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Weber's Scorecard
This book examines Max Weber's understanding of bureaucracy by applying his ideas to the development of officialdom from the ninth century to the present in six territories: England, Sweden, France, Germany, Spain, and Hungary. Edward Page takes a broad view of bureaucracy that includes not only officials in important central or national institutions but also those providing goods and services locally. The 'scorecard' is based on expected developments in four key areas of Weber's analysis: the functional differentiation of tasks within government, professionalism, formalism, and monocracy. After discussing the character of officialdom in the ninth, twelfth, fifteenth, eighteenth, and twenty-first centuries, the book reveals that Weber's scorecard has a mixed record, especially weak in its account of the development of monocracy and formalism. A final chapter discusses alternative conceptions of bureaucratic development and sets out an account based on understanding processes of routinization, institutional integration, and the instrumentalization of law.
Bride to the King
Dutiful, demure and far lovelier than she knows, Princess Zosina, the eldest daughter of the Archduke Ferdinand of Lutzelstein, is reluctantly obedient when her father announces that she must marry King Gyorgy of neighbouring Dorsia in order to create an alliance between the two nations that will defend them against the threat from the German Empire. Arriving in Dorsia on a State visit she is greeted by the country's Regent, a kind, handsome and very considerate Prince. By contrast and much to Zosina's dismay, her future husband King Gyorgy is as wild and disagreeable as his reputation had suggested. It seems that for the sake of her country she must yield to a life without love - until dramatic events supersede even the power of Kings and the hope is rekindled in the young Princess Zosina's heart that happiness and true love will triumph after all.
Complex Societal Dynamics
Security Challenges and Opportunities. This book contains 20 papers drawn from presentations and discussions at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Complex Societal Dynamics Security Challenges and Opportunities, held in Zagreb, Croatia in December 2009. The theory of complex systems views
Lutheran Ecclesiastical Culture, 1550-1675
Literature on confessionalization has opened new vistas for considering early-modern Christianity and its place in Western social-political contexts, but the ecclesiastical cultures of the period need further research and analysis to refine our focus on how Christians lived in their own communities and related to society at large. This volume’s essays assess eight elements of Lutheran life (its foundation in sixteenth-century processing of Luther’s legacy, university teaching, preaching, catechesis, devotional literature, popular piety, church and society, church and secular government) and two geographical areas (Nordic and Baltic lands, the kingdom of Hungary) to orient readers to current scholarly discussion and suggest further avenues for exploration and evaluation. Each offers perspectives on Lutherans’ attempts to practise their faith in the world. Contributors are: Kenneth Appold, Gerhard Bode, Susan Boettcher, Christopher Boyd Brown, Robert Christman, David Daniel, Irene Dingel, Robert von Friedeburg, Mary Jane Haemig, and Eric Lund.
Neueste M&A-Entwicklungen - von Fachleuten kommentiert
Anerkannte Fachleute beleuchten aktuelle Rechts- und Praxisentwicklungen im Bereich der Unternehmensübernahmen und -zusammenschlüsse. Die Themen umfassen unfreundliche Übernahmen, innovative M&A-Transaktionsformen, Carve-out-Transaktionen, Schiedsgutachterverfahren, Sanktionen und Sanktionsrisiken in M&A-Transaktionen sowie die Unternehmensbewertung. Ausserdem wird aus Anlass des 25-jährigen Geburtstages der Reihe "Mergers & Acquisitions" eine Rückschau auf die Entwicklungen im M&A-Bereich der letzten 25 Jahre gewagt.
Dem König Versprochen
Pflichtbewusst, unschuldig und weit schöner als sie weiß, willigt Zosina als älteste Tochter des Königs von Lützelstein zögerlich ein als ihr Vater ihr mitteilt dass sie den König Gyorgy des angrenzenden Dorsia heiraten muss um eine Alliance gegen das machthungrige Deutschland nach dem deutsch-französischen Krieg zu bilden. Als sie zum Staatsbesuch in Dorsia eintrifft, wird sie vom Regenten des Landes begrüßt, ein freundlicher, gutaussehender und sehr einfühlsamer Prinz. Im Vergleich dazu und sehr zu Zosina's Schock ist ihr zukünftiger Ehemann Gyorgy ein wilder und unangenehmer Zeitgenosse. Aber zum Wohl ihres Landes muss sie sich in ein Leben ohne Liebe ergeben... bis dramatische Ereignisse ihr Leben in eine andere Bahn lenken.
Talking about Identity
"Where are you from?" "What is your nationality?" "I didn't know you were..." "I'm not racist, but..." "It's just a joke." "What does a white person know about racism?" "Some of my best friends are..." James and Shadd's enormously popular Talking About Difference (BTL, 1994) has been thoroughly revised and expanded and makes a fine introduction to dozens of key issues involving all of us in Canadian society. Some of these issues include ethnic, racial, class and social identity. All the authors provide analysis as well as personal reflections. The book also shows the rich experiences and many ways of growing up, immigrating to, and living in Canada.
Barbara Cartland
Lights, laughter, and a lady--Love in the moon--Bride to the king.
