Catálogo de libros: Estructuras políticas: democracia

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  • The Federalist Papers (Royal Collector’s Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
    Alexander Hamilton / James Madison / John Jay
    The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written under the pseudonym 'Publius' to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution. The Federalist Papers are notable for their opposition to what later became the United States Bill of Rights. The idea of adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution was originally controversial because the Constitu...
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    67,15 €

  • Reform or Revolution
    Rosa Luxemburg
    2021 Reprint of the 1937 Edition.  Reform or Revolution is the classic statement of the position of scientific socialism on the questions of capitalist development, ’historical necessity, ’ social reforms, the State, democracy and the character of the proletarian revolution. It was written in criticism of the ideas presented by Eduard Bernstein, a proponent of more gradual chan...
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    7,49 €

  • Democratization in Malawi
    The vote in favour of multi-party politics at the National Referendum of 1993, and the subsequent General Election of 1994, heralded the advent of a democratic system of government in Malawi. lt soon became apparent, however, that there remained many obstacles to overcome before Malawi would be a truly democratic country. In this volume, a multi-disciplinary approach has been e...
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    68,00 €

  • Democracy in America (Deluxe Library Edition) (Annotated)
    Alexis de Tocqueville
    Democracy in America examines the democratic revolution Tocqueville believed had been occurring over the previous several hundred years. The primary focus of the book is an analysis of why republican representative democracy has succeeded in the United States while failing in so many other places. Tocqueville seeks to apply the functional aspects of democracy in the United Stat...
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    53,59 €

  • Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius
    Niccolo Machiavelli
    'Everything that occurs in the world, in every epoch, has something that corresponds to it in ancient times.' -Niccolò Machiavelli, Discourses, 1517 Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius (1517), by Italian philosopher and diplomat Machiavelli, is considered by many a foundational text of modern republicanism. As an admirer of the ancient Romans, Machiavelli believed ...
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    18,56 €

  • Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius
    Niccolo Machiavelli
    'Everything that occurs in the world, in every epoch, has something that corresponds to it in ancient times.' -Niccolò Machiavelli, Discourses, 1517 Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius (1517), by Italian philosopher and diplomat Machiavelli, is considered by many a foundational text of modern republicanism. As an admirer of the ancient Romans, Machiavelli believed ...
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    37,96 €

  • The Autocratic Middle Class
    Bryn Rosenfeld
    How middle-class economic dependence on the state impedes democratization and contributes to authoritarian resilienceConventional wisdom holds that the rising middle classes are a force for democracy. Yet in post-Soviet countries like Russia, where the middle class has grown rapidly, authoritarianism is deepening. Challenging a basic tenet of democratization theory, Bryn Rosenf...
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    163,52 €

  • The Autocratic Middle Class
    Bryn Rosenfeld
    How middle-class economic dependence on the state impedes democratization and contributes to authoritarian resilienceConventional wisdom holds that the rising middle classes are a force for democracy. Yet in post-Soviet countries like Russia, where the middle class has grown rapidly, authoritarianism is deepening. Challenging a basic tenet of democratization theory, Bryn Rosenf...
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    54,14 €

  • In Defense of Democracy
    Anne Marie Waters
    The ultimate goal of human beings in life is to be happy. To find peace and contentment. Only the democratic order facilitates this to the highest degree possible. In In Defense of Democracy Anne Marie Waters clarifies what democracy is, and what it isn’t. Democracy is not voting. Voting is merely a method, it is not democracy itself. Democracy is free and open access to the ba...
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    33,47 €

  • Legal Duty and Upper Limits
    Bernd Reiter
    This book offers innovative solutions to our democratic, economic, and ecological crises. ...
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    180,61 €

  • Legal Duty and Upper Limits
    Bernd Reiter
    This book offers innovative solutions to our democratic, economic, and ecological crises. ...
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    38,77 €

  • The Agonistic City?
    Li Pernegger
    An exploration of Johannesburg’s post-apartheid’s city administration’s governance of conflict from 1996 to the current day, in the case of service delivery protests and shifts in city policy. The author, Li Pernegger, focuses in-depth on the water wars in Orange Farm, insurgent informal traders in the inner city, and the billing battle fought by the middle class.This book prov...
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    154,40 €

  • Dewey for a New Age of Fascism
    Nathan Crick
    Drawing from the writings of John Dewey, identifies the core attitudes of fascism, sets forth an idea of democracy as communicative practice, and defines the values and methods of humanistic logic, aesthetics, and rhetoric. ...
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    50,09 €

  • Critique of Exotica
    John Hutnyk
    In this book, John Hutnyk questions the meaning of cultural hybridity. Using the growing popularity of Asian culture in the West as a case study, he looks at just who benefits from this intermingling of culture. Focusing on music, race and politics, Hutnyk offers a cogently theorised critique of the culture industry. He looks at artists such as Asian Dub Foundation, FunDaMental...
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    47,27 €

  • The free speech wars
    Charlotte Lydia Riley
    This book is a timely intervention into the apparently growing culture wars around free speech as a political and social issue. These debates take form on university campuses, social media, mainstream press and elsewhere. The book will focus on the weaponisation of the concept in these areas, as well as providing a strong historical and comparative context. ...
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    25,65 €

  • The free speech wars
    Charlotte Lydia Riley
    This book is a timely intervention into the apparently growing culture wars around free speech as a political and social issue. These debates take form on university campuses, social media, mainstream press and elsewhere. The book will focus on the weaponisation of the concept in these areas, as well as providing a strong historical and comparative context. ...
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    144,52 €

  • Critical theory and demagogic populism
    Paul Jones / Paul K. Jones
    This is the first study to make a detail case for the Frankfurt School’s relevance to understanding contemporary populism. It reconstructs their analysis of ’modern demagogy’ and demonstrates its advantages over orthodox ’populism studies’ and the work of Laclau. The book also extends the Institute’s analysis to assess ’counter-demagogic’ forces. ...
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    157,15 €

  • The Naked God
    Howard Fast
    2020 Reprint of the 1957 Edition.  Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Howard Fast (1914-2003) was one of the most prolific American writers of the twentieth century. He was a bestselling author of more than eighty works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and screenplays. The son of immigrants, Fast grew up in New York City ...
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    16,64 €

  • Numbers Rule
    George Szpiro
    A lively history of the peculiar math of votingSince the very birth of democracy in ancient Greece, the simple act of voting has given rise to mathematical paradoxes that have puzzled some of the greatest philosophers, statesmen, and mathematicians. Numbers Rule traces the epic quest by these thinkers to create a more perfect democracy and adapt to the ever-changing demands tha...
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    28,05 €

  • Rage or Reason
    Vincent H. L. Michaels / Vincent HLMichaels
    It is an attribute of youth to be passionate and many US Millennials champion causes they find worthwhile. However, they often choose their favorite causes because of their 'feel good' characteristics rather than being based on solid arguments. Too often, Millennials are unaware of history and that similar former youths in their days enthusiastically championed equivalent grand...
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    4,08 €

  • Impact of Political Socialization on the Support for Democratic Principles
    Allison Clark Ellis
    As we come upon the 30th anniversary of communism’s fall, it is a good time to reexamine what life was like behind the Iron Curtain and how communism impacted people for generations. The study of communication is important as it shows how much effect government type has on the principles its people support. Those interested in promoting and maintaining democratic ideals in coun...
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    255,51 €

  • More Trump in Limericks
    R. J. Crane
    More Trump in Limericks is a sequel to my first book: Trump in Limericks. There’s over 100 limericks in this book and lots of illustrations including some original artwork by Lesli Weston. This book is also printed on higher quality coated paper so it makes the perfect gift for all your Trump-hating friends. More Trump in Limericks captures much of the craziness in the final ye...
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    15,18 €

  • Following Franco
    Duncan Wheeler
    This book interrogates the interrelationship between culture and politics during the Spanish transition to democracy. Drawing on both high and popular culture, it critically interrogates the stakes of the Transition and reveals how its consequences continue to inform political debate. ...
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    42,43 €

  • European E-Democracy in Practice
    Georg Aichholzer / Ralf Lindner / Rasmus Øjvind Nielsen
    This open access book explores how digital tools and social media technologies can contribute to better participation and involvement of EU citizens in European politics. By analyzing selected representative e-participation projects at the local, national and European governmental levels, it identifies the preconditions, best practices and shortcomings of e-participation practi...
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    91,98 €

  • European E-Democracy in Practice
    Georg Aichholzer / Ralf Lindner / Rasmus Øjvind Nielsen
    This open access book explores how digital tools and social media technologies can contribute to better participation and involvement of EU citizens in European politics. By analyzing selected representative e-participation projects at the local, national and European governmental levels, it identifies the preconditions, best practices and shortcomings of e-participation practi...
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    76,46 €

  • Citizen Lobby
    Leif Thomas Olsen
    The Internet holds endless opportunities for exchange and dialogue and the promise of developing a better democratic model. Day-to-day politics are largely driven by economic lobbies in the interest of what Habermas calls their „generalised particularism,' the threat to take jobs and tax revenues elsewhere. Citizens’ influence over politicians is twofold: they are asked for the...
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    43,80 €

  • Citizen Lobby
    Leif Thomas Olsen
    The Internet holds endless opportunities for exchange and dialogue and the promise of developing a better democratic model. Day-to-day politics are largely driven by economic lobbies in the interest of what Habermas calls their „generalised particularism,' the threat to take jobs and tax revenues elsewhere. Citizens’ influence over politicians is twofold: they are asked for the...
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    58,17 €

  • Democracy Under Stress
    Edmund Wnuk-Lipinski / Ursula J van Beek
    This book focuses on the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 and its implications for democracy. Why and how did the crisis come about? Are there any instructive lessons to be drawn from comparisons with the Great Depression of the 1930s? What are the democratic response mechanisms to cope with serious crises? Do they work? Is China a new trend setter? Do values matter? Are gl...
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    64,58 €

  • Democracy Under Stress
    Edmund Wnuk-Lipinski / Ursula J van Beek
    This book focuses on the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 and its implications for democracy. Why and how did the crisis come about? Are there any instructive lessons to be drawn from comparisons with the Great Depression of the 1930s? What are the democratic response mechanisms to cope with serious crises? Do they work? Is China a new trend setter? Do values matter? Are gl...
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    49,08 €

  • Rethinking Pakistan
    Rethinking Pakistan brings together some of the best minds of the country and invites them to reflect upon the most pressing issues that it is facing in all spheres, including politics, external relations, environment, human rights, gender relations, religious fundamentalism, education, and freedom of expression. This edited collection is highly accessible to everyone. ...
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    180,07 €


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