Widows: Poverty, Power and Politics (Andrews Maggie)(Pevná vazba)

Widows: Poverty, Power and Politics (Andrews Maggie)(Pevná vazba)

The unlikely history of women's empowerment through widowhood Historically seen as figures of pity and foreboding - poverty stricken receivers of charity, tragic figures dressed in black and even sometimes sexually voracious predators or witches - widows have been subject to powerful stereotypes

Wealth, Poverty and Politics (Sowell Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

A revised and enlarged edition of Thomas Sowell's essential examination of differences of wealth and income between nations and within nationsWealth, Poverty and Politics challenges the assumptions, the definitions, the evidence and the reasoning of most of what is said about differences of income

Tips from Widows (Robinson Jan)(Pevná vazba)

The Tribe: The Inside Story of Irish Power and Influence in Us Politics (Perry Caitriona)(Pevná vazba)

Twilight of the Merkel Era: Power and Politics in Germany After the 2017 Bundestag Election (Langenbacher Eric)(Pevná vazba)

Okapi Tale (Kramer Jacob)(Pevná vazba)

Noodlephant and her friends are back, this time with a tale of power, politics, private property, and of

Leading Professionals: Power, Politics, and Prima Donnas (Empson Laura)(Pevná vazba)

Professional organizations--such as accounting and consulting firms, law firms, and investment banks--are fundamental to the functioning of the global economy. Yet many of the most powerful are notoriously private. This book uncovers the complex, messy, and surprisingly emotional challenges of

The cultural politics of contemporary Hollywood film: Power, culture, and society (Beasley Chris)(Pevná vazba)

Using an innovative syncretic 'cultural politics' approach drawing on political theory, film studies and sociology, this book unpacks how political myths about states, citizens, community, intimate life and social criticism operate in Hollywood

The Politics of Freedom of Information: How and Why Governments Pass Laws That Threaten Their Power (Worthy Ben)(Pevná vazba)

Reclaiming Joy: A Primer for Widows (Prichard Ella Wall)(Pevná vazba)

Poverty and Power: The Problem of Structural Inequality, Third Edition (Royce Edward)(Paperback)

Poverty and Power argues that American poverty is not due to individual failings but rather to broader structural forces. The third edition features new material on the current political climate, the shortage of quality job opportunities, the implications of the Trump presidency, and

Raku (Andrews Tim)(Pevná vazba)

Pendulums: For Guidance & Healing (Percy Maggie And Nigel)(Pevná vazba)

The power of pendulums is wondrous. They have been used in dowsing throughout the ages and remain a useful tool in our modern world. In addition to famously helping to locate water and minerals, they have a multitude of purposes - from relocating lost items, people or pets or finding love to

Re-Thinking Mobility Poverty: Understanding Users' Geographies, Backgrounds and Aptitudes (Kuttler Tobias)(Pevná vazba)

This book seeks to better conceptualise and define mobility poverty, addressing both its geographies and socio-economic landscapes. It moves beyond the analysis of 'transport poverty' and innovatively explores mobility inequalities and social construction of mobility disadvantages.The debate on

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Acemoglu Daron)(Pevná vazba)

Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine? Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of what the

Beyond Power and Resistance: Politics at the Radical Limits (Bloom Peter)(Pevná vazba)

This book challenges the conceptual and practical effectiveness of resistance to achieve social and political change, and considers an alternative framework that goes beyond a desire to resist sovereign power, but offers political movements that expand individual and collective

The Widows (Montgomery Jess)(Pevná vazba)

'The Widows kept me on the edge of my seat. Montgomery is a masterful storyteller.' --Lee Martin, author of Pulitzer Prize-Finalist The Bright ForeverKinship, Ohio, 1924: When Lily Ross learns that her husband, Daniel Ross, the town's widely respected sheriff, is killed while transporting a

Fray: Art and Textile Politics (Bryan-Wilson Julia)(Pevná vazba)

Measuring Poverty Around the World (Atkinson Anthony B.)(Pevná vazba)

The final book from a towering pioneer in the study of poverty and inequality--a critically important examination of poverty around the worldIn this, his final book, economist Anthony Atkinson, one of the world's great social scientists and a pioneer in the study of poverty and inequality, offers

Mathematics and Politics: Strategy, Voting, Power, and Proof (Taylor Alan D.)(Pevná vazba)

The author is a recognized expert in applying ideas in modern mathematics to problems in international conflict resolution. Intended for non-specialists and requiring only introductory mathematics, the quantitative methods are presented in strongly applied settings for political science and the

Our Friends in Beijing (Simpson John)(Pevná vazba)

A thrillingly authentic novel about truth, power, politics and friendship, from one of our most revered and experienced foreign

Worth Dying For - The Power and Politics of Flags (Marshall Tim)(Pevná vazba)

An enlightening popular account of the symbolism that drives global

Ensuring Poverty: Welfare Reform in Feminist Perspective (Kornbluh Felicia)(Pevná vazba)

In Ensuring Poverty, Felicia Kornbluh and Gwendolyn Mink assess the gendered history of welfare reform. They foreground arguments advanced by feminists for a welfare policy that would respect single mothers' rights while advancing their opportunities and assuring economic security for their

The New Glamour: Interiors with Star Quality (Andrews Jeff)(Pevná vazba)

Interior designer Jeff Andrews reveals his decorating secrets in a refreshing, youthful, and livable take on what glamour today can be. Kourtney Kardashian. Kris Jenner. Kaley Cuoco. These Hollywood stars and more have turned to Jeff Andrews to deliver his trademark high style to their homes. In