The post-crisis politics of financial reform: business as usual or new global order?
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, President of European Socialist Party and former Prime Minister of Denmark talks about the politics of current efforts to regulate the financial sector.
Journal of the House of Lords: volume 16 - 1696-1701
Covers a period of intense European diplomacy including the Partition treaties concerning Spanish territory.
4.5.4 Phosphorus
This extract is concerned primarily with the chemistry that underpins the operation of the three-way catalytic converter that is placed in the exhaust systems of motor vehicles in order to reduce the emissions of primary pollutants: carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen and volatile organic compounds, including hydrocarbons. Discussion of the various effects of these pollutants and the consequent introduction and refinement of ‘automotive emission regulations’ has not been included, nor is the
Journal of the House of Commons: volume 9 - 1667-1687
Covers a period of European war, the Exclusion Crisis and the accession of James II.
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: volume 12 - Introduction and errata
Contains an introduction and errata for the Fasti volumes for the period 1300-1541.
Calendar of letter-books of the city of London: A - 1275-1298
Calendars the letters of the City of London, arranged in approximate chronological order. Includes editorial introduction and indices.
Calendar of letter-books of the city of London: E - 1314-1337
Also known as the 'White Book of Memoranda', Book E calendars the letters of the City, arranged in approximate chronological order. Includes editorial introduction and indices.
Diary of Thomas Burton esq, volume 1 - July 1653 - April 1657
First of four volumes of Burton's Parliamentary Diary. Introduction includes substantial extracts from the Journal of Guibon Goddard of the Parliament of 1654.
Calendar of letter-books of the city of London: L - Edward IV-Henry VII
Calendars the letters of the City of London, arranged in approximate chronological order. Includes editorial introduction and indices.
Calendar of letter-books of the city of London: I - 1400-1422
Calendars the letters of the City of London, arranged in approximate chronological order. Includes editorial introduction and indices.
Calendar of letter-books of the city of London: H - 1375-1399
Calendars the letters of the City of London, arranged in approximate chronological order. Includes editorial introduction and indices.
Calendar of letter-books of the city of London: G - 1352-1374
Calendars the letters of the City of London, arranged in approximate chronological order. Includes editorial introduction and indices.
Calendar of letter-books of the city of London: F - 1337-1352
Calendars the letters of the City of London, arranged in approximate chronological order. Includes editorial introduction and indices.
Calendar of letter-books of the city of London: D - 1309-1314
Calendars the letters of the City of London, arranged in approximate chronological order. Includes editorial introduction and indices.
Change in the Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina rise abruptly from the Piedmont, the state's central plateau, and include the ranges of the Balsam, Black, Blue Ridge, Great Smoky, and Nantahala Mountains. The region is home to several of the highest peaks east of the Mississippi River. The rugged geography of these mountains delayed the arrival of European settlers to the area, slowed the pace of development, and for many years preserved a distinct regional culture.
While development and c
The Grey Friars of London
Contains the Register of the convent, which includes a substantial list of monuments in the church and cloister, and documents relating to the history of the London convent and of the Order more widely. The volume has a substantial historical introduction by the editor and an appendix of supporting documents. Originally published as volume 6 of the publications of the British Society of Franciscan Studies.
Survey of London: volume 1 - Bromley-by-Bow
Describes the parish of Bromley, including the church of St. Mary, the manor houses, and the Old Palace of Bromley. The Introduction gives a detailed account of the circumstances in which the Survey was founded.
Introduction to Lattice Multiplication
In this video, Sal Khan, offers an introduction to Lattice Multiplication. Mr. Khan uses the Paint Program (with different colors)Â to illustrate his points. Sal Khan is the recipient of the 2009Â Microsoft Tech Award in Education.
Macau : a selection of cartographic images
Part of the American Memory collections from the US Library of Congress, the online exhibit of maps of the former Portuguese colony of Macau contains historical maps and views of the island from 1665 to 1991. Maps are grouped by historical period, and the bibliographic information for each image can be displayed by clicking on its thumbnail view. Users can also zoom in on map detail and can download images in MrSID format. The website also features a textual introduction to the collection, inclu
Fauna and flora in illustrations : natural history of the Edo era
Fauna and Flora in Illustrations : Natural History of the Edo Era is an online exhibition from the National Diet Library of Japan, accessible only in Japanese. The site is divided into four broad sections: an introduction to the materials in the exhibition; the development of natural history publications; the evolution of uniquely Japanese horticulture; and rare birds, strange animals and curious fish. Each section has enlargeable thumbnails of illustrations embedded in explanatory text. The int
