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Persecution or Toleration: An Explication of the Locke-Proast Quarrel, 1689-1704
ISBN: 9780739147221 / Angielski / Twarda / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book traces, in detail, the complex contours of the Locke-Proast debate over the question of toleration-revealing the radical case John Locke made on behalf of toleration. Arguing against the pro-persecution arguments of Jonas Proast, Locke developed a broadly humanistic case for toleration rooted in liberal notions of consent, human dependency, and skepticism. Locke's theory would extend to a wide range of religious believers and even atheists. However, at the same time, according to Locke, toleration requires an overcoming of the religious worldview, rather than an emergence out of...
This book traces, in detail, the complex contours of the Locke-Proast debate over the question of toleration-revealing the radical case John Locke mad...
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Citizenship and Immigration
ISBN: 9780745642345 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This incisive book provides a succinct overview of the new academic field of citizenship and immigration, as well as presenting a fresh and original argument about changing citizenship in our contemporary human rights era.
Instead of being nationally resilient or in "postnational" decline, citizenship in Western states has continued to evolve, converging on a liberal model of inclusive citizenship with diminished rights implications and increasingly universalistic identities. This convergence is demonstrated through a sustained comparison of developments in North America,... This incisive book provides a succinct overview of the new academic field of citizenship and immigration, as well as presenting a fresh and original a...
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348,42 |
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Turkey and the EU: Accession and Reform
ISBN: 9780415615327 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Turkish accession to European Union is an important but controversial item on the agenda of the European Union. By focusing on the various domestic sources that drive Turkish politics, this volume provides a study of domestic politics and policies and their role in Turkey's EU accession.
Turkish accession to European Union is an important but controversial item on the agenda of the European Union. By focusing on the various domestic so...
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702,94 |
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Twelve Steps Toward Political Revelation
ISBN: 9781568586427 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Combining the personal with the political, bestselling writer Mosley draws from his own addictions to explore the forms that oppression takes in people's everyday lives.
Combining the personal with the political, bestselling writer Mosley draws from his own addictions to explore the forms that oppression takes in peopl...
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112,68 |
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Selfhood and U.S. Democracy
ISBN: 9781935514572 / Angielski / Miękka / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Democracy depends on an informed and mature population and will not survive in a society that doesn't understand itself in the context of the modern world. It is precisely this lack of self knowing that creates a culture easily manipulated by fear, lies and mass marketing. Muesing-Ellwood suggests we grow up, shift our life focus from "having" to "being," heal ourselves and in so doing nurture the democratic essence of the body politic.
Susan Bright Poet, author of The Layers Of Our Seeing, Breathing Under Water, Next To the Last Word, House Of the Mother, and Tirades And Evidence Of... Democracy depends on an informed and mature population and will not survive in a society that doesn't understand itself in the context of the modern w...
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56,83 |
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You've Got to Stand for Something: A Guide to Understanding and Restoring America's Founding Principles
ISBN: 9781608880195 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. You've Got to Stand for Something examines America's founding principles and serves as an easy-to-use guide to the origins and intent of American government. Direct quotations from The Federalist Papers as well as other writings and speeches from the likes of Jefferson and Adams are used throughout the book to highlight the founders' interpretation of the proper role of government. Several important clauses from the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States that are often misunderstand and have led to problematic expansions of governmental power over the years are...
You've Got to Stand for Something examines America's founding principles and serves as an easy-to-use guide to the origins and intent of American gove...
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34,01 |
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Greater Freedom: The Evolution of the Civil Rights Struggle in Wilson, North Carolina
ISBN: 9780761852308 / Angielski / Miękka / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book offers a groundbreaking long-term study of Wilson County, North Carolina. Charting the evolution of Wilson's civil rights movement, McKinney argues that African Americans in Wilson created an expansive notion of freedom that influenced every aspect of life in the region and directly confronted the state's reputation for moderation.
This book offers a groundbreaking long-term study of Wilson County, North Carolina. Charting the evolution of Wilson's civil rights movement, McKinney...
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232,70 |
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South Korean Social Movements: From Democracy to Civil Society
ISBN: 9780415619974 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text explores the evolution of social movements in South Korea by focusing on how they have become institutionalized and diffused in the democratic period. The contributors explore the transformation of Korean social movements from the democracy campaigns of the 1970s and 1980s to the rise of civil society struggles after 1987.
This text explores the evolution of social movements in South Korea by focusing on how they have become institutionalized and diffused in the democrat...
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751,42 |
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The Contradictions of Israeli Citizenship: Land, Religion and State
ISBN: 9780415782500 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides an integrated analysis of the complex nature of citizenship in Israel. Contributions from leading social and political theorists explore different aspects of citizenship through the demands and struggles of minority groups to provide a comprehensive picture of the dynamics of Israeli citizenship and the dilemmas that emerge at the collective and individual levels. Considering the many complex layers of membership in the state of Israel including gender, ethnicity and religion, the book identifies and explores processes of inclusion and exclusion that are general issues in...
This book provides an integrated analysis of the complex nature of citizenship in Israel. Contributions from leading social and political theorists ex...
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727,18 |
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The Good Citizen: A History of American Civic Life
ISBN: 9781451631623 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1996 less than half of all eligible voters even bothered to vote. Fewer citizens each year follow government and public affairs regularly or even think they should. Is popular sovereignty a failure?
Not necessarily, argues Michael Schudson in this provocative and unprecedented history of citizenship in America. Measuring voter turnout or attitudes is a poor approximation of citizenship. The meaning of voting -- and what counts as politics -- has changed dramatically over the course of our history. We have passed through three distinct eras in the definition and demonstration of good... In 1996 less than half of all eligible voters even bothered to vote. Fewer citizens each year follow government and public affairs regularly or even t...
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Citizen's Handbook to Influencing Elected Officials: Citizen Advocacy in State Legislatures and Congress: A Guide for Citizen Lobbyists and Grassroots
ISBN: 9781587331817 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Practical guidance how to prepare for and meet with elected officials and staff, how to write effective letters and emails to elected officials, strategies for influencing legislators face-to-face, best practices for communicating with Congress and state legislatures, and how to write persuasive "letters to the editor." This book is one part research studies, one part interviews and focus groups, and one part experience. It uses available research on Congress and its decision making. Dozens of elected officials, including members of Congress, and their staff agreed to off-the-record... Practical guidance how to prepare for and meet with elected officials and staff, how to write effective letters and emails to elected officials, st... |
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101,05 |
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Contested Citizenship in East Asia : Developmental Politics, National Unity, and Globalization
ISBN: 9780415594462 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Employing the framework of social rights and active citizenship, this volume examines the tensions between economic growth and the developmental state, on the one hand, and social rights and civil liberties on the other, in East Asia.
Employing the framework of social rights and active citizenship, this volume examines the tensions between economic growth and the developmental state...
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727,18 |
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Diaspora and Citizenship
ISBN: 9780415594127 / Angielski / Twarda / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection of papers discusses the impact of diasporas on the articulations and practices of legal, political, cultural and social citizenship in their country of origin.
This collection of papers discusses the impact of diasporas on the articulations and practices of legal, political, cultural and social citizenship in...
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702,94 |
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Evaluating Democratic Innovations: Curing the Democratic Malaise?
ISBN: 9780415669191 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on a wide variety of theoretical perspectives and with a broad range of case studies, this is essential reading for all students of democratic theory and all those with an interest in how we might revitalise democracy and increase citizen involvement in the political process.
Drawing on a wide variety of theoretical perspectives and with a broad range of case studies, this is essential reading for all students of democratic...
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The Noisemakers: Why They Keep Losing Your Money and How to Make It Stop
ISBN: 9780982767245 / Angielski / Miękka / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tie political, economic and investment strings together for a powerful overview of the United States today. In The Noisemakers, Steve Orr calls a spade a spade, bashing the current Obama administration for disasterous socialism style governance. Orr calls upon the citizens of the United States to engage more fully and consciously in the political process. He brings his decades of financial investment expertise to bear, showing how to grow your assets in these tough times. This is a colorful, dynamic book full of challenges to the reader. At the end of every chapter Orr asks the reader to...
Tie political, economic and investment strings together for a powerful overview of the United States today. In The Noisemakers, Steve Orr calls a spad...
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112,47 |
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Federalism: A Normative Theory and its Practical Relevance
ISBN: 9781441177148 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on thinkers such as Montesquieu, Plato, Aristotle, and Althusius, as well as on real world examples, this book offers a fresh approach and contribution to the study of federalism that may interest students in government and intergovernmental relations, federalism, political theory, American politics, and comparative politics.
Drawing on thinkers such as Montesquieu, Plato, Aristotle, and Althusius, as well as on real world examples, this book offers a fresh approach and con...
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Digital Governance in Municipalities Worldwide (2009): A Longitudinal Assessment of Municipal Websites Throughout the World
ISBN: 9781456363918 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Digital Governance in Municipalities Worldwide Survey assessed the practice of digital governance in large municipalities worldwide in 2009. This research, replicating our continuing surveys in 2003, 2005 and 2007, evaluated the websites of municipalities in terms of digital governance and ranked them on a global scale. Simply stated, digital governance includes both digital government (delivery of public service) and digital democracy (citizen participation in governance). Specifically, we analyzed security, usability, and content of websites, the type of online services currently being...
The Digital Governance in Municipalities Worldwide Survey assessed the practice of digital governance in large municipalities worldwide in 2009. This ...
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Solidarity Politics for Millennials: A Guide to Ending the Oppression Olympics
ISBN: 9780230108004 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There are 84 million members of the Millennial Generation. Scholars agree that they are far more engaged politically and have far more progressive views on race, class, gender, and sexual orientation issues than Generation Xers or Baby Boomers.While they demonstrate increasing political engagement, most Millennials also express dissatisfaction with the way politics are conducted. The 2008 presidential election was no exception, highlighting the complicated politics of gender, race, class and sexual orientation. These young Americans are clearly ready for a new kind of politics, but what can...
There are 84 million members of the Millennial Generation. Scholars agree that they are far more engaged politically and have far more progressive vie...
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200,77 |
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The Plumbline: The need to restore ethics and moral values in America
ISBN: 9781453856451 / Angielski / Miękka / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. God has set in motion a system of laws for human beings to follow. Many people, especially in Africa and other third world nations, don't follow God's laws, and live by survival of the fittest. This is fine for animals. But, humans blush. Humans have an innate ability to know right from wrong. The Plumbline is a book about following the laws.
God has set in motion a system of laws for human beings to follow. Many people, especially in Africa and other third world nations, don't follow God's...
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Public Discourse in America: Conversation and Community in the Twenty-First Century
ISBN: 9780812221619 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A distinguished group of scholars and prominent figures here offers thoughtful new perspectives on the tenor and conduct of public life in contemporary America. Originating in a shared concern that our civic culture was becoming coarser and more polarized, Public Discourse in America provides a critical corrective to this widespread misperception about declining civility in public culture and the ways we as citizens negotiate our differences. Together these essays explore the current condition and centrality of public discourse in our democracy, investigating how it has... A distinguished group of scholars and prominent figures here offers thoughtful new perspectives on the tenor and conduct of public life in contempo... |
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