Title:Thinking Through Things
Author(s):EASTERBY-SMITH, SarahDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:'Materials and expertise in early modern Europe: Between market and laboratory' edited by Ursula Klein and E. C. Spary; Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 2010; explores the relationship between practical and theory-based ...
Title:"Those Who Give Are Not All Generous": Tips and bribes at the sixteenth-century papal court
Author(s):FLETCHER, CatherineDate:2011-01-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:Ambassadors in early modern Europe were frequent disbursers of tips, rewards and bribes, and usually expected something in return for their liberality. This paper considers the conventions, both written and unwritten, that ...
Title:A Time for Pride and Prejudice: Anglo-American relations at the UN during the Congo crisis, 1960-1965
Author(s):O'MALLEY, AlannaDate:2012Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:This thesis examines the Anglo-American relationship at the United Nations during the Congo crisis from 1960-1964. The United Nations headquarters in New York became a focal point for British and American foreign policies ...