Government at Work: Policymaking in the Twenty-First-Century Congress (Ahuja Sunil)(Pevná vazba)

Government at Work: Policymaking in the Twenty-First-Century Congress (Ahuja Sunil)(Pevná vazba)

This edited volume features academic experts using leading policy frameworks to analyze the prominent U.S. public policy issues of the twenty-first century. Readers will learn about the similarities and fundamentals of policy development while also seeing the unique issues and obstacles found in

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

Stagecoach in the Twenty-First Century (Jenkinson Keith A.)(Paperback)

Keith A. Jenkinson looks at the story of Stagecoach in the twenty-first century, with a array of rare and previously unpublished

Beyond 9/11: Homeland Security for the Twenty-First Century (Lawson Chappell)(Pevná vazba)

Drawing two decades of government efforts to 'secure the homeland,' experts offer crucial strategic lessons and detailed recommendations for homeland security.For Americans, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, crystallized the notion of homeland security. But what does it mean to 'secure

Youth Movements and Elections in Eastern Europe (Nikolayenko Olena)(Pevná vazba)

At the turn of the twenty-first century, a tide of nonviolent youth movements swept across Eastern Europe. Young people demanded political change in repressive political regimes that emerged since the collapse of communism. The Serbian social movement Otpor (Resistance) played a vital role in

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

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

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

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

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

Twentieth-Century Influences on Twenty-First-Century Policing: Continued Lessons of Police Reform (Cooper Jonathon A.)(Pevná vazba)

Twentieth-Century Influences on Twenty-First-Century Policing argues that to fully understand contemporary American policing, we must first understand its historical origins in the 1950s, '60s, and '70s. Such a historical grounding is further employed to consider where policing is heading now in

Twenty-First-Century Hollywood: Rebooting the System (Archer Neil)(Paperback)

Twenty-First-Century Hollywood looks into the contexts of studio film production in the new century in order to understand what shapes the style and content of present-day cinema. In an era dominated in box-office terms by the franchise and the family film, this book combines close textual readings

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

Railways (Valkoinen Christopher)(Pevná vazba)

At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the first railway was established in Great Britain, contributing to the country's dramatic social and economic revolution. Detailed plans were created of locomotives, carriages, wagons, stations, bridges, and tunnels to facilitate the manufacturing

Surrogate Warfare: The Transformation of War in the Twenty-First Century (Krieg Andreas)(Paperback)

This book explores the emerging phenomenon of 'surrogate warfare' in twenty-first century conflict. The popular notion of war is that it is fought en masse by one military versus the other state's military. But the reality today is that both state and non-state actors are increasingly looking to

Avocado: A Global History (Miller Jeff)(Pevná vazba)

The avocado is arguably the most iconic food of the twenty-first century. In less than one-hundred years, it has gone from a little-known regional delicacy to global embrace and social media fame. This may seem like an astounding trajectory for a fruit that isn't sweet, that gets bitter when it is

Great Athletes of the Twenty-First Century: Print Purchase Includes Free Online Access (Salem Press)(Pevná vazba)

Is This Anything? (Seinfeld Jerry)(Pevná vazba)

The first book in twenty-five years from Jerry Seinfeld features his best work across five decades in comedy. Since his first performance at the legendary New York nightclub 'Catch a Rising Star' as a twenty-one-year-old college student in fall of 1975, Jerry Seinfeld has written his own material

Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century (Bruder Jessica)(Pevná vazba)

'People who thought the 2008 financial collapse was over a long time ago need to meet the people Jessica Bruder got to know in this scorching, beautifully written, vivid, disturbing (and occasionally wryly funny) book.' --Rebecca

A Social Theory of Corruption: Notes from the Indian Subcontinent (Rajan Sudhir Chella)(Pevná vazba)

A social theory of grand corruption from antiquity to the twenty-first century. In contemporary policy discourse, the notion of corruption is highly constricted, understood just as the pursuit of private gain while fulfilling a public duty. Its paradigmatic manifestations are bribery and extortion,

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

Capital in the Twenty-First Century (Piketty Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

A New York Times #1 BestsellerAn Amazon #1 BestsellerA Wall Street Journal #1 BestsellerA USA Today BestsellerA Sunday Times BestsellerA Guardian Best Book of the 21st CenturyWinner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardWinner of the British Academy MedalFinalist,

A Man at Arms (Pressfield Steven)(Pevná vazba)

Jerusalem and the Sinai desert, first century AD. In the turbulent aftermath of the crucifixion of Jesus, officers of the Roman Empire acquire intelligence of a pilgrim bearing an incendiary letter from a religious fanatic to insurrectionists in Corinth. The content of this letter could bring down

The New Irish Studies (Reynolds Paige)(Pevná vazba)

The New Irish Studies: Twenty-First-Century Critical Revisions demonstrates how diverse critical approaches enable a richer understanding of contemporary Irish writing and culture. The past two decades in Ireland and Northern Ireland have seen an astonishing rate of change, one that reflects the