Democracy in the time of coronavirus

Democracy in the Time of Coronavirus

From a leading political thinker, this book is both an invaluable playbook for meeting our current moment and a stirring reflection on the future of d

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Political Communication in the Time of Coronavirus

This book examines how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the flows of communication between politicians, journalists and citizens in various countries fr

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Leisure in the Time of Coronavirus

This bookgenerates discussions that enable leisure scholars to learn and to engage with wider debates about the crucial role of leisure in peopleâ€Â

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Leisure in the Time of Coronavirus

This bookgenerates discussions that enable leisure scholars to learn and to engage with wider debates about the crucial role of leisure in peopleâ€Â

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Conspiracy Theories in the Time of Coronavirus

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Pandemic Exposures – Economy and Society in the Time of Coronavirus

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Coronavirus Pandemic and the Future

By addressing considerations of efficacy and safety of drugs and chemicals used to combat COVID-19, virtually in real-time, this book documents and hi

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Spiritual Signature of Our Time in the Era of Coronavirus

Following on from the book of essays Perspectives and Initiatives in the Times of Coronavirus, key figures from the School of Spiritual Science at the

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Schooling for Democracy in a Time of Global Crisis

This book combines democratic theory with education practice to address the problem of a schooling that is for democracy, and points to the possibilit

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Democracy in America - de Tocqueville Alexis

Anotace: Abridged, with an Introduction by Patrick Renshaw.Democracy in America is a classic of political philosophy. Hailed by John Stuart Mill and Horace Greely as the finest book ever written on the nature of democracy, it continues to be an influential text on both sides of the Atlantic, above all in the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe.De Tocqueville examines ...

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Democracy in America - Tocqueville Alexis de

<p>Abridged, with an Introduction by Patrick Renshaw. Democracy in America is a classic of political philosophy. Hailed by John Stuart Mill and Horace Greely as the finest book ever written on the nature of democracy, it continues to be an influential text on both sides of the Atlantic, above all in the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe. De Tocqueville examines...

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Rhetorical Rise and Demise of “Democracy” in Russian Political Discourse. Volume 2:

Russia in the 1990s had a “Wild West” vibe, as reformist and conservative elements struggled for ascendancy. It was a time of heightened media freed

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Labour and the Left in the 1980s

Explores the aspects of left-wing culture, activities and ideas at a time when social democracy was in crisis. This book also situates the crisis of t

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The Dawn of Everything : A New History of Humanity - Graeber David

Anotace: For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those original freedoms or, alternatively, by taming our baser instincts. David Graeber and David Wengrow show how such theories first emerged in the eighteenth century ...

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The Dawn of Everything

'Fascinating, thought-provoking, groundbreaking. A book that will generate debate for years to come' Rutger Bregman'The Dawn of Everything is also the radical revision of everything, liberating us from the familiar stories about humanity's past that are too often deployed to impose limitations on how we imagine humanity's future' Rebecca Solnit'This is not a book. This is...

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Hermeneutic Interpretation of the Origin of the Social State of Man

Antoine Fabre d'Olivet (December 8, 1767-March 25, 1825) was a French author, poet, and composer whose biblical and philosophical hermeneutics in?uenced many occultists, such as Eliphas Lévi and Gerard Encausse (Papus), and René Guénon. D'Olivet spent his life pursuing the esoteric wisdom concealed in the Hebrew scriptures, Greek philosophy, and the symbolism of many anci...

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The Tyranny of Merit: What´s Become of the Common Good?, 1. vydání - Michael Sandel

<p>A TLS, GUARDIAN AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020The new bestseller from the acclaimed author of Justice and one of the world's most popular philosophers"Astute, insightful, and empathetic...A crucial book for this moment" Tara Westover, author of EducatedThese are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an age of winners and losers, where the o...

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Tools and Weapons : The Promise and The Peril of the Digital Age - Smith Brad

Anotace: "A clear, compelling guide to some of the most pressing debates in technology today." - Bill Gates, from the foreword From Microsoft`s President and one of the tech industry`s wisest thinkers, a frank and thoughtful reckoning with how to balance enormous promise and existential risk as the digitization of everything accelerates. __________ Microsoft President Br...

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The Quiet Americans: Four CIA Spies at the Dawn of the Cold War - Scott Anderson

<p>‘A darkly entertaining tale about American espionage, set in an era when Washington’s fear and skepticism about the agency resembles our climate today.’ New York Times At the end of World War II, the United States dominated the world militarily, economically, and in moral standing – seen as the victor over tyranny and a champion of freedom. But it was clear – to ...

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The Dawn of Everything : A New History of Humanity - David Graeber

<p>For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those original freedoms or, alternatively, by taming our baser instincts. David Graeber and David Wengrow show how such theories first emerged in the eighteenth century a...

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The Truth About COVID-19 : Exposing The Great Reset, Lockdowns, Vaccine Passports, and the New Normal - Mercola Joseph

Anotace: Multiple New York Times best-selling author Dr. Joseph Mercola and Ronnie Cummins, founder and director of the Organic Consumers Association, team up to expose the truth-and end the madness-about COVID-19.Since early 2020, the world has experienced a series of catastrophic events-a global pandemic caused by what appears to be an engineered coronavirus; internati...

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Immune : The new book from Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell - Philipp Dettmer

<p>The first book from the creator of the wildly popular science YouTube channel, Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell, a gorgeously illustrated deep dive into the immune system that will change how you think about your body forever. __________You wake up and feel a tickle in your throat. Your head hurts. You're mildly annoyed as you get the kids ready for school and dress fo...

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Factfulness, Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think Hodder & Stoughton

Essential reading in the time of coronavirus: the international bestseller that will make you realise things are better than you thought...

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The Road to Unfreedom : Russia, Europe, America - Timothy Snyder

<p>From the author of On Tyranny comes a stunning new chronicle of the rise of authoritarianism from Russia to Europe and America.<br /> With the end of the Cold War, the victory of liberal democracy seemed final. Observers declared the end of history, confident in a peaceful, globalized future. This faith was misplaced. Authoritarianism returned to Russia, a...

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Revolt : The Worldwide Uprising Against Globalization - Eyal Nadav

Anotace: Revolt is an eloquent and provocative challenge to the prevailing wisdom about the rise of nationalism and populism today. With a vibrant and informed voice, Nadav Eyal illustrates how modern globalization is unsustainable. He contends that the collapse of the current world order is not so much about the imbalance between technological advances and social progre...

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Longshot

This is the incredible story of the scientists who created a coronavirus vaccine in record time.

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Why the Germans Do it Better: Notes from a Grown-Up Country (1786499789)

Kniha - autor John Kampfner, 320 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná ***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***'Excellent and provocative... a passionate, timely book.' Sunday Times'A fine new book... thoughtful, deeply reported and impeccably even-handed.' The Times'A rich guide to modern Germany... For the British readers this book is directed at, the implied contrast...

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The Uncertain: How to Turn Your Biggest Fear into Your Greatest Power - Arie Kruglanski

<p>How much do we reply upon certainty? And, how does the way we deal with uncertainty impact our future and our lives?Uncertainty is one of the defining issues of our time. The stability we once had is disappearing, and fast. Vast changes in society are shifting our realities: extraordinary numbers of immigrants and refugees are upsetting the demographic, and the c...

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Stop Reading the News : A Manifesto for a Happier, Calmer and Wiser Life - Dobelli Rolf

Anotace: STOP READING THE NEWS is a vital toolkit for managing the upsetting coronavirus news cycle and finding equilibrium and calm at a time of chaos and uncertaintyIn 2013 Rolf Dobelli stood in front of a roomful of journalists and proclaimed that he did not read the news. It caused a riot. Now the author of the bestselling The Art of Thinking Clearly finally sets dow...

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Tools and Weapons : The first book by Microsoft CLO Brad Smith, exploring the biggest questions facing humanity about tech - Smith Brad

Anotace: Microsoft President Brad Smith operates by a simple core belief: when your technology changes the world, you bear a responsibility to help address the world you have helped create.This might seem uncontroversial, but it flies in the face of a tech sector long obsessed with rapid growth and sometimes on disruption as an end in itself. While sweeping digital trans...

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Factfulness

Essential reading in the time of coronavirus: the international bestseller that will make you realise things are better than you thought

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A Promised Land (9780241491515)

Kniha - autor Barack Obama, 750 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu matná A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy. In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for h...

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Doomsday Morning - Moore C. L.

Anotace: Comus, the communications network/police force, has spread its web of power all across an America paralyzed by the after-effects of limited nuclear war. But in California, resistance is building against the dictatorship of Comus and Andrew Raleigh, president for life. For now Raleigh is dying and the powers of Comus are fading. It`s the perfect time for the Cali...

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Road To Unfreedom - neuveden

Anotace: From the author of On Tyranny comes a stunning new chronicle of the rise of authoritarianism from Russia to Europe and America.<br> With the end of the Cold War, the victory of liberal democracy seemed final. Observers declared the end of history, confident in a peaceful, globalized future. This faith was misplaced. Authoritarianism returned to Russia, as...

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Utopia for Realists : And How We Can Get There - Rutger Bregman

<p>THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Listen out for Rutger Bregman. He has a big future shaping the future' Observer 'The Dutch wunderkind of new ideas' Guardian In Utopia for Realists, Rutger Bregman shows that we can construct a society with visionary ideas that are, in fact, wholly implementable. Every milestone of civilisation - from the end of slavery to the b...

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Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There (1408893215)

Kniha - autor Rutger Bregman, 316 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná We live in a time of unprecedented upheaval, with questions about the future, society, work, happiness, family and money, and yet no political party of the right or left is providing us with answers. Rutger Bregman, a bestselling Dutch historian, explains that it needn't be this way. Bregman ...

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A Promised Land - Barack Obama

Anotace: ABOUT A PROMISED LANDA riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, descri...

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Hell and Other Destinations : A 21st-Century Memoir - Albrightová Madeleine

Anotace: In this revealing, funny, and inspiring memoir, seven-time New York Times bestselling author and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright-among the most admired and tireless public servants in history-reflects on the challenge of continuing one`s career far beyond the normal age of retirement.In 2001, when Madeleine Albright was leaving office as America`s f...

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Hell and Other Destinations : A 21st-Century Memoir, 1. vydání - Madeleine Albright

<p>In this revealing, funny, and inspiring memoir, seven-time New York Times bestselling author and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright-among the most admired and tireless public servants in history-reflects on the challenge of continuing one's career far beyond the normal age of retirement. In 2001, when Madeleine Albright was leaving office as America's ...

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Fascism : A Warning, 1. vydání - Madeleine Albright

<p>A personal and urgent examination of Fascism in the twentieth century and how its legacy shapes today's world, written by one of America's most admired public servants, the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state. "There is priceless wisdom on every page." Kirkus Starred review A Fascist, observes Madeleine Albright, `is someone who claims...

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Orwell on Truth - Orwel George

Anotace: 'To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle.' A selection of George Orwell's prescient, clear-eyed and stimulating writing on the subjects of truth and lies. With an introduction by Alan Johnson.<br> 'Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four. If that is granted, all else follows.'<br&...

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Tools and Weapons

"A clear, compelling guide to some of the most pressing debates in technology today." - Bill Gates, from the foreword From Microsoft's President and one of the tech industry's wisest thinkers, a frank and thoughtful reckoning with how to balance enormous promise and existential risk as the digitization of everything accelerates. __________ Microsoft President Brad Sm...

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A Promised Land - Barack Obama

Anotace: A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy. In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly p...

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Wake Up - Morgan Piers

Anotace: It`s time we get back to common sense.It`s time to cancel the cancel culture.It`s time to Wake Up.If, like me, you`re sick and tired of being told how to think, speak, eat and behave, then this book is for you.If, like me, you think the world`s going absolutely nuts, then this book is for you.If, like me, you think NHS heroes and Captain Tom are the real stars o...

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Western Civilization Bites Back

"Anyone who experienced Jonathan Bowden speak in public was in awe of his ability to thrill and inspire his audiences. His energy and personal magnetism were truly amazing and a huge asset to our cause. In reading these essays, most of which are transcriptions from his talks, one is also impressed by his very broad intellectual background and his far-ranging interests-art...

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Realpolitiks Bundle (PC) DIGITAL

Realpolitiks is a streamlined real-time grand strategy game that allows you to become the leader of any contemporary nation. Dive deep into the issues of the modern world, with its current geopolitical borders, using your country’s power and economic strength to engage in military conflicts and international affairs. Choose your own method of coping with other natio...

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Realpolitiks Bundle (PC) DIGITAL (PC)

Realpolitiks is a streamlined real-time grand strategy game that allows you to become the leader of any contemporary nation. Dive deep into the issues of the modern world, with its current geopolitical borders, using your country&rsquo;s power and economic strength to engage in military conflicts and international affairs. Choose your own method of coping with other n...

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A Promised Land, 1. vydání - Barack Hussein Obama

<p>A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracyIn the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly pers...

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Český časopis historický 3/2018

<p>Z obsahu:<br /> PEŠEK Jiří<br /> Vznik, charakter a konec první Československé republiky (Několik úvah k aktuálním diskusím) … s. 659<br /> (The Foundation, Character and End of the First Czechoslovak Republic. [Some reflections on current discussions])<br /> The author has used the 100th anniversary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia to ...

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