If we could see in a magic mirror the country now called Scotland as it was when the Romans under Agricola (81 A.D.) crossed the Border, we should recognise little but the familiar hills and mountains. The rivers, in the plains, overflowed their present banks; dense forests of oak and pine, haunted by ... more »

Eine DDR-Geschichte aus der Wendezeit 1989/90, in der eine private Beziehungskrise mit den politischen und gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen dieser beiden Jahre verwoben ist. Erinnert an den momentanen Bestseller von Jana Hensel und auch an den Erfolg vom Film Good bye, Lenin. more »

Product Info Documentation on Aspects of Women and Globalization by the Asia-Europe Dialogue Project on alternative political strategies. more »

My Discovery of England is a classic collection of short stories by Stephen Leacock, a Canadian political economist who gained a worldwide reputation for his humorous essays and stories during the early 20th century. His gentle humor is timeless and heart-warming. more »

Indian financial markets are among the most speculative and volatile in the world. To curb unproductive speculation and excessive volatility, the author proposes a Securities Transaction Tax (STT) of 0.25 per cent. The author argues that the wider economic and developmental gains of taxing speculative ... more »

In the last two decades, economic clout of global corporations has scaled unprecented heights. Out of world's top 100 economies in 2000, 54 were corporations and only 46 were nations. Not only TNCs have global reach, there are hardly any sectors where TNCs do not enjoy a dominating presence. Does this ... more »

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Je me propose, dans cet ouvrage, de faire connoître les différentes formes du gouvernement, auxquelles les françois ont obéi depuis leur établissement dans les Gaules, et de découvrir les causes, qui, en empêchant que rien n'ait été stable chez eux, les ont livrés, pendant une longue suite de siècles ... more »

The palace glittered with light and splendor; the servants ran here and there, arranging the sofas and chairs; the court gardener cast a searching glance at the groups of flowers which he had placed in the saloons; and the major domo superintended the tables in the picture gallery. The guests of the ... more »

Le 17 juin, ayant terminé depuis deux jours l'appel nominal de tous les députés aux États généraux, le Tiers, auquel s'étaient déjà réunis 12 curés, se proclamait Assemblée nationale, et, prévoyant que cet acte révolutionnaire serait suivi de représailles, décidait d'opposer à une répression possible ... more »

Jacob Burckhardt was born in 1818 in Basel, Switzerland. He studied history at the University of Berlin and taught art history and the Italian Renaissance in Berlin and Basel. His essay, as he called The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy, was first published in 1860. Rich in its detailed account ... more »

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