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Democracy
Eleven writers and leaders on what it is – and why it matters
Av Margaret Atwood, Mary Beard m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
99 kr
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A WATERSTONES BEST POLITICS BOOK OF 2024This is an exceptional moment for democracy.In the year of elections, read Margaret Atwood, Mary Beard, Lea Ypi, Elif Shafak and more on what democracy means - and why it matters. In 2024, nearly half the world will take part in a national election, with …
Adventures in Democracy
The Turbulent World of People Power
Av Erica Benner
Häftad, 2025
133 kr
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'Sparkling . . . a page-turner full of wit, original insight and unassuming erudition' Guardian'Enjoyable vitality' The Times'Highly stimulating . . . wonderfully readable . . . her analysis of democracy's key strengths and weaknesses is forensic' Literary ReviewDemocracy is a living, breathing …
Om historien : att lära av det förflutna
Av Erica Benner, John Bew m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
224 kr
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Historien, mänsklighetens samlade erfarenheter, lär oss om nuet och framtiden. Hur är det möjligt att titta på händelser i det förflutna och med hjälp av dem lösa samtidens politiska eller ekonomiska förhållanden och konflikter? Essäerna i denna antologi härrör från Engelsbergsseminariet 2019 där …
Kunskap och information : den mänskliga intelligensen potential och fara
Av Mark Pagel, Mark Plotkin m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
255 kr
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Vi har kommit långt från de religioner, myter och grundarberättelser som lade grunden till människans tidiga förståelse av världen och allting i den, och våra kunskaper har på senare tid ökat exponentiellt. I den här boken diskuterar ledande forskare inom konst och vetenskap hur kunskap och …
City, Civility and Capitalism : A Historical Perspective
A Historical Perspective
Av Yolande Barnes, Erica Benner m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
182 kr
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This anthology explores how Architecture, Urban Planning and Trade have contributed to Civility and Political order. Using Renaissance Italy, where the first trading town was born, as a starting point, the writers bring us on a journey to modern cities and societies. How can we create urban …
Om historien
Av Janne Haaland Matláry, Maurizio Viroli m. fl.
E-bok, 2021
139 kr
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Historien, mänsklighetens samlade erfarenheter, lär oss om nuet och framtiden. Hur är det möjligt att titta på händelser i det förflutna och med hjälp av dem lösa samtidens politiska eller ekonomiska förhållanden och konflikter?Essäerna i denna antologi härrör från Engelsbergsseminariet 2019 där …
Knowledge and information
Av Mark Pagel, Mark Plotkin m. fl.
E-bok, 2021
139 kr
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We have come a long way from the religions, myths and foundation stories that created the bedrock of man s early understanding of the world and everything in it, and our stock of knowledge has increased exponentially in recent times. In this volume leading scholars in the arts and sciences discuss …
Be Like the Fox
Machiavelli's Lifelong Quest for Freedom
Av Erica Benner
Häftad, 2018
165 kr
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'A ripping read ... fascinating, charming, enjoyably unorthodox' Daily TelegraphWas Niccolò Machiavelli really the cynical schemer of legend - or was he a profound ethical thinker, who tried to save the democratic freedom of Renaissance Florence as it was threatened by ruthless dynasties? This …
Machiavelli's Prince
A New Reading
Av Erica Benner
E-bok, 2013
679 kr
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Why did Machiavelli write the Prince - and why did religious and political authorities find it so threatening? Five hundred years on, this book tries to answer these questions.In the first detailed, chapter-by-chapter reading of the Prince in any language, Erica Benner shows that the book is a …
Really Existing Nationalisms
A Post-Communist View from Marx and Engels
Av Erica Benner
Inbunden, 1995
4185 kr
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This is an impressive re-examination of the theories of Marx and Engels on nationalism. The author challenges the conventional view that Marx and Engels lacked the theoretical resources needed to understand nationalism. It argues that the two men had a much better explanatory grasp of national …
Machiavelli's Prince
A New Reading
Av Erica Benner
Häftad, 2015
763 kr
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Why did Machiavelli write the Prince - and why did religious and political authorities find it so threatening? Five hundred years on, this book tries to answer these questions.In the first detailed, chapter-by-chapter reading of the Prince in any language, Erica Benner shows that the book is a …
Machiavelli's Prince
A New Reading
Av Erica Benner
Inbunden, 2013
2629 kr
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Why did Machiavelli write the Prince - and why did religious and political authorities find it so threatening? Five hundred years on, this book tries to answer these questions.In the first detailed, chapter-by-chapter reading of the Prince in any language, Erica Benner shows that the book is a …
Adventures in Democracy
The Turbulent World of People Power
Av Erica Benner
Inbunden, 2024
295 kr
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'Sparkling . . . a page-turner full of wit, original insight and unassuming erudition' Guardian'Enjoyable vitality' The Times'Highly stimulating . . . wonderfully readable . . . her analysis of democracy's key strengths and weaknesses is forensic' Literary ReviewDemocracy is a living, breathing …
Be Like the Fox – Machiavelli In His World
Machiavelli In His World
Av Erica Benner
Häftad, 2026
204 kr
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In the five hundred years since he wrote The Prince, Machiavelli's name has been linked to tyranny and the doctrine that "the ends justify the means." But that is not what he stood for. In Be Like the Fox, Erica Benner takes us back to Renaissance Florence, where newly liberated citizens fought to …
Be Like the Fox – Machiavelli In His World
Machiavelli In His World
Av Erica Benner
Inbunden, 2026
254 kr
Kommande
Since the publication of The Prince five centuries ago, Machiavelli has been associated with political amorality. But that characterization is unfair. In Be Like the Fox , Erica Benner sets the record straight: far from the ruthless "Machiavellian" henchman that people think he was, Machiavelli …
Machiavelli's Ethics
Av Erica Benner
Häftad, 2009
340 kr
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Machiavelli's Ethics challenges the most entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the "Machiavellian" maxim that the …
Machiavelli's Ethics
Av Erica Benner
E-bok, 2009
457 kr
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Machiavelli''s Ethics challenges the most entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the "Machiavellian" maxim that …
Really Existing Nationalisms
A Post-Communist View from Marx and Engels
Av Erica Benner
E-bok, 2018
130 kr
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Really Existing Nationalisms challenges the conventional view that Marx and Engels lacked the theoretical resources needed to understand nationalism. It argues that the two thinkers had a much better explanatory grasp of national phenomena than is usually supposed, and that the reasoning behind …
Adventures in Democracy
The Turbulent World of People Power
Av Erica Benner
E-bok, 2024
105 kr
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'Sparkling . . . a page-turner full of wit, original insight and unassuming erudition' Guardian'Enjoyable vitality' The Times'Highly stimulating . . . wonderfully readable . . . her analysis of democracy's key strengths and weaknesses is forensic' Literary ReviewDemocracy is a living, breathing …
Adventures in Democracy
The Turbulent World of People Power
Av Erica Benner
Ljudbok, 2024
184 kr
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Brought to you by Penguin. In a hyper-competitive world obsessed with rankings, super-wealth and greatness, how can we live up to democratic ideals of equality? Erica Benner has spent a lifetime thinking about these questions from different angles in different countries - from post-war Japan, where …
Be Like the Fox
Machiavelli's Lifelong Quest for Freedom
Av Erica Benner
E-bok, 2017
105 kr
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GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017LONGLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITERS' ASSOCIATION NON-FICTION CROWN 2017'A ripping read ... fascinating, charming, enjoyably unorthodox' Daily TelegraphWas Niccolò Machiavelli really the cynical schemer of legend - or was he a profound ethical thinker, who tried to …
Past and present : to learn from history
To Learn from History
Av Brendan Simms, Peter Ricketts m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
250 kr
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History, the collective experience of Mankind, teaches us about the present and the future. How do we look at events of the past? Do they help to solve our present political or economical conditions and conflicts? The essays in this anthology derive from the Engelsberg Seminar in 2019 that dealt …
Past and Present
Av Maurizio Viroli, Cory J. Clark m. fl.
E-bok, 2021
139 kr
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History, the collective experience of Mankind, teaches us about the present and the future. How do we look at events of the past? Do they help to solve our present political or economical conditions and conflicts?The essays in this anthology derive from the Engelsberg Seminar in 2019 that dealt …
Knowledge and information : the potential and peril of human intelligence
The Potential and Peril of Human Intelligence
Av Mark Pagel, Mark Plotkin m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
218 kr
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We have come a long way from the religions, myths and foundation stories that created the bedrock of man s early understanding of the world and everything in it, and our stock of knowledge has increased exponentially in recent times. In this volume leading scholars in the arts and sciences discuss …
City, Civility and Capitalism: A Historical Perspective
Av Kjell A Nordström, Erica Benner m. fl.
E-bok, 2026
119 kr
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This anthology explores how Architecture, Urban Planning and Trade have contributed to Civility and Political order. Using Renaissance Italy, where the first trading town was born, as a starting point, the writers bring us on a journey to modern cities and societies. How can we create urban …
Vapaus ja valta
Av Erica Benner
E-bok, 2024
349 kr
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Monipuolinen tietokirja kutsuu taistelemaan vapaan maailman puolesta. Mitä demokratia on ja mitä se ei ole? Mikä sitä uhkaa? Kysymykset ovat isoja, mutta helposti lähestyttävä teos tarjoaa niihin oivallisia vastauksia. Demokratia ei totisesti toteudu kaikkialla, vaan vallasta taistellaan kovin …
Vapaus ja valta
Av Erica Benner
Ljudbok, 2024
365 kr
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Monipuolinen tietokirja kutsuu taistelemaan vapaan maailman puolesta. Mitä demokratia on ja mitä se ei ole? Mikä sitä uhkaa? Kysymykset ovat isoja, mutta helposti lähestyttävä teos tarjoaa niihin oivallisia vastauksia. Demokratia ei totisesti toteudu kaikkialla, vaan vallasta taistellaan kovin …
El Principe de Maquiavelo: Desafíos, legado y significados
Av Ever Eduardo Velazco, Carlos Andre Ramirez Escobar m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
69 kr
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"Si consideramos todo cuidadosamente, encontraremos algo que parecerá virtud, pero que si lo siguiese sería su ruina y algo que parecerá vicio pero que, siguiéndolo, le proporcionará la seguridad y el bienestar propio". Cláusulas tan contundentes y ambiguas interpretativamente como la citada pueden …
