A Family Council oversees a family on everything from educating the family for their future... Læs mere
The approach to project management is too often formulaic, describing what should be done, but not describing why those actions are... Læs mere
This book contains a collection of important recent writing on left-liberalism, a political philosophy that recognizes both strong liberty... Læs mere
Japan has consistently been pursuing the goal of a permanent UN Security Council seat for 30 years. It is therefore a study of the interior workings of the Japanese Foreign Ministry as well as of the country's underdeveloped multilateral diplomacy.
Philosophy of Religion A-Z provides an overview of the main themes, key figures, and issues in the subject. This reference guide will be useful for anyone interested in the... Læs mere
Adopting a comparative approach, the book examines the evolution of nationality law across the European Union since WWI.
This is a lively study of the autobiographical instinct in a variety of 16th and 17th century modes of writing in English,... Læs mere
A decade ago, playwright dissident Václav Havel led an almost bloodless revolution against Czechoslovakia's hardline communist regime. This book examines... Læs mere
This book seeks to identify the processes which generate and perpetuate hunger in India, and what sort of... Læs mere
Development has been elusive for Latin America in the 1990s. Notwithstanding tough neoliberal reforms, defeated hyperinflation, and... Læs mere
This interdisciplinary and international collection explores the role of the arts in shaping contemporary religion and politics. The collection shows that the arts are central to struggles over the shape of society in the new millennium.
This book examines whether transplanting banks from outside can solve the problems involved in creating a well-functioning market economy, looking especially at the virtual complete takeover of East German banks by their Western counterparts after unification.