This unique study makes an important contribution to our understanding of the changing problem of 'Jewishness' in a German environment as it presented itself to a privileged group of Jews. Following on from Jews in the German Economy (OUP, 1987), which analysed the economic activities of this elite, it presents a detailed picture of the group's socio-cultural profile. Based largely on autobiographical material, it covers such matters as attitudes to Judaism, relations at different levels with Gentiles and with other Jews, marriage patterns, the public role, political culture, cultural activities, and patronage. The major underlying theme is the conflict between preservation of the Jewish identity, and integration into the surrounding society. Different forms of self-identification are examined, as well as various patterns of conformity.

The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw many ambitious European rulers develop permanent armies and navies. War and the State in Early Modern Europe examines this military change as a central part of the political, social and economic transformation of early modern Europe. This important study exposes the economic structures necessary for supporting permanent military organisations across Europe. Large armed forces could not develop successfully without various interest groups who needed protection and were willing to pay for it. Arguing that early fiscal-military states were in fact protection-selling enterprises, the author focuses on: Spain, the Dutch Republic and Sweden the role of local elites the political and organisational aspects of this new military development War and the State in Early Modern Europe offers an impressive insight into the conditions surrounding the growth of military organisations in Europe, and will appeal to European and Military historians alike.

Provides a foundation for probability based on game theory rather than measure theory.* A strong philosophical approach with practical applications.* Presents in-depth coverage of classical probability theory as well as new theory.

作者毕业于北京大学，求学美国，经过数年奋斗，成为华尔街交易员。本以为面前的是一条金光大道，却不料一场突如其来的金融海啸，将世界经济推到了悬崖边缘，也将所有的目光聚焦到风暴眼——华尔街上。
身为华尔街一线交易员，作者从市场交易冷暖的角度，看出华尔街乃至全球经济的风云变化， 带领读者体会“风起于青萍之末”的细微、“火烧连营船”的惨烈、“无可奈何花落去”的崩盘。以冷静又还些诙谐的笔触，将海啸原由一一细数。鲜花基金凋谢、夏季风暴、次贷危机、华尔街投行大佬依次蒙难，直到打开潘多拉的盒子，引出保尔森救援计划。
峰回路转，作者更描画出后海啸时代华尔街的新秩序、新市场、新思维，让读者对现在的华尔街有更深层次认识和了解，其目的在于，不是为了简单的再回首，而是警示当下，在美联储量化货宽松币政策之下，新一轮隐患又埋下伏笔。

This excellent text provides a comprehensive treatment of the state space approach to time series analysis. The distinguishing feature of state space time series models is that observations are regarded as made up of distinct components such as trend, seasonal, regression elements and disturbence terms, each of which is modelled separately. The techniques that emerge from this approach are very flexible and are capable of handling a much wider range of problems than the main analytical system currently in use for time series analysis, the Box-Jenkins ARIMA system. The book provides an excellent source for the development of practical courses on time series analysis.

Ellsberg elaborates on "Risk, Ambiguity, and the Savage Axioms" and mounts a powerful challenge to the dominant theory of rational decision in this book.