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In the first book of its kind, Turnbull traces the development and implementation of actuarial ideas, from the conception of Equitable Life in the mid-18th century to the start of the 21st century...

This book examines British eugenics from its origins in 1865 to the early 1990s. It considers the two institutions promoting the doctrine: the Galton Laboratory attached to the University of London;...

This book shows how bubonic plague and smallpox helped end the Hittite Empire, the Bronze Age in the Near East and later the Carthaginian Empire. The book will examine all the possible infectious...

This book traces the development of exorcism in Catholic Christianity from the fourth century to the present day, and seeks to explain why exorcism is still so much in demand. This is the first work...

Meticulously researched and intelligently interpretedBoth fascinating and interdisciplinary, it appeals to medical historians, historians of prisons, criminologists, ethicists, moral philosophers,...

This book is the first English-language monograph about the institutional development of sociology in (North) Macedonia. It maps and discusses the contexts, goals, and merits of the pioneering...

A History of Orthodox, Islamic, and Western Christian Political ValuesAuthor: Dennis J. DunnPublisher: Palgrave MacMillanPublication Date: Sep 27, 2016Number of Pages: 257 pagesBinding: Hardback or...

Assesses the full range of social obligations that corporations held historicallyInvestigates the social life of the corporation from three key perspectivesProvides a long-term outlook on the...

A History of the Application of Islamic Law in NigeriaAuthor: Yushau SodiqPublisher: Palgrave MacMillanPublication Date: Feb 13, 2017Number of Pages: 168 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10:...

Explores themes in the history of the girl and girlhood in ten countries in four continentsCompares the history of girls geographically as well as chronologically Considers the history of the...

This book challenges commonplace assertions that the humanities are presently undergoing a severe crisis as a result of a longstanding decline. Rather than hearkening to the widespread, reactive call...

A History of War Crimes Trials in Post 1945 Asia-PacificAuthor: Zhaoqi ChengPublisher: Palgrave MacMillanPublication Date: 43637Number of Pages: 358 pagesBinding: HistoryISBN-10: 9811366969ISBN-13:...

Stanley Rice, born in London in 1905, began his autobiography by stating that his life was ?an ordinary average life with all its ups and downs?. Stanley may have described his life as ordinary, and...

This book summarizes and classifies 100 wonderful Chinese industrial heritage cases, starting from the path of cultural tourism industry's involvement in the transformation and renewal of industrial...

This book provides researchers and policy-makers with legal avenues to enable a just transition to decarbonisation. The focus is on the United Nations themes of loss and damage, transport, nature and...

In this book, distributional justice theories developed by John Rawls and Amartya Sen are applied to the governance of today's media, proposing a fresh, and innovative assessment of the potential...

This book focuses on three main subjects: the DPRK's inability to survive as a nuclear state; the importance of China's role in encouraging denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula; and the...

This book provides an intimate history of Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith's early life, combining elements of biography, history, economics and philosophy to show how crucial incidents early in his life...

This sequel to A Life of Experimental Economics, Volume I, continues the intimate history of Vernon Smith's personal and professional maturation after a dozen years at Purdue. The scene now shifts...

This collection of essays brings together ecocritical interpretations of Malaysian texts - including fiction, nonfiction, and other media / cultural expressions. It includes original works by...

A Micro-History of Victorian Liberal Parenting: John Morley's Discreet IndifferenceAuthor: Kevin A. MorrisonPublisher: Palgrave MacMillanPublication Date: Feb 22, 2018Number of Pages: 118...

This book offers a comprehensive economic history of emerging market economies post-WWII and identifies a complex web of sustainability problems that face the EMEs going forward. It seeks to present...

A Naturalistic Afterlife: Evolution, Ordinary Existence, EternityAuthor: David HarmonPublisher: Palgrave MacMillanPublication Date: Aug 11, 2017Number of Pages: 199 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased...

This book provides a holistic and interdisciplinary focus on the legal regulation and policing of football violence and disorder in Britain. Anchored in ground-breaking ethnographic and...

This book considers how art actually works, how the various art forms connect with the world of ordinary human experience. Many books approach the subject from the top down, through topics such as...

This book explores the achievements and obstacles confronting China and major Latin American countries in developing small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the context of new changes in ?he...

A New Chapter in Us-Cuba Relations: Social, Political, and Economic ImplicationsAuthor: Eric HershbergPublisher: Palgrave MacMillanPublication Date: May 27, 2016Number of Pages: 205 pagesBinding:...

This book collects the work of leading Chinese economists, sociologists, and political scientists as China enters a pivotal phase of development, as well as a new five-year plan. Scholars from...

This book offers an assessment of new opportunities available for the agricultural sector and provides technical assistance to the Greek authorities with regards to its rural development and fishery...

In this incisive analysis of academic psychology, Gregg Henriques examines the fragmented nature of the discipline and explains why the field has had enormous difficulty specifying its subject matter...