There is a major contradiction in contemporary politics: there has been a wave of democratization that has swept across much of the world, while at the same time globalization appears to have reduced the social forces that have built democracy historically.
As energy trading, power exchanges and hedging techniques establish themselves in the oil, power and gas sectors, so then do newer derivatives markets emerge in LNG hedging, weather derivatives and freight hedging.
This book explores landmark criticism on a writer who continues to command critical attention. In addition to mapping out the existing critical terrain, these... Læs mere
This book provides an analysis of the development and deployment of chemical weapons from 700BC to the present day. Finally, the book examines the threat (real and... Læs mere
This book presents a picture focused on the T'ang period, one of China's acknowledged golden ages. Within a looser web of globalization, the T'ang... Læs mere
This book presents a picture focused on the T'ang period, one of China's acknowledged golden ages. Within a looser web of globalization, the T'ang... Læs mere
These essays demonstrate the sweeping influence of the human nervous system on the rise of literature and sensibility in early modern Europe.... Læs mere
This innovative collection deals with the ideational, cultural, political and strategic aspects of the multifaceted Cold War. Drawing on the work of numerous... Læs mere
The introduction of anaesthesia to Victorian Britain marked a defining moment between modern medicine and earlier... Læs mere
During the eighteenth century English defendants, victims, witnesses, judges, and jurors spoke a language of the mind. Inside the courtroom the language of excuse reshaped crimes and punishments, signalling a shift in the age-old negotiation of mitigation.
This book analyzes the multiple levels of meaning which people attach to work today, and the role of work in people's lives. By looking at call centres and... Læs mere
The premise of the book is to provide insight into new ways through which corporations create and execute strategies. They were asked to consider the proposition... Læs mere