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 Decentralizing the State: Elections, Parties, and Local Power in the Andes By Kathleen O'Neill 2005 | 286 Pages | ISBN: 0521846943 | PDF | 4 MB Decentralization is one of the most dramatic political and economic trends in the last few decades. This book seeks to address its causes, exploring decentralizing reforms in Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. It probes questions of where and why decentralization is adopted, what form it is likely to take in different contexts, and how it is likely to evolve over time. The book develops a theory linking decentralization's adoption to the electoral concerns of political parties: decentralization represents a desirable strategy for parties whose support at subnational levels appears more secure than their prospects in national elections.  Decentralized Business: A Guide to Transforming Business Strategies with Distributed Ledger Technologies by Gaurav Deshmukh, Syed Mohamed Thameem Nizamudeen English | December 11, 2024 | ISBN: 8868809524 | 168 pages | MOBI | 3.30 Mb Embark on a journey to business evolution grounded in the real-world experiences and challenges faced by those at the forefront of the Web2 revolution. In a landscape where adaptability is paramount, this book is a guiding light amidst a sea of uncertainty. Crafted by seasoned Web2 professionals, it offers a unique perspective on transitioning from traditional cloud computing to decentralized technologies.  Decentralised Finance (Routledge Critical Studies in Finance and Stability) by Loïc Sauce English | June 18, 2025 | ISBN: 1032498447 | 178 pages | MOBI | 0.89 Mb Since the inception of Bitcoin in 2009, cryptoassets and decentralised finance (DeFi) have become a multi-trillion-dollar industry, with a growing number of users, entrepreneurs, investment funds and institutional investors all over the world. This has led to understandably high levels of attention from scholars, the media, and policymakers, but much of the writing on decentralised finance is polarised or polemical.  Building Energy Research Center Tsinghua University, "Decarbonizing Rural Buildings and Rural Energy System: China Building Energy and Emission Yearbook 2024" English | ISBN: 9819791197 | 2025 | 284 pages | EPUB | 55 MB This open access book focuses on China's building energy consumption and CO2 emissions, to discuss the status quo of China's building energy in four categories, their characteristics and technologies to improve energy efficiency and achieve zero-carbon emission. Carbon peaking and carbon neutrality targets have been one of the main motivations and goals for China's social and economic development. Building is one of the most important sectors to achieve energy saving and emission reduction. In particular, this book discusses the pathways to achieve the carbon neutrality target for China's rural buildings and rural energy system. This book analyzes the energy system transformation, technology perspectives to implement energy and carbon target in rural building sector. This book consists of large scale of survey data, monitoring data, and case studies. The discussion on technologies and policies is supported by a variety of evidences and continuous research for more than ten years. The information, data, and policy suggestions will be of interest to national and international audiences working in the fields of energy, climate change, engineering, and building science areas.  Decadence in the Late Novels of Henry James By Anna Kventsel 2007 | 248 Pages | ISBN: 0230008275 | PDF | 1 MB Looking at the novels of James's major phase in the context of fin-de-si??cle decadence, Decadence in the Late Novels of HenryJames illuminates central issues in the James corpus and central aspects of a rich and fraught cultural moment. Through a close examination of the textures of the novels, Anna Kventsel defines and explores their psycho-cultural field of meaning.  Debating the Slave Trade (Ashgate Series in Nineteenth-Century Transatlantic Studies) By Srividhya Swaminathan 2009 | 260 Pages | ISBN: 0754667677 | PDF | 3 MB How did the arguments developed in the debate to abolish the slave trade help to construct a British national identity and character in the late eighteenth century? Srividhya Swaminathan examines books, pamphlets, and literary works to trace the changes in rhetorical strategies utilized by both sides of the abolitionist debate. Framing them as competing narratives engaged in defining the nature of the Briton, Swaminathan reads the arguments of pro- and anti-abolitionists as a series of dialogs among diverse groups at the center and peripheries of the empire. Arguing that neither side emerged triumphant, Swaminathan suggests that the Briton who emerged from these debates represented a synthesis of arguments, and that the debates to abolish the slave trade are marked by rhetorical transformations defining the image of the Briton as one that led naturally to nineteenth-century imperialism and a sense of global superiority. Because the slave-trade debates were waged openly in print rather than behind the closed doors of Parliament, they exerted a singular influence on the British public. At their height, between 1788 and 1793, publications numbered in the hundreds, spanned every genre, and circulated throughout the empire. Among the voices represented are writers from both sides of the Atlantic in dialog with one another, such as key African authors like Ignatius Sancho, Phillis Wheatley, and Olaudah Equiano; West India planters and merchants; and Quaker activist Anthony Benezet. Throughout, Swaminathan offers fresh and nuanced readings that eschew the view that the abolition of the slave trade was inevitable or that the ultimate defeat of pro-slavery advocates was absolute.  Florian Bieber, "Debating Nationalism: The Global Spread of Nations " English | ISBN: 1350538094 | 2026 | 292 pages | PDF | 6 MB This concise introduction offers an overview of the global rise and spread of nationalism since the late 18th century. Reflecting on key themes and scholarship it presents case studies and primary sources to track the emergence of the modern nation, and understand how nationalism has given rise to phenomena such as identity-based conflict, authoritarian politics and populist movements. Debating Nationalism goes beyond a European focus to explore how nationalism has led to the emergence of nation states, ethnic conflict and how it is expressed everyday over the last 300 years. It engages with key debates such as the origins of nations and the dynamics of ethnic conflict and uses a historical lens to shed light on contemporary issues around migration, diversity and authoritarian politics. This updated and revised edition includes updates on recent developments and the latest literature with additional material throughout, covering the rise of the far-right, Covid-19, Russian aggression against Ukraine and the war in Gaza, and topics including everyday nationalism, culture, minority nationalist politics, gender, and post-colonial authoritarianism. With new further reading sections, a dedicated chapter as a guide to key debates and a glossary of terms, this book offers students a holistic understanding of the history of nationalism.  Anne Case, "Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism" English | ISBN: 069119078X | 2020 | 312 pages | MOBI | 4 MB A New York Times Bestseller  Death of an Overseer : Reopening a Murder Investigation from the Plantation South By Michael Wayne 2001 | 272 Pages | ISBN: 0195140036 | PDF | 1 MB In May of 1857, the body of Duncan Skinner was found in a strip of woods along the edge of the plantation near Natchez, Mississippi, where he worked as an overseer. Although a coroner's jury initially ruled his death to be accidental, an investigation organized by planters from the community concluded that he had been murdered by three slaves acting under instructions from John McCallin, an Irish carpenter.Now, almost a century and a half later, Michael Wayne has reopened the case to ask whether the men involved in the investigation arrived at the right verdict. Part essay on the art of historical detection, part seminar on the history of slavery and the Old South, Death of an Overseer is, above all, a murder mystery--a murder mystery that allows readers to sift through the surviving evidence themselves and come to their own conclusions about who killed Duncan Skinner and why.  Death Lines: Walking London's Horror History by Lauren Barnett English | May 9, 2023 | ISBN: 1913689387 | 280 pages | PDF | 3.79 Mb The first walking guide to London's role in the evolution of horror cinema, inspired by the city's dark histories and labyrinthine architectures. |
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