Coronavirus Politics: The Comparative Politics and Policy of Covid-19 (Greer Scott L.)(Paperback)

Coronavirus Politics: The Comparative Politics and Policy of Covid-19 (Greer Scott L.)(Paperback)

COVID-19 is the most significant global crisis of any of our lifetimes. The numbers have been stupefying, whether of infection and mortality, the scale of public health measures, or the economic consequences of shutdown. Coronavirus Politics identifies key threads in the global comparative

Principles of Comparative Politics (International Student Edition) (Clark William Roberts)(Paperback / softback)

This book offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to comparative inquiry, research, and scholarship. It also benefits from an international focus, taking into consideration nearly 200

Governing Cities: Politics and Policy (Pill Madeleine)(Paperback)

In our urban world, cities are where most of us experience how our economies and societies are organised and the inequalities which result. This textbook introduces ideas, theories, concepts and examples to help us understand the political and policy challenges of governing cities, centred on the

Cases in Comparative Politics (O'Neil Patrick H. (University of Puget Sound))(Paperback / softback)

The most contemporary, easy-to-use case

Politics (Aristotle)(Paperback)

The Politics is one of the most influential texts in the history of political thought, and it raises issues which still confront anyone who wants to think seriously about the ways in which human societies are organized and governed. By examining the way societies are run--from households to city

Remaking Policy: Scale, Pace, and Political Strategy in Health Care Reform (Tuohy Carolyn)(Paperback)

One of the most persistent puzzles in comparative public policy concerns the conditions under which discontinuous policy change occurs. In Remaking Policy, Carolyn Hughes Tuohy advances an ambitious new approach to understanding the relationship between political context and policy change.Focusing

The Dred Scott Case: Its Significance in American Law and Politics (Fehrenbacher Don E.)(Paperback)

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1979, The Dred Scott Case is a masterful examination of the most famous example of judicial failure--the case referred to as 'the most frequently overturned decision in history.' On March 6, 1857, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney delivered the Supreme Court's decision

The Political Battle of the Sexes: Exploring the Sources of Gender Gaps in Policy Preferences (Caughell Leslie A.)(Pevná vazba)

Sex remains one of the most salient demographic dividing points in American politics today. President Obama has women, particularly unmarried women, to thank for his re-election victory. The gender difference in voter support for the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates grew from

The Politics of Kathy Acker: Revolution and the Avant-Garde (Borowska Emilia)(Paperback)

Exploring revolutionary politics in the work of one of America's most important avant-garde writers Situates Acker in broader social, political and historical contexts Offers an extensive analysis of the intersections between politics and literary form, asserting Acker's pivotal position in the

Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe - Niall Ferguson

A compelling history of catastrophes and their consequences, from 'the most brilliant British historian of his generation' (The Times)Disasters are inherently hard to predict. But when catastrophe strikes, we ought to be better prepared than the Romans were when Vesuvius erupted or medieval

Jesus and the Politics of Roman Palestine (Horsley Richard A.)(Pevná vazba)

In Jesus and the Politics of Roman Palestine, Richard A. Horsley offers one of the most comprehensive critical analyses of Jesus of Nazareth�s mission and how he became a significant historical figure. In his study Horsley brings a fuller historical knowledge of the context and implications of

30-Second Politics - The 50 Most Thought-provoking Theories in Politics (Taylor Steven L.)(Paperback / softback)

Dissensus: On Politics and Aesthetics (Rancire Jacques)(Paperback)

Dissensus: On Politics and Aesthetics brings together some of Jacques Ranci re's most recent writings on art and politics to show the critical potential of two of his most important concepts: the aesthetics of politics and the politics of aesthetics. In this fascinating collection, Ranci re engages

The Politics of Exile (Dauphinee Elizabeth)(Paperback)

'The most thought-provoking and refreshing work on Bosnia and the former Yugoslavia in a long time.It is certainly an immense contribution to the broadening schools within international relations.' Times Higher Education (THE).Written in both autoethnographical and narrative form, The Politics of

Rebel Politics: A Political Sociology of Armed Struggle in Myanmar's Borderlands (Brenner David)(Paperback)

Rebel Politics analyzes the changing dynamics of the civil war in Myanmar, one of the most entrenched armed conflicts in the world. Since 2011, a national peace process has gone hand-in-hand with escalating ethnic conflict. The Karen National Union (KNU), previously known for its uncompromising

I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Corrupt Police Squad (Woods Baynard)(Paperback)

Re-Enchanting the World: Feminism and the Politics of the Commons (Federici Silvia)(Paperback)

Silvia Federici is one of the most important contemporary theorists of capitalism and feminist movements. In this collection of her work spanning over twenty years, she provides a detailed history and critique of the politics of the commons from a feminist perspective. In her clear and combative

Politics Hacks (Flanders Julian)(Paperback / softback)

A brand new way to understand and remember 100 of the most important concepts in the history of political

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics (Brazile Donna)(Pevná vazba)

The four most powerful African American women in politics share the story of their friendship and how it has changed politics in America.The lives of black women in American politics are remarkably absent from the shelves of bookstores and libraries. For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics

UNESCO and the Fate of the Literary (Brouillette Sarah)(Paperback)

A case study of one of the most important global institutions of cultural policy formation, UNESCO and the Fate of the Literary demonstrates the relationship between such policymaking and transformations in the economy. Focusing on UNESCO's use of books, Sarah Brouillette identifies three phases in

Migrations and Cultures: A World View (Sowell Thomas)(Paperback)

Most commentators look at the issue of immigration from the viewpoint of immediate politics. In doing so, they focus on only a piece of the issue and lose touch with the larger picture. Now Thomas Sowell offers a sweeping historical and global look at a large number of migrations over a long period

Confronting Totalitarian Minds: Jan Patočka on Politics and Dissidence - Aspen E. Brinton - e-kniha

eBook: The Czech philosopher Jan Patocka not only witnessed some of the most turbulent politics of twentieth-century Central Europe, but shaped his philosophy in response to that tumult. One of the last students of Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger, he inspired Václav Havel and other dissidents

Likewar: The Weaponization of Social Media (Singer P. W.)(Paperback)

Two defense experts explore the collision of war, politics, and social media, where the most important battles are now only a click away. Through the weaponization of social media, the internet is changing war and politics, just as war and politics are changing the internet. Terrorists livestream

Urban Warfare: Housing Under the Empire of Finance (Rolnik Raquel)(Paperback)

How finance and politics have caused the global housing crisisThe most comprehensive survey of the current crisis, Urban Warfare charts how the financial crisis and wider urban politics have left millions homeless and in financial desperation across the world.The financialization of housing has