wyszukanych pozycji: 11
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America at Risk: Threats to Liberal Self-Government in an Age of Uncertainty
ISBN: 9780472116683 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. America at Risk gathers original essays by a distinguished and bipartisan group of writers and intellectuals to address a question that matters to Americans of every political persuasion: what are some of the greatest dangers facing America today? The answers, which range from dwindling political participation to rising poverty, and religion to empire, add up to a valuable and timely portrait of a particular moment in the history of American ideas. While the opinions are many, there is a central theme in the book: the corrosion of the liberal constitutional order that has long... America at Risk gathers original essays by a distinguished and bipartisan group of writers and intellectuals to address a question that matt... |
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185,69 zł |
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The Case for Greatness: Honorable Ambition and Its Critics
ISBN: 9780300209730 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Case for Greatness is a spirited look at political ambition, good and bad, with particular attention to honorable ambition. Robert Faulkner contends that too many modern accounts of leadership slight such things as determination to excel, good judgment, justice, and a sense of honor-the very qualities that distinguish the truly great. And here he offers an attempt to recover "a reasonable understanding of excellence," that which distinguishes a Franklin D. Roosevelt and a Lincoln from lesser leaders. Faulkner finds the most telling diagnoses in antiquity and examines closely Aristotle's...
The Case for Greatness is a spirited look at political ambition, good and bad, with particular attention to honorable ambition. Robert Faulkner conten...
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224,15 zł |
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Icelandic Men and Me: Sagas of Singing, Self and Everyday Life
ISBN: 9781409449768 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A sparsely populated island in the North Atlantic recently made worldwide headlines in the Global Financial Crisis and for volcanic eruptions that caused unprecedented chaos to international air travel. Large contemporary audiences have formed very different images of Iceland through the vocal music and music videos of BjArk and Sigur RA3s. Just below the Arctic Circle, Icelandic men engage in more everyday vocal practices, where singing, literally for one's Self, is an everyday life skill set against a backdrop of unique natural, historical, economic and social phenomena. Their sagas of song...
A sparsely populated island in the North Atlantic recently made worldwide headlines in the Global Financial Crisis and for volcanic eruptions that cau...
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731,87 zł |
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Hollywood Studio Musicians: Their Work and Careers in the Recording Industry
ISBN: 9781412852531 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 233 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. When originally published in 1971, Hollywood Studio Musicians was the first detailed analysis of the work and careers of production personnel in an industry devoted to mass culture. Previously, most researchers overlooked mass-culture industries as work settings, preferring to focus on content rather than the artists who created it. This lucid and insightful book looks under the hood of the Hollywood film scoring and recording industry, focusing upon the careers and work of top-flight musicians. A new preface by Howard S. Becker highlights the study's historical context and importance. Based...
When originally published in 1971, Hollywood Studio Musicians was the first detailed analysis of the work and careers of production personnel in an in...
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222,03 zł |
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Corporate Wrongdoing and the Art of the Accusation
ISBN: 9780857287915 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This book addresses an old and basic question: what is the moral order of the market? Corporate Wrongdoing and the Art of the Accusation is an exploration of accusations of wrongdoing, and the revelations these accusations expose about the dark side of capitalism and modern corporations, and their relationships with suppliers, buyers, peers, investment banks and state regulators. The study explores data gathered from the past twenty years, including over a thousand accusations of economic wrongdoing in corporate America. The research traces exchange paths or structural routes; cultural... This book addresses an old and basic question: what is the moral order of the market? Corporate Wrongdoing and the Art of the Accusation is an expl... |
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626,34 zł |
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Francis Bacon and the Project of Progress
ISBN: 9780847678587 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This book rehabilitates the reputation of Francis Bacon as one of the seminal founders of modernity, especially of modern political and economic science. Robert K. Faulkner argues that Baconian concepts have come to underlie a number of the progressive philosophies of the modern world. The book is clearly written and makes available a wide range of issues concerning the style of Bacon's writings and his politics. Highly recommended to both general and academic libraries at all levels.
This book rehabilitates the reputation of Francis Bacon as one of the seminal founders of modernity, especially of modern political and economic scien...
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255,02 zł |
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Hollywood Studio Musicians: Their Work and Careers in the Recording Industry
ISBN: 9781138525191 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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681,40 zł |
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Corporate Wrongdoing and the Art of the Accusation
ISBN: 9780857287946 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This book addresses an old and basic question: what is the moral order of the market? Corporate Wrongdoing and the Art of the Accusation is an exploration of accusations of wrongdoing, and the revelations these accusations expose about the dark side of capitalism and modern corporations, and their relationships with suppliers, buyers, peers, investment banks and state regulators. The study explores data gathered from the past twenty years, including over a thousand accusations of economic wrongdoing in corporate America. The research traces exchange paths or structural routes; cultural... This book addresses an old and basic question: what is the moral order of the market? Corporate Wrongdoing and the Art of the Accusation is an expl... |
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134,94 zł |
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Do You Know...?: The Jazz Repertoire in Action (16pt Large Print Edition)
ISBN: 9780369370877 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 540 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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187,99 zł |
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The Management of International Acquisitions
ISBN: 9780199267101 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. How much does national culture and management style influence acquisitions and post-acquisition management? The book explores the different ways in which companies from varying cultures and nationalities approach the task of integrating new UK acquisitions into their group, and examines the question of whether any one method of integration seems to be superior to another in terms of resultant performance of the newly-acquired subsidiary.
How much does national culture and management style influence acquisitions and post-acquisition management? The book explores the different ways in wh...
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238,16 zł |
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The Management of International Acquisitions
ISBN: 9780198296324 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. How much does national culture and management style influence acquisitions and post-acquisition management? The book explores the different ways in which companies from varying cultures and nationalities approach the task of integrating new UK acquisitions into their group, and examines the question of whether any one method of integration seems to be superior to another in terms of resultant performance of the newly-acquired subsidiary.
How much does national culture and management style influence acquisitions and post-acquisition management? The book explores the different ways in wh...
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283,64 zł |