Rethinking Mercantilism: Political Economy, the British Empire, and the Atlantic World in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries Author(s): Steve Pincus Reviewed work(s): Source: The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 69, No. 1 (January 2012), pp. 3-34 Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5309/willmaryquar.69.1.0003 . Accessed: 06/09/2012 12:18 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms…
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context and asks what consequences these relationships have for both government and business. It will provide insights into how government policies and practice affect business, and how business influences and relates to government, particularly in a period of extended financial crisis. While the Australian political system is used as a point of reference, extensive international comparisons are also made. The course also provides insights into the political practices and business culture of some of…
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everyday interaction and experience the macro- and microlevel (and intermediary "mesolevels") form one unified whole. For instance, a racist speech in parliament is a discourse at the microlevel of social interaction in the specific situation of a debate, but at the same time may enact or be a constituent part of legislation or the reproduction of racism at the macrolevel. There are several ways to analyze and bridge these levels, and thus to arrive at a unified critical analysis: Members–groups:…
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globe to another within seconds. These immediate mediated experiences have led to the reduction in distance between individuals, society and nation states in terms of both time and space (Giddens, 1991). Inadvertently, this process plays a significant role in cultural globalization by providing an extensive transnational supply of cultural media products from an international media culture and presents a challenge to existing local and national cultures. The proponents of cultural imperialism and media…
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jointly produced empirical study that documents the economic and moral poverty in contemporary France. Bourdieu was also a dedicated teacher as well as a public intellectual, organising ‘Reasons to Act’ as a political grouping and a radical publishing house. He has not always been loved as (Mottier 2001) points out: Jeannine Verdes-Leroux published a volume on Bourdieu with the subtitle ‘Essay on the Sociological terrorism of Pierre Bourdieu’, and Roger Debray described his work on TV as ‘banal’.…
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presents a counter-history of the period before and after World War II (1939-1945) when men and women from the Caribbean volunteered for all branches of the British armed services and many eventually immigrated to London after the war officially ended in 1945. Her historical novel moves back and forth between 1924 and 1948 as well as across national borders and cultures. Levy’s novel, written more than fifty years after the first Windrush arrival, creates a common narrative of nation and identity…
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This article was downloaded by: [Cardiff University] On: 17 September 2012, At: 05:30 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Social & Cultural Geography Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rscg20 Sound, space and power in a primary school Michael Gallagher a a Centre for Research on Families…
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Thomas Chen Published by Rutgers University Press For additional information about this book http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780813549330 Access provided by New York University (23 Aug 2014 10:11 GMT) 8 R ACISM FROM DOMINATION TO HEGEMONY Howard Winant At the turn of the twenty-first century the world has largely dispensed with the overt racial hierarchies that existed before the post–World War II racial break: colonialism, racially demarcated labor reserves, explicit policies…
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thing as too much masturbation?" (http://www.teenwire.com/, visitor queries, November 4, 1999-August 20, 2000) These are only a few of the hundreds of questions and concerns about masturbation that young people pose when they turn to the Planned Parenthood website for teens, teenwire®.com, for information about sex and sexuality. Their questions demonstrate the general lack of comfort and information that they and adults have about masturbation in the U.S., and they have prompted us to publish this…
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MARKETING STRATEGY AND EVAULATING THE CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGE IN MARKETING EFFECTIVNESS: A case study of Tikur Abay Transport Share Company By: Belay Getachew A senior essay submitted to St. Mary’s University College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Management in Distance Education Division July 2009 Addis Ababa Chapter One Introduction 1. Back ground In present competitive world and business environment things would not move…
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