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Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne David Starkey Paperback

news — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:17:27 +0000

Get other Biography hereIn this spirited United Kingdom bestseller Starkey presents a brilliant examination of the formative years of the “Virgin Queen ” recreating a host of extravagant characters mad-cap schemes and tragic plots while using original documents to depict the princess’s tumultuous life before her accession to the throne in 1588. Two 8-page color photo inserts. Throne Elizabeth Struggle Starkey

Social Capital and Participation in Everyday Life Paul Dekker Hardcover

news — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:03:09 +0000

Get other General Politics hereThis timely volume puts emphasis on the effect of social capital on everyday life: how the routines of daily life lead people to get involved in their communities. Focussing on its micro-level causes and consequences the book’s international contributors argue that social capital is fundamentally concerned with the value of social networks and Dekker about how people interact with each other. The book suggests that different modes of participation have different consequences for creating – or destroying – a sense of community or participation. The diversity of countries institutions and groups dealt with – from Indian castes to Dutch churches from highly competent ‘everyday makers’ in Scandinavia to politics-avoiding Belgian women and Irish villagers – offers fascinating case studies and theoretical reflections for the present debates about civil society and democracy.

Casualties of Life J nette C. Bryant Paperback

indoman — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:16:11 +0000

Get other Biography hereThe title story details the author’s experiences from birth through childhood and on into adulthood and of coming to terms with the vagaries of life and Paperback the human condition in its myriad manifestations. The world of the author unfolds as she journeys from home to embark on her nursing career as she shares her experiences with fractured relationships; sickness and health; with love and loss; and finally with death and dying and the grieving process-and the realization that communication with loved ones continues even beyond the grave.

Intellectual Property and Global Markets: An East West Dialogue George Bugliarello Paperback

indoman — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:53:28 +0000

Get other General Politics hereInnovation is key to the progress of economies that aim at being successful players in the global market. In this context the encouragement and protection of intellectual property and a forward looking science and technology policy are essential. The various facets of intellectual property and of the science and technology policies necessary for its generation and utilization are studied by a group of experts both from NATO countries and CIS countries. A series of country-specific discussions of the problems confronting the transition from a centralized to a market economy is followed by a broad overview of outlooks mechanisms and experiences in market economies and by recommendations of necessary policies for participation in the global market. Global Property

Recovering Power: The Conservatives In Opposition Since 1867 Stuart Ball Hardcover

indo — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:49:41 +0000

Get other General Politics hereThe Conservative Party’s periods in opposition have been of crucial importance. They have seen major changes in direction and often been the springboard for recovering power. There have also been leadership crises and bitter divisions and recovery was never inevitable. In the first study to examine the topic as a whole leading authorities present new evidence and interpretations. The book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the Conservative Party and of opposition in modern British politics. Power Recovering Stuart Hardcover

Seeds of Change: The Story of ACORN Americas Most Controversial Antipoverty Community …

indo — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:25:42 +0000

Get other General Politics hereSeeds of Change goes beyond the headlines of the last presidential campaign to describe what really happened in ACORN’s massive voter registration drives why it triggered an unrelenting attack by Fox News and Organizing Antipoverty John Seeds Paperback Controversial Group the Republican Party and how it confronted its internal divisions and scandals.

The Barefoot Revolution: A Report to the Club of Rome Bertrand Schneider Paperback

indoman — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:29:49 +0000

Get other General Bertrand Schneider Revolution Club A Paperback Politics hereCalls for a redirection of the economic strategy of the last twenty years.Identifies and measures the impact of an alternative approach through small-scale development projects run by non-governmental organizations.

Reputation and Civil War: Why Separatist Conflicts Are So Violent Barbara F. Walter Hardcover

news — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:05:51 +0000

Get other General Politics hereAttempts to resolve why self-determination disputes between governments and ethnic minorities so often result in civil war. War Separatist Reputation

Stalins Cold War: Soviet Foreign Policy Democracy and Communism in Bulgaria 1941 1948 …

indo — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:55:25 +0000

Get other General Politics hereThis book presents an original and in-depth study of Stalin’s policy at the birth of the Cold War based on new archival documents. Communism

Great Britain Denmark and Sweden Versus the Economic and Monetary Union Anna Konarzewska …

news — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:32:07 +0000

Get other General Politics hereWhy are Great Britain Denmark and Sweden so reluctant to join the Economic and Monetary Union so happily espoused by their fellow members of the European Community? There is an old saying in England that you can take a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. While the horses or voters in Sweden and Denmark seem to drink as referenda have shown the riders or politicians are keen to make progress. Yet they look over their shoulders to see what the biggest ‘outsider’ – the UK – is doing. Here both the horse and the rider Economic Sweden Paperback Konarzewska have deep misgivings voiced and unvoiced. National pride old trading ties taxation fears and the City of London’s place on the financial superhighway all contribute to this outlook. Anna Konarzewska’s carefully presented and clearly illustrated thesis uses a wide variety of source materials to underpin her cogent observations on the political social and financial causes and effects of EMU membership for the three outsiders. She concludes that while all three c…