On the State

Reducere. This American classic is the only full-length book written and published by Thomas Jefferson during his lifetime. Written in 1781, Notes on the Sta...

The first edition of Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia to be based on both the 1785 first edition and the original manuscriptPublis...

Few things are more precious in a democratic society than individual freedom, and few things are easier to take for granted. In this timely, provoc...

Reducere. Cardinal Ratzinger speaks candidly and forcefully about the state of the Church in the Post-Vatican II era. Here is the complete text of a meeting ...

This book gives the reader an eye-opening window onto the historical precedents and lasting impact the security state has had on civil liberties, h...

Reducere. Renowned for its unique visual style, Homicide: Life on the Street fundamentally changed the police procedural genre. The show broke records, featu...

Publisher: Arkose PressAuthor(s): Robert Studley VidalIllustration(s): Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 572Publication date: 2015Dime...

Reducere. David Thompson is a hero in Canada, yet has remained largely unknown in the United States. Between 1801 and 1812, this fur trader, explorer, and ca...

Publisher: BiblioLifeAuthor(s): New York Chamber of CommerceIllustration(s): Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 12Publication date: 2009Dimension...

Victor Perkins was a foundational figure for the study of film both as a writer and as an educationalist and teacher who played a key role in estab...

Reducere. An introductory textbook for Rock Music Appreciation and History courses, Rock on Record traces the story of rock from the late 1940s through the p...

As democracy shows signs of decay, how do we not only arrest its decline but build something better - a state which is democratic in the fullest se...

When the State Fails. Studies on Intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil War - Tunde Zack-Williams

Reducere. The severe financial austerity imposed on New York City during the 1975 fiscal crisis resulted in a city falling apart. Broken windows, crumbling w...

DescriptionIn The Eclipse I Call Father: Essays on Absence, David Axelrod recalls a balmy night in May 1970 when he vowed to allow no one and nothi...

Reducere. The 20, 000 German Jews who fled Hitler's Germany and settled in Washington Heights were unusual in many ways. They preserved their Jewish identity...

This book examines the origins of the principle of sovereignty in the legal and political thought of its most influential theorist, Jean Bodin. It ...

Reducere. Winner, 2020 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay An impassioned call for recognizing and preserving the ecological wonders of...

As democracy shows signs of decay, how do we not only arrest its decline but build something better - a state which is democratic in the fullest se...

Reducere. DescriptionGottfried Feder's The German State on a National and Socialist Foundation is one of a series of three books by the important German camp...

The extraordinary story of the women who took on the Islamic State and won.Publisher: Swift PressAuthor(s): Gayle Tzemach LemmonNumber of pages: 28...

Reducere. This English translation of Vom Wesen der Sprache, volume 85 of Martin Heidegger's Gesamtausgabe, contains fascinating discussions of language that...

The extraordinary story of the women who took on the Islamic State and won.

Reducere. The battle at Fredericksburg, Virginia, in December 1862 involved hundreds of thousands of men; produced staggering, unequal casualties (13, 000 Fe...

Reducere. Unless they've lost a passport abroad, most Americans have little appreciation for the reach and scope of the US Department of State or the perils ...

Declares the end of the nation state as a political proposition predicting the dissolution of the state as an organizing framer of politics.

Roman religion has long presented a number of challenges to historians approaching the subject from a perspective framed by the three Abrahamic rel...

Reducere. Eager to investigate rumors of land north of Alaska, Ernest deKoven Leffingwell and Ejnar Mikkelsen organized the 1906 Anglo American Polar Expedit...

On California explores this world-class wine region with some of the most respected writers to have written about it. A beautiful volume for all wi...

Reducere. Why do people stay in a struggling city? City on the Edge explores this question through the lives of five people in Syracuse, New York, a quintess...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Herbert SpencerSpencer develops various specific disastrous ramifications of the wholesale substitution of the principle of...

Reducere. The Repose of the Spirits is a translation of one of the earliest and most comprehensive treatises on Sufism in the Persian language. Written by Aḥ...

Publisher: OR BooksAuthor(s): Cathy OttenNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 126 x 191 x 16Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedesc...

Reducere. The reception history of the French Revolution in France and England is well documented among Anglophone scholars; however, the debate over the Rev...

Explores several classic works of social and political thought, examining how the history of their publication materially affected their meaning an...

Since the first day after the tragedy was announced, controversy has surrounded the death of rap and cultural icon Tupac Shakur. In this work, pree...

Louis Althusser's renowned short text 'Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses' radically transformed the concept of the subject, the understand...

Offers a theoretical rumination on the question asked in countless blogs and opinion pieces of the last decade: Why are we so obsessed with true cr...

DescriptionRobin Wood-one of the foremost critics of cinema-has laid the groundwork for anyone writing about the horror film in the last half-centu...

DescriptionAlthough we remember John James Audubon's years in Louisiana primarily for the art he produced there, his writings reflect the profound ...

Why was the 2017 Catalonian independence referendum illegal?Is there a chance the region could become independent?Why Catalonia?

This topical book explores how the public perception of the UK decentralized governments has changed during the pandemic and uses case studies to d...

Killing Justice in the Lone Star State is a reality check on active Death Row cases. The book offers a fresh perspective for campaigners and reform...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Luis (Reynolds Professor of Latin American Studies, Reynolds Professor of Latin American Studies, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Features ten in-depth essays that provide fresh, diverse perspectives on Kate Chopin's first novel, At Fault. The essays in this volume provide mul...

Philip Thai chronicles the vicissitudes of smuggling in modern China to demonstrate how defiance helped the state redefine its power. China's War o...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: MR Robert D. Broughton MSWith: Allison EastA thrilling novel about a, factual account of the Tennessee-Mississippi state li...

States cooperate to stem irregular migration flows, yet migration control agreements often result in widespread violations of the socio-economic ri...

Reducere. This remarkable account of Washington's Twana Indians contains the most complete body of information compiled on any Native American group in the s...

Reducere. In Ecology on the Ground and in the Clouds, Andrea Nye raises a question: In a time of climate change and environmental crisis, where should we loo...

This volume, edited from the proceedings of a unique conference held at Sam Houston State University, offers the reader an independent Texas-style ...

America's single bloodiest day was at the Battle of Antietam, and Michigan played a prominent role. Discover the state's connections to the Lost Or...

Reducere. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base f...

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 ...

Combining an intellectual history of social policy with a sweeping history of the educational system, Daniel S. Moak looks beyond the rise of neoli...

Reducere. This manual will assist any individual who finds themselves involved in a civil litigation and either cannot afford an attorney or chooses to not h...

Reducere. Many of the brightest Chinese minds have used the form of the commentary to open the terse and poetic chapters of the Laozi to their readers and al...

Reducere. The Deeper State is about the elites, their secret societies, world power centers and evil motivations behind the chaotic contemporary world pressi...

DescriptionExpanding the insights of Arlette Farge and Michel Foucault's Disorderly Families into policing, public order, (in)justice, and daily li...

Provides new estimates of the percentage of the world's food lost from production up to the retail level. The report suggests that identifying and ...

Provides new estimates of the percentage of the world's food lost from production up to the retail level. The report suggests that identifying and ...

Provides new estimates of the percentage of the world's food lost from production up to the retail level. The report suggests that identifying and ...

Provides new estimates of the percentage of the world's food lost from production up to the retail level. The report suggests that identifying and ...

Provides new estimates of the percentage of the world's food lost from production up to the retail level. The report suggests that identifying and ...

This is the first English translation of Schelling's novel, most likely written after the death of his first wife, Caroline, the former wife of Aug...

Reducere. This book contains proven techniques and philosophies on how to become enlightened through the opening or waking of your third eye. The third eye i...

Reducere. DescriptionTo this day, Abraham Kuyper stands as a shining example of responsible and effective Christian action in all areas of life. A leading jo...