Financial Systems, Markets and Institutional Changes analyses and exemplifies how the financial system endogenously adjusts to institutional changes such as new technology, political tendencies, cultu
Rembrandt, Vermeer and the Dutch Golden Age presents the finest pieces from one of the most important private collections in the field, The Leiden Collection, New York, alongside a selection from the
The digital era has posed innumerable challenges to the business and practice of journalism. Journalism Re-Examined sets out an institutional theoretical framework for exploring the journalistic insti
'The Human Resources for Health Crisis in Zambia' is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank’s ongoing research and to stimulate
Almost exactly thirty years ago, Joan W. Scott, in a widely cited article, advocated the use of gender as a tool of historical analysis. Since then, many studies have used gender to consider the past.
The aftermath of recent Kenyan elections has been marred by violence and an apparent crisis in democratic governance, with the negotiated settlement resulting from the 2007 election bringing into shar
The aftermath of recent Kenyan elections has been marred by violence and an apparent crisis in democratic governance, with the negotiated settlement resulting from the 2007 election bringing into shar
This work for pre- and in-service educators, administrators, and students in education shows the scope of bullying in schools and offers recommendations on preventing and combating bullying and creati
This volume presents for the first time English-language translations of twelve sermons by St. Claude La Colombiere. Canonized in 1992 by Pope John Paul II, Claude was a 17th-century Jesuit priest who
This volume offers an integrated set of local studies exploring the gendering of political activities across a variety of sites ranging from print culture, courts, government and philanthropic bodies
While most of the contributors (and case studies) of this book are from Finland, some are from other European countries. They examine rural-urban relations form perspectives including rural studies, u
Ever since Plato’s Socrates exiled the poets from the ideal city in The Republic, Western thought has insisted on a strict demarcation between philosophy and poetry. Yet might their long-standing quar
