1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910476879403321

Titolo

Rhetorics of Nordic democracy / / edited by Jussi Kurunmaki & Johan Strang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Helsinki, Finland : , : Finnish Literature Society, , [2010]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 pages)

Collana

Studia Fennica Historica, , 1458-526X ; ; ; Volume 17

Disciplina

321.8

Soggetti

Democracy - Europe, Northern

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Democracy is today a concept that is overwhelmingly positively evaluated almost everywhere. A lot has been written about socio-economic and cultural backgrounds of democratic regimes as well as their institutional settings. By contrast, not much is known about the political manoeuvres and speech acts by which 'democracy' has been tied to particular regions and cultures in concrete historical situations. This book discusses a series of efforts to rhetorically produce a particular Nordic version of democracy. It shows that the rhetorical figure 'Nordic democracy' was a product of the age of totalitarianism and the Cold War. It explores the ways in which 'Nordic democracy' was used, mainly by the social democrats, to provide the welfare politics with cultural and historical legitimacy and foundations. Thus, it also acknowledges the ideological and geopolitical context in which the 'Nordic welfare state' was conceptualised and canonised. The contributors of the book are specialists on Nordic politics and history, who share a particular interest in political rhetoric and conceptual history."



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777430403321

Autore

Keijzers Gerard

Titolo

Business, government and sustainable development / / Gerard Keijzers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-134-30012-3

0-429-23216-0

0-203-44939-8

0-415-64635-9

1-280-05502-2

1-134-30013-1

Descrizione fisica

x, 146 p

Collana

Routledge advances in management and business studies ; ; 28

Classificazione

43.35

Disciplina

338.9492/07

Soggetti

Sustainable development - Netherlands

Netherlands Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-139) and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 The changing ecological arena -- chapter 3 Future generations and business ethics -- chapter 4 The transition to the sustainable enterprise -- chapter 5 Management strategies for sustainable businesses -- chapter 6 Plotting sustainable directions for business -- An evolving stakeholder approach in seven multinationals -- chapter 7 Summary of conclusions.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910299791003321

Autore

Gyllenbok Jan

Titolo

Encyclopaedia of Historical Metrology, Weights, and Measures : Volume 1 / / by Jan Gyllenbok

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Birkhäuser, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-57598-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Science Networks. Historical Studies, , 1421-6329 ; ; 56

Disciplina

389.109

Soggetti

History

Civilization—History

Economic history

Finance—History

History of Science

Cultural History

Economic History

Financial History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1.Introduction -- 2.Systems of Units -- 3.A-Z of Metric, Scientific and Informal Measures -- 4.Time Measurements and Calendars -- 5.Ancient Systems of Weights, Measures and Currencies -- References.

Sommario/riassunto

This first of three volumes starts with a short introduction to historical metrology as a scientific discipline and goes on with an anthology of acient and modern measurement systems of all kind, scientific measures, units of time, weights, currencies etc. It concludes with an exhaustive list of references. Units of measurement are of vital importance in every civilization through history. Since the early ages, man has through necessity devised various measures to assist him in everyday life. They have enabled and continue to enable us to trade in commonly and equitably understood amounts, and to investigate, understand, and control the chemical, physical, and biological processes of the natural world. The essence of the work is an alphabetically ordered, comprehensive list of measurement



nomenclature, units and scales. It provides an understanding of almost all quantitative expressions observed in all imaginable situations, including spelling variants and the abbreviations and symbols for units, and various acronyms used in metrology. It will be of use not only to historians of science and technology, but also to economic and social historians and should be in every major academic and national library as standard reference work on the topic.