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In the three centuries after the explorer Vasco de Gama first landed in India in 1492, meetings, trade and exchanges of all kinds flourished between the peoples of Europe and Asia. These encounters and the hybrid cultures that developed have left an extraordinary legacy of exquisite works of art and compelling human stories. Produced alongside the V&A's landmark 2004 exhibition, Encounters explores both the western fascination for the exotic materials...

Economic globalization has led to a massive expansion in the scale and power of big business and banking. It has also worsened nearly every problem we face: fundamentalism and ethnic conflict; climate chaos and species extinction; financial instability and unemployment. There are personal costs too. For the majority of people on the planet, life is becoming increasingly stressful. We have less time for friends and family and we face mounting pressures...

La Correduría Pública es una especialidad de gran interés social y con un futuro prometedor en México. Las necesidades del comercio actual impulsan su constante modernización, así como la evolución de las facultades y aptitudes de los corredores públicos. Éste es un libro que define la Correduría Pública, desde la teoría hasta la praxis, y establece el índice de sus áreas de conocimiento y aplicación.

The Trademark Law Dictionary will be helpful for anyone who researches trademark law. With it, one can easily locate terms and quickly understand conceptsall in one volume. I am impressed with the enormous scope of this reference. The inclusion of international treaty terms is in itself a substantial contribution to the field. Christine Haight Farley Professor of Law American University Washington College of Law THE TRADEMARK LAW DICTIONARY Part of...

La presente investigación tiene la finalidad de desarrollar una idea que permita identificar el funcionamiento de un derecho transnacional, caracterizar las peculiaridades de su aplicación, así como revisar las reacciones que suscita su existencia, como un posible factor que influye en la transformación del derecho. La intervención de la lex mercatoria permite predicar una transnacionalización del derecho privado interno. Como se expondrá,...

Ava Wong has always played it safe. As a strait-laced, rule-abiding Chinese American lawyer with a successful surgeon as a husband, a young son, and a beautiful home, she's built the perfect life. But beneath this faȧde, Ava's world is crumbling: her marriage is falling apart, her expensive law degree hasn't been used in years, and her toddler's tantrums are pushing her to the breaking point. Enter Winnie Fang, Ava's enigmatic college roommate from...

Buy a bar of fair trade chocolate and help people in the developing world, too. This is the unique selling point of Divine Chocolate - but is it too good to be true? Social enterprise: Divine was set up a co-op of cocoa farmers in Ghana to give them a share in the profits from their cocoa beans. Divine is a social enterprise and claims its ethical motivation shapes everything it does. But it's had to fight a major marketing battle to find a place...

"COVID-19 is speeding up history, but how? What is the shape of the world to come? Lenin once said, "There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen." This is one of those times when history has sped up. CNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria helps readers to understand the nature of a post-pandemic world: the political, social, technological, and economic consequences that may take years to unfold. Written in the form...

Le droit français de la vente est-il un handicap ou un atout pour les entreprises françaises souhaitant se développer à l'international? L'ouvrage tente de répondre à cette question en s'interrogeant sur les forces et les faiblesses du droit français de la vente envisagé du point de vue des entreprises françaises exportatrices. L'étude du CREDA est centrée sur l'exécution de la vente de marchandises, et met en lumière les multiples...

El presente libro es una obra colectiva que refleja el desarrollo de los derechos humanos en el país, específicamente en la Facultad de Jurisprudencia de la Universidad del Rosario. Es clara la intención de educar para ellos e investigarlos si queremos tener una sociedad más justa y equitativa, en aras de lograr la paz en Colombia, así como lograr que tengan una mayor protección en la región. En este sentido, se lograron las dos intenciones...