1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910788723303321

Autore

Hughes Richard T (Richard Thomas), <1943->

Titolo

Christian America and the Kingdom of God [[electronic resource] /] / Richard T. Hughes ; foreword by Brian McLaren

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2009

ISBN

1-283-04401-3

9786613044013

0-252-09154-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Disciplina

277.3/08

Soggetti

Christianity and politics - United States

Kingdom of God - Political aspects - United States

Particularism (Theology) - Political aspects - United States

Kingdom of God - Biblical teaching

Particularism (Theology) - Biblical teaching

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

Introduction : getting our bearings -- Christian America as God's chosen people -- The witness of the Hebrew Bible -- The witness of the New Testament -- Why do we think of America as a Christian nation? -- A fundamentalist vision for Christian America : from the Scopes trial to George W. Bush.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910800176803321

Autore

Poitras Geoffrey <1954-, >

Titolo

Equity capital : from ancient partnerships to modern exchange traded funds / / Geoffrey Poitras

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-74407-4

1-317-59103-8

1-317-59102-X

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (566 p.)

Collana

Routledge International Studies in Business History ; ; 32

Disciplina

332/.0415

Soggetti

Stocks - History

Stock exchanges - History

Finance - History

Investments - Law and legislation

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

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Prologue; Part I Equity Capital Prior to Joint-Stock Companies; 1 Etymology and Legal Concepts; 2 Equity Shares in Antiquity; 3 Societas, Usury and Risk; Part II From Commenda to Joint-Stock Company; 4 The Evolution of Accounting and Commercial Arithmetic; 5 Characteristics of Early Joint-Stock Companies; 6 The Early Markets for Trading in Shares; Part III The Rise of Limited Liability Corporations; 7 Mania, Manipulation and Joint-Stock Valuation; 8 Joint-Stock, Limited Liability and Incorporation; 9 Stocks, Shares and the Science of Investments

Part IV Conceiving Modern Equity Capital10 Old Finance and Modern Finance; 11 The Separation of Ownership and Control; References; Index