wyszukanych pozycji: 81
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Childbirth is Ecstasy
ISBN: 9781456593285 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "There would be no war if every man received his son onto this planet in this way and had known his wife in this act of ecstasy." -From Childbirth is Ecstasy, by Allen Cohen Allen Cohen was the editor and founder of the legendary San Francsio Oracle and the last of the beat poets. Allen was a visionary who was often way ahead of his time. The Human Be In and the Summer of love in San Francisco were visions from the mind of Allen Cohen. In 1969 Allen closed the Oracle and moved up north to live communally. It was during this time they started to live off the land and raise a family. Childbirth...
"There would be no war if every man received his son onto this planet in this way and had known his wife in this act of ecstasy." -From Childbirth is ...
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43,50 zł |
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50 Years of Community Development Vol I: A History of its Evolution and Application in North America
ISBN: 9780367563486 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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203,44 zł |
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Exodus and Revolution
ISBN: 9780465021635 / Angielski / Miękka / 1986 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The noted political philosopher offers a moving meditation on the political meanings of the biblical story of Exodus -- from oppression to deliverance and the promised land.
"A rewarding book -- elegantly written, subtly argued, full of stimulating suggestions." -- John Gross, New York Times "An important book. . . . Walzer shows the real power of the Exodus story as a political document an convincingly demonstrate how it has shaped later thinking about revolutionary alternatives." -- Robert Alter, Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature, University of California, Berkeley
The noted political philosopher offers a moving meditation on the political meanings of the biblical story of Exodus -- from oppression to deliverance...
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122,37 zł |
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The Revolution of the Saints: A Study in the Origins of Radical Politics
ISBN: 9780674767867 / Angielski / Miękka / 1982 / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Revolution of the Saints is a study, both historical and sociological, of the radical political response of the Puritans to disorder. It interprets and analyzes Calvinism as the first modern expression of an unremitting determination to transform on the basis of an ideology the existing political and moral order. Michael Walzer examines in detail the circumstances and ideological options of the Puritan intelligentsia and gentry. He sees Puritanism, in sharp contrast to some generally accepted views, as the political theory of intellectuals and gentlemen attempting to create a new...
The Revolution of the Saints is a study, both historical and sociological, of the radical political response of the Puritans to disorder. It in...
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244,37 zł |
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Spravedlivé a nespravedlivé války
ISBN: 9788020030139 / Czeski / Miękka / 2019 / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. niha je označována jako nejvýznamnější dílo současnosti v teorii spravedlivé války. Poprvé byla vydána v roce 1977 a nyní vychází česky s novou předmluvou a doslovem. Zkoumá morální otázky, jež vyvstávají před válkami, které vedeme, během nich a po nich. Úvahy a argumentaci doplňují historické ilustrace – od útoku Athéňanů na Mélos přes masakr v My Lai až po Afghánistán a ještě dál. Walzer těží z historických líčení, svědectví účastníků, z historických rozhodnutí a vyprávění obětí, aby vysvětlil, kdy je válka oprávněná a...
niha je označována jako nejvýznamnější dílo současnosti v teorii spravedlivé války. Poprvé byla vydána v roce 1977 a nyní vychází česk...
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111,25 zł |
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The Struggle for a Decent Politics: On Liberal as an Adjective
ISBN: 9780300267235 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. |
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107,10 zł |
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Thinking about the Baby: Gender and Transitions Into Parenthood
ISBN: 9781566396318 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 209 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Many new mothers and fathers are surprised at how they change as individuals and as couples after a baby is born. Susan Walzer's interviews explore the tendency for men and women to experience their transitions into parenthood in different ways - a pattern that has been linked to marital stress.
Many new mothers and fathers are surprised at how they change as individuals and as couples after a baby is born. Susan Walzer's interviews explore th...
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127,13 zł |
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Gay Rights on Trial: A Reference Handbook
ISBN: 9781576072547 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 323 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this comprehensive overview of how the American legal system has approached issues pertaining to sexual orientation and how the law has advanced--or hindered--civil rights, author Lee Walzer reveals that while the United States has the world's most developed lesbian and gay community, it lags other countries on equality for sexual minorities. "Gay Rights on Trial" focuses on four significant cases that have shaped the development of gay rights, including detailed discussion of majority and dissenting decisions and analysis of their legacy and impact. Also included are a chronology; a... In this comprehensive overview of how the American legal system has approached issues pertaining to sexual orientation and how the law has advanced... |
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395,34 zł |
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Between Sodom and Eden: A Gay Journey Through Today's Changing Israel
ISBN: 9780231113953 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Astonishingly, Israeli lesbians and gays have been able to achieve many political goals that still elude America's gay community. Israel's Supreme Court has mandated same-sex spousal benefits; the military, which never barred gays to begin with, has removed its last official restrictions; Israel's parliament boasts a Subcommittee for the Prevention of Sexual Orientation Discrimination; and school curricula are gay-friendly--all of this in a country where religious interests wield extraordinary power and whose identity today is the object of fierce struggle. Between Sodom and Eden, ...
Astonishingly, Israeli lesbians and gays have been able to achieve many political goals that still elude America's gay community. Israel's Supreme Cou...
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149,94 zł |
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Marriage on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
ISBN: 9781851096107 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 307 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Marriage on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents" explores the evolution of marriage, a seemingly static institution that, in reality, has been dramatically redefined over time. An illuminating introduction tracing the reasons for ongoing controversies leads to a historical overview of the ways in which marriage has evolved, with a particular emphasis on women, racial minorities, polygamists, and homosexuals. A review of significant court cases that represent key arguments regarding marriage--legal identity of women, polygamy, interracial marriage, rights of unmarried... "Marriage on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents" explores the evolution of marriage, a seemingly static institution that, in reality... |
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395,34 zł |
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Community Owned Businesses: International Entrepreneurship, Finance, and Economic Development
ISBN: 9780367485450 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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188,18 zł |
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The American Midwest: Managing Change in Rural Transition
ISBN: 9780765611215 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The rural Midwest is undergoing fundamental changes with increased competition from foreign agriculture; employment shifts from higher-paying manufacturing to lower-paying service industries; the displacement of local small town business by large discount stores and shopping malls; overall population declines that threaten the viability of schools, hospitals, and other public institutions, along with an influx of minority groups that has led to strife in some communities. Using data from the 2000 Census, this collection examines the major demographic and employment trends in the rural...
The rural Midwest is undergoing fundamental changes with increased competition from foreign agriculture; employment shifts from higher-paying manufact...
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890,27 zł |
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Justice Is Steady Work: A Conversation on Political Theory
ISBN: 9781509544806 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. "One of the world's most influential political theorists reflects on justice, on war and on the key political issues of our time"--
"One of the world's most influential political theorists reflects on justice, on war and on the key political issues of our time"--
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96,34 zł |
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Interpretation and Social Criticism
ISBN: 9780674459717 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. What do social critics do? I How do they go about doing it? Where do their principles come from? How do critics establish their distance from the people and institutions they criticize? Michael Walzer addresses these problems in succinct and engaging fashion, providing a philosophical framework for understanding social criticism as a social practice. Walzer maintains that social criticism is an ordinary activity--less the offspring of scientific knowledge than the "educated cousin of common complaint"-- and does not depend for its force or accuracy upon any sort of high theory. In... What do social critics do? I How do they go about doing it? Where do their principles come from? How do critics establish their distance from the p... |
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149,68 zł |
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Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations
ISBN: 9780465052714 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Just and Unjust Wars forever changed the way we think about the ethics of conflict. First published in 1977 and now brought up to the present with a new preface and postscript, this classic work by political philosopher Michael Walzer examines the moral issues that arise before, during, and after the wars we fight. Reaching from the Athenian attack on Melos, to the Mai Lai massacre, to Afghanistan and beyond, Walzer mines historical accounts and the testimony of participants, decision makers, and victims to explain when war is justified and what ethical limitations apply to those who...
Just and Unjust Wars forever changed the way we think about the ethics of conflict. First published in 1977 and now brought up to the present w...
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80,27 zł |
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Rural Areas in Transition: Meeting Challenges & Making Opportunities
ISBN: 9781032248998 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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635,91 zł |
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Toward a Global Civil Society
ISBN: 9781571811387 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The demise of Communism has not only affected Eastern Europe but also the countries of the West where a far-reaching examination of political and economic systems has begun. This collection of essays by internationally renowned scholars of political theory from Europe and the United States explores both the concept and the reality of civil society and its institutions. From the Contents: The Concept of Civil Society - The Communitarian Approach - Economic Policy and Social Justice - The Internationalization of Politics and Economics and the Challenge of Nationalism, Immigration and Minority...
The demise of Communism has not only affected Eastern Europe but also the countries of the West where a far-reaching examination of political and econ...
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142,19 zł |
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The Paradox of Liberation: Secular Revolutions and Religious Counterrevolutions
ISBN: 9780300223637 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. A thought-provoking reflection on why secular national liberation movements are so often challenged by militant religious revivals
Many of the successful campaigns for national liberation in the years following World War II were initially based on democratic and secular ideals. Once established, however, the newly independent nations had to deal with entirely unexpected religious fierceness. Michael Walzer, one of America's foremost political thinkers, examines this perplexing trend by studying India, Israel, and Algeria, three nations whose founding principles and... A thought-provoking reflection on why secular national liberation movements are so often challenged by militant religious revivals
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74,92 zł |
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Toward a Global Civil Society
ISBN: 9781571810540 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The demise of Communism has not only affected Eastern Europe but also the countries of the West where a far-reaching examination of political and economic systems has begun. This collection of essays by internationally renowned scholars of political theory from Europe and the United States explores both the concept and the reality of civil society and its institutions. The demise of Communism has not only affected Eastern Europe but also the countries of the West where a far-reaching examination of political and ... |
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544,34 zł |
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Regicide and Revolution: Speeches at the Trial of Louis XVI
ISBN: 9780231082594 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Maintaining that the trial and public execution of Louis XVI was an absolutely essential part of the French Revolution, Walzer discusses two types of regicide: the first, committed by would-be kings or their agents, left the monarchy's mystique and divine right intact, while the second was a revolutionary act intended to destroy it completely. Walzer defends the trial and execution of Louis XVI as necessary, since it not only tried to destroy the monarchy's mystique and divine right, but also required the deputies to fully explain their guiding philosophies and applied the rules of...
Maintaining that the trial and public execution of Louis XVI was an absolutely essential part of the French Revolution, Walzer discusses two types of ...
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171,36 zł |