Tocqueville in the Ottoman Empire

Tocqueville in the Ottoman Empire

Author: Ariel Salzmann

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9789004108875

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Based on archival research, this work examines the Ottoman ancien regime. The author argues that the success of the regime was due to the articulation of a complex financial network revolving around central state elite investments and an Istanbul-based and supervised banking system.


The Judicial House of Lords

The Judicial House of Lords

Author: Louis Blom-Cooper QC

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2009-08-13

Total Pages: 907

ISBN-13: 0191018880

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The House of Lords served as the highest court in the UK for over 130 years. In 2009 the new UK Supreme Court took over its judicial functions, closing the doors on one of the most influential legal institutions in the world, and a major chapter in the history of the UK legal system. This volume gathers over 40 leading scholars and practitioners from the UK and beyond to provide a comprehensive history of the House of Lords as a judicial institution, charting its role, working practices, reputation and impact on the law and UK legal system. The book examines the origins of the House's judicial work; the different phases in the court's history; the international reputation and influence of the House in the legal profession; the domestic perception of the House outside the law; and the impact of the House on the UK legal tradition and substantive law. The book offers an invaluable overview of the Judicial House of Lords and a major historical record for the UK legal system now that it has passed into the next chapter in its history.


Courts of India Past to Present

Courts of India Past to Present

Author: Supreme Court of India

Publisher: Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Published:

Total Pages: 1030

ISBN-13: 9354091237

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This book is written by eminent judges, advocates and legal luminaries among others under the expert guidance of an Editorial Board constituted by the Supreme Court. It is an attempt to trace the historical evolution of courts in India. The book attempts to identify the diverse court systems prevalent in India, map its historical origins and contextualize the present system of courts.


War, Empire and Slavery, 1770-1830

War, Empire and Slavery, 1770-1830

Author: R. Bessel

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2010-09-08

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 0230282695

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The imperial warfare of the period 1770-1830, including the American wars of independence and the Napoleonic wars, affected every continent. Covering southern India, the Caribbean, North and South America, and southern Africa, this volume explores the impact of revolutionary wars and how people's identities were shaped by their experiences.


Re-Orienting the Renaissance

Re-Orienting the Renaissance

Author: G. Maclean

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2005-10-11

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 0230523862

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This book explores how the Renaissance entailed a global exchange of goods, skills and ideas between East and West. In chapters ranging from Ottoman history to Venetian publishing, from portraits of St George to Arab philosophy, from cannibalism to diplomacy, the authors interrogate what all too often may seem to be settled certainties, such as the difference between East and West, the invariable conflict between Islam and Christianity, and the 'rebirth' of European civilization from roots in classical Greece and Imperial Rome.


An Intellectual History of the Caribbean

An Intellectual History of the Caribbean

Author: S. Torres-Saillant

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Published: 2006-12-18

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9781403966766

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This is first intellectual history of the Caribbean written by a top Caribbean studies scholar. The book examines both the work of natives of the region as well as texts interpretive of the region produced by Western authors. Stressing the experimental and cultural particularity of the Caribbean, the study considers major questions in the field.


The Babylonian Genesis

The Babylonian Genesis

Author: Alexander Heidel

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2009-06-24

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 022611242X

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Here is a complete translation of all the published cuneiform tablets of the various Babylonian creation stories, of both the Semitic Babylonian and the Sumerian material. Each creation account is preceded by a brief introduction dealing with the age and provenance of the tablets, the aim and purpose of the story, etc. Also included is a translation and discussion of two Babylonian creation versions written in Greek. The final chapter presents a detailed examination of the Babylonian creation accounts in their relation to our Old Testament literature.