia and the northern part of what is now the Persian Gulf, from the arrival of Alexander the Great to the end of the Parthian Empire. With detailed coverage of the cities ...

Roman imperialism and local identities

Revell examines questions of Roman ethnic identity and explores Roman imperialism as a lived experience based around the paradox of similarity and difference. Her case studies of public architecture provide an understanding of how urbanism, the emperor and religion were part of the daily encounters ...

A culatazos

protesta popular y orden público en el Portugal contemporánea

Este libro recorre la historia de los conflictos sociales y políticos portugueses de los últimos dos siglos desde el punto de vista de los mecanismos coercitivos desplegados por el Estado para contenerlos. De revolución liberal a la de los claveles, este trabajo analiza los condicionantes ...

The Lure of the Arena

social psycology and the crowd at the roman games

Why did the Romans turn out in their tens of thousands to watch brutal gladiatorial games? Previous studies have tried to explain the attraction of the arena by theorizing about its cultural function in Roman society. The games have been seen as celebrations of the ...

The prehistory of Asia Minor

from complex hunter-gatherers to early urban societies

In this book, Bleda During offers an archaeological analysis of Asia Minor, the area equated with much of modern-day Turkey, from 20,000 to 2,000 BC. During this period human societies moved from small-scale hunter-gatherer groups to complex and hierarchical communities with economies based ...

Historia y mito en el Mundo Antiguo

los orígenes de la cultura en Egipto, Israel y Grecia

Cuál es la función del recuerdo en la formación de las identidades culturales? ¿Qué formas de recuerdo cultural existen, cómo se organizan, a qué cambios están sometidas? Jan Assmann aborda estas cuestiones comparando tres culturas mediterráneas antiguas (Egipto, Israel y Grecia) y señala la importancia ...

New directions in financial services regulation

The financial crisis of 2008 raised crucial questions regarding the effectiveness of the way the United States regulates financial markets. What caused the crisis? What regulatory changes are most needed and desirable? What regulatory structure will best implement the desired changes? This volume addresses those ...

How many languages do we need?

the economics of linguistic diversity

In the global economy, linguistic diversity influences economic and political development as well as public policies in positive and negative ways. It leads to financial costs, communication barriers, divisions in national unity, and, in some extreme cases, conflicts and war - but it also produces benefits ...

The right not to be criminalized

demarcating criminal Law's authority

This book presents arguments and proposals for constraining criminalization, with a focus on the legal limits of the criminal law. This book approaches the issue by showing how the moral criteria for constraining unjust criminalization can and has been incorporated into constitutional human rights and ...

Quantitative methods

an introduction for business management

An accessible introduction to the essential quantitative methods for making valuable business decisions Quantitative methods-research techniques used to analyze quantitative data-enable professionals to organize and understand numbers and, in turn, to make good decisions. Quantitative Methods: An Introduction for Business Management presents the application of ...

When small countries crash

The public is fascinated with financial crashes. Historians portray the roar of an angry mob toppling presidents or prime ministers and destroying the property of those who are regarded as malefactors. And certainly, financial crisis is often a factor in political change. It is often ...

Principles of financial accounting

Reeve/Warren/Duchac activates learning, offering students clear guidance to complete homework with an efficient presentation for today's learner. Warren delivers expanded choice, increased engagement, improved outcomes and ease of use. CONTENTS: 1. Introduction to Accounting & Business. 2. Analyzing Transactions. 3. The Adjusting ...

US securities regulation

a guidebook for international companies

While credit markets remain tight, the capital markets appear to be opening up again. As a result, many international companies will consider accessing the US markets as part of their financing strategy. This option is particularly attractive to non-US companies, which may take advantage of ...

Nonprofit management 101

a complete and practical guide for leaders and professionals

A comprehensive handbook for leading a successful nonprofit This handbook can educate and empower a whole generation of nonprofit leaders and professionals by bringing together top experts in the field to share their knowledge and wisdom gained through experience. This book provides nonprofit professionals with ...

Mergers and acquisitions for dummies

The easy way to make smart business transactions Are you a business owner, investor, venture capitalist, or member of a private equity firm looking to grow your business by getting involved in a merger with, or acquisition of, another company? Are you looking for a ...

Macroeconomics theory

This graduate textbook is a "primer" in macroeconomics. It starts with essential undergraduate macroeconomics and develops in a simple and rigorous manner the central topics of modern macroeconomic theory including rational expectations, growth, business cycles, money, unemployment, government policy, and the macroeconomics of nonclearing markets ...

The Supreme Court and the american elite

1789-2008

"The Supreme Court follows the election returns," ("The Fictional"). Mr. Dooley observed a hundred years ago. And for all our ideals and dreams of a disinterested judiciary, above the political fray, it seems Mr. Dooley was right. In this engaging - and disturbing - book, a leading ...

El pasado es el destino

propaganda y cine del Bando Nacional en la Guerra Civil

  La guerra civil española (1936-1939) asoló nuestro país con una contienda fratricida que dejaría huellas indelebles en varias generaciones de españoles. Al tiempo, otro combate no menos intenso se libró en el terreno de las ideas, cuya máxima expresión serían la propaganda política y ...