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Herculean Ferrara

Ercole D'Este (1471-1505) and the Invention of a Ducal Capital

By: Thomas Tuohy

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Herculean Ferrara

Ercole D'Este (1471-1505) and the Invention of a Ducal Capital

By: Thomas Tuohy

An illustrated account of the life and work of a leading patron of the Italian Renaissance.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521522633

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9780521522632

Diplomatic Tours in the Gardens of Versailles Under Louis XIV

By: Robert W. Berger,Thomas F. Hedin

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Diplomatic Tours in the Gardens of Versailles Under Louis XIV

By: Robert W. Berger,Thomas F. Hedin

The first book to examine how the vast gardens of Versailles were used as a setting for the receptions of ambassadors, heads of state, and other visiting dignitaries who conducted diplomatic and political business with France.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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081224107X

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9780812241075

Cardinal Pole in European Context

A via media in the Reformation

By: Thomas F. Mayer

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Cardinal Pole in European Context

A via media in the Reformation

By: Thomas F. Mayer

Cardinal Reginald Pole (1500-1558) was one of the most important international figures of mid-16th century Europe: principal antagonist of Henry VIII, papal diplomat, legate to the council of Trent, and nearly successful candidate for pope. But even more significant than his political actions is that Pole tried to mediate between increasingly rigid religious positions, preserving belief in justification by faith within a charismatically conceived papal church. His writing converted categories of feudal discourse, especially the language of honour, into newer humanist modes as a means of resisting tyranny, whether secular or religious. He also created his own saintly image, as well as much of the historiography of the English Reformation. These studies place him in his English, Italian and European contexts - political, intellectual and religious. They also evaluate his ties to such major intellectual and literary figues as Marco Mantova Benavides and Ludovico Ariosto.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040245315

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9781040245316

Art and Religion in Medieval Armenia

By: Helen C. Evans,Benjamin Anderson,Sebouh David Aslanian,Peter Balakian,Antony Eastmond,Lynn A. Jones,Thomas F. Mathews,Erin Piñon,Earnestine M. Qiu,Kristina L. Richardson

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Art and Religion in Medieval Armenia

By: Helen C. Evans,Benjamin Anderson,Sebouh David Aslanian,Peter Balakian,Antony Eastmond,Lynn A. Jones,Thomas F. Mathews,Erin Piñon,Earnestine M. Qiu,Kristina L. Richardson

This latest volume in The Metropolitan Museum of Art symposia series reprises The Met’s blockbuster exhibition Armenia! (2018–19)—the first major exhibition on the art of this highly influential culture at the crossroads of the eastern and western worlds. Building on the pioneering work of those who first established Armenian studies in America, these essays by a new generation of scholars address Armenia’s roles in facilitating exchange with the Mongol, Ottoman, and Persian empires to the East and with Byzantium and European Crusader states to the West. Contributors explore the effects of this tension in the history of Armenian art and how those histories persist into the present, as Armenia continues to grapple with the legacy of genocide and counters new threats to its sovereignty, integrity, and culture.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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1588397378

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9781588397379

Aligning for Advantage

Competitive Strategies for the Political and Social Arenas

By: Thomas C. Lawton,Jonathan P. Doh,Tazeeb Rajwani

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Aligning for Advantage

Competitive Strategies for the Political and Social Arenas

By: Thomas C. Lawton,Jonathan P. Doh,Tazeeb Rajwani

The book outlines how companies should synchronize competitive strategies with extant strategies for social engagement and political and regulatory activism in order to build and sustain business success.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199604754

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9780199604753

Public Banks

Decarbonisation, Definancialisation and Democratisation

By: Thomas Marois

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Public Banks

Decarbonisation, Definancialisation and Democratisation

By: Thomas Marois

Public banks are banks located within the public sphere of a state. They are pervasive, with more than 900 institutions worldwide, and powerful, with tens of trillions in assets. Public banks are neither essentially good nor bad. Rather, they are dynamic institutions, made and remade by contentious social forces. As the first single-authored book on public banks, this timely intervention examines how these institutions can confront the crisis of climate finance and catalyse a green and just transition. The author explores six case studies across the globe, demonstrating that public banks have acquired the representative structures, financial capacity, institutional knowledge, collaborative networks, and geographical reach to tackle decarbonisation, definancialisation, and democratisation. These institutions are not without contradictions, torn as they are between contending public and private interests in class-divided society. Ultimately, social forces and struggles shape how and if public banks serve the public good.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108996434

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9781108996433

Contested Treasure

Jews and Authority in the Crown of Aragon

By: Thomas W. Barton

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Contested Treasure

Jews and Authority in the Crown of Aragon

By: Thomas W. Barton

In Contested Treasure, Thomas Barton examines how the Jews in the Crown of Aragon in the twelfth through fourteenth centuries negotiated the overlapping jurisdictions and power relations of local lords and the crown. The thirteenth century was a formative period for the growth of royal bureaucracy and the development of the crown’s legal claims regarding the Jews. While many Jews were under direct royal authority, significant numbers of Jews also lived under nonroyal and seigniorial jurisdiction. Barton argues that royal authority over the Jews (as well as Muslims) was far more modest and contingent on local factors than is usually recognized. Diverse case studies reveal that the monarchy’s Jewish policy emerged slowly, faced considerable resistance, and witnessed limited application within numerous localities under nonroyal control, thus allowing for more highly differentiated local modes of Jewish administration and coexistence. Contested Treasure refines and complicates our portrait of interfaith relations and the limits of royal authority in medieval Spain, and it presents a new approach to the study of ethnoreligious relations and administrative history in medieval European society.

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Penn State Press

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0271065761

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9780271065762

Principles of Stem Cell Biology and Cancer

Future Applications and Therapeutics

By: Tarik Regad,Thomas Sayers,Robert Rees

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Principles of Stem Cell Biology and Cancer

Future Applications and Therapeutics

By: Tarik Regad,Thomas Sayers,Robert Rees

Principles of Stem Cell Biology and Cancer: Future Applications and Therapeutics Tarik Regad, The John van Geest Cancer Research Centre, Nottingham Trent University, UK, Thomas J. Sayers, Centre for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, USA and Robert Rees The John van Geest Cancer Research Centre, Nottingham Trent University, UK The field of cancer stem cells is expanding rapidly, with many groups focusing on isolating and identifying cancer stem cell populations. Although some progress has been made developing efficient cancer therapies, targeting cancer stem cells remains one of the important challenges facing the growing stem cell research community. Principles of Stem Cell Biology and Cancer brings together original contributions from international experts in the field to present the very latest information linking stem cell biology and cancer. Divided into two parts, the book begins with a detailed introduction to stem cell biology with a focus on the characterization of these cells, progress that has been made in their identification, as well as future therapeutic applications of stem cells. The second part focuses on cancer stem cells and their role in cancer development, progression and chemo-resistance. This section of the book includes an overview of recent progress concerning therapies targeting cancer stem cells. Features: An authoritative introduction to the link between stem cell biology and cancer. Includes contributions from leading international experts in the field. Well-illustrated with full colour figures throughout. This book will prove an invaluable resource for basic and applied researchers and clinicians working on the development of new cancer treatments and therapies, providing a timely publication of high quality reviews outlining the current progress and exciting future possibilities for stem cell research.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118670604

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9781118670606

Absolute Essentials of International Economics

By: Thomas R. Sadler

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Absolute Essentials of International Economics

By: Thomas R. Sadler

This shortform textbook provides a comprehensive overview of international economics and coverage of recent trends in the global economy to supplement students’ knowledge of this fast-moving subject area. Divided into two parts, the book begins by introducing the fundamental aspects of international economics (the international economic system, global networks and flows, the theory of international trade, trade policy, trade agreements, foreign exchange market, international factor movements, and developing countries) before moving on to focus on specialist topics such as the Covid-19 pandemic, the emerging economies of BRICS, and Brexit. Each chapter includes an essential summary, key terms, study questions, and references. The book is accompanied by a suite of digital resources, including a test bank of questions, PowerPoints slides, answers to chapter questions, and an instructor’s manual. As part of the Absolute Essentials of Business and Economics series, the book provides a straightforward way for students to learn about international economics, and will be invaluable reading for any student studying the global economy as part of a business, economics or international studies degree programme.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040014100

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9781040014103

Elections in Hard Times

Building Stronger Democracies in the 21st Century

By: Thomas Edward Flores,Irfan Nooruddin

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Elections in Hard Times

Building Stronger Democracies in the 21st Century

By: Thomas Edward Flores,Irfan Nooruddin

Why are 'free and fair' elections so often followed by democratic backsliding? Elections in Hard Times answers this critical question, showing why even clean elections fail to advance democracy when held amidst challenging structural conditions. The book opens with a comprehensive, accessible synthesis of fifty years of research on elections and democratization, a resource for experts, policymakers, and students. It then develops a new theory of why elections fail in countries with little democratic history or fiscal resources, and a history of violent conflict. In a series of five empirical chapters, the book leverages an eclectic mix of cross-national data, short case studies and surveys of voters to support this theory. It closes with a careful examination of popular strategies of democracy promotion, evaluating steps designed to support elections. This book will attract academic experts on democratization and elections, students and policymakers.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316660087

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9781316660089

Fundamentals of Entrepreneurial Finance

By: Marco Da Rin,Thomas Hellmann

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Fundamentals of Entrepreneurial Finance

By: Marco Da Rin,Thomas Hellmann

Fundamentals of Entrepreneurial Finance provides a comprehensive introduction to entrepreneurial finance, showing how entrepreneurs and investors jointly turn ideas into valuable high-growth start-ups. Marco Da Rin and Thomas Hellmann examine the challenges entrepreneurs face in obtaining funding and the challenges investors face in attracting promising ventures. They follow the joint journey of entrepreneurs and investors from initial match to the eventual success or failure of the venture. Written with the goal of making entrepreneurial finance accessible, this book starts with the basics, develops advanced topics, and derives practical insights. Da Rin and Hellmann build on academic foundations from several disciplines and enrich the text with data, mini-cases, examples, and exercises.

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Oxford University Press

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0190941553

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9780190941550

The Western Christian Presence in the Russias and Qājār Persia, c.1760–c.1870

By: Thomas O'Flynn

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The Western Christian Presence in the Russias and Qājār Persia, c.1760–c.1870

By: Thomas O'Flynn

Winner of The 2018 Saidi-Sirjani Book Award In The Western Christian Presence in the Russias and Qājār Persia, c.1760–c.1870, Thomas O'Flynn vividly paints the life and times of missionary enterprises in early nineteenth-century Russia and Persia at a moment of immense change when Tsarist Russia embarked on an expansionist campaign reaching to the Caucasus. Simultaneously he charts the relationship between the new Persian dynasty of the Qājārs and missionary activity on the part of European and American missionaries. This book reconstructs that world from a predominantly religious perspective. It recounts the sustaining ideals as well as the everyday struggles of the western missionaries, Protestant (Scottish, Basel and American Congregationalist) and Catholic (Jesuit and Vincentian). It looks at the reactions of diverse tribal peoples, the Tatars of the North Caucasus, the Kabardians and Circassians. Persia was the ultimate goal of these missionaries, which they eventually reached in the 1820s. Altogether this study throws light on the troubled course of history in West Asia and provides the background to politico-religious conflicts in Chechnya and Persia that persist to the present day.

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BRILL

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9004313540

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9789004313545

The SAGE Handbook of Corporate Governance

By: Thomas Clarke,Douglas M. Branson

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The SAGE Handbook of Corporate Governance

By: Thomas Clarke,Douglas M. Branson

A timely and definitive intellectual map of a key emerging discipline, the SAGE Handbook of Corporate Governance critically overviews the key themes, theoretical controversies, current research and emerging concepts that frame the field. Consisting of original substantive chapters by leading international scholars, and examining corporate governance from an inter-disciplinary basis, the text highlights how critical governance issues are to the formation, growth, financing, structural development, and strategic direction of companies and how corporate governance institutions in turn influence the innovation and development of industrial and economic systems globally. Comprehensive, authoritative and presented in a highly accessible framework, the Handbook is a significant resource to those with an interest in understanding this important emerging field.

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SAGE Publications

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1412929814

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9781412929813

International Corporate Governance

A Comparative Approach

By: Thomas Clarke

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International Corporate Governance

A Comparative Approach

By: Thomas Clarke

This new edition of Thomas Clarke’s popular International Corporate Governance offers a comprehensive guide to understanding corporate governance as a discipline, while incorporating new case studies and material that takes account of the implications of the global financial crisis and the continuing sustainability crisis.

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1317610555

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9781317610557

Bibliotheca Grenvilliana

Vol. II

By: Thomas Grenville,William Brenchley Rye,John Thomas Payne,Henry Foss

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Bibliotheca Grenvilliana

Vol. II

By: Thomas Grenville,William Brenchley Rye,John Thomas Payne,Henry Foss

Reprint of the original, first published in 1842.

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3385129982

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9783385129986

Jefferson's Legal Commonplace Book

By: Thomas Jefferson

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Jefferson's Legal Commonplace Book

By: Thomas Jefferson

As a law student and young lawyer in the 1760s, Thomas Jefferson began writing abstracts of English common law reports. Even after abandoning his law practice, he continued to rely on his legal commonplace book to document the legal, historical, and philosophical reading that helped shape his new role as a statesman. Indeed, he made entries in the notebook in preparation for his mission to France, as president of the United States, and near the end of his life. This authoritative volume is the first to contain the complete text of Jefferson’s notebook. With more than 900 entries on such thinkers as Beccaria, Montesquieu, and Lord Kames, Jefferson’s Legal Commonplace Book is a fascinating chronicle of the evolution of Jefferson’s searching mind. Jefferson’s abstracts of common law reports, most published here for the first time, indicate his deepening commitment to whig principles and his incisive understanding of the political underpinnings of the law. As his intellectual interests and political aspirations evolved, so too did the content and composition of his notetaking. Unlike the only previous edition of Jefferson’s notebook, published in 1926, this edition features a verified text of Jefferson’s entries and full annotation, including essential information on the authors and books he documents. In addition, the volume includes a substantial introduction that places Jefferson’s text in legal, historical, and biographical context.

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Princeton University Press

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0691187894

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9780691187891

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Herculean Ferrara

Herculean Ferrara

Diplomatic Tours in the Gardens of Versailles Under Louis XIV

Diplomatic Tours in the Gardens of Versailles Under Louis XIV

Cardinal Pole in European Context

Cardinal Pole in European Context

Art and Religion in Medieval Armenia

Art and Religion in Medieval Armenia

Aligning for Advantage

Aligning for Advantage

Public Banks

Public Banks

Contested Treasure

Contested Treasure

Principles of Stem Cell Biology and Cancer

Principles of Stem Cell Biology and Cancer

Absolute Essentials of International Economics

Absolute Essentials of International Economics

Elections in Hard Times

Elections in Hard Times

Fundamentals of Entrepreneurial Finance

Fundamentals of Entrepreneurial Finance

The Western Christian Presence in the Russias and Qājār Persia, c.1760–c.1870

The Western Christian Presence in the Russias and Qājār Persia, c.1760–c.1870

The SAGE Handbook of Corporate Governance

The SAGE Handbook of Corporate Governance

International Corporate Governance

International Corporate Governance

Bibliotheca Grenvilliana

Bibliotheca Grenvilliana

Jefferson's Legal Commonplace Book

Jefferson's Legal Commonplace Book

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