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Hendrickson -- Democracy and empire : the case of Athens / Laurie M. Johnson Bagby -- Empire by invitation of domination? : The difference between Hegemonia and Arkhe? / David Edward Tabachnick -- The freedom to rule : Athenian imperialism and democratic masculinity / Ryan K. Balot -- Liberty and empire, with the benefit of limited hindsight--or, what Herodotus of Halicarnassus saw / Clifford orwin -- Empire and the eclipse of politics / Leah Bradwhaw -- Imperial compulsions / Toivo Koivukoski -- Rome and the Hellenistic world : masculinity and militarism, monarchy and republic / Arthur M. Eckstein -- Imperial power in the Roman Republic / Susan Mattern -- The rise of global power and the music of the spheres : philosophy and history in Cicero's De re publica / Geoffrey Kellow -- Machiavelli's model of a liberal empire : the evolution of Rome / Waller R. Newell -- Post-9/11 evocations of empire in light of Eric Voegelin's political science / John von Heyking -- Athens as Hamlet : the irresolute empire / Barry Strauss. 330 $aExplores ways in which ancient theories of empire can inform our understanding of present-day international relations. 606 $aImperialism$xHistory 606 $aImperialism$xPhilosophy 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1989- 607 $aE?tats-Unis$xRelations exte?rieures 615 0$aImperialism$xHistory. 615 0$aImperialism$xPhilosophy. 676 $a325/.3209 702 $aKoivukoski$b Toivo, 702 $aTabachnick$b David, 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807417803321 996 $aEnduring empire$93931206 997 $aUNINA LEADER 03610nam 22006374a 450 001 9910830307503321 005 20230617004754.0 010 $a1-280-21386-8 010 $a9786610213863 010 $a0-470-79787-8 010 $a0-470-77386-3 010 $a1-4051-4790-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000342077 035 $a(EBL)238425 035 $a(OCoLC)437151879 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000219821 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11187130 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000219821 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10248350 035 $a(PQKB)10027689 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC238425 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000342077 100 $a20030618d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPerformance measurement for construction profitability$b[electronic resource] /$fClive Thomas Cain 210 $aOxford ;$aMalden, MA $cBlackwell Pub.$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (226 p.) 300 $aCompanion volume to Building down barriers. New York : Spon Press, 2003. 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-4051-1462-2 327 $aPerformanceMeasurement forConstructionProfitability; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Chapter One: Why Measure Anything?; Chapter Two: The Unchanged CustomerDemand for Improvement; The two key differentiators ofconstruction best practice; The six goals of constructionbest practice; Chapter Three: The Link Between Profits,Competitiveness AndMeasurement; Chapter Four: The Structure Of PerformanceMeasurement; Definitions of terms; Chapter Five: The 'Virtual Firm'; Chapter Six: Effective Leadership; Chapter Seven: Performance Measurementat Project Level 327 $aSupply-side action plan for theintroduction of performancemeasurement at project levelChapter Eight: Performance Measurementat Strategic Level; Supply-side action plan for theintroduction of performancemeasurement at strategic level; Chapter Nine: The Client's Selection Process; Internal change process fordemand-side clients who want toembrace value-based selection; Value-based selection of a fully integrated design and construction team - for use by all demand-side clients; Value-based selection questionnairefor assessing the skill andexperience of an integrateddesign and construction team 327 $aFurther Reading and HelpIndex 330 $aPerformance measurement is the mechanism by which firms inform themselves of their true performance and locate unnecessary costs through the supply chain. 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