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Europe and Ethnicity: The First World War and Contemporary Ethnic Conflict
ISBN: 9780415119955 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 1990s have seen an upsurge in ethnic tensions in many parts of Europe. Europe and Ethnicity suggests the main reasons are to be found in the decisions taken during the first world and at Versailles.
* An introductory chapter analyzes the context of the war with particular reference to regions and states where the national and ethnic questions were particularly complex and intransigent * Subsequent chapters present case studies from arenas of conflict: Ireland to Yugoslavia; the Middle East to the Baltic states; Austria, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Europe and... The 1990s have seen an upsurge in ethnic tensions in many parts of Europe. Europe and Ethnicity suggests the main reasons are to be found in ...
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The Environment and International Relations
ISBN: 9780415122153 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Environmental issues and questions of global change are now firmly established on the international political agenda. This book provides a wide-ranging survey of the current treatment of environmental issues in international relations.
This book begins by looking at the relevance of the different theoretical approaches current in international relations to the study of the environment. It analyzses a wide range of approaches from the debate between neo-realism and liberal institutionalism to the significant connections between gender and global environmental change. The book goes on to... Environmental issues and questions of global change are now firmly established on the international political agenda. This book provides a wide-rangin...
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262,17 |
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Europe and the Wider World
ISBN: 9780415124201 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the concept of Europe in its relations to those areas of the globe beyond its borders. In particular, it is concerned with the historical evolution and contemporary setting of Europe vis-a-vis the United States of America, the Developing world and the former Soviet Union. This involves drawing on the perspectives of international history, politics and economics. A unifying feature of the analysis included here is provided by the fact that the bi-polar world that emerged in the aftermath of the Second World War has effectively been brought to an end with the collapse first...
This book examines the concept of Europe in its relations to those areas of the globe beyond its borders. In particular, it is concerned with the hist...
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791,62 |
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The Politics of Nature: Explorations in Green Political Theory
ISBN: 9780415124713 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A balanced and comprehensive survey of current green political ideas - their varying responses to fundamental problems in political theory and their relationships with other ideological traditions.
A balanced and comprehensive survey of current green political ideas - their varying responses to fundamental problems in political theory and their r...
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262,17 |
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Mill on Liberty: A Defence
ISBN: 9780415124744 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mill on Liberty was first published in 1983 and has become a classic of Mill commentary. The second edition reproduces the text of the first in full, and in paperback for the first time. To this, John Gray adds an extensive postscript which defends the interpretation of Mill set out in the first edition, but develops radical criticisms of the substance of Millian and other liberalism.
The new edition is intended as a contribution to the current debate about the foundations of liberalism, and it looks closely at the recent seminal contributions to liberal thought by Raz, Feinberg,... Mill on Liberty was first published in 1983 and has become a classic of Mill commentary. The second edition reproduces the text of the first ...
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France Between the Wars: Gender and Politics
ISBN: 9780415127363 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text challenges a prevailing assumption that women had little influence or power in France during the interwar period. Sian Reynolds shows how women in fact had both autonomy and authority within the political arena through their activities in social work, peace movements and strikes, and in other areas less directly linked with conventional politics. Sian Reynolds brings together two kinds of history: the political history of France between the wars as it appears in general textbooks, and the work carried out in women's history covering the same period. In doing so she creates a history...
This text challenges a prevailing assumption that women had little influence or power in France during the interwar period. Sian Reynolds shows how wo...
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766,88 |
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France Between the Wars: Gender and Politics
ISBN: 9780415127370 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text challenges a prevailing assumption that women had little influence or power in France during the interwar period. Sian Reynolds shows how women in fact had both autonomy and authority within the political arena through their activities in social work, peace movements and strikes, and in other areas less directly linked with conventional politics. Sian Reynolds brings together two kinds of history: the political history of France between the wars as it appears in general textbooks, and the work carried out in women's history covering the same period. In doing so she creates a history...
This text challenges a prevailing assumption that women had little influence or power in France during the interwar period. Sian Reynolds shows how wo...
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207,75 |
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Literature and the Political Imagination
ISBN: 9780415129152 / Angielski / Miękka / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume shows how modern political theory can be enriched through an engagement with works of literature. It uses the resources of literature to explore issues such as nationalism, liberal philosophy, utopiansim, narrative and the role of theory in political thought.
A variety of approaches are adopted and the aim is to show some of the many and diverse ways in which literature may enrich political theorising, as well as considering some of the problems to which this may give rise. The theorists discussed include Richard Rorty, Alasdair MacIntyre, Charles Taylor, and Martha Nussbaum.... This volume shows how modern political theory can be enriched through an engagement with works of literature. It uses the resources of literature to e...
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262,17 |
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Post-Liberalism: Studies in Political Thought
ISBN: 9780415135535 / Angielski / Miękka / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John Gray has become one of our liveliest and most influential political philosophers. This current volume is a sequel to his Liberalisms: Essays in Political Philosophy. The earlier book ended on a sceptical note, both in respect of what a post-liberal political philosophy might look like, and with respect to the claims of political philosophy itself.
John Gray's new book gives post-liberal theory a more definite content. It does so by considering particular thinkers in the history of political thought, by criticizing the conventional wisdom, liberal and socialist, of the Western... John Gray has become one of our liveliest and most influential political philosophers. This current volume is a sequel to his Liberalisms: Essays ...
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World Hunger
ISBN: 9780415137737 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. World Hunger explores the nature and extent of contemporary world hunger, explaining why hunger still persists while agricultural production increases and genetic engineering revolutionises food production and distribution. Numerous case studies, drawn from the North and South, illustrate the diversity of diets in the world and the connections between the global and local. Globalisation and access to food in the global supermarket is examined.
Explaining the essential political character of hunger, the author exposes popular myths and identifies positive changes where prevailing... World Hunger explores the nature and extent of contemporary world hunger, explaining why hunger still persists while agricultural production ...
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197,85 |
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Who's Who in Russia Since 1900
ISBN: 9780415138970 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Who's Who is Russia and the Soviet Union is a unique reference guide which examines the leading political, economic, cultural, military, scientific and sporting personalities from 1900-1991. Through analysis of figures such as Stalin, Brezhnev, Khrushchev, Yeltsin, Ratushinskaya and Sakharov, a comprehensive portrait of Russian and Soviet society in this era emerges. The book takes the reader up to the collapse of the Soviet Union and provides:
- detailed biographical information on each leading figure - bibliographical references with entries as an aid to further... Who's Who is Russia and the Soviet Union is a unique reference guide which examines the leading political, economic, cultural, military, scie...
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618,45 |
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Regulating Europe
ISBN: 9780415142960 / Angielski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume explains why economic and social regulation is rapidly becoming the new frontier of public policy and public administration in Europe, both at the national and EU levels. Statutory regulation, implemented by indpendent regulatory bodies, is replacing not only older forms of state intervention but also, to some extent, the redistributive policies of the welfare state. Thus the study is an examiniation of the emergence of the regulatory state as the successor of the Keynesian welfare state of the past. Contributions emphasize the parallelism of policy developments at the national...
This volume explains why economic and social regulation is rapidly becoming the new frontier of public policy and public administration in Europe, bot...
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296,80 |
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The Soviet Union in World Politics: Coexistence, Revolution and Cold War, 1945-1991
ISBN: 9780415144353 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Soviet Union in World Politics provides an introductory history of Soviet foreign policy and international relations from 1945 to the end of the Cold War and the break up of the USSR. The book summarizes historical and political controversies about Soviet foreign policy and brings the latest research to bear on these debates.
The Soviet Union in World Politics interprets the latest evidence available from the Soviet archives and includes * summaries of the main events in Soviet Policy from 1917-1945 * a framework for student discussion of relevant issues *... The Soviet Union in World Politics provides an introductory history of Soviet foreign policy and international relations from 1945 to the end...
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202,80 |
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Gender, Ethnicity and Political Ideologies
ISBN: 9780415148207 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There have been a number of political issues that involve religious fundamentalism, inter-ethnic conflict and the process of democratization. In this study the authors develop a feminist perspective on these issues and reveal the way that political ideologies use women as symbols of cultural perspective. Topics for discussion include: Yugoslavia; the emergence of a male democracy in Chile; women's rights in Israel; the far right and women in France; and the experience of immigrants in Britain. This study of women's involvement with restrictive political ideologies aims to demonstrate the...
There have been a number of political issues that involve religious fundamentalism, inter-ethnic conflict and the process of democratization. In this ...
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232,49 |
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Gender, Ethnicity and Political Ideologies
ISBN: 9780415148214 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There have been a number of political issues that involve religious fundamentalism, inter-ethnic conflict and the process of democratization. In this study the authors develop a feminist perspective on these issues and reveal the way that political ideologies use women as symbols of cultural perspective. Topics for discussion include: Yugoslavia; the emergence of a male democracy in Chile; women's rights in Israel; the far right and women in France; and the experience of immigrants in Britain. This study of women's involvement with restrictive political ideologies aims to demonstrate the...
There have been a number of political issues that involve religious fundamentalism, inter-ethnic conflict and the process of democratization. In this ...
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123,64 |
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Gramsci and Contemporary Politics: Beyond Pessimism of the Intellect
ISBN: 9780415162142 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Can politics now be both radical and realistic? Gramsci and Contemporary Politics is a collection of Anne Showstack Sassoon's writing which spans the major transitions from Thatcher and Reagan to Clinton and Blair; the collapse of communism to the regeneration of social democracy. Applying original interpretations of Antonio Gramsci's ideas on the intellectuals, political language, civil society and political leadership, she argues that drawing from the past, and broadening contemporary sources of political and academic knowledge can contribute to a grounded, radical hegemonic...
Can politics now be both radical and realistic? Gramsci and Contemporary Politics is a collection of Anne Showstack Sassoon's writing which s...
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232,49 |
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China's Provinces in Reform: Class, Community and Political Culture
ISBN: 9780415164030 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. China is a far larger and more diverse country than many people in the West realise. The provinces that make up the country are considerable social, economic and political systems in their own right. They are comparable in size and complexity to European states.
China's Provinces in Reform is concerned with the impact of economic reform and social and politial change within the provinces at the immediate sub-central level of the People's Republic of China. One of the main aims of this book is to question over-generalizations about China's development in the reform era. However,... China is a far larger and more diverse country than many people in the West realise. The provinces that make up the country are considerable social, e...
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791,62 |
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China's Provinces in Reform: Class, Community and Political Culture
ISBN: 9780415164047 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. China is a far larger and more diverse country than many people in the West realise. The provinces that make up the country are considerable social, economic and political systems in their own right. They are comparable in size and complexity to European states.
China's Provinces in Reform is concerned with the impact of economic reform and social and politial change within the provinces at the immediate sub-central level of the People's Republic of China. One of the main aims of this book is to question over-generalizations about China's development in the reform era. However,... China is a far larger and more diverse country than many people in the West realise. The provinces that make up the country are considerable social, e...
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272,07 |
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The New Institutional Politics: Outcomes and Consequences
ISBN: 9780415183208 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The New Institutional Politics is a comparative study of the impact of political institutions upon outcomes, and covers some of the major themes in the new institutionalism. It looks at how various democratic institutions like Konkordanzdemokratie or corporatism promote better outcomes than Westminster institutions.
The evaluation of the performance of political institutions covers the executive, the legislature and the judicial system. The book also looks at economic outcomes such as affluence and GDP growth as well as social ones like income distribution and quality of life. It... The New Institutional Politics is a comparative study of the impact of political institutions upon outcomes, and covers some of the major the...
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791,62 |
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The New Institutional Politics: Outcomes and Consequences
ISBN: 9780415183215 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The New Institutional Politics is a comparative study of the impact of political institutions upon outcomes, and covers some of the major themes in the new institutionalism. It looks at how various democratic institutions like Konkordanzdemokratie or corporatism promote better outcomes than Westminster institutions.
The evaluation of the performance of political institutions covers the executive, the legislature and the judicial system. The book also looks at economic outcomes such as affluence and GDP growth as well as social ones like income distribution and quality of life. It... The New Institutional Politics is a comparative study of the impact of political institutions upon outcomes, and covers some of the major the...
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296,80 |