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The Soldier and the State
Samuel P. Huntington
Издател: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
The Soldier and the State: The Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations is a 1957 book written by political scientist Samuel P. Huntington. In the book, Huntington advances the theory of objective civilian control, according to which the optimal means of asserting control over the armed forces is to professionalize them. This is in contrast
The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000
Robert Famighetti
Издател: World Almanac Book
Sometimes the old ways are the best. Sure, the Internet is a bottomless well of information, but anyone who's spent a frustrating hour or two trying to find a specific fact in that well recognizes the value of a well-organized reference book. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000 will tell you what you need to know in a minute or less, thanks
The Panic of 1907
Robert F. Bruner , Sean D. Carr
Издател: John Wiley and Sons
Why do markets crash and bank panics happen? Conventional wisdom has gathered, like iron filings, at two intellectual poles: at one extreme is a hodge-podge of idiosyncratic, period-specific causes and at the other is a host of all-encompassing "single bullet" theories. In The Panic of 1907, authors Robert Bruner and Sean Carr offer an alternate
Origins of the Crash
Roger Lowenstein
Издател: Penguin Press
This inquiry into the rise and fall of the great Wall Street boom of the 1990s, from bestselling author Roger Lowenstein, has all the hallmarks of a financial classic.
Roger Lowenstein, recognized as one of the best financial reporters of our time, turns his focus to the 1990s stock market and economic boom and bust in Origins of the Crash. With
The Power of Gold
Peter L. Bernstein
Издател: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Over the centuries, gold had stirred the passions for power and glory, for beauty and security, and even for immortality. No other object has commanded so much veneration over such a long period of time. The most striking feature of this long history is that gold led most of the protagonists in the drama into the ditch. Gold had them, rather than
China Shakes the World
James Kynge
Издател: Phoenix
James Kynge's prizewinning book tells the story of a country's emergence from the inside out, how China has in 25 years changed beyond all recognition, becoming an industrial powerhouse for the world. He charts not only the extraordinary rise of the Chinese economy, but what the future holds as China begins to influence the world. This is the book
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