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Democracy and the Problem of Free Speech
ISBN: 9780028740003 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Freedom of speech is one of our greatest legal rights and Cass Sunstein is one of our greatest legal theorists. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to think seriously about the free speech issues facing this generation.
-- Akhil Amar, Southmayd Professor, Yale Law School This is an important book. Beautifully clear and carefully argued, Sunstein's contribution reaches well beyond the confines of academic debate. It will be of interest to any citizen concerned about freedom of speech and the current state of American democracy. -- Joshua Cohen, Massachusetts... Freedom of speech is one of our greatest legal rights and Cass Sunstein is one of our greatest legal theorists. This book is a must read for anyone wh...
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101,46 zł |
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Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism
ISBN: 9780143035831 / Angielski / Miękka / 229 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In his major bestseller, Race Matters, philosopher Cornel West burst onto the national scene with his searing analysis of the scars of racism in American democracy. Race Matters has become a contemporary classic, still in print after ten years, having sold more than four hundred thousand copies. A mesmerizing speaker with a host of fervidly devoted fans, West gives as many as one hundred public lectures a year and appears regularly on radio and television. Praised by The New York Times for his "ferocious moral vision" and hailed by Newsweek as "an elegant prophet...
In his major bestseller, Race Matters, philosopher Cornel West burst onto the national scene with his searing analysis of the scars of racism i...
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70,49 zł |
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Speak Out!: Speeches, Open Letters, Commentaries
ISBN: 9780156847162 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Political opinons of Germany's foremost novelist, poet, and dramatist. Translated by Ralph Manheim. Introduction by Michael Harrington. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book.
Political opinons of Germany's foremost novelist, poet, and dramatist. Translated by Ralph Manheim. Introduction by Michael Harrington. A Helen and Ku...
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58,23 zł |
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The Real World of Democracy
ISBN: 9780195015348 / Angielski / Miękka / 78 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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350,16 zł |
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Constitutionalism and Democracy : Transitions in the Contemporary World. The American Council of Learned Societies Comparative Constitutionalism Papers
ISBN: 9780195071078 / Angielski / Twarda / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The political changes which have occurred in the last three years have been phenomenal--the dissolving of the former Soviet Union, the impending union of Western Europe, and the evolution of democracy in Eastern Europe. What changes have occurred in the legal structure of these countries? How have their constitutions been affected by these developments? Stanley Katz, Douglas Greenberg, and other scholars and politicians from numerous countries discuss in this work the experiences of constitutionalism. Previously, little work has been done in this field, but now Constitutionalism and...
The political changes which have occurred in the last three years have been phenomenal--the dissolving of the former Soviet Union, the impending union...
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1036,64 zł |
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Constitutional Democracy
ISBN: 9780195095883 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Constitutional Democracy systematically examines how the basic constitutional structure of governments affects what they can accomplish. This relationship is especially important at a time when Americans are increasingly disillusioned about government's fundamental ability to reach solutions for domestic problems, and when countries in the former Soviet block and around the world are rewriting their constitutions. Political economist Mueller illuminates the links between the structure of democratic government and the outcomes it achieves by drawing comparisons between the American...
Constitutional Democracy systematically examines how the basic constitutional structure of governments affects what they can accomplish. This...
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979,46 zł |
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Democracy in Capitalist Times: Ideals, Limits, and Struggles
ISBN: 9780195106008 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Democracy is under threat from a variety of forces originating in the transnational capitalist economy. Structural economic pressures force states to act in certain ways, regardless of what their populations want or think. In Democracy in Capitalist Times, John S. Dryzek discusses the challenges transnational capitalism presents for democracy and the most promising places where democracy can find new and growing support. Dryzek links contemporary political theory and comparative politics to explore the contradictions between capitalism and democracy. While ideological forces limit the range...
Democracy is under threat from a variety of forces originating in the transnational capitalist economy. Structural economic pressures force states to ...
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424,50 zł |
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Deliberative Politics : Essays on Democracy and Disagreement
ISBN: 9780195131918 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The banner of deliberative democracy is attracting increasing numbers of supporters, in both the world's older and newer democracies. This effort to renew democratic politics is widely seen as a reaction to the dominance of liberal constitutionalism. But many questions surround this new project. What does deliberative democracy stand for? What difference would deliberative practices make in the real world of political conflict and public policy design? What is the relationship between deliberative politics and liberal constitutional arrangements? The 1996 publication of Amy Gutmann and...
The banner of deliberative democracy is attracting increasing numbers of supporters, in both the world's older and newer democracies. This effort to r...
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922,28 zł |
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Deliberative Politics : Essays on Democracy and Disagreement
ISBN: 9780195131994 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The banner of deliberative democracy is attracting increasing numbers of supporters, in both the world's older and newer democracies. This effort to renew democratic politics is widely seen as a reaction to the dominance of liberal constitutionalism. But many questions surround this new project. What does deliberative democracy stand for? What difference would deliberative practices make in the real world of political conflict and public policy design? What is the relationship between deliberative politics and liberal constitutional arrangements?
The 1996 publication of Amy Gutmann and... The banner of deliberative democracy is attracting increasing numbers of supporters, in both the world's older and newer democracies. This effort to r...
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247,23 zł |
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Designing Democracy : What Constitutions Do
ISBN: 9780195158403 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "In modern nations, political disagreement is the source of both the gravest danger and the greatest security," writes Cass Sunstein. All democracies face intense political conflict. But is this conflict necessarily something to fear? In this provocative book, one of our leading political and legal theorists reveals how a nation's divisions of conviction and belief can be used to safeguard democracy. Confronting one explosive political issue after another, from presidential impeachment to the limits of religious liberty, from discrimination against women and gays to the...
"In modern nations, political disagreement is the source of both the gravest danger and the greatest security," writes Cass Sunstein....
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224,36 zł |
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The International Dimensions of Democratization : Europe and the Americas
ISBN: 9780198280361 / Angielski / Twarda / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In recent years, and especially following the end of the cold war, democratization has become one of the most crucial issues on the international political scene. A great many states are undergoing an extraordinary and difficult transition to democracy. And, that transition is deeply influenced by the new international context.
In this first volume of a major new series, a range of highly respected scholars from around the world and several disciplines tackle the role and importance of international relations in the democratic development of states in the Americas and Europe. Combining... In recent years, and especially following the end of the cold war, democratization has become one of the most crucial issues on the international poli...
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950,87 zł |
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Human Rights and Democratization in Latin America : Uruguay and Chile
ISBN: 9780198280385 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This study analyzes the attempts by Chile and Uruguay to resolve the human rights violations conflicts inherited from military dictatorships. Alexandra de Brito sheds light on the political conditions which permitted--or prevented--the policies of truth-telling and justice under these successor regimes. She is the first to make comparative assessment of human rights abuse in Uruguay and Chile in this way and makes an original contribution to our understanding of the key political, legal, and moral issues involved.
This study analyzes the attempts by Chile and Uruguay to resolve the human rights violations conflicts inherited from military dictatorships. Alexandr...
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865,10 zł |
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Against the Masses : Varieties of Anti-Democratic Thought Since the French Revolution
ISBN: 9780198280637 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Given the assumption that democracy is a "good thing," the goal of humankind, it is easy to forget that "rule by the people" has been vehemently opposed by some of the most distinguished thinkers in the Western tradition. This book attempts to combat collective amnesia by systematically exploring and evaluating anti-democratic thought since the French Revolution.
Given the assumption that democracy is a "good thing," the goal of humankind, it is easy to forget that "rule by the people" has been vehemently oppos...
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1036,64 zł |
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Adam Smith and the Classics : The Classical Heritage in Adam Smith's Thought
ISBN: 9780198296669 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This book defines the relationship between the thought of Adam Smith and that of the ancients--Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, and the Stoics. Vivenza offers a complete survey of Smith's writings to illustrate how classical arguments shaped opinions and scholarship in the eighteenth century.
This book defines the relationship between the thought of Adam Smith and that of the ancients--Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, and the Stoics. Vivenza offer...
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950,87 zł |
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Subnational Democracy in the European Union : Challenges and Opportunities
ISBN: 9780198296799 / Angielski / Twarda / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This book deals with the theoretical implications of the changing nature of the European Member states and with the concept of new regionalism. Not only does it explore the historical and philosophical background of democracy in various countries, but also it offers an exposition of the institutional expression of democracy at different levels. In addition, it examines the role of pressure groups, policy networks, and political parties; includes a survey of critiques of sub-national democracy; and examines innovative approaches to improving regional and local democracy.
This book deals with the theoretical implications of the changing nature of the European Member states and with the concept of new regionalism. Not on...
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950,87 zł |
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Inclusion and Democracy
ISBN: 9780198297550 / Angielski / Miękka / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18 dni roboczych. This controversial new look at democracy in a multicultural society considers the ideals of political inclusion and exclusion, and recommends ways to engage in democratic politics in a more inclusive way. Processes of debate and decision making often marginalize individuals and groups because the norms of political discussion are biased against some forms of expression. Inclusion and Democracy broadens our understanding of democratic communication by reflecting on the positive political functions of narrative, rhetorically situated appeals, and public protest. It reconstructs concepts of...
This controversial new look at democracy in a multicultural society considers the ideals of political inclusion and exclusion, and recommends ways to ...
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183,08 zł |
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Delegation and Accountability in Parliamentary Democracies
ISBN: 9780198297840 / Angielski / Twarda / 784 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This is the most ambitious and comprehensive account of the institutions of democratic delegation in West European parliamentary democracies to date. It provides an unprecedented cross-national investigation of West European political institutions from 1945 until the present day, as well as situating modern parliamentary democracy in the context of changing political parties and the growing importance of the European Union.
This is the most ambitious and comprehensive account of the institutions of democratic delegation in West European parliamentary democracies to date. ...
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1379,74 zł |
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The Classical Athenian Democracy
ISBN: 9780198721369 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This critical study, designed for the modern reader, explains what the institutions of the classical Athenian democracy were, how they worked, and on what assumptions they were founded. Incorporating important recent work by historians, epigraphists, and archaeologists, Stockton traces the broad development of the Athenian constitution from the reforms of Solon in the early sixth century to those of Ephialtes in the late 460s B.C., carefully examining the fully-developed democratic system of the post-Ephialtic period. Stockton translates all Greek terms and explains difficult essays making...
This critical study, designed for the modern reader, explains what the institutions of the classical Athenian democracy were, how they worked, and on ...
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401,91 zł |
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Regimes and Democracy in Latin America : Theories and Methods
ISBN: 9780199219902 / Angielski / Miękka / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This volume focuses on democracy in Latin America and assesses the state of current knowledge on the topic and identifies new research frontiers in the study of Latin American politics. It provides an overview of research agendas and strategies used in the literature over the past four decades. It tackles a series of central questions--What is democracy? Is democracy an absolute value? Are current conceptualizations of democracy adequate? How and why does democracy work or fail in Latin America?--and spells out the implications of answers to these questions for current research agendas. It...
This volume focuses on democracy in Latin America and assesses the state of current knowledge on the topic and identifies new research frontiers in th...
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379,04 zł |
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Political Parties in Advanced Industrial Democracies
ISBN: 9780199240555 / Angielski / Twarda / 488 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Drawing on the expertise of an impressive team of internationally known specialists, the book engages systematically with the evidence to show that, while a degree of popular cynicism towards them is often chronic, though rarely acute, parties have adapted and survived as organizations, remodelling themselves to the needs of an era in which patterns of linkage and communication with social groups have been transformed.
Drawing on the expertise of an impressive team of internationally known specialists, the book engages systematically with the evidence to show that, w...
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1351,15 zł |
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