The Economics of Uncertainty. (Psme-2), Volume 2, Borch Karl Hendrik

Автор: Groen, Hendrik
Название: The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 1/4 Years Old
ISBN: 1405924004 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781405924009
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Описание: Meet Hendrik Groen. An octogenarian in a care home who has no intention of doing what he`s told. To that end, he creates the Old-But-Not-Dead Club and with his fellow members sets about living his final years with careless abandon. Such anarchism infuriates the care home director but pleases Eefje, the woman who makes Hendrik`s heart palpitate.

Автор: Groen, Hendrik
Название: On the Bright Side
ISBN: 1405930306 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781405930307
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Описание: Eighty-five-year-old Hendrik Groen is fed up to his false teeth with coffee mornings and bingo. __________ Along with fellow members of the Old-But-Not-Dead Club, he embarks on a wild spree of octogenarian anarchy. But the home's director will not stand for any more drunken bar crawls, illicit fireworks or geriatric romance.

The good name of the care home will not be disgraced. But when Hendrik learns of a plan to close the home down he realises life outside it could be much worse. He and the gang must stop the closure before it's too late.

Or drop dead trying . . .

__________ 'A joy to read. An entertaining and uplifting story of a man in the winter of his days' John Boyne, Irish Times 'Highly entertaining, utterly convincing. A delightful and touching saga of one man's way of coping with old age'Daily Express 'Terrific.

This geriatric Adrian Mole made me laugh' Fanny Blake, Woman and Home'A funny but also touching diary praised for its wit and realism' BBC Radio 4 Front Row

Автор: Borch, Fred L., Iii (regimental Historian & Archivist, The Judge Advocate General`s Corps, U.s. Army)
Название: Military trials of war criminals in the netherlands east indies 1946-1949
ISBN: 0198777167 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198777168
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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Описание: This book provides the first English language examination and analysis of the records of the Dutch war crimes tribunals from 1946-1949, which prosecuted more than 1000 Japanese soldiers and civilians for war crimes committed during the occupation of the Netherlands East Indies during World War II.

Автор: Spruyt, Hendrik
Название: Ending empire
ISBN: 0801489725 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780801489723
Издательство: Wiley EDC
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At the dawn of the twentieth century, imperial powers controlled most of the globe. Within a few decades after World War II, many of the great empires had dissolved, and more recently, multinational polities have similarly disbanded. This process of reallocating patterns of authority, from internal hierarchy to inter-state relations, proved far more contentious in some cases than in others. While some governments exited the colonial era without becoming embroiled in lengthy conflicts, others embarked on courses that drained their economies, compelled huge sacrifices, and caused domestic upheaval and revolution. What explains these variations in territorial policy? More specifically, why do some governments have greater latitude to alter existing territorial arrangements whereas others are constrained in their room for maneuver?

In Ending Empire, Hendrik Spruyt argues that the answer lies in the domestic institutional structures of the central governments. Fragmented polities provide more opportunities for hard-liners to veto concessions to nationalist and secessionist demands, thus making violent conflict more likely. Spruyt examines these dynamics in the democratic colonial empires of Britain, France, and the Netherlands. He then turns to the authoritarian Portuguese empire and the break-up of the Soviet Union. Finally, the author submits that this theory, which speaks to the political dynamics of partition, can be applied to other contested territories, including those at the heart of the Arab–Israeli conflict.