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22 produkter
The Republic and The Laws
Häftad, 2008
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
118 kr
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`However one defines Man, the same definition applies to us all. This is sufficient proof that there is no essential difference within mankind.' (Laws l.29-30) Cicero's The Republic is an impassioned plea for responsible governement written just before the civil war that ended the Roman Republic in …
Talking to Terrorists
How to End Armed Conflicts
Häftad, 2015
155 kr
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Across the world governments proclaim that they will never ‘negotiate with evil’. And yet they always have and always will. From jungle clearings to stately homes and anonymous airport hotels, Talking to Terrorists puts us in the room with the terrorists, secret agents and go-betweens who seek to …
Cicero the Advocate
Av J. Powell, P. Paterson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
6524 kr
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This is the first book in English to take Cicero's forensic speeches seriously as acts of advocacy, i.e. as designed to ensure that the person he represents is acquitted or that the person he is prosecuting is found guilty. It seeks to set the speeches within the context of the court system of the …
New Machiavelli
How to Wield Power in the Modern World
Häftad, 2011
165 kr
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The New Machiavelli is a gripping account of life inside 'the bunker' of Number 10. In his twenty-first century reworking of Niccolo Machiavelli's influential masterpiece, The Prince, Jonathan Powell - Tony Blair's Chief of Staff from 1994 - 2007 - recounts the inside story of that period, drawing …
Great Hatred, Little Room
Making Peace in Northern Ireland
Häftad, 2009
157 kr
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Making peace in Northern Ireland was the greatest success of the Blair government, and one of the greatest achievements in British politics since the Second World War. In Jonathan Powell's masterly account we learn just how close the talks leading to the Good Friday agreement came to collapse and …
Cicero the Advocate
Av Jonathan Powell, Jeremy Paterson
Häftad, 2006
2231 kr
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A collection of contributions by prominent Ciceronian scholars on Cicero's forensic speeches as examples of advocacy designed to secure a verdict, setting the speeches in the context of the Roman court system and of ancient rhetoric, discussing the nature of advocacy ancient and modern, analysing …
Author and Audience in Latin Literature
Av Tony Woodman, Jonathan Powell
Häftad, 2007
654 kr
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The relationship between the author and his audience has received much critical attention from scholars in non-classical disciplines yet the nature of much ancient literature and of its 'publication' meant that audiences in ancient times were more immediate to their authors than in the modern …
Author and Audience in Latin Literature
Av Tony Woodman, Jonathan Powell
Inbunden, 1992
1704 kr
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The relationship between the author and his audience has received much critical attention from scholars in non-classical disciplines yet the nature of much ancient literature and of its 'publication' meant that audiences in ancient times were more immediate to their authors than in the modern …
New Machiavelli
How to Wield Power in the Modern World
E-bok, 2010
125 kr
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The New Machiavelli is a gripping account of life inside 'the bunker' of Number 10. In his twenty-first century reworking of Niccolo Machiavelli's influential masterpiece, The Prince, Jonathan Powell - Tony Blair's Chief of Staff from 1994 - 2007 - recounts the inside story of that period, drawing …
Great Hatred, Little Room
Making Peace in Northern Ireland
E-bok, 2010
125 kr
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Making peace in Northern Ireland was the greatest success of the Blair government, and one of the greatest achievements in British politics since the Second World War. In Jonathan Powell's masterly account we learn just how close the talks leading to the Good Friday agreement came to collapse and …
Talking to Terrorists
How to End Armed Conflicts
E-bok, 2014
122 kr
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Across the world governments proclaim that they will never ‘negotiate with evil’. And yet they always have and always will. From jungle clearings to stately homes and anonymous airport hotels, Talking to Terrorists puts us in the room with the terrorists, secret agents and go-betweens who seek to …
Logos: Rational Argument in Classical Rhetoric (BICS Supplement 96)
Häftad, 2007
503 kr
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Profession and Performance: Aspects of oratory in the Greco-Roman world
Av Christos Kremmydas, Jonathan Powell m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
505 kr
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From Cave Art to Hubble
A History of Astronomical Record Keeping
Häftad, 2019
307 kr
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Since ancient times, humans have been engaged in a continual quest to find meaning in and make sense of sights and events in the night sky. Cultures spread around the world recorded their earliest efforts in artwork made directly on the natural landscapes around them, and from there they developed …
From Cave Art to Hubble
A History of Astronomical Record Keeping
E-bok, 2019
408 kr
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Since ancient times, humans have been engaged in a continual quest to find meaning in and make sense of sights and events in the night sky. Cultures spread around the world recorded their earliest efforts in artwork made directly on the natural landscapes around them, and from there they developed …
Cosmic Debris
What It Is and What We Can Do About It
Häftad, 2017
367 kr
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This book examines the mysterious and the well-studied debris in Earth’s crowded neighborhood. From orbiting comets to the workings of the Asteroid Belt, and from meteor showers to our home-grown network of orbiting satellites, the full diversity of space objects and the debris they create is …
Cosmic Debris
What It Is and What We Can Do About It
E-bok, 2017
457 kr
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This book examines the mysterious and the well-studied debris in Earth’s crowded neighborhood. From orbiting comets to the workings of the Asteroid Belt, and from meteor showers to our home-grown network of orbiting satellites, the full diversity of space objects and the debris they create is …
Rare Astronomical Sights and Sounds
Häftad, 2018
307 kr
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The universe contains many unusual sights and sounds, most of which are either very difficult to witness or simply go unnoticed. With the right tools, time, and location, some of the often talked about but seldom seen and heard gems in our skies can finally be observed.This book introduces readers …
Rare Astronomical Sights and Sounds
E-bok, 2018
408 kr
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The universe contains many unusual sights and sounds, most of which are either very difficult to witness or simply go unnoticed. With the right tools, time, and location, some of the often talked about but seldom seen and heard gems in our skies can finally be observed. This book introduces …
