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Priest paints a rich portrait of the milieus and relationships (from his free-thinking sister Henriette to German geographers and French mandarins) that shaped Renan's professional and intellectual trajectories and, with European debates on historical criticism of the Bible as a backdrop, fueled his interest in Jesus. * Stephane Gerson, Journal of Modern History * ...this book is a significant contribution to the literature on Hume. * CHOICE * The Oxford Handbook of Banking, Second Edition provides a comprehensive evaluation of the role of banking in the world economy. Many of the top experts in the world integrate theory and evidence to help inform our understanding of banking and its regulation. There is careful analysis of recent events during the financial crisis as well as the full range of historical experience. The sophisticated discussion is useful both for banking experts and novices. * Douglas W. Diamond, Merton H. Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business * Despite its challenging subject matter, much of this book flows like an edited transcript of lectures. * Richard Healey, Metascience * ...provides an excellent introduction to central topics in the philosophy of language shaped by the linguistics turn...Elbourne writes lively prose and he conveys the sense that the contemporary study of meaning is rich, exciting and developing rapidly. * Dr Paul Elbourne, Queen Mary, University of London * Greig's accessible and beautifully illustrated study is a comprehensive account of the cultural and social politics of a new kind of fashionable elite that reigned during the long eighteenth century. * Erika Rappaport, American Historical Review *