Jihad: the trail of Political Islam
Political Islam has emerged as one of the great ideologies of the modern world. How did this occur? Will it inevitably lead to conflict with the West? Is a clash of civilizations avoidable? And where is Political Islam heading? Gilles Kepel is Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs for 2009-10. Professor Kepel is best known for his books on the Middle East and North Africa, and for his work on Islamism, including Islamism in Europe.
The Value of Nothing
"Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing." Credit has crunched, debt has turned toxic, the gears of the world economy have ground to a halt. It's now clear that the market doesn't only get it wrong about sub-prime mortgages; it gets it wrong about everything. We need to ask again one of the most fundamental questions a society ever addresses: why do things cost what they do?
Freefall
Stiglitz lays out not only the course of the financial crisis which began in 2007, but its underlying causes, and shows why much more radical reforms are needed than are currently being contemplated if we are to avoid similar 'systemic' crises in the future. Showing why the bailout has been only marginally effective and how it could have been much more so, and outlines the enormous opportunity - not yet taken - to design a new global financial architecture. Joseph Stiglitz was Chief Economist at
Out of the Bretton Woods: Building a World Bank for the 21st Century
The first decade of the 21st Century has shown the extent to which we are increasingly interdependent for our prosperity, security and environmental sustainability. Tackling global poverty in today's world is not only a moral imperative, but in our common interest. Douglas Alexander will assess the importance of the World Bank in the fight against poverty, and propose the reforms that are necessary to equip it for the challenges that lie ahead.
LSE Literary Weekend - War Stories: How to bring the battle to the book?
A discussion of war journalism in its historical context. How the great correspondents of the past managed to tell the world about conflicts around the globe. And how in the digital age, governments and the military seek to prevent free reporting of war. Can we ever really report objectively and openly on war?
21st Century Challenges: how global crises provide the opportunity to transform the world
The world now confronts crises unique in their global character. Distinguished LSE experts argue these crises provide an opportunity to transform the world and to build capacity for responding to extreme global challenges.
Geopolitics and Imperialism: the British Empire and Halford Mackinder 1890-1940
It was perhaps no coincidence that Halford Mackinder, the most famous exponent of geopolitical theory, wrote his seminal essay in 1904 when British world power seemed on the verge of a secular crisis. This lecture examines how far the insights contained in Mackinder's four major works explain the geopolitical fortunes of the British world system in its age of blood and iron.
Lecture 28 - 11/29/2010
Lecture 28
How Predictable is the Climate System: Droughts, Floods, and Extreme Events "How Predictable is the Climate System: Droughts, Floods, and Extreme Events" A lecture delivered by UCI Professor Soroosh Sorooshian on February 20, 2008. Professor Sorooshian, Director of the Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing at the University of California, Irvine is both Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Earth System Science. Among the world's top experts on drought, he has been advisor to the World Meteorolo
Current Contexts - Exploring Now through Then
In this lesson, students will explore how they relate to today's world. Through quotes written by Anne Frank, and current newspaper items that appear in The New York Times, students will examine the connection between the past and the present.
Schools Demining Schools
Land mines are silent, secret weapons. They have been placed in over 60 countries around the world. In this web site, you can learn about these dangerous weapons and how you can help make the world safe from land mines.
Precast 20: Exocrine/Endocrine System 3
ENHANCED podcast on sexual orientation, gender, gonads, steroid abuse, the complex transaction of hormones, environment & behavior, and premenstrual syndrome.
An optimization method of the facility location by genetic algorithm
In planning of community-facilities, it is important to decide the facility location to provide the effective service for residents. The behavior of residents using the facility and the evaluation methods of the location have been studied. But, finding the optimum location is very hard in actual planning because the volume of calculation depends on the number of feasible locating points of facilities. To conquer the difficulty of searching the optimum location, we propose an optimization method
Reading list for Language and Society in the German-Speaking World
Reading list for Language and Society in the German-Speaking World
Hull Fair, Fun for All DVD: World War II: The People
Hull Fair, Fun for All DVD: World War II: The People
Hull Fair, Fun for All DVD: World War II: The Gallaghers' War
Hull Fair, Fun for All DVD: World War II: The Gallaghers' War
Hull Fair, Fun for All DVD: World War II: Hot Dogs & Bonnets: Mrs Riley's Hat
Hull Fair, Fun for All DVD: World War II: Hot Dogs & Bonnets: Mrs Riley's Hat
Hull Fair, Fun for All DVD: World War II: Hot Dogs & Bonnets: Burgers & Speedways
Hull Fair, Fun for All DVD: World War II: Hot Dogs & Bonnets: Burgers & Speedways
Hull Fair, Fun for All DVD: World War II: Tasting Candy Floss
Hull Fair, Fun for All DVD: World War II: Tasting Candy Floss
Hull Fair, Fun for All DVD Collection 3: World War II
Hull Fair, Fun for All DVD Collection 3: World War II
