wyszukanych pozycji: 17
By the Light of Dawn
ISBN: 9781847288370 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 249 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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95,01 zł |
Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis
ISBN: 9781476769905 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A New York Times bestseller and "a passionate, urgent" (The New Yorker) examination of the growing inequality gap from the bestselling author of Bowling Alone why fewer Americans today have the opportunity for upward mobility. Central to the very idea of America is the principle that we are a nation of opportunity. But over the last quarter century we have seen a disturbing "opportunity gap" emerge. We Americans have always believed that those who have talent and try hard will succeed, but this central tenet of the American Dream seems no longer true or at the least,...
A New York Times bestseller and "a passionate, urgent" (The New Yorker) examination of the growing inequality gap from the bestselling a...
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85,01 zł |
The Life & Times of RL Putnam, Jr.: A memoir of a man for future generations
ISBN: 9781491264249 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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26,57 zł |
Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
ISBN: 9781982130848 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 592 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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93,51 zł |
American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us
ISBN: 9781416566731 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 720 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. American Grace is "perhaps the most sweeping look yet at contemporary American religion. It lays out the broad trends of the past fifty years, assesses their sociological causes, and then does a bit of fortune-telling" (The Washington Post). Unique among nations, America is deeply religious, religiously diverse, and remarkably tolerant. In recent decades, however, the nation's religious landscape has undergone several seismic shocks. American Grace is an authoritative, fascinating examination of what precipitated these changes and the role that religion plays...
American Grace is "perhaps the most sweeping look yet at contemporary American religion. It lays out the broad trends of the past fifty year...
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97,77 zł |
Silent Screens: The Decline and Transformation of the American Movie Theater - stan bdb 9780801863295
ISBN: A780801863295 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 1-3 dni roboczych. Stan bardzo dobry - książka była czytana, ale jeszcze długo posłuży innym czytelnikom. Ma ślady używania - otwierania i kartkowania, rysy, zabrudzenia. Wygląda jak książka, którą wypożyczasz w bibliotece.
The single-screen movie theaters that punctuated small-town America's main streets and city neighborhoods since the 1920s are all but gone. The well-dressed throng of moviegoers has vanished; the facades are boarded. In Silent Screens, photographer Michael Putnam captures these once prominent cinemas in decline and transformation. His photographs of abandoned movie... Stan bardzo dobry - książka była czytana, ale jeszcze długo posłuży innym czytelnikom. Ma ślady używania - otwierania i kartkowania, rysy, zab...
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256,20 zł |
Democracies in Flux: The Evolution of Social Capital in Contemporary Society
ISBN: 9780195171600 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In his national bestseller Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam illuminated the decline of social capital in the US. Now, in Democracies in Flux, Putnam brings together a group of leading scholars who broaden his findings as they examine the state of social capital in eight advanced democracies around the world.
The book is packed with many intriguing revelations. The contributors note, for instance, that waning participation in unions, churches, and political parties seems to be virtually universal, a troubling discovery as these forms of social capital are especially important for empowering... In his national bestseller Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam illuminated the decline of social capital in the US. Now, in Democracies in Flux, Putnam bring...
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125,55 zł |
The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
ISBN: 9781982129149 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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138,21 zł |
Democracies in Flux: The Evolution of Social Capital in Contemporary Society
ISBN: 9780195150896 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In his national bestseller Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam illuminated the decline of social capital in the US. Now, in Democracies in Flux, Putnam brings together a group of leading scholars who broaden his findings as they examine the state of social capital in eight advanced democracies around the world.
The book is packed with many intriguing revelations. The contributors note, for instance, that waning participation in unions, churches, and political parties seems to be virtually universal, a troubling discovery as these forms of social capital are especially important for empowering... In his national bestseller Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam illuminated the decline of social capital in the US. Now, in Democracies in Flux, Putnam bring...
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408,92 zł |
Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy
ISBN: 9780691037387 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail? In a book that has received attention from policymakers and civic activists in America and around the world, Robert Putnam and his collaborators offer empirical evidence for the importance of "civic community" in developing successful institutions. Their focus is on a unique experiment begun in 1970 when Italy created new governments for each of its regions. After spending two decades analyzing the efficacy of these governments in such fields as agriculture, housing, and health services, they reveal patterns of associationism,... Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail? In a book that has received attention from policymakers and civic activists in America ... |
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193,31 zł |
Hanging Together: Cooperation and Conflict in the Seven-Power Summits, Revised and Enlarged Edition
ISBN: 9780674372269 / Angielski / Miękka / 1988 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. For nearly a decade the leaders of the seven major industrial countries--the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy, and Canada--have met annually to discuss international economic and political issues. Regular summitry of this sort is virtually unprecedented in modern diplomacy. Proponents see the Western summits as providing collective leadership that is vital in a turbulent world, while critics dismiss summitry as distracting and even damaging to political and economic stability. Hanging Together charts the modern dilemma between economic interdependence and... For nearly a decade the leaders of the seven major industrial countries--the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy, and Canada--hav... |
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244,44 zł |
The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
ISBN: 9781982129156 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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85,01 zł |
Better Together: Restoring the American Community
ISBN: 9780743235471 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In his acclaimed Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam describes the United States as a nation in which we have become increasingly disconnected from one another and in which our social structures have disintegrated. But in the final chapter of that book he detects hopeful signs of civic renewal. In Better Together Putnam and coauthor Lewis Feldstein tell the inspiring stories of people who are reweaving the social fabric by bringing their own communities together or building bridges to others.
Better Together examines how people across the country are inventing new forms of... In his acclaimed Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam describes the United States as a nation in which we have become increasingly disconnected from o...
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80,80 zł |
Nonsenseorship Sundry Observations Concerning Prohibitions, Inhibitions, and Illegalities
ISBN: 9781530911264 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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31,21 zł |
Bureaucrats and Politicians in Western Democracies
ISBN: 9780674086272 / Angielski / Miękka / 1981 / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. In uneasy partnership at the helm of the modern state stand elected party politicians and professional bureaucrats. This book is the first comprehensive comparison of these two powerful elites. In seven countries--the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, and the Netherlands--researchers questioned 700 bureaucrats and 6OO politicians in an effort to understand how their aims, attitudes, and ambitions differ within cultural settings. One of the authors' most significant findings is that the worlds of these two elites overlap much more in the United States than... In uneasy partnership at the helm of the modern state stand elected party politicians and professional bureaucrats. This book is the first comprehe... |
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193,03 zł |
A Geography of Urban Places
ISBN: 9780415489577 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This book presents a selection of readings to present varied opinions, approaches and reports from various international professional journals. Among the journals represented are: Regional Science Association Journal, The Canadian Geographer, The Annals of the American Association of Geographers, Economic Geography, Landscape, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation and Land Economics. This book was first published in 1970.
This book presents a selection of readings to present varied opinions, approaches and reports from various international professional journals. Amo... |
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115,37 zł |
A Geography of Urban Places
ISBN: 9780415417907 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 462 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Presents a selection of readings to offer varied opinions, approaches and reports from various international professional journals such as "Regional Science Association Journal", "The Canadian Geographer", "The Annals of the American Association of Geographers", "Landscape", "Journal of Soil and Water Conservation" and "Land Economics".
Presents a selection of readings to offer varied opinions, approaches and reports from various international professional journals such as "Regional S...
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309,51 zł |