Politics in the USA
ISBN: 9780415414180 / Angielski / Miękka / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This highly acclaimed introduction to the essential elements of the American political system is now available in a new edition, having been fully revised and updated to take into account the considerable developments in American politics over the last ten years. Written in an accessible manner, Politics in the USA establishes a framework from which to understand the intricacies of politics in the world's most powerful nation. This new edition provides students with:
This highly acclaimed introduction to the essential elements of the American political system is now available in a new edition, having been fully ... |
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246,53 zł |
Politics in the USA
ISBN: 9780415414197 / Angielski / Twarda / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This highly acclaimed introduction to the essential elements of the American political system is now available in a new edition, having been fully revised and updated to take into account the considerable developments in American politics over the last ten years. Written in an accessible manner, Politics in the USA establishes a framework from which to understand the intricacies of politics in the world's most powerful nation. This new edition provides students with:
This highly acclaimed introduction to the essential elements of the American political system is now available in a new edition, having been fully ... |
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899,00 zł |
Searching for the New France
ISBN: 9780415902502 / Angielski / Miękka / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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174,62 zł |
The Magic of the State
ISBN: 9780415917902 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The author describes how through theatres of ecstasy, the State, for the perpetuation of its spiritual authority, needs to tell about itself. Developing concepts of the sacred from Bataille, the post-Surreal College of Sociology, Canetti, Marx, Hobbes and Walter Benjamin, Taussig creates his own theatre of spirit-possession utitlizing popular shrines, official monuments and slogans, money, the police, the freeway system, automobiles, taxis, the stealing of the sword of the state and, through fetishization of Europe's (dead) others, Native Americans and people of African descent.
The author describes how through theatres of ecstasy, the State, for the perpetuation of its spiritual authority, needs to tell about itself. Developi...
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770,57 zł |
The Magic of the State
ISBN: 9780415917919 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The author describes how through theatres of ecstasy, the State, for the perpetuation of its spiritual authority, needs to tell about itself. Developing concepts of the sacred from Bataille, the post-Surreal College of Sociology, Canetti, Marx, Hobbes and Walter Benjamin, Taussig creates his own theatre of spirit-possession utitlizing popular shrines, official monuments and slogans, money, the police, the freeway system, automobiles, taxis, the stealing of the sword of the state and, through fetishization of Europe's (dead) others, Native Americans and people of African descent.
The author describes how through theatres of ecstasy, the State, for the perpetuation of its spiritual authority, needs to tell about itself. Developi...
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205,43 zł |
The Development of Secularism in Turkey
ISBN: 9780415919821 / Angielski / Miękka / 572 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1964, this is one of the most important books written on modern Turkey. Long unavailable in the English language, this edition brings new life to the influential ideas and analysis of Niyazi Berkes. Examining Turkey's transformation toward a secular state, it traces the complex relationship between technical and economic changes, as well as the political and religious.
First published in 1964, this is one of the most important books written on modern Turkey. Long unavailable in the English language, this edition brin...
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369,82 zł |
The Development of Secularism in Turkey
ISBN: 9780415919838 / Angielski / Twarda / 570 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1964, this is one of the most important books written on modern Turkey. Long unavailable in the English language, this edition brings new life to the influential ideas and analysis of Niyazi Berkes. Examining Turkey's transformation toward a secular state, it traces the complex relationship between technical and economic changes, as well as the political and religious.
First published in 1964, this is one of the most important books written on modern Turkey. Long unavailable in the English language, this edition brin...
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693,51 zł |
Political Participation and Ethnic Minorities: Chinese Overseas in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the United States
ISBN: 9780415924467 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From New York city's Chinatown to urban Indonesia, there are 50 million ethnic Chinese living outside of China. Their strong sense of community, along with their considerable economic clout, makes them a compelling group with which to study immigrant political participation. This study examines the hows and whys of Chinese overseas political activity in these three diverse countries.
From New York city's Chinatown to urban Indonesia, there are 50 million ethnic Chinese living outside of China. Their strong sense of community, along...
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282,49 zł |
Words Kill: Calling for the Destruction of 'Class Enemies' in China, 1949-1953
ISBN: 9780415934282 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Communist revolutionaries seized control of Mainland China in 1949, they faced enormous challenges of state and nation building. China occupied a vast territory, had a huge and poorly integrated population and suffered from a woefully backward economy. Building a Socialist Chinese state required effectively managing significant opposition to the imposition of the Communist regime. This study examines how the Chinese Communist Party employed language as an essential part of its strategy to achieving these goals.
When Communist revolutionaries seized control of Mainland China in 1949, they faced enormous challenges of state and nation building. China occupied a...
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667,83 zł |
State and Society in China's Democratic Transition : Confucianism, Leninism, and Economic Development
ISBN: 9780415945042 / Angielski / Twarda / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines China's process of democratic transition, and the role of state and society in this process.
This book examines China's process of democratic transition, and the role of state and society in this process.
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847,62 zł |
Democracy Online: The Prospects for Political Renewal Through the Internet
ISBN: 9780415948647 / Angielski / Twarda / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Taking a multidisciplinary approach that they identify as a "cyber-realist research agenda," the contributors to this volume examine the prospects for electronic democracy in terms of its form and practice--while avoiding the pitfall of treating the benefits of electronic democracy as being self-evident. The debates question what electronic democracy needs to accomplish in order to revitalize democracy and what the current state of electronic democracy can teach us about the challenges and opportunities for implementing democratic technology initiatives.
Taking a multidisciplinary approach that they identify as a "cyber-realist research agenda," the contributors to this volume examine the prospects for...
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770,57 zł |
Democracy Online: The Prospects for Political Renewal Through the Internet
ISBN: 9780415948654 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Taking a multidisciplinary approach that they identify as a "cyber-realist research agenda," the contributors to this volume examine the prospects for electronic democracy in terms of its form and practice--while avoiding the pitfall of treating the benefits of electronic democracy as being self-evident. The debates question what electronic democracy needs to accomplish in order to revitalize democracy and what the current state of electronic democracy can teach us about the challenges and opportunities for implementing democratic technology initiatives.
Taking a multidisciplinary approach that they identify as a "cyber-realist research agenda," the contributors to this volume examine the prospects for...
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236,26 zł |
Politics Online: Blogs, Chatrooms, and Discussion Groups in American Democracy
ISBN: 9780415951920 / Angielski / Twarda / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Despite the growth of various forms of online discussion, their impact on American political life is only beginning to be examined systematically. In Politics Online Richard Davis provides a thorough analysis detailing the political attitudes, behavior, and demographic nature of the electronic discussion community contrasting that community with the general public.
Despite the growth of various forms of online discussion, their impact on American political life is only beginning to be examined systematically. In ...
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693,51 zł |
Laughing Matters: Humor and American Politics in the Media Age
ISBN: 9780415957472 / Angielski / Twarda / 386 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the role of humour in modern American politics. Written by a wide range of authors from the fields of political science and communication, this book is organized according to two general topics:
Laughing Matters is an excellent text for courses on media and politics, public opinion, and campaigns and elections. This book examines the role of humour in modern American politics. Written by a wide range of authors from the fields of political science and c... |
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Laughing Matters: Humor and American Politics in the Media Age
ISBN: 9780415957489 / Angielski / Miękka / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the role of humor in modern American politics. Written by a wide range of authors from the fields of political science and communication, this book is organized according to two general topics:
Laughing Matters is an excellent text for courses on media and politics, public opinion, and campaigns and elections. This book examines the role of humor in modern American politics. Written by a wide range of authors from the fields of political science a... |
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256,81 zł |
Contending Political Paradigms in Africa: Rationality and the Politics of Democratization in Kenya and Zambia
ISBN: 9780415975889 / Angielski / Twarda / 245 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book focuses on the politics of democratization in Africa, especially the strategic choices of the political elite, both incumbent and opposition within the context of transition politics. The decade 1990- 2000 saw a total of 78 top leadership elections involving 43 of the 48 sub-Saharan African countries. Of these elections, only 27% led to regime change. Yet even where regime change occurred, authoritarianism persisted. The objective of the book is to analyze and explain this dual paradox of limited change of regime and persistent authoritarianism in the face of democratization. Its... This book focuses on the politics of democratization in Africa, especially the strategic choices of the political elite, both incumbent and opposit... |
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205,43 zł |
A Roadmap for Understanding African Politics: Leadership and Political Integration in Nigeria
ISBN: 9780415981064 / Angielski / Twarda / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the impact of post-colonial leadership on political integration in Nigeria, offering an in-depth understanding of the historical and contemporary forces that shape Nigeria's national politics as well as African politics generally. Okafor discusses how Nigeria's pre-colonial and colonial political histories along with contemporary external forces like neo-colonialism, as well as internal social, economic and political structures and developments, have affected emerging post-independence politics in the country. The study climaxes with an Africa-centered theory of... This book examines the impact of post-colonial leadership on political integration in Nigeria, offering an in-depth understanding of the historical... |
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513,71 zł |
Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times
ISBN: 9780446394598 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lincoln on Leadership is the first book to examine Abraham Lincoln's diverse leadership abilities and how they can be applied to today's complex world.
You think you have it rough? Only ten days before Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office in 1861, the Confederate States of America seceded from the Union, taking all Federal agencies, forts, and arenas within their territory. To make matters worse, Lincoln, who was elected by a minority of the popular vote, was thought of by his own advisors as nothing more than a gawky second-rate country lawyer with... Lincoln on Leadership is the first book to examine Abraham Lincoln's diverse leadership abilities and how they can be applied to today's com...
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75,56 zł |
The Psychological Assessment of Political Leaders: With Profiles of Saddam Hussein and Bill Clinton
ISBN: 9780472068388 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In an age when world affairs are powerfully driven by personality, politics require an understanding of what motivates political leaders such as Hussein, Bush, Blair, and bin Laden. Through exacting case studies and the careful sifting of evidence, Jerrold Post and his team of contributors lay out an effective system of at-a-distance evaluation. Observations from political psychology, psycholinguistics and a range of other disciplines join forces to produce comprehensive political and psychological profiles, and a deeper understanding of the volatile influences of personality on global... In an age when world affairs are powerfully driven by personality, politics require an understanding of what motivates political leaders such as Hu... |
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183,58 zł |
Presidential-Congressional Relations: Policy and Time Approaches
ISBN: 9780472087044 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Congress and the presidency are controlled by opposing parties, the potential for conflict between the two branches is often emphasized. And yet both conflict and cooperation between the president and Congress are an essential and ongoing part of the policy-making process whatever the split in government might be. Starting with Theodore Lowi's idea that different kinds of policies have different kinds of politics, political scientists have created ways of classifying policies that enable us to explore the politics associated with types of policy. For example, some argue that the...
When Congress and the presidency are controlled by opposing parties, the potential for conflict between the two branches is often emphasized. And yet ...
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134,91 zł |