The Virtue of Nationalism (Hazony Yoram)(Pevná vazba)

The Virtue of Nationalism (Hazony Yoram)(Pevná vazba)

A leading conservative thinker argues that a nationalist order is the only realistic safeguard of liberty in the world today Nationalism is the issue of our age. From Donald Trump's America First politics to Brexit to the rise of the right in Europe, events have forced a crucial debate: Should we

The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture (Hazony Yoram)(Paperback)

What if the Hebrew Bible wasn't meant to be read as 'revelation'? What if it's not really about miracles or the afterlife - but about how to lead our lives in this world? The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture proposes a new framework for reading the Bible. It shows how biblical authors used narrative

Trumplandia: Populist Nationalism in America (Dianu Tiberiu)(Pevná vazba)

Trumplandia: Populist Nationalism in America is a collection of essays about the transformation of America, which has turned from a united nation to one more divided than ever under the presidency of Donald Trump. Some pundits predict that if things don't change another civil war could occur. Have

The Children's Book of Virtues (Bennett William J.)(Pevná vazba)

The perfect companion to William J. Bennett's number-one bestseller; The Book of Virtues, The Children's Book of Virtues is the ideal storybook for parents and children to enjoy together: With selections from The Book of Virtues, from Aesop and Robert Frost to George Washington's life as well as

God and Politics in Esther (Hazony Yoram)(Paperback)

A political crisis erupts when the Persian government falls to fanatics, and a Jewish insider goes rogue, determined to save her people at all costs. God and Politics in Esther explores politics and faith. It is about an era in which the prophets have been silenced and miracles have ceased, and

The Politics of Our Time: Populism, Nationalism, Socialism (Judis John B.)(Pevná vazba)

A one-volume history of the most consequential political movements of our time -- populism, nationalism, socialism -- and how they are influencing the twenty-first century 'Essential reading' -- E.J. Dionne, Jr., The Washington Post The distinguished political analyst John Judis has brought out a

On Nationalism (Hobsbawm Eric)(Pevná vazba)

An insightful and enlightening collection of Eric Hobsbawm's writing on the subject of

Inexcusabiles: Salvation and the Virtues of the Pagans in the Early Modern Period (Frigo Alberto)(Pevná vazba)

Economics of Bioresources: Concepts, Tools, Experiences (Krozer Yoram)(Pevná vazba)

This fundamental book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-disciplinary view on the biobased economy. It explains opportunities for the value-adding production and use of bioresources, while also discussing the main drivers and obstacles involved. The book is divided into three major parts, the first

The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing (Kurlansky Mark)(Pevná vazba)

From the award-winning, bestselling author of Cod--the irresistible story of the science, history, art, and culture of the least efficient way to catch a fish. Fly fishing, historian Mark Kurlansky has found, is a battle of wits, fly fisher vs. fish--and the fly fisher does not always (or often)

Nation, Nationalism and the Public Sphere: Religious Politics in India (Ray Avishek)(Pevná vazba)

From the shaping of identities and belongings through to current reconfigurations of nation, governance and state under a Hindu-Right dispensation, this book tracks the sentiments and structures that sustain the nation and nationalism in India. Nation, Nationalism and the Public Sphere: Religious

The clamour of nationalism (Valluvan Sivamohan)(Pevná vazba)

How does the current nationalist moment within British political culture, most acutely evidenced in the recent Brexit result, capture such a broad cross-section of constituenciess? Valluvan propose a theorisation of contemporary nationalist ascendancy which addresses this question

Modi's India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy (Jaffrelot Christophe)(Pevná vazba)

A riveting account of how a popularly elected leader has steered the world's largest democracy toward authoritarianism and intolerance Over the past two decades, thanks to Narendra Modi, Hindu nationalism has been coupled with a form of national-populism that has ensured its success at the polls,

Lansdowne: The Last Great Whig (Kerry Simon)(Pevná vazba)

Lord Lansdowne (1845-1927) was one of the last hereditary aristocrats to wield power by virtue of his birth--and he used it to establish himself as a force to be reckoned with in politics for half a century. This biography, the first to be written with full access to Lansdowne's extensive archive,

Virtue Politics: Soulcraft and Statecraft in Renaissance Italy (Hankins James)(Pevná vazba)

A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year A bold, revisionist account of the political thought of the Italian Renaissance--from Petrarch to Machiavelli--that reveals the all-important role of character in shaping society, both in citizens and in their leaders. Convulsed by a civilizational

Benjamin Franklin's Book of Virtues (Franklin Benjamin)(Pevná vazba)

This pocket-sized hardcover edition contains all thirteen 'moral virtues' as Benjamin Franklin wrote them in his memoirs, first posthumously published in 1791. In the heart of this larger work--today known as The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin--he writes of the 'bold and arduous Project of

Contemporary Majority Nationalism, 8 (Gagnon Alain-G)(Pevná vazba)

The Virtues of Vengeance (French Peter a.)(Pevná vazba)

Although most moral philosophers reject vengeance as a barbaric sentiment, Peter French argues that it has fallen into disrepute without being seriously examined with respect to its real moral value. In beginning his philosophical examination of the virtues of vengeance, he investigates the use of

When Nationalism Began to Hate: Imagining Modern Politics in Nineteenth-Century Poland (Porter Brian)(Pevná vazba)

In When Nationalism Began to Hate, Brian Porter offers a challenging new explanation for the emergence of xenophobic, authoritarian nationalism in Europe. He begins by examining the common assumption that nationalist movements by nature draw lines of inclusion and exclusion around social groups,

Courage Is Calling - Fortune Favours the Brave (Holiday Ryan)(Pevná vazba)

The first book in Stoicism guru Ryan Holiday's new series looking at the four key virtues of

Iris Apfel: Accidental Icon (Apfel Iris)(Pevná vazba)

'Personal style really originated with Iris Apfel; she has always espoused the virtues of not just dressing for yourself, but being who you are and doing it unapologetically, which is perhaps why she and her messaging and aesthetic have resonated so comprehensively. She's a transcendent icon '--

Claiming Civic Virtue - Gendered Network Memory in the Mara Region, Tanzania (Shetler Jan Bender)(Pevná vazba)

Al-Shabaab and Boko Haram: Guerrilla Insurgency or Strategic Terrorism? (Maszka John)(Pevná vazba)

Boko Haram is now the deadliest 'terrorist' organization operational in the world, by virtue of the sheer number of people the group have killed. Together with al-Shabaab, the two groups account for a substantial amount of carnage on the African continent. Analyzed here are the ideologies of these

English Nationalism: A Short History (Black Jeremy)(Pevná vazba)

Englishness is an idea, a consciousness and a proto-nationalism. There is no English state within the United Kingdom, no English passport, Parliament or currency, nor any immediate prospect of any. That does not mean that England lacks an identity, although English nationalism, or at least a