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Texas Government: Politics and Economics

ISBN: 9780155056152

546,79 PLN (BRUTTO)
This concise book incorporates the best, most up-to-date scholarship in political science and history. The author's focus on political economy allows students to see how politics and economics work in relation to one another, and how that relationship forges Texas politics. Special attention is devoted to the process of change, and the cultural diversity of the state (populations, sizes, ethnicity, and distribution of wealth) is addressed through extended discussion.

Readings in World Politics

ISBN: 9780155060555

362,68 PLN (BRUTTO)
Designed to accompany texts for the Introduction to International Relations course, this reader covers the history, economics, issues, and theory of world politics through a series of academic articles and essays that relate theory and application.

Classics of Public Personnel Policy

ISBN: 9780155062788

391,32 PLN (BRUTTO)
In this revised and expanded reader, Thompson brings 30 classic articles and book chapter reprints together under one cover--giving students a grounding in the history, development, and current status of public personnel policy in the United States. In addition to discussion of hot topics, Thompson includes such important primary source materials as the Pendleton Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1972, the Volcker Commission's Leadership for Governance findings, and key Supreme Court decisions. Enha

Germany: Changes for the 21st Century

ISBN: 9780155063396

229,49 PLN (BRUTTO)

Introduction to Political Thinkers

ISBN: 9780155066663

477,24 PLN (BRUTTO)
Selections from the most important works of eleven of the greatest political theorists. This compact text is comprised of chapters from the more comprehensive anthology, GREAT POLITICAL THINKERS: FROM PLATO TO THE PRESENT.

Comparative Politics: An Introduction

ISBN: 9780155070479

282,79 PLN (BRUTTO)

Power and Politics in America

ISBN: 9780155071643

595,89 PLN (BRUTTO)
This brief introduction to American government features a straightforward, readable presentation of the clash between rivaling interpretations of political institutions and issues. POWER AND POLITICS IN AMERICA uses a spectrum of alternative opinions to present facts and analysis about the fundamentals of American government.

Why They Call It Politics: A Guide to America's Government

ISBN: 9780155072749

464,97 PLN (BRUTTO)
A provocative, sometimes irreverent, often witty, and always informative look at the fundamental institutions and topics of American government Well documented with illustrative examples, this text offers a critical and entertaining survey of American government. It conveys a sense of the corruptibility of people and institutions, and offers reasons for the concentration of wealth in the hands of the few.

Managing Human Resources in the Public Sector

ISBN: 9780155073845

317,68 PLN (BRUTTO)
This book is written for the large number of public administration students and practitioners who are interested in becoming department managers and supervisors in various areas of government service. It emphasizes the interdependence between the human resource department and line managers in implementing personnel functions. It also provides enough background and history about human resource management in the public sector for line managers to appreciate why the field functions as it does.

European Politics in the Age of Globalization

ISBN: 9780155073883

689,99 PLN (BRUTTO)
This fresh approach to European politics contains country-by-country analyses of the major nations and regions of Europe. Essays by internationally respected authorities recast the broader themes of European integration and the impact of globalization in light of the most recent conceptual approaches. While focusing on Great Britain, France, Germany, and Russia, the essays also provide in-depth coverage of Scandinavia, Central/Eastern Europe, and Southern Europe.

Harcourt Source Readings for American Government, 2nd

ISBN: 9780155074422

317,68 PLN (BRUTTO)
This volume provides a resource of primary documents covering the Constitution, public policy, government institutions, and more. The second edition includes selections from The Federalist Papers and the articles of impeachment against President William Jefferson Clinton as well as recent Supreme Court cases dealing with term limits and the line-item veto and other controversial issues.

Camelot: A Role-Playing Simulation for Political Decision Making

ISBN: 9780155078611

227,67 PLN (BRUTTO)
CAMELOT introduces students the interactions of contending and contentious groups and individuals whose values and goals range from radical to reactionary. It addresses such issues as equal opportunity, right to life, freedom of expression, affirmative action, property rights, gay rights, and more. Students quickly learn that competing interests and viewpoints - with their varying degrees of organization and cohesiveness - make political decision-making complex, time consuming, exciting, and often difficult

The United Nations: International Organization and World Politics

ISBN: 9780155078659

309,50 PLN (BRUTTO)
THE UNITED NATIONS analyzes the history, processes, structure, and functions of the United Nations. This best-selling one-volume text provides a comprehensive treatment that is adaptable to a variety of course approaches. The basic historical material that comprised the core of the first two editions remains intact in this latest rendering. However, the book has been revised from cover to cover, redrafted to reflect significant changes in the world after the Cold War and the effect of those changes on the c

Introduction to Comparative Politics: Concepts and Processes

ISBN: 9780155078697

383,14 PLN (BRUTTO)
This brief, lively, and well-written text sparks students' interest by focusing on current trends, issues, and controversies in the field. Through this focus, Wiarda gives students an overview of the field, traces its history and development, and surveys newer approaches in a sequential and systematic fashion.

California: Its Government and Politics

ISBN: 9780155078741

436,33 PLN (BRUTTO)
Equally viable as a stand-alone or supplementary text, CALIFORNIA: ITS GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS offers an updated examination of California government, balancing an analysis of its institutions with discussion of political processes.

Great Political Thinkers: From Plato to the Present

ISBN: 9780155078895

747,27 PLN (BRUTTO)
Celebrating its fiftieth year in publication, GREAT POLITICAL THINKERS is an indispensable text for all students of political philosophy. This text contains portions of great works in their original form to whet the appetite and to encourage discussion within the classroom. By providing historical context and current scholarship, Alan Ebenstein builds upon the framework of influences that have shaped current political thoughts and theories.

American Government on the Internet

ISBN: 9780155078956

162,21 PLN (BRUTTO)
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT ON THE INTERNET is an inexpensive supplemental text for American Government courses. As its name implies, this guidebook assists students and instructors in using the Internet to augment their study of American government. The text provides a structure by which this vast resource can be put to its most intellectually profitable use and allows students to make sense of the very expansiveness that makes the World Wide Web so attractive.

Contending Perspectives in International Political Economy

ISBN: 9780155082618

554,97 PLN (BRUTTO)
Explicating the essential structures, actors, and processes in international economic relations, CONTENDING PERSPECTIVES IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY focuses on the historical evolution of International Political Economy (IPE), the theories of IPE, and current issues that challenge officials worldwide.

Politics in Africa: A New Beginning?

ISBN: 9780155084605

215,40 PLN (BRUTTO)
Examining the idea that politics in Africa are influenced by both internal and external forces, POLITICS IN AFRICA evaluates the management of power by the post-colonial African state over the four decades of the 1960's through the 1990's. The text's goal is to show students the extent to which state-society relations in African countries have been transformed by the domestic and external pressures of the 1990's--and, in doing so, offer a context within which to understand Africa and its relationship with t

Leading Public Organizations: An Interactive Approach

ISBN: 9780155084629

354,50 PLN (BRUTTO)
This text was written specifically for students in public administration (as opposed to students of management), focusing on public leadership rather than business leadership. Rusaw explains important theories and concepts of leadership development, and offers many interactive exercises that allow students to apply concepts to situations that leaders may encounter in government.

Democracy Under Pressure and Century Update: An Introduction to the American Political System

ISBN: 9780155129078

325,86 PLN (BRUTTO)

We Shocked the World, 2/E: A Case Study of Jesse Ventura's Election as Governor of Minnesota

ISBN: 9780155160767

121,30 PLN (BRUTTO)
We Shocked the World: A Case Study Of Jesse Ventura's Election As Governor of Minnesota describes the election of Jesse Ventura as Minnesota's 38th Governor. Although the text focuses on Ventura's campaign strategy, the election and campaign are placed in the larger context of state politics and governance. This text provides students with in depth information about campaign strategies, funds, governing a state, and other government related topics. The use of Jesse Ventura's campaign process and style of go

Values and Public Policy

ISBN: 9780155947115

620,44 PLN (BRUTTO)
Ideal for courses in ethics, moral problems, and public policy, this contemporary anthology encourages students to scrutinize normally unquestioned popular notions. All selections are drawn from CQ: "The Report From The Center For Philosophy And Public Policy" and refer to issues such as air pollution, human rights, and education, issues with which our country is currently formulating public policy. Blends real-life policy debates with otherwise empty ethical abstractions, prompting students to contribute o

The Soul of Politics: Beyond "Religious Right" and "Secular Left"

ISBN: 9780156003285

55,40 PLN (BRUTTO)
Wallis draws on his experience in urban ghettos to show why traditional liberal and conservative options that emphasize either social justice or personal values fall short. He looks outside the traditional corridors of power to find solutions. Foreword by Garry Wills; Preface by Cornel West.

Churchill's Grand Alliance

ISBN: 9780156004701

108,66 PLN (BRUTTO)
The New York Times Book Review called John Charmley's previous book on Winston Churchill "entertaining, informative, and infuriating." With equally impressive scholarship, eloquence, and wit, Charmley now turns to the Anglo-American "special relationship" that was the cornerstone of Churchill's foreign policy, ruthlessly stripping away the myth to reveal the unsentimental reality of the Churchill years and beyond, from 1940 to 1957. Churchill carried on the war because of his misguided faith that U.S. help

The Frozen Republic: How the Constitution Is Paralyzing Democracy

ISBN: 9780156004947

100,26 PLN (BRUTTO)
In this thought-provoking polemic, "an accomplished iconoclast" whose "knowledge of american history is as persuasive as his wit" (New York Times Book Review) blames americanca's outmoded constitutional system of checks and balances for the political malaise and governmental gridlock of recent years. Index.

Godfather of the Kremlin: The Decline of Russia in the Age of Gangster Capitalism

ISBN: 9780156013307

86,26 PLN (BRUTTO)
From nuclear superpower to impoverished nation, post-communist Russia has become one of the most corrupt regimes in the world. Paul Klebnikov pieces together the previous decade in Russian history, showing that a major piece of "the decline of Russia' puzzle lies in the meteoric business career of Boris Berezovsky.
Transforming himself from a research scientist to Russia's most successful dealmaker, Berezovsky managed to seize control of Russia's largest auto manufacturer, largest TV network, national ai

Democracy Derailed

ISBN: 9780156014106

80,66 PLN (BRUTTO)
Now in paperback, how initiatives are remaking our democracy, creating a hazardous new arena of politics.
Where once most state laws were passed by legislatures, now voters in half the states and hundreds of cities decide directly on such explosive issues as drugs, affirmative action, casino gambling, assisted suicide, and human rights. Ostensibly driven by public opinion, the initiative process is far too often manipulated by moneyed interests, often funded by out-of-state millionaires pursuing their o

A Traveler's Guide to the Civil Rights Movement

ISBN: 9780156026970

58,41 PLN (BRUTTO)
In 2004, the United States will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. As our country begins a national retrospective of the civil rights movement, here is the perfect book to help explore the long struggle toward racial equality. Part guidebook, part civil rights primer, A Traveler's Guide to the Civil Rights Movement memorializes the years 1954 to 1965 as well as the vast, underappreciated black history from which our modern civil rights movement began.
More than five million p

The Moral Center: How Progressives Can Unite America Around Our Shared Values

ISBN: 9780156032988

61,21 PLN (BRUTTO)
As the 2008 presidential election nears, Americans on both the right and the left agree that America is in a moral crisis. For most citizens, though, this crisis is not about abortion, gay marriage, or the Owar on Christmas, O but a growing culture of self-interest and a lack of greater purpose. Just as Americans must determine the leader that best represents our true values, America's elected officials must look to restore our core beliefs of personal responsibility and duty to others. But we need a clear

Rivals: How the Power Struggle Between China, India, and Japan Will Shape Our Next Decade

ISBN: 9780156033626

60,43 PLN (BRUTTO)
The former editor in chief of the Economist returns to the territory of his bestselling book The Sun Also Sets to lay out a fresh analysis of the growing rivalry between China, India, and Japan -- what it will mean for America, the global economy, and the twenty-first-century world.
Closely intertwined by their fierce competition for influence, markets, resources, and strategic advantage, China, India, and Japan are shaping the world to come. Emmott explores the ways in which their sometimes bitter riva

Untapped: The Scramble for Africa's Oil

ISBN: 9780156033725

57,98 PLN (BRUTTO)
Although Africa has long been known to be rich in oil, extracting it hadn't seemed worth the effort and risk until recently. But with the price of Middle Eastern crude oil skyrocketing and advancing technology making reserves easier to tap, the region has become the scene of a competition between major powers that recalls the nineteenth-century scramble for colonization there. But what does this giddy new oil boom mean--for America, for the world, for Africans themselves?

John Ghazvinian traveled through


Turning Back the Clock: Hot Wars and Media Populism

ISBN: 9780156034210

57,98 PLN (BRUTTO)
The time: 2000 to 2005, the years of neoconservatism, terrorism, the twenty-four-hour news cycle, the ascension of Bush, Blair, and Berlusconi, and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. In this series of provocative, passionate, and witty essays, Umberto Eco examines a wide range of phenomena, from Harry Potter, the Tower of Babel, talk shows, and the Enlightenment to "The Da Vinci Code/" What led us, he asks, into this age of hot wars and media populism, and how was it sold to us as progress?

In "Turnin


Antisemitism: Part One of the Origins of Totalitarianism

ISBN: 9780156078108

61,07 PLN (BRUTTO)
The first volume of Arendt's celebrated three-part study of the philosophical origins of the totalitarian mind. This volume focuses on the rise of antisemitism in Europe in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Index.

The Fifteen Weeks: (February 21-June 5, 1947)

ISBN: 9780156306997

86,26 PLN (BRUTTO)
An account of events during 1947 that led to the formulation of the Marshall Plan and the Policy of Containment.

Imperialism

ISBN: 9780156442008

69,47 PLN (BRUTTO)

The New Class: An Analysis of the Communist System

ISBN: 9780156654890

72,27 PLN (BRUTTO)
This classic by an associate of Yugoslavia's Tito created a sensation when it was published in 1957 because it was the first time that a ranking Communist had publicly analyzed his disillusionment with the system.

The Origins of Totalitarianism

ISBN: 9780156701532

68,32 PLN (BRUTTO)
Generally regarded as the definitive work on totalitarianism, this book is an essential component of any study of twentieth-century political movements. Arendt was one of the first to recognize that Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union were two sides of the same coin rather than opposing philosophies of Right and Left. "With the Origins of Totalitarianism Hannah Arendt emerges as the most original and profound-therefore the most valuable-political theoretician of our times" (New Leader). Index.

Paddy's Lament, Ireland 1846-1847: Prelude to Hatred

ISBN: 9780156707008

57,98 PLN (BRUTTO)
Ireland in the mid-1800s was primarily a population of peasants, forced to live on a single, moderately nutritious crop: potatoes. Suddenly, in 1846, an unknown and uncontrollable disease turned the potato crop to inedible slime, and all Ireland was threatened. Index.

Socialism and America

ISBN: 9780156835206

72,27 PLN (BRUTTO)
In six thoughtful, engagingly written essays, Howe surveys a movement he has known firsthand since the 1930s and reflects on its future. "Howe is a marvelously thorough and suggestive critic" (San Francisco Chronicle).

Speak Out!: Speeches, Open Letters, Commentaries

ISBN: 9780156847162

58,41 PLN (BRUTTO)
Political opinons of Germany's foremost novelist, poet, and dramatist. Translated by Ralph Manheim. Introduction by Michael Harrington. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book.

Totalitarianism: Part Three of the Origins of Totalitarianism

ISBN: 9780156906500

63,87 PLN (BRUTTO)
In the final volume, Arendt focuses on the two genuine forms of the totalitarian state in history-the dictatorships of Bolshevism after 1930 and of National Socialism after 1938. Index.

Word Division

ISBN: 9780160028649

40,54 PLN (BRUTTO)

Opportunity 2000: Creative Affirmative Action Strategies for a Changing Workforce

ISBN: 9780160038891

40,70 PLN (BRUTTO)

Senate Manual, 2001

ISBN: 9780160506697

135,50 PLN (BRUTTO)

Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2003-2012

ISBN: 9780160510489

140,34 PLN (BRUTTO)

Guatemala

ISBN: 9780160513046

217,86 PLN (BRUTTO)
Department of State Publication 11026. Editor, Susan K. Holly. General Editor: David S. Patterson. S

Foreign Consular Offices in the United States: Fall/Winter

ISBN: 9780160513725

101,58 PLN (BRUTTO)
State Department Publication 10444. Revised March 19, 2003.

The Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence

ISBN: 9780160514234

28,10 PLN (BRUTTO)
In addition to the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, this edition includes: an index to the Constitution and its amendments; and a chronology of early dates to remember. Also known as the pocket edition. 108th Congress, 2nd Session. Publication measures 7 x 4 in.

Foreign Consular Offices in the United States

ISBN: 9780160514692

92,86 PLN (BRUTTO)
Key Phrases: State Department Publication xxxxx, Directories, Diplomats, Foreign Service, Consular Offices, Foreign Consular Offices, Spring & Summer, 2003

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