Since the 1980s, political scientists have developed a renewed interest in the study of political institutions, based on the assumption that "institutions matter" -that is, that formal governmental institutions and constitutional-legal rules (as well as informal institutions like parties and interest groups) are crucial determinants of the shape of politics and policy outcomes. In this respect, the "new institutionalism" resembles the "old institutionalism" of pre-behaviorist days, but the...

The series consists of three volumes: "Egyptian Heaven and Hell: The Book of Am-Tuat" (Volume I), "Egyptian Heaven and Hell: The Book of Gates" (Volume II), and "Egyptian Heaven and Hell: The Book of the Dead and the Mysteries of Amenta" (Volume III).In "Egyptian Heaven and Hell: The Book of Am-Tuat" (Volume I), Budge focuses on the ancient Egyptian funerary text known as the Amduat (literally meaning "The Hidden Chamber"). The Amduat describes the journey of the sun god Ra through the und...

"Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life," Budge examines various funerary texts, religious rituals, and mythological narratives to shed light on the Egyptians' understanding of the journey beyond death and the nature of the afterlife. The book covers topics such as the judgment of the soul, the existence of gods and goddesses in the afterlife, the role of funerary rituals, and the importance of preserving the physical body through mummification.Budge provides translations and explanations of ke...

"The Babylonian Legends of Creation" is not a book written by E. A. Wallis Budge. While Budge was an influential Egyptologist and wrote extensively on ancient Egypt, his works do not include a book specifically titled "The Babylonian Legends of Creation."However, there are numerous works available that explore the Babylonian creation myths, which are of great significance in ancient Mesopotamian religion and culture. Some notable works on this topic include:"Enuma Elish: The Babylonian Cre...

The Laughable Stories are a sequence of anecdotes categorized by the story-teller: starting with Persian, Indian, Hebrew and Christian sages, and including stories of Misers, Clowns, Thieves, and Animals and so on. Bar-Hebraeus was a 13th century bishop of the Syriac Orthodox Church. Born in 1226 in what is now Turkey, Bar-Hebraeus was renowned as a scholar and theologian. He died in 1286 in Persia. Writing mostly in Syriac and Arabic, Bar Hebraeus wrote on philosophy, poetry, language, hi...

This study offers an analysis of the UK's current economic policy options and a plan for improving life for ordinary citizens via a sensible and realistic understanding of governments' limited ability to manage economic performance. It provides a manifesto which political parties could immediately adopt to make life better for all.

First published in 2005. This beautifully illustrated book explores the reign of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen and Egyptian religion of his time. Tutankhamen's relation to the cults of Amen and Aten, the sun-god and Egyptian Monotheism are covered in depth, dispelling the many myths and inaccuracies which have arisen in the literature. Hymns are also presented in the book, in original hieroglyphs and in translation.

These are the words or sayings, of various monks who lived in the deserts of Egypt between 250 A.D. and 400 A.D. They cover topics such as love, poverty, fasting, humility, and prayer. Two books of sayings are included and an appendix of questions between monk disciples and their spiritual fathers.

Eminent political economists Ian Budge and Paul Whiteley make a forceful case for bringing the state back into economic planning for better economic and political outcomes. They do so primarily by calling attention to the shortcomings of axiomatic, neoclassical economic theorizing, which makes normative assumptions about how economic actors ought to behave without considering how they actually behave thanks largely to the influence of advertisers and poli...

THE announcement made early in December, 1922, of the discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings in Western Thebes by the late Lord Carnarvon and Mr. Howard Carter sent a thrill of wonder and expectation through all the civilized peoples on the earth. In the accounts of the contents of the Tomb, which were published with admirable promptness and fullness in The Times, we read of bodies of chariots, chairs of state, gilded couches, royal apparel, boxes of t...

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by E.A. Wallis Budge, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians:Certain religious texts were thought to possess special vir...

Easy-to-understand sections help you discover the magic of ancient Egypt in this comprehensive translation of the real Egyptian Book of the Dead.The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead is a compendium of classic texts by one of the greatest translators and historians of ancient Egypt, as well as one of the most renowned Egyptologists of all time, E. A. Wallis Budge.In Part I, using plain, simple, easy-to-understand language, Budge delves into ...