История, социология, политика

Ethnology in Russian research. Reference book
Справочник (учебное пособие) по предмету "Этнология в русской научной школе" на английском языке предназначен для англоязычных студентов - магистров, обучающихся по программе Магистратуры Зарубежного Регионоведения ЕВРАЗИЯ.Справочник дает сведения по основным направлениям этнологии, методологии изучения предмета, его функциям и освещает насущные проблемы современности, рассматриваемые дисциплиной.
Год: 2019
Производитель: ИД Научная библиотека
Артикул: 808976
ISBN: 978-5-907242-07-4
Автор: Sukhanova N. A
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Modern intercultural communication in the global world
The course-book is recommended by the Department of Foreign Regional Studies and International Cooperation and the Department of Language Training for Public Administration Staff of the Faculty of International Regional Studies and Regional Management of the Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.

Серия: Политические науки
Год: 2019
Производитель: ИД Научная библиотека
Артикул: 808925
ISBN: 978-5-907242-08-1
Автор: Belyakova Irina, Komleva Valentina
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Resistance in the GULAG
Resistance in the GULAG Memoirs. Letters. Documents.
Год: 1992
Производитель: Возвращение
Артикул: 338751
ISBN: 5-1922-1992-0
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Road to Wigan Pier
If there is one man to whom I do feel myself inferior, it is a coalminer.In the mid-1930s, George Orwell was given an assignment from his publisher - to write a book about unemployment and social conditions in the economically depressed north of England. Revolutionary for its time, The Road to Wigan Pier documents Orwell's stint in towns likes Barnsley, Sheffield and Wigan in 1936, where he met and observed working-class people living in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire.Orwell graphically and emphatically describes the hardships of ordinary people living in cramped slum housing, working in dangerous mines and growing hungry through malnutrition and social injustice. It is an honest, gripping and humane study that also looks at socialism as a solution to the problems facing working-class northerners - something many readers at the time were uncomfortable discussing.The Road to Wigan Pier cemented ideas that would be found in Orwell's later works, and remains a powerful portrait of poverty, injustice and class divisions in Britain to this day.

Серия: Collins Classics
Год: 2021
Производитель: HarperCollins
Артикул: 801083
ISBN: 9780008443825
Автор: Orwell George
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

English in business intercultural communication. Business writing. Course-book
The course-book is recommended by the Department of Language Training of Public Administration Personnel of the Faculty of International Regional Studies and Regional Management of the Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration for students of bachelor s and master s degree programs.
Год: 2020
Производитель: ИД Научная библиотека
Артикул: 808979
ISBN: 978-5-907242-64-7
Автор: Belyakova Irina, Androsenko Vyacheslav
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Marvellous Republic of Komi
Удивительная Республика КомиПроект реализован при поддержке Министерства культуры, туризма и архивного дела РККнига на английском языке. В ней собраны увлекательные, яркие, редкие сведения о Республике Коми, изложенные в лёгкой для восприятия форме, в сопровождении многочисленных фотографий. Это не просто перевод книги-бестселлера "Удивительная Республика Коми", а новое издание, дополненное и переработанное с учётом потребностей иноязычных читателей. Издание может служить достойным и необычным подарком, "книгой на память" для гостей республики, деловых партнёров и друзей республики из других стран, а также для всех, кто преподаёт или изучает английский язык, кому необходимы интересные сведения о Республике Коми для разнопланового общения на английском языке.VIP отделка флоком и тиснением делает книгу невероятно изысканным полезным подарком для англоговорящих гостей региона.

Серия: Книги о РК на английском
Год: 2020
Производитель: Коми республиканская типографи
Артикул: 988497
ISBN: 978-5-7934-0847-9
Автор: Мельникова Наталья Владимировна
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

History & Mathematics. Historical and Technologocal Dynamics. Factors, Cycles, and Trends
The present Yearbook is subtitled Historical and Technological Dynamics: Factors, Cycles, and Trends. Its articles demonstrate different forms, patterns, and modes of evolutionary development of societies and their subsystems both over very long periods (in fact, the whole historical process) and over relatively short time intervals. We believe that without an in-depth analysis of the forms and mechanisms of development, it is more difficult to understand both the dynamics of the historical process and many contemporary issues rooted in history.The issue consists of three sections: (I) Long-term Dynamics Factors; (II) Political Cyclicity and Trends; (III) Technological Dynamics and Phases. We hope that this issue will be interesting and useful both for historians and mathematicians, as well as for all those dealing with various social and natural sciences.

Серия: Для студентов и преподавателей
Год: 2022
Производитель: Учитель
Артикул: 858363
ISBN: 978-5-7057-6106-7
Автор: Гринин Леонид Ефимович, Коротаев Андрей Витальевич, Гринин Антон Леонидович
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Democracy in America
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 the structures, institutions and operation of democracy, and shows how Europe can learn from American success and failures. His central theme is the advancement of the rule of the people, but he also predicts that slavery will bring about the 'most horrible of civil wars', foresees that the USA and Russia will be the Superpowers of the twentieth century, and is 150 years ahead of his time in his views on the position and importance of women.

Серия: World Literature
Год: 2021
Производитель: Wordsworth
Артикул: 808622
ISBN: 9781853264801
Автор: de Tocqueville Alexis
Гендер: Женщины
Категория: История, социология, политика

The History of the World in Bite-Sized Chunks
History is a rich, varied and fascinating subject, so it's rare to find the whole lot in one book until now. The History of the World in Bite-Sized Chunks pulls it all together, from the world's earliest civilizations in 3500 BC to the founding of the United Nations in 1945, passing by the likes of Charlemagne, the Ottoman Empire and the Crimean War, to name a few.Here's your chance to introduce yourself to the full spectrum of world history, and discover just how the modern world came to be.
Год: 2024
Производитель: Michael O'Mara
Артикул: 1007935
ISBN: 9781782437079
Автор: Marriott Emma
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

World Mythology in Bite-sized Chunks
A masterful introduction to world mythology, shedding light on the impact it has had on cultures past and present and untangling the complex web of deities, monsters and myths.From the signs of the zodiac to literature and art, the influence of world mythology can still be seen in everyday life.With a stunning array of fascinating tales, World Mythology in Bite-sized Chunks gets to grips with the ancient stories of Aboriginal, Sumerian, Egyptian, Mesoamerican, Maori, Greek, Roman, Indian, Norse and Japanese cultures, encompassing legends from the most diverse societies and the most ancient cultures from across the globe.Learn about why Odin, the Father of the Gods in Norse mythology, was so keen to lose an eye, the importance of the Osiris myth of Ancient Egypt, and much more besides.Entertaining, authoritative and incisive, this is an enlightening journey into the fascinating world of mythology.
Год: 2022
Производитель: Michael O'Mara
Артикул: 945593
ISBN: 9781782435754
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Communist Manifesto
A spectre is haunting Europe (and the world). Not, in the twenty-first century, the spectre of communism, but the spectre of capitalism. Marx's prediction that the state would wither away of its own accord has proved inaccurate, and he did not foresee the tyrannies which have ruled large parts of the globe in his name. Indeed, he would have been appalled if he had witnessed them. But his analysis of the evils and dangers of raw capitalism is as correct now as when it was written, and some of his suggestions (progressive income tax, abolition of child labour, free education for all children) are now accepted with little question. In a world where capitalism is no longer held in check by fear of a communist alternative, The Communist Manifesto (with Socialism Utopian and Scientific, Engels's brief and clear exposition of Marxist thought) is essential reading. The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844 is Engels's first, and probably best-known, book. With Henry Mayhew's London Labour and the London Poor, it was and is the outstanding study of the working class in Victorian England.

Серия: World Literature
Год: 2008
Производитель: Wordsworth
Артикул: 808633
ISBN: 9781840220964
Автор: Marx Karl, Engels Friedrich
Гендер: Дети
Категория: История, социология, политика

Notes on Nationalism
'The general uncertainty as to what is really happening makes it easier to cling to lunatic beliefs'Biting and timeless reflections on patriotism, prejudice and power, from the man who wrote about his nation better than anyone.

Серия: Penguin Modern Classics
Год: 2018
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 793842
ISBN: 9780241339565
Автор: Orwell George
Гендер: Мужчины
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Communist Manifesto
Marx and Engels's revolutionary summons to the working classes - one of the most important and influential political theories ever formulated. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.Karl Marx (1818-1883) and Friedrich Engels (1820-1895). Marx's works available in Penguin Classics are Capital, Dispatches for the New York Tribune, Early Writings, Grundrisse, The Portable Karl Marx and Revolution and War.

Серия: Penguin Classics
Год: 2015
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 803235
ISBN: 9780141397986
Автор: Marx Karl, Engels Friedrich
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Legal Systems of the Contemporary World. Monograph
The book is a result of teaching Comparative Law at Penza State University from 2004 till present time. It contains analysis of leading legal systems of contemporary world from different legal families.Every Legal System is a combination of laws (sometimes of precedents and customs), legal culture and legal institutions (including the courts), legal education and people in the legal profession. Legal Systems of different countries: Great Britain, USA, France, Germany, Scandinavian states, China, Japan, Turkey, India, Russia are analyzed in the monograph.This book aims at non-English speaking students, who desire to improve their skills in English and foreign colleagues, aspiring to understand Russian version of legal evolution and present condition of global legal order.Монография является результатом преподавания сравнительного правоведения в Пензенском государственном университете начиная с 2004 г. и по настоящее время. Каждая правовая система рассмотрена как сочетание законов (иногда прецедентов и обычаев), правовой культуры и правовых институтов, в том числе в судах, юридического образования и юридической профессии. Содержится анализ ведущих правовых систем Великобритании, США, Франции, Германии, Скандинавских государств, Китая, Японии, Турции, Индии, России.Издание адресовано российским студентам-юристам, желающим улучшить свое знание английского языка.2-е издание.Издание полностью на английском языке.

Серия: Наука
Год: 2019
Производитель: А-проджект
Артикул: 528107
ISBN: 978-5-906694-19-5
Автор: Salomatin Aleksey, Malko Alexander
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Trading in Air. Mitigating Climate Change Through the Carbon Markets
"Trading in Air" provides a comprehensive insight into opportunities and challenges to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reductions through the carbon markets, with a focus on transition economies. Chapter I tracks the evolution of the global carbon markets. Chapter II discusses the legal framework under the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol. Chapter III explores emissions reduction projects under Article 6 of the Kyoto Protocol and, among other things, uses Russia's approach to implementing Jl projects as an illustration. Chapter IV considers the future of climate regulation after 2012. The book is an indispensable working tool for regulators, market participants, and other parties interested in climate regulation.
Год: 2010
Производитель: Инфотропик
Артикул: 385521
ISBN: 978-5-9998-0004-6
Автор: Gutbrod Max, Sitnikov Sergei
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

A Brief Guide to the Greek Myths
A uniquely authoritative yet lightly handled examination of the key tales in the corpus of Greek mythology.The book leads the reader through these vibrant stories, from the origins of the gods through to the homecomings of the Trojan heroes. All the familiar narratives are here, along with some less familiar characters and motifs. In addition to the tales, the book explains key issues arising from the narratives, and discusses the myths and their wider relevance.This long-overdue book crystallises three key areas of interest: the nature of the tales; the stories themselves; and how they have and might be interpreted. For the first time, it brings together aspects of Greek mythology only usually available in disparate forms - namely children's books and academic works. There will be much here that is interesting, surprising, and strange as well as familiar. Experts and non-experts, adults, students and schoolchildren alike will gain entertainment and insight from this fascinating and important volume.
Год: 2007
Производитель: Robinson
Артикул: 1003423
ISBN: 9781845295127
Автор: Kershaw Stephen P
Гендер: Дети
Категория: История, социология, политика

Pavlovsk: The Life of a Russian Palace
Massie's Pavlovsk, acclaimed as one of the best and most exciting cultural histories of recent years, provides important insights into the challenges facing Russia today. Pavlovsk is a parable of the creation, deconstruction, and recreation of a culture - essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the soul of Russia and the roots in its history from which any new relationship between "us" and "them" must grow. If it has a moral, it is the sentence from Dostoyevsky spontaneously cited by many of the Russians Massie interviewed in writing this book, "Beauty will save the world". This remains to be seen - but it may be the best hope we have. Издание на английском языке.
Год: 1993
Производитель: Лики России
Артикул: 339212
ISBN: 5-87417-052-9
Автор: Massie Suzanne
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

History & Mathematics. Entropy and Destabilization. Yearbook
The present Yearbook is subtitled Entropy and Destabilization. It is the tenth in the series. The study of the forms and causes of destabilization is extremely important, because no regime, no society, no system is immune to destabilization. Destabilization, or at least the threat of it, is an inevitable stage in the historical development of any society. The question is to what extent a society is capable of resisting it, how institutionalized and adap tive it is. The articles of this issue are devoted to the various manifestations of destabiliza tion, its different forms, patterns and causes in the past and present.The issue consists of four sections: (I) Historical Aspects', (II) Social and Cultural Aspects-, (III) Factors of Destabilization', (IV) Reviews and Notes.We hope that this issue will be interesting and useful both for historians and mathe maticians, as well as for all those dealing with various social and natural sciences.

Серия: Для студентов и преподавателей
Год: 2023
Производитель: Учитель
Артикул: 982724
ISBN: 978-5-7057-6233-0
Автор: Grinin Leonid E., Korotayev Andrey V., Harper Antony
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Development of Mechanisis for Gaining and Maintaining Russia's Competitiveness
The reasearch focuses on the theoretical aspects of competitiveness in the economy and the methodology of its assessment. The following issues are also covered: the institutional system role in competitiveness support, institutional system subsystems and certain components. The research offers a specialised focus on the analysis of a number of key legal and regulatory documents that determine the shape of the institutional environment and ensure the formation and functioning of the organisational and managerial mechanism of Russia's innovative development, at whose core is the national innovative system. Special attention is paid to foreign experience (as exemplified by Finland) of innovative development of the economic system and to the industry aspect (as exemplified by Russian electrical power engineering). Separate priority areas for advancement and increasing efficiency of the organisational and managerial mechanism that ensures the competitiveness of Russia's innovative system are identified.
Год: 2021
Производитель: Кнорус
Артикул: 853744
ISBN: 978-9934-8941-7-6
Автор: Николаев Сергей Владиславович, Сизова Ю. С
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Australia. Upper-Intermediate Reader
This Reader provides an informative overview of Australian history, culture, its people, geography and climate, food, sport and more. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world and the only one that covers a whole continent. Despite its size, Australia has a small population at just over 23 million.

Серия: Macmillan Readers
Год: 2016
Производитель: Macmillan Education
Артикул: 573733
ISBN: 9780230470255
Автор: Gascoigne Jennifer
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

We Will All Go Down Fighting to the End
'Wars are not won by evacuations''We can take it!''Westward look, the land is bright'This collection of speeches from one of the great modern orators includes Churchill's famous words on the declaration of war with Germany, as well as his rousing call to the British in June 1940 after Dunkirk, and his immortal tribute to the young men fighting in the Battle of Britain.Great Ideas. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

Серия: Penguin Great Ideas
Год: 2010
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 887394
ISBN: 9780141192536
Автор: Churchill Winston
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Fire and Fury. Inside the Trump White House
#1 New York Times BestsellerWith extraordinary access to the West Wing, Michael Wolff reveals what happened behind-the-scenes in the first nine months of the most controversial presidency of our time in Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.Since Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, the country--and the world--has witnessed a stormy, outrageous, and absolutely mesmerizing presidential term that reflects the volatility and fierceness of the man elected Commander-in-Chief. This riveting and explosive account of Trump's administration provides a wealth of new details about the chaos in the Oval Office, including: - What President Trump's staff really thinks of him- What inspired Trump to claim he was wire-tapped by President Obama- Why FBI director James Comey was really fired- Why chief strategist Steve Bannon and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner couldn't be in the same room- Who is really directing the Trump administration's strategy in the wake of Bannon's firing- What the secret to communicating with Trump is- What the Trump administration has in common with the movie The ProducersNever before in history has a presidency so divided the American people. Brilliantly reported and astoundingly fresh, Fire and Fury shows us how and why Donald Trump has become the king of discord and disunion."Essential reading." - Michael D'Antonio, author of Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success, CNN.com"Not since Harry Potter has a new book caught fire in this way...[Fire and Fury] is indeed a significant achievement, which deserves much of the attention it has received." - The Economist
Год: 2018
Производитель: Henry Holt and Company
Артикул: 640596
ISBN: 978-1-250-15806-2
Автор: Wolff Michael
Гендер: Мужчины
Категория: История, социология, политика

Globalistics and globalization studies. Current and Future Trends in the Big History Perspective
Over the last few years, particularly in the last couple of years, the situation in the world has been rapidly changing. In fact, there is a strong impression that its development goes with more and more increased speed. The World System experiences really dramatic transformations which exacerbate conflicts and tension, disasters and scares as well as turbulence and backslides in the society. We suppose that a new tide of globalization will result from the started formation of the new world order which in many respects will be associated with regulation of global agreements and mechanisms connected with activities on climate change and ecology. This volume presents views on globalization and global issues from different angles. We investigate current processes both in more depth and from the Big History perspective. The present volume is already the eighth volume in the series 'Globalistics and Globalization Studies' touching a broad range of subjects within Global Studies. The volume has a subtitle - 'Current and Future Trends in the Big History Perspective'. The volume has a traditional structure and consists of three parts. Part 1 is entitled 'The Present and Future of the Global World' and comprises eight contributions considering different phenomena currently observed in the globalized world and giving an insight into the future. The second Part is entitled 'Political and Cultural Global Trends' and consists of ten contributions covering different social and political aspects of current globalization. Finally, seven contributions of 'Part III. Big History Studies' consider various issues associated with Big History.

Серия: Для студентов и преподавателей
Год: 2021
Производитель: Учитель
Артикул: 867997
ISBN: 978-5-7057-6067-1
Автор: Гринин Леонид Ефимович, Коротаев Андрей Витальевич, Ильин Илья Вячеславович
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Leviathan
Since its first publication in 1651, Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan has been recognised as one of the most compelling, and most controversial, works of political philosophy written in English. Forged in the crucible of the civil and religious warfare of the mid-seventeenth century, it proposes a political theory that combines an unequivocal commitment to natural human liberty with the conviction that the sovereign power of government must be exercised absolutely. Leviathan begins from some shockingly naturalistic starting-points: an analysis of human nature as being motivated by vain-glory and pride, and a vision of religion as simply the fear of invisible powers made up by the mind. Yet from these deliberately unpromising elements, Hobbes constructs with unparalleled forcefulness an elaborate, systematic, and comprehensive account of how political society ought to be: ordered, law-bound, peaceful. In Leviathan, Hobbes presents us with a portrait of politics which depicts how a state that is made up of the unified body of all its citizens will be powerful, fruitful, protective of each of its members, and - above all - free from internal violence.

Серия: World Literature
Год: 2014
Производитель: Wordsworth
Артикул: 801512
ISBN: 9781840227338
Автор: Hobbes Thomas
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published between 1776 and 1788, is the undisputed masterpiece of English historical writing which can only perish with the language itself. Its length alone is a measure of its monumental quality: seventy-one chapters, of which twenty-eight appear in full in this edition.With style, learning and wit, Gibbon takes the reader through the history of Europe from the second century AD to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 - an enthralling account by 'the greatest of the historians of the Enlightenment'.This edition includes Gibbon's footnotes and quotations, here translated for the first time, together with brief explanatory comments, a precis of the chapters not included, 16 maps, a glossary, and a list of emperors.

Серия: World Literature
Год: 2021
Производитель: Wordsworth
Артикул: 815677
ISBN: 9781853264993
Автор: Gibbon Edward
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Great War. Part I
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. "The Great War" is a monumental six volumes description of the events of World War I. Doyle did a great job interviewing numerous soldiers and generals, reading their letters and diaries to get a full picture of the events. These books cover all the main battles of the British Army, including detailed descriptions of bravery and courage.
Год: 2018
Производитель: Т8
Артикул: 652210
ISBN: 978-5-521-07190-6
Автор: Doyle Arthur Conan
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

A Greedy Man in a Hungry World. Why (Almost) Everything You Thought You Knew About Food is Wrong
Now with a new epilogue, the UK's most influential food and drink journalist shoots a few sacred cows of food culture.Buying 'locally' does no good. Farmers' markets are merely a lifestyle choice. And 'organic' is little more than a marketing label, way past its sell by date. This may be a little hard to swallow for the ethically-aware food shopper but it doesn't make it any less true. And now the UK's most outspoken and entertaining food writer is ready to explain why.Jay Rayner combines personal experience and hard-nosed reportage to explain why the doctrine of organic has been eclipsed by the need for sustainable intensification; and why the future lies in large-scale food production rather than the cottage industries that foodies often cheer for. From the cornfields of America to the killing lines of Yorkshire abattoirs via the sheep-covered hills of New Zealand, Rayner takes us on a journey that will change the way we shop, cook and eat forever. And give us a few belly laughs along the way.
Год: 2014
Производитель: William Collins
Артикул: 896930
ISBN: 9780007237609
Автор: Rayner Jay
Гендер: Мужчины
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Third Pillar. How Markets and the State Leave the Community Behind
From one of the most important economic thinkers of our time, a brilliant and far-seeing analysis of the current populist backlash against globalization and how revitalising community can save liberal market democracy. Raghuram Rajan, author of the 2010 FT & Goldman-Sachs Book of the Year Fault Lines, has an unparalleled vantage point onto the social and economic consequences of globalization and their ultimate effect on politics and society. In The Third Pillar he offers up a magnificent big-picture framework for understanding how three key forces the economy, society, and the state interact, why things begin to break down, and how we can find our way back to a more secure and stable plane.The third pillar of the title is society. Economists all too often understand their field as the relationship between the market and government, and leave social issues for other people. That's not just myopic, Rajan argues; it's dangerous. All economics is actually socioeconomics all markets are embedded in a web of human relations, values and norms. As he shows, throughout history, technological innovations have ripped the market out of old webs and led to violent backlashes, and to what we now call populism. Eventually, a new equilibrium is reached, but it can be ugly and messy, especially if done wrong. Right now, we're doing it wrong. As markets scale up, government scales up with it, concentrating economic and political power in flourishing central hubs and leaving the periphery to decompose, figuratively and even literally. Instead, Rajan offers a way to rethink the relationship between the market and civil society and argues for a return to strengthening and empowering local communities as an antidote to growing despair and unrest.The Third Pillar is a masterpiece of explication, a book that will be a classic of its kind for its offering of a wise, authoritative and humane explanation of the forces that have wrought such a sea change in our lives. His ultimate argument that decision-making has to be watered at the grass roots or our democracy will continue to wither is sure to be both provocative and agenda-setting across the world.
Год: 2020
Производитель: William Collins
Артикул: 897855
ISBN: 9780008276300
Автор: Rajan Raghuram
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Three Mothers. How the Mothers of Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation
In her groundbreaking debut, Anna Malaika Tubbs tells the incredible stories of three women who raised three world-changing men.Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin's son James, about Alberta King's son Martin Luther and Louise Little's son Malcolm. But virtually nothing has been said about the extraordinary women who raised them, each fighting their own battles, born into the beginning of the twentieth century and a deadly landscape of racial prejudice, Jim Crow, exploitation, unpoliced violence and open police vitriol.It was a society that would deny their sons' humanity from the beginning as it had denied theirs, but Berdis, Alberta and Louise were extraordinary women who instilled resilience, resistance and greatness in their sons. They would become mothers not just to three world-famous men but to the civil rights movement itself.These women represent a piece of history left untold and a celebration of Black motherhood long overdue.
Год: 2022
Производитель: William Collins
Артикул: 898591
ISBN: 9780008405359
Автор: Tubbs Anna Malaika
Гендер: Женщины
Категория: История, социология, политика

Wake Up. Why the World Has Gone Nuts
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 of our society, not self-obsessed tone-deaf celebrities (and royal renegades!), then this book is for you. If, like me, you re sickened by the cancel culture bullies destroying people s careers and lives, then this book is for you. From feminism to masculinity, racism to gender, body image to veganism, mental health to competitiveness at school, the right to free speech and expressing an honestly held opinion is being crushed at the altar of woke political correctness.In 2020, the world faced its biggest crisis in a generation: a global pandemic. In the UK, it exposed deep divisions within society and laid bare a toxic culture war that had been raging beneath the surface. From the outset, Piers Morgan urged the nation to come to its senses, once and for all, and held the Government to often ferocious account over its handling of the crisis.COVID-19 shed shocking light on the problems that plague our country. Stockpilers and lockdown-cheats revealed our grotesque levels of self-interest and the virtue-signalling woke brigade continued their furious assault on free speech, shutting down debate on important issues like gender, racism and feminism. Yet just as coronavirus exposed our flaws, it also showcased our strengths. We saw selfless bravery in the heroic efforts of our healthcare staff. A greater appreciation of migrant workers. A return of local community spirit. And inspiring, noble acts from members of the public such as Captain Sir Tom Moore. Wake Up is Piers rallying cry for a united future in which we reconsider what really matters in life. It is a plea for the return of true liberalism, where freedom of speech is king. Most of all, it is a powerful account of how the world finally started to wake up, and why it mustn t go back to sleep again.
Год: 2021
Производитель: Harpercollins
Артикул: 898521
ISBN: 9780008392611
Автор: Morgan Piers
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Essex Girls. For Profane and Opinionated Women Everywhere
A defence and celebration of the Essex Girl by the best-selling author of The Essex SerpentEssex Girls are disreputable, disrespectful and disobedient. They speak out of turn, too loudly and too often, in an accent irritating to the ruling classes. Their bodies are hyper-sexualised and irredeemably vulgar. They are given to intricate and voluble squabbling. They do not apologise for any of this. And why should they?In this exhilarating feminist defence of the Essex girl, Sarah Perry re-examines her relationship with her much maligned home county. She summons its most unquiet spirits, from Protestant martyr Rose Allin to the indomitable Abolitionist Anne Knight, sitting them alongside Audre Lorde, Kim Kardashian and Harriet Martineau, and showing us that the Essex girl is not bound by geography. She is a type, representing a very particular kind of female agency, and a very particular kind of disdain: she contains a multitude of women, and it is time to celebrate them.
Год: 2022
Производитель: Serpent's Tail
Артикул: 988282
ISBN: 9781788167468
Автор: Perry Sarah
Гендер: Девочки
Категория: История, социология, политика

Russian company law: the essentials
This publication is intended to provide you with accurate and authoritative information concerning the subject matter covered. However, this publication is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. If you require a legal or other expert advice, you should seek the services of a competent attorney or other professional.2nd edition.
Год: 2019
Производитель: Статут
Артикул: 673616
ISBN: 978-5-8354-1497-0
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Authenticity. Reclaiming Reality in a Counterfeit Culture
We live in an age when the pursuit of authenticity from living our 'best life' to eating artisan food matters more and more to us, but where the forces of inauthenticity seem to be taking over. Our world is full of people and products that are not what they seem. We no longer know whether we are talking to a person or a machine. But we can fight back and this award-winning book shows us how.Authenticity argues that, although our counterfeit culture is shaped by the most powerful forces of evolution, economics, and technology, we can still come together to reclaim reality.Along the way, we meet the world's greatest impostor, who finally became what he'd pretended to be; the wartime counterfeiter who fooled a nation; nature's most outrageous deceivers; the artist who encouraged people to forge his pictures; the 'authentic' brand that was anything but. But we also meet people living unexpectedly rewarding lives in virtual worlds, and foot soldiers in the 'armies of truth' who are taking down today's conspiracies and cons.Provocative, insightful and original, Authenticity is that once-in-a-generation revelation: a work rich in histories but supremely and urgently of our own time. You'll never think about deception and reality in the same way again.
Год: 2023
Производитель: Mudlark
Артикул: 986310
ISBN: 9780008412654
Автор: Sherwood Alice
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Elizabethans. A History of How Modern Britain Was Forged
The Story of Britain during the long reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Find out how Britain changed in this entrancing, lively portrait of Britain's Elizabethan Age by bestselling writer and broadcaster Andrew MarrBritain changed fundamentally during the Queen's long, distinguished reign. So who made modern Britain the country it is today? How do we sum up the kind of people we are? What did it mean to be the new Elizabethans?In this wonderfully told history, spanning back to when Queen Elizabeth became queen in 1953, Andrew Marr traces the people who have made Britain the country it is today. From the activists to the artists, the sports heroes to the innovators, these people pushed us forward, changed the conversation, encouraged us to eat better, to sing, think and to protest. They got things done. How will our generation be remembered in a hundred years' time? And when you look back at Britain's toughest moments in the past seventy years, what do you learn about its people and its values?In brilliantly entertaining style and with unexpected insights into some of our sung and unsung heroes, this is our story as Elizabethans - the story of how 1950s Britain evolved into the diverse country we live in today. In short, it is the history of modern Britain.Featuring: David Attenborough. Marcus Rashford. Jan Morris. Diana Dors. Bob Geldof. David Olusoga. Elizabeth David. Zaha Hadid. Frank Crichlow. Quentin Crisp. Dusty Springfield. Captain Tom - and many others.
Год: 2021
Производитель: William Collins
Артикул: 897987
ISBN: 9780008298449
Автор: Marr Andrew
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Operation Pedestal. The Fleet that Battled to Malta 1942
In August 1942, beleaguered Malta was within weeks of surrender to the Axis, because its 300, 000 people could no longer be fed. Churchill made a personal decision that at all costs, the 'island fortress' must be saved. This was not merely a matter of strategy, but of national prestige, when Britain's fortunes and morale had fallen to their lowest ebb.The largest fleet the Royal Navy committed to any operation of the western war was assembled to escort fourteen fast merchantmen across a thousand of miles of sea defended by six hundred German and Italian aircraft, together with packs of U-boats and torpedo craft. The Mediterranean battles that ensued between 11 and 15 August were the most brutal of Britain's war at sea, embracing four aircraft-carriers, two battleships, seven cruisers, scores of destroyers and smaller craft. The losses were appalling: defeat seemed to beckon.This is the saga Max Hastings unfolds in his first full length narrative of the Royal Navy, which he believes was the most successful of Britain's wartime services. As always, he blends the 'big picture' of statesmen and admirals with human stories of German U-boat men, Italian torpedo-plane crews, Hurricane pilots, destroyer and merchant-ship captains, ordinary but extraordinary seamen.Operation Pedestal describes catastrophic ship sinkings, including that of the aircraft-carrier Eagle, together with struggles to rescue survivors and salvage stricken ships. Most moving of all is the story of the tanker Ohio, indispensable to Malta's survival, victim of countless Axis attacks. In the last days of the battle, the ravaged hulk was kept under way only by two destroyers, lashed to her sides. Max Hastings describes this as one of the most extraordinary tales he has ever recounted. Until the very last hours, no participant on either side could tell what would be the outcome of an epic of wartime suspense and courage.
Год: 2022
Производитель: William Collins
Артикул: 898361
ISBN: 9780008364984
Автор: Hastings Max
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Common Sense
An impassioned and persuasive argument for the American colonies' independence from the British crown, Tom Painea s pamphlet was published in Philadelphia in 1776. 'Without the pen of the author of Common Sense', wrote the founding father John Adams, 'the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain'.
Год: 2018
Производитель: Arcturus
Артикул: 965483
ISBN: 9781788287876
Автор: Paine Thomas
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Histories
I am entering on the history of a period rich in disasters, frightful in its wars, torn by civil strife, and even in peace full of horrors.In the Histories, Tacitus brings to life the events of one of the most tumultuous periods of the Roman empire. After the suicide of the Emperor Nero in AD69, Rome entered into a period of extreme civil unrest. Four emperors, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian, successively ruled the empire as each one rose in power only to fall victim to plots, military defeats and assassinations.This compelling narrative is filled with stunning drama and powerful insights into the nature of imperial Rome.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Arcturus
Артикул: 965561
ISBN: 9781838575694
Автор: Tacitus
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Social Contract
"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains"This is the first line of Rousseau's seminal work of political philosophy, a treatise that would go on trainspire revolutions in America and France and make governments across the world question what legitimacy really meant. The idea of the "social contract" is just as powerful today as when Rousseau first wrote these words more than 250 years earlier.
Год: 2022
Производитель: Arcturus
Артикул: 858345
ISBN: 9781784287160
Автор: Rousseau Jean-Jacques
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Underground Railroad
"Like millions of my race, my mother and father were born slaves, but were not contented to live and die so."First published in 1872, William Still's collection of accounts and letters is a powerful testament to the trials and tribulations of fugitive slaves who used the Underground Railroad, a secret network that enabled them to escape from bondage. A "conductor" for the railroad, Still was the son of a fugitive slave himself and a campaigner for social reform.This abridged edition of The Underground Railroad brings to light the terrors experienced by the thousands of African-Americans who sought a better life in the northern states of America and Canada. Incredibly moving, it offers a fascinating insight into this vital aspect of nineteenth-century American history.
Год: 2017
Производитель: Arcturus
Артикул: 858346
ISBN: 9781784287139
Автор: Still William
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Histories of the Unexpected. The Romans
Histories of the Unexpected not only presents a new way of thinking about the past, but also reveals the world around us as never before.Traditionally, the Romans have been understood in a straightforward way but the period really comes alive if you take an unexpected approach to its history. Yes, emperors, the development of civilisation and armies all have a fascinating history but so too do tattoos, collecting, fattening, recycling, walking, poison, fish, inkwells and wicked stepmothers!Each of these subjects is equally fascinating in its own right, and each sheds new light on the traditional subjects and themes that we think we know so well.
Год: 2019
Производитель: Atlantic
Артикул: 944187
ISBN: 9781786497734
Автор: Willis Sam
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Kondratieff Waves. Historical and Theoretical Aspects. Yearbook (2021)
This fifth issue of the Yearbook Kondratieff Waves has the subtitle Historical and Theoretical Aspects , as its papers cover some interesting aspects of long-wave dynamics both in historical trends and in theoretical researches. The Yearbook consists of three sections. The first section (Theoretical Aspects) includes two articles devoted to the correlation between the long waves and much longer cycles, i.e. the Industrial and the Cybernetic revolutions. The second section (Historical Aspects) presents three contributions which consider the history of the USA, technological activity since the Middle Ages and some little-known aspects of the history of long-wave dynamics research. The final section (Reviews, Notes, and Reflections) includes two reviews.This issue will be useful for economists, social scientists, as well as for a wide range of those interested in the problems of the past, present, and future of global economy and globalization.

Серия: Для студентов и преподавателей
Год: 2021
Производитель: Учитель
Артикул: 853742
ISBN: 978-5-7057-6044-2
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Meet the Georgians. Epic Tales from Britain's Wildest Century
Anne Bonny and Mary Read, pirate queens of the CaribbeanTipu Sultan, the Indian ruler who kept the British at bayOlaudah Equiano, the former slave whose story shocked the worldMary Wollstonecraft, the feminist who fought for women's rightsLadies of Llangollen, the lovers who built paradise in a Welsh valley'Mad, bad and dangerous to know' is how Lord Byron, the poet who drank wine from a monk's skull and slept with his half-sister, was described by one of his many lovers. But 'mad, bad and dangerous' serves as a good description for the entire Georgian period: often neglected, the hundred or so years between the coronation of George I in 1714 and the death of George IV in 1830 were years when the modern world was formed, and changes came thick and fast.Across this century, new foods - pineapples, coffee and pepper - suddenly became available in the shops. Fashion exploded into a riot of colour, frilly shirts and wigs. Gin was drunk like it was water. Demands for women's rights were heard, and it became possible to question the existence of God without fear of prompt execution.These exciting new developments came, of course, from the expanding British Empire. Britain's wealth and its sudden access to chocolate, chillies and spices, was entirely bound up with the conquest of overseas territories and the miserable suffering of enslaved workers.This is the backdrop to Robert Peal's new book, which introduces the Georgian era through the diverse lives of twelve 'magnificent - if not moral' people who defined it.
Год: 2022
Производитель: William Collins
Артикул: 898746
ISBN: 9780008437060
Автор: Peal Robert
Гендер: Женщины
Категория: История, социология, политика

Superior. The Return of Race Science
Financial Times Book of the YearTelegraph Top 50 Books of the YearGuardian Book of the YearNew Statesman Book of the Year'Roundly debunks racism's core lie - that inequality is to do with genetics, rather than political power' Reni Eddo-LodgeWhere did the idea of race come from, and what does it mean? In an age of identity politics, DNA ancestry testing and the rise of the far-right, a belief in biological differences between populations is experiencing a resurgence. The truth is: race is a social construct. Our problem is we find this hard to believe.In Superior, award-winning author Angela Saini investigates the concept of race, from its origins to the present day. Engaging with geneticists, anthropologists, historians and social scientists from across the globe, Superior is a rigorous, much needed examination of the insidious and destructive nature of the belief that race is real, and that some groups of people are superior to others.
Год: 2020
Производитель: 4th Estate
Артикул: 769953
ISBN: 9780008293864
Автор: Saini Angela
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Rational Optimist. How Prosperity Evolves
Life is on the up.We are wealthier, healthier, happier, kinder, cleaner, more peaceful, more equal and longer-lived than any previous generation. Thanks to the unique human habits of exchange and specialisation, our species has found innovative solutions to every obstacle it has faced so far.In The Rational Optimist , acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley comprehensively refutes the doom-mongers of our time, and reaches back into the past to give a rational explanation for why we can and will overcome the challenges of the future, such as climate change and the population boom.Bold and controversial, it is a brilliantly confident assertion that the 21st century will be the best for humankind yet.
Год: 2011
Производитель: 4th Estate
Артикул: 896962
ISBN: 9780007267125
Автор: Ridley Matt
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Viral. The Search for the Origin of Covid-19
Understanding how Covid-19 started is more important than we know for the future of humankind. Determining whether the virus came from nature or from a lab will help us to safeguard against the next pandemic.This disease will forever punctuate modern history. It has led to the deaths of millions, sickened hundreds of millions and affected the lives of almost every person on the planet. We now know that Covid is here to stay.Genetic engineering expert Dr Alina Chan and renowned science writer Matt Ridley examine the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19, using their formidable skills to scrutinise arguments and rigorously analyse the sprawling data. Viral is a fascinating account that takes in pangolins, horseshoe bats, internet sleuths and misleading scientific papers. It details the evidence and investigates hypotheses for the virus origin, chief among them a potential laboratory leak or a natural spillover.Science has made great strides over the last decades. Chan and Ridley give an insight into the proliferating pathogen research and virus hunting around the world. Whatever the source of the virus, the world needs to adopt new policies and strategies to prevent or mitigate future outbreaks.Set in the caves and mineshafts, food markets and wildlife smugglers stores, laboratories and databases of China and elsewhere, Viral is a page-turner that reads like a detective novel and goes deeper into the deepest mystery of the day than any other work.This is the book on the search for the origin of Covid-19.
Год: 2022
Производитель: 4th Estate
Артикул: 898978
ISBN: 9780008487539
Автор: Ridley Matt, Chan Alina
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

War on Peace. The Decline of American Influence
US foreign policy is undergoing a dire transformation, forever changing America's place in the world. Institutions of diplomacy and development are bleeding out after deep budget cuts; the diplomats who make America's deals and protect democratic interests around the world are walking out in droves. Offices across the State Department sit empty, while abroad the military-industrial complex has assumed the work once undertaken by peacemakers. Increasingly, America is a nation that shoots first and asks questions later. In an astonishing journey from the corridors of power in Washington, DC, to some of the most remote and dangerous places on earth - Afghanistan, Somalia, and North Korea among them acclaimed investigative journalist Ronan Farrow illuminates one of the most consequential and poorly understood changes in American history. His first-hand experience as a former State Department official affords a personal look at some of the last standard bearers of traditional statecraft, including Richard Holbrooke, who made peace in Bosnia and died while trying to do so in Afghanistan.Drawing on newly unearthed documents, and richly informed by rare interviews with warlords, whistle-blowers, and policymakers - including every living secretary of state from Henry Kissinger to Hillary Clinton to Rex Tillerson - War on Peace makes a powerful case for an endangered profession. Diplomacy, Farrow argues, has declined after decades of political cowardice, short-sightedness, and outright malice - but it may just offer a way out of a world at war.
Год: 2021
Производитель: William Collins
Артикул: 833578
ISBN: 9780007575657
Автор: Farrow Ronan
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

We Need to Talk About Money
An extraordinarily candid personal account of the ups and downs wrought by money, We Need To Talk About Money is a vital exploration of stories and issues that will be familiar to most. This is a book about toxic workplaces and misogynist men, about getting payrises and getting evicted. About class and privilege and racism and beauty. About shame and pride, compulsion and fear.In unpicking the shroud of secrecy surrounding money who has it, how they got it, and how it shapes our lives this boldly honest account of one woman s journey upturns countless social conventions, and uncovers some startling truths about our complex relationships with money in the process.
Год: 2022
Производитель: 4th Estate
Артикул: 898295
ISBN: 9780008350420
Автор: Uwagba Otegha
Гендер: Женщины
Категория: История, социология, политика

Konigsberg - Kaliningrad. Information For Consideration
Монография Георгия Викентьевича Зайцева (род. 1937) создана в жанре освоения исторического пространства и посвящена Калининграду. Отдельные разделы исследования связаны с историей Кёнигсберга (до начала Второй мировой войны) и Калининграда (после 1945 г.).развитием философской мысли и ролью И. Канта в формировании культурного облика Кёнигсберга, историческими и архитектурными памятниками, находящимися на территории Калининграда, различными областями культуры, литературы (с указанием персоналий) и искусства, а также с географическим положением города, населением, минеральными ресурсами, экономикой, энергетикой, рыбным хозяйством и конным спортом. Издание снабжено цветными фотографиями и справочными таблицами, в которых содержится информация о правителях Восточной Пруссии и Калининградского региона, о национальном составе и численности населения с 1551 по 2005 гг., о состоянии рыбного хозяйства региона, об участниках знаменитых скачек "Большой Пардубицкий стипль-чез" 1923-1936 гг., а также о развитии театральной культуры с 1937 по 2004 гг. и др. Эта документальная книга содержит ряд фактов, которые ранее не освещались в подобной литературе. Материалы публикуются на английском языке. Издание адресовано краеведам, культурологам, историкам, а также англоязычным гостям Российской Федерации.
Год: 2007
Производитель: Центр книги Рудомино
Артикул: 796069
ISBN: 978-5-89164-183-9
Автор: Zaytsev Georgy
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Chastise. The Dambusters
A masterly history of the Dambusters raid from bestselling and critically acclaimed Max Hastings.Operation Chastise was one of the most extraordinary episodes of the Second World War, yet it has also become one of the most misunderstood.Max Hastings tells the gripping story of the Dambusters raid, from the invention of the bouncing bomb to the moonlit cockpits of young pilots flying at treetop height through lethal enemy fire. But Hastings also challenges what we think we know about the Dambusters, bringing to light the difficult truths that have often been left out of the legend.
Год: 2020
Производитель: William Collins
Артикул: 897869
ISBN: 9780008280567
Автор: Hastings Max
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Memoirs of a Revolutionary
Victor Serge is one of the great men of the 20th century and one of its great writers too. He was an anarchist, an agitator, a revolutionary, an exile, a historian of his times, as well as a brilliant novelist, and in Memoirs of a Revolutionary he devotes all his passion and genius to describing this extraordinary and exemplary career. Serge tells of his upbringing among exiles and conspirators, of his involvement with the notorious Bonnot Gang and his years in prison, of his role in the Russian Revolution, and of the Revolution s collapse into despotism and terror. Expelled from the Soviet Union, Serge went to Paris, where he evaded the KGB and the Nazis before fleeing to Mexico. Memoirs of a Revolutionary recounts a thrilling life on the front lines of history and includes vivid portraits not only of Trotsky, Lenin, and Stalin but of countless other figures who struggled to remake the world. Peter Sedgwick s fine translation of Memoirs of a Revolutionary was abridged when first published in 1963. This is the first edition in English to present the entirety of Serge s book.
Год: 2022
Производитель: Random House
Артикул: 946032
ISBN: 9781590174517
Автор: Serge Victor
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Nicholas II, The Last Tsar
The character of the last Tsar, Nicholas II (1868-1918) is crucial to understanding the overthrow of tsarist Russia, the most significant event in Russian history. Nicholas became Tsar at the age of 26. Though a conscientious man who was passionate in his devotion to his country, he was weak, sentimental, dogmatic and indecisive. Ironically he could have made an effective constitutional monarch, but these flaws rendered him fatally unsuited to be the sole ruler of a nation that was in the throes of painful modernisation. That he failed is not surprising, for many abler monarchs could not have succeeded. Rather to be wondered at is that he managed, for 23 years, to hold on to power despite the overwhelming force of circumstances. Though Nicholas was exasperating, he had many endearing qualities. A modern audience, aware - as contemporaries were not - of the private pressures under which he lived, can empathise with him and forgive some of his errors of judgement. To some readers he seems a fool, to others a monster, but many are touched by the story of a well-meaning man doing his best under impossible conditions. He is, in other words, a biographical subject that engages readers whatever their viewpoint.His family was of great importance to Nicholas. He and his wife, Alexandra, married for love and retained this affection to the end of their lives. His four daughters, all different and intriguing personalities, were beautiful and charming. His son, the family's - and the nation's - hope for the future, was disabled by an illness that had to be concealed from Russia and from the world. It was this circumstance that made possible the nefarious influence of Rasputin, which in turn hastened the end of the dynasty.This story has everything: romance and tragedy, grandeur and misery, human frailty and an international catastrophe that would not only bring down the Tsar but put an end to the glittering era of European monarchies.
Год: 2017
Производитель: Constable & Robinson
Артикул: 705113
ISBN: 9781472136831
Автор: Paterson Michael
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto is a timeless classic providing intelligent insight into socialism, communism and today s group identity politics.This pocket edition includes a new introduction by the economist and bestselling author of Adults in the Room, Yanis Varoufakis.The Communist Manifesto was first published in London in 1848, by two young men in their late twenties. Its impact reverberated across the globe and throughout the next century, and it has come to be recognised as one of the most important political texts ever written. Maintaining that the history of all societies is a history of class struggle, the manifesto proclaims that communism is the only route to equality, and is a call to action aimed at the proletariat. It is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand our modern political landscape.
Год: 2018
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 891848
ISBN: 9781784873691
Автор: Marx Karl, Engels Friedrich
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Feminists Don't Wear Pink (and other lies)
The Sunday Times BestsellerNational Book Awards Winner 2018!This is the must-read book that every woman needs."Brilliant, hysterical, truthful and real. These essays illuminate the path for our future female leaders." - Reese WitherspoonWe asked 52 women: what does the F word mean to you?The result is extraordinary.Curated by journalist and activist Scarlett Curtis, with incredible pieces by:Emma Watson - Zoe Sugg - Keira Knightley - Gemma Arterton - Bridget Jones (by Helen Fielding) - Saoirse Ronan - Liv Little - Dolly Alderton - Karen Gillan - Alicia Garza - Jameela Jamil - Kat Dennings - Nimco Ali - Beanie Feldstein - Olivia Perez - Amika George - Evanna Lynch - Akilah Hughes - Tanya Burr - Grace Campbell - Alison Sudol - Elyse Fox - Charlie Craggs - Rhyannon Styles - Skai Jackson - Tasha Bishop - Lolly Adefope - Bronwen Brenner - Dr Alaa Murabit - Trisha Shetty - Jordan Hewson - Amy Trigg - Em Odesser - Emi Mahmoud - Lydia Wilson - Swati SharmaWarning: contains a lot of feminism and some explicit content!**Published in partnership with Girl Up, the UN women's foundation, royalties will benefit this amazing charity**More praise for Feminists Don't Wear Pink:"As a feminist who loves pink, I give this brilliant book of essays an enthusiastic "YES"" - Mindy Kaling"A refreshing and honest celebration of all that it means to be a woman today." - Fearne Cotton"Wonderfully candid, often funny and absolutely necessary, a triumphant rallying call to young women." - The Observer"Pick it up and read one story from your favourite columnist or actress, but I guarantee you'll end up reading the full, illuminating collection, and you'll possibly finish it knowing more about your own personal stance than you imagined."- Glamour.co.uk"This collection of essays curated by writer Scarlett Curtis is a call-to-arm that allows us to unpick what it means to be a feminist in a safe space." - Stylist.co.uk"We advise placing a copy in the hands of every girl (and guy) you know." - Red Magazine"Rousing contemporary essays" - The Observer

Серия: And other lies
Год: 2020
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 784618
ISBN: 9780241418369
Автор: Curtis Scarlett
Гендер: Девочки
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Daughters of Yalta. The Churchills, Roosevelts and Harrimans A Story of Love and War
The brilliant untold story of three daughters of diplomacy: Anna Roosevelt, Sarah Churchill, and Kathleen Harriman, glamorous, fascinating young women who accompanied their famous fathers to the Yalta Conference with Stalin in the waning days of World War II. With victory close at hand, the Yalta conference was held across a tense week in February 1945 as Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin attempted to agree on an end to the war, and to broker post-war peace. In Daughters of Yalta, Catherine Katz uncovers the dramatic story of the three young women who travelled with their fathers to the Yalta conference, each bound by fierce ambition and intertwined romances that powerfully coloured these crucial days. Kathleen Harriman, twenty-seven, was a champion skier, war correspondent, and daughter to US Ambassador to Russia Averell Harriman. She acted as his translator and arranged much of the conference's fine detail. Sarah Churchill, an actress-turned-RAF officer, was devoted to her brilliant father, who in turn depended on her astute political mind. FDR's only daughter, Anna, chosen over Eleanor Roosevelt to accompany the president to Yalta, arrived there as holder of her father's most damaging secret.Telling the little-known story of the huge role these women played in a political maelstrom and the shaping of a post-war world, Daughters of Yalta is a remarkable account of behind-the-scenes female achievement, and of fathers and daughters whose relationships were tested and strengthened in their joint effort to shape one of the most precarious periods of recent history.
Год: 2021
Производитель: William Collins
Артикул: 839327
ISBN: 9780008299750
Автор: Katz Catherine Grace
Гендер: Женщины
Категория: История, социология, политика

How Sugar Corrupted the World. From Slavery to Obesity
An 'entertaining, informative and utterly depressing global history of an important commodity . . . By alerting readers to the ways that modernity's very origins are entangled with a seemingly benign and delicious substance, How Sugar Corrupted the World raises fundamental questions about our world.'Sven Beckert, the Laird Bell professor of American history at Harvard University and the author of Empire of Cotton: A Global History, in the New York Times'A brilliant and thought-provoking history of sugar and its ironies'Bee Wilson, Wall Street Journal'Shocking and revelatory . . . no other product has so changed the world, and no other book reveals the scale of its impact.' David Olusoga'This study could not be more timely.' Laura Sandy, Lecturer in the History of Slavery, University of LiverpoolThe story of sugar, and of mankind's desire for sweetness in food and drink is a compelling, though confusing story. It is also an historical story.The story of mankind's love of sweetness - the need to consume honey, cane sugar, beet sugar and chemical sweeteners - has important historical origins. To take a simple example, two centuries ago, cane sugar was vital to the burgeoning European domestic and colonial economies. For all its recent origins, today's obesity epidemic - if that is what it is - did not emerge overnight, but instead evolved from a complexity of historical forces which stretch back centuries. We can only fully understand this modern problem, by coming to terms with its genesis and history: and we need to consider the historical relationship between society and sweetness over a long historical span. This book seeks to do just that: to tell the story of how the consumption of sugar - the addition of sugar to food and drink - became a fundamental and increasingly troublesome feature of modern life.Walvin's book is the heir to Sidney Mintz's Sweetness and Power, a brilliant sociological account, but now thirty years old. In addition, the problem of sugar, and the consequent intellectual and political debate about the role of sugar, has been totally transformed in the years since that book's publication.
Год: 2019
Производитель: Robinson
Артикул: 705110
ISBN: 9781472138125
Автор: Walvin James
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Stories We Tell Ourselves. Making Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
Throughout history we have told ourselves stories to try and make sense of our place in the universe. Richard Holloway takes us on a personal, scientific and philosophical journey to explore what he believes the answers to the biggest of questions are. He examines what we know about the universe into which we are propelled at birth and from which we are expelled at death, the stories we have told about where we come from, and the stories we tell to get through this muddling experience of life.Thought-provoking, revelatory, compassionate and playful, Stories We Tell Ourselves is a personal reckoning with life s mysteries by one of the most important and beloved thinkers of our time.
Год: 2021
Производитель: Canongate
Артикул: 944190
ISBN: 9781786899965
Автор: Holloway Richard
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

More Than a Woman
A decade ago, Caitlin Moran thought she had it all figured out. Her instant bestseller How to Be a Woman was a game-changing take on feminism, the patriarchy, and the general 'hoo-ha' of becoming a woman. Back then, she firmly believed 'the difficult bit' was over, and her forties were going to be a doddle.If only she had known: when middle age arrives, a whole new bunch of tough questions need answering. Why isn't there such a thing as a 'Mum Bod'? How did sex get boring? What are men really thinking? Where did all that stuff in the kitchen drawers come from? Can feminists have Botox? Why has wine turned against you? How can you tell the difference between a Teenage Micro-Breakdown, and The Real Thing? Has feminism gone too far? And, as always, who's looking after the children?Now with ageing parents, teenage daughters, a bigger bum and a To-Do list without end, Caitlin Moran is back with More Than A Woman: a guide to growing older, a manifesto for change, and a celebration of all those middle-aged women who keep the world turning.
Год: 2021
Производитель: Ebury Press
Артикул: 890820
ISBN: 9781529102772
Автор: Moran Caitlin
Гендер: Женщины
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Secret War. Spies, Codes and Guerrillas 1939 1945
In The Secret War, Max Hastings presents a worldwide cast of characters and extraordinary sagas of intelligence and Resistance to create a new perspective on the greatest conflict in history. The book links tales of high courage ashore, at sea and in the air to the work of the brilliant 'boffins' battling the enemy's technology. Here are not only the unheralded codebreaking geniuses of Bletchley Park, but also their German counterparts who achieved their own triumphs and the fabulous espionage networks created, and so often spurned, by the Soviet Union. With its stories of high policy and human drama, the book has been acclaimed as the best history of the secret war ever written.
Год: 2016
Производитель: William Collins
Артикул: 897234
ISBN: 9780007503902
Автор: Hastings Max
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Prince
The most famous line of Machiavelli's The Prince reveals both his extraordinary insight and his willingness to disregard convention. Written as an instructional manual for the Florentine ruler Piero de' Medici, the insights of The Prince range across a variety of subjects from politics to military strategy to the history of early sixteenth-century Italy.Subsequent political leaders across the globe, including Oliver Cromwell, Napoleon Bonaparte and Joseph Stalin, scrutinized The Prince and used its ideas in their own governments.Thought-provoking and astute, The Prince is a must-read work for students of modern politics.
Год: 2017
Производитель: Arcturus
Артикул: 858340
ISBN: 9781784287009
Автор: Machiavelli Niccolo
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Brief History of Henry VIII, Reformer and Tyreant
Henry VIII changed the course of English life more completely than any monarch since the Conquest. In the portraits of Holbein, Henry Tudor stands proud as one of the most powerful figures in renaissance Europe. But is the portrait just a bluff? In his new book Derek Wilson explores the myths behind the image of the Tudor Lion. He was the monarch that delivered the Reformation to England yet Luther called him 'A fool, a liar and a damnable rotten worm'. As a young man he gained a reputation as an intellectual and fair prince yet he ruled the nation like a tyrant. He treated his subjects as cruelly as he treated his wives. Based on a wealth of new material and a life time's knowledge of the subject Derek Wilson exposes a new portrait of a much misunderstood King. PRAISE FOR DEREK WILSON'S PREVIOUS WORKS: The Uncrowned Kings of England: 'Stimulating and authorative.' John Guy 'Masterly. [Wilson] has a deep understanding of...characters, reaching out accross the centuries.' Sunday Times Hans Holbein: Portrait of an Unknown Man: 'Fascinating.' Sarah Bradford, Daily Telegraph' Highly readable...The most accurate and vivid portrayal to date.' Alison Weir
Год: 2009
Производитель: Constable & Robinson
Артикул: 529909
ISBN: 9781845299033
Автор: Wilson Derek
Гендер: Мужчины
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Moment of Lift
In this moving and compelling book, Melinda shares the stories of the inspiring people she's met during her work and travels around the world and the lessons she's learned from them. As she writes in the introduction, "That is why I had to write this book - to share the stories of people who have given focus and urgency to my life. I want all of us to see ways we can lift women up where we live."Melinda's unforgettable narrative is backed by startling data as she presents the issues that most need our attention - from child marriage to lack of access to contraceptives to gender inequity in the workplace. And, for the first time, she writes about her personal life and the road to equality in her own marriage. Throughout, she shows how there has never been more opportunity to change the world - and ourselves.When we lift others up, they lift us up, too.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Bluebird
Артикул: 825168
ISBN: 9781529005516
Автор: Gates Melinda
Гендер: Женщины
Категория: История, социология, политика

The System. Who Rigged It, How We Fix It
Millions of Americans have lost confidence in their political and economic system. After years of stagnant wages, volatile job markets, and an unwillingness by those in power to deal with profound threats such as climate change, there is a mounting sense that the system is fixed, serving only those select few with enough money to secure a controlling stake.In The System Robert B. Reich shows how wealth and power have interacted to install an elite oligarchy, eviscerate the middle class, and undermine democracy. Addressing himself Jamie Dimon, the powerful banker and chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Reich exposes how those at the top, be they Democrats or Republicans, propagate myths about meritocracy, national competitiveness, corporate social responsibility, and the 'free market' to distract most Americans from their own accumulation of extraordinary wealth, and their power over the system. Instead of answering the call to civic duty, they have chosen to uphold self-serving policies that line their own pockets and benefit their bottom line.Reich's objective is not to foster cynicism, but rather to demystify the system so that American voters might instill fundamental change and demand that democracy works for the majority once again.
Год: 2021
Производитель: Picador
Артикул: 806977
ISBN: 9781529043723
Автор: Reich Robert B
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Tell Me How it Ends. An Essay in Forty Questions
A moving, eye-opening polemic about the US-Mexico border and what happens to the tens of thousands of unaccompanied Mexican and Central American children arriving in the US without papers We are driving across Oklahoma in early June when we first hear about the waves of children arriving, alone and undocumented, from Mexico and Central America. Tens of thousands have been detained at the border. What will happen to them? Where are the parents? And why have they undertaken a terrifying, life-threatening journey to enter the United States? Valeria Luiselli works as a volunteer at the federal immigration court in New York City, translating for unaccompanied migrant children. Out of her work has come this book a search for answers and an urgent appeal for humanity and compassion in response to mass migration, the most significant global phenomenon of our time.
Год: 2017
Производитель: 4th Estate
Артикул: 897841
ISBN: 9780008271923
Автор: Luiselli Valeria
Гендер: Дети
Категория: История, социология, политика

Leadership in War. Lessons from Those Who Made History
'Wonderful... among military historians, Roberts is Britain's crown gem' Wall Street JournalTaking us from the French Revolution to the Cold War and the Falklands, celebrated historian Andrew Roberts presents us with a bracingly honest and insightful look at nine major figures in modern history: Napoleon Bonaparte, Horatio Nelson, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, George C. Marshall, Charles de Gaulle, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Margaret Thatcher.Each of these leaders fundamentally shaped the outcome of the war their nation was embroiled in. How were they alike, and in what ways did they differ? Was their war leadership unique, or did these leaders have something in common, traits and techniques that transcend time and place and can be applied to the fundamental nature of conflict?Meticulously researched and compellingly written, Leadership in War presents readers with fresh, complex portraits of leaders who approached war with different tactics and different weapons, but with the common goal of success in the face of battle. Both inspiring and cautionary, these portraits offer important lessons on leadership in times of struggle. With his trademark verve and incisive observation, Roberts reveals the qualities that doom even the most promising leaders to failure, and the qualities that lead to victory.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 784622
ISBN: 9780141987545
Автор: Roberts Andrew
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Fight Like a Girl
An incendiary debut taking the world by storm, Fight Like A Girl is an essential manifesto for feminists new, old and soon-to-be.Online sensation and fearless feminist heroine, Clementine Ford is a beacon of hope and inspiration to thousands of women and girls. In the wake of Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo campaign, Ford uses a mixture of memoir, opinion and investigative journalism to expose just how unequal the world continues to be for women. Personal, inspiring and courageous, Fight Like A Girl is an essential manifesto for feminists new, old and soon-to-be. The book is a call-to-arms for women to rediscover the fury that has been suppressed by a society that, despite best efforts, still considers feminism to be a threat.Urgently needed, Fight Like a Girl is a passionate, rallying cry that will awaken readers to the fact they are not alone and there's a brighter future where men and women can flourish equally - and that's something worth fighting for.
Год: 2019
Производитель: Oneworld Publications
Артикул: 776025
ISBN: 9781786076038
Гендер: Девочки
Категория: История, социология, политика

Hidden Figures. The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race
Set amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA s African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America s space program.Before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as Human Computers , calculating the flight paths that would enable these historic achievements. Among these were a coterie of bright, talented African-American women. Segregated from their white counterparts, these colored computers used pencil and paper to write the equations that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space.Moving from World War II through NASA s golden age, touching on the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the women s rights movement, Hidden Figures interweaves a rich history of mankind s greatest adventure with the intimate stories of five courageous women whose work forever changed the world.
Год: 2017
Производитель: William Collins
Артикул: 897599
ISBN: 9780008201326
Автор: Shetterly Margot Lee
Гендер: Женщины
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Restless Republic. Britain without a Crown
Eleven years when Britain had no king.In 1649 Britain was engulfed by revolution.On a raw January afternoon, the Stuart king, Charles I, was executed for treason. Within weeks the English monarchy had been abolished and the useless and dangerous House of Lords discarded. The people, it was announced, were now the sovereign force in the land. What this meant, and where it would lead, no one knew.The Restless Republic is the story of the extraordinary decade that followed. It takes as its guides the people who lived through those years. Among them is Anna Trapnel, the daughter of a Deptford shipwright whose visions transfixed the nation. John Bradshaw, the Cheshire lawyer who found himself trying the King. Marchamont Nedham, the irrepressible newspaper man and puppet master of propaganda. Gerrard Winstanley, who strove for a Utopia of common ownership where no one went hungry. William Petty, the precocious scientist whose mapping of Ireland prefaced the dispossession of tens of thousands. And the indomitable Countess of Derby who defended to the last the final Royalist stronghold on the Isle of Man.The Restless Republic ranges from London to Leith, Cornwall to Connacht, from the corridors of power to the common fields and hillsides. Gathering her cast of trembling visionaries and banished royalists, dextrous mandarins and bewildered bystanders, Anna Keay brings to vivid life the most extraordinary and experimental decade in Britain s history. It is the story of how these tempestuous years set the British Isles on a new course, and of what happened when a conservative people tried revolution.
Год: 2022
Производитель: William Collins
Артикул: 986192
ISBN: 9780008282059
Автор: Keay Anna
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Utopia for Realists. And How We Can Get There
The Sunday Times Bestseller From The Viral Sensation Taking On The Billionaires'Listen out for Rutger Bregman. He has a big future shaping the future' Observer'A more politically radical Malcolm Gladwell' New York Times'The Dutch wunderkind of new ideas' GuardianIn 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 beginning of democracy - was once considered a utopian fantasy. New utopian ideas such as universal basic income and a fifteen-hour work week can become reality in our lifetime.From a Canadian city that once completely eradicated poverty, to Richard Nixon's near implementation of a basic income for millions of Americans, Bregman takes us on a journey through history, beyond the traditional left-right divides, as he introduces ideas whose time has come.

Серия: Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Год: 2018
Производитель: Bloomsbury
Артикул: 705087
ISBN: 9781408893210
Автор: Bregman Rutger
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Public Relations in modern international business. A textbook
The textbook provides a comprehensive analysis of the concepts, forms, methods and means of carrying out public relations work in the commercial sectors of the world economies in the post pandemic period. The questions considered in the book have practical significance for the professional training of PR specialists who will be working in Russianbusiness companies in new conditions of the global and regional markets. It is intended for bachelor, master and postgraduate students specializing in the field of Advertising and Public Relations at MGIMO and other universities of Russia, as well as for those interested in advertising, public relations, mass media and communication, and public administration in the economic sphere.
Год: 2023
Производитель: Прометей
Артикул: 882928
ISBN: 978-5-00172-375-2
Автор: Menshikov Pyotr Vitalievich, Ivushkina Tatiana Aleksandrovna
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Juche. How to Live Well the North Korean Way
How did North Korea become the top-rated destination on Tripadvisor? The answer is Juche...'In this earth-quaking lifestyle manifesto, I, Comrade Hyun-gi, will share with you the blueprint to a healthier, happier way of life. Juche will teach you westerners how sleeping under your desk yields a better work/life balance; why food rationing promotes a greater generosity of spirit; how sealed borders prevent the agony of long-distance relationships and why pensions prevent people from living in the moment.So come, dear Comrade, and step free from the landmines and tripwires of capitalism and march with me towards the socialist dawn that awaits us all.'
Год: 2020
Производитель: Bantam Press
Артикул: 833145
ISBN: 9781787634152
Автор: Comrade Hyun-gi
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Humans. A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up
AN EXHILARATING JOURNEY THROUGH THE MOST CREATIVE AND CATASTROPHIC F*CK-UPS OF HUMAN HISTORYIn the seventy thousand years that modern human beings have walked this earth, we've come a long way. Art, science, culture, trade - on the evolutionary food chain, we're real winners. But, frankly, it's not exactly been plain sailing, and sometimes - just occasionally - we've managed to really, truly, quite unbelievably f*ck things up.From Chairman Mao's Four Pests Campaign, to the American Dustbowl; from the Austrian army attacking itself one drunken night, to the world's leading superpower electing a reality TV mogul as President... it's pretty safe to say that, as a species, we haven't exactly grown wiser with age.So, next time you think you've really f*cked up, this book will remind you: it could be so much worse...
Год: 2019
Производитель: Wildfire
Артикул: 732132
ISBN: 9781472259059
Автор: Phillips Tom
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Millennium. The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom
Of all the civilisations existing in the year 1000, that of Western Europe seemed the unlikeliest candidate for future greatness. Compared to the glittering empires of Byzantium or Islam, the splintered kingdoms on the edge of the Atlantic appeared impoverished, fearful and backward. But the anarchy of these years proved to be, not the portents of the end of the world, as many Christians had dreaded, but rather the birthpangs of a radically new order.Millennium is a stunning panoramic account of the two centuries on either side of the apocalyptic year 1000. This was the age of Canute, William the Conqueror and Pope Gregory VII, of Vikings, monks and serfs, of the earliest castles and the invention of knighthood, and of the primal conflict between church and state. The story of how the distinctive culture of Europe - restless, creative and dynamic - was forged from out of the convulsions of these extraordinary times is as fascinating and as momentous as any in history.
Год: 2008
Производитель: Abacus
Артикул: 976844
ISBN: 9780349119724
Автор: Holland Tom
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Persian Fire. The First World Empire, Battle for the West
In 480 BC, Xerxes, the King of Persia, led an invasion of mainland Greece. Its success should have been a formality. For seventy years, victory - rapid, spectacular victory - had seemed the birthright of the Persian Empire. In the space of a single generation, they had swept across the Near East, shattering ancient kingdoms, storming famous cities, putting together an empire which stretched from India to the shores of the Aegean.As a result of those conquests, Xerxes ruled as the most powerful man on the planet. Yet somehow, astonishingly, against the largest expeditionary force ever assembled, the Greeks of the mainland managed to hold out. The Persians were turned back. Greece remained free. Had the Greeks been defeated at Salamis, not only would the West have lost its first struggle for independence and survival, but it is unlikely that there would ever have been such and entity as the West at all.Tom Holland's brilliant new book describes the very first 'clash of Empires' between East and West. Once again he has found extraordinary parallels between the ancient world and our own. There is no competing popular book describing these events.
Год: 2005
Производитель: Abacus
Артикул: 976967
ISBN: 9780349117171
Автор: Holland Tom
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Persians. The Age of The Great Kings
The Great Kings of Persia ruled over the largest Empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the Steppes of Asia, and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. At the heart of the Empire was the fabled palace-city of Persepolis where the Achaemenid monarchs held court in unparalleled grandeur. From here, Cyrus the Great, Darius, Xerxes, and their heirs passed laws, raised armies, and governed their multicultural Empire of enormous diversity.The Achaemenids, however, were one of the great dysfunctional families of history. Brothers fought brothers for power, wives and concubines plotted to promote their sons to the throne, and eunuchs and courtiers vied for influence and prestige.Our understanding of the Persian Empire has traditionally come from the histories of Greek writers such as Herodotus - and as such, over many centuries, our perspective has been skewed by ancient political and cultural agendas. Professor Llewellyn-Jones, however, calls upon original Achaemenid sources, including inscriptions, art, and recent archaeological discoveries in Iran, to create an authentic 'Persian Version' of this remarkable first great empire of antiquity - the Age of the Great Kings.
Год: 2023
Производитель: Wildfire
Артикул: 976968
ISBN: 9781472277329
Автор: Llewellyn-Jones Lloyd
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Little Book of History
Travel back in time with the latest instalment in the bestselling Big Ideas series, in a brand new portable format.The Little Book of History charts world history from the dawn of civilisation to the modern culture we live in today. From the origins of homo-sapiens to the release of Nelson Mandela, from the French Revolution to the Space Race, The Little Book of History is a stunning exploration of the human timeline up to and including modern Islam, the world wide web, and the global financial crisis.The Little Book of History tackles big historical ideas with stunning visuals, key quotes, and important themes that are woven throughout world history. Discover events from the assassination of Caesar to World War I and see the people and events come to life with The Little Book of History, perfect for students, adults, or anyone who wants to understand our fascinating past.

Серия: Big Ideas
Год: 2018
Производитель: Dorling Kindersley
Артикул: 716278
ISBN: 9780241341209
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Little Book of New York
- Discover everything about the neighborhoods and heritage sites of the city of New York in this glorious little book- Complete with period illustrations, it tells the history of New York, its five boroughs and its famous monumentsWhich woman was the model for the Statue of Liberty? Why do we call NY's stock exchange Wall Street? Why is Broadway the only avenue going through Manhattan diagonally? Which is the first Art Deco skyscraper of the city? How many workers died during the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge?Which building was known by the press as The Flatiron? What happens on Times Squares every NYE? How many books can you find in the Public Library on Fifth Avenue? How long did it take to build Central Park? Where can we go to the beach in NY?This richly illustrated little book tells the story of the greatest American city through its monuments, streets and neighborhoods.
Год: 2021
Производитель: Юпитер-Импэкс
Артикул: 944567
ISBN: 9782812315329
Гендер: Женщины
Категория: История, социология, политика

Pirates. The Truth Behind the Robbers of the High Seas
In 1724, Captain Charles Johnson published A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates. In it, he created the modern image of the cut-throats who sailed under the Jolly Roger and gave mythical status to Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Bartholomew Roberts, 'Calico' Jack Rackham, Mary Read and Anne Bonny.Pirates looks at the reality behind these legends and reveals a world often as gripping as anything acted out by Errol Flynn. It portrays the pirates, their weapons, their ships, their victims and their hideouts, including the 'pirate capital city Port Royal on Jamaica, the 'wickedest city in the world'.
Год: 2019
Производитель: Arcturus
Артикул: 965581
ISBN: 9781789508437
Автор: Cawthorne Nigel
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

A Tough Mind and a Tender Heart
'Far from being the pious injunction of a Utopian dreamer, the command to love one's enemy is an absolute necessity for our survival'Advocating love as strength and non-violence as the most powerful weapon there is, these sermons and writings from the heart of the civil rights movement show Martin Luther King's rhetorical power at its most fiery and uplifting.One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.

Серия: Penguin Great Ideas
Год: 2020
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 888628
ISBN: 9780241473252
Автор: King, Jr. Martin Luther
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Anarchist Communism
'Everywhere you will find that the wealth of the wealthy springs from the poverty of the poor'Fuelled by anger at injustice and optimism about humankind's ability to make a better, truly communal society, the anarchist writings of Peter Kropotkin have influenced radicals the world over, from nineteenth-century workers to today's activists.

Серия: Penguin Great Ideas
Год: 2020
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 888614
ISBN: 9780241472408
Автор: Kropotkin Peter
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Conspicuous Consumption
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.With its wry portrayal of a shallow, materialistic 'leisure class' obsessed by clothes, cars, consumer goods and climbing the social ladder, this withering satire on modern capitalism is as pertinent today as when it was written over a century ago.

Серия: Penguin Great Ideas
Год: 2005
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 886814
ISBN: 9780141023984
Автор: Veblen Thorstein
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Nationalism
Tagore was a fierce opponent of British rule in India. In this work he discusses the resurgence of the East and the challenge it poses to Western supremacy, calling for a future beyond nationalism, based instead on cooperation and racial tolerance.Great Ideas. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

Серия: Penguin Great Ideas
Год: 2010
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 887410
ISBN: 9780141192970
Автор: Tagore Rabindranath
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Jewish State
'We shall live at last as free men on our own soil, and die peacefully in our own homes'Theodor Herzl's passionate advocacy of the founding of a Jewish state grew out of his conviction that Jews would never be assimilated into the populations in which they lived. Herzl concluded that the only solution for the majority of Jews would be organised emigration to a state of their own.Herzl's political and social plea was the result of centuries of restrictions, hostility and pogroms against the Jews of Europe. His revolutionary proposal for the solution to anti-Semitism was a Jewish state, where Jews could live in peace, free from persecution - and this hugely influential essay led directly to the creation of Israel.Great Ideas. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

Серия: Penguin Great Ideas
Год: 2010
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 887406
ISBN: 9780141192901
Автор: Herzl Theodor
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Utopia
In Utopia Thomas More painted a fantastical picture of a distant island where society is perfected and people live in harmony, yet its title means 'no place', and More's hugely influential work was ultimately an attack on his own corrupt, dangerous times, and on the failings of humanity.Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

Серия: Penguin Great Ideas
Год: 2009
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 886996
ISBN: 9780141043692
Автор: More Thomas
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Quest for Immortal. Treasures of Ancient Egypt
This volume accompanies an exhibition of the same name, which includes artefacts from nearly 2000 years before the Christian era. Objects such as coffins, tombs, masks, jewellery, papyri, sarcophagi and monumental and small-scale sculpture reveal the reverence and awe with which the Egyptians considered the mystery of death. The essays in this book explore Egyptian art history, customs and worship, with specific focus on the Amduat, a book devoted to the pharaoh's 12-hour journey to the afterlife. Additional writings detail the background of the collection and focus upon the role of art in ancient Egypt.
Год: 2022
Производитель: Prestel
Артикул: 945830
ISBN: 9783791327358
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Anne Frank Remembered. The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family
For the millions moved by Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, here is Miep Gies's own astonishing story. For more than two years, Miep and her husband helped hide the Franks from the Nazis. Like thousands of unsung heroes of the Holocaust, they risked their lives every day to bring food, news, and emotional support to its victims.From her remarkable childhood as a World War I refugee to the moment she places a small, red-orange-checkered diary - Anne's legacy - into Otto Frank's hands, Miep Gies remembers her days with simple honesty and shattering clarity. Each page rings with courage and heartbreaking beauty.
Год: 2009
Производитель: Pocket Books
Артикул: 966715
ISBN: 9781847398222
Автор: Gies Miep, Gold Alison Leslie
Гендер: Женщины
Категория: История, социология, политика

Built. The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures
In Built, structural engineer Roma Agrawal takes a unique look at how construction has evolved from the mud huts of our ancestors to skyscrapers of steel that reach hundreds of metres into the sky. She unearths how engineers have tunnelled through kilometres of solid mountains; how they've bridged across the widest and deepest of rivers, and tamed Nature's precious and elusive - water resources. She tells vivid tales of the visionaries who created the groundbreaking materials in the Pantheon's record-holding concrete dome and the frame of the record-breaking Eiffel Tower. Through the lens of an engineer, Roma examines tragedies like the collapse of the Quebec Bridge, highlighting the precarious task of ensuring people's safety they hold at every step.
Год: 2019
Производитель: Bloomsbury
Артикул: 705073
ISBN: 9781408870372
Автор: Agrawal Roma
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Deception. Spies, Lies and How Russia Dupes the West
From the capture of Sidney Reilly, the 'Ace of Spies', by Lenin's Bolsheviks in 1925, to the deportation from the USA of Anna Chapman, the 'Redhead under the Bed', in 2010, Kremlin and Western spymasters have battled for supremacy for nearly a century.In Deception Edward Lucas uncovers the real story of Chapman and her colleagues in Britain and America, unveiling their clandestine missions and the spy-hunt that led to their downfall. It reveals unknown triumphs and disasters of Western intelligence in the Cold War, providing the background to the new world of industrial and political espionage. To tell the story of post-Soviet espionage, Lucas draws on exclusive interviews with Russia's top NATO spy, Herman Simm, and unveils the horrific treatment of a Moscow lawyer who dared to challenge the ruling criminal syndicate there.Once the threat from Moscow was international communism; now it comes from the siloviki, Russia's ruthless 'men of power'.
Год: 2013
Производитель: Bloomsbury
Артикул: 777346
ISBN: 9781408831038
Автор: Lucas Edward
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Mudlarking. Lost and Found on the River Thames
Mudlark (/'mAdla;k/) noun A person who scavenges for usable debris in the mud of a river or harbourLara Maiklem has scoured the banks of the Thames for over fifteen years, in pursuit of the objects that the river unearths: from Neolithic flints to Roman hair pins, medieval buckles to Tudor buttons, Georgian clay pipes to Victorian toys. These objects tell her about London and its lost ways of life.Moving from the river's tidal origins in the west of the city to the point where it meets the sea in the east, Mudlarking is a search for urban solitude and history on the River Thames, which Lara calls the longest archaeological site in England.As she has discovered, it is often the tiniest objects that tell the greatest stories.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Bloomsbury
Артикул: 922164
ISBN: 9781408889237
Автор: Maiklem Lara
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Operation Mincemeat. The True Spy Story that Changed the Course of World War II
April, 1943: a sardine fisherman spots the corpse of a British soldier floating in the sea off the coast of Spain and sets off a train of events that would change the course of the Second World War.Operation Mincemeat was the most successful wartime deception ever attempted, and certainly the strangest. It hoodwinked the Nazi espionage chiefs, sent German troops hurtling in the wrong direction, and saved thousands of lives by deploying a secret agent who was different, in one crucial respect, from any spy before or since: he was dead. His mission: to convince the Germans that instead of attacking Sicily, the Allied armies planned to invade Greece.The brainchild of an eccentric RAF officer and a brilliant Jewish barrister, the great hoax involved an extraordinary cast of characters including a famous forensic pathologist, a gold-prospector, an inventor, a beautiful secret service secretary, a submarine captain, three novelists, an irascible admiral who loved fly-fishing, and a dead Welsh tramp.This is the true story of the most extraordinary deception ever planned by Churchill's spies: an outrageous lie that travelled from a Whitehall basement all the way to Hitler's desk.
Год: 2016
Производитель: Bloomsbury
Артикул: 922100
ISBN: 9781408885390
Автор: Macintyre Ben
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Life of Castruccio Castracani
Rising from humble beginnings as a foundling, Castruccio Castracani came to prominence as one of the most powerful and shrewd warlords in Italy. Indeed, Machiavelli argues, so great was his vigour and charisma that had he not been prevented by his untimely death he might have surpassed in fame the great generals of antiquity and brought all the territories of Italy under his sole dominion.Written in Machiavelli s characteristically lucid and terse style, The Life of Castruccio Castracani is not only a key text in understanding the development of the author s ideas on leadership and good statesmanship that would find fuller expression in The Prince, but also a revealing account of the political ferment and fractious factionalism of fourteenth-century Italy. This edition also includes a further version of Castruccio s exploits from Machiavelli s Florentine Histories.

Серия: 101-Page Classics
Год: 2020
Производитель: Alma Books
Артикул: 961028
ISBN: 9781847498328
Автор: Machiavelli Niccolo
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Clear Bright Future. A Radical Defence of the Human Being
A passionate defence of humanity and a work of radical optimism from the international bestselling author of PostcapitalismHow do we preserve what makes us human in an age of uncertainty? Are we now just consumers shaped by market forces? A sequence of DNA? A collection of base instincts? Or will we soon be supplanted by algorithms and A.I. anyway?In Clear Bright Future, Paul Mason calls for a radical, impassioned defence of the human being, our universal rights and freedoms and our power to change the world around us. Ranging from economics to Big Data, from neuroscience to the culture wars, he draws from his on-the-ground reporting from mass protests in Istanbul to riots in Washington, as well as his own childhood in an English mining community, to show how the notion of humanity has become eroded as never before.In this book Paul Mason argues that we are still capable - through language, innovation and co-operation - of shaping our future. He offers a vision of humans as more than puppets, customers or cogs in a machine. This work of radical optimism asks: Do you want to be controlled? Or do you want something better?
Год: 2020
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 931438
ISBN: 9780141986722
Автор: Mason Paul
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Jews Don t Count
How identity politics failed one particular identity.Jews Don t Count is a book for people on the right side of history. People fighting the good fight against homophobia, disablism, transphobia and, particularly, racism. People, possibly, like you.It is the comedian and writer David Baddiel s contention that one type of racism has been left out of this fight. In his unique combination of reasoning, polemic, personal experience and jokes, Baddiel argues that those who think of themselves as on the right side of history have often ignored the history of anti-Semitism. He outlines why and how, in a time of intensely heightened awareness of minorities, Jews don t count as a real minority.
Год: 2022
Производитель: TLS Books
Артикул: 898558
ISBN: 9780008399511
Автор: Baddiel David
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Kent's Strangest Tales
Kent's Strangest Tales is a book devoted to the weird and wonderful side of the Garden of England. Home to historically rich towns such as Canterbury, Margate and Ramsgate, Kent is a county with more strangeness than you can shake a strange-shaped stick at. From Chaucer's legendary tales of debauchery and naughtiness to Mick and Keef's very first meeting on a rocking 'n' rolling Dartford train, Kent has it all - coast, ghosts, castles, treasures, pirates, Britain's oldest highway and, lest we forget, the old lady who tricked the Luftwaffe. All the stories in this book are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious, and, most importantly, true.Perfect for Kent-dwellers and tourists alike, Kent's Strangest Tales is a treasure trove of the hilarious, the odd and the baffling - an alternative travel guide to some of the county's best-kept secrets that date back many thousands of years. Read on, if you dare!

Серия: Strangest
Год: 2016
Производитель: Portico
Артикул: 899846
ISBN: 9781910232972
Автор: Latham Martin
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Death of Truth
We live in a time when the very idea of objective truth is mocked and discounted by the US President. Discredited conspiracy theories and ideologies have resurfaced, proven science is once more up for debate, and Russian propaganda floods our screens. The wisdom of the crowd has usurped research and expertise, and we are each left clinging to the beliefs that best confirm our biases.How did truth become an endangered species? This decline began decades ago, and in The Death of Truth, former New York Times critic Michiko Kakutani takes a penetrating look at the cultural forces that contributed to this gathering storm. In social media and literature, television, academia, and political campaigns, Kakutani identifies the trends - originating on both the right and the left - that have combined to elevate subjectivity over factuality, science, and common values. And she returns us to the words of the great critics of authoritarianism, writers like George Orwell and Hannah Arendt, whose work is newly and eerily relevant.With remarkable erudition and insight, Kakutani offers a provocative diagnosis of our current condition and presents a path forward for our truth-challenged times.
Год: 2019
Производитель: William Collins
Артикул: 898079
ISBN: 9780008312800
Автор: Kakutani Michiko
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Tribe. On Homecoming and Belonging
From the author of The perfect storm and War comes a book about why men miss war, why Londoners missed the Blitz, and what we can all learn from American Indian captives who refused to go home.Tribe is a look at post-traumatic stress disorder and the challenges veterans face returning to society. Using his background in anthropology, Sebastian Junger argues that the problem lies not with vets or with the trauma they've suffered, but with the society to which they are trying to return.One of the most puzzling things about veterans who experience PTSD is that the majority never even saw combat-and yet they feel deeply alienated and out of place back home. The reason may lie in our natural inclination, as a species, to live in groups of thirty to fifty people who are entirely reliant on one another for safety, comfort and a sense of meaning: in short, the life of a soldier.It is one of the ironies of the modern age that as affluence rises in a society, so do rates of suicide, depression and of course PTSD. In a wealthy society people don't need to cooperate with one another, so they often lead much lonelier lives that lead to psychological distress. There is a way for modern society to reverse this trend, however, and studying how veterans react to coming home may provide a clue to how to do it. But it won't be easy.
Год: 2017
Производитель: 4th Estate
Артикул: 897505
ISBN: 9780008168186
Автор: Junger Sebastian
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

Dunkirk. Fight to the Last Man
Hugh Sebag-Montefiore's Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man tells the story of the rescue in May 1940 of British soldiers fleeing capture and defeat by the Nazis at Dunkirk.Dunkirk was not just about what happened at sea and on the beaches. The evacuation would never have succeeded had it not been for the tenacity of the British soldiers who stayed behind to ensure they got away. Men like Sergeant Major Gus Jennings who died smothering a German stick bomb in the church at Esquelbecq in an effort to save his comrades, and Captain Marcus Ervine-Andrews VC who single-handedly held back a German attack on the Dunkirk perimeter thereby allowing the British line to form up behind him.Told to stand and fight to the last man, these brave few battalions fought in whatever manner they could to buy precious time for the evacuation. Outnumbered and outgunned, they launched spectacular and heroic attacks time and again, despite ferocious fighting and the knowledge that for many only capture or death would end their struggle.
Год: 2015
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 973314
ISBN: 9780241972267
Автор: Sebag-Montefiore Hugh
Гендер: Мужчины
Категория: История, социология, политика

A History of the World in 21 Women. A Personal Selection
The history of the world is the history of great women.Marie Curie discovered radium and revolutionised medical science. Empress Cixi transformed China. Frida Kahlo turned an unflinching eye on life and death. Anna Politkovskaya dared to speak truth to power, no matter the cost. Their names should be shouted from the rooftops. And that is exactly what Jenni Murray is here to do.
Год: 2021
Производитель: Oneworld Publications
Артикул: 954324
ISBN: 9781786076281
Автор: Murray Jenni
Гендер: Женщины
Категория: История, социология, политика

Electoral processes in modern Europe. Trends and prospects. Monograph
The publication presents the author's point of view on the electoral is-sues of modern Europe (with an emphasis on France and Austria), including consideration of both theoretical and practical issues, for example, how to con-sider elections in a pandemic (for example, Slovakia and Poland). One of the chapters is devoted to the analysis of topical issues on the election agenda of the European Union countries (migration, ecology, etc.). The final chapter is devoted to the gender policy of the European Union; a parallel is drawn with the corre-sponding policy in Russia. Presented are the results of the author's research us-ing Celebrium Labs neurotechnologies.The book is of interest to a broad readership, including candidates for political office, electoral campaign managers, party leaders, students studying in the areas of "Political Science", "International Relations". "Foreign Policy Studies", etc.
Год: 2023
Производитель: Кнорус
Артикул: 874673
ISBN: 978-5-406-10324-1
Автор: Rodionova Marina Evgenievna
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Craftsman
Provocative and enlightening, Richard Sennett's The Craftsman is an exploration of craftsmanship - the desire to do a job well for its own sake - as a template for living.Most of us have to work. But is work just a means to an end? In trying to make a living, have we lost touch with the idea of making things well?Pure competition, Sennett shows, will never produce good work. Instead, the values of the craftsman, whether in a Stradivari violin workshop or a modern laboratory, can enrich our lives and change the way we anchor ourselves in the world around us.The past lives of crafts and craftsmen show us ways of working - using tools, acquiring skills, thinking about materials - which provide rewarding alternative ways for people to utilise their talents. We need to recognize this if motivations are to be understood and lives made as fulfilling as possible.
Год: 2009
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 886803
ISBN: 9780141022093
Автор: Sennett Richard
Гендер: Не определено
Категория: История, социология, политика

The Right Stuff
What is it, asks Tom Wolfe, that makes a man willing to sit on top of an enormous Roman Candle and wait for someone to light the fuse? Arrogance? Stupidity? Courage? Or, simply, that quality we call 'the right stuff'?A monument to the men who battled to beat the Russians into space, The Right Stuff is a voyage into the mythology of the American space programme, and a dizzying dive into the sweat, fear, beauty and danger of being on the white-hot edge of history in the making.

Серия: Vintage Classics
Год: 2018
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 891849
ISBN: 9781784873714
Автор: Wolfe Tom
Гендер: Мужчины
Категория: История, социология, политика