Benjamin Britten was the greatest English composer of the twentieth century and one of the outstanding musicians of his age. Born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, in 1913, Britten was the youngest child of a dentist father and amateur musician mother.  Meer

Economic theory and a growing body of empirical research support the idea that economic freedom is an important ingredient to long-run economic prosperity.  Meer

Economic theory and a growing body of empirical research support the idea that economic freedom is an important ingredient to long-run economic prosperity.  Meer

This book provides a comprehensive defense of third-world sweatshops. It explains how these sweatshops provide the best available opportunity to workers and how they play an important role in the process of development that eventually leads to better wages and working conditions.  Meer

This book provides a comprehensive defense of third-world sweatshops. It explains how these sweatshops provide the best available opportunity to workers and how they play an important role in the process of development that eventually leads to better wages and working conditions.  Meer

This book is for scholars, public policy analysts, and concerned citizens, who would like to improve the welfare of sweatshop workers in the Third World.  Meer

This book is for scholars, public policy analysts, and concerned citizens, who would like to improve the welfare of sweatshop workers in the Third World.  Meer

Modern seismology is a relatively new science; most current ideas originated no earlier than the latter half of the nineteenth century. The focus of this book is on seismological concepts, how they originated and how they form our modern understanding of the science.  Meer

Modern seismology is a relatively new science; most current ideas originated no earlier than the latter half of the nineteenth century. The focus of this book is on seismological concepts, how they originated and how they form our modern understanding of the science.  Meer