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Ice age climate, somatic capital, and the timing of the neolithic transition
Grall, Lothar - 2016
This paper proposes somatic capital as a hitherto neglected variable in the discussion of factors impacting the timing of the Neolithic transition. It develops an evolutionary growth theory that builds on the trade-off between the quantity and the quality of offspring. The theory suggests that...
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Varieties of Neoliberalism
Glendinning, Simon - 2015
place-holder for “contemporary capitalism”, “austerity politics”, and “all that is bad in our world”, giving that rhetoric …
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The Democratic Crisis of Capitalism : Reflections on Political and Economic Modernity in Europe
Wagner, Peter - 2011
social sciences of the post-Second World War period have assumed, while only some strands of critical, often Marx …-inspired approaches contested this connection. This essay briefly reconsiders the link between democracy and capitalism both in … democratization', and capitalism, as the outcome of economic globalization, seem to be without alternative. On the other hand, current …
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Adjustments in the Eurozone : Varieties of Capitalism and the Crisis in Southern Europe
Hassel, Anke - 2014
. Applying the basic arguments featured in the Varieties of Capitalism literature, the paper aims to show how the interaction of …
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Water Law in the United States and Brazil - Climate Change & Two Approaches to Emerging Water Poverty
Cassuto, David N.; Sampaio, Romulo S. R. - 2015
instance, is home to between eight and fifteen percent of the world’s fresh water, and its fast-growing economy and population …
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Super Cyclone SIDR 2007 : Climate Change Adaptation Mechanisms for Coastal Communities in Bangladesh
Sarker, Tapan; Azam, Mehdi - 2013
Cyclone SIDR hit the coastal districts of Bangladesh on November 15, 2007 in the evening when it started crossing the country from northern Bay of Bengal with high tidal surges and strong winds of up to 260 km/hr. This study has been undertaken to assess the severity of the damage caused by...
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Can and Should PR Change the Mass-Mediated Climate Debate? Theoretical Remarks on Risk Perception, Uncertainty and Crisis Communication
Sievert, Holger; Rhomberg, Markus - 2010
Climate change provides one of the major communicative challenges for 21st century political leadership. This paper analyses how government communication can contribute to or hinder a communicative approach to the issue and the risks and uncertainties involved. The authors then go on to extend...
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So, Moses Walks into a Bar…The Ancient Origins of Jewish Humor
Friedman, Hershey H.; Friedman, Linda Weiser - 2009
This book reviews, organizes and categorizes the humor of the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud and the Midrash, and presents it to the reader in a clear, readable, accessible manner. These works, replete with many types of humor and wit, have influenced the Jewish people in a major way over the...
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Russian Warriors in the Land of Miltiades and Themistocles : The Colonial Ambitions of Catherine the Great in the Mediterranean
Smilyanskaya, Elena - 2014
The Mediterranean policy of Catherine the Great gave rise to a discussion about how extreme her colonial ambitions in the Mediterranean were. This article argues against the theories that 'the Greek idea' was only a political game for Russia, that Russian activity on the Aegean islands was only...
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