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How did maps of the distant reaches of the world communicate to the
public in an era when exploration of those territories was still
ongoing and knowledge about them remained incomplete? And why did
Renaissance rulers frequently commission large-scale painted maps
of those territories when they knew that they would soon be proven
obsolete by newer, more accurate information? The Mapping of Power
in Renaissance Italy addresses these questions by bridging the
disciplines of art history and the histories of science,
cartography, and geography to closely examine surviving Italian
painted maps that were commissioned during a period better known
for its printed maps and atlases. Challenging the belief that maps
are strictly neutral or technical markers of geographic progress,
this well-illustrated study investigates the symbolic and
propagandistic dimensions of these painted maps as products of the
competitive and ambitious European court culture that produced
them.
Over the past twenty-five years, a series of actions, omissions,
and failures by Canada's lawmakers and the purported gatekeepers of
investors' rights have left Canadians' investments, pensions, and
retirement savings at greater risk. Bodies such as provincial
securities commissions have abandoned their obligations to
safeguard investors and allowed published and audited financial
statements in Canada to become unreliable. Yet these distorted
financial statements are often used by financial analysts who
present them as accurate, leaving investors in the dark about
serious risks and negative impacts on their savings. In Easy Prey
Investors, investigative forensic accountants Al and Mark Rosen
examine the circumstances - beginning with a 1997 Supreme Court of
Canada ruling that largely granted external auditors immunity
against shareholder lawsuits - that have led to a proliferation of
corporate scandals and other financial manipulations, and a
corresponding lack of accountability among auditors. Based on their
many years of experience in major Canadian court cases involving
collapsed companies, the authors reveal the full stories behind the
financial deceptions, and describe the disturbing consequences for
investors. They show how a combination of inaction by lawmakers and
illogical delegation of regulatory power to conflicted financial
statement auditors has seriously harmed investors, as well as how
most conventional protections have been stripped away from
stakeholders. Why invest in Canada when your money can so easily be
lost? Prying open doors too often sealed shut, Easy Prey Investors
illuminates the unpleasant details of financial manipulation and
suggests new ways to guide and protect investors and their
families.
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