No 2 (2012)

The article deals with the role of the Catholic Church in the context of Portuguese colonial policy in India and describes the methods of Christianizing the local population. The problem of interaction between the Hindu and Christian religious systems is explained. When the early decades of missionary activity did not lead to desired results, it became clear that there existed profound misunderstanding by Catholic missionaries of the realities of Hindu society. As a result, Catholic Church had to seek new methods for baptizing of the Hindu population.

The article deals with the transformation of the appearance of women in Shanghai as a process. Manchu women typically wore a one-piece dress that retrospectively came to be known as the qípáo. The modern version, which is now recognized popularly in China as the «standard» qipao, was first developed in Shanghai in the 1920s, partly under the influence of Beijing styles. It was the high-class courtesans and celebrities in the city who made these redesigned tight fitting qipao popular at that time. The author studies the changes in women's lifestyle and in the way they looked.

The author studies the evolution of the foreign policy of Ukraine and its policy of integration in the EU. What should Ukraine's policy towards the EU be? What are the prospects for concluding the EU-Ukrainian Association Agreement? Ukraine has developed close interaction with the EU, but this does not guarantee its accession to the EU because of both internal and external factors that keep the Union from adopting a final decision on the acceptance of Ukraine.

The academic disciplines of business and history have not traditionally been connected in a meaningful way until the past half century. Increasingly it is clear that that understanding global, regional, national history is essential for global business success.