By analyzing art and luxury items, the authors re-examine the Renaissance and cultural identity, demonstrating how the influence of international trade helped shape culture in Europe.
Looking outward for confirmation of who they were and what defined them as "civilized," Europeans encountered the returning gaze of what we now call the East, in particular the attention of the powerf
This book provides new data and perspectives on the development of 'world religion' in post-colonial societies through an analysis of the development of 'Hinduism' in various parts of Indonesia from t
In this book Ralph Gomory and William Baumol adapt classical trade models to themodern world economy. Trade today is dominated by manufactured goods, rapidly moving technology, andhuge firms that bene
This book examines the question of why effective action has been taken to ameliorate some global environmental problems while no improvement has been made on others. In an asymmetric international sys
China began opening to the outside world in 1978. This process was designed to remain under the state's control. But the relative value of goods and services inside and outside China drove cities, ent
In Egypt Islamists clash with secularists over religious and national identity, while in Turkey secularist ruling elites have chosen to accommodate Islamists in the name of democracy and reconciliatio
Global Inequalities and Higher Education seeks to examine how universities operate within a context of global inequality. The relationship between the university as an international institution and th
This timely volume on US foreign policy examines historical successes in diplomacy-based international negotiations and argues that refined and deliberate talk-based strategies are the best practice i
"Tell me what a businessman manufacturers," one prominent economist is reputed to have said over 40 years ago, "and I will tell you where he stands on foreign trade." Finding this attitude still preva
This book explores the uses and limits of the power of negotiation and diplomacy in U.S. foreign policy at a critical juncture in U.S. history. Beginning with the failure of U.S. diplomacy to nip Sadd
The Global Politics of Pesticides explores the varied, and often conflicting, interests involved in the formulation of international policies on chemical pesticide manufacture and use in each of the m
In the past, the world scrambled for Africa to win slaves, territory, and resources. Today, the world scrambles with Africa to do business in global markets. Ludger Kuhnhardt argues that new African p
Heralded as a success that mobilized support for development, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ushered in an era of setting development agendas by setting global goals. This book critically eva
