Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism (Applebaum Anne)(Pevná vazba)

Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism (Applebaum Anne)(Pevná vazba)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - 'How did our democracy go wrong? This extraordinary document ... is Applebaum's answer.' --Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian explains, with electrifying clarity, why elites in democracies around the world are turning toward nationalism

Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism (Applebaum Anne)(Paperback)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - 'How did our democracy go wrong? This extraordinary document ... is Applebaum's answer.' --Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian explains, with electrifying clarity, why elites in democracies around the world are turning toward nationalism

Twilight of Democracy - The Failure of Politics and the Parting of Friends (Applebaum Anne)(Pevná vazba)

Fortuna Sworn (Sutton K. J.)(Pevná vazba)

We were meant to be seductive. We were designed to lure humans in. Fortuna Sworn is the last of her kind. Her brother disappeared two years ago, leaving her with no family or species to speak of. She hides among humans, spending her days working at a bar and her nights searching for him. The

Democracy Without Shortcuts: A Participatory Conception of Deliberative Democracy (LaFont Cristina)(Pevná vazba)

This book articulates a participatory conception of deliberative democracy that takes the democratic ideal of self-government seriously. It aims to improve citizens' democratic control and vindicate the value of citizens' participation against conceptions that threaten to undermine it. The book

Iron Curtain - The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-56 (Applebaum Anne)(Paperback / softback)

At the end of the Second World War, the Soviet Union unexpectedly found itself in control of a huge swathe of territory in Eastern Europe. Stalin and his secret police set out to convert a dozen radically different countries to a completely new political and moral system: Communism

Crises of Democracy (Przeworski Adam)(Pevná vazba)

Is democracy in crisis? The current threats to democracy are not just political: they are deeply embedded in the democracies of today, in current economic, social, and cultural conditions. In Crises of Democracy, Adam Przeworski presents a panorama of the political situation throughout the world of

Guitar: The World's Most Seductive Instrument (Schiller David)(Pevná vazba)

Celebrate the significance, the magic, and the mojo of the world's most seductive instrument. An obsessive, full-color book presented in an irresistible slipcase, Guitar features 200 instruments in stunning detail. Here are icons, like Prince's Yellow Cloud, Willie Nelson's 'Trigger,' Muddy

The Stakes: 2020 and the Survival of American Democracy (Kuttner Robert)(Pevná vazba)

Me the People: How Populism Transforms Democracy (Urbinati Nadia)(Pevná vazba)

A timely and incisive assessment of what the success of populism means for democracy. Populist movements have recently appeared in nearly every democracy around the world. Yet our grasp of this disruptive political phenomenon remains woefully inadequate. Politicians of all stripes appeal to the

Turkey Between Democracy and Authoritarianism (Arat Yeşim)(Paperback)

Since the 1980 military coup in Turkey, much of the history and politics of the country can be described as a struggle between democracy and authoritarianism. In this accessible account of the country's politics, society and economics, the authors delve into the causes and processes of what has

Hooked on Lure Fishing (Garnett Dominic)(Pevná vazba)

From the tiniest streams to the open coast, anglers are discovering the thrill of lure fishing with ultra-light tackle. From blennies and rockfish to weavers, wrasse and a host of freshwater species from ruffe to barbel. They are all now providing anglers with rod-bending fun with lightweight

Shelley Gave Jane a Guitar (Meier Richard)(Paperback)

'Basking in the twilight of Late Romanticism, Meier . . . finds the rays seductive but damaging . . . Meier's sophisticated debut promises further developments.'--Publishers Weekly on Terrain Vague Domesticity, nature, and heartbreak inhabit this seriously playful second collection. Through precise

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,

Play of the Diary Of Anne Frank (Goodrich Frances)(Pevná vazba)

A dramatization of 'The Diary of Anne Frank', recording the experiences of a young Jewish girl who hid from the Nazis for two years before being sent to a concentration camp. The introduction, notes and assignments provide support in tackling the characters, themes and action of the

Democracy in Times of Pandemic (Maduro Miguel Poiares)(Pevná vazba)

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an important case study, on a global scale, of how democracy works - and fails to work - today. From leadership to citizenship, from due process to checks and balances, from globalization to misinformation, from solidarity within and across borders to the role of

Red Famine - Stalin's War on Ukraine (Applebaum Anne)(Paperback / softback)

In 1932-33, nearly four million Ukrainians died of starvation, having been deliberately deprived of food. It is one of the most devastating episodes in the history of the twentieth century. With unprecedented authority and detail, Red Famine investigates how this happened, who was responsible, and

Twilight of History (Sand Shlomo)(Pevná vazba)

The acclaimed and controversial historian turns his critical gaze on the writing of history today On its publication in 2009, Shlomo Sand's book The Invention of the Jewish People met with a storm of controversy. His demystifying approach to nationalist and Zionist historiography provoked much

Artist: The Circle Of Life (Haifisch Anna)(Pevná vazba)

Book of Anna (Noble Stella Kuzyk)(Pevná vazba)

Stella Kuzyk Noble is the second youngest of the 16 children of Anna Zabiaka Kuzyk, the subject of this book. Stella was born in Fork River, Manitoba, Canada in 1929 and now resides in Waterdown, Ontario, Canada. She enjoys painting, playing cards, watching baseball and driving around town in her

Venice: The Art of Living (Fasoli Lydia)(Pevná vazba)

This beautiful, aspirational book offers a seductive vision of living and entertaining in the most elegantly appointed private interiors of Venice. For centuries, millions have succumbed to the magic of Venice, but few have been able to venture into its sumptuous private spaces. This book invites

Day Of The Dead - And Other Works (Ji Sylvia)(Pevná vazba)

Sylvia Ji s haunting, seductive and psychedelically tinged portrayals of women offer a whole new slant on femininity, and blur the line between high- and lowbrow art. Ji says that her subjects are symbolic reflections of herself and people she knows, or just nameless faces set in a landscape of

Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine (Applebaum Anne)(Paperback)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A revelatory history of one of Stalin's greatest crimes, the consequences of which still resonate today, as Russia has placed Ukrainian independence in its sights once more--from the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gulag and the National Book Award finalist Iron

Techno-Fixers: Origins and Implications of Technological Faith (Johnston Sean F.)(Pevná vazba)

This is the story of a seductive idea. Over the past century, the potential of new technology to solve social dilemmas has captivated modern culture. From apps that encourage physical activity to airport scanners meant to prevent terrorism, the concept that clever innovation can improve society is