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Modern Science and the Capriciousness of Nature(2006) ROGERS, K.This book questions the way that modern science and technology are considered able to liberate society from the erratic forces of nature. Modern science is implicated in a gamble on a technological society that will replace the natural world with a 'betteVezava: Mehka70,86 € -
Reception of Derrida(2006) THOMAS, M.This book explores the cross-cultural reception of Derrida's work, specifically how that work in all its diversity, has come to be identified with word deconstruction. It is the first book to consider the cultural reception of Derrida's works, its accessiVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Jane Austen in the Context of Abolition(2006) WHITE, G.This wide-ranging and convincingly argued study looks at the issues of and attitudes towards slavery in Jane Austen's later novels and culture, and argues against Edward Said's critique of Jane Austen as a supporter of colonialism and slavery.Vezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Sonnets and the English Woman Writer, 1560-1621(2005) SMITH, R.This study explores why women in the English Renaissance wrote so few sonnet sequences, in comparison with the traditions of Continental women writers and of English male authors.Vezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Cultural Creativity in the Early English Renaissance(2006) SALTER, E.This book is about the ways that ordinary people in town and country creatively define themselves, their families and their social networks. It explores inheritance strategies, personal possessions, attitudes to commemoration after death, the daily fashioVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Representations of Indian Muslims in British Colonial Discourse(2005) PADAMSEE, A.This study questions current views that Muslims represented a secure point of reference for the British understanding of colonial Indian society.Vezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Asian Brand Strategy(2006) ROLL, M.This book offers insights, knowledge and perspectives on Asian brands and branding as a strategic tool and provides a comprehensive framework for understanding Asian branding strategies and Asian brands, including success stories and challenges for futureVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Transforming Political Leadership in Local Government(2005)Based on original research in eleven countries the book assesses these changes in terms of their implications for political accountability, the role of lay politicians, political recruitment, the professionalization of leadership, and relations with the bVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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NGO's and the United Nations(2005) MARTENS, K.NGOs and the United Nations reveals how NGOs have changed their interaction with the UN since the mid-1990s. The case studies include some of the most renowned players on the international scene, such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, CARE IntVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Aftershocks(2009) KINGSLEY KENT, SUSANAftershocks studies how meanings of shellshock and imagery presenting the traumatized psyche as shattered contributed to Britons' understandings of their political selves in the 1920s. It connects the force of emotions to the political culture of a decadeVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Ulster Unionism and the Peace Process in Northern Ireland(2006) FARRINGTON, C.The politics of Ulster Unionism is central to the success or failure of any political settlement in Northern Ireland. This book examines the relationship between Ulster Unionism and the peace process in reference to these questions.Vezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Governing New European Democracies(2007) BLONDEL, J.,MULLER-ROMMEL, F.,MALOVA, D.Governing New European Democracies is a fully comparative study of decision-making processes in the cabinets of ten post-communist countries of East-Central and South-Eastern Europe. It is based on interviews collected from over 300 ministers. This book pVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Kuwait Amid War, Peace and Revolution(2006) PLOTKIN BOGHARDT, LORIThis books explores Kuwaiti internal security challenges of terrorism, sabotage and subversion, and, using untapped Kuwaiti government sources, examines policy responses such as mass deportations and special security trials. The study details how turmoilVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Romanticism and Form(2007)This book offers new analyzes of canonical texts, contextualizations of Romantic forms in relation to war, nationalism and empire, reassessments of neglected and marginalized writers and explorations of the relationship between form and reader. It showcasVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Howard Barker: Ecstasy and Death(2009) RABEY, D.Barker has been acclaimed as 'England's greatest living dramatist' in The Times and as 'the Shakespeare of our age' by Sarah Kane. His uniquely stylish work brings together startlingly original forms of classical discipline, moral ruthlessness and catastrVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Natural Rights and the Birth of Romanticism in the 1790s(2005) WHITE, R.Following the American War of Independence and the French Revolution, ideas of the 'Natural Rights of Man' (later distinguished into particular issues like rights of association, rights of women, slaves, children and animals) were publicly debated in EnglVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Wilkie Collins Chronology(2007) BAKER, W.This book builds on a critical and scholarly revival of interest in Collins. Baker draws upon biographical revelations and the recent publication of Collins's letters to provide a unique insight into both the man and the writer. The volume will appeal toVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Radical Attitude and Modern Political Theory(2007) EDWARDS, J.The Radical Attitude and Modern Political Theory focuses on the appearance of modernity that can be best described as radical. First appearing in the sixteenth century, the attitude is best seen not as a coherent ideology or tradition but as a series of cVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Democratic Wars(2006)The book turns the 'democratic peace' theme on its head: rather than investigating the reasons for the supposed pacifism of democracies, it looks for the causes of their militancy. In order to solve this puzzle, the authors look across International RelatVezava: Mehka70,86 €
