Athenian democracy
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Oxfam bookshop st albans who actually had power in ancient athens? was the system an unqualified success? making use of contemporary sources, this book aims to bring athenian democracy to life and analyse life in the birthplace of democracy in 5th century part of the inside the ancient world series see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop maidstone this collection of sources and commentary replaces the athenian politics, taking account of the increase in knowledge on demes, and the work of mogens herman hansensee oxfam website for delivery information read morea vital resource for all students of the periodpart i contains a conceptual and historical background to the democratic system as it was at the outbreak of the peloponnesian war in 431, part ii surveys the principal institutions of democracy, and part iii demonstrates the various ways in which the system was tested from the plague of 430 to the naval battles of arginousai and aigospotamoidog eared corners, with signs of use
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Lords of the sea: the epic story of the athenian navy and the birth oftitle: lords of the sea: the epic story of the athenian navy and the birth of democracy format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: gibson sq uk release date: language: english
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Very beautiful empire period athenian daybed in mahoganycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedecorations of sculpturesboat-shaped sides with one lowersilk-like upholstery with imperial crown decorations (stains to be removed)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiperiod: circa dimensions: h / lower, 202 in length read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Rare directory period athenian pedestal table in mahogany and light wood linescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedimensions: h in diameter read moregilt bronze containerare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeflared legs with spacer plate assembly and hoof endingtop in white carrare marble
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For auction is one new paperback copy of cuba: socialism & democracy; by peter taaffe, edition
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Review this is a timely conversation about the resilience of india's pluralist democracy in a variety of spheres, from education and the media to electoral politics, public institutions and the diasporajayal, professor in the center for the study of law and governance, jawaharlal nehru university) about the author wendy doniger is mircea eliade distinguished service professor of the history of religions at the university of chicagothe essays point to how challenges to a democratic public culture can be resisted by drawing upon india's long historical tradition of critical thinking, argument and dissentnussbaum is ernst freund distinguished service professor of law and ethics at the university of chicago
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Can democracy handle climate change?.
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead 6 songs for democracy: discos de las brigadas internacionales - inscribed and signed by paul robeson 3 x 78rpm discs recorded in barcelona in of songs of the international brigade with inscription and signature of paul robeson, singer, actor and activistsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein good condition for its age
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Can the european union foster greater democracy in europe, and so protect the dispersal of power, personal freedom and the rule of law? willit improve our shared lives and increase sense of being useful citizens? rejecting both nostalgia for the nation state and thoughtless optimism, larry siedentop sets out to explore the practical implications of government on a continental scalesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham if the european union applied to become a member of the european union it would be rejected as undemocratiche draws on his expertise as an historian of liberal theory to produce an analysis of europe's various political economiesin creating a framework for thought, this is sure to be a key work in the long deferred debate on europe
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In those works, they discover insightful engagements with such ideas as questions of human freedom, the relationship of reason to religion, and the nature of liberal democracy in the american regimesee oxfam website for delivery information read moresara macdonald and barry craig demonstrate that their comedies, in particular, which are often dismissed as mere entertainments, actually present substantial philosophic and political argumentsthey examine five of the coen brothers' comedies: raising arizona, fargo, the big lebowski, o brother, where art thou, and hail caesar!oxfam bookshop byres road both critically and commercially successful filmmakers, the coen brothers have written, produced, and directed numerous acclaimed films over the past three decadesthey demonstrate how sometimes explicitly, but generally implicitly, the coens draw on thinkers such as homer, plato, dante, and hegel, while simultaneously presenting popular entertainment
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Aqa as/a level history my revision notes democracy and nazism germany alan farmerhodder educationprinted brand new, unused
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Oxford aqa history a level and as component 2 democracy and nazism: germanyrobert whitfield
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In this pathbreaking new essay, he shows why social democracy too has become obsolete, and why a 'communitarian liberalism' is now needed to succeed itoxfam shop smithdown road in his previous writings john gray has mapped the flaws and contradictions of the new right projectsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the context of a far more competitive global market and chronic insecurity, gray argues that the task of fostering common institutions and a common life around these diverse, and sometimes conflicting, principles of fairness is the most urgent political challenge of our timesit is a task we must carry out in ways that avoid nostalgia and go with the grain of a far more plural and individualistic culturein place of the mistaken social democratic belief that there is a single goal of social justice or equality, gray argues that there are distinct principles of fairness appropriate to the different circumstances of schools or benefits systems, health or employment
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Appetite for democracy: live at the hard rock casino - las vegas (bluray) [3d blu-ray] possible
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Liberal democracy appears in crisisdrawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork, it moves the question from 'why' liberal democracy has taken a punitive turn to the 'how' and the 'what': to how citizens experience democracy in the first place and what grassroots understandings of politics and care they bring to their encounters with the statestarting with dominant theories that have seen these developments as indicative of a rise in 'penal populism' or 'popular authoritarianism', personalizing the state revisits one of the central paradoxes of our times: the illiberal turn that liberal democracy has takenpersonalizing the state challenges dominant narratives of exceptionalism that have portrayed the people as a threat to the democratic ordersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese popular forms of engagement reflect, in turn, a longer history of state control exercised against working-class peopleotherwise clean textfrom the rise of 'law and order' and ever tougher forms of means-testing under 'austerity politics' to the outcome of britain's referendum on leaving the eu, commentators have rushed to explain the current conjuncturea little stain on a few pages, a little tear at the back of djabove all, the book exposes the state's disavowal of its political and moral responsibilities at a time when mechanisms for collectivizing redistributive demands have been silencedoxfam bookshop leeds 274ppthis book goes to where much of the commentary has stopped short: to the lived experiences of citizens who inhabit some of britain's most stigmatized urban neighborhoods, namely its council estates that were once built to house the working classesit reveals the murky, sometimes contradictory desires for a personalized state that cannot easily be collapsed with popular support for authoritarian interventions
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Presented here are the legendary sites of ancient greece, including the athenian acropolis, olympia, delphi, schliemann's mycenae, and the athenian agora; the most iconic sculptures in the greek world, such as the aphrodite of melos and the nike of samothrace; and several fascinating chapters on underwater archaeology that discuss the kyrenia and uluburun shipwrecks and the astonishing bronze masterpieces raised from the seathis is the first book to bring together the archaeological legacy of ancient greece in a concise and accessible way while still preserving the excitement of discoverysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hertford distributed by university of exeter pressan introductory text by vasileios petrakos, member of the academy of athens, sets the historical context and describes the course of greek archaeology from the foundation of the modern greek state to the present dayth e contributors include those who have excavated at the sites in question and scholars who have spent a lifetime studying the monumentsthis beautifully illustrated book offers an overview of the greatest archaeological sites and discoveries from ancient greece650 colour illustrations
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Between facts and norms is a major contribution to current debates on the role of law and the prospects for the development of democracy in contemporary societieshabermas develops a proceduralist conception of democracy which emphasizes the importance of citizens organizing themselves in informal associations and voicing their concerns in a variety of public settingssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit will be a focal point of debate for many years to come in the fields of social and political theory, sociology, politics and philosophyhabermas develops a distinctive account of the nature of law, arguing that law is characterized by an internal tension between factual and normative aspectsin our complex, pluralistic societies, the legitimacy of political decision-making processes depends on a robust civil society and a vibrant public sphereoxfam shop wolverhampton in between facts and norms habermas works out the legal and political implications of his theoretical approach, bringing to fruition the project announced more than three decades ago in the structural transformation of the public spherebetween facts and norms is an outstanding work by one the most important social and political thinkers of our timeif the formal processes of law-making in modern societies are to sustain their legitimacy, they must be capable of taking account of the concerns of ordinary citizenshe links this account to a broader argument concerning the formation of the modern constitutional state and the role of democratic deliberation as a means of securing the legitimacy of legal norms in complex, pluralistic societies
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Democracies and authoritarian regimes, paperback by lindstaedt, natasha; kendall-taylor, andrea; frantz, erica, isbn x, isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk the only introduction to cover the full spectrum of political systems, from democracy to dictatorship and the growing number of systems that fall between, equipping readers to think critically about democracy's future trajectory
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available999 weight \t1 oz (g) finish \truthenium certificate \tyes presentation case \tyes read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storenew and very rare design + swarovski stones extremly beautiful coin brilliant uncirculated condition comes in capsule, box and with coa silver country \tniue year \t face value \t2 dollars metal \tsilver fineness \t
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The shell has been coated with three applications of annie sloan athenian (black) chalk paint and a generous coating of annie sloan finishing wax, giving durability and a light sheenmeasures 99cms tall, 76cms wide and 41cms deepa labour of love over many hours, this recently restored piece, offers a lovely addition to a modern householdthe drawers have been paper lined with a contemporary and contrasting green fern type print, to provide that little extra finishing touchcan’t be certain of the eracarefully stripped back oak, enhanced with danish oil and a light wax
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In the second film, '300: rise of an empire' (), based on miller's graphic novel 'xerxes' and set before, during and after '300', athenian general themistocles (sullivan stapleton) leads the greek army in a war against the invasion of king xerxes i, naval commander artemisia (eva green) and their persian forcessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethemistocles allies with the spartans but they are still outnumbered by xerxes' menrejecting the proposal, the battle ensues, and the spartans are only defeated by the treachery of local shepherd ephialtes (andrew tiernan), who shows the persians a secret route, enabling them to outflank their opponents'), adapted from frank miller's comic book series, is a modern retelling of the battle of thermopylae of 480 bc, when the strong invading persian army of king xerxes was held back in a narrow mountain pass by 300 spartanswho will be victorious? the film was co-written by zack snyder and kurt johnstad and also stars lena headey, jack o'connell and hans mathesonking leonidas (gerard butler) is given four days by persia's king xerxes (rodrigo santoro) to lay down his arms and surrenderoxfam shop colne road double bill of fantasy action films
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In 480 bc, athenian general themistocles (stapleton) leads the greek army in a war against the invasion of king xerxes i (santoro), naval commander artemisia (green) and their persian forcessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethemistocles allies with the spartans but they are still outnumbered by xerxes' menoxfam shop gillingham sullivan stapleton, rodrigo santoro and eva green star in this action film based on frank miller's graphic novel 'xerxes' and set before, during and after the events of ')who will be victorious? the film was co-written by zack snyder and kurt johnstad and also stars lena headey, jack o'connell and hans matheson
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevery beautiful oil lamp in bronze and lacquered sheet metal, tripod base and decoration of sphinx headsthe wick is presentheight: 37 cm total height: 59 cm weight: kg registered international colissimo shipmentthe wheel works and is marked "kosmos"in very good condition
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With early 's grimsby trawlers "rapallo" gy "remindo" gy 252 "athenian" gy357 and "kyoto" gy453 in the foreground print size 500x400 frame size 620x read morea lovely limited edition signed print (no ) "the call of the sea" by adrian thompson
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An examination of new areas of technology and their implications for personal security and the state of democracy in the beginning of the 21st centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells earth rising ii, the betrayal of science, society and the soul dr nick begich, james roderick a paperback book in very good condition that appears to be unread
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It would be no surprise if it were to become as defining and as influential as work as edward said's orientalism'Â Â soumya bhattacharya, observer 'the winner of the nobel prize in economics is a star in indiasee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe won the nobel prize in economics in and was master of trinity college, cambridgehis books have been translated into thirty languagesshows that the argumentative gene is not just a part of india's make-up that can easily be wished away'Â Â the economist amartya sen is lamont university professor at harvard'profound and stimulatinghe deserves the recognitionhis most recent books are the idea of justice, identity and violence and development as freedomout of these conflicting views spring a rich tradition of skeptical argument and cultural achievement which is critically important, argues amartya sen, for the success of india's democracy, the defence of its secular politics, the removal of inequalities related to class, caste, gender and community, and the pursuit of sub-continental peacethis is a book that needed to have been writtenthe product of a great mind at the peak of its power'Â Â william dalrymple, sunday times 'one of the most influential public thinkers of our timesoxfam bookshop harrogate from nobel prize-winning economist amartya sen, the argumentative indian: writings on indian culture, history and identity brings together an illuminating selection of writings on contemporary indiaindia is an immensely diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly different convictions, widely divergent customs and a veritable feast of viewpoints
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He explores how the rich and politically powerful have frequently worked together to create or perpetuate privilege, often at the expense of the national interest and usually at the expense of the middle and lower classeshowever, the tech crash and then the horrible events of september , pointed out that great riches are as vulnerable as they have ever been
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democracy needs to work for everyonecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableshipmentthe print is shipped with insurance and tracking in a sturdy tube and outer cartonplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelimited edition of 550steve and i met at the opening of the legacy museum: from enslavement to mass incarceration in montgomery, alabamashepard fairey (obey) in collaboration with photographer steve schapiro (see below)on speckle tone paper24 x 18 inches (approximately 61 x 46 cm)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevoting rights and racial equality were the focus of a mass movement toward a more just society in the ’60ssigned by shepard faireyexcellent conditionas i looked through his numerous beautiful and powerful photos, we discussed the possibility of collaborating on the spotunfortunately, insidious racism, which never went away, has given way to more overt racism, and voter suppression, often targeting people of color, and students, is on the riseshepard fairy says about this print: "the voting rights are human rights print is a collaboration with photographer steve schapiro who documented many of the important civil rights protests in the s
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Four coloured cassettes from and a coloured cassette from (an endless loop-tape about european democracy in crisis) the real concert of this lasted almost 2 hours, the time that the batteries of his megaphone lastedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe publisher is the antwerp cassette label da dist tapesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis series of "4 plus 1" is completed with an signed brochure about the ups and downs of ottist, with some short text and photos of his performances (a circulation of 25 copies by the office of useless art) finally, there is also the original and signed playlist of ottist(f)reddy’s very first performance during a "no-music" festival in sambreville on 21 julythe entire collection of recordings by performance artist ottist(f)reddyin november , the first long player (vinyl) will be released
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