Ricardo's Gauntlet

Ricardo's GauntletRicardos Gauntlet advances a critique of the mainstream economic case for international free trade. Taking apart the cluster of interconnected and mutually enforcing economic fictions upon which the argument for free trade relies, the book challenges the case where it is thought to be strongest, exposing both its fragility and the urgent need for alternatives.

surpassing by far any other in human history

This book presents all known inscriptions listing or mentioning Samothracian initiates and theoroi (a total of 169 texts)

When a chance encounter ends with him saving the life of a Venetian senator

Understanding these relationships is crucial given the widespread land degradation occurring worldwide

Tastes of Bitterness: Chinese Road Builders in Ethiopia sheds light on situations of contact in which disparate cultures meet and wrestle with each other in highly asymmetric relations of power

lavish textual representations help explain the unique appeal of food and its overwhelming cultural significance within Chinese society

the book also provides a dedicated section containing population-specific personal preparedness considerations and discusses the role of preparedness in mitigating negative consequences

issued in conjunction with an exhibit at the Oriental Institute

practitioners within the field of social work

In this new volume

but attention is now focussing on whole grains or their fractions such as brans

vegetable production is a key sector of urban and peri-urban agriculture