Politics a society in contemporary europe

Politics a Society in Contemporary Europe

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Politics and Society in Contemporary Spain

This edited volume examines the political, social, and economic developments in contemporary Spain, with a particular focus on the period of the Socia

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Contemporary France

An accessible interdisciplinary introduction to contemporary France providing coverage of culture, society, economy, and politics set in a historical

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Transforming Identities in Contemporary Europe Taylor & Francis Ltd

With a focus on the Nordic region, this book explores contemporary struggles around ‘identity politics’ in Europe, considering various forms racist, colonialist, sexist forms of discrimination and exclusion, and the ways in which the marginalized struggle against gendered, colonial and racist legacies. ...

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Politics of Design

Many designs that appear in todays society will circulate and encounter audiences of many different cultures and languages. With communication comes responsibility; are designers aware of the meaning and impact of their work? An image or symbol that is acceptable in one culture can be offensive or even harmful in the next. A typeface or colour in a design might appear to ...

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African Politics: A Very Short Introduction

Ian Taylor explores contemporary African politics in all its diversity, revealing how state and society actually functions beyond the formal instituti

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Sexuality in Medieval Europe Taylor & Francis Ltd

Now in its fourth edition, Sexuality in Medieval Europe provides a lively account of a society whose attitudes toward sexuality both were ancestral to, and differed from, contemporary ones. This volume is an essential resource for all those who study medieval history, medieval culture, and the history of sexuality in Europe....

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Eighteenth-Century Europe

The three-quarters of a century between 1715 and 1789 are often seen as the last years of Europe's old order. But a dramatic rise in Europe's population, the agricultural and industrial revolutions in Britain and the unprecedented challenges of the Enlightenment began to shake the foundations of the old regime well before 1789. Drawing on the best contemporary scholarship...

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The Politics of Memory in the Italian Populist Radical Right Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book examines the role of colonial memory in the contemporary Italian populist radical right, which includes the Lega and Fratelli d’Italia (FdI). From this Italian case study, broader implications can be drawn regarding the role of colonial memory in political discourse, which is a topical matter across Europe. The book will be of interest to those studying populism...

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State and Society in Communist Czechoslovakia : Transforming the Everyday from WWII to the Fall of the Berlin Wall - Krakovsky Roman

Anotace: Across central and eastern Europe after World War II, the newly established communist regimes promised a drastic social revolution that would transform the world at great pace and pave the way to a socialist future. Although many aspects of this utopian project are well known - such as fast-paced industrialisation, collectivisation and urbanisation - the regimes...

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State and Society in Communist Czechoslovakia : Transforming the Everyday from WWII to the Fall of the Berlin Wall - Roman Krakovský

<p>Across central and eastern Europe after World War II, the newly established communist regimes promised a drastic social revolution that would transform the world at great pace and pave the way to a socialist future. Although many aspects of this utopian project are well known - such as fast-paced industrialisation, collectivisation and urbanisation - the regimes ...

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Free and Equal: What Would a Fair Society Look Like? - Daniel Chandler

<p>Imagine: you are designing a society, but you don't know who you'll be within it - rich or poor, man or woman, gay or straight. What would you want that society to look like?This is the revolutionary thought experiment proposed by the twentieth century's greatest political philosopher, John Rawls. As economist and philosopher Daniel Chandler argues in this hugely...

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The Strange Death of Europe : Immigration, Identity, Islam - Douglas Murray

<p>The Sunday Times number one bestseller Chosen as a Waterstones Politics Paperback of the Year, 2018The Strange Death of Europe is a highly personal account of a continent and culture caught in the act of suicide. Declining birth-rates, mass immigration and cultivated self-distrust and self-hatred have come together to make Europeans unable to argue for themselves...

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Routledge Handbook of Sport in China Taylor & Francis Ltd

This is the first book to offer a comprehensive overview of the history, and development of sport from the ancient to the contemporary era in China. It opens different perspectives on Chinese sport and addresses a wide range of issues central to the development of sport in the context of Chinese culture, politics, economy and society. It explores a diverse set of topics i...

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Shaping Globalization

A study of the role of Civil Society in contemporary society and the relationship between Civil Society, Business and Politics.

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Autopoiesis of Architecture - A New Framework for Architecture V1

Take a theoretical approach to architecture with The Autopoiesis of Architecture , which presents the topic as a discipline with its own unique logic. Architecture's conception of itself is addressed as well as its development within wider contemporary society. Author Patrik Schumacher offers innovative treatment that enriches architectural theory with a coordinated arse...

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Tribalism

Unearthing the most primal motivations behind the fear politics movements sweeping across the USA and Europe, Stevan E. Hobfoll examines how the establishment of the political and cultural "other" or "outsider" engenders an evolutionary "defend and aggress" response. This mentality in turn elicits "tribalism," allowing for the rise of propaganda, extremist politics, and u...

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The Future of Motorsports Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book takes stock of the position of motorsport in the 21st century and considers how it will continue to influence sport business, politics, and society in the future. Presenting a set of thematic essays and multi-disciplinary case studies, it demonstrates that motorsport continues to play a significant role in relationships between the automotive industry, nationali...

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On War - von Clausewitz Carl

Anotace: Translated by J.J. Graham, revised by F.N. Maude Abridged and with an Introduction by Louise Willmot.On War is perhaps the greatest book ever written about war. Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian soldier, had witnessed at first hand the immense destructive power of the French Revolutionary armies which swept across Europe between 1792 and 1815. His response was to ...

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On War, 1. vydání - Clausewitz Carl von

<p>Translated by J.J. Graham, revised by F.N. Maude Abridged and with an Introduction by Louise Willmot. On War is perhaps the greatest book ever written about war. Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian soldier, had witnessed at first hand the immense destructive power of the French Revolutionary armies which swept across Europe between 1792 and 1815. His response was to ...

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My European Family : The First 54,000 Years - Karin Bojsová

<p>Karin Bojs grew up in a small, broken family. At her mother's funeral she felt this more keenly than ever. As a science journalist she was eager to learn more about herself, her family and the interconnectedness of society. After all, we're all related. And in a sense, we are all family. My European Family tells the story of Europe and its people through its gen...

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Hunting the Falcon

A TLS, TIMES, PROSPECT AND WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEARA groundbreaking examination of how the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn sent shockwaves across a continent and changed England forever. 'In many places, where once we had speculation, we now have certainty. This book is at once an education and a joy to read' LITERARY REVIEW'Combines meticulously researched his...

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Václav Havel&apos;s Meanings - David Danaher,Kieran Williams

Anotace: No one in Czech politics or culture could match the international stature of Václav Havel at the time of his death in 2011. In the years since his passing, his legacy has only grown, as developments in the Czech Republic and elsewhere around the world continue to show the importance of his work and writing against a range of political and social ills, from autoc...

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Václav Havel’s Meanings His Key Words and Their Legacy - David Danaher

<p>"No one in Czech politics or culture could match the international stature of Václav Havel at the time of his death in 2011. In the years since his passing, his legacy has only grown, as developments in the Czech Republic and elsewhere around the world continue to show the importance of his work and writing against a range of political and social ills, from ...

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Homelands

Homelands is a stunning blend of contemporary history, reportage and memoir by our greatest writer about European affairs.Drawing on half a century of interviews and experience, Homelands tells the story of Europe in the later twentieth and early twenty-first centuries - how, having emerged from its wartime hell in 1945, it slowly recovered and rebuilt, liberated and unit...

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Reflections and Speeches - Tomáš Baťa; Antonín Cekota

Anotace: The book Reflections and Speeches is one of the basic sources of Tomas Bata´s philosophy. Tomas Bata never excelled in his desire to preserve his thoughts and write his memories. He lived mostly in the present and was constantly determined to face challenges on a daily basis. However, a typical characteristic of Tomas Bata was his ability to clearly describe the...

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Reflections and Speeches

The book Reflections and Speeches is one of the basic sources of Tomas Bata´s philosophy. Tomas Bata never excelled in his desire to preserve his thoughts and write his memories. He lived mostly in the present and was constantly determined to face challenges on a daily basis. However, a typical characteristic of Tomas Bata was his ability to clearly describe the problem, ...

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The Meat Paradox. Eating, Empathy, and the Future of Meat - Rob Percival

<p>How will we eat a decade from now, or a century? Will we be eating meat?</p> <p>Our future diet will be shaped by diverse forces. It will be shaped by novel technologies and the logic of globalisation, by geopolitical tensions and the evolution of cultural preferences, by shocks to the status quo - pandemics and economic strife, the escalation of the ...

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Trial by Theatre - Reports on Czech Drama - Day Barbara

Anotace: The motto Národ sobě - "From the Nation to Itself" - inscribed over the proscenium arch of Prague's National Theatre symbolizes the importance theatre holds for the Czechs. During the National Awakening of the 19th century, theatre took the place of politics, becoming an instrument of national identity in the hands of the revivalists. In what was then...

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Trial by Theatre

The motto Národ sobě - “From the Nation to Itself” - inscribed over the proscenium arch of Prague’s National Theatre symbolizes the importance theatre holds for the Czechs. During the National Awakening of the 19th century, theatre took the place of politics, becoming an instrument of national identity in the hands of the revivalists. In what was then part of a German-spe...

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Trial by Theatre - Reports on Czech Drama - Barbara Day

<p>The motto Národ sobě – “From the Nation to Itself” – inscribed over the proscenium arch of Prague’s National Theatre symbolizes the importance theatre holds for the Czechs. During the National Awakening of the 19th century, theatre took the place of politics, becoming an instrument of national identity in the hands of the revivalists. In what was then part of a G...

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Playing with Reality

A sweeping intellectual history of games and their importance to human progress.We play games to learn about the world, to understand our minds and the minds of others, and to practice making predictions about the future. Games are thought to be older than written language, and have now become the dominant cultural media?bigger than movies, TV, music, and literature combi...

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The 1619 Project - Nikole Hannah-Jones

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, Esquire, Marie Claire, Electric Lit, Ms. magazine, Kirkus Reviews, BooklistIn late August 1619, a ship arr...

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The Utopia - Thomas More

Anotace: In Thomas More's hugely influential Utopia, a traveller recounts his discovery of an island nation in which the inhabitants enjoy unprecedented social cohesion and justice. The book imagines a community in which laws, personal relations and professional ambition are based on reason, in contrast with the tradition-bound superstitions of Europe, which were, i...

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Utopia, 1. vydání - Thomas More

<p>In Thomas More’s hugely influential Utopia, a traveller recounts his discovery of an island nation in which the inhabitants enjoy unprecedented social cohesion and justice. The book imagines a community in which laws, personal relations and professional ambition are based on reason, in contrast with the tradition-bound superstitions of Europe, which were, in More...

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