"Historians have typically linked Ottoman imperial cohesion in the sixteenth century to the bureaucracy or the sultan's court. In Empire of Salons, Helen Pfeifer points instead to a critical but overlooked factor: gentlemanly salons. Pfeifer demonstrates that salons-exclusive as…
"Modern Africa has experienced the creation of more than 500 intergovernmental organizations. Today, well over 200 of these still exist, and new ones are continually emerging. The aim of this book is to provide an up-to-date, user-friendly, annotated reference guide on as many A…
The book comprises thoughtful and topical essays written by well-known faculty affiliated with the Human Capital and Leadership Initiative (HC & LI) at ISB to provide perspective on HR matters to stimulating practitioners and enrich their understanding on bravely taking on the c…
" ... ofrece una vívida reconstrucción de la historia de la sociabilidad en Francia entre 1810 y 1848, caracterizada por las reuniones de familias para conversar o jugar a las cartas, la asociación especializada de abogados, periodistas, políticos o escritores, las sociedades er…
The third in a series of volumes presenting a representative selection of Greek and Latin texts bearing on ancient associations. Each text is furnished with an English translation, epigraphical or papryological notes, commentary, a short bibliography, and extensive analytic indi…