The author deals with comparative aspects of contemporary authoritarianism. Authoritarian tendencies have appeared in several "old democracies" but their main successes take place in several states which departed from dictatorial regimes recently. The book contains case-studies …
The authos deal with comparative aspects of contemporary authoritarianism. Authoritarian tendencies have appeared in several "old democracies" but their main successes take place in several states which departed from dictatorial regimes recently. The book contains case-studies o…
Educar a las elites indígenas en la fe católica pareció ser, desde el principo de la Conquista, la mejor manera de evangelizar a los vendicos. El virrey Toledo fue el primero, en el Perú, en querer instituir colegios reales específicamente destinados a hijos de caciques. Sin emb…
Las teselas del mosaico sobre la sociedad colonial que Laura Escobari de Querejazu ha compuesto a lo largo de varios años, figuran reunidas en este libro poco común. El altiplano emerge aquí en efigie de cuerpo entero dibujada con trazos continuos suavemente degradados, sino en …
Las teselas del mosaico sobre la sociedad colonial que Laura Escobari de Querejazu ha compuesto a lo largo de varios años, figuran reunidas en este libro poco común. L El altiplano emerge aquí en efigie de cuerpo entero dibujada con trazos continuos suavemente degradados, sino e…
Fragile Hierarchies deals with the world of the urban elites of third century Roman Egypt. It discusses economic, social and demographic aspects of the position of the elites of the small towns that dotted the Nile. The work combines analysis of Greek papyri with modelling techn…
Elites have a disproportionate impact on development outcomes. While a country's endowments constitute the deep determinates of growth, the trajectory they follow is shaped by the actions of elites. But what factors affect whether elites use their influence for individual gain…
