Author: United States. Congress. HousePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2790
Book Description
Report
Author: United States. Congress. HousePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2790
Book Description
Michigan Yesterday & Today
Author: Robert W. DommPublisher:
ISBN: 9781616731380
Category : Michigan
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Rent Control, Myths & Realities
Author: Milton FriedmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Toward a Ludic Architecture
Author: Steffen P. WalzPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557285631
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
“Toward a Ludic Architecture†is a pioneering publication, architecturally framing play and games as human practices in and of space. Filling the gap in literature, Steffen P. Walz considers game design theory and practice alongside architectural theory and practice, asking: how are play and games architected? What kind of architecture do they produce and in what way does architecture program play and games? What kind of architecture could be produced by playing and gameplaying?
Contract Formation
Author: Michael FurmstonPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199284245
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
Providing a practical analysis of the legal principles which govern the formation of contracts in English law (with additional authorities from the Commonwealth), this work on contract formation offers those involved in litigation and in drafting contracts a guide to the application of those principles in practice.
The Meaning of Democracy and the Vulnerability of Democracies
Author: Vincent OstromPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472084562
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Considers the social requirements for a thriving democracy
Screening the Hollywood rebels in 1950s Britain
Author: Anna Ariadne KnightPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526154498
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
This book examines issues of censorship, publicity and teenage fandom in 1950s Britain surrounding a series of controversial Hollywood films: The Wild One, Blackboard Jungle, Rebel Without a Cause, Rock Around the Clock and Jailhouse Rock. It also explores British cinema’s commentary on juvenile delinquency through a re-examination of such British films as The Blue Lamp, Spare the Rod and Serious Charge. Taking a multi-dimensional approach, the book intersects with star studies and social history while reappraising the stardom of Marlon Brando, James Dean and Elvis Presley. By looking at the specific meanings, pleasures and uses British fans derived from these films, it provides a logical and sustained narrative for how Hollywood star images fed into and disrupted British cultural life during a period of unprecedented teenage consumerism.
The Great Fiction: Property, Economy, Society, and the Politics of Decline
Author: Publisher: Laissez Faire Books
ISBN: 162129031X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Private Governance
Author: Edward Peter StringhamPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199366128
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
From the first stock markets of Amsterdam,London, and New York to the billions of electronic commerce transactions today, privately produced and enforced economic regulations are more common, more effective, and more promising than commonly considered. In Private Governance, prominent economist Edward Stringham presents case studies of the various forms of private enforcement, self-governance, or self-regulation among private groups or individuals that fill a void that government enforcement cannot. Through analytical narratives the book provides a close examination of the world's first stock markets, key elements of which were unenforceable by law; the community of Celebration, Florida, and other private communities that show how public goods can be bundled with land and provided more effectively; and the millions of credit-card transactions that occur daily and are regulated by private governance. Private Governance ultimately argues that while potential problems of private governance, such as fraud, are pervasive, so are the solutions it presents, and that much of what is orderly in the economy can be attributed to private groups and individuals. With meticulous research, Stringham demonstrates that private governance is a far more common source of order than most people realize, and that private parties have incentives to devise different mechanisms for eliminating unwanted behavior. Private Governance documents numerous examples of private order throughout history to illustrate how private governance is more resilient to internal and external pressure than is commonly believed. Stringham discusses why private governance has economic and social advantages over relying on government regulations and laws, and explores the different mechanisms that enable private governance, including sorting, reputation, assurance, and other bonding mechanisms. Challenging and rigorously-written, Private Governance will make a compelling read for those with an interest in economics, political philosophy, and the history of current Wall Street regulations.
The Food Chronology
Author: James TragerPublisher: Owl Books
ISBN: 9780805052473
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 783
Book Description
Provides a history of the evolution of food and food availability from prehistory to the present day, and covers agriculture, nutrition, retailing, and the culinary arts.