by Susan Hodgett, David Johnson and Steven A. Royle (2007)
"There is longstanding public, academic and governmental recognition that regionalism is important in defining a nation and there is an awareness that socio-economically healthy regions are vital to the national well-being of the broader state. Yet all countries possess regional socio-economic disparities of greater or lesser degrees." "This collection of 17 articles by scholars and practitioners from Ireland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, documents interventions that address regional disparity by challenging established patterns and seeking to build community capacity. Participatory democracy, the values of localism, small group dynamics, co-operativism, grass-roots activism and decision-making that flows "bottom-up," are slowly informing public policy initiatives on both sides of Atlantic."--Jacket.
Elizabeth Hill Boone
"Well-illustrated overview of the Aztec empire and society's development drawn from ethnohistoric sources and excavations at major imperial centers. Basic introduction for nonspecialists"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Antonio-Miguel Bernal
Las naciones, como los imperios, son creaciones históricas, artificiales y, como tales, tienen fechas de origen y caducidad, pues con el tiempo todos terminan por desaparecer. El arranque de la construcción nacional del Estado moderno en España se hizo al unísono que la forja del Imperio. Una dimensión apenas explorada y que se aborda en este libro en términos de costes/beneficios bajo perspectivas económicas, políticas y sociales.
Dietmar Rothermund
Dietmar Rothermund broadens the conventional focus of the great depression to include its impact on the countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America. The book: * gives the economic background to the depression * examines the causes of the great depression, from the international gold standard to agricultural over-production in the US * describes the effects on different countries from the Americas to India, Africa and East Asia * pays particular attention to the impact on the peasantry in developing countries * considers the political consequences, such as fascism in Europe * assesses the aftermath and the re-alignment of America, Europe and their colonies * explains key areas, such as Keynesian theory, in accessible terms.
Henry Joseph Haskell
The New Deal in Old Rome is a masterpiece of economic history in the Roman Empire. Pulitzer Prize winner, H.J. Haskell examines the stellar rise and fall of the Roman Empire through a unique examination of its social and fiscal policies. Building one of the greatest Empires and economies known to man, Rome creates an intricate chain of war debts with its expansions and deficits while bailing out collapsing industries. There are numerous warnings as great statesmen fight against real estate bubbles and market instabilities. Reviewing the centuries in a comprehensive accounting, Haskel makes it clear that Rome was the first to deal with the problems of a massive, modern economy. As America boldly reaches into a new era of change, "The New Deal in Old Rome" serves as an amazing historical reference of an earlier world superpower and its economics. Written in a clear and contemporary style, Haskell gives us an intimate look at Rome's problems, leaders, their solutions and the effects of their policies. Forward and Editorial by Shawn Strider, along with historical context that is as relevant today as it was for Julius Caesar.