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The supreme challenge of our time is tackling climate change. We urgently need to curtail our use of fossil fuels - but how can we do so in a just and feasible way? In this compelling book, leading economist James Boyce shows that the key to solving this conundrum is to put a limit on carbon emissions, thereby raising the price of fossil fuels and generating strong incentives for clean energy. But there is a formidable hurdle: how do we secur...

This edition of Petigru Boyce's masterwork includes all forty-two chapters, each of them bursting with spiritual wisdom from one of the most well-read and cogent Christian authors in 19th century America.James Petigru Boyce was a professional pastor who was also blessed with a gift for words and explanation. Putting the myriad experiences and readings of his life to good use, he authored his famous Abstract of Systematic Theology with a view t...

This edition of Petigru Boyce's masterwork includes all forty-two chapters, each of them bursting with spiritual wisdom from one of the most well-read and cogent Christian authors in 19th century America.James Petigru Boyce was a professional pastor who was also blessed with a gift for words and explanation. Putting the myriad experiences and readings of his life to good use, he authored his famous Abstract of Systematic Theology with a view t...

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Excerpt from Remarks of Mr. Boyce, of Greenville, in the House of Representatives of South Carolina, on the 9th December, 1862: The Bill for State Endorsement of Confederate Bonds Being the Special Order for One O'clock, P. MThe large and increasing circulation of Confederate Treasury Notes de mands a remedy. The amount already in circulation is much greater tha 11 even in time of peace is necessary for our internal and foreign commerce. In th...

Excerpt from Abstract of Systematic TheologyIn connection with this last relation it treats, particularly, of man, as a creature of God, placed under the government of His moral law. It inquires into his original condition of innocence, and happiness, the manner in which he fell therefrom, and his present state of sinfulness, and condemnation, and inability for self rescue.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of r...

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Excerpt from Abstract of Systematic TheologyIn connection with this last relation it treats, particularly, of man, as a creature of God, placed under the government of His moral law. It inquires into his original condition of innocence, and happiness, the manner in which he fell therefrom, and his present state of sinfulness, and condemnation, and inability for self rescue.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of r...

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In the aftermath of violent conflict, how do the economic challenges of state building intersect with the political challenges of peace building? How can the international community help lay the fiscal foundations for a sustainable state and a durable peace? This book examines these questions, showing how both peace and states are built.

In the aftermath of violent conflict, how do the economic challenges of state building intersect with the political challenges of peace building? How can the international community help lay the fiscal foundations for a sustainable state and a durable peace? This book examines these questions and shows how both peace and states are built.

A jaw-dropping account of how one company came to own every poker machine in Tasmania - and the cost to democracy, the public purse and problem gamblers and their families.

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With the founding of Melbourne in 1835, a flood of settlers began spreading out across the Australian continent. In three years more land - and more people - were conquered than in the preceding fifty. In 1835 James Boyce brings this pivotal moment to life. He traces the power plays in Hobart, Sydney and London, and describes the key personalities of Melbourne's early days. He conjures up the Australian frontier - its complexity, its rawness a...

The Age Book of the Year 2012 'A first-class piece of historical writing' - The Sunday Age Shortlisted for the Australian History Prize in the 2012 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, the History Prize in the 2012 Queensland Literary Awards, and the Non-Fiction Prize in the 2012 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, 2012 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards and 2011 WA Premier's Book Awards. With the founding of Melbourne in 1835, a flood of s...

According to the doctrine of original sin, humans are born bad and only God's grace can bring salvation. In this book, acclaimed historian James Boyce shows how these ideas have shaped the Western view of human nature right up to the present.

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Low-income communities frequently suffer from a lack of access to, or lack of control over, the natural resources that surround them. In many cases, their local environment has been degraded by years of resource extraction and pollution by distant corporations or government agencies. In such settings, initiatives that build natural assets in the hands of the poor can play an important role in poverty-fighting efforts.Natural Assets explores a ...

Unlike other texts in the market, this second edition presents differential equations consistent with the way scientists and engineers use modern methods in their work. Technology is used freely, with more emphasis on modeling, graphical representation, qualitative concepts, and geometric intuition than on theoretical issues. It also refers to larger-scale computations that computer algebra systems and DE solvers make possible. More exercises ...