Category: Z
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Za&iulm;re
The Legal History of Za&iulm;reThis section provides an overview of Za&iulm;re ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Za&iulm;re in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University Press) The Oxford Encyclopedia […]
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Zahiri School
The Legal History of Zahiri School of Islamic LawThis section provides an overview of Zahiri School of Islamic Law ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Zahiri School of Islamic Law in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal […]
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Zang
The Legal History of ZangThis section provides an overview of Zang ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Zang in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University Press) The Oxford Encyclopedia of American […]
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Zionism
Introduction to ZionismZionism, movement to unite the Jewish people of the Diaspora (exile) and settle them in Palestine; it arose in the late 19th century and culminated in 1948 in the establishment of the state of Israel. The movement's name is derived from Zion, the hill on which the…
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Zionism History
Zionism Historical BackgroundIntroduction to Zionism HistoryZionism as an organized political movement originated in the 19th century, but its roots go back to the 6th century bc, when the Jews were carried off to captivity in Babylon and their prophets encouraged them to believe t…
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Zionism in the 20th Century
Zionism Zionism in the 20th CenturyIntroduction to Zionism in the 20th CenturyThe two greatest achievements of Zionism in this century are the commitment made by the British government in the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and the establishment of Israel in 1948.During World W…
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Zionism Precursors
Precursors of ZionismIntroduction to Zionism PrecursorsIn the mid-19th century, two European Orthodox rabbis, Jehuda Alkalai and Zevi Hirsch Kalischer, adapted the traditional belief in a Messiah to modern conditions by teaching that Jews themselves must lay the groundwork for his …
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Zionism Varieties
Varieties of ZionismIntroduction to Zionism VarietiesZionism has spawned a profusion of different ideas and ideologies. The cultural Zionists, whose chief spokesman was the Russian journalist Ahad Ha-am, emphasized the importance of making Palestine a center for the spiritual and c…
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Zionist Movement
The Foundation of the Zionist MovementIntroduction to Zionist MovementIn 1896 Theodor Herzl, a Hungarian born Jewish journalist, published a short book aptly called The Jewish State, in which he analyzed the causes of anti-Semitism and proposed its cure, the creation of a Jewish st…
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Zaib Atsu
Industrial and financial combines that arose in Japan in the late nineteenth century and dominated the Japanese economy until the end of World War II. Prior to their dissolution by the Allied powers after the war, the four big zaibatsu (Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, and Yasuda) collectively controll…
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Zaib Atsu
Industrial and financial combines that arose in Japan in the late nineteenth century and dominated the Japanese economy until the end of World War II. Prior to their dissolution by the Allied powers after the war, the four big zaibatsu (Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, and Yasuda) collectively controll…
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Zero Haven
A tax haven country that levies no taxes (or virtually no taxes) on income. Examples of such jurisdictions are the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, and Saint Vincent….
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Zero Haven
A tax haven country that levies no taxes (or virtually no taxes) on income. Examples of such jurisdictions are the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, and Saint Vincent….
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Zone Delivered Pricing
A pricing strategy whereby a supplier equalizes freight on shipments to all customers within a defined geographic area. This mechanism, by applying a uniform FOB delivered price to all customers, or by granting a freight allowance to each customer, effectively offsets differences in freight costs wi…
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Zone Delivered Pricing
A pricing strategy whereby a supplier equalizes freight on shipments to all customers within a defined geographic area. This mechanism, by applying a uniform FOB delivered price to all customers, or by granting a freight allowance to each customer, effectively offsets differences in freight costs wi…