True national power in the modern world can only be delivered through combining traditional means of power with more enlightened means: diplomacy, cooperation, and a positive image. Only through a combination of strategies can nations achieve their greatest possible strength.
What goes on inside the 'black box' of public organisations to move from information to action? This book tackles this... Læs mere
Many employers in the industrial countries used to provide retiring employees with a pension payable for life... Læs mere
Mao Zedong's political career spanned more than half a century. The ideas he championed transformed China and inspired revolutionary movements across the world. In this... Læs mere
Magnetic fields are important in the Universe and their effects contain the key to many astrophysical phenomena. Written for graduate students and researchers, this book presents... Læs mere
Janet K. Page explores the interaction of music and piety, court and church, as seen through the relationship between the Habsburg court and... Læs mere
There is now an important body of work that invokes cultural and institutional factors to build a more comprehensive... Læs mere
Why do some countries install free and fair elections and protect civil liberties, whereas others do not? This book... Læs mere
A novel cybernetic approach to the traditional study of biological growth, a subject underlying some of the key problems of our times, from... Læs mere
With the growth of knowledge concerning ethnic and national group differences in human behaviors, the field is ready to leapfrog from a descriptive... Læs mere
This overview of the legislation as applicable in all countries of the European Union and European Economic Area is a useful tool for comparative studies and for understanding the implementation of an EC Directive or EC Regulation in a specific Member State.
This book examines trends in the constitutional and legal regulations in all Latin American countries... Læs mere