Libros de

De Córdoba a Timbuktu

historia del renegado Sulayman del Pozo

El verdadero historiador tiene más alma de arqueólogo que de documentalista; su misión última no es otra que desenterrar lo que otros han ocultado. Éste es el caso de la historia de Fernando del Pozo que, tras criarse en la Córdoba del siglo XVI en ...

Les sociétés modernes

Dans ce recueil de textes, dont certains sont inédits ou très difficilement accessibles, le lecteur trouvera tous les grands thèmes de la pensée sociologique de Raymond Aron : le sens de la sociologie face aux idéologies et à la conscience des sociétés modernes, la question de ...

Les origines religieuses de la Révolution française

1560-1791

Après l'examen des origines intellectuelles et culturelles de la période révolutionnaire, il restait à reprendre le dossier complexe de ses origines religieuses. Tâche à laquelle s'est attelé Dale K. Van Kley dans ce livre désormais devenu un classique. La Révolution puise en effet ...

Nom de Dieu

par-delà les trois monotheismes

La Question de Dieu se présente aujourd'hui de façon plus neuve, comme si la tendance était de reprendre possession de problèmes essentiels que la religion a confisqués pour les gérer à sa façon. " Dieu " serait donc une Question trop sérieuse - ou trop drôle - pour ...

Le modèle politique français

la société civile contre le jacobinisme de 1789 à nos jours

A l'aube du XXIe siècle, la démocratie est à la fois triomphante et incertaine. L'évidence désormais universellement revendiquée de ses principes s'accompagne en effet d'une perplexité croissante sur les formes de son accomplissement. D'un côté, on en appelle à davantage ...

L'épopée cathare.T.I: L'invasion 1198-1212

A l'aube du XXIe siècle, la démocratie est à la fois triomphante et incertaine. L'évidence désormais universellement revendiquée de ses principes s'accompagne en effet d'une perplexité croissante sur les formes de son accomplissement. D'un côté, on en appelle à davantage ...

A concise history of economic thought

from mercantilism to monetarism

Gianni Vaggi and Peter Groenewegen present a brief history of economic thought over three centuries. They sketch the history from the seventeenth century to the present day. Each chapter examines the key contributions of a major economist, or group of economists, and concludes with brief ...

Risk and foreign direct investment

This book recommends and examines the various approaches to incorporating an accurate measure of risk into the appraisal of an international investment. It considers the way in which decisions on international investment projects are taken and how they should be. It critiques and integrates existing ...

Quantitative methods for electricity trading and risk management

advanced mathematical and statistical methods for energy finance

This book presents practical Risk Management and Trading applications for the Electricity Markets. Various methodologies developed over the last few years are considered and current literature is reviewed. The book emphasizes the relationship between trading, hedging and generation asset management.

Essential quantitative methods

for business, management and finance

A concise, accessible, comprehensive introduction to quantitative techniques emphasising business relevance and discussing the challenges of problem-solving in the real world. Written for a diverse range of abilities, coverage includes chapters on Revision Mathematics, Investment Appraisal, Decision-making and Simulation. Excel and SPSS are integrated throughout ...

The economics of persistent innovation

Table of Contents: Preface and acknowledgements by Christian Le Bas Introduction by William Latham and Christian Le Bas Ch. 1 Persistence in innovation : definitions and current development of the field by Christian Le Bas and William Latham Ch. 2 Determinants of persistence in innovation : a ...

The politics of adoption

international perspectives on Law, policy and practice

INDEX: Introduction.Part I: Adoption and Society. 1. Adoption: Concept, Principles and Social Construct. 2. The Changing Face of Adoption in the UK * Part II: Adoption and the Law. 3. The Legal Functions of Adoption. 4. International Benchmarks for Modern Adoption Law * Part III: Contemporary ...

The Cambridge economic history of Latin America.Vol.II: The long Twentieth Century

Volume Two treats the 'long twentieth century' from the onset of modern economic growth to the present. It analyzes the principal dimensions of Latin America's first era of sustained economic growth from the last decades of the nineteenth century to 1930. It explores the ...

The Cambridge economic history of Latin America.Vol.I: The Colonial Era and the short Nineteenth Century

This volume includes the colonial and independence eras up to 1850, linking Latin America's economic history to the pre-Hispanic, European, and African background. It also synthesizes knowledge on the human and environmental impact of the Spanish conquest, the evolution of colonial economic institutions, and ...

Hamilton's Paradox

the promise and peril of fiscal federalism

As new federations take shape and old ones are revived around the world, a difficult challenge is to create incentives for fiscal discipline. A key question is whether a politically-motivated central government can credibly commit not to bail out subnational governments in times of crisis ...

The economic future in historical perspective

In this volume, leading modern economic historians show how analysis of past experiences contributes to a better understanding of present-day economic conditions; they offer important insights into major challenges that will occupy the attention of policy makers in the coming decades. The seventeen essays are ...

Droits maritimes

L'ensemble des disciplines du droit de la mer est étudié sous une approche transversale qui correspond à la pluridisciplinarité du monde océanique, tout à la fois milieu physique, producteur de ressources et vecteur du commerce. Les auteurs répondent aux questions issues de la nature ...

The changing economic geography of globalization

reinventing space

The process of globalization has had profound, often destabilizing, effects on space, at all levels (i.e. local, regional, national, international). This revealing book analyzes, both theoretically and empirically, the effects of globalization over space. It considers, through a dialogue among different paradigms, the ways ...

Los procesos en materia de Propiedad Horizontal

(estudio doctrinal, legislativo y jurisprudencial)

En la actualidad, la propiedad horizontal goza de una importancia evidente en las relaciones entre los ciudadanos. Mientras mayor es el número de inmuebles sometidos a dicho régimen legal, mayor es su trascendencia social. Basta con contemplar la realidad de nuestras ciudades para obtener las ...

La firma electrónica

(aspectos de la Ley 59/2003, de 19 de diciembre)

Análisis de los preceptos más importantes y más representativos de la Ley 59/2003, de 19 de diciembre. La firma electrónica supone una herramienta esencial para que los particulares protejan debidamente sus transacciones.