Across the world, HSBC likes to sell itself as 'the world's local bank', the friendly face of corporate and personal finance... Zobraziť viac
How do we understand international relations in a globalized world? This clear and concise text takes as its starting point the theoretical frameworks that are the foundation of current IR. Joyce P. Kaufman explains and contextualizes the traditional... Zobraziť viac
History does not run in straight lines. It is made by men and women and by accident. The path of events and ideas does not stretch smoothly from Thucydides, through Machiavelli and thence to perpetual peace... Zobraziť viac
A landmark book that completely transforms our understanding of the crisis of liberalism, from two pre-eminent intellectuals. Why did the West, after winning the Cold War, lose its political balance? In the early 1990s, hopes for the eastward spread... Zobraziť viac
Democratic Governance examines the changing nature of the modern state and reveals the dangers these changes pose to democracy. Mark Bevir shows how new ideas about governance have gradually displaced old-style notions of government in Britain and... Zobraziť viac
Democracy and extremism are usually considered as opposites. We assume that our system (in the UK, the USA, the Netherlands etc.) is democratic, and extremists try to destroy our system and introduce some kind of dictatorship, if not chaos and anarchy... Zobraziť viac
Assesses the role of 'stories of peoplehood' in building and binding political societies. Zobraziť viac
This book, now available in paperback, is the result of national research conducted amongst England's directly elected mayors and the councillors that serve alongside them. It is the first such major publication to assess the impact on local politics... Zobraziť viac
A new examination of contemporary federalism and federation, which delivers a detailed theoretical study underpinned by fresh case studies... Zobraziť viac
This book explores the fate of competitive authoritarian regimes in the post-Cold War era. Zobraziť viac
Yale University Press: From Kaliningrad on the Baltic to the Russian Far East, journalist Ben Judah has travelled throughout... Zobraziť viac
Who works in an embassy? What do diplomats actually do? Inside a U.S. Embassy is the only book that truly answers these questions. Inside a U.S. Embassy is a unique resource, taking readers inside embassies and consulates in over 50 countries, ... Zobraziť viac
In recent years the European Union's membership has increased from 15 to 25 countries, it has adopted the Lisbon strategy for achieving greater economic competitiveness, taken steps towards a more purposive common foreign and defence policy, ... Zobraziť viac
Never in human history was there such a chance for freedom of expression. If we have Internet access, any one of us can publish almost anything we like and potentially reach an audience of millions. Never was there a time when the evils ... Zobraziť viac
In June 2013, reporter and political commentator Glenn Greenwald published a series of reports in the Guardian which rocked the world... Zobraziť viac
Noam Chomsky is the world's foremost intellectual activist. Over the last half century, no one has done more to question the great global powers who govern our lives, forensically scrutinizing policies and actions, calling our politicians, ... Zobraziť viac
This book is a complete introduction to politics and the workings of government, Focusing on the institutions of government and the political systems operating in liberal democratic states, ... Zobraziť viac
For the first time anywhere, a first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from inside the US Navy SEAL team who carried out the extraordinary mission to kill the terrorist mastermind... Zobraziť viac
The euro was supposed to create an unbreakable bond between the nations and people of Europe. But when the debt crisis struck, the flaws of the half-built currency has brought the EU close to breaking point after decades of post-war integration... Zobraziť viac
What exactly is meant by the acquisition, preservation, infringement or loss of sovereignty? Leading scholars from a variety of disciplinary perspectives provide an overview of the numerous debates centring on the concept of sovereignty, questioning... Zobraziť viac
