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Teitel presents an analysis of a recent change in international human-rights law. Offering examples from around the world she argues that post-Cold War history has witnessed a key transformation: the normative emphasis of the international legal order has been shifting from state security to human security
1. The origins : a bit of history -- 2. What is a game? -- 3. Solving a game -- 4. Understanding economics -- 5. Repeated games and collusive behaviour -- 6. Understanding politics -- 7. Wargames -- 8. Trade, security and hegemony -- 9. The role of information -- 10. Bargaining and cooperation.
The contributors to The City, Revisited trace an intellectual history that begins in 1925 with the publication of the influential classic The City, engaging in a spirited debate about whether the major theories of twentieth-century urban development are relevant for studying the twenty-first-century metropolis
In: Resources for the Future Library collection. Forests, lands, and recreation Volume 8
1. A short history of the Forest Service -- 2. The Forest Service bureaucracy -- 3. Resources and uses : a prefatory note -- 4. The timber resource -- 5. Outdoor recreation -- 6. Wilderness -- 7. The range resource -- 8. Wildlife -- 9. Water and the watershed -- 10. The Forest Service in retrospect.
Aspects of the Governing of the Finns surveys both the political and economic impacts of certain domestic and international forces on Finland. This book follows a wide range of history - from the revolution of 1918 to the present-day uneasiness of ever-encroaching capitalism
In: Routledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series 26
Introduction -- Religion, language, religious language -- Az, buki, vedi: the abc's of religious literacy -- Translator, traitor: the debate over liturgical language -- Logos: Slavonic letterforms and the graphic environment -- From Marx and Lenin to Cyril and Methodius -- Scripting Russian history: alphabet mysticism and conspiracy theory -- Conclusion
The contributors to The City, Revisited trace an intellectual history that begins in 1925 with the publication of the influential classic The City, engaging in a spirited debate about whether the major theories of twentieth-century urban development are relevant for studying the twenty-first-century metropolis.
These remarkable diaries are a piece of lost lesbian history. Anne Lister defied the role of womanhood seen in the novels of Jane Austen: she was bold, fiercely independent, a landowner, industrialist, traveller - and lesbian. She kept extensive diaries, written partly in code, of her life and loves
Introduction : teaching in a time of war -- Prophecy after the end of history -- 9/11 : terror, war, and hope -- 11/9 : empire, hegemony, and faith -- Love in the age of millennial capitalism -- Love and political responsibility -- Faith and political commitment -- Hope and political engagement -- Conclusion : learning to begin
In: Legal aspects of sustainable development 6
History and scope of IUU fishing -- The international legal and policy framework for sustainable fisheries -- All state measures -- Flag state measures -- Coastal state measures -- Port state measures -- Trade and market measures -- RFMO measures to address IUU fishing -- Current state practice to combat IUU fishing
The international migration of health workers, described by Nelson Mandela as the 'poaching' of desperately needed skills from under-privileged regions, has a controversial recent history. This text examines skilled migration, & the economic, social & cultural rationale behind the rise of complex & now global markets
US Constitution states that the President is subject to removal from office upon impeachment and conviction of treason, bribery and 'other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.' In this book, Brown examines history behind this clause as well as the impeachments of Presidents Johnson, Nixon and Clinton
Written by leading international experts, this book provides an overview of the history and current context of feminism in 12 Asian countries. It includes suggestions for further study, and an integrated cross-national timeline. It is suitable for use on courses looking at women and feminism in Asia
In: Routledge frontiers of political economy 126
pt. 1. Prelude -- pt. 2. Dynamical systems, business cycles and macroeconomics -- pt. 3. Computable economics -- pt. 4. Constructivity, rationality and complexity in economic theory -- pt. 5. History of thought and methodology -- pt. 6. Capital, viability and growth -- pt. 7. Markets and their behaviours -- pt. 8. Finale.
In his latest book psychologist Len Oakes draws on a range of disciplines including theology, history, sociology and psychoanalysis to explore a personality so different from the general population that it is used by groups to solve problems that reason and tradition have failed to answer.