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This book provides a highly original account of the changing meaning of democracy in the contemporary world, offering both an historical and philosophical analysis of the nature and prospects of democracy today.
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Polity
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2013-06-06
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The idea of finding a 'third way' in politics has been widely discussed over recent months - not only in the UK, but in the US, Continental Europe and Latin America. But what is the third way? Supporters of the notion haven't been able to agree, and critics deny the...
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Polity
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2013-06-06
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The idea of finding a 'third way' in politics has become a focus of discussion across the world. Political leaders, in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America claim to be following its principles. Yet the notion has also attracted much criticism. Some say it is an empty...
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Polity
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2013-06-06
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This book is a highly original and provocative contribution to democratic theory. Zolo argues that the increasing complexity of modern societies represents a fundamental challenge to the basic assumptions of the Western democratic tradition and calls for a reformulation...
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Polity
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2013-05-31
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The Democracy Project is an exploration of anti-capitalist dissent and new political ideas from David Graeber, author of Debt:The First 5,000 Years and a leading member of the Occupy movement.From the earliest meetings for Occupy Wall Street, David Graeber - activist,...
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Penguin
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2013-04-09
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In this riveting anatomy of the new face of authoritarianism, acclaimed journalist William Dobson takes us inside the battle between modern dictators and those who challenge their rule.From Tahrir Square to the Kremlin, we have witnessed an incredible moment in the war...
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Vintage Digital
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2013-03-07
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The Oxford Handbook of Local and Regional Democracy in Europe analyses the state of play of democracy at the subnational level in the 27 member states of the EU plus Norway and Switzerland. It places subnational democracy in the context of the distinctive Anglo, the...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-11-08
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The Oxford Handbook of Local and Regional Democracy in Europe analyses the state of play of democracy at the subnational level in the 27 member states of the EU plus Norway and Switzerland. It places subnational democracy in the context of the distinctive Anglo, the...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-11-08
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Selling Politics investigates the secret world of political consultants, the men who create an image of their clients for the public eye.Author Laurence Rees argues that the roots of political propaganda lie in Nazi Germany with Hitler’s master of visual propaganda, Dr...
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Bbc Digital
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2012-06-30
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The essential guide to Chomsky and his brilliant ideas on the global state of affairsAn extraordinary collection of Chomsky's speeches and his interviews with David Barsamian, edited by Arthur Naiman. With exceptional clarity and power of argument, Noam Chomsky lays...
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Penguin
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2012-05-03
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From Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama, discover the most significant speeches of the modern era!Whether it was Churchill rousing the British to take up arms or the dream of Martin Luther King, Fidel Castro inspiring the Cuban revolution or Barack Obama on Selma and...
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Penguin
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2012-05-03
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The Democratic Leader argues that leaders occupy a unique place in democracies.The foundational principle of democracy -- popular sovereignty -- implies that the people must rule. Yet the people can rule only by granting a trust of authority to individual leaders. This...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-03-29
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Making the Future is the latest collection of essays from Noam Chomsky, one of our most vital and provocative voices of political dissent.Taking up the thread from 2007's Interventions, these penetrating and compelling articles examine numerous topics, including the...
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Penguin
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2012-02-23
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In Democracy Remixed, award-winning scholar Cathy J. Cohen offers an authoritative and empirically powerful analysis of the state of black youth in America today. Utilizing the results from the Black Youth Project, a groundbreaking nationwide survey, Cohen focuses on...
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Oxford University Press
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2012-02-17
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If the European Union applied to become a member of the European Union it would be rejected as undemocratic. Can the European Union foster greater democracy in Europe, and so protect the dispersal of power, personal freedom and the rule of law? Willit improve our shared...
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Penguin
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2011-12-15
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'Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.'Churchill had more reason than most to rue the power of democracy, having been thrown out of office after leading Britain to victory in 1945. Democracy,...
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Vintage Digital
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2011-11-17
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In Hollywood Left and Right, Steven J. Ross tells a story that has escaped public attention: the emergence of Hollywood as a vital center of political life and the important role that movie stars have played in shaping the course of American politics.
Ever since the...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2011-08-01
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From World War II until the 1980s, the United States reigned supreme as both the economic and the military leader of the world. The major shifts in global politics that came about with the dismantling of the Eastern Bloc have left the United States unchallenged as the...
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Vintage Digital
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2011-07-31
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The number one bestseller on the hardback list for more than six months,The State We're In is the most explosive analysis of British society to have been published for over thirty years. It is now updated for the paperback edition....
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Vintage Digital
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2011-06-30
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