Transformations in Central Europe between 1989 and 2012: Geopolitical, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Shifts by Tomas Kavaliauskas, is an in-depth study of the transformations in Central Europe in the years since the fall of Communism. Using a comparative... Zobraziť viac
This book explains how and why post-Communist countries persisted in pursuing a course of difficult neoliberal reforms from 1989–2008, despite expectations that the political, social and cultural legacies of communism would impede change. This... Zobraziť viac
This book analyzes the development of the European Parliament's (EP) committees and their relationship with national political parties in the light of the EP's increased legislative role over the last three decades... Zobraziť viac
With a focus on how national identity impacts the decision-making of the European Court of Justice, Elke Cloots provides an innovative adjudication scheme that purports to assist the ECJ in its search for a proper balance between respect for national... Zobraziť viac
Palgrave Advances in European Union Studies breaks new ground in offering advanced readers an insight into the state of the discipline in EU studies. It comprises theoretical and empirical essays which deal with how the European Union has been and... Zobraziť viac
The idea of the 'nation-state' has failed, Glenn argues, and a major shift in our understanding of the state is needed. He provides an original approach by situating cosmopolitanism in its historical context and demonstrating that the state is... Zobraziť viac
This book provides a broad ranging critique of the continued dominance of men in the political process. Zobraziť viac
The study of international relations has changed rapidly in recent years. One reason is the pace of major political and economic change - the end of the Cold War and the fall of communism, the resurgence of nationalism, terrorism and other forms of... Zobraziť viac
Masters of War is the first comprehensive study based on a detailed textual analysis of the classical works on war by Clauswitz, Sun Tzu, Mao Tse-tung, and, to a lesser extent, Jomini and Machiavelli. Zobraziť viac
Peter Wien presents a provocative discussion on the history of Iraq and the growth of nationalism during the 1930s and early 1940s. He deconstructs the established view that a large proportion of the nationalist movement in Iraq during this period was... Zobraziť viac
As Tony Judt argues persuasively in Reappraisals, we have entered an “age of forgetting.” Today’s world is so utterly unlike the world of just twenty years ago that we have set aside our immediate past even before we could make sense of it... Zobraziť viac
At one time the American Dream was the ideal and envy of the world. But today, at the dawn of the new Millennium, Europe is pointing a new way to the future. In this major new book, best--selling author Jeremy Rifkin argues that Europe has a vision of... Zobraziť viac
Touraine is one of the leading social thinkers in the world today and many of his books have been published in English.In this book Touraine presents a new theoretical framework for understanding the contemporary world. It is a broad theoretical work... Zobraziť viac
Scholars dare to contemplate, to evaluate, and analyze issues regarding race and ethnicity today. Zobraziť viac
This is the must-have, leading introduction to the European Union. Offering an ideal primer on the EU's history, institutions, and politics, this concise textbook also covers the various challenges and opportunities faced by the EU, from the democratic... Zobraziť viac
In 2004 and 2005, striking images from the Ukraine made their way around the world, among them boisterous, orange-clad crowds protesting electoral fraud and the hideously scarred face of a poisoned opposition candidate. Europe's second-largest country... Zobraziť viac
Like all professions, diplomacy has spawned its own specialized terminology, and it is this lexicon which provides A Dictionary of Diplomacy's thematic spine... Zobraziť viac
Los primeros nueve meses de la presidencia de Donald Trump han sido tempestuosos, atroces… y absolutamente fascinantes. Gracias a su acceso privilegiado al ala oeste, Michael Wolff cuenta en este libro explosivo cómo ha iniciado Trump un mandato que... Zobraziť viac
Though the revised edition of "A Theory of Justice, published in 1999, is the definitive statement of Rawls's view, so much of the extensive literature on Rawls's theory refers to the first edition. This reissue makes the first edition once again... Zobraziť viac
By 1979, we knew all that we know now about the science of climate change - what was happening, why it was happening, and how to stop it. Over the next ten years, we had the very real opportunity to stop it. Obviously, we failed.Nathaniel Rich's groundbre Zobraziť viac
