Strhující drama ze současného Afghanistánu. Autor, kalifornský lékař, inspirován vlastními vzpomínkami, vypráví příběh osudových zvratů, jimiž jeho hrdina Amír prochází od dětství na cestě k dospělému zmoudření... Zobraziť viac
"Jedným z pozoruhodných javov súčasného spoločenského vývoja je prudký nárast úlohy politiky, ktorá má stále väčší, niekedy až neprimeraný vplyv na všetky stránky života spoločnosti"... Zobraziť viac
Publikace shrnuje výsledky empirického šetření v rámci mezinárodního vědeckého projektu „Otisky historie v regionálních identitách obyvatel pohraničí. Sebedefinice a vzájemné vnímání Čechů a Němců v přímém sousedství“, který... Zobraziť viac
“This work is a profound and fundamental contribution to the issues addressed.”—Sociology “Vital to an understanding of peasant politics.”—Library Journal James C. Scott places the critical problem of the peasant household—subsistence—at the center... Zobraziť viac
*THE NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*Bill Gates is one of the most transformative figures of our age. In Source Code he takes us back to his beginnings. He describes with candour his childhood in Seattle, the centrality of family – his close... Zobraziť viac
Vlčice, tak se v Anglii přezdívá sedmi královnám, jež vládly od XII. století až po éru Tudorovců, která začala na konci XV. století. Tyto panovnice vynikaly velkou inteligencí, měly vnitřní mužskou sílu, vyvolávaly divoké reakce. Zobraziť viac
If there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. This book presents a provocative theory about why fairy tales were created and retold - and why they became such an... Zobraziť viac
This far-reaching study gives a concise and coherent overview of the debates surrounding the analysis of social power. The concept of power is outlined, and its main dimensions are explored through consideration of various facets - command, pressure,... Zobraziť viac
Události posledních desetiletí od pádů autoritářských režimů východní Evropy přes barevné revoluce, arabské jaro až po současnou krizi demokracie v etablovaných liberálních demokraciích západu oživily zájem o demokratickou teorii . Zobraziť viac
From the UK's pre-eminent authority on DNA and genetic research, a myth-busting book that provides a window into the world of modern genetics and shows how it informs so many areas of 21st century life... Zobraziť viac
An antidote to division: a book that arms you with the ability to build good arguments and find a path through conflict and confusion. Zobraziť viac
What does free speech really mean? How does our understanding of it differ around the world? Why does it divide us – and how can we find common ground? What free speech really means is hotly contested. Is it increasingly under attack in our democracies... Zobraziť viac
We're always communicating, but are we truly connecting. Explore how a flight from conversation harms relationships, creativity, and productivity, and why reclaiming face-to-face dialogue can help us regain lost ground. Zobraziť viac
Writing Up Qualitative Research, Third Edition offers time-tested suggestions on every aspect of the process from beginning to end. In this new edition, author Harry Wolcott continues to focus on the ôwriting sideö of qualitative research, while... Zobraziť viac
The roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic's happiness columnist Arthur Brooks.Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the... Zobraziť viac
Drawn from more than two decades of pathbreaking writing, the iconic and bestselling David Graeber's most important essays and interviews."The ultimate hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make... Zobraziť viac
We live in a world that is paradoxically both small and vast; each of us is embedded in local communities and yet we are only a few 'links' away from anyone else in the world... Zobraziť viac
Drawing on recent 'event history' analytical methods from biostatistics, engineering, and sociology, this book explains how longitudinal data can be used to study the causes of deaths, crimes, wars, and many other 'people' events. The author provides... Zobraziť viac
A study of fascism in Europe, focusing on the six countries in which it became most dominant. Zobraziť viac
A study of how investment in an individual's education and training is similar to business investments in equipment. This edition has four new chapters, covering topics including: human capital, fertility and economic growth, the division of labour and... Zobraziť viac
