Understanding National Culture and Ethics in Organizations: A Study of Eastern and Central Europe (Warter Iulian)(Pevná vazba)

Understanding National Culture and Ethics in Organizations: A Study of Eastern and Central Europe (Warter Iulian)(Pevná vazba)

Understanding National Culture and Ethics in Organizations: A Study of Eastern and Central Europe explores the nexus between ethics and national culture, with a special focus on Eastern European countries. Understanding the nuances of these cultural differences as well as different perceptions of

Higher Education Policies in Central and Eastern Europe: Convergence Towards a Common Model? (Dobbins M.)(Pevná vazba)

A political science perspective on higher education reform in Central and Eastern Europe. Examines the impact of historical institutions and transnational networking on institutions of higher education and assesses whether Poland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Romania are converging towards a

East of Nowhere (Ponzio Fabio)(Pevná vazba)

In 1987, Fabio Ponzio embarked on a photographic odyssey across Central and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. Starting in Istanbul, and making his way to Poland, Ponzio found little food in the shops and long lines to buy bread. With supplies dwindling in the shops and immense crowds to buy

Possession in Languages of Europe and North and Central Asia(Pevná vazba)

The Geography of Tourism of Central and Eastern European Countries (Widawski Krzysztof)(Pevná vazba)

First book to provide an overview of the geography of tourism in Central and Eastern European countriesDetailed analysis of tourism trends in 11 countriesRichly illustrated with maps, photos and charts of tourism

Jewish Space in Central and Eastern Europe: Day-To-Day History (Lempertiene Larisa)(Pevná vazba)

This volume is a compilation of articles written by renowned scholars and promising young researchers, in which the Jewish space is revealed as diverse forms of life and relations that developed in the rich context of urbanism, social life, leisure and economic activities, and coexistence with the

Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe: From Post-Socialist Transition to the Reform of Political Systems (Fruhstorfer Anna)(Paperback)

State-of-the-Art constitutional politicsCase-studies of 20 Central and Eastern European countriesFirst volume of a new book

Underground Modernity: Urban Poetics in East-Central Europe, Pre- And Post-1989 (Kliems Alfrun)(Pevná vazba)

The literary scholar Alfrun Kliems explores the aesthetic strategies of Eastern European underground literature, art, film and music in the decades before and after the fall of communism, ranging from the 'father' of Prague Underground, Egon Bondy, to the neo-Dada Club of Polish Losers in Berlin

Museums of Communism: New Memory Sites in Central and Eastern Europe (Norris Stephen M.)(Paperback)

Transatlantic Central Europe: Contesting Geography and Redifining Culture Beyond the Nation (Labov Jessie)(Pevná vazba)

While there are still occasional uses of it today, the term 'Central Europe' carries little of the charge that it did in the 1980s and early 1990s, and as a political and intellectual project it has receded from the horizon. Proponents of a distinct cultural profile of these countries--all involved

Contemporary Issues in Applied and Professional Ethics (Grix Marco)(Pevná vazba)

The latest volume of Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations addresses a range of contemporary issues in applied and professional ethics and explores the unique role of organizational ethics in creating and sustaining a pluralistic, free enterprise economy. It is ideally suited to researchers,

Mamushka: Recipes from Ukraine and Eastern Europe (Hercules Olia)(Pevná vazba)

A celebration of the food, flavors, and heritage of Eastern Europe--from the Black Sea to Baku, Kiev to Kazakhstan--Mamushka features over 100 recipes for fresh, delicious, and unexpected dishes from this dynamic yet underappreciated region. Olia Hercules was born in Ukraine and lived in Cyprus for

Key Questions in Zoo and Aquarium Studies: A Study and Revision Guide (Rees Paul A.)(Paperback)

An understanding of the work of zoos and aquariums is central to many programs of study in wildlife conservation and more specialized programs in zoo and aquarium science and management. This book is intended as a study and revision guide for students following these programs. It contains 600

The 360 Gaze: Immersions in Media, Society, and Culture (Stiegler Christian)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive study of the pervasive role of immersion and immersive media in postmodern culture, from a humanities and social sciences perspective. Virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and other modes of digitally induced immersion herald a major cultural and economic shift in

Families in Eastern Europe (Robila Mihaela)(Pevná vazba)

Eastern Europe has been recognized as a region that has experienced major socio-political and economic changes in the last decades. The impact of these transitions on families and their functioning has also been significant. Although understanding of families in different cultures in the last years

Cultures and / Of Globalization (Axford Barry)(Pevná vazba)

This book explores the ways in which study of culture as the realm of meaning and identity can inform current debates about globalization and thus afford greater understanding of emergent globalities. By drawing on a range of disciplinary and sub-disciplinary expertise from across the social

Religion and National Identities in an Enlarged Europe (Spohn W.)(Pevná vazba)

This volume analyzes changing relationships between religion and national identity in the course of European integration. Examining elite discourse, media debates and public opinions across Europe over a decade, it explores how accelerated European integration and Eastern enlargement have affected

The Politics of Mobile Citizenship in Europe (Siklodi Nora)(Pevná vazba)

The Politics of Mobile Citizenship in Europe explores contemporary models of national and European Union (EU) citizenship in the context of intra-EU mobility. Scholars have often addressed these models from separate disciplinary standpoints. National citizenship has been studied through the prism

Trust in the System: Research Ethics Committees and the Regulation of Biomedical Research (Hedgecoe Adam)(Pevná vazba)

An ethnographic exploration of research ethics committees in the UK, which highlights the central role of trust in biomedical regulatory decision

New Trends and Opportunities for Central and Eastern European Tourism (Nistoreanu Puiu)(Pevná vazba)

Provides research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of contemporary tourism in Eastern Europe and its effect on economics and sociology. The book features coverage on a broad range of topics, including monument protection, economic features, and socialist

Understanding Street Culture: Poverty, Crime, Youth and Cool (Ilan Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

An insightful and theoretically informed overview of street culture in various parts of the world - its origins, functions, manifestations and appeal - examining both its bearing on criminal lifestyles and on the cultivation of 'cool.' Contemporary examples and original research are used to

Ethics in the Conflicts of Modernity: An Essay on Desire, Practical Reasoning, and Narrative (MacIntyre Alasdair)(Pevná vazba)

Alasdair MacIntyre explores some central philosophical, political and moral claims of modernity and argues that a proper understanding of human goods requires a rejection of these claims. In a wide-ranging discussion, he considers how normative and evaluative judgments are to be understood, how

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

Genetics and Ethics in Global Perspective (Wertz Dorothy C.)(Pevná vazba)

Dorothy Wertz and John Fletcher pioneered the first international study of ethical and social issues in genetics in 18 nations. This book reports and discusses their second and more representative study in 36 nations. The survey focused on actual situations that occur in the practice of medical