Mussolini's Rome

rebuilding the eternal city

Rome was Mussolini's obsession. After coming to power in 1922, Mussolini spent two decades rebuilding Rome as the foremost site and symbol of the new fascist order. Through an ambitious program of demolition and construction, he sought to make Rome a capital that both ...

The cultural study of Yiddish in Early Modern Europe

This volume comprises a unique analysis of the intensive interest in Jewish culture of early modern Christian Humanists as a part of their comprehensive program of study of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew. The book focuses on how that interest was particularly manifested in a score ...

International economics

This book presents a fresh and up to date approach with an emphasis on empirical evidence.It offers a better fit to modern IE modules - reflects the current emphasis on the role of developing economies. It includes empirical evidence throughout - helps students understand the models ...

Public sector economics

This thorough and lucid exposition of public sector economics sets out fundamental theories which students can cement their understanding of through web based applications.This book: offers a penetrating and deeper analysis of the theories than competing titles; includes website applications, which will allow students ...

Exchange rates and macroeconmic dynamics

The impact of exchange rate movements on prices and economic activity is at the core of international macroeconomic theory and policy. In recent years, interest in this issue has increased, following strong exchange rate fluctuations, the unsustainability of the current account imbalances and the expected ...

Megacommunities

how leaders of gobernment business and non-profits can tackle today´s global challenges together

In a time of rapid globalization and growth, the interconnected world demands a freshly recast consciousness and a revolution in perspective - a challenge that falls to leaders of organizations in three sectors: business, government and civil society. Leading voices in each of these spheres must ...

Insitutions for social well-being

alternatives for Europe

In the debate on the future of Europe#s social dimension, efficiency is often seen as the main economic objective. Considerations of social equity are regarded as subjective and as a constraint on policymaking, and many argue that economic forces should prevail over social objectives ...

The europeanization of british politics

It is impossible to understand contemporary British politics without a comprehension of the EU's role in shaping political agendas, influencing policy developments and framing political debates. While there is an extensive literature on Britain's behaviour in the EU, there are few book-length accounts ...

Understanding the European Union

a concise introduction

This is a clear and concise general introduction to the EU, ideal for the initiated or confused.This is the leading general introduction to the EU, once again fully revised, updated and improved to cover the enlarged EU of 27 states. It is very readable ...

Europeanization

new research agendas

This book is written by the foremost authoritative scholars in the field. It offers a constant and contested concept in EU studies. Europeanization is one of the key elements of EU studies - how states are becoming 'European'.This cutting-edge handbook, written by foremost authoritative scholars ...

Hitler

a chronology of his life and time

This guide traces every known detail of Hitler's career, with extensive quotation both from Hitler's own speeches and writings and from those of his contemporaries. It is newly updated with material from recently published primary sources (such as the diaries of J.Goebbels ...

Wonder woman

marketing secrets for the trillion-dollar customer

'Forget China, India and the internet: economic growth is driven by women' - "The Economist", 2006.This book features a dynamic writing style and will grab readers attention and keep them hooked. The author is an experienced Management Consultant who has worked with many household brands ...

Wine brands

success strategies for markets, new consumers and trends

This practical new book is written in an accessible style. Illustrated with many case studies, this book is an invaluable guide to anyone working in, or interested in the wine industry. It is written by a leading expert in the field. It covers international case ...

Burning books

The Nazi burning of the books in 1933 was one of the most infamous political spectacles of the twentieth century. In Berlin and all over Germany, Nazi officials and students organized elaborate parades and bonfires to mark their embrace of Hitler's new government. Book ...

The erotics of consolation

desire and distance in the Late Middle Ages

The scope of the present volume is to examine the manner in which some of the leading medieval writers in a number of literary genres engaged with the Stoical discourse of consolation. It brings together a very distinguished group of people. This project is clearly ...

1968 in Europe

a history of protest and activism, 1956-1977

This is a concise history of protest and activism during the 1960's and 70's.The fortieth anniversary of 1968 has inspired a profusion of classes and conferences for 2008, making the '60s and European protest movements a very hot topic. Klimke in particular ...

Faith and impiety in revolutionary Mexico

This book combines two unusually important themes - religion and revolution - in the context of Mexico's 1910 Revolution. Above all, it deepens our understanding of religion's importance within the Revolution by stressing the interrelationship between revolutionary and religious ideas and practices. While Mexico's ...

European politics

a comparative introduction

This is a fully revised 2nd edition of a popular text on the comparative politics of contemporary Europe, west and east, very accessibly written for an introductory student market.It provides systematic coverage of European politics; east, west, north, south, central, periphery etc. Most competitors ...

The history of Armenia

from de origins to the present

This book offers a timely and concise overview of Armenian history.Payaslian is a well respected and well connected member of the vast Armenian-American community. It is smaller than competing books, yet manages to cover all essential events and periods in Armenian history. The style ...

Debating women, politics, and power in early modern Europe

The sixteenth century was an age of politically powerful women. Queens, acting in their own right, and female regents, acting on behalf of their male relatives, governed much of Western Europe. Yet even as women ruled--and ruled effectively--their right to do so was hotly contested ...