wyszukanych pozycji: 55
Consciousness of Being
ISBN: 9780595335459 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This esoteric work continues the author's reflections on the relationship between the theory of evolution and the accounts of the creation in the Bible, tracing the growth of consciousness from the amoeba to the spiritual human. Its disturbing conclusions are offset by the triumph of the realized soul in overcoming the temptations of the intellect and rejecting the negative image of its self projected into the fallen world of pagan civilization.
This esoteric work continues the author's reflections on the relationship between the theory of evolution and the accounts of the creation in the Bibl...
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51,45 zł |
The Bastille Effect: Transforming Sites of Political Imprisonment
ISBN: 9780520386037 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 249 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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164,12 zł |
Steam in the Scottish Landscape
ISBN: 9781854143327 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. In 1962, a decision was taken to accelerate the Glasgow to Aberdeen service using Gresley's legendary A4 Class Pacifics and this surprise move sparked an upsurge of interest in steam traction in Scotland. This text looks back at the last decade of steam operation in Scotland.
In 1962, a decision was taken to accelerate the Glasgow to Aberdeen service using Gresley's legendary A4 Class Pacifics and this surprise move sparked...
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126,41 zł |
But Sometimes I Remember
ISBN: 9781530997169 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 44 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In But Sometimes I Remember, Michael Welch explores the narrative of memory-how it comforts and traumatizes us, how it shapes who we are, and how eventually it becomes fiction. These poems include characters driven by their desire to remember and be remembered, forget the pain that haunts them, and understand complex moments from their past. From larger-than-life childhood monuments, directions home through the old neighborhood, to a reimagining of Chicago from hometown to battleground, memories tie the past and present into a single story where the living and the forgotten meet. But...
In But Sometimes I Remember, Michael Welch explores the narrative of memory-how it comforts and traumatizes us, how it shapes who we are, and how even...
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31,65 zł |
How To Make Crafts Using Recycled Materials
ISBN: 9780692001714 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. How to make crafts using recycled materials is a 124 page book of vast knowledge that pushes crafting to the next level and beyond. The book focuses on using everyday house hold materials to create toys that can be painted and played with for numerous hours. The play level depends on the craft that is built by both parent and child. The crafts can be combined into a play set themed scene used with other toys that feature more exciting play time or can be used to tell a fairy tale story to entertain children. How to make crafts using recycled materials offers possibilities that are endless...
How to make crafts using recycled materials is a 124 page book of vast knowledge that pushes crafting to the next level and beyond. The book focuses o...
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85,89 zł |
Scapegoats of September 11th: Hate Crimes & State Crimes in the War on Terror
ISBN: 9780813538969 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. "Welch does a meticulous job of breaking through a rather terrifying period of national denial and gets real about transforming violence into genuine social safety."-Harold Pepinsky, professor of criminal justice, Indiana University, Bloomington "Michael Welch argues convincingly that the Bush administration's response to 9/11 was an extension of racialized patterns of fear mobilizing and scapegoating that have deformed American democracy long before that terrible day."-Jonathan Simon, associate dean for jurisprudence and social policy and professor of law, School of Law, University of...
"Welch does a meticulous job of breaking through a rather terrifying period of national denial and gets real about transforming violence into genuine ...
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166,30 zł |
Pocahontas: Right or Wrong?
ISBN: 9781387524181 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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94,02 zł |
Escape to Prison: Penal Tourism and the Pull of Punishment
ISBN: 9780520286160 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The resurrection of former prisons as museums has caught the attention of tourists along with scholars interested in studying what is known as dark tourism. Unsurprisingly, due to their grim subject matter, prison museums tend to invert the "Disneyland" experience, becoming the antithesis of "the happiest place on earth." In Escape to Prison, the culmination of years of international research, noted criminologist Michael Welch explores ten prison museums on six continents, examining the complex interplay between culture and punishment. From Alcatraz to the Argentine Penitentiary,...
The resurrection of former prisons as museums has caught the attention of tourists along with scholars interested in studying what is known as dark to...
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164,12 zł |
Detained: Immigration Laws & Expanding Ins Jail Complex
ISBN: 9781566399784 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In 1996, Congress passed expansive laws to control illegal immigration, imposing mandatory detention and deportation for even minor violations. Critics argued that such legislation violated civil liberties and human rights. This title offers recommendations for reform along with an understanding of immigration.
In 1996, Congress passed expansive laws to control illegal immigration, imposing mandatory detention and deportation for even minor violations. Critic...
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114,28 zł |
In the Shadows of the River
ISBN: 9781478748717 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Born at the close of WWII, Mai Nguyen grows up in a close, loving family in a small village near Hue, Vietnam. Her relatives fought against the French forces in the 1950s, and she eventually follows in their footsteps during the Vietnam War as a nationalist who opposes the Vietnam government forces and the Americans. She is a member of the National Liberation Front, also known as the Viet Cong. By 1968, she is also the sole survivor of her family. In The Shadows of the River paints a vivid picture of Hue, Vietnam, and the majestic Perfume River. It explores the conflict and horrors of war,...
Born at the close of WWII, Mai Nguyen grows up in a close, loving family in a small village near Hue, Vietnam. Her relatives fought against the French...
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86,55 zł |
Corrections: A Critical Approach
ISBN: 9780415782098 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 768 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Corrections: A Critical Approach, 3rd edition confronts mass imprisonment in the United States, a nation boasting the highest incarceration rate in the world. This statistic is all the more troubling considering that its correctional population is overrepresented by the poor, African-Americans, and Latinos. Not only throwing crucial light on matters involving race and social class, this book also identifies and examines the key social forces shaping penal practice in the US - politics, economics, morality, and technology. By attending closely to historical and... Corrections: A Critical Approach, 3rd edition confronts mass imprisonment in the United States, a nation boasting the highest i... |
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363,74 zł |
Crimes of Power & States of Impunity: The U.S. Response to Terror
ISBN: 9780813544359 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Since 9/11, a new configuration of power situated at the core of the executive branch of the U.S. government has taken hold. In Crimes of Power & States of Impunity, Michael Welch takes a close look at the key historical, political, and economic forces shaping the country's response to terror.
Welch continues the work he began in Scapegoats of September 11th and argues that current U.S. policies, many enacted after the attacks, undermine basic human rights and violate domestic and international law. He recounts these offenses and analyzes the system that sanctions them, offering fresh... Since 9/11, a new configuration of power situated at the core of the executive branch of the U.S. government has taken hold. In Crimes of Power & Stat...
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161,10 zł |
Ironies of Imprisonment
ISBN: 9780761930594 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Ironies of Imprisonment examines in-depth an array of problems confronting correctional programs and policies from the authorOCOs singular and consistent critical viewpoint. The book challenges the prevailing logic of mass incarceration and traces the ironies of imprisonment to their root causes, manifesting in social, political, economic, and racial inequality. Unique and accessible, this book promises to stimulate spirited discussion and debate over the use of prisons. a"
Ironies of Imprisonment examines in-depth an array of problems confronting correctional programs and policies from the authorOCOs singular and cons... |
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420,96 zł |
Escape to Prison: Penal Tourism and the Pull of Punishment
ISBN: 9780520286153 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The resurrection of former prisons as museums has caught the attention of tourists along with scholars interested in studying what is known as dark tourism. Unsurprisingly, due to their grim subject matter, prison museums tend to invert the "Disneyland" experience, becoming the antithesis of "the happiest place on earth." In Escape to Prison, the culmination of years of international research, noted criminologist Michael Welch explores ten prison museums on six continents, examining the complex interplay between culture and punishment. From Alcatraz to the Argentine Penitentiary,...
The resurrection of former prisons as museums has caught the attention of tourists along with scholars interested in studying what is known as dark to...
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578,87 zł |
Punishment in America: Social Control and the Ironies of Imprisonment
ISBN: 9780761910831 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Michael Welch gathers together his contributions to issues in criminal justice. Topics range from the war on drugs, boot camps and institutional violence to AIDS and HIV, capital punishment and the corrections industry. This vision of punishment and corrections emphasizes social control but takes account of social forces.
Michael Welch gathers together his contributions to issues in criminal justice. Topics range from the war on drugs, boot camps and institutional viole...
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665,22 zł |
Ironies of Imprisonment
ISBN: 9781412904803 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Ironies of Imprisonment examines in-depth an array of problems confronting correctional programs and policies from the author's singular and consistent critical viewpoint. The book challenges the prevailing logic of mass incarceration and traces the ironies of imprisonment to their root causes, manifesting in social, political, economic, and racial inequality. Unique and accessible, this book promises to stimulate spirited discussion and debate over the use of prisons. Ironies of Imprisonment examines in-depth an array of problems confronting correctional programs and policies from the author's singular and consis... |
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665,22 zł |
Spooky Covers
ISBN: 9781728332628 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 28 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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94,88 zł |
Queering Alexander: Lgbt 333 B.C.
ISBN: 9781300334910 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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68,27 zł |
Existence and Being: The Evolution of Understanding
ISBN: 9780595196036 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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47,15 zł |
Crimes of Power & States of Impunity: The U.S. Response to Terror
ISBN: 9780813544342 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Since 9/11, a new configuration of power situated at the core of the executive branch of the U.S. government has taken hold. In Crimes of Power & States of Impunity, Michael Welch takes a close look at the key historical, political, and economic forces shaping the country's response to terror.
Welch continues the work he began in Scapegoats of September 11th and argues that current U.S. policies, many enacted after the attacks, undermine basic human rights and violate domestic and international law. He recounts these offenses and analyzes the system that sanctions them, offering fresh... Since 9/11, a new configuration of power situated at the core of the executive branch of the U.S. government has taken hold. In Crimes of Power & Stat...
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644,43 zł |