Empire of Democracy

The first panoramic history of the Western world from the 1970s to the present day: Empire of Democracy is the story for those asking how we got to...

Democracy When the People Are Thinking contributes both to political theory and to the empirical study of public opinion and participation. It shou...

Reducere. 'Religion and politics', as the old saying goes, 'should never be discussed in mixed company.'And yet fostering discussions that cross lines of pol...

The year 2022 marks 2, 500 years since Athens, the birthplace of democracy, fought off the mighty Persian empire. Kershaw tells the story of the th...

Reducere. Justice (al-'adl) is one of the principal values of the Islamic faith. In Islam, Justice, and Democracy, Sabri Ciftci explores the historical, phil...

Reducere. The British Empire was the largest in all history: the nearest thing to world domination ever achieved. By the eve of World War II, around a quarte...

Critical Pedagogy, Sexuality Education and Young People presents cutting-edge empirical and theoretical research on the role of Critical Pedagogy i...

Historian and political thinker Ellen Meiksins Wood argues that theories of "postmodern" fragmentation, "difference, " and con-tingency can barely ...

DescriptionWhat will it take to stop a war? King Wu's dreams of peacefully transitioning the Earth Kingdom into a democracy are in danger when Comm...

Subtitled, }The Epic History Of Greece & Rome{. A comprehensive and enthralling introduction to the Classical World, that spans almost a thousand y...

A groundbreaking study that shatters longstanding assumptions about the nature and origins of the Russian RevolutionPublisher: Haymarket BooksAutho...

Reducere. Author's Note: Stay Awhile and Listen: Book I - Legendary Edition contains bonus material. For a slimmer book without additional content, refer to ...

Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail? This book offers empirical evidence for the importance of 'civic community' in developi...

Sociologist Mike Savage shows how economic inequality aggravates cultural, social, and political conflicts, challenging the framework of liberal de...

Reducere. `This is a most welcome contribution to current discourses on democratising the European polity. Warleigh's thought-provoking analysis, by drawing ...

Reducere. The story of a pivotal moment in modern world history, when Arabs established a representative democracy--and how the West crushed it When Europe's...

Combining cutting edge theories with empirical research, this timely book offers an in-depth analysis of current platform-based radical movements t...

DescriptionIn this concise and compelling history, Cambodia s past is described in vivid detail, from the richness of the Angkorean empire through ...

Reducere. Year 501 definitively shows how the United States developed into the world's most implacable and powerful empire. Analyzing Haiti, Latin America, C...

How did the acquisition of overseas colonies affect the development of the American state? How did the constitutional system shape the expansion an...

Reducere. DescriptionThe publication of the first edition of 'The Greater Britain' coincided with the formation of the British Union of Fascists by Oswald Mo...

Reducere. This updated and expanded edition of The History of Spain offers an in-depth examination of Europe's fifth largest economy, providing important cov...

Reducere. In The Birth of Politics, Melissa Lane introduces the reader to the foundations of Western political thought, from the Greeks, who invented democra...

Charts the major political developments in a particularly turbulent phase of Scottish history Six thematic chapters outline the complex social, cul...

Reducere. Democracy in Print captures many of the most influential voices from a century of United States history who have spoken out on the struggle to make...

How India's Constitution came into being and instituted democracy after independence from British rule.Britain's justification for colonial rule in...

Why political inequality is to blame for economic and social injustice Political equality is the most basic tenet of democracy. Yet in America and ...

Over the last three decades, numerous radical right populist parties (RRPP) have emerged, developed, and strengthened their electoral weight in Wes...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of Ancient Greece The culture and events of Greece were so influential they have a significant effect on modern-day...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of Ancient GreeceThe culture and events of Greece were so influential they have a significant effect on modern-day ...

Reducere. The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome once dominated the world, and they continue to fascinate and inspire us. Classical art and architect...

In the last half-century we have witnessed a dramatic expansion of American corporate power into every corner of the world, accompanied by an equal...

Mongolia is landlocked between its neighbors China and Russia in the heart of Asia. For centuries after the disintegration of Genghis Khan s empire...

This is a stimulating work with an original perspective on the most important existential question in the UK since the Second World War. Rather tha...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. An extraordinary story of romance, history, and divided loyalties -- set against the backdrop of one of the most dramatic events of the twentieth c...

Reducere. Sparked by Thoreau's outrage at American slavery and the American-Mexican war, Civil Disobedience is a call for every citizen to value his conscien...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Following Star Wars: Aftermath and Star Wars: Life Debt, Chuck Wendig delivers the exhilarating conclusion to the New Y...

Reducere. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Following Star Wars: Aftermath and Star Wars: Life Debt, Chuck Wendig delivers the exhilarating conclusion to the New Y...

Reducere. Just as much as kings and queens, battles and empire, Britain's great themes have been the liberty of the individual, the rule of law, and the parl...

Reducere. "The Money Power" contains two classic books on geopolitics, "Pawns in the Game" and "Empire of the City, " which present the thesis that the wars ...

DescriptionWhy "the Muslim question" is really about the West and its own anxieties-not IslamIn this fearless, original book, Anne Norton demolishe...

Reducere. By exploring big themes such as democracy and empire, nationalism and capitalism, as well as art and poetry, The Long Shadow is stunningly broad in...

In this highly original work Ernesto Laclau continues the philosophical and political exploration initiated in Hegemony and Socialist Strategy. Her...

Karl Polanyi (1886-1964) was one of the twentieth century's most original interpreters of the market economy. His penetrating analysis of globaliza...

Reducere. In the 5th century BCE, Herodotus wrote the first known Western history to build on the tradition of Homeric storytelling, basing his text on empir...

Reducere. The overwhelming majority of Jews who laid the foundations of the Israeli state during the first half of the twentieth century came from the Polish...

Learn about the history of India through a treasure trove of visually vibrant timelines packed with information on famous people and key events.Tak...

The path-breaking history of modern liberalism told through the pages of one of its most zealous supporters In this landmark book, Alexander Zevin ...

Orestes and Other Plays provides new translations of Ion, Orestes, The Phoenician Women and The Suppliant Women, plays that all explore ethical and...

Reducere. PROSEIn this prequel to the now-classic Makers of Modern Strategy, Victor Davis Hanson, a leading scholar of ancient military history, gathers prom...

Reducere. Around the globe, democracy appears broken. With political and socioeconomic inequality on the rise, we are faced with the urgent question of how t...

Drawing up alternate ways to "make a living" beyond capitalism To live in this world is to be conditioned by capital. Once paired with Western demo...

Reducere. Robert S. Kim contributes to a fuller understanding of Asia in World War II by revealing the role of American Christian missionary families in the ...

This is a reissue, with a new introduction and an update to the bibliography, of the original edition, published in 1970 as The Year of Salamis in ...

Reducere. Dictatorship, contrary to the general belief, is not an African invention. The history of this practice dates back to the Roman Empire where the "e...

Reducere. Iblees ki Majlis-e-Shoora is a conversation between Iblees (the devil) and the five members of his advisory council. It is one of the final works o...

Turkey occupies a strategic position in today's world: the only predominantly Muslim nation to be a member of NATO and an ally of Israel, it stradd...

Reducere. This pioneering volume explores the long-neglected history of social rights, from the Middle Ages to the present. It debunks the myth that social r...

DescriptionThe smartphone and social media have transformed Africa, allowing people across the continent to share ideas, organize, and participate ...

This fascinating three-thousand-year history of the census traces the making of the modern survey and explores its political power in the age of bi...

A new history of Middle East oil and the deep roots of American violence in Iraq. Iraq has been the site of some of the United States' longest and ...

Reducere. Revolution 1989 is the first in-depth, authoritative account of a few months that changed the world. At the start of 1989, six European nations wer...

Reducere. Discover the Secrets of Ancient Greece and Greek Mythology... **SPECIAL 2-IN-1 BOOK OFFER** In this combo pack you will find two of my bestselling ...

Reducere. The 23 essays (or "love songs") that make up the now classic volume Air Guitar trawl a "vast, invisible underground empire" of pleasure, through re...

After 65 years under New Zealand control the Cook Islands adopted the United Nations push for self-government with a hiss and a roar under the enig...