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Diversidad en el sector bancario europeo

la actividad y el papel de las cajas de ahorros

INDICE: * Prefacio * Resumen ejecutivo * 1. Introducción * 2. El debate político de las cajas de ahorros * 3. Actividad bancaria y contribución al crecimiento regional y a la estabilidad * 4. Análisis por país: Las cajas de ahorros españolas * 5. Análisis por país: Las cajas de ahorros alemanas ...

America and the Law of nations

1776-1939

America and the Law of Nations 1776-1939 is a unique exploration of the ways in which Americans have perceived, applied, advanced, and frustrated international law. It demonstrates the varieties and continuities of America's approaches to international law. The book begins with the important role ...

L'ordre public et les sûretés conventionnelles

contribution à l'étude de la diversité des sûretés

Préface de Stéphanie Porchy-Simon. " L'ordre public et les sûretés conventionnelles " : le seul titre de la thèse rédigée par M. Nicolas Borga témoigne de l'ambition de son travail. Vouloir en effet étudier les liens entre l'ordre public et les sûretés peut sembler, à ...

Prehistoria del mundo

Este libro está concebido para adecuarse al nuevo EEES (Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior), con la intención de que sea de ayuda complementaria en las asignaturas de Grado: 'Prehistoria Universal', 'Prehistoria de Europa' y 'Prehistoria de la Península Ibérica'.

Optimizing the aging, retirement, and pensions dilemma

This is a straightforward guide focused on life cycle investing-namely aging, retirement, and pensions. Life cycle investing and the implications of aging, retirement, and pensions continues to grow in importance. With people living longer, the relative and absolute number of retirees is growing while the ...

The spiritual heritage of the human race

an introduction to the world's religions

Drawing on religious and spiritual traditions of the past and the present, Professor Suheil Bushrui, in collaboration with Mehrdad Massoudi, Michael Dravis, James Madaio, and Michael Russo, explores the commonalities of religions while respecting the differences that make each spiritual path distinct. In doing so ...

Do museums still need objects?

In this broadly conceived study Steven Conn examines the development of American museums across the twentieth century with a historian's attention and a critic's eye. He focuses on an array of museum types and asks illuminating questions about the relationship between museums and ...

The International Criminal Court

a commentary on the Rome Statute

The International Criminal Court has been operational since mid-2003, following the entry into force of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on 1 July 2002. The Rome Statute is among the most complex international treaties, a combination of public international law, international humanitarian ...

Global competition

Law, markets, and globalization

Global competition now shapes economies and societies in ways unimaginable only a few years ago, and competition (or 'antitrust') law is a key component of the legal framework for global competition. These laws are intended to protect competition from distortion and restraint, and on the ...

Set-off Law and practice

an international handbook

Eds. William Johnston, Thomas Werlen. The 2nd edition of Set-Off Law and Practice - An International Handbook is an invaluable guide to the application and practice of the rules of set-off in over 30 jurisdictions spanning Europe, Asia and the Americas. The work provides an at-a-glance ...

Affective meditation and the invention of medieval compassion

This book offers a new history of a major medieval genre, affective meditations on the Passion. It argues that women were instrumental in the creation of this genre, and it illuminates how these scripts for the performance of prayer served to construct compassion itself as ...

Carnal Knowledge and Imperial Power

Race and Intimate in Colonial Rule

'To my knowledge, there simply is no one else writing on questions of colonialism, gender, race, and intimacy who brings this depth and reach of historical and anthropological illumination to bear.'--Nancy F. Cott, author of Public Vows: A History of Marriage and the Nation ...

Christianity, Truth, and Weakening Faith

a Dialogue

Ed. Pierpaolo Antonello; Trans. William McCuaig. The debate over the place of religion in secular, democratic societies dominates philosophical and intellectual discourse. These arguments often polarize around simplistic reductions, making efforts at reconciliation impossible. Yet more rational stances do exist, positions that broker a peace ...

Picturing Islam

art and ethics in a muslim lifeworld

Picturing Islam: Art and Ethics in a Muslim Lifeworld explores issues of religion, nationalism, ethnicity, and globalization through the life and work of the prominent contemporary Indonesian artist Abdul Djalil Pirous. · Presents a unique addition to the anthropology of art and religion. · Demonstrates the impact ...

Key themes for the study of Islam

Edited by Jamal J. Elias. From Gender and History to Prayer and Prophecy, Key Themes for the Study of Islam examines the central themes indispensable to an informed understanding of Islamic religion and society. With each authoritative chapter written by a world expert in that ...

El universo en tres pasos

del Sol a los agujeros negros y el misterio de la materia oscura

El universo es como un pozo oscuro en el que identificamos algunas luces. Un pozo lleno de maravillosas sorpresas, que sólo podemos descubrir y comprender a través de la observación y la interpretación teórica. La búsqueda es tan sutil como compleja. ¿Cómo podemos saber acerca ...

Experimentalist governance in the European Union

towards a new architecture

Eds. Charles F. Sabel, Jonathan Zeitlin. This book advances a novel interpretation of EU governance. Its central claim is that the EU's regulatory successes within-and increasingly beyond-its borders rest on the emergence of a recursive process of framework rule making and revision by European ...

Europe´s promise

why the european way is the best hope in an insecure age

Steven Hill ends the transatlantic debate over which economic and political system is superior: Europe wins. While America and China fight for oil and minerals, Europe already achieves more with less. Indeed, the path to the American Dream is the European Way."--Parag Khanna, author ...

The lost world of old Europe

the DanubeValley,5000-3500 BC

Edited by David W. Anthony. "An excellent, up-to-date, and much-needed synthesis on the Copper Age in the lower Danube valley. David Anthony is a renowned researcher, and his expertise is complemented by respected senior researchers who have published widely on southeast European prehistory. This book ...