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Engels | Druk: 1 | Hardcover | 9789055942336
In High over Holland. aerial photographer Karel Tomeï shows the Netherlands at its best. Tomeï has an eye for perfect compositions. He makes the wolrd an abstract, dividing its surface into the pieces of a fascinating and provocative puzzle. When you look at the Netherlands from the air, you see new and special connections. The country and its people fit together in ways that you would never have imagined. What do you see? Certainly, the beauty of the country such as you have never seen it before. And perspectives. All kinds of perspectives. Unusual perspectives. New perspectives. As the...
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Nederlands | Druk: 1 | Hardcover | 9789027433695
De opkomst en ondergang van het Communisme bevat alle ingrediënten van een standaardwerk van wereldformaat: wetenschappelijk gefundeerd, allesomvattend, en bovenal vlot geschreven. Geen enkele andere ideologie had in de twintigste eeuw zulke ingrijpende gevolgen en geen enkele andere maakte zo veel slachtoffers als het Communisme. Een leer waar heil van verwacht werd en die emancipatie zou brengen, maar die ook verbonden is met dwangarbeid en verdachtmakingen en barbaarse verhoortechnieken van geheime diensten. Een ideologie die een ongekende, vaak negatieve, invloed had op het dagelijks...
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Engels | Paperback | 9780199562459
Perestroika in Perspective
A rigorously argued and lively interpretation of the transformation of the Soviet system, the disintegration of the Soviet state, the end of the Cold War, and the role of Mikhail Gorbachev. Written by a leading authority on Soviet politics, this thoroughly researched book draws on new archival sources and puts perestroika in fresh perspective. Perestroika began as an attempt by a minority within the leadership of the Communist Party to reform the Soviet system. The decisive role was played by the new General Secretary, Mikhail Gorbachev. Perestroika (reconstruction) developed into an...€ 19
Engels | Druk: 1 | Paperback | 9781845950675
Winner of the 2010 W.J.M. Mackenzie Prize for Best Political Science Book of the Year 2010 The relentless rise of Communism was the most momentous political development of the first half of the twentieth century. No political change has been more fundamental than its demise in Europe and its decline elsewhere. In this hugely acclaimed book Archie Brown provides an indispensable history that examines the origins of the ideology, its development in different countries, its collapse in many states following the Soviet perestroika, and its current incarnations around the globe. The Rise and...
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Nederlands | Druk: 3 | Paperback | 9789000300556
Geen enkele andere ideologie had in de twintigste eeuw zulke ingrijpende gevolgen en geen enkele andere maakte zo veel slachtoffers als het Communisme. Een ideologie die een ongekende, vaak negatieve, invloed had op het dagelijks leven van alle burgers die aan het Communistische systeem onderworpen waren, maar die ook een grote aantrekkingskracht had op intellectuelen in de hele wereld.
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Engels | Druk: 1 | Paperback | 9780061138829
An in-depth history by the prize-winning Oxford professor author of The Gorbachev Factor traces the origins of the communist ideology through its collapse in many nations following perestroika, in an extensively researched volume that also explores communism's current incarnations. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
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Engels | Druk: 1 | E-book | 9781448156986
Political Leadership in the Modern Age
* UPDATED WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR *
CHOSEN BY BILL GATES AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016
Archie Brown challenges the widespread belief that 'strong leaders', dominant individual wielders of power, are the most successful and admirable.
Within authoritarian regimes, a collective leadership is a lesser evil compared with a personal dictatorship. Within democracies, although ‘strong leaders’ are seldom as strong or independent as they purport to be, the idea that just one person is entitled to take the big decisions is harmful and should be resisted.
Examining Franklin D....€ 9,99
Engels | Druk: 1 | Paperback | 9780099554851
Political Leadership in the Modern Age
* UPDATED WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR * CHOSEN BY BILL GATES AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016 Archie Brown challenges the widespread belief that 'strong leaders', dominant individual wielders of power, are the most successful and admirable. Within authoritarian regimes, a collective leadership is a lesser evil compared with a personal dictatorship. Within democracies, although 'strong leaders' are seldom as strong or independent as they purport to be, the idea that just one person is entitled to take the big decisions is harmful and should be resisted. Examining Franklin D....€ 19,07
Engels | E-book | 9781444015300
A blue Early Reader about Archie and George, twin brothers who may look the same but are VERY different. Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. Archie and George are identical twins. Archie is six minutes older than George. They look the same but are very different. Archie loves ball games and running and being outside. George loves drawing and reading and being inside. When Grandma and Grandad give the twins their very first...
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