Old Thiess, a Livonian Werewolf: A Classic Case in Comparative Perspective, Paperback - Carlo Ginzburg

In 1691, a Livonian peasant known as Old Thiess boldly announced before a district court that he was a werewolf. Yet far from being a diabolical mo...

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American Difference: A Guide to American Politics in Comparative Perspective, Paperback

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This book investigates the surprising differences in bailiff regulation across Europe and questions how far governments take adequate responsibilit...

Using Italy as a case study, Martinico examines the question of how and whether constitutional democracies can channel populist claims without jeop...

From the master of "micro-history", a reconstruction of two contrasting early-modern thinkersPublisher: Verso BooksAuthor(s): Carlo GinzburgNumber ...

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Guantanamo and Beyond: Exceptional Courts and Military Commissions in Comparative Perspective - Fionnuala Ni Aolain, Oren Gross

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Djordje Sredanovic goes beyond the theory of citizenship and nationality policy to explore how it is carried out in practice. The book draws on int...

An up-to-date, comparative, examination of the developing economy of Tanzania and its grass roots progress out of poverty, with pointers to its wid...

Critically examines the latest developments of special needs financial planning mechanisms in Asia and the West from the perspectives of scholars a...

Provides some background on the various financial market segments of the Asian Pacific region. This book offers an understanding of institutional d...

Drawing on twenty years of research and observations on bribery and corruption in countries with weak institutional environments, Li offers a novel...

Critically examines the latest developments of special needs financial planning mechanisms in Asia and the West from the perspectives of scholars a...

The study of the chimpanzee, one of the human species' closest relatives, has led scientists to exciting discoveries about evolution, behavior, and...

This book analyzes Germany's path-breaking Energiewende, the country's transition from an energy system based on fossil and nuclear fuels to a sust...

Through a comparative perspective, and using evidence from the relations of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan with the US Congress and the European Pa...

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This book explores the phenomenon and process of Europeanisation in the field of teacher education. Drawing on comparative case studies in Austria,...

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New York Times bestselling author L.A. Banks brings the war of the werewolves into the world of the humans. But who is the predator and who is the ...

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