Authoritative and myth-busting, this is the one book you need to read to understand why we've been wrong about migration - perfect for fans of Tim Marshall's Prisoners of Geography... Zobraziť viac
When we avoid taking a decision, what happens to it? In The Unaccountability Machine, Dan Davies examines why markets, institutions and even governments systematically generate outcomes that everyone involved claims not to want. He casts new light on... Zobraziť viac
In his brilliant and provocative new book, covering everything from criminology to ketchup, job interviews to dog training, Malcolm Gladwell shows how the most ordinary subjects can illuminate the most extraordinary things ... Zobraziť viac
Margaret Thatcher was the longest-serving Prime Minister of the twentieth century and one of the most influential figures of the postwar era. Volume One of Moore's authorized biography gives unparalleled insight into her early life, ... Zobraziť viac
What does gentrification look like? Can we even agree that it is a process that replaces one community with another? It is a question of class? Or of economic opportunity? Who does it affect the most? Is there any way to combat it? ... Zobraziť viac
In this bold and far-reaching exploration of our new political landscape, William Davies reveals how feelings have come to reshape our world. Drawing deep on history, philosophy, psychology and economics, ... Zobraziť viac
During his campaign for President in 2016, Senator Bernie Sanders stated over and over again that the future of America was dependent upon its willingness to start a political revolution. Real change never occurs from the top down - it always happens... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English: D'Artagnan wants to be a musketeer. He wants to fight for his king and his country. But the Queen has a problem with the Cardinal, so d'Artagnan and his new friends have to help her... Zobraziť viac
How can we explain the origins of the great wave of paranoid hatreds that seem inescapable in our close-knit world - from American 'shooters' and ISIS to Trump, from a rise in vengeful nationalism across the world to racism and misogyny on ... Zobraziť viac
When you see your nation's flag fluttering in the breeze, what do you feel?; For thousands of years flags have represented our hopes and dreams. We wave them. Burn them. March under their colours. And still, in the 21st century, we die for them.... Zobraziť viac
Today, hundreds of thousands of people, desperate to escape war, violence and poverty, are crossing the Mediterranean to seek refuge in Europe. Our response, argues Žižek, offers two versions of ideological blackmail: either we open our ... Zobraziť viac
Winston Smith lives in a society where the government controls people’s lives every second of the day. Alone in his small, one-room apartment, Winston dreams of a better life. Is freedom from this life of suffering possible? ... Zobraziť viac
Getting to grips with the overlapping geopolitical, economic, and political crises faced by Western democratic societies in the 2020s... Zobraziť viac
The methodology of science is of a crucial importance for the building of science as a whole as well as for the forming of the different scientific branches. That is, it seeks (among other things) to find out what is the nature of the “scientific im Zobraziť viac
Válka proti teroru, jež byla zahájena teroristickými útoky 11. září, je vedena na americké půdě i v zahraničí. Vědomí hrozby a úsilí zajistit národní bezpečnost vedly Spojené státy k zásadním reformám jejich národní ... Zobraziť viac
George Orwell's 1984 has become a defining narrative of the modern world. Its cultural influence can be observed in some of the most notable creations of the past seventy years, from Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale... Zobraziť viac
Anglický překlad proslavené knihy vychází s podporou Edice Václava Havla. České vydání autor věnoval s mediální pozorností prezidentovi ČR Zemanovi pro potřebné poučení. Kniha vysvětluje hlavní body ruských kulturních... Zobraziť viac
Od roku 2007 se často opakuje informace o tom, že Rusko zvažuje uzavření ropovodu Družba. Česká a Slovenská republika to vnímají jako významnou hrozbu. Tato kniha hodnotí dostupné infrastrukturní alternativy a poskytuje jakési vodítko... Zobraziť viac
No one in Czech politics or culture could match the international stature of Václav Havel at the time of his death in 2011. In the years since his passing, his legacy has only grown, as developments in the Czech Republic... Zobraziť viac
In the eighteenth century, Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams greatly admired the Persian Empire, while Iranians regarded America as an ideal their own government might emulate. Beginning there, how did they become the enemies they are today... Zobraziť viac
