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Dwelling on the Green Line(2022) SCHWAKE, GABRIEL (UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD)Analysing the growth of the settlements along the border between Israel and the occupied West-Bank, the Green-Line, this book examines the lives lived around these lines, from the 1970s to the present day, attempting to understand the interface between thVezava: Trda132,30 €
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East Asian Covid-19 Paradox(2022) TIBERGHIEN, YVES (UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, VANCOUVER)This Element argues that high levels of institutional preparation, social cohesion, and global strategic reinforcement in a context of situational convergence explain why East Asian countries (with caveats) managed to control Covid-19 better than most othVezava: Mehka33,08 €
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International Relations in the Middle East(2021) STEIN, EWAN (UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH)Developing an original theoretical approach to understanding the roots of regional conflict and cooperation, this is an accessible course book on international relations in the Middle East, covering domestic and international foreign policy dynamics in aVezava: Mehka45,94 €
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Utopia(2010) MORE, THOMASInspiring, provocative, prophetic, and enigmatic, Utopia is the literary masterpiece of a visionary statesman and one of the most influential books of the modern world.Vezava: Mehka23,87 €
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Making of Law(2009) LATOUR, BRUNO (ECOLES DES MINES, PARIS , FRANCE)Bruno Latour is one of the leading sociologists in the world today. The author was give unparalleled access to this closed and hugely important institution of the French state, the Conseil d'Etat, and was able to carry out an in-depth study of how it workVezava: Mehka34,44 €
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Does Privilege Prevail?(2024) HAYNIE, STACIA L,RANDAZZO, KIRK A,SHEEHAN, REGINALD SJustice is supposed to be blind. Cynics will say they know better. But what do the facts say? This groundbreaking study provides objective, data-driven answers to long-standing questions about winners and losers in courtrooms across the world. Does the paVezava: Mehka57,86 €
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Environmental Politics in East Asia(2023) HADDAD, MARY ALICE (WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, CONNECTICUT)Through a focus on three environmental policy areas exhibiting different levels of success, this Element shows how governments in China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have been able to craft pro-environmental policy by working in collaboration with businVezava: Mehka33,08 €
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Citizens Under Compulsory Voting: A Three-Country Study(2023) DASSONNEVILLE, RUTH (UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL),BARBOSA, THIAGO (BRAZILIAN FEDERAL SENATE),BLAIS, ANDRE (UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL),MCALLISTER, IAN (AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, CANBERRA),TURGEON, MATHIEU (WESTERN UNIVERSITY, ONTARIO)This Element examines citizens' perceptions, their knowledge of the system, and whether they support it. The authors connect this with information on citizens' reported turnout and vote choice to assess who is affected by mandatory voting. Each country haVezava: Mehka33,08 €
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American Foreign Policy and Process(2023) MCCORMICK, JAMES M. (IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY)A comprehensive analysis of the values and beliefs that have shaped American foreign policy, exploring how they have evolved over time. The author provides comparison of the changing policymaking approaches of administrations from Nixon through Biden in tVezava: Mehka73,49 €
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Politics of Budgets(2023) LIPSMEYER, CHRISTINE S. (TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY),PHILIPS, ANDREW Q. (UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER),WHITTEN, GUY D. (TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY)While governments prefer to alter budgets to fit their ideological stances, the domestic and international contexts can facilitate or constrain their behavior. This book explains when governments do and do not make their preferred budgetary changes, examiVezava: Trda130,73 €
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American Government 101(2016) SEARS, KATHLEENAmerican Government 101 cuts out the boring explanations, and instead provides a hands-on lesson that keeps you engaged as you learn.Vezava: Trda14,90 €
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Athenian Constitution(1984) ARISTOTLEProbably written by a student of Aristotle, The Athenian Constitution is both a history and an analysis of Athens' political machinery between the seventh and fourth centuries BC, which stands as a model of democracy at a time when city-states lived underVezava: Mehka14,90 €
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Russia Under the Old Regime(1995) PIPES, RICHARDAnalyzes the evolution of the Russian state from the 9th century to the 1880s. It describes the "patrimonial" state, and analyzes the failure of the peasantry, nobility, middle-class and clergy to stand up to the increasing absolutism of the tsar.Vezava: Mehka17,61 €
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On Royalty(2007) PAXMAN, JEREMYWhat is the point of Kings and Queens? What do they do all day? And what does it mean to be one of them? This title looks at our present incumbents to find out just what makes them tick.Vezava: Mehka14,90 €
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Social Contract(2003) ROUSSEAU, JEAN-JACQUESRejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield authority over others, this title argues instead for a pact, or 'social contract', that should exist between the citizens of a state and that should be the source of sovereign power. From this fuVezava: Mehka14,90 €
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Oxford Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Law(2013)The first comprehensive reference resource on comparative constitutional law, the Oxford Handbook provides a road map to the field. Leading experts examine the history and development of the discipline, its core concepts, institutions, rights, and emerginVezava: Mehka89,90 €