Robin Pearson: 4 books

Book cover of Shareholder Democracies?

Shareholder Democracies?

Corporate Governance in Britain and Ireland before 1850

by Mark Freeman, Robin Pearson, James Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2011

Understanding the challenges of corporate governance is central to our comprehension of the economic dynamics driving corporations today. Among the most important institutions in capitalism today, corporations and joint-stock companies had their origins in Europe during the seventeenth and eighteenth...
Book cover of Insuring the Industrial Revolution

Insuring the Industrial Revolution

Fire Insurance in Great Britain, 1700–1850

by Robin Pearson
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017

Fire had always been one of the greatest threats to an early modern British society that relied on the naked flame as the prime source of heating, lighting and cooking. Yet whilst the danger of fire had always been taken seriously, it was not until the start of the eighteenth century that a sophisticated...
Book cover of Critical Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies

Critical Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies

Theory, Practice, and Pedagogy

by Sean Byrne, Ousmane Bakary Bâ, Thomas Boudreau
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2011

Critical Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies: Theory, Practice, and Pedagogy, edited by Thomas Maty-k, Jessica Senehi, and Sean Byrne, discusses critical issues in the emerging field of Peace and Conflict Studies, and suggests a framework for the future development of the field and the education...
Book cover of Roads Taken

Roads Taken

The Professorial Life, Scholarship in Place, and the Public Good

by Robin Bates, Jonathan R. Cohen, Julia DeLancey
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014

Public liberal arts colleges are higher education’s gems, yet their intimate campus settings and locations outside of the intellectual-cultural capitals challenge the traditional rhythm of academic careers. Professors trained at elite research institutions, usually located in large urban centers, must...
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