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The article offers poetry criticism of the poem "The Prelude," by William Wordsworth, focusing on the section "Cambridge and the Alps" in Book 6 of the poem. It examines the role of the poem in determining biographical information about Wordsworth from the summer of 1790, when he and friend Robert Jones traveled in Europe and the Alps. The author discusses the poem in light of cartography and a letter written from Wordsworth to his sister during the European tour.

The article reviews the book "Resorts and Ports: European Seaside Towns Since 1700," edited by Peter Borsay and John K. Walton.

The article reviews the book "Labour, Education and Society: New Forms of Work Organisation and Industrial Relations in Southern Europe," edited by Francesco Garibaldo and Volker Telljohan.

The article reviews the book "Singular Europe: Economy and Polity of the European Community After 1992," edited by William James Adams.

The article reviews the book "The Globalisation Challenge for European Higher Education: Convergence and Diversity, Centres and Peripheries" edited by P. Zgaga, U. Teichler, and J. Brennan.

Reviews the book 'European Moslems: Economy and Ethnicity in Western Bosnia,' by William G. Lockwood.

Reviews the journal 'The European Physical Journal E--Soft Matter,' edited by A.M Donald, J.-F. Joanny, M. Moller, and G. Reiter.

The article reviews the book "Europe: The Strange Superpower," by David Buchan.

The article reviews the book "Pocket Guide to the European Community," by Dick Leonard.

Rodney Wilson of Emeritus Professor, Durham University reviews, 'Islamic Finance in Europe: Towards a Plural Financial System' by Valentino Cattelan. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: 'Fifteen papers investigate Islamic finance in Europe as part of a plural financial system in the current age of globalization, through a multi- and interdisciplinary approach to law and economics. Papers discuss law as a kite-managing legal pluralism in the context of Islamic finance; a glimpse through the veil of Maya-Islamic finance and its truths on property rights; Islamic moral economy as the foundation of Islamic finance; financial stability and economic development-an Islamic perspective; Islamic banking contracts and the risk profile of Islamic banks; the economic impact of Islamic finance and the European Union; migrant banking in Europe-approaches, meanings, and perspectives; women's empowerment and Islam-open issues from the Arab world to Europe; Islamic banking in the EU legal framework; regulating Islamic financial institutions in the United Kingdom; Luxembourg-a leading domicile for Shari'ah compliant investments; managing Islamic finance vis-à-vis laïcité-the case of France; a critical view on Islamic finance in Germany; the development of Islamic banking in Turkey-regulation, performance, and political economy; and the move toward a plural financial system. Cattelan is Lecturer in Islamic Finance at the University of Rome ''Tor Vergata.'' [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the book "Cultural Capitals: Early Modern London and Paris" by Karen Newman.

The article reviews several books on sociology, which include "Islam in Europe: Diversity, Identity and Influence," edited by Aziz Al-Azmeh and Effie Fokas, "Caesarism, Charisma, and Fate: Historical Sources and Modern Resonances in the Work of Max Weber," by Peter Baehr, and "Global Liberalism and Political Order: Toward a New Grand Compromise?," edited by Steven Bernstein and Louis W. Pauly.

The thesis of this book is that 'the major factor shaping the remarkable economic growth which most of Europe has experienced since 1950 has been the availability of a large supply of labor.' Increases in the supply could arise from the rate of natural increase, transfers from agriculture to industry and services, and from immigration. Abundant labor can sustain, but cannot initiate growth. A rise in the demand for exports tends to lead to growth and a balance-of-payments surplus as long as supply has some elasticity; and that depends on whether the labor force is growing. 'When the labor supply runs out, exports lead to investment, inflation, imports, and balance-of-payments equilibrium or possibly even deficit, except in the rare case where households have as high an income elasticity of demand for savings ex ante as does business ex post--a curious phenomenon or.... ' [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the book "Black Europe and the African Diaspora," edited by Darlene Clark Hine, Trica Danielle Keaton, and Stephen Small.

The article reviews the book "Flexibility and Employment Security in Europe. Labour Markets in Transition," edited by Ruud Muffels.

The article reviews the book "La France, la Belgique et l'organisation économique de l'Europe 1918-1935," by Éric Brussière.

Reviews the book 'Political Parties of Eastern Europe: A Guide to Politics in the Post-Communist Era,' by Janusz Bugajski.

Reviews the book "Economy, Society and Warfare Among the Britons and Saxons," by Leslie Alcock.

Reviews the book 'Political Parties of Europe,' edited by Vincent E. McHale and Sharon Skowronski.

Reviews the book 'Developments in Collection Building in University Libraries in Western Europe,' edited by Willem R.H. Koops and Johannes Stellingwerff.

Reviews the book `A History of Young People in the West Volume I: Ancient and Medieval Rites of Passage,' edited by Giovanni Levi & Jean-Claude Schmitt, translated by Camille Naish.

Reviews the book "The Barons of European Industry," edited by A. Rowley.

The article evaluates the journal "Futuribles," which explores the dynamics of contemporary society.

The article reviews the book "Europe's Economy Looks East: Implications for Germany and the European Union," edited by Stanley W. Black.

The article reviews several architectural exhibitions in 2006, including "Morphosis: Continuities of the Incomplete" at the Le Centre Pompidou in Paris, France from March 8, 2006 to July 17, 2006, "Los Angeles 1955-1985, Birth of an Artistic Capital" at the Le Centre Pompidou in Paris, France from March 8, 2006 to July 17, 2006 and "On-Site: New Architecture in Spain" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City from February 12, 2006 to May 1, 2006 and at the Pabellón Villanueva in Madrid, Spain from September 2006 to January 2007.

The article reviews the book "Royal Taste: Food, Power and Status at the European Courts After 1789," edited by Danielle De Vooght.

The article reviews the book "Lost Greatness and Past Oppression in East Central Europe: Representations of the Imperial Experience in Historiography since 1918," edited by Frank Hadler and Mathias Mesenhöller.

Presents a list of essays included in the book "Kazaam! Splat! Ploof! The American Impact on European Popular Culture Since 1945," edited by Sabrina P. Ramet and Gordana P. Crnkovic.

Reviews the book 'Unemployment in the New Europe,' edited by Nancy Bermeo.

The article presents the book "The Second Generation of Democratic Elites in Central and Eastern Europe," recommended for reading. The book brings thirteen papers addressing theoretical issues in the elite studies and discussing elite development in eight countries: Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Slovakia and Slovenia. The second generation of democratic elites is the elite of consolidation (by some called "post-transitional"). Their role has been not to struggle for the new rules of the game, but to employ them in the process of crafting democracy and a market economy. They were elected or nominated to their posts according to the new procedures. They had to face the challenges of more mature democratic politics and market mechanisms: electoral campaigns, class and value conflicts, unemployment, mass social protests, radical re-direction of international political and trade relations and many others. The charisma of communism fighters was gone, together with peoples' joy and their unequivocal support for reforms.

The article reviews the book "Social Change, Social Policy and Social Work in the New Europe," edited by Anna Kwak and Robert Dingwall.