Syndromes of Corruption: Wealth, Power, and Democracy, Paperback - Michael Johnston

Reducere. Corruption is a threat to democracy and economic development in many societies. It arises in the ways people pursue, use and exchange wealth and po...

By comparing the scholarship of both Wilbur Schramm and Noam Chomsky with that of Harold Innis, and by making detailed use of Innis's neglected wri...

DescriptionMichael Johnston argues that corruption will persist, and even be the rule rather than the exception, until those with a stake in ending...

An insider's story of wealth, power, corruption and vengeance in today's ChinaPublisher: Simon & Schuster LtdAuthor(s): Desmond ShumNumber of pages...

Reducere. A unique and incendiary memoir from an entrepreneur who rose to the highest realms of power and money in China and whose wife was disappeared, Red ...

An insider's story of wealth, power, corruption and vengeance in today's ChinaPublisher: Simon & Schuster LtdAuthor(s): Desmond ShumIllustration(s)...

An insider's story of wealth, power, corruption and vengeance in today's ChinaPublisher: Simon & Schuster LtdAuthor(s): Desmond ShumIllustration(s)...

News Literacy and Democracy invites readers to go beyond surface-level fact checking and to examine the structures, institutions, practices, and ro...

DescriptionAmerica is turning away from support for democrats in Arab countries in favor of 'pragmatic' deals with tyrants to defeat violent Islami...

Our Values gives readers their first taste of some of the most important values in today's world. Here children can explore what it means to be par...

In a follow-up to "Justice and the Politics of Difference", Young contributes to the debates about democracy in a multicultural society. She consid...

Reducere. What forces lead to democracy's creation? Why does it sometimes consolidate only to collapse at other times? Written by two of the foremost authori...

This book is concerned with the place of communication in the troubled relations between the police and young people. Ian Loader presents a forcefu...

"I read this wide-ranging and thoughtful book while sitting on the banks of the Ganges near Varanasi--it's a river already badly polluted, and now ...

A collection of essays by leading scholars of contemporary Indonesian politics and society, each addressing effects of material inequality on polit...

Reducere. The current U.S. immigration nightmare is a product of capitalism. The familiar, heartbreaking stories of dangerous treks, migrant exploitation, as...

Resurgence of Global Populism provides a psychoanalytic perspective to the global implications of the populist movement in the U.S. and its relatio...

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Publisher: Symposium BooksIllustration(s): illustrationsNumber of pages: 264Publication date: 2009Dimensions: 178 x 112 x 14Cover type: Paperback /...

In The New Pragmatist Sociology, Neil Gross, Isaac Ariail Reed, and Christopher Winship assemble a range of sociologists to address essential ideas...

Reducere. Step-by-step photos illustrate the entire lamp-making processIncludes full-size, fold-out patterns to make 12 beautiful shadesFeatures "Pro Tips" f...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdIllustration(s): 65 b 130 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 392Collection: The MIT PressPublication date: 2014Dime...

DescriptionIn 2011, political protests sprang up across the world. In the Middle East, Europe, Latin America, the United States unlikely people spa...

Over the last five years, widespread concern about the effects of social media on democracy has led to an explosion in research from different disc...

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...

Wealth owners are responsible for more than just assets The Destructive Power of Family Wealth offers thoughtful, holistic planning to ensure that ...

This widely used and popular text provides a broad-ranging analysis of the relationship between the media and politics, covering the representation...

This book explains how and why information literacy can help to foster critical thinking and discerning attitudes, enabling citizens to play an inf...

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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. 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...

aeo This is Habermasa s long--awaited work on law and democracy. aeo It develops a distinctive account of the nature of law and an original concept...

Reducere. America is at a crossroads. Conflicting political and social perspectives reflect a need to collectively define our moral imperatives, clarify cult...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdIllustration(s): 5 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Tables, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber...

The crisis of multiculturalism in the West and the failure of the Arab uprisings in the Middle East have pushed the question of how to live peacefu...

US government has been repeatedly renewed during its over 230 years. Major aspects of the federal system were broken again during the Trump adminis...

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWashington insiders operate by a proven credo: when a Peter Schweizer book drops, duck and brace for impact.For over a dec...

Reducere. At War with Corruption began as a biography of Bill Price, the U.S. attorney and Republican candidate for high office who spearheaded prosecutions ...

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Reducere. There's a movement afoot to build a more equitable, democratic economy in the United States. It's a movement led by community-based activists who, ...