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  • Democracy in America

    de Alexis de Tocqueville, Vartan Gregorian ...
    French nobleman Alexis de Tocqueville's classic treatise on the American way of life.Over 175 years ago, Alexis de Tocqueville, an astute political scientist, came to the United States to evaluate the meaning and actual functioning of democracy. Here, Tocqueville discusses the advantages and dangers of majority rule—which he thought could be as tyrannical as the rule of a monarchy. He analyzes the ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibros

    Disponible también en: Audiolibros

  • Islam

    A Mosaic, Not a Monolith

    de Vartan Gregorian ...
    After World War II, leading western powers focused their attention on fighting the ""Red Menace,"" Communism. Today, as terrorist activity is increasingly linked to militant Islamism, some politicians and scholars fear a ""Green Menace,"" a Pan-Islamic totalitarian movement fueled by monolithic religious ideology. Such fears have no foundation in history, according to Vartan Gregorian. In this ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • Unequal Partners

    American Foundations and Higher Education Development in Africa

    de Fabrice Jaumont ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book offers a nuanced analysis of a US-led foundation initiative of uncommon ambition, featuring seven foundations with a shared commitment to strengthen capacity in higher education in Sub-Saharan African universities. The book examines the conditions under which philanthropy can be effective, the impasses that foundations often face, and the novel context in which philanthropy operates ... Leer más

    $49.99 USD

  • The Road to Home

    My Life and Times

    de Vartan Gregorian ...
    Vartan Gregorian's tale starts with a childhood of poverty, deprivation, and enchantment in the Armenian quarter of Tabriz, Iran. As the world reeled from depression into six years of warfare, his mother died, leaving his grandmother Voski as the loving staff of his life. Through unlettered example and instruction, he learned about the first of his many worlds: the strenuousness required for ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

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  • The Collected Works of Alexis de Tocqueville

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    de Alexis de Tocqueville ...
    This comprehensive eBook presents significant works of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - 4300 pages easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville • The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville by Alexis de Tocqueville • American Institutions and Their Influence by Alexis de Tocqueville • Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with ... Leer más

    $1.99 USD

  • What Is Government Good At?

    A Canadian Answer

    de Donald Savoie ...
    Winner: Donner Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Public Policy Writing by Canadians (2016)Winner: New Brunswick Book Award for Non-Fiction (2016)Recent decades have shown the public's support for government plummet alongside political leaders’ credibility. This downward spiral calls for an exploration of what has gone wrong. The questions "What is government good at?" and "What is government ... Leer más

    $27.99 USD

  • On Liberty and Other Essays

    de John Stuart Mill ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    Collected here in a single volume for the first time, On Liberty, Utilitarianism, Considerations on Representative Government, and The Subjection of Women show Mill applying his liberal utilitarian philosophy to a range of issues that remain vital today - issues of the nature of ethics, the scope and limits of individual liberty, the merits of and costs of democratic government, and the place of ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD

  • Power

    de Donald Savoie ...
    In this informative critique of contemporary leadership renowned political scientist Donald Savoie poses and answers the crucial questions: where is power located and who is in charge? In recent years it has become extremely difficult to pinpoint the location of political and economic power making it complicated to determine who is to blame for political and economic catastrophes and leading to ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • Democracy in America

    And Two Essays on America

    de Alexis Tocqueville ...
    Traducido por Gerald Bevan ...
    One of the most influential political texts ever written on America, and an indispensable authority on the nature of democracyIn 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat and civil servant, made a nine-month journey through eastern America. The result was Democracy in America, a monumental study of the strengths and weaknesses of the nation's evolving politics. Tocqueville looked to ... Leer más

    $14.29 USD

  • How Change Happens

    de Duncan Green ...
    Human society is full of would-be 'change agents', a restless mix of campaigners, lobbyists, and officials, both individuals and organizations, set on transforming the world. They want to improve public services, reform laws and regulations, guarantee human rights, get a fairer deal for those on the sharp end, achieve greater recognition for any number of issues, or simply be treated with respect. ... Leer más

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  • Democracy in America

    de Alexis de Tocqueville ...
    Traducido por Harvey C. Mansfield, Delba Winthrop ...
    The most faithful and nuanced translation of the definitive work for understanding AmericaAlexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) came to America in 1831 to see what a great republic was like. What struck him most was the country's equality of conditions, its democracy. The book he wrote on his return to France, Democracy in America, is both the best ever written on democracy and the best ever written on ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibros

  • Thinking Government

    Public Administration and Politics in Canada, Fourth Edition

    de David Johnson ...
    Thinking Government: Public Administration and Politics in Canada, Fourth Edition introduces students to power relations between elected politicians and unelected public servants, while also covering important topics such as the institutions of the federal government, financial and human resources management, and accountability and responsibility. Johnson explores the ways that the ideological ... Leer más

    $69.99 USD