Examines the nature and the mode of operation of the centrally planned economy, assessing its strengths and the weaknesses that eventually led to its demise.
Examines the nature and the mode of operation of the centrally planned economy, assessing its strengths and the weaknesses that eventually led to its ...
The reasons, methods and outcomes of system change in general and in Russia and Eastern Europe in particular are analyzed, using the analytical apparatus developed in the monograph.
The reasons, methods and outcomes of system change in general and in Russia and Eastern Europe in particular are analyzed, using the analytical appara...
This book is not only a fascinating biography of one of the greatest painters of the seventeenth century but also a social history of the colorful extended family to which he belonged and of the town life of the period. It explores a series of distinct worlds: Delft's Small-Cattle Market, where Vermeer's paternal family settled early in the century; the milieu of shady businessmen in Amsterdam that recruited Vermeer's grandfather to counterfeit coins; the artists, military contractors, and Protestant burghers who frequented the inn of Vermeer's father in Delft's Great Market Square; and...
This book is not only a fascinating biography of one of the greatest painters of the seventeenth century but also a social history of the colorful ...
