23,958円 This book is the first biography of Scottish-born physician John Moore. Here, Henry L. Fulton recounts Moore’s childhood, education, and medical training in Glasgow and abroad; discusses his marriage, family, and friendships (particularly with Tobias Smollett); and depicts his professional practi...

421円 “Almost everything in Turkana is an emergency” Peter Lokoel, Deputy Govenor Turkana Modernity versus tradition; pressure on people and cultures; the potential for environmental catastrophe and private enterprises laying claim to the planet’s natural resources all challenge Turkana. This is one of...

2,800円 Die Bilder gingen um die Welt, der Gezi-Park wurde zum weltweiten Symbol des Aufstandes: Im Frühjahr 2013 protestierten hunderttausende Türken und Türkinnen und forderten mehr Demokratie und den Rücktritt Erdoğans. Doch es kam anders: Im August 2014 wählten 52 Prozent Erdoğan zum Staatspräsidente...

14,687円 This collection seeks to contribute to the many long-standing discussions on modernity, but also and more specifically to the more recent debates over trends to pluralize modernity. These debates are current in many different academic disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, literature and po...

1,326円 The book deals with the Australian Constitution from a citizen’s point of view, on the basis that the Constitution is the most important document in everyone’s life. It is the vehicle which allows the Government to make all the laws that control our society. As such, it needs to be understood by ...

1,280円 'The suicide warriors who attacked Washington and New York on September 11th, 2001, did more than kill thousands of civilians and demolish the World Trade Center. They destroyed the West's ruling myth.' So John Gray begins this short, powerful book on the belief that has dominated our minds for a...

12,769円 Russian Citizenship is the first book to trace the Russian state’s citizenship policy throughout its history. Focusing on the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the consolidation of Stalin’s power in the 1930s, Eric Lohr considers whom the state counted among its citizens and whom it took ...

1,591円 Two decades ago The Trouble with Canada sparked a conservative renewal and inspired a generation. Now, in this completely revised update, William D. Gairdner rejoins the battle, showing that Canada suffered a disturbing regime change in the last quarter of the twentieth century and is now caught ...

2,400円 Liegt die Zukunft Europas in deutscher Hand? Angesichts zahlreicher Krisen und schwindender Akzeptanz der Europäer für das gemeinsame Projekt ist die Frage nach der Rolle Deutschlands aktueller denn je. Einige Staaten fürchten dessen erneutes Erstarken; andere erwarten von ihm, seine Zurückhaltun...

3,908円 Digital Media has transformed the way Canadians socialize and interact, conduct business, experience culture, fight political battles, and acquire knowledge. Traditional media, including newspapers and conventional TV networks, remain the primary link to Canada's political sphere but are under co...

3,307円 What, if anything, makes Canada's political identity unique? Pollsters can measure values, but they cannot explain how these values arose over time, why they changed, or how people have attempted to make sense of them within a changing social and political environment. By examining the history of...

3,337円 Why do some countries progress while others stagnate? Why does adversity strengthen some countries and weaken others? Indeed, in this era of unprecedented movement of people, goods, and ideas, just what constitutes a nation-state? Forrest Colburn and Arturo Cruz suggest how fundamental these ques...