The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published... Zobraziť viac
In 1993 the esteemed journal FOREIGN AFFAIRS published an article entitled "The Clash of Civilizations?" by Samuel P. Huntington. According to the journal's editors it went on to generate more discussion than anything they had published since the... Zobraziť viac
Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, ... Zobraziť viac
The son of a Baptist pastor and deeply embedded in church life in small town Arkansas, as a young man Garrard Conley was terrified and conflicted about his sexuality... Zobraziť viac
These poems are, in Robert Lowells' words, events rather than the record of events, and as such, represent the triumph of the poet's romantic ambition... Zobraziť viac
A biting satire on dictatorship written during the Second World War and published in 1945, ANIMAL FARM is perhaps the most celebrated twentieth-century English satire... Zobraziť viac
Muž napichnutý na hroty kolov, ďalší v lese uškrtený s vyvrhnutými črevami. Prečo boli zavraždení títo starší muži? Kto je ďalší na rade? Zobraziť viac
Keď sa feministická spisovateľka Susan Faludi dozvie, že jej sedemdesiatšesťročný otec, s ktorým sa už dávno odcudzili a odsťahoval sa do Maďarska, podstúpil operáciu na zmenu pohlavia, vydáva sa na nezvyčajnú cestu za zmyslom... Zobraziť viac
Whether you're interested in global problems like climate change, and understanding that the Australian wildfires destroyed an area twice the size of Portugal, or just grasping how few people have washed their hands between visiting the bathroom... Zobraziť viac
To thrive in the twenty-first century, we all need to understand the challenges coming our way. And start adapting, now... Zobraziť viac
S procesem globalizace někteří lidé spojují naději na nové možnosti ekonomického a sociálního rozvoje, na překonávání kulturních rozdílností a s nimi spojeného nepřátelství mezi jednotlivými kulturami. Jiní v globalizaci vidí... Zobraziť viac
Předmět sociologie zpravodajství poskytuje základní orientaci v pohledu na zpravodajství jako na sociální fenomén, seznamuje studenty se základními teo-riemi, které se vztahují k popisu produkce zpráv, s faktory, které se na... Zobraziť viac
Současná sociální práce zkoumá i v praxi řeší širokou škálu sociálních problémů týkajících se nejrůznějších skupin lidí. Užívá k tomu mnohé poměrně obecné přístupy společné prakticky všem sociálním pracovníkům... Zobraziť viac
The United States is the richest country on earth, yet has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. One in seven Americans live below the poverty line, a line which hasn't shifted over the last fifty years,... Zobraziť viac
All leaders are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Yes, to understand world events you need to understand people, ideas and movements...but if you don't know geography, you'll never ... Zobraziť viac
CNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria helps readers to understand the nature of a post-pandemic world: the political, social, technological, and economic consequences that may take years to unfold... Zobraziť viac
The essential guide to Chomsky and his brilliant ideas on the global state of affairs... Zobraziť viac
Immerse yourself in a celebration of Black womanhood and an epic tale of the stories that span generations. Ailey Pearl Garfield grows up between the City in the north and summers spent in her mother's small hometown of Chicasetta, Georgia... Zobraziť viac
Following the events of one single day in Dublin, the 16th of June 1904, and what happens to the characters Stephen Dedalus, Leopold Bloom and his wife Molly, Ulysses is a monument to the human condition... Zobraziť viac
Our answer to these inescapable questions - known as the social contract - shapes our politics, economic systems and every stage of life, from raising children and going to school to finding work and growing old... Zobraziť viac
