Policy Agendas in British Politics (John P.)(Pevná vazba)

Policy Agendas in British Politics (John P.)(Pevná vazba)

Using a unique dataset spanning fifty years of policy-making in Britain, this book traces how topics like the economy, international affairs, and crime have shifted in importance. It takes a new approach to agenda setting called focused adaptation, and sheds new light on key points of change in

Developments in British Politics 10 (Heffernan Richard)(Pevná vazba)

In recent years British politics has seemed increasingly unpredictable. The Conservative Party's return to single-party government in 2015 surprised commentators and the electorate alike, and Labour's choice of Jeremy Corbyn as its leader marked a striking change in direction for the party. Cuts to

Stormlash (Elliott John)(Pevná vazba)

During the Brazilian dictatorship in the seventies, Robert, a British executive, lives and works in Brazil. Brought up in rough industrial England, he achieved what he wanted by fists and daring and survived years of night school to become an engineer. His wife has taken their children back to

Hard Time (Taylor Jodi)(Pevná vazba)

''So much fun' BRITISH FANTASY SOCIETYTeam Weird are back causing havoc in the Time Police in this irresistible spin-off series by international bestseller Jodi Taylor, author ofThe Chronicles of St Mary's.If you love Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club, Jasper Fforde or Doctor Who, you'll love

The British Navy in the Caribbean (Grainger John D.)(Pevná vazba)

A survey of the activities of the British navy in the Caribbean from the voyages of sixteenth century English adventurers such as John Hawkins and Francis Drake through the great wars of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries against the Dutch, Spanish and French and Britain's declining role

Beneath the World, a Sea (Beckett Chris)(Pevná vazba)

South America, 1990: Ben Ronson, a British police officer, arrives in a mysterious forest to investigate a spate of killings of Duendes. These silent, vaguely humanoid creatures with long limbs and black button eyes have a strange psychic effect on people, unleashing the subconscious and exposing

Dynastic Politics and the British Reformations, 1558-1630 (Questier Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Dynastic Politics and the British Reformations, 1558-1630 revisits what used to be regarded as an entirely 'mainstream' topic in the historiography of the later sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries - namely, the link between royal dynastic politics and the outcome of the process usually

Sports and Foreign Policy in Taiwan: Nationalism in International Politics (Lin Catherine Kai)(Pevná vazba)

In this exciting new book, Taiwanese scholar Catherine Kai-Ping Lin examines Taiwan's diplomatic history since the 1970s through the lens of sports in the development of nationalism in foreign relations. Since 1971, when Taiwan lost its United Nations seat to the communist People's Republic of

John Craxton: A Life of Gifts (Collins Ian)(Pevná vazba)

Born into a large, musical, and bohemian family in London, the British artist John Craxton (1922-2009) has been described as a Neo-Romantic, but he called himself a 'kind of Arcadian'. His early art was influenced by Blake, Palmer, Mir , and Picasso. After achieving a dream of moving to Greece, his

Africa and Its Global Diaspora: The Policy and Politics of Emigration (Mangala Jack)(Pevná vazba)

British Railways In Unseen Colour(Pevná vazba)

Game Shooting - A Comprehensive Insight into Modern British Game Shooting (King John)(Pevná vazba)

Our Friends in Beijing (Simpson John)(Pevná vazba)

A thrillingly authentic novel about truth, power, politics and friendship, from one of our most revered and experienced foreign

When Politics Meets Bureaucracy: Rules, Norms, Conformity and Cheating (Lo Christian)(Pevná vazba)

This book presents an ethnographic study of policy-making in two different Norwegian municipalities, where the author analyses the straregies and tactics employed by both local politicians and bureaucrats. Through an interdisicplinary approach, the book explores the relationship between the central

30-Second Politics - The 50 Most Thought-provoking Theories in Politics (Taylor Steven L.)(Pevná vazba)

Everything politics, with colour illustrations, in half a

Destroyer Cossack: Detailed in the Original Builders' Plans (Roberts John)(Pevná vazba)

The technical details of British warships were recorded in a set of plans produced by the builders on completion of every ship. Known as the 'as fitted' general arrangements, these drawings represented the exact appearance and fitting of the ship as it entered service. Intended to provide a

Global Trends in Educational Policy (Baker David P.)(Pevná vazba)

This volume of 'International Perspectives on Education and Society' highlights the valuable role that educational policy plays in the development of education and society around the world. The role of policy in the development of education is crucial. Much rests on the decisions, support, and most

Executioner's Mask (Cady Dick)(Pevná vazba)

Police Officer John Griffo died in the line of duty on national television, when JJ Jackson shot him in cold blood. Scheduled to receive the death penalty in a week, Jackson insists that murder was never his intent. Attorney Sonny Ritter is trying to get his life back on track after an arrest for

Postwar British Politics in Perspective (Marsh David)(Paperback)

This broad-ranging and original text provides an accessible introduction to British politics since 1945, challenging many well-established

Novel Politics - Studies in Australian political fiction (Crowe Shaun)(Pevná vazba)

Stonehouse: Cabinet Minister, Fraudster, Spy (Hayes Julian)(Pevná vazba)

In November 1974, British MP and former cabinet minister John Stonehouse walked into the sea off a beach in Miami and disappeared, seemingly drowned. Then he was found - on the other side of the world, in Australia - and his extraordinary story began to come to light: a Labour cabinet minister and

British Submarines in Two World Wars (Friedman Norman)(Pevná vazba)

Instructions for British Servicemen in France, 1944 (Bodleian Library)(Pevná vazba)

In 1944 the British War Office distributed a handbook to British soldiers informing them what to expect and how to behave in a newly-liberated France. This book is an irresistible insight into British attitudes towards the French and an interesting, timeless commentary on Anglo-French

Navigating Institutional Racism in British Universities (Sian Katy P.)(Pevná vazba)

This book critically examines the experiences of racism encountered by academics of colour working within British universities. Situated within a critical race theory and postcolonial feminist framework, Sian thoughtfully centres the voices of the interviewed academics, and draws upon her own