The rise of Western Europe after 1500 is due largely to growth in countries with access to the Atlantic Ocean and with substantial trade with the New World, Africa, and Asia via the Atlantic. This trade and the associated colonialism affected Europe not only directly, but also indirectly by inducing institutional change. Where “initial” political institutions (those established before 1500) pla...

the present study is investigating the role and situation of women in parthian period. the role of women in parthian era based on archaeological evidences and historical literatures is unknown. the literature had a brief look to this and even leading to the misunderstanding. such literatures concerning generally to the women and their personal attributes in the court like political marriages. i...

This study identifies governance patterns for information technology investment decision processes and explores the impact of organizations’ investment characteristics, external Bernard Tan was the accepting senior editor for this paper. Christina Soh was the associate editor. Ranganathan Chandrasekaran and Albert Boonstra served as reviewers. The third reviewer chose to remain anonymous. envir...

the first season of survey at qeshm, carried out during the winter of 2006, resulted in the identification of nine sites from the parthian and sasanian periods. the surface pottery from these sites suggests their trade and cultural relations with contemporary sites in the southern persian gulf and other areas. for instance, the parthian and sasanian glazed types in qeshm island are closely re...