wyszukanych pozycji: 7
The Russian Quest for Peace and Democracy
ISBN: 9780739144725 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Russian Quest for Peace and Democracy, by Metta Spencer, traces the changing orientations toward peace and democracy among Soviet/Russian citizens since 1982, revealing the extreme influence of transnational civil society on Gorbachev's policies and on the social capital democracy requires. This book is indispensible for those studying comparative international affairs, peace and disarmament policies, Russian and military history, and the diffusion of ideas.
The Russian Quest for Peace and Democracy, by Metta Spencer, traces the changing orientations toward peace and democracy among Soviet/Russian citizens...
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616,98 zł |
The Russian Quest for Peace and Democracy
ISBN: 9780739144732 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In The Russian Quest for Peace and Democracy, Metta Spencer recounts the political and military changes that have occurred in Russia up to mid-2010. Using hundreds of interviews she conducted with officials, dissidents, and liberal intellectuals, she describes the various groups, forces, and individuals that worked to liberalize the totalitarian Soviet Union and its fellow nations behind the Iron Curtain, and which ultimately brought about the dissolution of those repressive governments. Spencer identifies four political orientations to describe Soviet society: 'Sheep, ' ordinary citizens who...
In The Russian Quest for Peace and Democracy, Metta Spencer recounts the political and military changes that have occurred in Russia up to mid-2010. U...
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251,16 zł |
Separatism: Democracy and Disintegration
ISBN: 9780847685851 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. As we approach the millennium the world is experiencing civil wars exclusively--half of which are being waged over the issue of secession. This book offers a comparative view of nine historic separatist movements, some of which have achieved the break-up of an empire or a state, and others that to date have not. Separatist struggles occur in waves that tend to coincide with upsurges of democratization. Several chapters explore this connection, making comparisons with economic and geopolitical causes. The authors analyze the long term effects of secession: after partition, ethnic strife...
As we approach the millennium the world is experiencing civil wars exclusively--half of which are being waged over the issue of secession. This book o...
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229,32 zł |
Two Aspirins and a Comedy: How Television Can Enhance Health and Society
ISBN: 9781594511554 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "An extraordinary book which makes a vital contribution to our understanding of the potential power for healing and goodness in 'television entertainment'." Arlie Hochschild, author of The Time Bind (2001) "Despite the light title, this is a serious book about the healing possibilities of television. Provocative and enlightening." Beth Montemurro, Penn State University Can television be a positive force in society? Can socially conscious entertainment change the world? Two Aspirins and Comedy arrives at surprising and unconventional answers to these questions. Metta Spencer delves deep into...
"An extraordinary book which makes a vital contribution to our understanding of the potential power for healing and goodness in 'television entertainm...
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280,05 zł |
The Lessons of Yugoslavia
ISBN: 9780762302802 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Hardbound. In 1997 Science for Peace invited experts on Yugoslavia to Toronto for a conference to discuss the lessons learnt from the Yugoslav conflict and eventual break-up of the former country. Although each expert addressed a specific range of problems, there was also a surprising degree of consensus.Before this book was ready for publication, war broke out in Kosovo and therefore additional papers were invited to analyse the Kosovan conflict. The resulting review of the Yugoslav tragedy is a comprehensive one, representing a variety of perspectives. The issues discussed include the...
Hardbound. In 1997 Science for Peace invited experts on Yugoslavia to Toronto for a conference to discuss the lessons learnt from the Yugoslav conflic...
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1205,36 zł |
Two Aspirins and a Comedy: How Television Can Enhance Health and Society
ISBN: 9781594511547 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "An extraordinary book which makes a vital contribution to our understanding of the potential power for healing and goodness in 'television entertainment'." Arlie Hochschild, author of The Time Bind (2001) "Despite the light title, this is a serious book about the healing possibilities of television. Provocative and enlightening." Beth Montemurro, Penn State University Can television be a positive force in society? Can socially conscious entertainment change the world? Two Aspirins and Comedy arrives at surprising and unconventional answers to these questions. Metta Spencer delves deep into...
"An extraordinary book which makes a vital contribution to our understanding of the potential power for healing and goodness in 'television entertainm...
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1089,27 zł |
Women in Post-communism
ISBN: 9781559384322 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Part of an annual series which brings together studies of issues in the former USSR and Eastern Europe, this title covers both domestic and international developments. It bridges the gap between specialist research and journalistic accounts.
Part of an annual series which brings together studies of issues in the former USSR and Eastern Europe, this title covers both domestic and internatio...
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458,59 zł |