Oxford University Press

A Framework for Rebuilding a Fractured WorldAshraf Ghani and Clare Lockhart have taken an active part in the effort to save        failed states for many years, serving as World Bank officials, as advisers to the        UN, and as high-level participants in Afghanistan. In Fixing Failed States, they        described the issue--vividly and...

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Jonathan Klawans's Josephus and the Theologies of Ancient Judaism cuts against the grain of rabbinic studies to establish the value of Flavius Josephus's descriptions of the religious ideas of various Jewish sects for reconstructing the world of ideas (the theologies) at play in early Judaism. It is intended as a response to the prevalent approach...

The global beauty business permeates our lives, influencing how we perceive ourselves and what it is to be beautiful. This book provides the first authoritative history of the global beauty industry from its emergence in the 19th century to the present day, exploring how today's global giants such as Avon, Coty, Estee Lauder, and L'Oreal, grew....

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