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The question of why empires decline and fall has attracted the attention of historians for centuries, but remains fundamentally unsolved. This unique collection is concerned with the purely economic aspects of decline. It can be observed of empires in the process of decline that their economies are generally faltering. Here the similarities in different cases of economic decline are identified, bearing in mind that individual histories are characterized by important elements of originality.
In his introduction, Professor Cipolla points out that improvements in standards of...

"Uplifting meditations designed for readers who have been victims of torture, abuse and cruelty at the hands of other human beings. Written to bring hope and comfort to victims of domestic or partner abuse, child abuse, service members with PTSD, victims of torture in declared and undeclared wars and forced conscription, victims of sexual abuse and slavery, victims of unjust labor practices and genocide. This is not a book about retribution, but about recognizing our individual and collective suffering. Once we become able to cherish and hold sacred our own and each others' broken hearts,...

Die vorliegende Arbeit beschaftigt sich mit dem Leben und Werk des Juristen Friedrich Karl von Strombeck, der im 18. Jahrhundert uberwiegend als Jurist im braunschweigischen Raum tatig war. Dabei findet der Strombeck'sche Strafgesetzentwurf aus dem Jahre 1829 besondere Berucksichtigung, der im Rahmen der vorliegenden Arbeit einer eingehenden Analyse unterzogen wurde. Als besonders herausragend gilt in diesem Zusammenhang Strombecks Einsatz fur die Abschaffung der Todesstrafe sowie in Anlehnung an die Leopoldina aus dem Jahre 1792 die Anbringung milder Strafen.

"Uplifting meditations designed for readers who have been victims of torture, abuse and cruelty at the hands of other human beings. Written to bring hope and comfort to victims of domestic or partner abuse, child abuse, service members with PTSD, victims of torture in declared and undeclared wars and forced conscription, victims of sexual abuse and slavery, victims of unjust labor practices and genocide. This is not a book about retribution, but about recognizing our individual and collective suffering. Once we become able to cherish and hold sacred our own and each others' broken hearts,...