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Strict Wildness: Discoveries in Poetry and History
ISBN: 9780765802941 / Angielski / Twarda / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A reviewer once called Peter Viereck's thought -not common sense but inspired, electric common sense.- This volume of Viereck's selected essays on poetry and on history, written between 1938 through 2004, exemplifies this quality. Its main theme is suggested in Viereck's coined phrase -strict wildness, - which suggests a balance between restraint (which by itself is staid and rigid) and passion (which by itself is incoherent). Frost called free verse tennis without the net. Viereck calls dead mechanical form -net without the tennis.- Strict wildness, then, is spontaneity of feeling within...
A reviewer once called Peter Viereck's thought -not common sense but inspired, electric common sense.- This volume of Viereck's selected essays on poe...
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The Middle Works of John Dewey, Volume 7, 1899 - 1924: Essays on Philosophy and Psychology, 1912-1914volume 7
ISBN: 9780809308811 / Angielski / Twarda / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During the three years embraced by Volume 7, Dewey published twenty articles" "and reviews, one of the articles of monograph-length, The Psychology of Social Behavior, one small book, "Interest and Effort in Education, "and seventy encyclopedia articles.A salient and arresting feature of the essays is the continuing polemic between Dewey and some of his critics. Ralph Ross, whose perceptive Introduction to the volume provides a broad perspective of the various philosophical" "controversies in which Dewey was engaged, comments that when Dewey was pitting himself against important adversaries,...
During the three years embraced by Volume 7, Dewey published twenty articles" "and reviews, one of the articles of monograph-length, The Psychology of...
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The Later Works of John Dewey, Volume 3, 1925 - 1953: 1927-1928, Essays, Reviews, Miscellany, and Impressions of Soviet Russiavolume 3
ISBN: 9780809311323 / Angielski / Twarda / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. All of Dewey s writings for 1927 and 1928 with the exception of "The Public and Its Problems, "which appears in Volume 2, "A Modern Language Association s Committee on Scholarly Editions "textual edition.These essays are, as Sidorsky says in his Introduction, framed, in great measure, by those two poles of his philosophical interest: looking backward, in a sense, to the defense of naturalistic metaphysics and moving forward to the justification and to the implications for practice of an empirical theory. Dewey s five essays on education are evidence of his continued interest in that field....
All of Dewey s writings for 1927 and 1928 with the exception of "The Public and Its Problems, "which appears in Volume 2, "A Modern Language Associati...
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The Later Works of John Dewey, Volume 9, 1925 - 1953: 1933-1934, Essays, Reviews, Miscellany, and a Common Faithvolume 9
ISBN: 9780809312658 / Angielski / Twarda / 584 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This ninth volume in The Later Works of John Dewey, 1925--1953, brings together sixty items from 1933 and 1934, including Dewey's Terry Lec-tures at Yale University, published as A Common Faith. In his introduction, Milton R. Konvitz concludes that A Common Faith remains a provocative book, an intellectual 'teaser, ' an essay at religious philoso-phy which no philosopher can wholly bypass.- Dewey concentrated much of his writing in 1933 and 1934 on issues arising from the economic crises of the Great Depression. In the early 1930s Com-munist activity in...
This ninth volume in The Later Works of John Dewey, 1925--1953, brings together sixty items from 1933 and 1934, including Dewey's Terry Lec-tures at Y...
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Resources of Hope: Culture, Democracy, Socialism
ISBN: 9780860919438 / Angielski / Miękka / 358 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Collected essays and talks from one of Britain's great thinkers, ranging across political and cultural theory
Raymond Williams possessed unique authority as Britain's foremost cultural theorist and public intellectual. Informed by an unparalleled range of reference and the resources of deep personal experience, his life's work represents a patient, exemplary commitment to the building of a socialist future. This book brings together important early writings including "Culture is Ordinary," "The British Left," "Welsh Culture" and "Why Do I Demonstrate?" with major essays... Collected essays and talks from one of Britain's great thinkers, ranging across political and cultural theory
Raymond Williams possesse... |
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Common Ground: How to Stop the Partisan War That Is Destroying America
ISBN: 9780061236358 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Inspired by their popular USA Today column, conservative Cal Thomas and liberal Bob Beckel unmask the hypocrisy of the issues, organizations, and individuals that have created and deepened the partisan divide at the center of American politics, and make a strategic case for why this bickering must stop. Thomas and Beckel explain how bipartisanship and consensus politics are not only good for the day-to-day democratic process but also essential for our nation's future well-being. Entertaining and informative, funny and healing, Common Ground is a must-read for all... Inspired by their popular USA Today column, conservative Cal Thomas and liberal Bob Beckel unmask the hypocrisy of the issues, organizatio... |
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The Federalist Papers
ISBN: 9781604592672 / Angielski / Miękka / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Federalist Papers serve as a primary source for interpretation of the Constitution, as they outline the philosophy and motivation of the proposed system of government. The authors of the Federalist Papers wanted to both influence the vote in favor of ratification and shape future interpretations of the Constitution. According to historian Richard B. Morris, they are an "incomparable exposition of the Constitution, a classic in political science unsurpassed in both breadth and depth by the product of any later American writer." The Federalist Papers consists of 85 articles advocating the...
The Federalist Papers serve as a primary source for interpretation of the Constitution, as they outline the philosophy and motivation of the proposed ...
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Political Writings of Friedrich Nietzsche: An Edited Anthology
ISBN: 9780230537729 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is an anthology that gathers together, for the first time, the political commentary and writings found throughout Nietzsche's corpus. Included is an historical introduction which demonstrates that Nietzsche was an observer of and responded to the political events which defined the Bismarckian era.
This book is an anthology that gathers together, for the first time, the political commentary and writings found throughout Nietzsche's corpus. Includ...
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Political Writings of Friedrich Nietzsche: An Edited Anthology
ISBN: 9780230537736 / Angielski / Miękka / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This anthology brings together for the first time selections of Nietzsche's political commentary found throughout his corpus, including some never before translated writings from his youth. The texts were carefully chosen to highlight Nietzsche's political views and arranged chronologically to allow the reader to trace the development of Nietzsche's political thought from his youth to his final writings of 1888. In their introduction and prefaces, Frank Cameron and Don Dombowsky insightfully demonstrate that Nietzsche was an observer of and responded to the political events which shaped the...
This anthology brings together for the first time selections of Nietzsche's political commentary found throughout his corpus, including some never bef...
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The Koch Papers: My Fight Against Anti-Semitism
ISBN: 9780230610972 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For more than three decades, Ed Koch has been one of America's most interesting and outspoken political figures. In this provocative new book, Koch with Rafael Medoff guides readers through the major battles in his life-long fight against anti-Semitism. Interviews, speeches, new essays, never-before published personal correspondence, and more highlight his leadership--on campuses, in the media, on the streets of New York City, and in the halls of power in Washington, DC. The book also features personal letters from Henry Louis Gates, former President George Bush, and other prominent... For more than three decades, Ed Koch has been one of America's most interesting and outspoken political figures. In this provocative new book, Koch... |
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The Selected Essays of Henry David Thoreau
ISBN: 9781604593280 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Collected here are nineteen essays by Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau was on of America's best known and most influential writers. His work has helped shape the American Discourse and had a lasting effect on the environmental movement in America. Included here are The Service, A Walk to Wachusett, Paradise (to be) Regained, The Landlord, Herald of Freedom, Wendell Phillips Before the Concord Lyceum, Reform and the Reformers, Thomas Carlyle and His Works, Civil Disobedience, Slavery in Massachusetts, A Plea for Captain John Brown, Remarks After the Hanging of John Brown, The Last Days of John...
Collected here are nineteen essays by Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau was on of America's best known and most influential writers. His work has helped sh...
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Essays on Women, Medicine & Health
ISBN: 9780748604500 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this collection of essays, Ann Oakley, one of the most influential social scientists of the last twenty years, brings together the best of her work on the sociology of women's health. She focuses on four main themes--divisions of labour, motherhood, technology and methodology--and in her own inimitable style, combines serious academic discourse from a feminist sociological perspective with a practical understanding of what it is to be women facing the often impersonal world of twentieth-century medicine. Updating and substantially expanding on her earlier work, Telling the Truth About...
In this collection of essays, Ann Oakley, one of the most influential social scientists of the last twenty years, brings together the best of her work...
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The British Study of Politics in the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9780197262948 / Angielski / Miękka / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The distinctive strength of political science in Britain is revealed in this indispensable guide to modern British scholarship in the field. As well as charting the development of the discipline, the essays examine the innovative contributions to the study of nationalism, totalitarianism and authoritarianism and the influential British approach to international relations.
The distinctive strength of political science in Britain is revealed in this indispensable guide to modern British scholarship in the field. As well a...
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Can Canada Survive?: Under What Terms and Conditions?
ISBN: 9780802081131 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Canada is facing a critical period in its history. The Royal Society of Canada believed it had the responsibility to instigate both deep reflection and debate within the vast and diverse intellectual network it represents throughout Canada. In November 1996, the Fellows of all three Academies of the Society gathered to discuss perspectives on Canada's future. Canada is facing a critical period in its history. The Royal Society of Canada believed it had the responsibility to instigate both deep reflection... |
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Playing Politics with Terrorism: A User's Guide
ISBN: 9781850658634 / Angielski / Miękka / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While governments are obliged to protect society and bring terrorists to justice, their effectiveness in tackling terrorism without undermining the support of the population for law and order or jeopardising basic liberties is paramount. In dealing with extremism, governments have found it difficult to balance the imperatives of security and the rights of liberty. That said, neither lethargy nor hysteria is conducive to ensuring national security. Rather, steely determination grounded in facts and sound judgments about the challenges confronting us are required. The exaggeration by...
While governments are obliged to protect society and bring terrorists to justice, their effectiveness in tackling terrorism without undermining the su...
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A Fascist Century: Essays by Roger Griffin
ISBN: 9780230205185 / Angielski / Twarda / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Fascist Century is actually two books in one. First, it is a collection of 10 essays (nearly all printed here for the first time in English) by one of the world's foremost experts in the nature and evolution of fascism. These illuminate some of its most significant aspects, notably its attempted temporal and anthropological revolution, the dynamics of Nazism as the most virulent manifestation of 'palingenesis', and its postwar development away from interwar paradigms. Second, the preface, extensive introduction and concluding discussion between author and editor provide penetrating...
A Fascist Century is actually two books in one. First, it is a collection of 10 essays (nearly all printed here for the first time in English...
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Critical Practices in International Theory: Selected Essays
ISBN: 9780415772402 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Critical Practices in International Theory brings together for the first time the essays of the leading IR theorist, James Der Derian. The essays cover a variety of issues central to Der Derian's work including diplomacy, alienation, terrorism, intelligence, national security, new forms of warfare, the role of information technology in international relations, poststructuralist theory, and the military-entertainment-media matrix. The book includes a framing introduction written for this volume in which Der Derian provides historical and theoretical context... Critical Practices in International Theory brings together for the first time the essays of the leading IR theorist, James Der Der... |
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Critical Practices in International Theory: Selected Essays
ISBN: 9780415772419 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Critical Practices in International Theory brings together for the first time the essays of the leading IR theorist, James Der Derian. The essays cover a variety of issues central to Der Derian's work including diplomacy, alienation, terrorism, intelligence, national security, new forms of warfare, the role of information technology in international relations, poststructuralist theory, and the military-entertainment-media matrix. The book includes a framing introduction written for this volume in which Der Derian provides historical and theoretical context... Critical Practices in International Theory brings together for the first time the essays of the leading IR theorist, James Der Der... |
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How People View Democracy
ISBN: 9780801890611 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume gathers essays by leading scholars and principals of regional public-opinion surveys, known as -barometers, - which are making possible the first systematic, worldwide study of how citizens think about democracy and weigh it against other forms of government. Originally published in the Journal of Democracy, the essays cover topics from Arab opinion about democracy to the nostalgia for authoritarianism found in East Asia. Other contributions shed light on the rise of populism in Latin America, and explain why postcommunist regimes in Europe have won broad public... This volume gathers essays by leading scholars and principals of regional public-opinion surveys, known as -barometers, - which are making possible... |
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Enduring Socialism: Explorations of Revolution and Transformation, Restoration and Continuation
ISBN: 9781845454647 / Angielski / Twarda / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Against the historical backdrop of successive socialist and post-socialist claims to have completely remade society, the contributors to this volume explore the complex and often paradoxical continuities between diverse post-socialist presents and their corresponding socialist and pre-socialist pasts. The chapters focus on ways in which: pre-socialist economic, political, and cultural forms in fact endured an era of socialism and have found new life in the post-socialist present, notwithstanding revolutionary socialist claims; continuities with a pre-socialist past have been produced within...
Against the historical backdrop of successive socialist and post-socialist claims to have completely remade society, the contributors to this volume e...
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