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The politics of means and ends

policy instruments in the European Union

Policy instruments are techniques used to implement policy goals. Subject to political conflict, they address the relationship between those who govern and those who are governed. Why do political actors choose certain policy instruments to implement policy goals? Systematically comparing policy instruments employed in the ...

The crime of our time

why Wall Street is not too big to jail

A hard-hitting investigative film by Danny Schechter. The #News Dissector# explores how the financial crisis was built on a foundation of criminal activity uncovering the connection between the collapse of the housing market and the economic catastrophe that followed. To tell this story Schechter speaks ...

Energy and climate wars

how naive politicians, green ideologues, and media elites are undermining the truth about energy and climate

By depoliticizing the energy-climate debate the authors succeed in exposing corrupt political thinking and 'green' myth-making about issues that affect every one of us. Today, energy is the most important commodity in the world. Yet our basic energy security is threatened by an ideological social ...

Conflict and compliance

state responses to international human rights pressure

International human rights pressure has been applied to numerous states with varying results. In Conflict and Compliance, Sonia Cardenas examines responses to such pressure and challenges conventional views of the reasons states do-or do not-comply with international law. Data from disparate bodies of research suggest ...

The international struggle for new human rights

Ed. Clifford Bob. In recent years, aggrieved groups around the world have routinely portrayed themselves as victims of human rights abuses. Physically and mentally disabled people, indigenous peoples, AIDS patients, and many others have chosen to protect and promote their interests by advancing new human ...

The Law of MERCOSUR

Eds. Marcílio Toscano Franca Filho, Lucas Lixinski, María Belén Olmos Giupponi. "The Law of MERCOSUR" presents both an overview and in-depth analysis of one of the world's most important and increasingly influential economic organisations. The book comprises both a series of first-hand analyses of ...

From so simple a beginning

the four great books of Charles Darwin

Edited, with introductions by Edward O. Wilson. Never before have the four great works of Charles Darwin - Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle (1845), The Origin of Species (1859), The Descent of Man (1871) and The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals (1872 ...

Aesthetics A-Z

A concise yet thorough introduction to aesthetics in the form of an alphabetic guide. Written in a clear and engaging style, Aesthetics A-Z provides authoritative coverage of the main concepts, arguments, problems and key figures in aesthetics and the philosophy of art. Informative entries - extensively ...

Key terms in ethics

"Key Terms in Ethics" offers an introduction to a central topic in philosophy. The book offers a comprehensive overview of the key terms, concepts, thinkers and major works in the history of this key area of philosophical thought. An indispensable compass for students coming to ...

The New Cambridge History of Islam

V.V.A.A. The New Cambridge History of Islam is a comprehensive history of Islamic civilization, tracing its development from its beginnings in seventh- century Arabia to its wide and varied presence in the globalised world of today. The six volumes reflect the geographical ...

Muslim women of power

gender, politics and culture in Islam

This is an exploration of powerful Muslim women covering issues of gender, culture and politics in Islam. Five women have served as leaders of Muslim countries, namely Megawati Sukarnoputri (Vice President of Indonesia, 1991-2001 and President 2002-4), Benazir Bhutto (PM of Pakistan, 1988-90 and 1993-6 ...

Marlborough

leadership, strategy, conflict

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, is one of the great commanders of history. Using his great charm and diplomatic skills he was able to bind troops from various European states into a cohesive army that won a string of victories over the French armies ...

Bernard Montgomery

leadership, strategy, conflict

This Osprey Command title looks closely at the early life, military experiences and key battlefield exploits of Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, first Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976), perhaps the best-known, most highly respected and most controversial British general of World War II. Monty's ...

Imperial armies of the Thirty Years' War.T.2

Cavalry

This history of the Catholic armies of the Habsburg Empire that fought in the Thirty Years' War explores the role of cavalry during the last major religious war in mainland Europe, which saw the end of the large mercenary forces and the beginnings of the ...

Kohima 1944

the battle that saved India

Illustrated by Peter Dennis. In March 1944, the Japanese Army launched Operation U-Go, an attack on Assam in India intended to inspire a rising against British rule. A month earlier the Japanese had launched Operation Ha-Go, which was intended as a feint to draw British ...

The peninsular war atlas

The Peninsular War saw some of the bloodiest fighting of the Napoleonic Wars. Despite the exposure given this theatre the soldiers who fought there have received little public recognition. The bicentennial commemorations of this war, aim to bring the war to wider recognition, bringing the ...

Divas rebeldes

Divas rebeldes, es un libro que ha publicado recientemente Cristina Morató,donde retrata la vida de los grandes iconos de la moda y el glamour del siglo XX. Mujeres de leyenda, imprescindibles y admiradas por el resto del mundo, como son Coco Channel, Eva Perón ...

El ladrón de cerebros

compartiendo el conocimiento científico de las mentes más brillantes

La ciencia es la aventura más apasionante que puedas emprender. En El ladrón de cerebros, Pere Estupinyà se infiltra en los principales laboratorios y centros de investigación del mundo con el objetivo de robar el conocimiento de los verdaderos héroes del siglo XXI -los científicos- ...

Ciclos del tiempo

una extraordinaria nueva visión del universo

La revolucionaria y exitosa obra de Roger Penrose El camino a la realidad presentaba una guía completa y comprensible de las leyes que rigen el universo desde nuestro conocimiento actual. En Ciclos del tiempo, su libro más ambicioso, Penrose va mucho más allá: desarrolla una ...

Grandes exploradores

Ed. Robin Hanbury-Tenison; Prol. Miguel de la Quadra-Salcedo. Grandes exploradores. Hombres que desafiaron todos los límites: las grandes gestas de los exploradores, sus historias y su azaroso destino. Lucharon contra las inclemencias del tiempo, desafiaron los conocimientos de su época, hollaron por primera vez glaciares ...