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December 9, 2024

American Business History A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

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Free Download Walter A. Friedman, "American Business History: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)"
English | 2020 | pages: 176 | ISBN: 0190622474 | EPUB | 1,6 mb
By the early twentieth century, it became common to describe the United States as a "business civilization." President Coolidge in 1925 said, "The chief business of the American people is business." More recently, historian Sven Beckert characterized Henry Ford’s massive manufactory as the embodiment of America: "While Athens had its Parthenon and Rome its Colosseum, the United States had its River Rouge Factory in Detroit…" How did business come to assume such power and cultural centrality in America?

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November 28, 2024

Contemporary Art A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition [Repost]

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Free Download Contemporary Art: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions), 2nd Edition by Julian Stallabrass
English | December 10, 2020 | ISBN: 0198826621 | True EPUB | 208 pages | 5.7 MB
Contemporary art has never been so popular – but the art world is changing. In a landscape of increasing globalization there is growing interest in questions over the nature of contemporary art today, and the identity of who is controlling its future. In the midst of this, contemporary art continues to be a realm of freedom where artists shock, break taboos, flout generally received ideas, and switch between confronting viewers with works of great emotional profundity and jaw-dropping triviality.

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October 5, 2024

Environmental Economics A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

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Free Download Environmental Economics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Stephen Smith
English | September 22nd, 2011 | ISBN: 0199583587 | 136 pages | True EPUB | 2.78 MB
In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen Smith shows how the field of environmental economics looks at how economic activity and policy can affect the environment in which we live. The book discusses environmental issues including pollution control, reducing environmental damage, global climate change policies, questions about how we should balance environmental and economic considerations, and what form government policies should take.

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October 5, 2024

Christian Ethics A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

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Free Download Christian Ethics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by D. Stephen Long
English | July 29th, 2010 | ISBN: 0199568863 | 135 pages | True EPUB | 3.60 MB
This Very Short Introduction to Christian ethics introduces the topic by examining its sources and historical basis. D. Stephen Long presents a discussion of the relationship between Christian ethics, modern, and postmodern ethics, and explores practical issues including sex, money, and power. Long recognises the inherent difficulties in bringing together ‘Christian’ and ‘ethics’ but argues that this is an important task for both the Christian faith and for ethics.

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October 4, 2024

Russian Politics A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

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Free Download Russian Politics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Brian D. Taylor
English | October 31st, 2024 | ISBN: 0197516025 | 168 pages | True EPUB | 2.40 MB
Russia is rarely out of the news. This has been particularly true since it launched the largest war in Europe since World War II when it invaded Ukraine in 2022. Yet Russian politics can be difficult to understand. It is powerfully shaped by large, impersonal forces such as geography, and Russia’s place in the international political and economic system. At the same time, Russia’s formal political institutions, such as the Constitution and electoral procedures, are relatively weak and manipulable compared to those of stable, established democracies. Under these circumstances, powerful leaders such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, and Vladimir Putin represent a source of potential dynamism and change.

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