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"A history of the project of world government, from the first post-Napoleonic visions of the brotherhood of man to the current crisis of global finance"--

"No Enchanted Palace traces the origins and early development of the United Nations, one of the most influential yet perhaps least understood organizations active in the world today. Acclaimed historian Mark Mazower forces us to set aside the popular myth that the UN miraculously rose from the ashes of World War II as the guardian of a new and peaceful global order, offering instead a strikingly original interpretation of the UN's ideological roots, early history, and changing role in world affairs." "Mazower brings the founding of the UN brilliantly to life. He shows how the UN's creators envisioned a world organization that would protect the interests of empire, yet how this imperial vision was decisively reshaped by the postwar reaffirmation of national sovereignty and the unanticipated rise of India and other former colonial powers. This is a story told through the clash of personalities, such as South African statesman Jan Smuts, who saw in the UN a means to protect the old imperial and racial order; Raphael Lemkin and Joseph Schechtman, Jewish intellectuals at odds over how the UN should combat genocide and other atrocities; and Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, who helped transform the UN from an instrument of empire into a forum for ending it." "A much-needed historical reappraisal of the early development of this vital world institution, No Enchanted Palace reveals how the UN outgrew its origins and has exhibited an extraordinary flexibility that has enabled it to endure to the present day."--Jacket

This groundbreaking book investigates the religious issues that businesses confront as they expand their global activity and proposes that corporations can become instruments of peace. Timothy Fort discusses the newly emerging idea of "peace through commerce," and he argues powerfully that today's businesses have the capacity to foster both peace and religious harmony. Fort asks and answers important questions: How might businesses integrate spirituality into corporate affairs? How can spirituality contribute to the production of high-quality goods and services? What can be done to promote a spiritual connection between employees and their work? Can this be done without provoking religious animosities? What business practices might encourage an atmosphere in which constructive dialogue among spiritual traditions could proceed? The author concludes that by implementing the peaceful practices advocated by religions at their best, businesses can both nurture religious harmony and strengthen their communities

Cet article étudie les liens étroits entre l'historien anglais Eric Hobsbawm et les historiens professionnels en France, de sa participation au Congrès international des sciences historiques de 1950 à ses rapports avec Fernand Braudel et quelques autres. Il démontre l'importance du réseau informel de contacts et d'influences qui se forma tant autour des deux hommes qu'entre les nouvelles institutions, notamment la VI e section de l'École pratique des hautes études et la revue Past and Present , qu'ils aidèrent à fonder et auxquelles ils étaient associés. Ce réseau servit de catalyseur à la profession d'historien des deux côtés de l'Atlantique et transforma la façon dont les sciences historiques étaient organisées. Réunis au départ par leur intérêt partagé et jamais démenti pour l'histoire économique et l'histoire du capitalisme, ses membres furent au cœur de la promotion de l'histoire sociale, qui devint un sujet dominant des champs historiques prémoderne et moderne à partir des années 1970. Ces bouleversements intellectuels découlaient de la valeur accordée à l'histoire, considérée désormais comme une science sociale en tant que telle.