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Irreconcilable Founders(2021) JOHNSON, DAVIDDavid Johnson uses Spencer Roane's conflict with John Marshall as ballast for the first-ever biography of this highly influential but largely forgotten justice and political theorist. Because Roane's legal opinions gave way to those of Marshall, historianVezava: Trda42,93 €
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Populist Explosion(2016) JUDIS, JOHN B."Far and away the most incisive examination of the central development in contemporary politics: the rise of populism on both the right and the left. Superb." - Thomas Edsall, New York Times columnist The Populist ExplosionVezava: Mehka20,07 €
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Identity, Citizenship, and Violence in Two Sudans: Reimagining a Common Future(2013) IDRIS, A.The 2011 split of Sudan and the conflicts that have followed make it a case of ongoing significance for understanding state-building in Africa. Examining both the north-south divide and the spread of violence from Darfur, this study shows how colonial legVezava: Trda68,90 €
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Foundations of Public Law(2014) SYRETT, KEITH (CARDIFF SCHOOL OF LAW AND POLITICS, UNIVERSITY OF CARDIFF, UK)This textbook provides a thorough and accessible introduction to the basic principles of United Kingdom Public Law; This book is therefore an essential starting point for more advanced law students and a valuable source of legal context for politicalVezava: Mehka60,58 €
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Ideological Origins of American Federalism(2011) LACROIX, ALISON L.Federalism is regarded as one of the signal American contributions to modern politics. Its origins are typically traced to the drafting of the Constitution, but the story began decades before the delegates met in Philadelphia. This book traces the historyVezava: Mehka62,95 €
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Moderate Imagination(2020) FROMER, YOAVTaps archival materials and unread works from John Updike’s college years to offer a clearer view of his acute political thought and ideas. Updike's prescient literary imagination, Fromer shows, sensed the disappointments and alienation of rural white worVezava: Trda94,50 €
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President Who Would Not Be King(2022) MCCONNELL, MICHAEL W.Vital perspectives for the divided Trump era on what the Constitution's framers intended when they defined the extent-and limits-of presidential powerOne of the most vexing questions for the framers of the Constitution was how to create a vigorous and indVezava: Mehka35,55 €
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Realism and Democracy(2019) ABRAMS, ELLIOTT (COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, NEW YORK)America is turning away from support for democrats in Arab countries in favor of 'pragmatic' deals with tyrants to defeat violent Islamist extremism. Abrams marshals four decades of expert experience to analyze America's record of democracy promotion andVezava: Mehka39,90 €
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Politics of Resentment – Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker(2016) CRAMER, KATHERINEVezava: Mehka49,42 €
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Black Mass(2008) GRAY, JOHNTears down the religious, political and secular beliefs that we insist are fundamental to human project. This title examines interaction of terrorism, declining world resources, human myths of redemption and a flawed belief in Western democracy, and showsVezava: Mehka15,41 €
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Overruled(2022) FOWLES, SAMA testimony of how our government has undermined our democratic principles from a barrister who took the Prime Minister to courtVezava: Trda28,26 €
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Let Me Finish(2020) CHRISTIE, CHRISFrom the outspoken former governor, presidential candidate and chair of the Trump transition, a no-holds-barred account of Christie's rise to power in a world of bare-knuckle politics, his fifteen-year friendship with Donald Trump and his frank insights aVezava: Mehka21,37 €
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Democracies and Republics Between Past and Future(2021) PELLOSO, CARLODemocracies and Republics Between Past and Future focuses on the concepts of direct rule by the people in early and classical Athens, and the tribunician negative power in early republican Rome – and through this lens explores current political issues inVezava: Trda49,21 €
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U.S. Constitution(2018) BODENHAMER, DAVID J. (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE POLIS CENTER AND PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE POLIS CENTER AND PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS)The U.S. Constitution: A Very Short Introduction explores the major themes of American constitutional history--federalism, the balance of powers, property, representation, equality, rights, and security. Informed by the latest scholarship, each theme illuVezava: Mehka14,01 €
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Firepower(2021) LACOMBE, MATTHEW J.How the NRA became a political juggernaut by influencing the behaviors and beliefs of everyday AmericansThe National Rifle Association is one of the most powerful interest groups in America, and has consistently managed to defeat or weaken proposed gun reVezava: Trda45,24 €
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Magna Carta(2012) VINCENT, NICHOLAS (PROFESSOR OF MEDIEVAL HISTORY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA)Magna Carta has long been considered the foundation stone of the British Constitution, yet few people today understand either its contents or its context. With a full English translation of the 1215 charter, Nicholas Vincent introduces the document to a mVezava: Mehka14,01 €
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Prime Minister(2001) HENNESSY, PETERExplores the formal powers of the Prime Minister and how each incumbent has made the job his or her own. Drawing on unparalleled access to many of the leading figures, as well as the key civil servants and journalists of each period, the author has builtVezava: Mehka28,03 €