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An Analysis of Paul Kennedy's The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers Ecomonic Change and Military Conflict from 1500-2000

An Analysis of Paul Kennedy's The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers Ecomonic Change and Military Conflict from 1500-2000

Paul Kennedy owes a great deal to the editor who persuaded him to add a final chapter to this study of the factors that contributed to the rise and fall of European powers since the age of Spain’s Philip II. This tailpiece indulged in what was for an historian a most unusual activity: it looked into the future. Pondering whether the United States would ultimately suffer the same decline as every imperium that preceded it it was this chapter that made The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers a dinner party talking point in Washington government circles. In so doing it elevated Kennedy to the ranks of public intellectuals whose opinions were canvassed on matters of state policy. From a strictly academic point of view the virtues of Kennedy's work lie elsewhere and specifically in his flair for asking the sort of productive questions that characterize a great problem-solver. Kennedy's work is an example of an increasingly rare genre – a work of comparative history that transcends the narrow confines of state– and era–specific studies to identify the common factors that underpin the successes and failures of highly disparate states. Kennedy's prime contribution is the now-famous concept of ‘imperial overstretch ’ the idea that empires fall largely because the military commitments they acquire during the period of their rise ultimately become too much to sustain once they lose the economic competitive edge that had projected them to dominance in the first place. Earlier historians may have glimpsed this central truth and even applied it in studies of specific polities but it took a problem-solver of Kennedy's ability to extend the analysis convincingly across half a millennium. | An Analysis of Paul Kennedy's The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers Ecomonic Change and Military Conflict from 1500-2000

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The Grand Strategies of Great Powers

The Grand Strategies of Great Powers

What is grand strategy and what is it good for? What are great powers and which states are great powers today? What are the grand strategies available to great powers? What are the conditions under which a certain strategy is suitable and when should it be rejected? What are the factors affecting the success or failure of a given grand strategy? The present volume provides answers to these questions by introducing a typology of great power grand strategies as strategies of rising status quo and declining powers as well as through historical illustrations of each type. The reader is thus exposed to strategies such as divide and conquer biding your time opportunity strike primacy semi-detachment concert and appeasement through the experiences of leaders such as Bismarck Peter the Great Metternich Deng Xiaoping Neville Chamberlain and Stalin. This analysis is then brought to bear on present developments in the grand strategies of the United States China and Russia. The volume should be of interest to both the academic and foreign policy-making communities and in particular to students of international relations diplomacy history and current international affairs. | The Grand Strategies of Great Powers

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New Towns The Rise Fall and Rebirth

New Towns The Rise Fall and Rebirth

Often misunderstood the New Towns story is a fascinating one of anarchists artists visionaries and the promise of a new beginning for millions of people. New Towns: The Rise Fall and Rebirth offers a new perspective on the New Towns Record and uses case-studies to address the myths and realities of the programme. It provides valuable lessons for the growth and renewal of the existing New Towns and post-war housing estates and town centres including recommendations for practitioners politicians and communities interested in the renewal of existing New Towns and the creation of new communities for the 21st century. | New Towns The Rise Fall and Rebirth

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The Templars The Rise Fall and Legacy of a Military Religious Order

The Templars The Rise Fall and Legacy of a Military Religious Order

As the oldest of the military religious orders and the one with an unexpected and dramatic downfall the knighthood of the Templars continues to fascinate academics and students as well as the public at large. A collection of fifteen chapters accompanied by a historical introduction The Templars: The Rise Fall and Legacy of a Military Religious Order recounts and analyzes this community’s rise and establishment in both the crusader states of the eastern Mediterranean and the countries of western Europe during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries reflects on the proceedings launched against it and its subsequent fall (1307–1314) and explores its medieval and post-medieval legacy including an assessment of current research pertaining to the Templars and suggestions for future explorations. Showcasing a wide range of methodological approaches and primary source materials this volume unites historical art-historical theological archaeological and historiographical perspectives and it features the work and voices of scholars from various academic generations who reside in eight different countries (Israel France Italy Spain the United Kingdom Germany Poland and the United States of America). | The Templars The Rise Fall and Legacy of a Military Religious Order

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The Rise and Fall of the British Press

The Rise and Fall of the British Press

The Rise and Fall of the British Press takes an artful look at the past present and immediate future of the printed newspaper. Temple offers a thought-provoking account of the evolution of Britain’s news consumption across the centuries situating it within significant social cultural and political currents of the time. Chapters cover:The impact of key technological developments; from the birth of print and the introduction of television to the rise of the internet and digital media;The ever-shifting power play between political parties and the press; The notion of the ‘public sphere’ and how newspapers have influenced it over the decades;The role of news media during some of Europe’s most significant historical events such as the French Revolution the First and Second World Wars and the Suez crisis; The aftermath of the Leveson inquiry and the question of increased media regulation;The successes and failures of important media players including Baron Beaverbrook and Lord Northcliffe in the nineteenth century and Rupert Murdoch and Mark Zuckerberg in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Throughout the book parallels are drawn between current issues impacting on the press and society and those from previous decades further illuminating the role both historic and ongoing of the news media in Britain. Temple concludes the book by looking to the future of print journalism calling for a reassessment of its role in the twenty-first century redefining what journalism should be and reasserting its value in society today. This far-reaching analysis will be an invaluable resource for both students and researchers of journalism and media studies.

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The Rise and Fall of the Amazon Rubber Industry An Historical Anthropology

The Rise and Fall of the Amazon Rubber Industry An Historical Anthropology

In this engaging book Stephen Nugent offers an in-depth historical anthropology of a widely recognised feature of the Amazon region examining the dramatic rise and fall of the rubber industry. He considers rubber in the Amazon from the perspective of a long-term extractive industry that linked remote forest tappers to technical innovations central to the industrial transformation of Europe and North America emphasizing the links between the social landscape of Amazonia and the global economy. Through a critical examination focused on the rubber industry Nugent addresses myths that continue to influence perceptions of Amazonia. The book challenges widely held assumptions about the hyper-naturalism of the ‘lost world’ of the Amazon where ‘the challenge of the tropics’ is still to be faced and the ‘frontiers of development’ are still to be settled. It is relevant for students and scholars of anthropology Latin American studies history political ecology geography and development studies. | The Rise and Fall of the Amazon Rubber Industry An Historical Anthropology

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The Rise and Fall of the German Democratic Republic 1945-1990

The Rise and Fall of the German Democratic Republic 1945-1990

This new book investigates communist rule in East Germany from its establishment as a sphere of Soviet influence after World War II to its rapid collapse after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Using newly available archive material the early chapters trace the emergence of the GDR out of the Soviet zone of occupation. Later chapters cover the dramatic episodes of the 1953 uprising against Soviet dominance and the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961. The subsequent stabilisation of the GDR and the establishment of an uneasy compromise between the ruling elites and the population in the later 1960s and 1970s are explained with reference to a range of internal social economic and political factors. The disintegration of the regime in 1989 is explained in the light of : The chronic weakness of Gorbachev's Soviet Union. The bravery of the protestors. The enduring appeal of West Germany's social market economy. Political pluralism. This clear and comprehensive survey marshals secondary and original primary sources in order to give a unique insight into the GDR's struggles and achievements. | The Rise and Fall of the German Democratic Republic 1945-1990

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Housing Neoliberalism and the Archive Reinterpreting the Rise and Fall of Public Housing

Housing Neoliberalism and the Archive Reinterpreting the Rise and Fall of Public Housing

From the mid-1940s state housing authorities in Australia built large housing estates to enable home ownership by working-class families but the public housing system they created is now regarded as broken. Contemporary problems with the sustainability effectiveness and reputation of the Australian public housing system are usually attributed to the influence of neoliberalism. Housing Neoliberalism and the Archive offers a challenge to this established ‘rise and fall’ narrative of post-war housing policy. Kathleen Flanagan uses Foucauldian ‘archaeology’ to analyse archival evidence from the Australian state of Tasmania. Through this she reveals that the difference between past and present knowledge about the value role and purpose of public housing results from a significant discontinuity in the way we think and act in relation to housing policy. Flanagan describes the complex system of ideas and events that underpinned policy change in Tasmania while telling a story about state housing policy neoliberalism and history that has resonance for many other places and times. In the process she shows that the story of public housing is more complicated than the taken-for-granted neoliberal narrative and that this finding has real significance for the dilemmas in public housing policy that face us in the here and now. | Housing Neoliberalism and the Archive Reinterpreting the Rise and Fall of Public Housing

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South Africa The rise and fall of apartheid

South Africa The rise and fall of apartheid

This new edition of South Africa examines the history of South Africa from 1948 to the present covering the economic background to racial segregation the introduction of the oppressive policy of apartheid the eventual collapse of White supremacy and the legacy of apartheid to the present day. Fully revised the fourth edition incorporates new original research particularly from the records of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and includes additional popular culture images such as posters linked to the international anti-apartheid struggle. These help to further emphasise the mounting popular opposition to state repression in the 1970s and 1980s. By developing an analysis of recent economic and political issues that are rooted in the apartheid regime particularly the continuing divide between rich and poor along racial lines and the impact of public corruption known as 'state capture' South Africa provides a current clear and succinct introduction to the ideology and practice of apartheid. Illustrated with photographs maps and figures and including a Chronology Glossary Who’s Who and updated Further Reading section the fourth edition of South Africa is an essential text for students studying all aspects of apartheid in South Africa. | South Africa The rise and fall of apartheid

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All for Naught The Rise and Fall of President Barry Blue: Two Novellas

All for Naught The Rise and Fall of President Barry Blue: Two Novellas

All for Naught tells the story of Richard Melmont a billionaire many times over. His wife Maria daughter Barbara and son Daniel are appalled by his cutthroat methods and even more appalled by the weapons system he is developing. Is he deliberately deceiving government officials bankers and the general public or is he deceiving himself? In The Rise and Fall of President Barry Blue an experienced White House correspondent is trying to sort through contradictory insider accounts to get a true picture of an elusive president. | All for Naught The Rise and Fall of President Barry Blue: Two Novellas

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The U.S. Navy and the Rise of Great Power Competition Looking Beyond the Western Pacific

The U.S. Navy and the Rise of Great Power Competition Looking Beyond the Western Pacific

This volume describes how technological and geo-political trends are rapidly transforming maritime affairs. A mix of original and previously published material this volume describes how the 21st-century great power competition is changing the face of naval operations in general and U. S. Navy operations in the Western Pacific in particular. The rise of an assertive China and its new anti-access and area-denial capabilities threaten the aircraft carrier-based maritime dominance of the U. S. Navy. Military and political trends in the Western Pacific and beyond suggest that the world is encountering a pivotal moment when existing weapons tactics and operations might be rendered obsolete by techno-strategic change. This volume considers these developments from three perspectives by describing: (1) the techno-strategic setting; (2) the institutional constraints that impede the ability of the U. S. Navy to respond to these changes; and (3) a new approach to naval force planning and strategy to cope with these developments. The volume culminates in a discussion of sophisticated strategies and operational concepts that position the U. S. Navy and its maritime allies and partners to prevail in today’s techno-strategic churn. This book will be of much interest to students of naval policy strategic studies Asia-Pacific politics and International Relations. | The U. S. Navy and the Rise of Great Power Competition Looking Beyond the Western Pacific

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Emerging Powers and the UN What Kind of Development Partnership?

Emerging Powers and the UN What Kind of Development Partnership?

The post-2015 sustainable development goals and the changing environment for development cooperation requires a renewed and transformed UN system. In line with their increasing significance as economic powers a growing number of emerging countries will play an expanded role in the UN system which could take the form of growing financial contributions greater presence in governance higher staff representation a stronger voice in development deliberations and a greater overall influence on the development agenda. Emerging Powers and the UN explores in depth the relationship of these countries on the world stage and their role in the future UN development system. Formally the relationship is through representation as member states (first UN) and also UN staff (second UN). However the importance of civil society and market actors (third UN) in emerging countries is also growing. This book was originally published as a special issue of Third World Quarterly. | Emerging Powers and the UN What Kind of Development Partnership?

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The Gulf Stock Exchange Crash The Rise and Fall of the Souq Al-Manakh

The Gulf Stock Exchange Crash The Rise and Fall of the Souq Al-Manakh

The collapse of Souq Al-Manakh in Kuwait in August 1982 was the most spectacular financial crash of recent years. The market had developed as a parallel stock exchange dealing in the shares of Gulf companies not resident in Kuwait. Fuelled by manic speculation the market grew at a phenomenal rate throughout 1981 and early 1982. Inexperienced investors gambled huge sums on the shares of shell companies promoted largely for share speculation. At the height of the market US$92 billion was outstanding on nearly 30 000 postdated cheques the usual form of payment used in the market. The financial crisis created by the collapse of the Souq Al-Manakh threatened the stability of Kuwait. The government was forced to intervene and absorb the major part of the loss. This book first published in 1986 traces the growth of the stock market and analyses its collapse. It also discusses in detail the wider impact of this debacle on the economic life of the Gulf. | The Gulf Stock Exchange Crash The Rise and Fall of the Souq Al-Manakh

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Samuel Johnson and the Powers of Friendship

Samuel Johnson and the Powers of Friendship

This book is the first to assess Johnson’s diverse insights into friendship—that is to say his profound as well as widely ranging appreciation of it—over the course of his long literary career. It examines his engagements with ancient philosophies of friendship and with subsequent reformulations of or departures from that diverse inheritance. The volume explores and illuminates Johnson’s understanding of friendship in the private and public spheres—in particular friendship’s therapeutic amelioration of personal experience and transformative impact upon civil life. Doing so it considers both his portrayals of interaction with his friends and his more overtly fictional representations of friendship across the many genres in which he wrote. It presents at once an original re-assessment of Johnson’s writings and new interpretations of friendship as an element of civility in mid-eighteenth-century British culture. | Samuel Johnson and the Powers of Friendship

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The Rise and Fall of the English Christendom Theocracy Christology Order and Power

The Rise and Fall of the English Christendom Theocracy Christology Order and Power

English Christendom has never been a static entity. Evangelism politics conflict and cultural changes have constantly and consistently developed it into myriad forms across the world. However in recent times that development has seemingly become a general decline. This book utilises the motif of Christendom to illuminate the pedigree of Anglican Christianity allowing a vital and persistent dynamic in Christianity namely the relationship between the sacred and the mundane to be more fundamentally explored. Each chapter seeks to unpack a particular historical moment in which the relations of sacred and mundane are on display. Beginning with the work of Bede before focusing on the Anglo Norman settlement of England the Tudor period and the establishment of the church in the American and Australian colonies Anglicanism is shown to consistently be a religio-political tradition. This approach opens up a different set of categories for the study of contemporary Anglicanism and its debates about the notion of the church. It also opens up fresh ways of looking at religious conflict in the modern world and within Christianity. This is a fresh exploration of a major facet of Western religious culture. As such it will be of significant interest to scholars working in Religious History and Anglican Studies as well as theologians with an interest in Western Ecclesiology. | The Rise and Fall of the English Christendom Theocracy Christology Order and Power

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Margins for Manoeuvre in Cold War Europe The Influence of Smaller Powers

Margins for Manoeuvre in Cold War Europe The Influence of Smaller Powers

The Cold War is conventionally regarded as a superpower conflict that dominated the shape of international relations between World War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Smaller powers had to adapt to a role as pawns in a strategic game of the superpowers its course beyond their control. This edited volume offers a fresh interpretation of twentieth-century smaller European powers – East–West neutral and non-aligned – and argues that their position vis-à-vis the superpowers often provided them with an opportunity rather than merely representing a constraint. Analysing the margins for manoeuvre of these smaller powers the volume covers a wide array of themes ranging from cultural to economic issues energy to diplomacy and Bulgaria to Belgium. Given its holistic and nuanced intervention in studies of the Cold War this book will be instrumental for students of history international relations and political science. | Margins for Manoeuvre in Cold War Europe The Influence of Smaller Powers

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The Rise and Fall of Modern Empires Volume I Social Organization

The Rise and Fall of Modern Empires Volume I Social Organization

This collection brings together twenty-one articles that explore the diverse impact of modern empires on societies around the world since 1800. Colonial expansion changed the lives of colonised peoples in multiple ways relating to work the environment law health and religion. Yet empire-builders were never working with a blank slate: colonial rule involved not just coercion but also forms of cooperation with elements of local society while the schemes of the colonisers often led to unexpected outcomes. Covering not only western European nations but also the Ottomans Russians and Japanese whose empires are less frequently addressed in collections this volume provides insight into a crucial aspect of modern world history. | The Rise and Fall of Modern Empires Volume I Social Organization

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The Great Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg-Prussia

The Great Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg-Prussia

In this first biography in English for fifty years Derek McKay avoids the limitation of seeing Frederick William primarily as precursor of the 'Enlightened' Frederick the Great. Instead he roots him firmly in his own time a dynastic protestant ruler like many another in Germany but gifted with the toughness and opportunism to overcome the hostility of his local nobilities and of the surrounding great powers. | The Great Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg-Prussia

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The Rise and Fall of Modern Empires Volume II Colonial Knowledges

The Rise and Fall of Modern Empires Volume II Colonial Knowledges

This volume reproduces key historical texts concerning `colonial knowledges’. The use of the adjective 'colonial' indicates that knowledge is shaped by power relationships while the use of the plural form ’knowledges’ indicates the emphasis in this collection is on an interplay between different often competing cognitive systems. George Balandier’s notion of the colonial situation is an organising principle that runs throughout the volume and there are four sub-themes: language and texts categorical knowledge the circulation of knowledge and indigenous knowledge. The volume is designed to introduce students to a range of important interventions which speak to each other today even if they were not intended to do so when first published. An introductory essay links the themes together and explains the significance of the individual articles. | The Rise and Fall of Modern Empires Volume II Colonial Knowledges

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Days of the Fall A Reporter’s Journey in the Syria and Iraq Wars

Days of the Fall A Reporter’s Journey in the Syria and Iraq Wars

Days of the Fall takes the reader into the heart of the terrible wars in Syria and Iraq. The book combines frontline reporting with analysis of the deeper causes and effects of the conflict. Over five years Jonathan Spyer reported from the depths of the wars spending time in Aleppo Baghdad Damascus Mosul Idlib Hasaka and other frontline areas. He witnessed some of the most dramatic events of the conflict – the rescue of the trapped Yezidis from the attempted ISIS genocide in 2014 the Assad regime’s assault on Aleppo the rise of independent Kurdish power in north east Syria the emergence of the Shia militias in Iraq as a key force. The book depicts these events and seeks to place them within a broader framework. The author notes the ethnic and sectarian faultlines in both Syria and Iraq and contends that both countries have now effectively separated along these lines leading to the emergence of de facto fragmentation and the birth of a number of new entities. The book also notes that this confused space has now become an arena for proxy conflict between regional and global powers. Containing interviews with key figures from all sides of the conflict such as the Shia militias in Iraq and even ISIS members Days of the Fall serves as an invaluable and comprehensive guide to the complex dynamics and the tragic human impact of the wars. | Days of the Fall A Reporter’s Journey in the Syria and Iraq Wars

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The Nordic Baltic and Visegrád Small Powers in Europe A Dance with Giants for Survival and Prosperity

The Nordic Baltic and Visegrád Small Powers in Europe A Dance with Giants for Survival and Prosperity

This volume addresses and seeks to answer a number of questions on the current issues facing small states/powers in Europe. How can small European states survive and prosper within a multipolar world of great powers? What part should small states take in European integration? Are EU fiscal and monetary policies allowing for Keynesian economic stimulus when needed and are euro area convergence criteria viable as the world recovers from the COVID-19 crisis? Are small state alliances within the EU useful to counterbalance the influence of the larger EU member states? How far should EU and NATO expansion go? Should it include countries such as Ukraine? Can the EU rely on US leadership of NATO for its security? How should small states relate to great powers seeking to influence Europe most notably the US the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation? Do smaller states need to choose a single ally among the major powers? Using an interdisciplinary approach the author discusses issues of economic policy international relations and politics economic and political integration as well as the effects of global and regional institutions and priorities in bilateral development cooperation demonstrating how policies are shaped by the interaction between small states (small powers) and large states (great powers). | The Nordic Baltic and Visegrád Small Powers in Europe A Dance with Giants for Survival and Prosperity

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The Rise and Fall of Russia's Far Eastern Republic 1905–1922 Nationalisms Imperialisms and Regionalisms in and after the Russian Empire

The Rise and Fall of Russia's Far Eastern Republic 1905–1922 Nationalisms Imperialisms and Regionalisms in and after the Russian Empire

The Russian Far East was a remarkably fluid region in the period leading up to during and after the Russian Revolution. The different contenders in play in the region imagining and working toward alternative futures comprised different national groups including Russians Buryat-Mongols Koreans and Ukrainians; different imperialist projects including Japanese and American attempts to integrate the region into their political and economic spheres of influence as well as the legacies of Russian expansionism and Bolshevik efforts to export the revolution to Mongolia Korea China and Japan; and various local regionalists who aimed for independence or strong regional autonomy for distinct Siberian and Far Eastern communities and whose efforts culminated in the short-lived Far Eastern Republic of 1920–1922. The Rise and Fall of Russia’s Far Eastern Republic 1905–1922 charts developments in the region examines the interplay of the various forces and explains how a Bolshevik version of state-centered nationalism prevailed. | The Rise and Fall of Russia's Far Eastern Republic 1905–1922 Nationalisms Imperialisms and Regionalisms in and after the Russian Empire

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Powers of the Prosecutor in Criminal Investigation A Comparative Perspective

Powers of the Prosecutor in Criminal Investigation A Comparative Perspective

This comparative analysis examines the scope of prosecutorial powers at different phases of criminal investigation in four countries: the United States Italy Poland and Germany. Since in all four the number of criminal cases decided without trial is constantly increasing criminal investigation has become central in the criminal process. The work asks: who should be in charge of this stage of the process? Prosecutors have gained tremendous powers to influence the outcome of the criminal cases including powers once reserved for judges. In a system in which the role of the trial is diminishing and the significance of criminal investigation is growing this book questions whether the prosecutor's powers at the early stage of the process should be enhanced. Using a problem-oriented approach the book provides a parallel analysis of each country along five possible spheres of prosecutorial engagement: commencing criminal investigation; conducting criminal investigation undertaking initial charging decisions; imposing coercive measures; and discontinuing criminal investigation. Using the competing adversarial–inquisitorial models as a framework the focus is on the prosecutor as a crucial figure in the criminal process and investigation. The insights of this book will be of interest and relevance to students and academics in criminal justice criminology law and public policy as well as policymakers government officials and others interested in legal reform. | Powers of the Prosecutor in Criminal Investigation A Comparative Perspective

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Ibbs and Tillett The Rise and Fall of a Musical Empire

Ibbs and Tillett The Rise and Fall of a Musical Empire

For the greater part of the twentieth century Ibbs and Tillett's concert agency was to the British music industry what Marks and Spencer is to the world of the department store. The roll-call of famous musicians on its books was unmatched and included such international stars as Clara Butt Fritz Kreisler Pablo Casals Sergei Rachmaninov Andr Segovia Kathleen Ferrier Myra Hess Jacqueline du Pr Clifford Curzon and Vladimir Ashkenazy to name but a handful. From 1906 the success of the company was due to the dedication of its founders Robert Leigh Ibbs and John Tillett. After their deaths the agency was run by the latter's wife Emmie who dubbed the 'Duchess of Wigmore Street' became one of the most formidable yet respected women in British music. The history of this unique institution and its owners is told here for the first time often through the fascinating letters that were exchanged between the artists themselves and the agency. It begins in the latter years of the 19th century with the concert and theatrical manager Narciso Vert for whom both Ibbs and Tillett worked until his death in 1905. The story then becomes a history of musical life in twentieth-century Britain illuminating aspects of the day-to-day management of concerts and festivals the lives and livelihoods of professional musicians as well as those who strove to join their ranks through audition or recommendation. The changing profile and particularly the onset and development of personal management of artists represented by Ibbs and Tillett and their reception in the press can be viewed as a barometer of musical taste. The demise of the agency in 1990 was indicative of just how much the world of British music had changed by the end of the century but despite its loss to the profession the legacy and influence of Ibbs and Tillett has remained a benchmark in today's highly competitive world of artist management and concert promotion many of whose principal operators began | Ibbs and Tillett The Rise and Fall of a Musical Empire

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Paris The Powers that Shaped the Medieval City

Paris The Powers that Shaped the Medieval City

Paris: The Powers that Shaped the Medieval City considers the various forces – royal monastic and secular – that shaped the art architecture and topography of Paris between c. 1100 and c. 1500 a period in which Paris became one of the foremost metropolises in the West. The individual contributions written by an international group of scholars cover the subject from many different angles. They encompass wide-ranging case studies that address architecture manuscript illumination and stained glass as well as questions of liturgy religion and social life. Topics include the early medieval churches that preceded the current cathedral church of Notre-Dame and cultural production in the Paris area in the late 12th and early 13th centuries as well as Paris’s chapels and bridges. There is new evidence for the source of the c. 1240 design for a celebrated window in the Sainte-Chapelle an evaluation of the liturgical arrangements in the new shrine-choir of Saint-Denis built 1140–44 and a valuable assessment of the properties held by the Cistercian Order in Paris in the Middle Ages. Also the book investigates the relationships between manuscript illuminators in the 14th century and representations of Paris in manuscripts and other media up to the late 15th century. Paris: The Powers that Shaped the Medieval City updates and enlarges our knowledge of this key city in the Middle Ages. | Paris The Powers that Shaped the Medieval City

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