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Hybrid Renaissance
Culture, Language,
Architecture
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his book is a revised and expanded version of the
Natalie Davis lectures for 2013, delivered at the…
his book is a revised and expanded version of the
Natalie Davis lectures for 2013, delivered at the…
Hybrid Renaissance
Culture, Language, Architecture
Readers should be warned at the start that it is im
possible to give a clear definition of either of the two
key concepts used in this book, “hybridization” and
“Renaissance”.
possible to give a clear definition of either of the two
key concepts used in this book, “hybridization” and
“Renaissance”.
Behavioral Economics and Its Applications
Over the last decade or so, behavioral economics has fundamentally changed the way economists conceptualize the world. Behavioral economics is an umbrella of approaches that seek to extend the standard economics framework to account for relevant…
Managing for Results
Economic Tasks
and Risk-taking Decisions
That executives give neither sufficient time nor sufficient thought
to the future is a universal complaint. Every executive voices it
when he talks about his own working day and when he talks or
writes to his associates. It is a recurrent theme in…
to the future is a universal complaint. Every executive voices it
when he talks about his own working day and when he talks or
writes to his associates. It is a recurrent theme in…
the theory & practice of LEARNING
2ND EDITION
Like every other social institution, education has undergone many changes over the past few years: globalization, the emergence of the knowledge economy and lifelong learning have been among them. Significantly, people often now talk about lifelong…
Neuroeconomics:: A Guide to the New Science of Making Choices
The book seeks new methods to inform debates about the value of neuroeconomic methods. Somewhat as the field of epidemiology has categorized medical experiments, it describes the different methods of study
and the levels of evidence they provide.…
and the levels of evidence they provide.…
101 Ways to Build Better Relationships with Your Customers
101 Ways to Build Better Relationships with Your Customers
THE MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION SERIES
The Making of Educational Leaders
Leadership has been, and continues to be, a source of endless curiosity to academic commentators, journalists, practitioners and the general public. This fascination with the comings and goings of individuals as diverse as celebrities, politicians,…
GUIDE TO INVESTMENT STRATEGY
How to understand markets, risk, rewards
and behaviour
Investors walk a tricky tightrope of risk and performance. Those who choose too little risk may fail to reach their goal. Those who choose too
much may lose their balance, with potentially disastrous results. How
should investors decide what level…
much may lose their balance, with potentially disastrous results. How
should investors decide what level…
COMFORT and DESIGN: Principles and Good Practice
machines and airplane tickets. Discomfort is a predictor of musculoskeletal injuries
and should be reduced in situations that consume a significant part of our time.
However, there is no such thing as a general notion of comfort or…
and should be reduced in situations that consume a significant part of our time.
However, there is no such thing as a general notion of comfort or…