Raoul Wallenberg is widely remembered for his humanitarian activity on behalf of the Hungarian Jews in Budapest at the end of World War II, and known as the Swedish diplomat who disappeared into the Soviet Gulag in 1945. Today, Wallenberg's example is used to communicate humanitarian values and human rights in many democratic societies. His story incorporates a classical hero narrative which has survived the 'un-heroic' 20th century.
In 2008, there exist thirty-one Wallenberg monuments in twelve countries on five continents, from Hungary to Sweden, from Canada to Chile, from Australia to Russia. The rich diversity of the monuments invites to discuss the different concepts of Wallenberg and heroism as expressed in the artists' works. The art-historical focus of this interdisciplinary study makes it a valuable contribution to the discussion of personal monuments, as well as to the socio-historical research on the commemoration of Wallenberg and the concept of the hero.

This volume discusses a variety of topics in the field of research in population economics, under the headings of the economics of the family in low- and high-income countries, time-series analyses of fertility, and private and public investments in education.

Nobel Laureate Theodore W. Schultz has made highly important contributions to the fields of agriculture and natural resource economics, and to human capital theory. This is the second of two volumes which encompass and combine the passions and interests of this eminent economist.

"Origins of Increasing Retunrs" is mainly devoted to investments in specialized forms of capital, consisting in large part of human capital that produces increasing rates. The tensions between politics and economics are critically examined.

This book is a fictional account of two brothers who are former tenant farmers from North Carolina who gain entry into the citrus business in Florida. One brother becomes very successful. The other who is retarded eventually meets a tragic end.