wyszukanych pozycji: 17
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I Am Not Jackson Pollock
ISBN: 9780312421861 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A bewitching collection of short fiction--haunting and hypnotic meditations on art, movies, literature, and life. In "Dream of a Clean Slate," Jackson Pollock the man struggles with the separation he feels from Jackson Pollock the artist; "The Judgement of Psycho," probes the sexual dynamic of Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins in Psycho, and then delves into the relationship between Hector and Paris in the Iliad; and Orson Welles presides over "Crimes at Midnight," a tense evocation of desire and its consequences. A series of myths for modern times, this is an astonishing debut. A bewitching collection of short fiction--haunting and hypnotic meditations on art, movies, literature, and life. In "Dream of a Clean Slate," Jack... |
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78,20 zł |
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American Purgatorio
ISBN: 9780312424992 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. American Purgatorio is the story of a happily married man who discovers, as he walks out of a convenience store, that his wife has suddenly vanished. In cool, precise prose, written as both a detective story and a meditation on the seven deadly sins, Haskell tells a story that ranges from the brownstones of New York City to the sandy beaches of Southern California. The novel follows the journey of a man whose object of desire is both heartbreaking and ephemeral, and confirms John Haskell's reputation as "one of those rare authors who makes language seem limitless in its... American Purgatorio is the story of a happily married man who discovers, as he walks out of a convenience store, that his wife has suddenly ... |
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78,20 zł |
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Out of My Skin
ISBN: 9780374299095 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 211 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Los Angeles. A would-be movie reviewer, looking for romance, takes an assignment to write a magazine article about celebrity look-alikes. After getting to know a Steve Martin impersonator, the writer decides to undertake his own process of transformation and becomes not Steve Martin but a version of him--graceful, charming, at home in the world. Safe in the guise of "Steve," he begins to fall in love. And that's when "Steve" takes over. Set in the capital of illusion, this is a story of one man's journey into paradise--and his attempt to come out the other side. Los Angeles. A would-be movie reviewer, looking for romance, takes an assignment to write a magazine article about celebrity look-alikes. After get... |
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69,97 zł |
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Direct Democracy or Representative Government? Dispelling the Populist Myth: Dispelling the Populist Myth
ISBN: 9780367098834 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 227 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In Direct Democracy or Representative Government? John Haskell develops a devastating critique of direct democracy by exposing the central flaw in populist thinking. Contrary to the beliefs of populist advocates of direct democracy, the popular will cannot be interpreted from the results of the plebiscite. John Haskell presents a defense of representative institutions that brings to bear, in an understandable way, the findings of public choice scholars. Haskell covers the clash of ideas between populists and constitutionalists throughout American history. He follows the development of direct...
In Direct Democracy or Representative Government? John Haskell develops a devastating critique of direct democracy by exposing the central flaw in pop...
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678,70 zł |
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Direct Democracy Or Representative Government? Dispelling The Populist Myth
ISBN: 9780813397832 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 227 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In Direct Democracy or Representative Government? John Haskell develops a devastating critique of direct democracy by exposing the central flaw in populist thinking. Contrary to the beliefs of populist advocates of direct democracy, the popular will cannot be interpreted from the results of the plebiscite. John Haskell presents a defense of representative institutions that brings to bear, in an understandable way, the findings of public choice scholars. Haskell covers the clash of ideas between populists and constitutionalists throughout American history. He follows the development of...
In Direct Democracy or Representative Government? John Haskell develops a devastating critique of direct democracy by exposing the central flaw...
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221,15 zł |
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Congress in Context
ISBN: 9780367097714 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 504 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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678,70 zł |
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Fundamentally Flawed: Understanding and Reforming Presidential Primaries
ISBN: 9780847682416 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. How are the electoral procedures used in presidential nomination campaigns? Haskell provides an overview of the historical developments that led to the presidential nomination process and analyzes the basic elements of public choice analysis as they apply to nomination campaigns. The book serves as a basic text and an introduction to the study of the nomination process as a method of public choice. Haskell argues that the current arrangements in the presidential nomination process are deeply flawed and offers a set of reforms to the existing system, including using approval voting in the...
How are the electoral procedures used in presidential nomination campaigns? Haskell provides an overview of the historical developments that led to th...
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222,26 zł |
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Political Theology and International Law
ISBN: 9789004382503 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 90 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In Political Theology and International Law, John D. Haskell offers an account of the intellectual debates surrounding the term ‘political theology’ in academic literature concerning international law. Beneath these differences is a shared tradition, or genre, within the literature that reinforces particular styles of characterising and engaging predicaments in global politics. The text develops an argument toward another way of thinking about what political theology might offer international law scholarship—a politics of truth.
In Political Theology and International Law, John D. Haskell offers an account of the intellectual debates surrounding the term ‘political theologyâ...
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362,81 zł |
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New Voices and New Perspectives in International Economic Law
ISBN: 9783030325114 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. |
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579,64 zł |
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An Oriental Land of the Free
ISBN: 9781429019880 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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68,93 zł |
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Research Handbook on Political Economy and Law
ISBN: 9781781005347 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Events such as the global financial crisis have helped reveal that the drivers and contours of governance on a national and international level remain a mystery in many respects. Set in this context, this timely Research Handbook is the first to explicitly address the constitutive relationship between law and political economy. With scholarly contributions from diverse disciplinary and geographic backgrounds, this authoritative book covers, in three parts, topics surrounding money and markets, the relations of organization, and commodities, land and resources.
Events such as the global financial crisis have helped reveal that the drivers and contours of governance on a national and international level remain...
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1227,74 zł |
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New Voices and New Perspectives in International Economic Law
ISBN: 9783030325145 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. |
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579,64 zł |
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Christianity and International Law: An Introduction
ISBN: 9781108474559 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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744,50 zł |
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Christianity and International Law: An Introduction
ISBN: 9781108464970 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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230,16 zł |
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Research Handbook on Political Economy and Law
ISBN: 9781788111218 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Events such as the global financial crisis have helped reveal that the drivers and contours of governance on a national and international level remain a mystery in many respects. Set in this context, this timely Research Handbook is the first to explicitly address the constitutive relationship between law and political economy. With scholarly contributions from diverse disciplinary and geographic backgrounds, this authoritative book covers, in three parts, topics surrounding money and markets, the relations of organization, and commodities, land and resources.
Events such as the global financial crisis have helped reveal that the drivers and contours of governance on a national and international level remain...
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280,21 zł |
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Congress in Context
ISBN: 9780813347561 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 504 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The U.S. Congress is by the far the least popular--and most misunderstood--branch of the federal government. Congress in Context de-mystifies the institution, giving students a comprehensive and practical understanding of Congress and the legislative process. This book takes a different approach to the study of Congress than other texts. Usually Congress is treated in isolation from the rest of the government. But the Framers of the Constitution explicitly intended for the branches of government to be interdependent. Congress in Context introduces readers to Congress's...
The U.S. Congress is by the far the least popular--and most misunderstood--branch of the federal government. Congress in Context de-myst...
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251,32 zł |
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Tipping Points in International Law: Commitment and Critique
ISBN: 9781108845106 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Addressing some of the most perilous, controversial issues in international law and governance, this volume brings together legal scholars from diverse geographic, personal and scholarly perspectives. They reflect on the pervasive feeling of crisis in the world today and share their views on the possibilities and limits of the international legal architecture and its expert communities in shaping the world of tomorrow. What exactly is this feeling that the contemporary international legal architecture is at a tipping point? What do these possible risks expose about the fragility and limits of...
Addressing some of the most perilous, controversial issues in international law and governance, this volume brings together legal scholars from divers...
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685,72 zł |