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Oscar Arias Sanchez: Bringing Peace to Central America
ISBN: 9780791089996 / Angielski / Twarda / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Oscar Arias Sanchez was awarded the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the civil unrest raging in several Central American countries at that time. Then the president of Costa Rica, Sanchez was the main architect of the Esquipulas II Accords, a plan to promote democracy and peace in the region during a time of great turmoil and outside influence in the midst of the cold war. This in-depth biography, which traces Oscar Arias Sanchez's lifetime, his path to the prize, and his continuing efforts to promote progress in his homeland, is an inspirational tale that shows how hope and...
Oscar Arias Sanchez was awarded the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the civil unrest raging in several Central American countries at tha...
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107,05 zł |
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Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin
ISBN: 9780791090008 / Angielski / Twarda / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 1978 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Anwar Sadat, president of Egypt, and Menachem Begin, prime minister of Israel, for their contributions to the Camp David Accords. These accords comprised two frame agreements on peace in the Middle East, and on peace between Egypt and Israel. The choice of these laureates, according to the Nobel Committee, was notable because never before had they considered it fitting "to award the Peace Prize to statesmen from the troubled and sadly devastated Middle East." A hotbed of conflict throughout history, the Middle East saw a significant increase in strife...
The 1978 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Anwar Sadat, president of Egypt, and Menachem Begin, prime minister of Israel, for their contributions to th...
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121,64 zł |
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Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams
ISBN: 9780791090015 / Angielski / Twarda / 106 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan were awarded the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize for their work to end the violence in Northern Ireland; their efforts were credited with reducing the conflict's death toll by half.
Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan were awarded the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize for their work to end the violence in Northern Ireland; their efforts were...
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121,64 zł |
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Tony Blair
ISBN: 9780791092163 / Angielski / Twarda / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A former rock music promoter and a student of socialist thought at Oxford University, Tony Blair became a member of Parliament, and then prime minister of Great Britain, in only 14 years. Finding inspiration in President Bill Clinton's political strategy, the youthful Blair made his quick rise through the Labour Party's ranks largely by advocating modernization.
A former rock music promoter and a student of socialist thought at Oxford University, Tony Blair became a member of Parliament, and then prime ministe...
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121,64 zł |
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Elie Wiesel: Messenger of Peace
ISBN: 9780791092200 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. World-renowned writer, teacher, activist, and Chairman of the President's Commission on the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.
World-renowned writer, teacher, activist, and Chairman of the President's Commission on the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.
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121,64 zł |
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Desmond Tutu: Fighting Apartheid
ISBN: 9780791092217 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cleric and civil rights activist Desmond Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. The first black general secretary of the South African Council of Churches, Tutu preached tirelessly against apartheid and for reconciliation.
Cleric and civil rights activist Desmond Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. The first black general secretary of the South African Counci...
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121,64 zł |
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Henry Kissinger: Ending the Vietnam War
ISBN: 9780791092224 / Angielski / Twarda / 111 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 for his part in negotiating a cease-fire between North and South Vietnam and the subsequent U.S. withdrawal.
Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 for his part in negotiating a cease-fire between North and South Vietnam and the subsequent ...
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121,64 zł |
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Hamid Karzai
ISBN: 9780791092675 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hamid Karzai made history when he became Afghanistan's first democratically elected president.
Hamid Karzai made history when he became Afghanistan's first democratically elected president.
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107,05 zł |
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Angela Merkel
ISBN: 9780791094969 / Angielski / Twarda / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Born in West Germany but raised in East Germany, Angela Merkel has known both repression and freedom. With the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Merkel started her meteoric rise to become Germany's first female chancellor and one of the world's most powerful women.
Born in West Germany but raised in East Germany, Angela Merkel has known both repression and freedom. With the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Merkel...
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121,64 zł |
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Ali Khamenei
ISBN: 9780791095171 / Angielski / Twarda / 143 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As a serious-minded religious student, Ali Khamenei caught the eye of the Ayatollah Khomeini. Joining Khomeini in his successful revolution against the U.S.-backed Shah of Iran, Khamenei was rewarded with a series of important government and religious appointments. Upon Khomeini's death, Khamenei was named his successor and became the Grand Ayatollah of Iran.
As a serious-minded religious student, Ali Khamenei caught the eye of the Ayatollah Khomeini. Joining Khomeini in his successful revolution against th...
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121,64 zł |
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Twentieth-Century Women Political Leaders
ISBN: 9780816036721 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a profile of twelve women who have held positions of political leadership in the second half of the 20th Century. It surveys the political lives and careers of Corazon Acquino, Mrs Bandaranaike, Benazir Bhutto, Indira Ghandi, Golda Meir, Aung San Suu Kyi, Margaret Thatcher, Winnie Mandela, and four other modern politicians.
This is a profile of twelve women who have held positions of political leadership in the second half of the 20th Century. It surveys the political liv...
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102,18 zł |
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The George H.W. Bush Years : The George H.W. Bush
ISBN: 9780816052790 / Angielski / Twarda / 510 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Presidential Profiles" is a new series that highlights the administrations of the most recent U.S. Presidents. Organized in an easy-to-use, A-to-Z format, each volume focuses on a particular administration, including an introduction, a section of biographical entries, a chronology that spans the history of the administration, and much more. Extensive appendixes contain important documents such as inaugural addresses, important presidential speeches, tables listing the members of the White House staff, cabinet members, and members of Congress and the Senate. These timely, fact-filled...
"Presidential Profiles" is a new series that highlights the administrations of the most recent U.S. Presidents. Organized in an easy-to-use, A-to-Z fo...
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345,62 zł |
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The Nixon-Ford Years
ISBN: 9780816052806 / Angielski / Twarda / 816 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Born in 1913 in Yorba Linda, California, Richard Nixon became the 37th president of the United States. After winning a second term in office in 1972, he was forced to resign at the threat of impeachment for his involvement with the Watergate scandal. Vice President Gerald Ford stepped in as acting president, but had little success gaining favor with the American public as they recovered from both the scandal of his predecessor and the Vietnam War. "The Nixon-Ford Years" is an informative reference to these administrations. A section of more than 350 biographical entries covers all the key...
Born in 1913 in Yorba Linda, California, Richard Nixon became the 37th president of the United States. After winning a second term in office in 1972, ...
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345,62 zł |
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The Clinton Years
ISBN: 9780816053339 / Angielski / Twarda / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United States, served two terms in the White House and became the first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to be re-elected to office. Among other accomplishments, a low unemployment and inflation rate and a decrease in crime have led many influential people to declare that during his administration the U.S. enjoyed more peace and economic well-being than at any other time in its history. Comprehensive and easy to navigate, The Clinton Years gives readers a full perspective of Bill Clinton's presidency, from his successful economic policies to...
Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United States, served two terms in the White House and became the first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roo...
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345,62 zł |
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The Reagan Years
ISBN: 9780816053438 / Angielski / Twarda / 520 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From relations with the Soviet Union to domestic tax reform, The Reagan Years provides a look into Ronald Reagan's presidency. The A-to-Z guide provides approximately 90 biographical entries on the most important people in Reagan's administration and examines the consequential events, policies, and issues of this era.
From relations with the Soviet Union to domestic tax reform, The Reagan Years provides a look into Ronald Reagan's presidency. The A-to-Z guide provid...
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345,62 zł |
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The FDR Years
ISBN: 9780816053681 / Angielski / Twarda / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Born in 1882 in Hyde Park, New York, Franklin Delano Roosevelt entered public service through the encouragement of the Democratic Party and won the election to the New York Senate in 1910. He then became the assistant secretary of the navy, as well as the Democratic nominee for vice president in 1920. It wasn't until 1932 that he was elected President of the United States and took on the task of restoring faith in the American public after the economic devastation of World War I. From the Presidential Profiles series, "The FDR Years" details the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt at the...
Born in 1882 in Hyde Park, New York, Franklin Delano Roosevelt entered public service through the encouragement of the Democratic Party and won the el...
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345,62 zł |
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The Carter Years
ISBN: 9780816053698 / Angielski / Twarda / 648 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After the Vietnam War came to a close in 1975, American citizens were greatly disheartened by the loss and devastation caused by the war. Facing high unemployment rates, high inflation, and oil shortages across the country, the American people were looking for a president who could revamp their spirits and take charge of the faltering economy. Known for his humanitarian efforts, James Earl Carter, later known as President Jimmy Carter, played up his farm-boy persona and won himself a presidential election. But his efforts to revitalize this troubled nation fell short of the mark. "The Carter...
After the Vietnam War came to a close in 1975, American citizens were greatly disheartened by the loss and devastation caused by the war. Facing high ...
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345,62 zł |
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The Johnson Years : The Johnson
ISBN: 9780816053889 / Angielski / Twarda / 680 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Presidential Profiles series highlights the administrations of the most recent U.S. presidents. Organized in an easy-to-use A-to-Z format, each volume focuses on a particular administration, including an introduction, a section of biographical entries, a chronology that spans the history of the administration, and much more. Extensive appendixes contain documents such as inaugural addresses, important presidential speeches, tables listing the members of the White House staff, cabinet members, and members of Congress and the Senate. These timely, fact-filled compendiums are written for...
The Presidential Profiles series highlights the administrations of the most recent U.S. presidents. Organized in an easy-to-use A-to-Z format, each vo...
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345,62 zł |
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The Truman Years
ISBN: 9780816054909 / Angielski / Twarda / 812 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Presidential Profiles" is a new series that highlights the administrations of the most recent U.S. Presidents. Organized in an easy-to-use, A-to-Z format, each volume focuses on a particular administration, including an introduction, a section of biographical entries, a chronology that spans the history of the administration, and much more. Extensive appendixes contain important documents such as inaugural addresses, important presidential speeches, tables listing the members of the White House staff, cabinet members, and members of Congress and the Senate. These timely, fact-filled...
"Presidential Profiles" is a new series that highlights the administrations of the most recent U.S. Presidents. Organized in an easy-to-use, A-to-Z fo...
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345,62 zł |
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Hillary Rodham Clinton : First Lady and Senator
ISBN: 9780816055449 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hillary Rodham Clinton: First Lady and Senator takes a refreshing look at the career and accomplishments of this native of Chicago, Illinois. After the close of her husband's second term as president, she won a Senate seat in New York and continues her political career today.
Hillary Rodham Clinton: First Lady and Senator takes a refreshing look at the career and accomplishments of this native of Chicago, Illinois. After th...
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102,18 zł |