196,06 zł

Balance of Power in International Relations Cambridge University Press

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The balance of power has been a central concept in the theory and practice of international relations for the past five hundred years. It has also played a key role in some of the most important attempts to develop a theory of international politics in the contemporary study of international relations. In this 2007 book, Richard Little establishes a framework that treats the balance of power as a metaphor, a myth and a model. He then uses this framework to reassess four major texts that use the balance of power to promote a theoretical understanding of international relations: Hans J. Morgenthau's Politics Among Nations (1948), Hedley Bull's The Anarchical Society (1977), Kenneth N. Waltz's Theory of International Politics (1979) and John J. Mearsheimer's The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (2001). These reassessments allow the author to develop a more comprehensive model of the balance of power.

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US Foreign Policy and Defense Strategy Georgetown University Press

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Safe from the battlefields of Europe and Asia, the United States led the post - World War II global economic recovery through international assistance and foreign direct investment. With an ardent decolonization agenda and a postwar legitimacy, the United States attempted to construct a world characterized by cooperation. When American optimism clashed with Soviet expansionism, the United States started on a path to global hegemony. In US Foreign Policy and Defense Strategy, the authors analyze the strategic underpinnings of hegemony, assess the national security establishment that sustains dominance, consider the impact on civil-military relations, and explore the intertwining relationships between foreign policy, defense strategy, and commercial activities. Eschewing conventional analyses, the volume not only identifies drivers and continuities in foreign policy, but it also examines how the legacy of the last sixty-five years will influence future national security policy that will be characterized by US leadership in an increasingly competitive world.From civil-military relations to finance, and from competing visions of how America should make war to its philosophy of securing peace through reconstruction and reconciliation, US Foreign Policy and Defense Strategy offers unique insights into the links between military and commercial power as it charts the rise of a historical rarity: the incidental superpower. This accessibly written book is suitable for students and general readers as well as scholars.

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Spalona Żywcem Wyd. Kieszonkowe - Souad

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Opis - Pierwsze na świecie świadectwo ofiary zbrodni honorowej. Miała siedemnaście lat i zakochała się: zhańbiła rodzinę. Więc rodzina wydała na nią wyrok śmierci... Pokochała go pierwszą miłością. Myślała, że się z nią ożeni. Ale ukochany zniknął, a ona odkryła, że jest w ciąży. A w jej świecie to najcięższa zbrodnia... W zapomnianej przez Boga wiosce w Cisjordanii kobiety są warte mniej niż zwierzęta domowe. Tu mężczyzna jest panem życia i śmierci żony, córki, siostry. Brat może bezkarnie zabić siostrę, matka - córkę, kolejną bezużyteczną dziewczynkę, jaka się urodzi. Tu kobiecie odbiera się godność, a nawet życie zgodnie z odwiecznym obyczajem i uświęconą tradycją. A śmierć jest karą dla dziewczyny, która zhańbi rodzinę. Tak jak Souad. Wyrok wydaje jej ojciec. Szwagier dokonuje egzekucji. Oblewa Souad benzyną i podpala... SOUAD przeżyła - cudem, ale rodzina usiłowała zabić ją nawet w szpitalu. Na zawsze jednak pozostanie straszliwie okaleczona - na ciele i duszy. I wciąż musi się ukrywać; dopóki żyje, jej rodzinę okrywa hańba. Spalona żywcem, opublikowana pod pseudonimem szokująca opowieść o piekle, jakim było jej dzieciństwo i młodość, stała się międzynarodowym bestsellerem. Wydana w 37 w krajach książka przerywa tabu milczenia wobec istniejącej nadal w krajach muzułmańskich barbarzyńskiej tradycji. Nieludzkiego obyczaju, prawa mężczyzn, na mocy którego co najmniej pięć tysięcy kobiet pada co roku ofiarą zbrodni honorowej. Nazwa - Spalona Żywcem Wyd. Kieszonkowe Autor - Souad Oprawa - Miękka Wydawca - Amber Kod ISBN - 9788324159406 Kod EAN - 9788324159406 Wydanie - 1 Rok wydania - 2016 Tłumacz - 31182,maria rostworowska; Format - 110 x 175 x 14 Ilość stron - 224 Podatek VAT - 5% Premiera - 2016-06-23

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Bieganie długodystansowe - Christof Baur, Bernd Thurner

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Opis - Dla wielu osób motywacją do biegania jest radość i przyjemność z samej możliwości poruszania się, odczuwania siły własnego organizmu oraz możliwość przełamywania jego ograniczeń. Poradnik autorstwa doświadczonych biegaczy pokazuje, w jaki sposób uzyskać optymalne umiejętności i przekształcić je w najwyższą formę. Zapoznaje nas z technikami budowania wytrzymałości i siły motorycznej oraz zasadami odpowiedniego żywienia, które pomogą przyspieszyć regenerujący wypoczynek po treningu i znacznie poprawić wyniki w zawodach. W książce znajdziemy osiem zaawansowanych programów treningowych, będziemy też mogli stworzyć indywidualny program ćwiczeń dostosowany do naszych możliwości. Nazwa - Bieganie długodystansowe Oryginalny tytuł - Laufen bis zum Marathon Autor - Christof Baur, Bernd Thurner Oprawa - Miękka Wydawca - RM Kod ISBN - 9788377735596 Kod EAN - 9788377735596 Wydanie - 3 Rok wydania - 2016 Język - polski Format - 16.0x23.0cm Ilość stron - 160 Podatek VAT - 5% Premiera - 2016-05-25

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Pochodne instrumenty kredytowe - Izabela Pruchnicka-Grabias

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Opis - Książka, posiadająca istotne walory praktyczne, jest pierwszą pozycją polskiej autorki w tak kompleksowy sposób analizującą nie tylko istotę funkcjonowania kredytowych instrumentów pochodnych, ale również modele ich wyceny, doskonalenie których autorka słusznie uznaje za kluczowe dla rozwoju tego rynku. Niewątpliwą zaletą opracowania jest mnogość przykładów, przeprowadzających Czytelnika przez kolejne etapy szacowania wartości omawianych struktur i tworzących idealną bazę dla zrozumienia konstrukcji tych złożonych produktów. Prof. zw. dr hab. Janusz Soboń Publikacja stanowi cenne kompendium wiedzy zarówno dla praktyków rynku finansowego, jak i studentów oraz słuchaczy studiów podyplomowych i doktoranckich, jak również dla pracowników nauki zainteresowanych wdrażaniem metod kwantyfikacji ryzyka kredytowego w praktykę. Prof. nadzw. SGH dr hab. Paweł Niedziółka Nazwa - Pochodne instrumenty kredytowe Autor - Izabela Pruchnicka-Grabias Oprawa - Miękka Wydawca - CeDeWu Kod ISBN - 9788375563733 Kod EAN - 9788375563733 Wydanie - 1 Rok wydania - 2011 Język - polski Format - 16.5x23.0cm Ilość stron - 280 Podatek VAT - 5%

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18,70 zł

Stosunki Międzynarodowe Nr 4 tom 52 2016 Scholar

CzasopismaPolityka międzynarodowa. Dyplomatyka

W numerze [Contents]S t u d i a [S t u d i e s]Edward Haliżak: Stosunki USA?Chiny: falsyfikacja hipotezy ?pułapki Tukidydesa? [US?China Relations: Falsification of the ?Thucydides Trap? Hypothesis], doi 10.7366/020909614201601, s. 9?32;Magdalena Kozub-Karkut: Teorie stosunków międzynarodowych a badanie polityki zagranicznej [International Relations Theories vis-?-vis Foreign Policy Studies], doi 10.7366/020909614201602, s. 33?50;Krzysztof Miszczak: Raisons d?État. EU Security and Defence Policy Framework in the Context of Polish and German Interests. An Analysis, doi 10.7366/020909614201603, s. 51?66;Olga Barburska: Podstawy normatywne funkcjonowania Unii Europejskiej w stosunkach międzynarodowych ? ujęcie teoretyczne [The Normative Basis of the Functioning of the European Union in International Relations ? A Theoretical Approach], doi 10.7366/020909614201604, s. 67?90;Joanna Starzyk-Sulejewska: Stosunki Unii Europejskiej z Organizacją Narodów Zjednoczonych do spraw Wyżywienia i Rolnictwa (FAO) [The Relations between the European Union and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)], doi 10.7366/020909614201605, s. 91?110;Paula Marcinkowska: The Scope of Influence of the Central and Eastern European Member States of the EU on Shaping the EU?s Policy towards Russia ? The Case of the Visegrad Countries, doi 10.7366/020909614201606, s. 111?122;Rafał Ulatowski: Międzynarodowy wymiar bezpieczeństwa energetycznego Chin [The International Dimension of China?s Energy Security], doi 10.7366/020909614201607, s. 123?138;Anna Wróbel: Sektor usług w negocjacjach Transatlantyckiego Partnerstwa na rzecz Handlu i Inwestycji [The Services Sector in Negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership], doi 10.7366/020909614201608, s. 139?156;Marcin Florian Gawrycki: Analiza polityki zagranicznej państw Ameryki Łacińskiej i Karaibów (II) [An Analysis of the Foreign Policy of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (Part 2)], doi 10.7366/020909614201609, s. 157?200;Alicja Curanović: Symboliczna potęga Rosji w XXI wieku [Russia?s Symbolic Power in the 21st Century], doi 10.7366/020909614201610, s. 201?220;Irena Popiuk-Rysińska: Rada Bezpieczeństwa Narodów Zjednoczonych po zimnej wojnie [The UN Security Council after the Cold War], doi 10.7366/020909614201611, s. 221?242;Karina Paulina Marczuk: Public Diplomacy in the Service of the National Interest ? Australia?s ?Stopping the Boats? Campaign, doi 10.7366/020909614201612, s. 243?252;Katarzyna Kołodziejczyk: Przyszłość grupy krajów Afryki, Karaibów i Pacyfiku [The Future of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States], doi 10.7366/020909614201613, s. 253?264;Ashik KC: Different Strokes for Different Folks: Azerbaijan?s Geopolitical Orientation between the EU and Russia, doi 10.7366/020909614201614, s. 265?276;Deepen Bista: Post-Maidan European Union?s Support to the Economic Transformation of Ukraine, doi 10.7366/020909614201615, s. 277?292;Maria Pasztor, Dariusz Jarosz: Władze komunistyczne w Polsce a ruch miast bliźniaczych w Europie [Communist Authorities in Poland and the Twin Towns Movement in Europe], doi 10.7366/020909614201616, s. 293?314.S p r a w o z d a n i a [R e p o r t s]Alicja Curanović, Szymon Kardaś: Sprawozdanie z konferencji jubileuszowej ?Stosunki międzynarodowe w czasach globalnego kryzysu? z okazji 40-lecia Instytutu Stosunków Międzynarodowych, Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Studiów Międzynarodowych, Uniwersytet Warszawski, 5 grudnia 2016 roku [Report on the jubilee conference ?Stosunki międzynarodowe w czasach globalnego kryzysu? on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Institute of International Relations, Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw, 5 December 2016], s. 315?323;Andrzej Szeptycki: Sprawozdanie z międzynarodowej konferencji naukowej ?Polska nauka o stosunkach międzynarodowych: doświadczenia dla Ukrainy?, Warszawa, 16 grudnia 2016 roku [Report on the international academic conference ?Polska nauka o stosunkach międzynarodowych: doświadczenia dla Ukrainy? , Warsaw, 16 December 2016], s. 324?326.R e c e n z j e [R e v i e w s]Józef M. Fiszer: Karina P. Marczuk (red.), Reconciliation ? Partnership ? Security. Cooperation between Poland and Germany 1991?2016, s. 327?332.

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883,15 zł

Foreign Policy in the Age of Globalization, Populism and Nationalism Springer Verlag, Singapore

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This book propounds the thesis that it was the dysfunction of globalization and liberalism that prompted the rise of nationalism and populism. Recent developments in global affairs are challenging assumptions and the basis upon which international relations, as a broad field of specialization, and foreign policy analysis, as a sub-field, rests. In a world that is changing in fundamental and irreversible ways, this book intervenes to enable an improved sense of understanding of these developments and what they mean for people-people, state-state, continent-continent, and global relations, moving forward. The author shows anti-globalization and the growth of nationalism and populism have been particularly necessitated by the failures of liberalism and America's abdication from the world. With reference to Brexit, the pandemic, the US 2020 elections and consequent shifts in power, with a focus on their respective impacts on Africa, and Africa-Sino relations particularly, and developing countries, more broadly, this book situates these discussions within a global context. It effectively illustrates the insufficiency of the West's soft power, especially as it is foisted or supposedly imposed on the rest of the world without regard to the demands of cultural relativity. Relevant to postgraduate students, researchers, and policymakers, this is must-read within the fields of international relations and political economy.

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37,38 zł

Wpraw to w ruch. Proste mechanizmy dla wynalazców, majsterkowiczów i artystów - Dustyn Roberts

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Opis - Podręcznik majsterkowicza! Każdy majsterkowicz marzy o zbudowaniu maszyny, która może być wprawiana w ruch. Koła zębate, przekładnie, napędy to kluczowe elementy, obok których żaden pasjonat majsterkowania nie przejdzie obojętnie! Jeżeli chcesz poznać skuteczne techniki ruchomego łączenia części, jeżeli chcesz zbudować maszynę wprawianą w ruch, to trafiłeś na rewelacyjną książkę, która wprowadzi Cię w świat mechanizmów. Sięgnij po nią i poznaj najczęściej stosowane materiały oraz dowiedz się, jak je łączyć i gdzie ich szukać. Na kolejnych stronach znajdziesz cenne informacje na temat mocowania różnych elementów oraz poznasz kluczowe pojęcia: siły, tarcia i momentu obrotowego. Uzbrojony w tę wiedzę, przystąpisz do poznawania źródeł mocy mechanicznej i elektrycznej oraz zbudujesz pojazd zasilany pułapką na myszy! Na sam koniec zobaczysz, jak korzystać z łożysk i sprzęgieł oraz nauczysz się łączyć proste maszyny w złożone układy. W tej unikalnej publikacji pokazano liczne projekty, których realizacja sprawi Ci mnóstwo frajdy. Książka ta musi znaleźć się na półce każdego szanującego się majsterkowicza! Sięgnij po tę książkę i: wybierz właściwe materiały do Twojego projektu poznaj połączenia rozłączne oraz nierozłączne opanuj techniki obliczania siły i momentu obrotowego wykorzystaj łożyska, sprzęgła, sprężyny i śruby zbuduj zaawansowaną maszynę Zbuduj wymarzoną maszynę! Zerknij na przykłady: - kliknij, by powiększyć: Dustyn Roberts - inżynier mechanik, nauczycielka. Założycielka firmy doradczej Dustyn Robots. Posiada szeroką wiedzę, zdobytą w trakcie studiów na uniwersytecie Carnegie Mellon, uniwersytecie Delaware oraz Politechnice Nowojorskiej. Nazwa - Wpraw to w ruch. Proste mechanizmy dla wynalazców, majsterkowiczów i artystów Oryginalny tytuł - Making Things Move DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists Autor - Dustyn Roberts Oprawa - Miękka Wydawca - Helion Kod ISBN - 9788324698578 Kod EAN - 9788324698578 Rok wydania - 2015 Język - PL Tłumacz - Krzysztof Sawka Format - 170x230 Ilość stron - 344 Podatek VAT - 5% Premiera - 2015-03-12

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93,10 zł

War on Terrorism & American Empire Routledge

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This new study shows how the American-led 'war on terror' has brought about the most significant shift in the contours of the international system since the end of the Cold War. A new 'imperial moment' is now discernible in US foreign policy in the wake of the neo-conservative rise to power in the USA, marked by the development of a fresh strategic doctrine based on the legitimacy of preventative military strikes on hostile forces across any part of the globe. Key features of this new volume include: an alternative, critical take on contemporary US foreign policy; a timely, accessible overview of critical thinking on US foreign policy, imperialism and war on terror; the full spectrum of critical view sin a single volume; and many of these essays are now 'contemporary classics'. The essays collected in this volume analyse the historical, socio-economic and political dimensions of the current international conjuncture, and assess the degree to which the war on terror has transformed the nature and projection of US global power. Drawing on a range of critical social theories, this collection seeks to ground historically the analysis of global developments since the inception of the new Bush Presidency and weigh up the political consequences of this imperial turn. This book will be of great interest for all students of US foreign policy, contemporary international affairs, international relations and politics.

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War and Change in World Politics Cambridge University Press

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War and Change in World Politics introduces the reader to an important new theory of international political change. Arguing that the fundamental nature of international relations has not changed over the millennia, Professor Gilpin uses history, sociology, and economic theory to identify the forces causing change in the world order. The discussion focuses on the differential growth of power in the international system and the result of this unevenness. A shift in the balance of power - economic or military - weakens the foundations of the existing system, because those gaining power see the increasing benefits and the decreasing cost of changing the system. The result, maintains Gilpin, is that actors seek to alter the system through territorial, political, or economic expansion until the marginal costs of continuing change are greater than the marginal benefits. When states develop the power to change the system according to their interests they will strive to do so- either by increasing economic efficiency and maximizing mutual gain, or by redistributing wealth and power in their own favour.

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Emerging Powers in a Comparative Perspective Bloomsbury Publishing

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The book examines the rising influence of emerging powers in global politics, with a special focus on the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China). Chapters contributed by international scholars first look at the changing status of the US in the 21st century and at the EU as both an emerging and innovative power. China's rising power status, India's regional and global influence, Russia's re-emergence, and Brazil's growing regional and international role are then analyzed comparatively to explain how the BRIC states are poised to become vital players not only in politics and economy, but also in key international concerns such as terrorism, globalization, and climate change. The book provides a detailed analysis of political, economic, security, and foreign policy trends in the BRIC countries to address such questions as to whether they will seek to revise the international order or work within it and how they will deal with transnational global problems. Using a unique comparative approach, the text will appeal to undergraduate students in world politics, international relations, and foreign policy.

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177,30 zł

Consumer Behavior Building Marketing Strategy With Ddb Need McGraw-Hill

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Consumer Behavior, 9/e, by Hawkins, Best, & Coney offers balanced coverage of consumer behavior including the psychological, social, and managerial implications. The new edition features current and exciting examples that are tied into global and technology consumer behavior issues and trends, a solid foundation in marketing strategy, integrated coverage of ethical/social issues and outlines the consumer decision process. This text is known for its ability to link topics back to marketing decision-making and strategic planning which gives students the foundation to understanding consumer behavior which will make them better consumers and better marketers.New Cases: New cases in this edition highlighting the most current trends and development in consumer behavior include Crest Rejuvenating Effects, Skoda's UK Turnaround Attempt, McDonald's Social Responsibility Report, The Mosquito Magnet, Levi's Blues, Hardiplank's Pull Strategy, National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, Supermarket Shopping in Europe, General Motors Electric Vehicle-EV, Vespa Boutique, Encouraging the Early Detection of Diseases, and Safer Cigarettes?The cases generate classroom discussion, help students apply what theyĹźve learned from the chapter materials and show consumer behavior in practice.|More Global Examples: This edition has more global examples throughout the text and several of the cases are devoted to global issues to give students a balanced look at consumer behavior here and abroad and to analyze similarities and differences between US and global markets.|Increased Internet Integration: Examples of the Internet and its impact on consumer behavior have been increased throughout the text. The impact the Internet has on buyer behavior is especially significant and is explored this in detail through current, relevant examples to illustrate its power and importance in the consumer behavior realm.|DDB Needham Lifestyle Data Analyses: Each relevant chapter poses a series of questions that require students to analyze data from the annual DDB Needham Lifestyle survey. These data are available in spreadsheet format on the disk that accompanies this text. These exercises increase studentsĹź data analysis skills as well as their understanding of consumer behavior.|Opening Vignettes- Each chapter begins with a practical example that introduces the material in the chapter. These involve situations in which businesses, government units, or nonprofit organizations have used or misused consumer behavior principles.|Consumer Insights- These boxed discussions provide an in-depth look at a particularly interesting consumer study or marketing practice. Each has several questions with it that are designed to encourage critical thinking by the students.|Consumer Insights: These boxes are in each chapter and illustrate an interesting consumer behavior example that brings CB to life and asks the student to think critically about the issue and solve the problem.|Integrated Coverage Ethical/Social Issues: Marketers face numerous ethical issues as they apply their understanding of consumer behavior in the marketplace. The authors describe and discuss many of these issues. In addition, Chapter 20 is devoted to the consumerism movement and the regulation of marketing practice. Several of the cases are also focused on ethical or regulatory issues, including all of the cases following Part Six.|International Examples: As with past editions, the authors always include a solid balance of international examples throughout, specifically in Chapter 2, and in several of the cases. These examples give the students an opportunity to see how cultures impact consumer behavior.|Internet Exercises: The Internet is a major source of data on consumer behavior and an excellent way for marketers to use their knowledge of consumer behavior to influence consumers. A section at the end of each chapter has Internet assignments. These serve two purposes: to teach students how to use the Internet as a research tool to learn about consumers and consumer behavior and to enhance studentsĹź understanding of how marketers are approaching consumers using this medium.|Opening Vignettes: Each chapter begins with interesting and practical examples that introduce the chapter material. These involve situations in which businesses, government units, or nonprofit organizations have used or misused consumer behavior principles and show the student the impact and outcome of business decisions.|Application Activities: The final learning aid at the end of each chapter is a set of application exercises-they range in complexity from short evening assignments to term projects. The student utilizes chapter material in conjunction with external activities such as visiting stores to observe point- of purchase displays, interviewing customers or managers, or evaluating television ads.|Four-Color Illustrations: Print ads, Web pages, storyboards, and photos of point-of-purchase displays and packages appear throughout the text. Each is directly linked to the text material both by text references to each illustration and by the descriptive comments that accompany each illustration.|Review Questions: Students can test their comprehension of chapter key terms and concepts.|Discussion Questions: These questionscan serve as in-class activities or outside studying and have students apply their knowledge to consumer behavior situations.|Application Activities: This final learning aid at the end of each chapter is a set of application exercises, which asks the student to use what theyĹźve learned in an out-of-class setting. Students must visit stores to observe point-of-purchase displays, interview customers or managers, or evaluate television ads. They range in complexity from short evening assignments to term projects and help the student see consumer beahvior in action.|PageOut is McGraw-HillĹźs unique point-and click course Website tool, enabling you to create a full-featured, professional quality course Website without knowing HTML coding. With PageOut you can post your syllabus online, assign McGraw-Hill Online Learning Center or eBook content, add links to important off-site resources, and maintain student results in the online grade book. You can send class announcements, copy your course site to share with colleagues, and upload original files. PageOut is free for every McGraw-Hill/Irwin user and, if youĹźre short on time, we even have a team ready to help you create your site!|You can customize this text. McGraw-Hill/Primis Online's digital database offers you the flexibility to customize your course including material from the largest online collection of textbooks, readings, and cases. Primis leads the way in customized eBooks with hundreds of titles available at prices that save your students over 20% off bookstore prices. Additional information is available at 800-228-0634.

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51,75 zł

Robert Skidelsky - Keynes Penguin Books

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Robert Skidelsky's "Keynes: The Return of the Master" shows how the great economist's ideas not only explain why the current financial crisis occurred - but are our best way out. "One would expect brokers to be wrong. If, in addition to their other inside advantages, they were capable of good advice, clearly they would have retired long ago with a large fortune". (John Maynard Keynes). When unbridled capitalism falters, is there an alternative? The twentieth century's most influential economist tells us that there is. John Maynard Keynes argued that an unmanaged market system is inherently unstable because of irreduceable uncertainty; that fiscal and monetary ammunition is needed to counter economic shocks; and that governments need to maintain enough total spending power in the economy to minimize the chance of serious recessions happening. "The great economist's theories have never been more relevant ...and Robert Skidelsky is the guide of choice...A must read". (Paul Krugman, "Observer"). "Keynes's economic policies helped lift Britain from its 1930s slump. This accessible, timely study argues he could do the same again". (Dominic Lawson, "Sunday Times"). "Masterly ...conveys complex ideas with clarity and controlled anger".(Oliver Kamm, "The Times"). "Skidelsky knows more about Keynes than anyone alive ...he is righteous in his thunder ...provocative ...refreshing". (Dwight Gardner, "The New York Times"). "Thought-provoking ...the best account I have read of the development of the credit crunch". (Samuel Brittan, "Financial Times"). Robert Skidelsky is Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at the University of Warwick. His three volume biography of the economist John Maynard Keynes (1983, 1992, 2000) received numerous prizes, including the Lionel Gelber Prize for International Relations and the Council on Foreign Relations Prize for International Relations. He is also the author of the "The World After Communism" (1995).

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160,48 zł

Convergence Culture New York University Press

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Convergence Culture maps a new territory: where old and new media intersect, where grassroots and corporate media collide, where the power of the media producer and the power of the consumer interact in unpredictable ways. Henry Jenkins, one of America's most respected media analysts, delves beneath the new media hype to uncover the important cultural transformations that are taking place as media converge. He takes us into the secret world of Survivor Spoilers, where avid internet users pool their knowledge to unearth the show's secrets before they are revealed on the air. He introduces us to young Harry Potter fans who are writing their own Hogwarts tales while executives at Warner Brothers struggle for control of their franchise. He shows us how The Matrix has pushed transmedia storytelling to new levels, creating a fictional world where consumers track down bits of the story across multiple media channels. Jenkins argues that struggles over convergence will redefine the face of American popular culture. Industry leaders see opportunities to direct content across many channels to increase revenue and broaden markets.At the same time, consumers envision a liberated public sphere, free of network controls, in a decentralized media environment. Sometimes corporate and grassroots efforts reinforce each other, creating closer, more rewarding relations between media producers and consumers. Sometimes these two forces are at war. Jenkins provides a riveting introduction to the world where every story gets told and every brand gets sold across multiple media platforms. He explains the cultural shift that is occurring as consumers fight for control across disparate channels, changing the way we do business, elect our leaders, and educate our children.

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On the Old Saw University of Pennsylvania Press

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In this famous essay, first published in 1793, Kant considers the alleged conflict between theory and practice in the conduct of human affairs in three widening contexts: those of the common person faced with a moral decision, of the politician and the citizen concerned with the extent and limits of political obligation, and, finally, of the citizen of the world whose actions have a bearing on war and peace among nations. Unlike other animals, Kant reminds us, people must decide how they will live their lives. They therefore ask for a guide to action, a set of principles-a theory. From the outset, Kant rejects the ancient claim that the practical possibilities of action cannot always be reconciled with moral demands. He offers his own moral theory, a theory starting out from the principle of the right as an unequivocal guide to action. In partial disagreement with the rival theories of Hobbes and Locke, he proposes that the only condition under which the individual can achieve true destiny as a person and a member of the human race is the civil state. Such a state can be secured only by law.Although "from such crooked wood as man is made of, nothing perfectly straight can be built," only the rule of law can bring about a stable society. Last, Kant turns to the relation between theory and practice in international relations. "Nowhere," he writes, "does human nature appear less lovable than in the relation of whole nations to each other." But to hope for world peace on the basis of "the so-called balance of power is a mere chimera." There is no other remedy to international lawlessness and war than an international coercive law, and such law can grow only out of sound theory. "I put my trust in theory. At the same time, I trust in the nature of things, and also take account of human nature, which I cannot, or will not, consider so steeped in evil that in the end reason should not triumph."

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