The Unraveling of the West: The Rise of Postmodernism and the Decline of Democracy
ISBN: 9780275981044 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The West is declining, and Wood blames it on the self-implosion of our intellectual cultural heritage. Modernism is collapsing under its own weight, as postmodern ideals eat away at the West's twin pillars of reason and responsibility. Our media-fueled, image-driven, non-linear recasting of the good life has led to the rejection of reason, the enshrinement of greed, ecological debasement, retribalization, and the erosion of democratic mores. Wood thoughtfully explains the origins of our current cultural malaise, and argues that western culture literally becomes more unreasonable as we... The West is declining, and Wood blames it on the self-implosion of our intellectual cultural heritage. Modernism is collapsing under its own weight... |
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459,43 zł |
The Strange Death of Liberal America
ISBN: 9780275990633 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ralph Brauer defines Liberal America as a place where government exists to keep the playing field level. The success of the American experiment, he argues, depends on how well we maintain this equity and its four cornerstones: economic justice, educational equity, voting rights, and media fairness. His book is both a political and intellectual history examining the various threats to these cornerstones, and a social and cultural chronicle. Touching on music, television, movies, and sports, Brauer's thesis is underscored by a historical discussion that begins with the New Deal and works its... Ralph Brauer defines Liberal America as a place where government exists to keep the playing field level. The success of the American experiment, he... |
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399,01 zł |
Showdown: Confronting Bias, Lies, and the Special Interests That Divide America
ISBN: 9780312320171 / Angielski / Miękka / 390 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Ten Things You Can't Say in America struck a chord with eager readers acroos the country, exposing thruths others have been too afraid to address. In his new book, Elder is out to slay entrenched and enmeshed special interest groups, government agencies with the capacity to meddle in Americans' lives and businesses, lawmakers who continue a pattern of outrageous overtaxation, and those who would hamstring this country with good intentions. Showdown demonstrates how the nation would be better, stronger and safer with less gvernment intervention and how individuals... The Ten Things You Can't Say in America struck a chord with eager readers acroos the country, exposing thruths others have been too afraid t... |
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120,79 zł |
Patterns of Anti-Democratic Thought: An Analysis and a Criticism, with Special Reference to the American Political Mind in Recent Times
ISBN: 9780313223921 / Angielski / Twarda / 347 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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580,26 zł |
A Representative Supreme Court? The Impact of Race, Religion, and Gender on Appointments
ISBN: 9780313277771 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken on an increased political prominence, due largely to such controversial issues as abortion, the separation of church and state, and civil rights. Because such issues could be affected by a Court member's personal beliefs and experiences, the question of how race, religion, and gender influence Supreme Court appointments is a crucial one. In this work, Barbara Perry explores the impact of these factors on the Court, placing the presidential nominations in their historical and political contexts. She examines the question of whether... In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken on an increased political prominence, due largely to such controversial issues as abortion, the... |
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580,26 zł |
Constitutional Politics in the States: Contemporary Controversies and Historical Patterns
ISBN: 9780313285233 / Angielski / Twarda / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The reliance on state declarations of rights to expand rights protections during the last two decades has highlighted the political importance of state constitutions. Yet, throughout American history up to the present day, state constitutions have been the battleground for fundamental political conflicts. This edited volume analyzes the efforts of various groups to achieve their ends via constitutional revision and constitutional amendments, examines the responses to controversial state constitutional rulings, and assesses the consequences of constitutional politics on substantive state... The reliance on state declarations of rights to expand rights protections during the last two decades has highlighted the political importance of s... |
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580,26 zł |
Research Guide to U.S. and International Interest Groups
ISBN: 9780313295430 / Angielski / Twarda / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Interest groups influence every government around the world, but what exactly are they, and how do they go about their work? This compilation of the major research, literature, and possible future directions of the study of interest groups is an excellent introductory resource for scholars and students in political science and related fields. Thoroughly cross-referenced and thematically organized, more than 200 entries detail the main topics of interest group activity in the United States and around the world. Following an introductory chapter that explains the format and... Interest groups influence every government around the world, but what exactly are they, and how do they go about their work? This compilation of th... |
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658,80 zł |
The Central Intelligence Agency: Security Under Scrutiny
ISBN: 9780313332821 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Created in 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency plays an important part in the nation's intelligence activities, and is currently playing a vital role in the war on terrorism. While the agency is often in the news and portrayed in television shows and films, it remains one of the most secretive and misunderstood organizations in the United States. This work provides an in-depth look into the Central Intelligence Agency and how its responsibilities affect American life. After a brief history of the agency, chapters describe its organization, intelligence/counterintelligence,... Created in 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency plays an important part in the nation's intelligence activities, and is currently playing a vital ... |
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586,30 zł |
From the Primaries to the Polls: How to Repair America's Broken Presidential Nomination Process
ISBN: 9780313348358 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. America's presidential nominating process is inherently unfair and exclusive, yielding undue weight and privilege to the states that vote in the earliest rounds. More and more states are beating down the door to vote earlier, trying to redress the inequity on a state-by-state basis. In the ensuing free-for-all, the presidential primary schedule has become so front-loaded that the anointed front-runner with the biggest war chest in each of the major parties is the de facto nominee. The primaries are becoming mere noise and pageantry, as the national conventions have been for several... America's presidential nominating process is inherently unfair and exclusive, yielding undue weight and privilege to the states that vote in the ea... |
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580,26 zł |
Implicating Empire
ISBN: 9780465004942 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over the past several years, while visible protests against the World Bank and the I.M.F. made front-page news, there has been a growing field of scholarship that looks at the role of globalization for national and international state identities. The first truism of globalization--that we live in an increasingly interconnected world, one in which it is impossible to separate the fate of one nation from that of the others--was dramatically illustrated on September 11, 2001, when the seemingly distant effects of a civil war in Afghanistan so murderously interrupted life in the United...
Over the past several years, while visible protests against the World Bank and the I.M.F. made front-page news, there has been a growing field of scho...
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135,88 zł |
You Can't Enlarge the Pie: Six Barriers to Effective Government
ISBN: 9780465006328 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why do our government leaders continually make decisions and craft policies that everybody knows are foolish? Because they, like the rest of us, remain trapped in foolish and unproductive habits of thinking. "You Can't Enlarge the Pie" analyzes the unspoken assumptions that lead to bad policy, wasted resources, and lost lives, and shows exactly why they're wrong. With fascinating case studies and clear, compelling analysis, it dissects six psychological barriers to ineffective government:1. Do no harm. 2. Their gain is our loss.3. Competition is always good. 4. Support our group. 5. Live for...
Why do our government leaders continually make decisions and craft policies that everybody knows are foolish? Because they, like the rest of us, remai...
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139,16 zł |
God's Name in Vain: The Wrongs and Rights of Religion in Politics
ISBN: 9780465008872 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stephen Carter argues that American politics is unimaginable without America's religious voice. Using contemporary and historical examples, from abolitionist sermons to presidential candidates' confessions, he illustrates ways in which religion and politics do and do not mesh well and ways in which spiritual perspectives might make vital contributions to our national debates. He also warns us of the importance of setting out some sensible limits, so that religious institutions do not allow themselves to be seduced by the lure of temporal power, and offers strong examples of principled and...
Stephen Carter argues that American politics is unimaginable without America's religious voice. Using contemporary and historical examples, from aboli...
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127,07 zł |
Putting Trust in the U.S. Budget: Federal Trust Funds and the Politics of Commitment
ISBN: 9780521777483 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the United States many important programs, such as Social Security and Medicare, are paid from trust funds. At a time when major social insurance funds are facing insolvency, this timely book provides the first comprehensive study of this significant yet little-studied feature of the American welfare state. Trust funds are at the heart of US budgeting and public social provision, and also raise a fundamental question of democratic politics: can current officeholders bind their successors? Through detailed case studies Patashnik shows how long term government commitments are effectively...
In the United States many important programs, such as Social Security and Medicare, are paid from trust funds. At a time when major social insurance f...
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153,47 zł |
Justified?: Questioning Military Indoctrination and Foreign Policy
ISBN: 9780595262342 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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47,25 zł |
Is It Time to Outsource the Government?
ISBN: 9780595348855 / Angielski / Miękka / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "It is pretty bad when the best you can hope for out of your elected officials is that they do nothing at all since they never do what you want them to. If you take a look at our congressional office holders, some of them miss an awful lot of votes. Are they on vacation? Are they accountable for anything once they take office? They certainly do not work fulltime, why should we pay them for full time work? In fact why don't we only pay them when they do what we want them to do or what they promised they would do when we elected them? "
Author K. S. Faulkner delivers a blistering tirade on... "It is pretty bad when the best you can hope for out of your elected officials is that they do nothing at all since they never do what you want them t...
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The Bush Diaries: A Citizen's Review of the First Term
ISBN: 9780595358984 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " A]fter seeing their Iraq strategy unravel, North Korea get ignored, and the state of Palestine remain a wishful dream-I would dare say that the Bush Administration's foreign policy also needs substantive tuning. In the ultimate, if U.S. foreign policy is made more consistent with our core values, and the Bush Administration uses traditional diplomacy to further policy goals, its Second Term might turn out to be a memorable 'American Intifada" "
"The Bush Diaries" captures the true meaning of 'freedom and democracy" by allowing an average American citizen to be heard. Author Jack... " A]fter seeing their Iraq strategy unravel, North Korea get ignored, and the state of Palestine remain a wishful dream-I would dare say that the Bush...
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86,09 zł |
Governing the American State: Congress and the New Federalism, 1877-1929
ISBN: 9780691119748 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The modern, centralized American state was supposedly born in the Great Depression of the 1930s. Kimberley S. Johnson argues that this conventional wisdom is wrong. Cooperative federalism was not born in a Big Bang, but instead emerged out of power struggles within the nation's major political institutions during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Examining the fifty-two years from the end of Reconstruction to the beginning of the Great Depression, Johnson shows that the "first New Federalism" was created during this era from dozens of policy initiatives enacted... The modern, centralized American state was supposedly born in the Great Depression of the 1930s. Kimberley S. Johnson argues that this conventional... |
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312,42 zł |
Creating the Secret State: The Origins of the Central Intelligence Agency, 1943-1947
ISBN: 9780700610242 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While much has been disclosed about the CIA's cloak-and-dagger activities during the Cold War, relatively little is known about the origins of this secret organization. David Rudgers, a twenty-two-year CIA veteran, has written the first complete account of its creation, revealing how the idea of a centralized intelligence developed within the government and debunking the myth that former OSS chief William J. Donovan was the prime mover behind the agency's founding. Creating the Secret State locates the CIA's origins in government-wide efforts to reorganize national security during...
While much has been disclosed about the CIA's cloak-and-dagger activities during the Cold War, relatively little is known about the origins of this se...
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278,18 zł |
Blair's community: Communitarian thought and New Labour
ISBN: 9780719074127 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Blair's community is an exciting and timely book which challenges the accepted wisdom about the role of communitarian thought in the development of New Labour under Tony Blair. From the mid-1990s there has been a widespread view that Labour policies have reflected, or even been influenced by, the work of communitarian writers like Amitai Etzioni and John Macmurray, and philosophers such as Alasdair MacIntyre and Michael Sandel.
The book begins by establishing that such a view was widely, and frequently unquestioningly, held, in both popular and academic forums. It then identifies reasons... Blair's community is an exciting and timely book which challenges the accepted wisdom about the role of communitarian thought in the development of Ne...
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457,85 zł |
The Transformation of Wall Street: A History of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Modern Corporate Finance
ISBN: 9780735544352 / Angielski / Twarda / 934 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Transformation of Wall Street is a comprehensive and insightful historical analysis of the Securities & Exchange Commission from the perspective of a leader in securities regulation. The Transformation of Wall Street offers an in-depth look at
The Transformation of Wall Street is a comprehensive and insightful historical analysis of the Securities & Exchange Commission from the perspective o...
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695,06 zł |