1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453352703321

Autore

Lazaridis Nikolaos <1977->

Titolo

Wisdom in loose form [[electronic resource] ] : the language of Egyptian and Greek proverbs in collections of the Hellenistic and Roman periods / / by Nikolaos Lazaridis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2007

ISBN

1-281-93608-1

9786611936082

90-474-2053-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Collana

Mnemosyne, , 0169-8958 ; ; v. 287

Disciplina

398.962

Soggetti

Proverbs, Egyptian - History and criticism

Proverbs, Greek - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary material / N.L. Lazaridis -- Chapter One. Introduction / N.L. Lazaridis -- Chapter Two. The egyptian and greek corpus / N.L. Lazaridis -- Chapter Three. The language and classification of the proverbs / N.L. Lazaridis -- Chapter Four. The monopartite proverbs / N.L. Lazaridis -- Chapter Five. The bipartite and multipartite proverbs / N.L. Lazaridis -- Chapter Six. The style and semantics of the proverbs / N.L. Lazaridis -- Chapter Seven. The proverbs and their collections / N.L. Lazaridis -- Chapter Eight. Summary of similarities and differences, and conclusions / N.L. Lazaridis -- Appendix A. List of proverbs omitted from the analysis / N.L. Lazaridis -- Appendix B. List of structural models with further examples / N.L. Lazaridis -- Appendix C. Examples of semantic parallels / N.L. Lazaridis -- Appendix D. Further examples of themes / N.L. Lazaridis -- Appendix E. List of examples quoted in the analysis / N.L. Lazaridis -- Bibliography / N.L. Lazaridis -- General index / N.L. Lazaridis.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines Ancient Egyptian and Greek proverbs, as they are found in wisdom collections, circulating in Egypt and Greece of the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Its examination compares the proverbs’



grammar, structure, style, theme and usage within the collections. This multi-leveled comparison results in the indentification of a great number of similarities and differences that are interpreted in cultural terms, that is, through their association with the cultural context of production and usage of the proverbs. Hence this study offers an original insight into the literary production in Ancient Egypt and Greece, comparing the manner Egyptian and Greek authors conveyed timeless wisdom and reconsidering the status of cultural contact between these two ancient Mediterranean civilizations.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782448803321

Titolo

International financial issues in the Pacific Rim [[electronic resource] ] : global imbalances, financial liberalization, and exchange rate policy / / edited by Takatoshi Ito and Andrew K. Rose

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008

ISBN

1-281-95719-4

9786611957193

0-226-38708-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (441 p.)

Collana

NBER-East Asia seminar on economics ; ; v. 17

Altri autori (Persone)

ItōTakatoshi <1950->

RoseAndrew <1959->

Disciplina

332/.042095

Soggetti

Foreign exchange rates - East Asia

Capital movements - East Asia

Finance - East Asia

Foreign exchange rates

Capital movements

Finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers presented at the 17th annual East Asian Seminar in Economics, held at the Kohala Coast, Hawaii, June 22, 24, 2006.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Relation of the Directors to the Work and Publications of the National Bureau of Economic Research -- Contents --



Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Life on the Tri-Polar Sphere -- 2. Liquidity Risk Aversion, Debt Maturity, and Current Account Surpluses -- 3. Are Currency Appreciations Contractionary in China? -- 4. The Relationship between Openness and Inflation in NIEs and the G7 -- 5. Pass-Through of Exchange Rates to Consumption Prices -- 6. Price Impacts of Deals and Predictability of the Exchange Rate Movements -- 7. Adopting a Common Currency Basket Arrangement into the ASEAN Plus Three -- 8. Growth and Returns in Emerging Markets -- 9. Bond Markets as Conduits for Capital Flows -- 10. Financial Liberalization under the WTO and Its Relationship with the Macro Economy -- 11. Cross-Border Acquisitions and Target Firms' Performance -- 12. Stock Market Opening and the Cost of Capital -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

The imbalanced, yet mutually beneficial, trading relationship between the United States and Asia has long been one of international finance's most perplexing mysteries. Although the United States continues to post a substantial trade deficit-and China reaps the benefits of a surplus-the dollar has yet to sink in the face of ever-increasing account disparities. International Financial Issues in the Pacific Rim explains why the United States enjoys a seemingly symbiotic relationship with its trading partners despite stark inequities in the trade balance, especially with Asia. This timely and well-informed study also debunks the assumed link between economic openness and low inflation in the region, identifies the serious gap between academic and private-sector researchers' understanding of exchange rate volatility, and analyzes the liberalization of Asian capital accounts. International Financial Issues in the Pacific Rim will have broad implications for global trade and economic policy issues in Asia and beyond.