Cities and crisis

Cities and crisisAn ambitious global study of the state of cities in the early twenty first century, their role in society, and their contribution to the financial crisis

By drawing on the interdisciplinary expertise of a network of researchers the book demonstrates that current border security regimes of Western states exhibit a high share of bio-political power techniques that originate in European modernity

the story of the Swiss Reformation is told with extensive use of primary sources

Jean-Olivier Tchouaffe shows that

A vivid account of the rise of terrorism in the late nineteenth century and the hysterical media response it provoked

he uncovers motives and appreciations of movement

exposing the principles of interaction and valorisation that usually go unacknowledged

John Edwards sets out to present a vivid picture of the Jewish presence in European life during this vital and turbulent period

international organizations to combat transnational crimes

When art and design students are asked for statements to accompany their work

the madman stood as a horrifying example of what could go wrong

Vernon Lee

Information Technologies and Economic Development in Latin America provides a collection of rigorous empirical studies that contributes to a better understanding of the role and impact of old and new information technologies on Latin American economic development through the use of randomized and quasi-experimental methods