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'though a great many men and not a few women knew Ferdinand Lopez very well, none        of them knew whence he had come'Despite his mysterious antecedents, Ferdinand Lopez        aspires to join the ranks of British society. An unscrupulous financial speculator,        he determines to marry into respectability and wealth, much against the wishes...

The  African Development Report 2005 is the seventeenth annual survey of economic and social progress in Africa. The Report provides comprehensive analysis of the state of the African economy, examining development policy issues affecting the economic prospects of the continent....

Soviet Post-War Youth and the Emergence of Mature SocialismAn in-depth study of late Stalinist youth and youth culture, illuminating the        complex relationship between the Soviet state and its youth and providing a new        framework for understanding late Stalinism and its impact on the future development        of the Soviet system....

This book investigates the precise effects on society of the new and much vaunted electronic technologies (ICTs). Are fundamental shifts already taking place in the way in which we behave, organize, and interact as a direct result of their implementation? Providing a comprehensive set of detailed empirical studies of the genesis and use of these...

Deification was not only a pagan concept but a metaphor for a deeply Christian view of the purpose of human life. Norman Russell brings together much recent research on the Church Fathers from the second to the seventh centuries, offering an analysis of their spiritual teaching and setting it within the context of the times....

A Very Short IntroductionWhat are the origins of the Catholic Church? How has Catholicism changed and adapted over the centuries? What challenges does the Catholic Church face in the twenty-first century? Gerald O'Collins answers these and other questions in this clear, accessible introduction to the largest and oldest institution in the world....