политология
Нападение Германии на Польшу. К 80-летию начала Второй мировой войны
Андрей Тихомиров
1 сентября 1939 г. нацистская Германия напала на Польшу. История того времени продемонстрировала дипломатию лицемерной демагогии руководителей западных стран, которая сочеталась со служением интересам монополистического капитала, с коварным...
Лихолетье России: 1916—1919 гг. Хроника событий
Андрей Тихомиров
Лихолетье – «лихие года», события этого времени включают в себя участие России в Первой мировой войне, Февральскую и Октябрьскую революции, иностранную военную интервенцию и Гражданскую войну. Лидер английской консервативной партии У. Черчилль...
Братья и небратья. Уроки истории
Константин Кеворкян
Книга известного украинского публициста Константина Кеворкяна, вынужденного покинуть родной Харьков после нацистского переворота на Украине, посвящена истории, настоящему и будущему этой страны.
В чем причина, и где истоки бандеровщины и...
Новая Европа Владимира Путина. Уроки Запада для России
Станислав Бышок
Сегодня мир переживает новую политическую революцию – Трамп, Brexit, рост национализма в самых разных странах. Этот глобальный идеологический переворот не похож ни на Октябрьскую революцию в России, ни на Великую Французскую революцию. Баталии...
Информационный террор. Тактика и стратегия информационной войны
Георгий Филимонов
Информация – это оружие. Каждый, кто смотрит телевизор, осознаёт сей факт в полной мере. Привычные для боевых действий фронты переместились на страницы книг, журналов, экраны телевизоров, гаджетов и мониторов. Блоги, порталы и социальные сети...
2017. В терновом венце революций
Эдуард Лимонов
Вновь, как и в 1917 году по миру 6родят, вопят от боли и радости, и убивают многомиллионные орды. Орды захватили Сирию и Ирак, другие орды оставили Сирию, Ирак, Ливию, Африку и проникли на территорию Европы. Европы, ставшей слишком дряхлой и...
Путин В. В. – 20 лет правления (1999—2019). Некоторые данные из Летописи России
Андрей Тихомиров
9 августа 1999 года президент Ельцин отправил правительство Сергея Степашина и его самого в отставку. Исполняющим обязанности главы правительства назначен директор ФСБ, секретарь Совета безопасности Владимир Владимирович Путин. С телеобращением...
East Asia's Reemergence
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East Asia has re-emerged after a long eclipse as a centre of world wealth creation and growth. Over the past four decades the region’s share of world GDP has risen from less than 10 to 30 percent, a ratio that is set to rise to 40 percent by...
The Geopolitics of Deep Oceans
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Long regarded as an empty and inhospitable environment, the deep ocean is rapidly emerging as an ecological hot spot with a remarkable diversity of biological life. Yet, the world's oceans are currently on a dangerous trajectory of decline,...
The Politics of Possession
Christian Lund
The Politics of Possession investigates how struggles over access to resources and political power constitute property and authority recursively. Such dynamics are integral to state formation in societies characterized by normative and legal...
The Fluoride Wars
Jay Lehr H.
A lively account of fluoridation and its discontents Since its first implementation in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1945, public drinking water fluoridation and its attendant conflicts, controversies, and conspiracy theories serve as an object...
Conducting and Using Evaluative Site Visits
Randi Nelson K.
Because site visits are used so extensively in evaluation and because the consequences of poorly planned and conducted site visits are dire for so many evaluation constituents, it is essential to get it right. This issue discusses and defines...
The Myth of Media Globalization
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The ongoing interconnection of the world through modern mass media is generally considered to be one of the major developments underpinning globalization. This important book considers anew the globalization phenomenon in the media sphere....
The Historical Muhammad
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In his quest for the historical Muhammad, Zeitlin's chief aim is to catch glimpses of the birth of Islam and the role played by its extraordinary founder. Islam, as its Prophet came to conceive it, was a strict and absolute monotheism. How...
The Blackwell Companion to Globalization
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This companion features original essays on the complexity of globalization and its diverse and sometimes conflicting effects. Written by top scholars in the field, it offers a nuanced and detailed examination of globalization that includes both...
The Identity of Nations
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What is national identity? What are the main challenges posed to national identity by the strengthening of regional identities and the growth of cultural diversity? How is right-wing nationalism connected to the desire to preserve a traditional...
Actor and Strategy Models
Scott Cunningham W.
A practical how-to guide for more effective planningthrough multi-actor modelling Careful planning is the cornerstone of a successful initiative, and any plan, policy, or business strategy can only be successful if it has the support of...
The Future of Diplomacy
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Never before has diplomacy evolved at such a rapid pace. It is being transformed into a global participatory process by new media tools and newly empowered publics. ‘Public diplomacy’ has taken center-stage as diplomats strive to reach and...
The Divided West
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Make no mistake, the normative authority of the United States of America lies in ruins. Such is the judgment of the most influential thinker in Europe today reflecting on the political repercussions of the war in Iraq. The decision to go to war...
The Nation-State and Violence
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The social sciences have long been based upon contrasts drawn between the 'militaristic' societies of the past, and the 'capitalist' or 'industrial' societies of the present. But how valid are such contrasts, given that the current era is one...
Post-Western World
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With the United States' superpower status rivalled by a rising China and emerging powers like India and Brazil playing a growing role in international affairs, the global balance of power is shifting. But what does this mean for the future of...
The Good Representative
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In The Good Representative, Suzanne Dovi argues that democratic citizens should assess their representatives by their display of three virtues: they must be fair-minded, build critical trust, and be good gatekeepers. This important book provides...
Political Theology II
Graham Ward
Political Theology II is Carl Schmitt's last book. Part polemic, part self-vindication for his involvement in the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP), this is Schmitt's most theological reflection on Christianity and its concept of...
The New Reckoning
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We are told that this is a new world, with which old theories cannot cope. But the dynamic driving the current global transformation is not as new as our pundits and politicians pretend. The global market-place of our day may have little in...
Citizenship
Peter Kivisto
A significant addition to the growing body of literature on citizenship, this wide-ranging overview focuses on the importance, and changing nature, of citizenship. It introduces the varied discourses and theories that have arisen in recent...
Globalization
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'Globalization' is a word that is currently much in use. This book is an attempt to show that there is far more to globalization than its surface manifestations. Unpacking the social roots and social consequences of globalizing processes, this...
Nationalisms
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This is a comprehensive and accessible account of the nature of nationalism, which has re-emerged as one of the fundamental forces shaping world society today.
Overstretched
Teppo Kroger
Overstretched provides fresh perspectives on the reality of European family life where care and paid work need to be woven together on a daily basis, offering an opportunity to discuss and evaluate care policies in a new light. A collection of...
Frontiers
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The purpose and location of frontiers affect all human societies in the contemporary world – this book offers an introduction to them and the issues they raise.
Morgenthau
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The ideas of Hans Morgenthau dominated the study of international politics in the United States for many decades. He was the leading representative of Realist international relations theory in the last century and his work remains hugely...
Korea
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Korea is one of the critical flashpoints in the world today. News of North Korea's recent nuclear tests, conducted in defiance of international pressure, drew widespread condemnation and raised serious concerns about the threat now posed to...
Sovereignty
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Sovereignty is at the very centre of the political and legal arrangements of the modern world. The idea originated in the controversies and wars, both religious and political, of 16th and 17th century Europe and since that time it has continued...
Cosmopolis
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This volume makes a challenging critique of the idea of Cosmopolis – that is, the idea of world or 'global' government. In recent years this idea has been put forward as a way of averting the threat of war and international disorder, and as a...
Representation
David Runciman
What is representation? What does it mean when a politician represents citizens in government? How can citizens be represented beyond the boundaries of the nation-state? These are just some of the questions which will be answered by David...
Freedom
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In this engaging new book, Katrin Flikschuh offers an accessible introduction to divergent conceptions of freedom in contemporary liberal political philosophy. Beginning with a discussion of Isaiah Berlin's seminal distinction between negative...
Risk
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This book gives a comprehensive yet easily accessible introduction to risk and uncertainty as they have been analysed in sociology and related social sciences. The book draws extensively on the wide array of contemporary social theories of risk...
Hijacking America
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George Bush leaves the White House in January 2009 and the United States goes back to “normal”, right? Wrong, argues Susan George in this fascinating, thorough and often chilling account of the decades-long transformation of American society and...
Packaging Terrorism
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Packaging Terrorism investigates how American media have identified and covered international terrorism and violence since September 11, 2001. Compares US coverage with that of British and Arab media Discusses the priorities, assumptions,...
Peace Agreements
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Since the end of the Cold War a significant number of peace agreements have been signed, many of them in bloody intra-state conflicts that were previously thought beyond resolution. How have these agreements addressed issues of territory,...
World Culture
John Boli
This book explores the development, content, and impact of world culture. Combining several of the most fruitful theoretical perspectives on world culture, including the world polity approach and globalization theory, the book gives a historical...
Human Security
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There is a real security gap in the world today. Millions of people in regions like the Middle East or East and Central Africa or Central Asia where new wars are taking place live in daily fear of violence. Moreover new wars are increasingly...
Debating Globalization
David Held
Debating Globalization is a short, accessible introduction to the debate about globalization written by many of the most prominent figures in the field. Published by Polity in association with openDemocracy, the book is notable not just for...
Defiant Publics
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Social activism and dissent have become global phenomena for our times. Ordinary people across the world are fighting back. This newly potent political force has defeated governments in India and Spain, and has brought down the EU draft...
Political Economy
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This thought-provoking introduction to economics exposes readers to the workings of the market in a democratic state. The text explains basic economic concepts from a political perspective: how the price mechanism substitutes for central...
Super Rich
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In the past 25 years, the distribution of income and wealth in Britain and the US has grown enormously unequal, far more so than in other advanced countries. The book, which is aimed at both an academic and a general audience, examines how this...
Human Behavior
Matt DeLisi
A unique approach to human behavior that integrates and interprets the latest research from cell to society Incorporating principles and findings from molecular biology, neuroscience, and psychological and sociocultural sciences, Human Behavior...
Supporting Families
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Recent government initiatives and developments in professional practice have been designed to help families in difficulty effectively, in order to prevent child harm. This book examines whether these changes have worked, by examining a large...
Safeguarding Children
Hedy Cleaver
A multi-professional approach to safeguarding children, which accompanies the Department of Health’s new training courses. Focuses on the methods of identifying children at risk and details what happens at each stage of the social work process...
Protecting Powers
Judith Masson
The book is based on two research projects on emergency intervention, which were carried out by the author and her colleagues. The studies provide the basis for the three themes in the book: Inter-agency Working; Perceptions of Safety; and...
