Banking today has become unduly complex because new forms of risk such as technological and compliance risks are evolving and growing. They amplify the fundamental risks inherent in any bank – those of credit, market, operational and liquidity. While established concepts and principles of risk management flourish, new prescribed practices such as those of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision continually unfold over the years. All in all, the discipline can appear complicated to many....

A critical synthesis of the work of Lauren Berlant, Moishe Postone, and Michael Silverstein.The Treadmill Affect draws upon the work of three University of Chicago professors, each a former program director at the Center for Transcultural Studies: literary and cultural critic Lauren Berlant, historian and social theorist Moishe Postone, and linguist Michael Silverstein. Through this intellectual synthesis, Benjamin Lee demonstrates the critical possibiliti...

Are you sick of waking up in the middle of the night? Do you feel sleepy and unrefreshed when you wake up? If you want to get deep, rejuvenating sleep and wake up feeling refreshed every morning, "Sleep Optimization Guide: Unlocking the Secrets to Restful Nights" is the answer.This book delves deeply into the science of sleep, revealing the key elements that affect your quality of sleep, such as circadian rhythms, stress, and technology. You'll discover natural solutions that encou...

Writings by the pioneering linguist Benjamin Whorf, including his famous work on the Hopi language as well as general reflections on language and meaning.The pioneering linguist Benjamin Whorf (1897–1941) grasped the relationship between human language and human thinking: how language can shape our innermost thoughts. His basic thesis is that our perception of the world and our ways of thinking about it are deeply influenced by the structure of the languages we speak. The writings c...

A hilarious collection of the most agonizing real-life inconveniences faced by the iPhone-losing, polenta-burning, Eurostar-missing middle classes, illustrated by Matt Blease‘My pug has hiccups’‘I've given myself a croissant headache’‘I just dropped batteries in my quinoa’‘Think I’ve forgotten how to ski’Can't find your melon baller? Wrestling with wrapping paper? Struggling to figure out how to properly pronounce quinoa?? Get your d...

Cultural Analysis in an Age of Globalization draws upon contemporary work in anthropology, philosophy, linguistics, and literary theory to analyze the rise of “speculative capital” and its role in a global shift from production-centered to circulation-centered capitalism.

In Talking Heads, Benjamin Lee situates himself at the convergence of multiple disciplines: philosophy, linguistics, anthropology, and literary theory. He offers a nuanced exploration of the central questions shared by these disciplines during the modern era—questions regarding the relations between language, subjectivity, community, and the external world. Scholars in each discipline approach these questions from significantly different angles; in seeking to identify and define t...

Davis Whitefield lives between the lines of his songs and the shadows of his past. In the snow-covered streets of Flakeville, he meets the charismatic Stella, who fills his life - and his music - with her unique energy. Suddenly, everything seems possible: a new love, new melodies, a new beginning. But when Livia - the woman who once shaped both his heart and his music - returns, Davis is forced to confront the unresolved questions of his past. Torn between two women and the songs he never...

Writings by a pioneering linguist, including his famous work on the Hopi language, general reflections on language and meaning, and the "Yale Report."The pioneering linguist Benjamin Whorf (1897–1941) grasped the relationship between human language and human thinking: how language can shape our innermost thoughts. His basic thesis is that our perception of the world and our ways of thinking about it are deeply influenced by the structure of the languages we speak. ...

Whether intentional or not, the power of a moment in popular culture like The Witcher can illuminate and question what might be taken for granted or left unseen in our world. Theology, Religion and The Witcher: Gods and Golden Dragons takes a profound look at the intersection of popular culture and religious studies in Andrzej Sapkowski’s Witcher. The twelve contributors offer close readings and analysis of an eclectic tapestry of characters and stories from ...

The period since 1989 has been marked by the global endorsement of open markets, the free flow of finance capital and liberal ideas of constitutional rule, and the active expansion of human rights. Why, then, in this era of intense globalization, has there been a proliferation of violence, of ethnic cleansing on the one hand and extreme forms of political violence against civilian populations on the other?Fear of Small Numbers is Arjun Appadurai’s answer to that question. ...