wyszukanych pozycji: 18
The Polity Reader in Social Theory
ISBN: 9780745612065 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This book provides a comprehensive and integrated introduction to the major debates and schools of thought in social theory today. Some thirty different selections cover the period from the turn of the century up to the present.
Classical social thought is well represented: Marx and Weber, Simmel, Mead and the Frankfurt School are among those included in this volume. The main emphasis of the text, however, is upon current social theory, its main lines of orientation, and the dominant areas of controversy and advance. Problems of method and epistemology are given some prominence;... This book provides a comprehensive and integrated introduction to the major debates and schools of thought in social theory today. Some thirty differe...
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136,45 zł |
Frank Sinatra
ISBN: 9780745630908 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Frank Sinatra was only one of a handful of popular entertainers who dominated Western popular culture for six decades. From his early fame as 'the Voice' in the early 1940s, through to the high rolling, fast living 'Rat Pack' era, to the protracted Lear-like farewell tours of his twilight years, Sinatra was the epitome of cool. This compelling, consistently insightful book portrays Sinatra in his many contradictory hues of ambition, generosity, menace and vituperation. The book asks why Sinatra's public character which mixed insufferable hauteur with soapy populism and nobility with the...
Frank Sinatra was only one of a handful of popular entertainers who dominated Western popular culture for six decades. From his early fame as 'the Voi...
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300,30 zł |
Defending the West
ISBN: 9780745632346 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. What is the West? Why does it need to be defended? From what, by whom, and how? These are thorny questions that international society must grapple with in order to meet the security challenges of the 21st Century. This little book provides answers to these questions. In it, James Gow sends out a clarion call for a radical re-interpretation of the right of self-defence within the terms of international law and international politics.
The world is a wonderful, but dangerous place. There are any number of threats to peace and security, ranging from new forms of terrorism and the... What is the West? Why does it need to be defended? From what, by whom, and how? These are thorny questions that international society must grapple wit...
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300,30 zł |
Globalization and Finance
ISBN: 9780745631189 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The globalization of finance is widely recognised as one of the most significant features of the contemporary world. In this timely new book, Tony Porter guides students through current debates about global finance and discusses the extent to which the development of a global marketplace affects our daily lives.
He examines the complex networks of public-sector and non-governmental institutions and practices that facilitate the globalization of finance and provide an emerging set of arrangements for regulating it. The book is both comprehensive and innovative, and... The globalization of finance is widely recognised as one of the most significant features of the contemporary world. In this timely new book, Tony Por...
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300,30 zł |
Direct Action and Democracy Today
ISBN: 9780745629353 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. More and more people around the world are protesting to defend their rights, resist injustice or oppose undemocratic rule. In this book, April Carter debates the nature and meaning of such protest and discusses the relationship between direct action and people's claims for greater democratic control, not only against repressive regimes but also in liberal parliamentary states.
The book begins by looking at non-violent direct action in historical context, tracing its evolution from the end of the Second World War to the present day. It examines the... More and more people around the world are protesting to defend their rights, resist injustice or oppose undemocratic rule. In this book, April Carter ...
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300,30 zł |
Culture
ISBN: 9780745623801 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Culture, Raymond Williams once wrote, is one of the most difficult words in language. Since then the concept has become part of our everyday vocabulary; it is used in a variety of different contexts: to describe the behaviour of corporations or criminals; to provide personal and national identity; it even gives its name to a Department of State.
In this engaging new textbook, Fred Inglis charts the history of the concept from its origins in the German Enlightenment to contemporary attempts to come to terms with the cultural impact of globalization. Drawing on the work of leading... Culture, Raymond Williams once wrote, is one of the most difficult words in language. Since then the concept has become part of our everyday vocabular...
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300,30 zł |
Globalization and Finance
ISBN: 9780745631196 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The globalization of finance is widely recognised as one of the most significant features of the contemporary world. In this timely new book, Tony Porter guides students through current debates about global finance and discusses the extent to which the development of a global marketplace affects our daily lives.
He examines the complex networks of public-sector and non-governmental institutions and practices that facilitate the globalization of finance and provide an emerging set of arrangements for regulating it. The book is both comprehensive and innovative, and... The globalization of finance is widely recognised as one of the most significant features of the contemporary world. In this timely new book, Tony Por...
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103,69 zł |
The Network Society
ISBN: 9780745626680 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In The Network Society, Darin Barney provides a compelling examination of the social, political and economic implications of network technologies and their application across a wide range of practices and institutions.
Are we in the midst of a digital revolution? Have new information and communication technologies given birth to a new form of society, or do they reinforce and extend existing patterns and relationships? This book provides a clear and engaging discussion of these and other questions. Using a sophisticated model of the relationship between technology and society,... In The Network Society, Darin Barney provides a compelling examination of the social, political and economic implications of network technologies and ...
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273,00 zł |
Islam and Politics in the Contemporary World
ISBN: 9780745627120 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The dreadful events of 11 September have brought Islam to the forefront of world politics. This authoritative new book provides the analysis for a far-reaching introduction to Islamic politics for those coming to the subject for the first time. This account provides a deep insight into dimensions of Muslim political life; from democracy to despots, women to world affairs and history to heresy.
Milton-Edwards offers an account of key contemporary concepts and debates that focus on the relationship between Islam and topical issues including politics, protest and opposition,... The dreadful events of 11 September have brought Islam to the forefront of world politics. This authoritative new book provides the analysis for a far...
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98,23 zł |
Islam and Politics in the Contemporary World
ISBN: 9780745627113 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The dreadful events of 11 September have brought Islam to the forefront of world politics. This authoritative new book provides the analysis for a far-reaching introduction to Islamic politics for those coming to the subject for the first time. This account provides a deep insight into dimensions of Muslim political life; from democracy to despots, women to world affairs and history to heresy.
Milton-Edwards offers an account of key contemporary concepts and debates that focus on the relationship between Islam and topical issues including politics, protest and opposition,... The dreadful events of 11 September have brought Islam to the forefront of world politics. This authoritative new book provides the analysis for a far...
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300,30 zł |
Beckham
ISBN: 9780745633671 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The Beckham enigma continues. Since the publication of Cashmore's challenging social biography in 2003, the working-class kid from the East London has left Manchester and conquered the world. Undisputedly one of the world's most famous men, Beckham has transcended sport to become an all-purpose cultural icon for the twenty-first century.
What are the sources of Beckham's godlike status? Why does someone who looks good, but speaks in platitudes and does little but play football, command the adulation of the planet? By dissecting his life and setting it in context of the age... The Beckham enigma continues. Since the publication of Cashmore's challenging social biography in 2003, the working-class kid from the East London has...
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87,31 zł |
An Introduction to Ethnic Conflict
ISBN: 9780745631165 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Written by one of the world's leading scholars in the field, this book provides an excellent introduction to ethnic conflict in the contemporary world. In ten concise chapters, Milton Esman explores the origins of ethnic pluralism and analyses the causes and manifestations of conflicts, both peaceful and violent, involving ethnic communities across the globe. He discusses the role of outsider-governments, diasporas, international agencies, and non-government organizations in provoking and managing ethnic conflicts, and appraises methods which have proven effective for their peaceful...
Written by one of the world's leading scholars in the field, this book provides an excellent introduction to ethnic conflict in the contemporary world...
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300,30 zł |
An Introduction to Ethnic Conflict
ISBN: 9780745631172 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Written by one of the world's leading scholars in the field, this book provides an excellent introduction to ethnic conflict in the contemporary world. In ten concise chapters, Milton Esman explores the origins of ethnic pluralism and analyses the causes and manifestations of conflicts, both peaceful and violent, involving ethnic communities across the globe. He discusses the role of outsider-governments, diasporas, international agencies, and non-government organizations in provoking and managing ethnic conflicts, and appraises methods which have proven effective for their peaceful...
Written by one of the world's leading scholars in the field, this book provides an excellent introduction to ethnic conflict in the contemporary world...
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98,23 zł |
The Antiquity of Nations
ISBN: 9780745627458 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In The Antiquity of Nations, Anthony Smith provides a fresh interpretation of the character of modern nations. Departing from conventional wisdom, he argues the case for a deeper understanding of their character, based on an ethno-symbolic analysis of the myths, memories, symbols and traditions of pre-modern ethnic communities. Building on his earlier work, the author seeks to balance the undeniable novel components of the nation with its ancient, rooted and persistent attributes.
In the first part, the author provides a sustained critique of the... In The Antiquity of Nations, Anthony Smith provides a fresh interpretation of the character of modern nations. Departing from conventional wisdom, he ...
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300,30 zł |
Justice
ISBN: 9780745625959 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Justice is a concise and accessible introduction to the central theories of justice in contemporary political theory. The book aims to provide readers with a clear understanding of the theories and the main objections to them, as well as showing how these theories engage with one another.
It offers detailed accounts of John Rawls's theory of justice as fairness; the alternative 'capabilities approach' developed by Nobel-prize winning economist Amartya Sen; the libertarian theories of Milton Friedman and Robert Nozick; the 'group-rights' based theory of Will Kymlicka; and... Justice is a concise and accessible introduction to the central theories of justice in contemporary political theory. The book aims to provide ...
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273,00 zł |
Liberalism
ISBN: 9780745632902 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Liberalism is an innovative introductory textbook exploring the dominant discourse of contemporary political theory and the core ideas that underpin it. Despite the ubiquity of liberalism there remains considerable disagreement about what contemporary political liberals believe. This book distinguishes modern political liberalism from earlier manifestations of the concept, yet shows how contemporary liberalism is derived from a long-standing historical tradition that includes John Locke, Immanuel Kant and J.S. Mill.
Contemporary liberalism combines... Liberalism is an innovative introductory textbook exploring the dominant discourse of contemporary political theory and the core ideas that underpin i...
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300,30 zł |
John McDowell
ISBN: 9780745630366 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. John McDowell has set the philosophical world alight with a revolutionary approach to the subject, illuminating old problems with dazzling particularity. In this welcome introduction to his work, Maximilian de Gaynesford puts writing within comfortable reach of non-specialists.
The guiding argument of the book is that the variety of McDowell's interests disguises a core concern with a single basic goal: 'giving philosophy peace'. Since the dawn of the subject, philosophy has struggled with the question: can our experience of the world give rational... John McDowell has set the philosophical world alight with a revolutionary approach to the subject, illuminating old problems with dazzling particulari...
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399,43 zł |
The Polity Reader in Gender Studies
ISBN: 9780745612102 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Gender studies has become one of the core fields in the social sciences and humanities. As a result of the struggles of feminists, women are no longer hidden from history or unacknowledged in social research or cultural analysis. Over recent years, again largely because of the influence of feminism, masculinity has also increasingly been made problematic and opened up to scrutiny. Gender is thereby recognised to be central to the analysis of structures of power, the organization of social and cultural institutions, and modes of ideological control in modern societies.
Gender studies has become one of the core fields in the social sciences and humanities. As a result of the struggles of feminists, women are no longer...
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125,53 zł |