City of the Poor, City of the Rich: Politics and Policy in New York City
ISBN: 9783110135527 / Angielski / Twarda / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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473,79 zł |
Quo Vadis?
ISBN: 9781845451370 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 2004 was a year that threw into sharp relief the principal features of the present political conjuncture, that is, one in which the Italian political transition shows few signs of coming to a conclusion. 2004 was, therefore, a year of limited change, one in which reforms were announced but not fully achieved and where the few that were achieved were noteworthy for the compromises that were necessary in order to make them possible at all. It was, too, a year in which there emerged a stalemate between the center-right and center-left coalitions which, pending the regional elections of 2005 and...
2004 was a year that threw into sharp relief the principal features of the present political conjuncture, that is, one in which the Italian political ...
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506,60 zł |
Political Demography, Demographic Engineering
ISBN: 9781571812537 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Over the past decade, the impacts of demographic trends on international security and on peaceful relations between and within states have come to the fore in ways not seen since the aftermath of World War II. An evolving and more complex set of changes in the size, distribution, and composition of populations has become the basis for a new look at the security effects of changes in the size, distribution, and composition of populations. This book is an attempt to lay out the new look, to take issue with some of the prevailing views on the political consequences of population change... "Over the past decade, the impacts of demographic trends on international security and on peaceful relations between and within states have com... |
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506,60 zł |
Taking Our Country Back
ISBN: 9780199782536 / Angielski / Twarda / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Taking Our Country Back presents the previously untold history of the uptake of new media in Democratic electoral campaigning over the last decade. Drawing on interviews with more than sixty political staffers, fieldwork during the 2008 primaries and general election, and archival research, Daniel Kreiss shows how a group of young, technically-skilled Internet staffers came together on the Howard Dean campaign and created a series of innovations in organization, tools, and practice that have changed the elections game. He charts how these individuals carried their innovations across...
Taking Our Country Back presents the previously untold history of the uptake of new media in Democratic electoral campaigning over the last d...
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551,68 zł |
Routledge Handbook of Political Management
ISBN: 9780415522946 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Routledge Handbook of Political Management is a comprehensive overview of the field of applied politics, encompassing political consulting, campaigns and elections, lobbying and advocacy, grass roots politics, fundraising, media and political communications, the role of the parties, political leadership, and the ethical dimensions of public life. While most chapters focus on American politics and campaigns, there are also contributions on election campaigns in Europe, the Middle East, Russia, Australia, East Asia, and Latin America. In addition to a thorough treatment of campaign and... The Routledge Handbook of Political Management is a comprehensive overview of the field of applied politics, encompassing political consulting, cam... |
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281,39 zł |
Yes We Did?: From King's Dream to Obama's Promise
ISBN: 9780813141060 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Barack Obama's presidential victory demonstrated unprecedented racial progress on a national level. Not since the civil rights legislation of the 1960s has the United States seen such remarkable advances. During Obama's historic campaign, however, prominent African Americans voiced concern about his candidacy, demonstrating a divided agenda among black political leaders. The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. changed perceptions about the nature of African American leadership. In Yes We Did?, Cynthia Fleming examines the expansion of black leadership from grassroots to... Barack Obama's presidential victory demonstrated unprecedented racial progress on a national level. Not since the civil rights legislation of the 1... |
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145,44 zł |
Public Management in the United Kingdom: A New Introduction
ISBN: 9780230576285 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book surveys the evolution of public management, assesses the core theories and approaches and goes on to examine all aspects of public management in the UK today, including strategic management, performance management, financial management, and human resources management.
The book surveys the evolution of public management, assesses the core theories and approaches and goes on to examine all aspects of public management...
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716,40 zł |
Prelude to Revolution: Mao, the Party, and the Peasant Question
ISBN: 9780231039000 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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578,13 zł |
On The Borders of State Power : Frontiers in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region
ISBN: 9780415541848 / Angielski / Miękka / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covering the themes of globalization, state power and culture from the 15th to the 21st century, this volume explores the changing nature and meaning of international borders over time in the area referred to today as the Greater Mekong Sub-region, incorporating Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and China's Yunnan province
Covering the themes of globalization, state power and culture from the 15th to the 21st century, this volume explores the changing nature and meaning ...
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214,87 zł |
Political Change in Macao
ISBN: 9780415541916 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An analysis of the status of political life in Macau since its handover to the People's Republic of China in 1999, this title includes chapters on Portuguese rule in Macau, legitimacy-building, organized crime, Macau's casinos, and the comparison between Hong Kong and Macau.
An analysis of the status of political life in Macau since its handover to the People's Republic of China in 1999, this title includes chapters on Por...
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276,28 zł |
Outgunned: Up Against the Nra
ISBN: 9781451688962 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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89,82 zł |
The International Economic Crisis and the Post-Soviet States
ISBN: 9780415624107 / Angielski / Twarda / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on a wide range of evidence, an international group of scholars address the impact of the international financial crisis in the post-Soviet states and the continuing implications of the crisis for these countries themselves and for the wider world. The chapters in this book were originally published in the Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, volume 27, issue 3-4, September 2011.
Drawing on a wide range of evidence, an international group of scholars address the impact of the international financial crisis in the post-Soviet st...
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741,99 zł |
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History: 2-Volume Set
ISBN: 9780199754618 / Angielski / Twarda / 1224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History brings together, in one authoritative reference work, an unparalleled wealth of information about the laws, institutions, and actors that have governed America throughout its history.
Embracing the interconnectedness of politics and law, The Encyclopedia addresses all aspects of both spheres, from presidents and Supreme Court justices to specifics of policy history, critical legislation, and party formation. Entries capture the unique nature of the nation's founding principles embodied in the Constitution, the expansive... The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History brings together, in one authoritative reference work, an unparalleled wealth of inform...
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2238,72 zł |
Governing New York State, Sixth Edition
ISBN: 9781438444727 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. New York contains greater diversity than almost any other state. This diversity creates extensive social and political conflict within the state. Governing New York State, Sixth Edition provides expert assessment of how these conflicts are organized and represented, and how the political process and political institutions work in an effort to resolve them. Contributors explore the role of political parties and interest groups in representing these concerns. They also review the nature of the legislature, the governor, the courts, and public authorities as well as how these institutions...
New York contains greater diversity than almost any other state. This diversity creates extensive social and political conflict within the state. G...
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217,59 zł |
Candidate Strategies and Electoral Competition in the Russian Federation: Democracy Without Foundation
ISBN: 9781107404823 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the early 1990s, competitive elections in the Russian Federation signaled the end to the authoritarian political system dominated by a single political party. More than ten years and many elections later, a single party led by Russian President Vladimir Putin threatens to end Russia's democratic experiment. Russia's experience with new elections is not unique but it does challenge existing theories of democratic consolidation by showing that competitive elections cannot guarantee successful democratic consolidation. This book explores the conditions under which electoral competition...
In the early 1990s, competitive elections in the Russian Federation signaled the end to the authoritarian political system dominated by a single polit...
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204,10 zł |
Socialism Vanquished, Socialism Challenged
ISBN: 9780199895977 / Angielski / Twarda / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Socialism Vanquished, Socialism Challenged examines the twenty-year aftermath of the 1989 assaults on established, state-sponsored socialism in the former Soviet bloc and in China. Editors Nina Bandelj and Dorothy J. Solinger bring together prominent experts on Eastern Europe and China to examine the respective trajectories of political, economic, and social transformations that unfolded in these two areas, while also comparing the changes that ensued within the two regions. The volume features paired comparisons, with one chapter on the countries from the former Soviet bloc and one...
Socialism Vanquished, Socialism Challenged examines the twenty-year aftermath of the 1989 assaults on established, state-sponsored socialism ...
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527,45 zł |
Italy and Japan: How Similar Are They?: A Comparative Analysis of Politics, Economics, and International Relations
ISBN: 9788847025677 / Angielski / Twarda / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides an enlightening comparative analysis of Japan's and Italy's political cultures and systems, economics, and international relations from World War II to the present day. It addresses a variety of fascinating questions, ranging from the origins of the authoritarian regimes and post-war one-party rule in both countries, through to Japan's and Italy's responses to the economic and societal challenges posed by globalization and their international ambitions and strategies. Similarities and differences between the two countries with regard to economic development models, the... This book provides an enlightening comparative analysis of Japan's and Italy's political cultures and systems, economics, and international relatio... |
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385,52 zł |
The Good Representative
ISBN: 9781118360613 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In The Good Representative, Suzanne Dovi argues that democratic citizens should assess their representatives by their display of three virtues: they must be fair-minded, build critical trust, and be good gatekeepers.
In The Good Representative, Suzanne Dovi argues that democratic citizens should assess their representatives by their display of three virtues:...
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118,23 zł |
Neopatrimonialism in Africa and Beyond
ISBN: 9780415640107 / Angielski / Miękka / 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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225,11 zł |
Social Movements and Democracy in Africa : The Impact of Women's Struggles for Equal Rights in Botswana
ISBN: 9780415651806 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines social movements in Africa, analyzing how they emerge and how they may impact public policy, the legal and political situation, and the society by focusing on the following question: How do women's political and legal rights get extended and institutionalized in a patriarchal democratic society?
This book examines social movements in Africa, analyzing how they emerge and how they may impact public policy, the legal and political situation, and...
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153,47 zł |