Tabla de Contenidos: “…The economic foundations of freedom -- The individual in society -- The elite under capitalism -- The economic role of saving and capital goods -- Luxuries into necessities -- The saver as a voter -- The market and the state -- The outlook for saving and investment -- Inequality of wealth and incomes -- The why of human action -- Deception of government intervention -- The agony of the welfare state -- Wage interference by government -- Unemployment and the height of wage rates -- Wage earners and employers -- Full employment and monetary policy -- Gold versus paper -- Inflation and you -- Inflation -- Inflation : an unworkable fiscal policy -- Socialism, inflation, and the thrifty householder -- Inflation must end in a slump -- The plight of business forecasting -- Why read Adam Smith today? …”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…: legal actions for enforcement of marriage contracts in Norway / Hanne Marie Johansen -- Making marriages in early modern England : rethinking the role of family and friends / Catherine Frances -- Forming the partnership socially and economically : a Swedish local elite, 1650-1770 / Gudrun Andersson -- Forming the marital economy in the early modern Finnish countryside / Anu Pylkkänen -- Servants in rural England c.1450-1650 : hired work as a means of accumulating wealth and skills before marriage / Jane Whittle -- Decision-making on marital property in Norway, 1500-1800 / Hilde Sandvik -- Property and authority in Danish marital law / Inger Dübeck -- Marital conflict over the gender division of labour in agrarian households, Sweden, 1750-1850 / Rosemarie Fiebranz -- Working together? …”

“…The press was an important forum for debate over the future of India and was used by significant groups within the political elite to advance their agendas. Yet it also provided the wider British public with the information and images from which they formed their conception of the subcontinent. …”

“…Divided into three sections, the volume firstly defines the phenomenon Seneca treats in De Beneficiis, pointing out his Stoic orientation and the relevance of his discussion to the Roman elite's code of conduct and to the phenomenon of the Princeps. …”

“…The adoption of formal physical training and organized games played a central part in this process. With its origins in elite public schools and upper-class country homes, the Army's philosophy of Athleticism was a part of the ethos of 'muscular Christianity' widely held in contemporary British institutions. …”

“…"It has long been contended that the Indian Constitution of 1950, a document in English created by elite consensus, has had little influence on India’s greater population. …”

“…It asks how the vulgar details of winning are represented by the memorials; and it assumes that the value of athletics was always under threat, from groups inside and outside the elite. The result is a fascinating look at one area of social struggle in ancient Greece…”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction : useful objects / Christopher Fletcher -- Rings of power : the interpretation of early medieval objects of adornment / Julie Renou -- The practical and symbolic uses of the medieval horn : from power object to common instrument / Luc Bourgeois -- A history of domestic disorder : the French royal household in the thirteenth and fourteenth century / Gil Bartholeyns -- The prince and his coffer : the material functions and symbolic power of an everyday political object at the end of the Middle Ages / Jean-Baptiste Santamaria -- Teapots, fans and snuffboxes : the portable politics of gender and empire in eighteenth century Britain / Vanessa Alayrac-Fielding -- Wooden shoes and Wellington boots : the politics of footwear in Georgian Britain / Matthew McCormack -- The fan during the French Revolution : from the elite to the people / Mathilde Semal -- Resisting with objects? …”

“…On these readings, to the extent that he remains concerned with culture at all, it is only as something whose noxious influence threatens this cadre of elite individuals. Nietzsche on the Decadence and Flourishing of Culture questions this individualist reading that has become prevalent, and develops an alternative interpretation of Nietzsche as a more social thinker who sees collective cultural achievements as no less important. …”

“…Venice has developed into a Mecca for international architects in the last few decades. The elite of contemporary architecture gather to celebrate the most prestigious architecture exhibition of our time at the Biennale in the shadows of St. …”

“…While women are hit harder by the pressures of elite academic science, the institution of science-and academic science, in particular-is not accommodating, possibly not even compatible, for either women or men who want to raise families. …”

“…By studying multiple genres ranging from popular to elite, students gain an understanding of multiple communicative frameworks - and develop multiple literacies. …”

“…Sport changes your brain. The minds of elite athletes can pull off feats of anticipation and co-ordination that amateurs would find impossible. …”
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“…El conflicto de Cachemira (al que se presta una especial atención por la importancia que tiene tanto para la política interior del país como para el escenario político internacional), las relaciones indo-pakistaníes y la amenaza nuclear o el peso del islam y de los militares en el ámbito político ante el fracaso de la elite civil pakistaní son algunos de los temas que, sin perder nunca la perspectiva histórica, permiten al autor analizar qué clase de Estado ha sido en realidad Pakistán y conjeturar sobre su incierto futuro…”

“…Drawing on inspiring examples, from Socrates and Augustine to Malcolm X and Elena Ferrante, and from films to Hitz's own experiences as someone who walked away from elite university life in search of greater fulfillment, Lost in Thought is a passionate and timely reminder that a rich life is a life rich in thought. …”

“…It also examines to what extent the financial sector can or should be reformed.This book is unified by the view that the financial sector had been a self-serving and self-regulating elite consumed by greed, speculation and even lawlessness with little sense of responsibility to the wider society or common good. …”

“…Dava Sobel narra la historia del científico y relojero escocés John Harrison, un genio solitario cuyos logros fueron rechazados por la elite científica de su tiempo, pero que consiguió resolver un problema aparentemente imposible: descubrir un método que permitiera a los marineros determinar la longitud exacta de su posició n en el mar. …”

“…Together the essays demonstrate that European romances not only helped to promulgate the ideals of elite societies in formation, but also held those values up for questioning. …”
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“…When U.S. forces exterminated Osama bin Laden in Pakistan on May 1, 2011, the world cheered not only the death of the 9/11 terrorist mastermind but the unmatched might, skill, and perseverance of America’s military elite. It was a brilliant example of history repeating itself in the most positive way; less than a decade earlier, the capture of Saddam Hussein, a triumph of military strategy in and of itself, opened the door for the most recent and essential victory in the War on Terror. …”

“…Most designers and patrons preferred this elite Gothic style, which was considered fashionable and highly refined, to alternative Italianate styles. …”