Democracy category: 2250 books
Die zentralen Nebensächlichkeiten der Demokratie
Von Applausminuten, Föhnfrisuren und Zehnpunkteplänen
Language: German
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Dieses Buch handelt von unserer Demokratie – und von Aufsitzrasenmähern, Milbenkäse, Inkontinenzwindeln sowie von Zwergschnauzern mit seidenweichem Haarschleier. Außerdem noch von zu viel Gel in den Haaren, von Sherry mit geschlagenem Ei, " Fördern und Fordern ", den Tücken elektronischer...
New Liberalism
The Political Economy of J.A. Hobson
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1981
John A. Hobson was a prominent member of a small band of British radicals who argued around the turn of the century that the consistent application of liberal ideas required the reorganization of capitalist societies along socialist lines. Allett here suggests that their march toward socialism was...
by Capitol Reader
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
This ebook consists of a summary of the ideas, viewpoints and facts presented by Michael Sean Winters in his book “Left at the Altar: how the Democrats Lost the Catholics and How the Catholics Can Save the Democrats”. This summary offers a concise overview of the entire book in less than 30 minutes...
The First Liberal
A Secular Look at Jesus' Socio-Political Ideas and How They Became the Basis of Modern Liberalism
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2008
"Altman has picked up on things that a good portion of the population has not yet discovered The First Liberal is a timely book, and one I think will get more than a few people talking. It is the kind of talk that has been needed for a long time."-Reverend Fred C. Plumer, president, The...
Children of Paradise
The Struggle for the Soul of Iran
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
The drama that shaped today’s Iran, from the Revolution to the present day.
In 1979, seemingly overnight—moving at a clip some thirty years faster than the rest of the world—Iran became the first revolutionary theocracy in modern times. Since then, the country has been largely a black...
Citizens of Nowhere
How Europe Can Be Saved from Itself
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Europe might appear like a continent pulling itself apart. Ten years of economic and political crises have pitted North versus South, East versus West, citizens versus institutions. And yet, these years have also shown a hidden vitality of Europeans acting across borders, with civil society and social...
by Robert P. Jones
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Despite conventional wisdom linking the Tea Party movement with the libertarian arm of the Republican Party, a majority of libertarians (61 percent) say they do not consider themselves a part of the Tea Party movement. Libertarians, who comprise seven percent of the public, also hold positions on...
by Max Weber
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
Karl Emil Maximilian "Max" Weber (21 April 1864 14 June 1920) was a German sociologist and political economist who profoundly influenced social theory, social research and the discipline of sociology itself. A key proponent of methodological antipositivism, which presents sociology as a non-empiricist...
Umkhonto we Sizwe
The ANC’s Armed Struggle
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
The armed struggle waged by the ANC’s military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), was the longest sustained insurgency in South African history. This book offers the first full account of the rebellion in its entirety, from its early days in the 1950s to the inauguration of Nelson Mandela as South African...
Beyond the Veneer
Malaysia's struggle for diginity and direction
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2008
The 2008 elections in Malaysia saw the ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional, suffer its worst showing since independence, balancing political power and bringing hope of a more progressive, democratic future. No one expected such a show of support for the untested opposition and a show of dissent against...
Retire the Colors
Veterans & Civilians On Iraq & Afghanistan
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2016
The impact of war, and the lingering aftereffect it has on both veterans and civilians, is—for myriad reasons—largely invisible to the public. Popular media may create news cycles around horrors or stereotypes, but the effort required to redefine and sustain “normal” lives after war stays below...
The Age of Access
The New Culture of Hypercapitalism
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2001
Visionary activist and author Jeremy Rifkin exposes the real stakes of the new economy, delivering "the clearest summation yet of how the Internet is really changing our lives" (The Seattle Times).
Imagine waking up one day to find that virtually every activity you engage in outside...
Common Sense Government
Works Better and Costs Less
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2010
The federal government is ailing and needs a cure. The cure lies in embracing a principle long known to the American people but little recognized by Washington—until now: common sense.
In this pathbreaking report, Vice President Al Gore, presiding over the National Performance Review, at...
by Capitol Reader
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
This ebook consists of a summary of the ideas, viewpoints and facts presented by Rahm Emanuel and Bruce Reed in his book “The Plan, Big Ideas for America”. This summary offers a concise overview of the entire book in less than 30 minutes reading time. However this work does not replace in any case...