Democratic Decay and Authoritarian Resurgence (Lindstaedt Natasha)(Paperback)

Democratic Decay and Authoritarian Resurgence (Lindstaedt Natasha)(Paperback)

This book introduces students to the concept and causes of democratic decay in the modern world. Illustrating the integral link between public commitment to democratic norms and the maintenance of healthy democracies, it examines the key factors in decaying democracies, including: - Economic

Tyranny Lessons: International Prose, Poetry, Essays, and Performance (Stewart Frank)(Paperback)

The 21st century has seen a resurgence of authoritarian rule that often replicates past totalitarian systems, but is more refined and nuanced in its strategies of repression and exploitation. Entertainment, media, international travel, and prosperity create the appearance of flourishing individual

Democracies and Authoritarian Regimes (Kendall-Taylor Andrea)(Paperback)

Democracies and Authoritarian Regimes provides a broad, accessible overview of the key institutions and political dynamics in democracies and dictatorships, enabling students to assess the benefits and risks associated with democracy, and the growing challenges to it. Comprehensive coverage of the

Folklore in Baltic History: Resistance and Resurgence (Naithani Sadhana)(Paperback)

Folklore in the Baltic History: Resistance and Resurgence is about the role of folklore, folklore archives, and folklore studies in the contemporary history of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania--together called the Baltic countries. They were occupied by Russia, by Germany, and lastly by the USSR at

Cultural Backlash: Trump, Brexit, and Authoritarian Populism (Norris Pippa)(Paperback)

Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal (Ball Terence)(Paperback)

Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal analyzes political ideologies to help readers understand individual ideologies, and the concept of ideology, from a political science perspective. This best-selling title promotes open-mindedness and develops critical thinking skills. It covers a wide

Natasha: And Other Stories (Bezmozgis David)(Paperback)

Now a Major Motion Picture A dazzling debut--and a publishing phenomenon--Natasha: And Other Stories is the tender, savagely funny collection from a young immigrant who has taken the critics by storm.Few readers had heard of David Bezmozgis before May 2003, when Harper's, Zoetrope, and The New

Thai Massage Dissected (de Grunwald Natasha)(Paperback)

Written by the UK's leading teacher and practitioner Natasha de Grunwald, a pioneer of Thai massage and bodywork for 30 years. Thai Massage Dissected is a book aimed at massage therapists, yoga teachers, physiotherapists, osteopaths and all manual therapists who want to expand their therapeutic

Authoritarian States: Ib History Print and Online Pack: Oxford Ib Diploma Program [With eBook] (Gray Brian)(Paperback)

Censored: Distraction and Diversion Inside China's Great Firewall (Roberts Margaret E.)(Paperback)

A groundbreaking and surprising look at contemporary censorship in ChinaAs authoritarian governments around the world develop sophisticated technologies for controlling information, many observers have predicted that these controls would be easily evaded by savvy internet users. In Censored,

Nationalism (Tagore Rabindranath)(Paperback / softback)

Discusses the resurgence of the East and the challenge it poses to Western supremacy, calling for a future beyond nationalism, based instead on cooperation and racial

The Demons of Liberal Democracy (Pabst Adrian)(Paperback)

Liberals blame the global retreat of liberal democracy on globalisation and authoritarian leaders. Only liberalism, so they assume, can defend democratic rule against multinationals or populists at home and abroad. In this provocative book, Adrian Pabst contends that liberal democracy is illiberal

Deliberative Democracy: Issues and Cases (Elstub Stephen)(Paperback)

Deliberative democracy is the darling of democratic theory and political theory more generally, and generates international interest. In this book, a number of leading democratic theorists address the key issues that surround the theory and practice of deliberative democracy. They outline the

Antigone, Interrupted (Honig Bonnie)(Paperback)

Sophocles' Antigone is a touchstone in democratic, feminist and legal theory, and possibly the most commented upon play in the history of philosophy and political theory. Bonnie Honig's rereading of it therefore involves intervening in a host of literatures and unsettling many of their governing

Jerusalem (Moore Alan)(Paperback)

In the half a square mile of decay and demolition that was England's Saxon capital, eternity is loitering between the firetrap housing projects. Embedded in the grubby amber of the district's narrative among its saints, kings, prostitutes, and derelicts a different kind of human time is happening,

Anything Goes (Dalrymple Theodore)(Paperback)

Theodore Dalrymple's work focuses on the moral decay of modern culture and the pernicious effect of political correctness on society. Anything Goes is a collection of some of his finest work written between 2005 and 2009 for New English Review. A note on the cover from New English Review Press:

Authentocrats: Culture, Politics and the New Seriousness (Kennedy Joe)(Paperback)

We are entering, we are told, a post-liberal age. So-called illiberal democracy and authoritarian populism are in the political ascendant; the shelves of our bookshops groan with the work of attention-grabbing thinkers insisting that permissiveness, multiculturalism and 'identity politics' have

Miami and the Siege of Chicago - An Informal History of the Republican and Democratic Conventions of 1968 (Mailer Norman)(Paperback / softback)

Decay of Lying: And Other Essays (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback / softback)

Calling on diverse examples from Ancient Greek sculpture to contemporary paintings, this title creates a witty, paradoxical world in which the only art worth loving is that built on complete

Community Development: A Critical and Radical Approach (Ledwith Margaret)(Paperback)

Community development's social justice principles are under threat from the current resurgence of far-Right politics. The dangerous escalation of economic inequalities calls for new ideas on power and new approaches to practice. Rooted in radical community development's strong theoretical

Total State: Totalitarianism and How We Can Resist It (O'Brien Paul)(Paperback)

Authoritarian nationalism is on the rise in Europe and elsewhere. Freedom is endangered in Eastern Europe. In the Middle East, militant Islam threatens peace, stability, and liberty. The US has recently faced an existential crisis, with the rise of populism and the unprecedented polarization of

Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes (Linz Juan J.)(Paperback / softback)

Originally a chapter in the Handbook of Political Science, this analysis develops the fundamental distinction between totalitarian and authoritarian systems. It emphasizes the personalistic, lawless, non-ideological type of authoritarian rule the author calls the 'sultanistic

Molecular Revolution in Brazil (Guattari Felix)(Paperback)

The post-'68 psychoanalyst and philosopher visits a newly democratic Brazil in 1982 and meets future President Luis Ignacia Lula da Silva: a guide to the radical thought and optimism at the root of today's Brazil.Yes, I believe that there is a multiple people, a people of mutants, a people of

Cure Tooth Decay: Heal and Prevent Cavities with Nutrition (Nagel Ramiel)(Paperback)

Forget about drilling, filling, and the inevitable billing. Your teeth can heal naturally because they were never designed to decay in the first place They were designed to remain strong and healthy for your entire life. But the false promises of conventional dentistry have led us down the wrong