German National Identity in the Twenty-First Century: A Different Republic After All? (Wittlinger R.)(Pevná vazba)

German National Identity in the Twenty-First Century: A Different Republic After All? (Wittlinger R.)(Pevná vazba)

Wittlinger takes a fresh look at German national identity in the 21st century and shows that it has undergone considerable changes since unification in 1990. Due to the external pressures of the post-cold war world and recent domestic developments, Germany has re-emerged as a nation which is less

Religion, Identity and Power: Turkey and the Balkans in the Twenty-First Century (ztrk Ahmet Erdi)(Pevná vazba)

Turkey and its recent ethno-religious transformation have had a strong impact on the state identity and country's relation to the Balkan Peninsula. This book examines Turkey's ethno-religious activism and power-related political strategies in the Balkans between 2002 and 2020, the period underthe

Britain and Africa in the Twenty-First Century: Between Ambition and Pragmatism (Beswick Danielle)(Pevná vazba)

Britain and Africa in the twenty-first century offers the first book-length study of how Britain's relationship with Africa has fared since the fall of the 1997-2010 New Labour

The Age of Football - The Global Game in the Twenty-first Century (Goldblatt David)(Pevná vazba)

The critically acclaimed global story of football in the twenty-first

Irish cinema in the twenty-first century (Barton Ruth)(Pevná vazba)

This book provides an accessible, comprehensive discussion of how a small national cinema can remain relevant in the wider environment of globalisation. It includes chapters on the creative documentary, animation and the horror film, as well as Irish history on screen and the depiction of the

Class After Industry: A Complex Realist Approach (Byrne David)(Pevná vazba)

The transition to twenty-first century post-industrial capitalism from the 'welfare' industrial capitalism of the twentieth century, has affected the ways in which class is lived in terms of relational inequality and the factors that structure identity. Class After Industry takes a complex realist

Guidelines and Standards for the Visual Design: The Games of the XX Olympiad Munich 1972 (Aicher Otl)(Pevná vazba)

Almost a quarter of a century after the end of National Socialism in Germany, Otl Aicher was commissioned to design the cheerful Olympic Games in Munich 1972. He systematically and scientifically approached this task and liberated visual communication from national pathos by reducing it to the

Democratic Failure: Nomos LXIII (Schwartzberg Melissa)(Pevná vazba)

Explores the challenges facing democracies in the twenty-first century In Democratic Failure, Melissa Schwartzberg and Daniel Viehoff bring together a distinguished group of interdisciplinary scholars in political science, law, and philosophy to explore the key questions and challenges facing

Transnationalism and German-Language Literature in the Twenty-First Century (Taberner Stuart)(Paperback)

1 Transnationally German?.-2 Transnationalism in Contemporary German-language Novels.-3 The Limits of Hospitality.-4 Belonging.-5 Mobile Citizens-Mobile Cultures.-6 A Rooted Cosmopolitanism?.-7 Conclusion: The World

There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century (Hill Fiona)(Pevná vazba)

The Rule of All (Saunders Ashley)(Pevná vazba)

As America's twenty-first-century revolution reaches its endgame, twin sisters must outrun, and outlive, the Common enemy.Outlaw twin sisters Ava and Mira Goodwin were born to defy Texas's tyrannical and oppressive Governor Roth. They inspired millions across the country to liberate themselves and

Making the World Over: Confronting Racism, Misogyny, and Xenophobia in U.S. History (Griffith R. Marie)(Pevná vazba)

Political polarization and unrest are not exclusive to our era, but in the twenty-first century, we are living with seemingly unresolvable disagreements that threaten to tear our country apart. Discrimination, racism, tyranny, religious fundamentalism, political schisms, misogyny, 'fake news,'

The Economics of Inequality (Piketty Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

Thomas Piketty--whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century pushed inequality to the forefront of public debate--wrote The Economics of Inequality as an introduction to the conceptual and factual background necessary for interpreting changes in economic inequality over time. This concise text has

Chinese Travelers to the Early Turkish Republic (Fidan Giray)(Pevná vazba)

By the end of the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th century, China was in turmoil, facing an existential crisis. Chinese politicians and intellectuals were trying to find a way out of it and were looking for role models abroad. The late Ottoman Empire and the early Turkish Republic

The Power of and: Responsible Business Without Trade-Offs (Freeman R. Edward)(Pevná vazba)

The idea that business is only about the money doesn't hold true in the twenty-first century, when companies around the world are giving up traditional distinctions in order to succeed. Yet our expectations for businesses remain under the sway of an outdated worldview that emphasizes profits for

Lonely Century - A Call to Reconnect (Hertz Noreena)(Pevná vazba)

'Indispensable, engaging and brilliant book about the pervasiveness of loneliness in the twenty-first century and its far-reaching impact...a hopeful book that couldn't be more important or timely.' Philippa Perry, author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had

Virtual Walls?: Political Unification and Cultural Difference in Contemporary Germany (Lys Franziska)(Pevná vazba)

On October 3, 1990, just a year after the Berlin Wall fell, the German Democratic Republic was absorbed into the Federal Republic of Germany, officially ceasing to exist. What was the GDR and how do we remember it? According to the dominant Western narrative, it was a country that brought neither

Retreat: The Modern House in Nature (Broadhurst Ron)(Pevná vazba)

The most forward-looking spaces designed for rustic living in the twenty-first century. Across the globe, architects are creating innovative houses for country living, reimagining the way we escape into the natural world. Some combine industrial materials like metal and concrete with traditional

The New Faces of Fascism: Populism and the Far Right (Traverso Enzo)(Pevná vazba)

What is fascism in the twenty first century? What does Fascism mean at the beginning of the twenty-first century? When we pronounce this word, our memory goes back to the years between the two world wars and envisions a dark landscape of violence, dictatorships, and genocide. These images

German Prisoners of the Great War: Life in a Yorkshire Camp (Buckley Anne)(Pevná vazba)

In Munich in 1920, just after the end of the First World War, German officers who had been prisoners of war in England published a book they had written and smuggled back to Germany. Through vivid text and illustrations they describe in detail their experience of life in captivity in a camp at

Western Art of the Twenty-First Century: Cowboys (Rooney E. Ashley)(Pevná vazba)

The first in a two-volume survey, readers are invited to reexamine the history of the West and its art through a multifaceted modern lens. More than 40 artists are included who reflect the tremendous diversity, depth, and breadth of a field steeped in history. While some follow the traditions

Justice Is an Option: A Democratic Theory of Finance for the Twenty-First Century (Meister Robert)(Pevná vazba)

More than ten years after the worst crisis since the Great Depression, the financial sector is thriving. But something is deeply wrong. Taxpayers bore the burden of bailing out 'too big to fail' banks, but got nothing in return. Inequality has soared, and a populist backlash against elites has

Everyone Leads (Schmitz Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Praise for Everyone Leads 'If America is going to continue to thrive in the twenty-first century, we must strengthen our sense of community. In Everyone Leads, Schmitz lays out the challenges for those of us who have a passion to make a difference and, more important, the strategies to spark

Changing States, Changing Nations: Constitutional Reform and National Identity in the Late Twentieth Century (McDonald Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

This book presents the remarkable constitutional reforms undertaken by the Blair and Brown governments in the UK. The reforms are remarkable in that they had the potential to change the way Britons understood the national identity of the UK. The book illuminates the ambitions of the key players in