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1
Appeal To The Toiling, Oppressed And Exhausted Peoples Of Europe
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 6 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 7,55 |
| Genre: | Filosofie |
Whether calling for an end to the capitalist system, addressing the crowds after the Russian Revolution, or attacking Stalin during his years of exile, Trotsky’s speeches give an extraordinary insight into a man whose words and actions determined the fates of millions.
Throughout history, some ... Lees verder
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Wisdom Of Whores
Bureaucrats, Brothels and the Business of AIDS
(Engels , Paperback)
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 4 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 8,95 |
| Genre: | Overig |
In "The Wisdom of Whores", epidemiologist Elizabeth Pisani brings honesty, wit and startling pragmatism to the tawdry frontlines of sex and drugs. She explains how we could shut down HIV in most of the world with a few simple steps, with less money than we already have. We could do it now. But shock... Lees verder
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Out of Mao's Shadow : The Struggle for the Soul of a New China
The Struggle For The Soul Of A New China
(Engels , Paperback, 14-09-2009)
| Beschikbaar: | Niet meer in voorraad |
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| Prijs: | € 9,50 (onder voorbehoud) |
| Genre: | Overig |
The Struggle For Political Change In China Is Reaching A Crescendo. From The Booming Cities To The Rural Communities, This Book Introduces Us To Some Of The Courageous People Who Are Dedicated To Building A More Democratic China Despite The Grave Dangers They Face In Doing So. Lees verder
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Access To Justice And Legal Empowerment
Making The Poor Central In Legal Development Co-operation
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 12 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 9,60 |
| Genre: | Overig |
How law can aid development has been the focus of much recent discussion among development workers, scholars and policy makers. Lees verder
5
Rights Of Man
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 6 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 10,55 |
| Genre: | Geschiedenis |
One of the great classics on democracy, Rights of Man was published in England in 1791 as a vindication of the French Revolution and a critique of the British system of government. In direct, forceful prose, Paine defends popular rights, national independence, revolutionary war, and economic growth ... Lees verder
6
Godfather Doctrine
A Foreign Policy Parable
(Engels , Gebonden)
| Levertijd: | 8 tot 12 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 11,45 |
| Genre: | Overig |
In The Movie "the Godfather", Don Corleone, Head Of New York's Powerful Organized-crime Family, Is Gunned Down In Daylight, Leaving His Sons Sonny And Michael, Along With His Adopted Son, Consigliere Tom Hagen, To Chart A New Course For The Family. This Book Shows How The Aging Don Is Emblematic Of ... Lees verder
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Essential Churchill
Great Sayings Of Winston Churchill
(Engels , Gebonden)
| Beschikbaar: | Tijdelijk niet leverbaar |
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| Prijs: | € 14,95 (onder voorbehoud) |
| Genre: | Geschiedenis |
Winston Churchill Was By No Means A Spontaneous Orator, And It Was Claimed By One Of His Acolytes That For Every Minute Of A Speech He Had Prepared For An Hour. Churchill Was One Of Only Two Prime Ministers To Be Named A Professional Writer. This Title Presents His Portrait. Lees verder
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Obama's Wars
(Engels , Gebonden, 27-09-2010)
| Levertijd: | 4 tot 6 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 12,00 |
| Genre: | Internationale Betrekkingen |
In Obama's Wars, Bob Woodward provides the most intimate and sweeping portrait yet of the young president as commander in chief. Drawing on internal memos, classified documents, meeting notes and hundreds of hours of interviews with most of the key players, including the president, Woodward tells th... Lees verder
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We Can Have Peace In The Holy Land
A Plan That Will Work
(Engels , Paperback)
| Levertijd: | onbekend |
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| Prijs: | € 12,30 |
| Genre: | Internationale Betrekkingen |
President Carter has been a student of the biblical Holy Land all his life. For the last three decades, as president of the United States and as founder of The Carter Center, he has studied the complex and interrelated issues of the region's conflicts and has been actively involved in reconciling th... Lees verder
10
God's Own Country
Religion And Politics In The Usa
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 12 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 12,80 |
| Genre: | Internationale Betrekkingen |
Right-wing evangelical Christianity has come to dominate American political and social life in recent years, dividing the country and sparking cultural and moral battles whose outcome will determine how the world`s only superpower is shaped in the 21st Century. High politics and low tactics frame a ... Lees verder
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How To Win A Cosmic War
Confronting Radical Religion
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | onbekend |
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| Prijs: | € 12,80 |
| Genre: | Internationale Betrekkingen |
Contrasting 21st-century Religious Extremism Across Christianity, Judaism And Islam With Its Historical Antecedents, This Work Demonstrates That While Jihadis May Have Legitimate Social Grievances - The Suffering Of The Palestinians, American Support For Arab Dictators, And The Presence Of Foreign T... Lees verder
12
Second Plane
September 11, 2001-2007
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 4 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 12,80 |
| Genre: | Politiek |
Martin Amis first wrote about September 11 a week later in a piece for The Guardian beginning, ‘It was the advent of the second plane, sharking in low over the Statue of Liberty: that was the defining moment.’
And he has kept returning to September 11, in essays and reviews, and in two remarkabl... Lees verder
13
Putin And The Rise Of Russia
The Country That Came In From The Cold
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 12 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 12,80 |
| Genre: | Overig |
When the Soviet Union collapsed, the world was left wondering about its destiny. Russia is still an enormous power with a population exceeding 140 million, immense military resources and giant energy reserves - in short, a vast land full of promise and opportunity.
Russia has the potential to be ... Lees verder
14
Giving
How Each Of Us Can Change The World
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 4 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 12,80 |
| Genre: | Overig |
Takes a look at how each of us can change the world. This title reveals the innovative efforts being made by companies and organizations - and by individuals - to solve problems and save lives both 'down the street and around the world'. Lees verder
15
Acts Of Union And Disunion
What has held the UK together - and what is dividing it?
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 4 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 12,80 |
| Genre: | Geschiedenis |
In A Year That Sees A Scottish Referendum On Independence, The Author Analyses Some Of The Forces That Have Unified Britain In The Past. She Examines The Mythology Of Britishness, And How Far And Why It Has Faded. She Discusses The Acts Of Union With Wales, Scotland And Ireland, And Their Limitation... Lees verder
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Angela Merkel
The Chancellor And Her World
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 4 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 12,80 |
| Genre: | Biografieën |
This Authorized Biography Sheds Light On The Person Behind The Politician. As Well As Explaining How Angela Merkel's World View Was Shaped And Influenced By Her Background And Ideology, Stefan Kornelius's Lively Account Discusses Her Personal Relations With David Cameron, Barack Obama Or Vladimir Pu... Lees verder
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Infidel
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 4 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 12,80 |
| Genre: | Biografieën |
The brutal murder of the Dutch film-maker Theo van Gogh in 2004 shocked the world. Shot and mutilated by a Muslim fanatic as he cycled to work, it was a stark reminder of the dangers of challenging an extreme Islamic worldview. It also changed the life of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, van Gogh's collaborator on ... Lees verder
18
Flat Earth News
An Award-winning Reporter Exposes Falsehood, Distortion And Propaganda In The Global Media
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 4 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 12,80 |
| Genre: | Overig |
'Finally I was forced to admit that I work in a corrupted profession.' When award-winning journalist Nick Davies decided to break Fleet Street's unwritten rule by investigating his own colleagues, he found that the business of reporting the truth had been slowly subverted by the mass production of i... Lees verder
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War Plc
The Rise Of The New Corporate Mercenary
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 12 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 12,80 |
| Genre: | Overig |
No longer dogs of war running ragtag armies, the new breed of private soldiers operate their million-dollar contracts from executive boardrooms worldwide. Whether they're ex-special forces, CIA spooks or Foreign Legionnaires, you'll find them exchanging gunfire with insurgents in Baghdad, patrolling... Lees verder
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Bottom Billion
Why The Poorest Countries Are Failing And What Can Be Done About It
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 4 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 12,80 |
| Genre: | Overig |
The Bottom Billion is an elegant and impassioned synthesis from one of the world's leading experts on Africa and poverty. It was hailed as "the best non-fiction book so far this year" by Nicholas Kristoff of The New York Times. Lees verder
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Past Finder: Berlin 1933 - 1945
Traces Of German History - A Guidebook
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 4 tot 6 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 13,00 |
| Genre: | Geschiedenis |
History has indelibly imprinted itself onto the cityscape of Berlin - the period of the Nazi in particular. The many air raids and the destruction wrought during the final Battle of Berlin have left their traces, as have the Nazi's megalomaniac restructuring plans to transform Berlin into the future... Lees verder
22
Summits
Six Meetings that Shaped the Twentieth Century
(Engels , Paperback, 23-06-2008)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 6 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 15,10 |
| Genre: | Geschiedenis |
Offers six case studies of modern summitry. This book uses the records of the meetings and explores how world leaders saw their opponents and how they played their own cards. It also attempts to reconstruct the enormous physical and emotional pressures upon them during encounters that could spell li... Lees verder
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Torture Team
Uncovering war crimes in the land of the free
(Engels , Paperback, 29-04-2009)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 6 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 15,10 |
| Genre: | Overig |
After 9/11, the Bush administration declared that it would have to work through 'the dark side'. And it did: the Administration turned its back on the rules and on America's commitment to the dignity of every human person. This title shows how war crimes were committed. It opens the door to accounta... Lees verder
