In this timely and incisive book, Sergei Medvedev argues that Russia s war in Ukraine was not merely a whim of Putin s obsession: rather, it was the result of two decades of authoritarian degradation and post-imperial ressentiment, a culmination of Putin s regime and of Russia s entire imperial history.
Dieses Buch präsentiert Texte, die Hildegard Hamm-Brücher im Zusammenhang mit ihrem stetigen Einsatz für ein substanzielles Erfahrungslernen in der Verbindung von Demokratie und Engagement verfasst hat.
Dos expresiones políticas, el peronismo con Perón como líder y el fenómeno guerrillero asociado con la revolución cubana, dominan los relatos de las dos décadas que transcurren entre los golpes de estado de 1955 y de 1976.
Discover the daring life story and astonishing adventures of Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown - Britain's greatest-ever pilot 'Winkle Brown's astonishing adventures make for fascinating reading' SUNDAY TIMES'[A] thumping great biography by Britain's leading aviation historian' DAILY MAIL, 'BOOK OF THE WEEK'*MARITIME MEDIA AWARDS BEST BOOK NOMINEE*--Small in stature but immense in reputation and talent, there was more to Eric 'Winkle' Brown than met the eye.
An encyclopedic guide to 20th-century communism around the worldThe first book of its kind to appear since the end of the Cold War, this indispensable reference provides encyclopedic coverage of communism and its impact throughout the world in the 20th century.
A New Yorker Best Book of the YearA Foreign Affairs Best Book of the YearAn Atlantic Best Book of the YearA Financial Times Best Politics Book of the YearHow a new breed of dictators holds power by manipulating information and faking democracyHitler, Stalin, and Mao ruled through violence, fear, and ideology.
How Donald Trump laid waste to American politics, culture, and social orderAfter Donald Trump's rise to power, after the 2020 presidential election, after January 6, is American politics past the point of no return?
Why your political beliefs are influenced by the language you speakVoicing Politics brings together the latest findings from psychology and political science to reveal how the linguistic peculiarities of different languages can have meaningful consequences for political attitudes and beliefs around the world.
How reforms limiting electoral misconduct completed the process of democratizationBetween 1850 and 1918, many first-wave democracies in Europe adopted electoral reforms that reduced the incidence of electoral malfeasance.
The case for race-conscious education policyIn our unequal society, families of color fully share the dream of college but their children often attend schools that do not prepare them, and the higher education system gives the best opportunities to the most privileged.
A comprehensive account of the media's coverage of social movements in the United StatesA new view of twentieth-century US social movements, Rough Draft of History examines how national newspapers covered social movements and the organizations driving them.
How Tocqueville's ideas can help us build resilient liberal democracies in a divided worldHow can today's liberal democracies withstand the illiberal wave sweeping the globe?
Why the world's most resilient dictatorships are products of violent revolutionRevolution and Dictatorship explores why dictatorships born of social revolution-such as those in China, Cuba, Iran, the Soviet Union, and Vietnam-are extraordinarily durable, even in the face of economic crisis, large-scale policy failure, mass discontent, and intense external pressure.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Bancroft Prize, and the Parkman PrizeFrom acclaimed diplomat and historian George Kennan, a landmark history of the crucial months in 1917-1918 that forged the pattern of Soviet-American relationsWhen the Bolsheviks seized power in November 1917, American diplomats in St.
How the politicization of the pandemic endangers our lives-and our democracyCOVID-19 has killed more people than any war or public health crisis in American history, but the scale and grim human toll of the pandemic were not inevitable.
Simone Müller porträtiert 14 Jüdinnen und Juden sowie eine Zeugin Jehovas, die zwischen 1923 und 1942 geboren wurden und als Kinder oder Jugendliche Hitlers Terrorregime überlebten.
El libro Cali, ciudad-región ampliada: Un territorio metropolitano es producto de un trabajo de investigación interdisciplinaria e interinstitucional realizado por la Alianza de Universidades para el Desarrollo Urbano Regional con Equidad, constituida por la Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, la Universidad ICESI, la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana-Cali, la Universidad de San Buenaventura-Cali y la Universidad del Valle.
Las democracias siempre han sido frágiles; sin embargo, ahora no sólo se ven amenazadas las más jóvenes, sino también las maduras e incluso las centenarias.
Parece que Marcos Bucio está empeñado en ser un cronista de las elecciones presidenciales; este libro es el tercero de la serie que inicia con Dos visiones para el triunfo, continúa con Suma de restas, y ahora, con La segunda alternancia, finaliza una trilogía de textos sobre las campañas presidenciales.
Die große Geschichte einer kleinen InselHelgoland, ein rauer Felsen in der Nordseebrandung und zugleich seit knapp 200 Jahren Symbol und Kampfplatz deutscher wie englischer Historie.
Como hemos conocido en tantas ocasiones, las leyendas y los relatos míticos de las diferentes naciones y pueblos han triunfado frente a la realidad que la Historia demuestra.
How the expansion of primary education in the West emerged not from democratic ideals but from the state's desire to control its citizensNearly every country today has universal primary education.
Groß – blond – blauäugig, so sollten sie aussehen, die Kinder, die in den Lebensborn-Heimen auf die Welt kamen, die der SS-Organisation übergeben wurden oder die in ihre Hände gerieten, nachdem sie verschleppt und zwangsgermanisiert worden waren.