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International Business
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 100.00Provides an in-depth analysis of some of the most recent challenges for international businesses, such as corporate social responsibility and the phenomenon of outward foreign direct investment from China. Reflects on the new perspectives in international business by presenting the experience of successful business experts in the field. more...
Simmel and 'the Social'
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 95.00This book argues for the centrality of Georg Simmel's social theory to the relational and processual emphases that are often considered as much more recent developments in social theory. Situating Simmel's work in particular with respect to New Vitalism and Bruno Latour's work, the book shows that Simmel has still an enormous amount to contribute. more...
Political Parties and Electoral Strategy
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 90.00A study of processes of political party formation and change in new democracies. This book argues that to understand party organizations we need to focus on politicians' electoral strategies. The framework is used to analyze political party development in the new democracies of East Asia (South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Indonesia.) more...
The Cambridge Companion to Spinoza's Ethics
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 26.00A detailed and accessible look at one of the most exciting and contested works of Western philosophy, first published in 2009. more...
Finland in the Second World War
Palgrave Macmillan 2002; US$ 155.00This book describes the struggle for power between two totalitarian dictatorships in the north of Europe and the battle for survival of a small nation caught between them. In the Winter War of 1939-1940 Finland successfully fought off a Soviet invasion. Then, with none to turn to but Germany, it became the only democratic state on the Axis side. Ultimately,... more...
Beyond Fideism
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2010; US$ 89.95After the postmodern turn, every tradition seeks the right to have their own rules of rational discourse. The crucial question is: are there ways to communicate between the traditions so that the traditions do not need to give up their identities in order to take part in conversation?Vainio examines the basic assumptions behind well known types of... more...
Justification and Participation in Christ
BRILL 2008; US$ 147.00Examining the works of the prominent first and second generation Lutheran reformers, this book offers a detailed analysis of the development of the doctrine of justification in the thought of Martin Luther and his immediate successors. more...
Social Policy and Economic Development in the Nordic Countries
Palgrave Macmillan 2005; US$ 135.00This volume examines the relationship between Nordic social policy and economic development from a comparative perspective. It identifies the driving forces behind the development of the Nordic welfare model and the problems and dilemmas the model is facing at present. The book also traces the link between democratization and social policy, drawing... more...
Erhabene Welten
Springer 2008; US$ 139.00Rolf Nevanlinna (1895-1980) war ein weltberühmter Mathematiker, eine umstrittene politische Gestalt, eine Autorität auf dem Gebiet der Kultur und eine charismatische Persönlichkeit. In allen Phasen seines Lebens waren die Mathematik und die Musik seine Leitsterne. ?Man muss sein Leben der Arbeit widmen und nach den erhabenen Welten streben" war sein... more...
Location-Based Management System for Construction
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 165.00With extensive case studies for illustration, this is a practitioner's guide to an entirely new production system for construction management using flowline scheduling. Covering the entire process of presenting a comprehensive management system ? from design, through measurement, scheduling, and visualization and control ? its emphasis is on... more...









