Автор: Dalley Stephanie Название: Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon ISBN: 0198728840 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198728849 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 2691.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Where was the Hanging Garden of Babylon and what did it look like? Why did the ancient Greeks and Romans consider it to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World? Renowned Babylonian expert Stephanie Dalley delves into the legends filled with myth and mystery to piece together the enigmatic history of this elusive world wonder.
Описание: An Edgar Award finalist for Best Fact Crime, this ';impressiveopen-eyed investigative inquiry wrapped within a cultural history of rural America' (The Wall Street Journal) shows legendary statistician and baseball writer Bill James applying his analytical acumen to crack an unsolved century-old mystery surrounding one of the deadliest serial killers in American history.
Between 1898 and 1912, families across the country were bludgeoned in their sleep with the blunt side of an axe. Some of these caseslike the infamous Villisca, Iowa, murdersreceived national attention. But most incidents went almost unnoticed outside the communities in which they occurred.
Few people believed the crimes were related. And fewer still would realize that all of these families lived within walking distance to a train station. When celebrated true crime expert Bill James first learned about these horrors, he began to investigate others that might fit the same pattern.
Applying the same know-how he brings to his legendary baseball analysis, he empirically determined which crimes were committed by the same person. Then after sifting through thousands of local newspapers, court transcripts, and public records, he and his daughter Rachel made an astonishing discovery: they learned the true identity of this monstrous criminal and uncovered one of the deadliest serial killers in America.
';A suspenseful historical account' (Publishers Weekly, starred review), The Man from the Train paints a vivid, psychologically perceptive portrait of America at the dawn of the twentieth century, when crime was regarded as a local problem, and opportunistic private detectives exploited a dysfunctional judicial system. James shows how these cultural factors enabled such an unspeakable series of crimes to occur, and his groundbreaking approach to true crime will convince skeptics, amaze aficionados, and change the way we view criminal history.
';A beautifully written and extraordinarily researched narrativeThis is no pure whodunit, but rather a how-many-did-he-do' (Buffalo News).
Автор: Macdonald Название: In Search Of La Grande Illusion ISBN: 0786462701 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780786462704 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 4075.00 р. 5821.00-30% Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: This is an extended analysis of La Grande Illusion from different perspectives. The first half is largely a discussion of the cinematic technique, with key sequences analysed shot by shot. The second half approaches the film from many other angles, including its history, the critical reception, Renoir`s life and career, and film theory.
Автор: Kozyrev Andrei Название: The Firebird: The Elusive Fate of Russian Democracy ISBN: 0822966514 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780822966517 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3035.00 р. Наличие на складе: Ожидается поступление.
Описание: A revealing insider account of the first years of Russian independence.
Описание: Fifty years of violence perpetrated by guerrillas, paramilitaries, and official armed forces in Colombia displaced more than six million people. In 2011, as part of a larger transitional justice process, the Colombian government approved a law that would restore land rights for those who lost their homes during the conflicts. However, this restitution process lacked appropriate provisions for rural women beyond granting them a formal property title. Drawing on decades of research, Elusive Justice demonstrates how these women continue to face numerous adverse circumstances, including geographical isolation, encroaching capitalist enterprises, and a dearth of social and institutional support. Donny Meertens contends that women's advocacy organizations must have a prominent role in overseeing these transitional policies in order to create a more just society. By bringing together the underresearched topic of property repayment and the pursuit of gender justice in peacebuilding, these findings have broad significance elsewhere in the world.
Автор: Moustafa Wafik Название: Egypt the Elusive Arab Spring ISBN: 190853141X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781908531414 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2989.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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This hugely authoritative commentary on Egyptian affairs is a must have for anyone who wants to get the real picture. Egypt--The Elusive Arab Spring casts a confident eye back over a span of some two hundred years of modern Egypt's history and brings the reader right up to the essential issues underpinning what is happening in Egypt today.
As an Egyptian national, Dr. Wafik Moustafa's account offers us far more than the standard fare of international commentariat. Here you have a genuine front row seat on the famous Arab Street, with surprising insights into the idiosyncratic world presented by Egypt's press and social media.
Directly, with the candor of a well-informed old friend, Dr. Moustafa shares powerful insights into how this lynchpin of the Arab world reached the crossroads it finds itself at today. It is a balanced and generally impartial account. To quote Michael Binyon, the distinguished Times columnist who introduces this book: His account is bracing, sharp and, to many, controversial. He says things that many Arab politicians and opinion-makers would rather not hear said.
Dr. Moustafa tells us a lot about the forces that have shaped Egypt today. And his widespread contacts with the leading figures in the country's social, intellectual and political life give him a clear-sighted vantage point to warn his countrymen . . . that, unless they are very careful and learn the lessons of recent history, many of their hopes may turn out, yet again, to be disappointments.
Wafik Moustafa, MD, is an avid historian and lobbyist. He is chairman of the Conservative Arab Network in London, England, and regularly leads parliamentary delegations to his native Egypt.
Michael Binyon, who introduces the book, is a journalist and a senior writer for the Times of London.
Автор: Whitfield Teresa Название: Endgame for Eta: Elusive Peace in the Basque Country ISBN: 0199387540 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199387540 Издательство: Oxford Academ Цена: 8190.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The violent Basque separatist group ETA took shape in Franco's Spain, yet claimed the majority of its victims under democracy. For most Spaniards it became an aberration, a criminal and terrorist band whose persistence defied explanation. Others, mainly Basques (but only some Basques) understood ETA as the violent expression of a political conflict that remained the unfinished business of Spain's transition to democracy. Such differences hindered efforts to 'defeat' ETA's terrorism on the one hand and 'resolve the Basque conflict' on the other for more than three decades. Endgame for ETA offers a compelling account of the long path to ETA's declaration of a definitive end to its armed activity in October 2011. Its political surrogates remain as part of a resurgence of regional nationalism - in the Basque Country as in Catalonia - that is but one element of multiple crises confronting Spain. The Basque case has been cited as an ex- ample of the perils of 'talking to terrorists'. Drawing on extensive field research, Teresa Whitfield argues that while negotiations did not prosper, a form of 'virtual peacemaking' was an essential complement to robust police action and social condemnation. Together they helped to bring ETA's violence to an end and return its grievances to the channels of normal politics.
Автор: Nikolenyi Название: Minority Governments in India ISBN: 0415627443 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415627443 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7042.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book offers an explanation for the recurrence of hung parliaments and minority governments in India. The Indian case study provides lessons for the role of the centre in multiparty electoral and parliamentary competition and the political consequences of the first-past-the-post electoral system throughout the world.
Автор: Puslowski Xavier Название: Franz Liszt, His Circle, and His Elusive Oratorio ISBN: 144223802X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781442238022 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 18797.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this book, Xavier Puslowski presents a detailed study of the links between Liszt, his contemporaries, and his milieu. Using Saint Stanislas Oratorio as a focal point, Puslowski draws together the history of the Romantic period in classical music, and key figures and historical events in his story of Liszt`s achievements.
Автор: Abram Simone Название: Elusive Promises ISBN: 0857459155 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780857459152 Издательство: Berghahn Рейтинг: Цена: 16988.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Planning in contemporary democratic states is often understood as a range of activities, from housing to urban design, regional development to economic planning. This volume sees planning differently—as the negotiation of possibilities that time offers space. It explores what kind of promise planning offers, how such a promise is made, and what happens to it through time. The authors, all leading anthropologists, examine the time and space, creativity and agency, authority and responsibility, and conflicting desires that plans attempt to control. They show how the many people involved with planning deal with the discrepancies between what is promised and what is done. The comparative essays offer insight into the expected and unexpected outcomes of planning (from visionary utopias to bureaucratic dystopia or something in-between), how the future is envisioned at the outset, and what actual work is done and how it affects people’s lives.
Описание: Few countries have achieved social development, which requires simultaneously securing market and social incorporation (good jobs and access to social services). This book reviews Costa Rica`s experience as one of the few successful cases of double incorporation in the periphery.
Описание: This book studies various aspects of the Indian criminal justice system. It highlights the loop holes in the present system and suggests measures for reforms.
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