wyszukanych pozycji: 10
Deliver Us from Evil: Warlords and Peacekeepers in a World of Endless Conflict
ISBN: 9780747553120 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. We have all seen press and TV pictures of winding lines of refugees in Africa or in Europe and felt that something must be done. In this book, the author reveals what lies behind decisions by the international community to intervene in a situation on humanitarian grounds, and what happens when the troops and aid agencies move in. It is a story of noble aspirations and often ignoble real politik.
We have all seen press and TV pictures of winding lines of refugees in Africa or in Europe and felt that something must be done. In this book, the aut...
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105,08 zł |
Murdoch: Revised and Updated
ISBN: 9780684830155 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Rupert Murdoch invented the modern global information empire. His relentless determination and daring and his repeated willingness to bet the balance sheet in order to acquire more newspapers, television stations, satellite networks, cable systems and publishing houses have been amply rewarded: Murdoch's information empire now reaches two thirds of the world's population, making him one of the most powerful men on earth. In this revised edition of his classic 1993 biography, William Shawcross updates the story of Murdoch's battles to extend his electronic footprint around the globe.
Rupert Murdoch invented the modern global information empire. His relentless determination and daring and his repeated willingness to bet the balance ...
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141,24 zł |
Counting One's Blessings : The Collected Letters of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
ISBN: 9780330535779 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. William Shawcross's official biography of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, published in September 2009, was a huge critical and commercial success.One of the great revelations of the book was Queen Elizabeth's insightful, witty private correspondence. Indeed, "The Sunday Times" described her letters as "wonderful . . . brimful of liveliness and irreverence, steeliness and sweetness." Now, Shawcross has put together a selection of her letters, drawing on the vast wealth of material in the Royal Archives and at Glamis Castle. Queen Elizabeth was a prolific correspondent, from her early...
William Shawcross's official biography of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, published in September 2009, was a huge critical and commercial success.On...
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110,67 zł |
Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon, and the Destruction of Cambodia
ISBN: 9780815412243 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 542 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Although there are many books and films dealing with the Vietnam War, Sideshow tells the truth about America's secret and illegal war with Cambodia from 1969 to 1973. William Shawcross interviewed hundreds of people of all nationalities, including cabinet ministers, military men, and civil servants, and extensively researched U.S. Government documents. This full-scale investigation with material new to this edition exposes how Kissinger and Nixon treated Cambodia as a sideshow. Although the president and his assistant claimed that a secret bombing campaign in Cambodia was necessary to...
Although there are many books and films dealing with the Vietnam War, Sideshow tells the truth about America's secret and illegal war with Cambodia fr...
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110,29 zł |
Justice and the Enemy: Nuremberg, 9/11, and the Trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
ISBN: 9781610392181 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Since the Nuremberg Trials of 1945, lawful nations have struggled to impose justice around the world, especially when confronted by tyrannical and genocidal regimes. But in Cambodia, the USSR, China, Bosnia, Rwanda, and beyond, justice has been served haltingly if at all in the face of colossal inhumanity. International Courts are not recognized worldwide. There is not a global consensus on how to punish transgressors. Since the Nuremberg Trials of 1945, lawful nations have struggled to impose justice around the world, especially when confronted by tyrannical and ... |
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130,01 zł |
Allies: The U.S., Britain, and Europe in the Aftermath of the Iraq War
ISBN: 9781586483470 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Cold War certainties that had seemed so fixed in the 20th Century were overturned by the war in Iraq. Saddam Hussein's Republican Guards were the battlefield victims of a brutally quick war of shock and awe. No less shocked and awed were some of America's former allies: "old" Europe, large blocks of the UN, and half the G8 nations suddenly found themselves outside the chain of command and influence. Bush, Blair, and their allies were driven by a new global vision. Their mission, expressed with great moral certainty, has been called imperialist. In fact, it was simply inevitable after...
The Cold War certainties that had seemed so fixed in the 20th Century were overturned by the war in Iraq. Saddam Hussein's Republican Guards were the ...
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97,21 zł |
The Shah's Last Ride
ISBN: 9780671687458 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The acclaimed author of Sideshow captures the behind-the-scenes drama of the Shah of Iran's strange journey into exile--and its crucial impact on American foreign policy and the rise of Ayatollah Khomeini. 44 photos.
The acclaimed author of Sideshow captures the behind-the-scenes drama of the Shah of Iran's strange journey into exile--and its crucial impact on Amer...
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127,97 zł |
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: The Official Biography
ISBN: 9780330434300 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 1120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Written with complete access to the Queen Mother's personal letters and diaries, this biography is the truly definitive account of this remarkable woman, whose life spanned the 20th century.
Written with complete access to the Queen Mother's personal letters and diaries, this biography is the truly definitive account of this remarkable wom...
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129,35 zł |
Deliver Us from Evil: Peacekeepers, Warlords and a World of Endless Conflict
ISBN: 9780743200288 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Cold War has been followed by a decade of regional and ethnic conflicts, massacres, and forced exiles. Should America assume the role of peacekeeper and chief humanitarian in a world of endless wars and human disasters? Eminent foreign correspondent William Shawcross has spent much of his career in war zones and has had unrivaled access to diplomats, peacekeepers, and global policymakers at the highest levels, including UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, for whom he has high regard. In Deliver Us from Evil, which has a new epilogue for the paperback edition, Shawcross takes us...
The Cold War has been followed by a decade of regional and ethnic conflicts, massacres, and forced exiles. Should America assume the role of peacekeep...
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123,73 zł |
Rwanda and Genocide in the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9780814718735 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The horrific slaughter in Rwanda has once again driven home the deeply rooted existence and continuing presence of genocidal impulses. In this passionately argued volume-first published to great acclaim in France and considerably updated during the translation process-a deeply involved witness of the massacres takes an unflinching look at recent events in Rwanda and what they can tell us about the nature of genocide. Table of Contents The horrific slaughter in Rwanda has once again driven home the deeply rooted existence and continuing presence of genocidal impulses. In this pass... |
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557,10 zł |