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The Politics of Opposition in Contemporary Africa
ISBN: 9789171064196 / Angielski / Miękka / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is mainly devoted to a discussion of the broad experiences of the opposition parties that have emerged as a part of the movement towards multi-party politics in Africa. The contributors to the book tackle an interesting mix of issues from a critique of opposition politics in the context of the economic decline in Africa to an assessment of the effors made by the opposition to establish an effective presence under extremely difficult circumstances. The book also draws attention to the many internal organisational/leadership problems that have contributed as much to the weakness of...
This book is mainly devoted to a discussion of the broad experiences of the opposition parties that have emerged as a part of the movement towards mul...
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123,51 zł |
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Friendly Fascism
ISBN: 9780920057223 / Angielski / Twarda / 438 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This provocative and original look at current trends in the United States presents a grim forecast of a possible totalitarian future. The author shows how the chronic problems faced by the U.S. in the late twentieth century require increasing collusions between Big Business and Big Government in order to 'manage' society in the interests of the rich and powerful. This "friendly fascism," Gross argues, will probably lack the dictatorships, public spectacles and overt brutality of the classic varieties of Germany, Italy and Japan, but has at its root the same denial of individual... This provocative and original look at current trends in the United States presents a grim forecast of a possible totalitarian future. The author sh... |
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263,94 zł |
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Government Racket: 2000 and Beyond
ISBN: 9780060933944 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1992, Martin L. Gross shocked the nation with his New York Times bestseller, The Government Racket: Washington Waste A to Z, after whcih he testified before Congress five times on hidden catastrophic waste. Now he has returned to the scene of the crime and found that things have gotten even worse. He shows how the claim that the "era of a big government is over" is a blatant lie. With 2 percent inflation, federal spending rose 7 percent and is now more than $2 trillion annually. The Social Security fund is empty and $1.2 trillion in debt, while its FCA surplus is squandered on... In 1992, Martin L. Gross shocked the nation with his New York Times bestseller, The Government Racket: Washington Waste A to Z, after whcih he test... |
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73,48 zł |
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Iraq's Dysfunctional Democracy
ISBN: 9780313398018 / Angielski / Twarda / 255 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides an in-depth analysis from an Iraqi perspective on the political development in Iraq since 2003, thereby filling a gap that currently exists in the discussion of this embattled nation. Within its pages, author David Ghanim scrutinizes the many contradictions of the new experience in Iraq and exposes the myth of a "new democratic Iraq." By providing a unflinching look at the dysfunctional nature of democracy in Iraq, the centrality of violence in Iraqi society and politics, and the deterioration of the rights and treatment of minorities and women in Iraq, "Iraq's... This book provides an in-depth analysis from an Iraqi perspective on the political development in Iraq since 2003, thereby filling a gap that curre... |
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269,33 zł |
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Harry's Abortion
ISBN: 9781460951576 / Angielski / Miękka / 70 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This little monograph was excerpted from a much longer book, "Grand Larceny: An Unexpurgated History of the Supreme Court." "Harry's Abortion" is focused on the most scandalous fraud perpetrated by America's judicial branch of government during the 20th century, its rulings on abortion. The first chapter summarizes Roe v. Wade (1973) and the historical facts that prove it's as bogus as a three dollar bill. Roe was followed a few years later by Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) and Stenberg v. Carhart (2000). Chapter 2 describes these two rulings and the historical facts that prove they're...
This little monograph was excerpted from a much longer book, "Grand Larceny: An Unexpurgated History of the Supreme Court." "Harry's Abortion" is focu...
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23,58 zł |
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The Oxford Handbook of American Public Opinion and the Media
ISBN: 9780199545636 / Angielski / Twarda / 816 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Public opinion and the media form the foundation of the United States' representative democracy. They are the subject of enormous scrutiny by scholars, pundits, and ordinary citizens. This Oxford Handbook takes on the "big questions" about public opinion and the media--both empirical and normative--focusing on current debates and social scientific research. Bringing together the thinking of a team of leading academic experts, its chapters provide a cutting assessment of contemporary research on public opinion, the media, and their interconnections. Emphasizing changes in the mass media and...
Public opinion and the media form the foundation of the United States' representative democracy. They are the subject of enormous scrutiny by scholars...
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769,84 zł |
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The Presidency in the Twenty-First Century
ISBN: 9780813134024 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As the most prominent figure of the U.S. government, the president is under constant scrutiny from both his colleagues and the American people. Questions about the proper role of the president have been especially prevalent in the media during the current economic crisis. "The Presidency in the Twenty-first Century" explores the growth of presidential power, investigating its social, political, and economic impact on America's present and future.Editor Charles W. Dunn and a team of the nation's leading political scientists examine a variety of topics, from the link between campaigning and...
As the most prominent figure of the U.S. government, the president is under constant scrutiny from both his colleagues and the American people. Questi...
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96,96 zł |
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Neopatrimonialism in Africa and Beyond
ISBN: 9780415687935 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Neopatrimonialism, a system whereby rulers use state resources for personal benefit and to secure the loyalty of clients in the general population, is central to any teaching or conceptualisation of contemporary African politics. This book is a theoretical and comparative study of neopatrimonialism in Africa and across world regions. Although such practices are widespread in other parts of the world, the African neopatrimonial state has also become a global prototype of the anti-developmental state. This volume calls for a reappraisal of the genesis and interpretations of the concepts of...
Neopatrimonialism, a system whereby rulers use state resources for personal benefit and to secure the loyalty of clients in the general population, is...
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741,99 zł |
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Government is Us 2.0
ISBN: 9780765625014 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When this seminal work was originally published, the focus was on whether or not citizens should be involved in administrative governance. Today that question has been replaced by concerns about how and how much they should be involved. Currently relationships between citizens and their governments remain as, or more, complicated as they were then.Government Is Us 2.0 picks up where the previous edition left off. It addresses the bigger questions that are being asked and discussed about the relationships among and between citizens and their governments, how individuals and agencies govern,...
When this seminal work was originally published, the focus was on whether or not citizens should be involved in administrative governance. Today that ...
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690,82 zł |
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Politics & Economics of Africa: Volume 7
ISBN: 9781616680138 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A continent of vast diversity, stretching from the deserts of the north through the equatorial tropics into the more temperate south, Africa brims with challenges and issues. This book collects a series of papers examining a number of these topics and how they impact African nations, the United States and the global community.
A continent of vast diversity, stretching from the deserts of the north through the equatorial tropics into the more temperate south, Africa brims wit...
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951,74 zł |
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Political Communication Research, Volume 1
ISBN: 9780893913298 / Angielski / Twarda / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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377,06 zł |
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Oil Wealth and the Poverty of Politics: Algeria Compared
ISBN: 9781107402966 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How can we make sense of Algeria's post-colonial experience - the tragedy of unfulfilled expectations, the descent into violence, the resurgence of the state? Oil Wealth and the Poverty of Politics explains why Algeria's domestic political economy unravelled from the mid-1980s, and how the regime eventually managed to regain power and hegemony. Miriam Lowi argues the importance of leadership decisions for political outcomes, and extends the argument to explain the variation in stability in oil-exporting states following economic shocks. Comparing Algeria with Iran, Iraq, Indonesia and Saudi...
How can we make sense of Algeria's post-colonial experience - the tragedy of unfulfilled expectations, the descent into violence, the resurgence of th...
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204,10 zł |
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Changing Minds, If Not Hearts: Political Remedies for Racial Conflict
ISBN: 9780812245288 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Americans preach egalitarianism, but democracy makes it hard for minorities to win. "Changing Minds, If Not Hearts" explores political strategies that counteract the impulse of racial majorities to think about racial issues as a zero-sum game, in which a win for one group means a loss for another. James M. Glaser and Timothy J. Ryan argue that, although political processes often inflame racial tensions, the tools of politics also can alleviate conflict. Through randomized experiments conducted in South Carolina, California, Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and New Jersey, Glaser and Ryan... Americans preach egalitarianism, but democracy makes it hard for minorities to win. "Changing Minds, If Not Hearts" explores political strategies t... |
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322,38 zł |
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Japanese Politics Today: From Karaoke to Kabuki Democracy
ISBN: 9780230117969 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Japanese politics now, with seven prime ministers appointed within this decade and the second major political party turnover taken place within the last two decades, is undergoing a great transition. This book explores the gradual shift from what the editors call karaoke democracy to kabuki democracy.
Japanese politics now, with seven prime ministers appointed within this decade and the second major political party turnover taken place within the la...
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192,74 zł |
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A Whole New World: Reinventing International Studies for the Post-Western World
ISBN: 9780230280397 / Angielski / Twarda / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The consequences of the rise of emerging powers like China and India is becoming the most important topic of debate in international studies. This book focuses on the impact of these changes on the way we study international politics: if international politics is changing, should we also change international studies?
The consequences of the rise of emerging powers like China and India is becoming the most important topic of debate in international studies. This boo...
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192,74 zł |
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Women and Leadership in West Africa: Mothering the Nation and Humanizing the State
ISBN: 9780230338128 / Angielski / Twarda / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Women and Leadership in West Africaoffers an insightful exploration of the factors that give rise to different types of female leadership in West Africa. It does so through an in-depth look at the Mano River Union countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, which have all directly or indirectly experienced civil wars over a decade long. Filomina Chioma Steady presents a compelling indigenous theoretical framework for understanding female leadership. It offers an alternative to male-dominated and politically-inspired authoritarian and war-prone leadership and also provides a powerful...
Women and Leadership in West Africaoffers an insightful exploration of the factors that give rise to different types of female leadership in West Afri...
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385,52 zł |
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Power in the Balance: Presidents, Parties, and Legislatures in Peru and Beyond
ISBN: 9780268034139 / Angielski / Miękka / 358 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Power in the Balance: Presidents, Parties, and Legislatures in Peru and Beyond, Barry S. Levitt answers urgent questions about executive power in "new" democracies. He examines in rich detail the case of Peru, from President Alan Garcia's first term (1985-1990), to the erosion of democracy under President Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), through the interim government of Valentin Paniagua (2000-2001) and the remarkable, if rocky, renewal of democracy culminating in Alejandro Toledo's 2001-2006 presidency. This turbulent experience with democracy brings into clear focus the... In Power in the Balance: Presidents, Parties, and Legislatures in Peru and Beyond, Barry S. Levitt answers urgent questions about exe... |
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173,99 zł |
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The Great Republic
ISBN: 9781108032605 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sir Lepel Henry Griffin (1838 1908) was a British administrator and diplomat in the Indian Civil Service. Beginning in Lahore in 1860, his career in India spanned nearly thirty years until he resigned in 1889 and began a new life in commerce and finance. In 1884 Griffin published The Great Republic, a stinging critique of the United States. Consisting partly of articles which had already appeared in the Fortnightly Review, Griffin's book was intended to warn Englishmen, particularly Liberals, of 'the political methods of America which strike me as thoroughly bad and corrupt'. His chief...
Sir Lepel Henry Griffin (1838 1908) was a British administrator and diplomat in the Indian Civil Service. Beginning in Lahore in 1860, his career in I...
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195,51 zł |
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Politics & Economics of Africa: Volume 8
ISBN: 9781611225549 / Angielski / Twarda / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A continent of vast diversity, stretching from the deserts of the north through the equatorial tropics into the more temperate south, Africa brims with challenges and issues. This book collects a series of papers examining a number of these topics and how they impact African nations, the United States and the global community. The analysis also present possible solutions to some of the continent's most vexing problems as many of its nations chart a course of political and economic development.
A continent of vast diversity, stretching from the deserts of the north through the equatorial tropics into the more temperate south, Africa brims wit...
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1340,65 zł |
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Handbook of China's Governance and Domestic Politics
ISBN: 9781857436365 / Angielski / Twarda / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This Handbook looks at how China is governed, how its domestic political system functions and the critical issues that it currently faces. Governed by the world s largest political party in the world s longest-ruling Communist regime, China is undergoing a transitional period of rapid economic and social development. How this period is managed will have significant implications for the Chinese state and its population concerning China s governance structures and economy, as well as the country s justice, public health, education and internal/external security concerns. This transition to a... This Handbook looks at how China is governed, how its domestic political system functions and the critical issues that it currently faces. Governed... |
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1176,96 zł |