In 1773, Pope Clement XIV suppressed the Society of Jesus, a dramatic, puzzling act that had a profound impact. This volume traces the causes of the attack on the Jesuits, the national expulsions that preceded universal suppression, and the consequences of these extraordinary developments. The Suppression occurred at a unique historical juncture, at the high-water mark of the E...(展开全部)

This groundbreaking study examines decorative Chinese works of art and visual culture, known as chinoiserie, in the context of church and state politics, with a particular focus on the Catholic missions’ impact on Western attitudes toward China and the Chinese. Art-historical examinations of chinoiserie have largely ignored the role of the Church and its conversion efforts in A...(展开全部)

This book suggests how high levels of corruption limit investment and growth can lead to ineffective government. Developing countries and those making a transition from socialism are particularly at risk, but corruption is a worldwide phenomenon. Corruption creates economic inefficiencies and inequities, but reforms are possible to reduce the material benefits from payoffs. Cor...(展开全部)

This book suggests how high levels of corruption limit investment and growth can lead to ineffective government. Developing countries and those making a transition from socialism are particularly at risk, but corruption is a worldwide phenomenon. Corruption creates economic inefficiencies and inequities, but reforms are possible to reduce the material benefits from payoffs. Cor...(展开全部)

The second edition of Corruption and Government updates Susan Rose-Ackerman's 1999 book to address emerging issues and to rethink old questions in light of new data. The book analyzes the research explosion that accompanied the fall of the Berlin Wall, the founding of Transparency International, and the World Bank's decision to give anti-corruption policy a key place on its age...(展开全部)

苏珊·罗丝-阿克曼 耶鲁大学亨利·卢斯法哲学教授。罗丝-阿克曼曾在世界银行担任访问学者，并先后在美国行为科学高级研究中心、法国巴黎政治学院和德国柏林高等研究院担任研究员。罗丝-阿克曼以腐败问题研究闻名，她开创性地把腐败现象纳入经济学分析框架。此外，她还撰写或参与编辑了17本图书，并发表多篇研究论文。 邦妮·J.帕利夫卡 墨西哥蒙特雷科技大学助教。自2004年以来，她便在墨西哥蒙特雷科技大学以《腐败与政府》第1版为教材讲授有关腐败的课程。自2011年起，她受邀开始在耶鲁大学讲授同一课程。帕利夫卡博士在美国、墨西哥、危地马拉、圣基茨和尼维斯、法国举行的多次会议上发表与腐败主题相关的演讲。

Collaborative and collective art practices have proliferated around the world over the past fifteen years. In The One and the Many Grant Kester provides an overview of the broader continuum of collaborative art, ranging from the work of artists and groups widely celebrated in the mainstream art world, such as Thomas Hirschhorn, Superflex, Francis Alys and Santiago Sierra, to th...(展开全部)

The Renaissance marked a turning point in Europe’s relationship to Arabic thought. On the one hand, Dag Nikolaus Hasse argues, it was the period in which important Arabic traditions reached the peak of their influence in Europe. On the other hand, it is the time when the West began to forget, and even actively suppress, its debt to Arabic culture. Success and Suppression traces...(展开全部)