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Borrowing Constitutional Designs: Constitutional Law in Weimar Germany and the French Fifth Republic
ISBN: 9780691146720 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After the collapse of communism, some thirty countries scrambled to craft democratic constitutions. Surprisingly, the constitutional model they most often chose was neither the pure parliamentary model found in most of Western Europe at the time, nor the presidential model of the Americas. Rather, it was semi-presidentialism--a rare model known more generally as the "French type." This constitutional model melded elements of pure presidentialism with those of pure parliamentarism. Specifically, semi-presidentialism combined a popularly elected head of state with a head of government... After the collapse of communism, some thirty countries scrambled to craft democratic constitutions. Surprisingly, the constitutional model they mos... |
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151,41 zł |
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Obstacles to Democratization in Southeast Asia: A Study of the Nation State, Regional and Global Order
ISBN: 9780230241817 / Angielski / Twarda / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Paul comprehensively analyzes the meaning of democratization in Southeast Asia's nation-states and how it relates to the development of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN.) In doing so, he questions the viability of ASEAN and its potential to move towards a common market and community.
Paul comprehensively analyzes the meaning of democratization in Southeast Asia's nation-states and how it relates to the development of the Associatio...
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193,63 zł |
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Spain's 'Second Transition'? : The Socialist government of Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
ISBN: 9780415550529 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Few would have imagined the developments and the extent of reforms that occurred under Spanish Prime Minister Jos? Luis Rodr?guez Zapatero between 2004 and 2008. Under Zapatero, Spain rapidly withdrew Spanish troops from Iraq, held a very public political debate on the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship, passed very progressive social legislation that included gay marriage and adoption as well as a sweeping gender equality act, and expanded autonomy in six of Spain's 17 regions. It has become quite common to refer to some or all of these developments as a ?second transition?... Few would have imagined the developments and the extent of reforms that occurred under Spanish Prime Minister Jos? Luis Rodr?guez Zapatero between ... |
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744,88 zł |
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Present Discontents: American Politics in the Very Late Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9781566430500 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For introductory American politics courses, this title is intended as a diverse collection of lively and provocative assessments of the evolution of American politics across the postwar period, focusing on parties, society, institutions, culture, issues, agendas, and coalitions.
For introductory American politics courses, this title is intended as a diverse collection of lively and provocative assessments of the evolution of A...
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277,41 zł |
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Top Down Policymaking
ISBN: 9781889119335 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work sets out to explode the myth that public policy in America and in all nations, represents the "demands of people", and that the making of public policy flows upward from the masses.
This work sets out to explode the myth that public policy in America and in all nations, represents the "demands of people", and that the making of pu...
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390,42 zł |
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Who Speaks for the Poor: National Interest Groups and Social Policy
ISBN: 9780415877633 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book addresses the central question of how the interests of the poor gain representation in the political process by examining the interest group system.
This book addresses the central question of how the interests of the poor gain representation in the political process by examining the interest group...
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277,36 zł |
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Separate But Equal Branches: Congress and the Presidency
ISBN: 9781889119151 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume examines the nature and effects of the separation of the US executive and legislative branches, followed by a comparison of presidents and their relative advantages in working with Congress. The author treats specific developments in presidential-congressional relations by analyzing the experiences and styles of Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush and Bill Clinton.
This volume examines the nature and effects of the separation of the US executive and legislative branches, followed by a comparison of presidents and...
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277,41 zł |
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Nationalisms and Politics in Turkey: Political Islam, Kemalism and the Kurdish Issue
ISBN: 9780415583459 / Angielski / Twarda / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines some of the most pressing issues facing the Turkish political establishment, in particular the issues of political Islam, and Kurdish and Turkish nationalisms. The authors explore the rationales of the main political actors in Turkey in order to increase our understanding of the ongoing debates over the secularist character of the Turkish Republic and over Turkey's longstanding Kurdish issue. Original contributions from respected scholars in the field of Turkish and Kurdish studies provide us with many insights into the social and political fabric of Turkey,... This book examines some of the most pressing issues facing the Turkish political establishment, in particular the issues of political Islam, and Ku... |
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744,88 zł |
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Frustrated Aspirations for Change
ISBN: 9781845456382 / Angielski / Miękka / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Uncertainty about the future of the government and strong anti-political sentiment dominated Italian politics in 2007. Following a government crisis in February, rooted in the question of Italy's role in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Romano Prodi was able to re-establish his coalition, but in the spring it suffered a clear setback in local elections amidst a climate of growing unpopularity. Initial chapters in this volume analyse these events as well as some important initiatives aimed, in different ways, at containing public disaffection towards the political class: the establishment of the...
Uncertainty about the future of the government and strong anti-political sentiment dominated Italian politics in 2007. Following a government crisis i...
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246,33 zł |
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Democratic Vistas: The Original Edition in Facsimile
ISBN: 9781587298707 / Angielski / Miękka / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written in the aftermath of the American Civil War during the ferment of national Reconstruction, Walt Whitman s Democratic Vistas remains one of the most penetrating analyses of democracy ever written. Diagnosing democracy s failures as well as laying out its vast possibilities, Whitman offers an unflinching assessment of the ongoing social experiment known as the United States. Now available for the first time in a facsimile of the original 1870 1871 edition, with an introduction and annotations by noted Whitman scholar Ed Folsom that illuminate the essay s historical and cultural... Written in the aftermath of the American Civil War during the ferment of national Reconstruction, Walt Whitman s Democratic Vistas remains o... |
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118,69 zł |
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Public Opinion
ISBN: 9781448670369 / Angielski / Miękka / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Public Opinion written by legendary author Walter Lippmann is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, Public Opinion is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Walter Lippmann is highly recommended. Published by Classic House Books and beautifully produced, Public Opinion would make an ideal gift and it should be a part of everyone's personal library.
Public Opinion written by legendary author Walter Lippmann is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time. This great classi...
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66,10 zł |
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Democracy Distorted: Wealth, Influence and Democratic Politics
ISBN: 9780521700177 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. High-profile controversies surrounding the funding of political parties have shown how inequalities in wealth can enter the political process. The growth of the professional lobbying of MPs and the executive raises similar questions about money in politics. More broadly, inequalities emerge in terms of the opportunities the public have to participate in political debate. This analysis of the ways wealth can be used to influence politics in Britain explores the threat posed to the principle of political equality. As well as examining lobbying and party funding, the discussion also focuses on...
High-profile controversies surrounding the funding of political parties have shown how inequalities in wealth can enter the political process. The gro...
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185,34 zł |
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Regime Legitimacy in Contemporary China: Institutional Change and Stability
ISBN: 9780415574303 / Angielski / Miękka / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Using in-depth case studies of a wide-range of political, social and economic reforms in contemporary China this volume sheds light on the significance and consequences of institutional change for stability of the political system in China. The contributors examine how reforms shape and change Communist rule and Chinese society, and to what extent they may engender new legitimacy for the CCP regime and argue that authoritarian regimes like the PRC can successfully generate stability in the same way as democracies. Topics addressed include: ... Using in-depth case studies of a wide-range of political, social and economic reforms in contemporary China this volume sheds light on the signific... |
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225,98 zł |
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Marketization and Democracy in China
ISBN: 9780415574280 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since China began an era of market reform three decades ago, many Westerners believed that, political liberalization and, eventually, democracy would follow. However, contrary to Western expectations, China remains an authoritarian country and the communist party is still in power, even though the country has witnessed rapid economic growth and its people have become richer. In Marketization and Democracy in China, Jianjun Zhang questions whether China's market reforms have created favorable social conditions for democracy, whether the country's emerging entrepreneurial... Since China began an era of market reform three decades ago, many Westerners believed that, political liberalization and, eventually, democracy wou... |
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225,98 zł |
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Solomon on Leadership
ISBN: 9780615288857 / Angielski / Twarda / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Focusing on the genesis of the dark side of leadership in Kenya, the author investigates whether American policy will have an effect on East Africa.
Focusing on the genesis of the dark side of leadership in Kenya, the author investigates whether American policy will have an effect on East Africa.
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157,90 zł |
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Politics Without Parties: Massachusetts, 1780–1791
ISBN: 9780822984375 / Angielski / Miękka / 394 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this book, Van Hall Beck demonstrates that prior to the development of American political parties in the 1790s, political conflicts reflected differences in the values of the entire society. They were rooted in human circumstances-social, economic, cultural-of all sectors of society, and they displayed an ordered, patterned and persistent quality. To illustrate his assessment, Hall sifts through extensive archival data on 343 towns and plantations in Massachusetts. By comparing rural to urban settings, agricultural to market economies, and differing levels of political and social...
In this book, Van Hall Beck demonstrates that prior to the development of American political parties in the 1790s, political conflicts reflected diffe...
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231,17 zł |
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Introduction to Caribbean Politics: Text and Readings
ISBN: 9789766370497 / Angielski / Miękka / 370 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is an introductory text for students if Caribbean Politics at the undergraduate level. It provides a broad historical sweep from the slave era to the contemporary period, characterised by issues of structural adjustments and globalisation, and in between, the years of worker revolt and protest. The text is structured and presented around a number of core concepts used to analyse Caribbean politics and political systems. Understanding of each concept is aided and enriched by selected readings from both published works as well as original articles specially commissioned for this book. This...
This is an introductory text for students if Caribbean Politics at the undergraduate level. It provides a broad historical sweep from the slave era to...
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139,72 zł |
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Islam and Democratization in Asia
ISBN: 9781604976328 / Angielski / Twarda / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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565,85 zł |
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A Political Education: A Washington Memoir
ISBN: 9780292751811 / Angielski / Miękka / 515 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This insider's view of Washington in the 1950s and 1960s, of the tumultuous presidency of Lyndon Johnson, and of the conflicts and factions of the president's staff has become a political classic since its original publication in 1972. In this reissue, Harry McPherson adds a new preface in which he reflects on changes in Washington since the Johnson era and on the lessons Bill Clinton could learn from the presidency of Lyndon Johnson. This insider's view of Washington in the 1950s and 1960s, of the tumultuous presidency of Lyndon Johnson, and of the conflicts and factions of the ... |
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147,37 zł |
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Public Opinion
ISBN: 9781449502065 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Public Opinion is renowned as a seminal text in the fields of media studies, political science, and social psychology by Walter Lippman published in 1922. Written in eminently accessible prose, Public Opinion is generally accepted as a broad indictment of functional democratic government.
Public Opinion is renowned as a seminal text in the fields of media studies, political science, and social psychology by Walter Lippman published in 1...
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43,98 zł |