ilość książek w kategorii: 8358
Ascent to Freedom: Practical and Philosophical Foundations of Democratic World Law
ISBN: 9781933567075 / Angielski / Twarda / 500 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Martin develops a philosophical framework for democratic world law by drawing on the scientific revolutions of the 20th century, the history of the philosophy of law, and contemporary discussions of law, democracy, and human rights. (Philosophy)
Martin develops a philosophical framework for democratic world law by drawing on the scientific revolutions of the 20th century, the history of the ph...
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216,17 zł |
Democratic Institutions of Undemocratic Individuals: Privatizations, Labor, and Democracy in Turkey and Argentina
ISBN: 9780230611580 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book carries out a systematic analysis of the effects of economic globalization on democratization. The author studies the labour institutions of Turkey and Argentina from three criteria of internal functioning, external participation, and structural organization.
This book carries out a systematic analysis of the effects of economic globalization on democratization. The author studies the labour institutions of...
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194,97 zł |
Popular Delusions: How Social Conformity Molds Society and Politics
ISBN: 9781934043776 / Angielski / Twarda / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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528,84 zł |
Law, Legislation and Liberty: A New Statement of the Liberal Principles of Justice and Political Economy
ISBN: 9780415098687 / Angielski / Miękka / 644 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume combines all three volumes of Hayek's comprehensive study of the basic principles of the political order of free society: Rules and Order, The Mirage of Social Justice and The Political Order of a Free Society.
This volume combines all three volumes of Hayek's comprehensive study of the basic principles of the political order of free society: Rules and Order,...
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442,54 zł |
How Ireland Voted 2002
ISBN: 9780333968352 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How Ireland Voted 2002 provides an in-depth analysis of the Irish general election. Continuing an established series of election studies, it sets out the context of the campaign, assesses the impact of the political parties' marketing strategies, and presents first-hand candidate campaign diaries. It analyzes voting patterns employing both aggregate data and survey evidence, discusses the post-election negotiations leading to the formation of the new government, and considers the implications for the future of the Irish party system.
How Ireland Voted 2002 provides an in-depth analysis of the Irish general election. Continuing an established series of election studies, it sets out ...
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155,97 zł |
Social Movements in Development
ISBN: 9780333670897 / Angielski / Twarda / 283 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nationalist movements in the South have been superseded by a plethora of different social movements. This book examines these new movements and considers emerging paradigms of organization and mobilization, which are related to the role movements play in economic and political development. The book analyzes a number of cases and their context and discusses the implications for social movement theory. The focus is on social movements among underprivileged and middle class groups, and the book is global in scope.
Nationalist movements in the South have been superseded by a plethora of different social movements. This book examines these new movements and consid...
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389,98 zł |
From Voting to Violence: Democratization and Nationalist Conflict
ISBN: 9780393974812 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From Voting to Violence examines the ways in which democratization can exacerbate nationalist fervor and ethnic conflict if the conditions promoting a successful transition are not in place. The book argues that international organizations sometimes cause more conflict than they avert in their rush to establish democratic governments and punish outgoing leaders. Snyder closes by prescribing policies that can make democratic transitions less dangerous and allow fledgling democracies to flourish.
From Voting to Violence examines the ways in which democratization can exacerbate nationalist fervor and ethnic conflict if the conditions pr...
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149,94 zł |
Securing South Africa's Democracy: Defence, Development and Security in Transition
ISBN: 9780333689417 / Angielski / Twarda / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the defence and security challenges facing the new South Africa in the context of development and nation-building priorities. The transformation of security policy during the transition from apartheid and since the April 1994 elections is examined. Challenges facing the defence force and the police service are examined and the relationships between defence, development and domestic and external security are explored in an integrated way which points to a policy framework for security in the developing world.
This book examines the defence and security challenges facing the new South Africa in the context of development and nation-building priorities. The t...
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585,00 zł |
Protest and Democracy in West Germany: Extra-Parliamentary Opposition and the Democratic Agenda
ISBN: 9780333464847 / Angielski / Twarda / 325 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Federal Republic of Germany has long been held up as a 'model society' on account of its economic and social policy achievements. Largely ignored, however, has been the crucial part played by extra-parliamentary protest in the maturing of democracy in that society. In this, the first comprehensive study of the subject in English, the authors trace the rich history of political protest in West Germany and examine the political role of critical intellectuals. The book will give the reader a good understanding of the crucial changes that have taken place in the political culture of the...
The Federal Republic of Germany has long been held up as a 'model society' on account of its economic and social policy achievements. Largely ignored,...
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389,98 zł |
Political Credibility+economic Development
ISBN: 9780333617694 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why have the economies of some developing countries fallen back while others have advanced? Why have so many stabilization and structural adjustment programs failed to deliver growth dividends? This book shows that there is a common and valid answer: political credibility defined as the predictability of the institutional rules of the game. This case is not only argued theoretically but also found to be confirmed by empirical analysis. Ten case studies pitting Latin American countries against Southeast Asian ones reveal the sources of political credibility. Economic openness is the necessary...
Why have the economies of some developing countries fallen back while others have advanced? Why have so many stabilization and structural adjustment p...
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389,98 zł |
Mercenaries: An African Security Dilemma
ISBN: 9780745314716 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This powerful book critiques mercenary involvement in post-Cold War African conflicts. The contributors investigate the links between the rise in internal conflicts and the proliferation of mercenary activities in the 1990s; the distinction in the methods adopted by Cold War mercenaries and their contemporary counterparts; the convoluted network between private armies; business interests and sustained poverty in Africa's poorest countries; and the connection between mercenary activities and arms proliferation. Countries discussed include Sierra Leone, Zaire, Angola, Uganda and Congo.
This powerful book critiques mercenary involvement in post-Cold War African conflicts. The contributors investigate the links between the rise in inte...
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160,60 zł |
Parliaments and Parties: The European Parliament in the Political Life of Europe
ISBN: 9780333553428 / Angielski / Twarda / 379 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book analyses the European Parliament's relations with the national parliaments of the European Union, in terms of political party interactions, institutional arrangements, and two-way influence. Each of the twelve chapters on the member-states of the EU covers three main themes: the links between party-political activity at the European and national levels; the degree of cooperation between the national and the European parliaments; and the extent to which the national legislature is influenced by the EP's resolutions or other communications.
This book analyses the European Parliament's relations with the national parliaments of the European Union, in terms of political party interactions, ...
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585,00 zł |
Rhythms of Resistance : African Musical Heritage in Brazil
ISBN: 9780745307312 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work describes how slaves, mariners and merchants brought African music from Angola and the ports of East Afrcia to Latin America, and to Brazil in particular. The author examines how the rhythms and beats of Africa were combined with European popular music to create a unique sound.
This work describes how slaves, mariners and merchants brought African music from Angola and the ports of East Afrcia to Latin America, and to Brazil ...
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144,53 zł |
Mainstreaming Gender, Democratizing the State?: Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women
ISBN: 9780719059780 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Published in association with the United Nations, this book builds on the existing body of literature on gender and democratization by looking at the relevance of national machineries for the advancement of women. It considers the appropriate mechanisms through which the mainstreaming of gender can take place, and the levels of governance involved; defines what the interests of women are, and how and by what processes these interests are represented to the state policy making structures. Global strategies for the advancement of women are considered, and how far these have penetrated at... Published in association with the United Nations, this book builds on the existing body of literature on gender and democratization by looking at t... |
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107,05 zł |
Elections in Britain: A Voter's Guide
ISBN: 9781403942562 / Angielski / Miękka / 281 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How do British elections work? What about local elections and by-elections? How are candidates chosen? What has been the impact of changes introduced by the present government? How can an ordinary voter play his or her part? And why do so few people vote these days? Dick Leonard, a political journalist and former MP, and Roger Mortimore, an opinion pollster, cover all aspects of British elections in this updated edition of the standard work, including comprehensive tables of statistics and results.
How do British elections work? What about local elections and by-elections? How are candidates chosen? What has been the impact of changes introduced ...
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194,97 zł |
Citizenship, Community and Democracy
ISBN: 9780333734872 / Angielski / Twarda / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Western countries, the theories and practices of citizenship and democracy have come under intense scrutiny. These are premised on a relatively autonomous nation-state, yet national boundaries are now being tested through globalization. At the same time they are being challenged by new forms of identity based on communities, minorities and transnational belonging. Increasingly, the nation-state is incapable of delivering on its promise of economic, political and social rights. The contributions in this book focus on the relationship between citizenship and difference, highlighting new...
In Western countries, the theories and practices of citizenship and democracy have come under intense scrutiny. These are premised on a relatively aut...
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389,98 zł |
Chile: The Political Economy of Development and Democracy in the 1990s
ISBN: 9780333550519 / Angielski / Twarda / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1990, after almost 17 years of military rule, Chile became the only Latin American country where a democratic regime coexists with free market policies which actually work. The book explores this paradox, and it examines the prospects for future economic growth with income redistribution under free market rules and democratic politics. The author examines amongst other things, short-term policymaking, education, health, the labour market, women, the middle sectors, privatisation, market imperfections, the state, non-government organisations, external trade, the financial sector and the...
In 1990, after almost 17 years of military rule, Chile became the only Latin American country where a democratic regime coexists with free market poli...
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585,00 zł |
A Short History of the Liberal Party 1900-2001
ISBN: 9780333918388 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This highly topical and authoritative history examines the changing fortunes of the Liberals from the landslide victory of 1906, through the divisions and decline of the interwar years, to the repeated revivals in the forty years after Orpington in 1962. This concise survey examines not only the electoral fortunes of the party (including detailed analysis of the June 2001 election) but also the personalities, policies and power base of the contemporary party in the changed political landscape of the new century. Although a book designed for students of history and politics, this timely volume...
This highly topical and authoritative history examines the changing fortunes of the Liberals from the landslide victory of 1906, through the divisions...
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155,97 zł |
The Democratic Implications of Civil Society in China
ISBN: 9780333673676 / Angielski / Twarda / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book discusses the roles of civil society in the initiation stage of democratization in China. It argues that there is a semi-civil society in China and that this quasi-civil society that plays dual roles in the initial stage of democratisation in China. It makes a contribution to existing theories on democratic functions of civil society by applying, testing, revising and developing these theories in the context of Chinese democratization.
This book discusses the roles of civil society in the initiation stage of democratization in China. It argues that there is a semi-civil society in Ch...
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780,00 zł |
Military Politics and Democratization in Indonesia
ISBN: 9780415374187 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book looks at the role of the Indonesian military in the downfall of Suharto and their ongoing influence on the succeeding governments of B.J. Habibie and Abdurrahman Wahid.
This book looks at the role of the Indonesian military in the downfall of Suharto and their ongoing influence on the succeeding governments of B.J. Ha...
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188,18 zł |