Our Man in Warszawa

Our Man in Warszawa
Author: Jo Harper
Publisher: Central European University Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2021-03-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9633863961

Written by a Brit who has lived in Poland for more than twenty years, this book challenges some accepted thinking in the West about Poland and about the rise of Law and Justice (PiS) as the ruling party in 2015. It is a remarkable account of the Polish post-1989 transition and contemporary politics, combining personal views and experience with careful fact and material collections. The result is a vivid description of the events and scrupulous explanations of the political processes, and all this with an interesting twist – a perspective of a foreigner and insider at the same time. Settled in the position of participant observer, Jo Harper combines the methods of macro and micro analysis with CDA, critical discourse analysis. He presents and interprets the constituent elements and issues of contemporary Poland: the main political forces, the Church, the media, issues of gender, the Russian connection, the much-disputed judicial reform and many others. A special feature of the book is the detailed examination of the coverage of the Poland’s latest two elections, one in 2019 (parliamentary) and the other in 2020 (presidential) in the British media, an insightful and witty specimen of comparative cultural and political analysis.

Democracy's Resilience to Populism's Threat

Democracy's Resilience to Populism's Threat
Author: Kurt Weyland
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2024-01-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1009432494

The recent global wave of populist governments, which culminated in Donald Trump's victory in 2016, has convinced many observers that populism is a grave threat to democracy. In his new book, Kurt Weyland critiques recent scholarship for focusing too closely on cases where populist leaders have crushed democracy, and instead turns to the many cases where would populist-authoritarians have failed to overthrow democracy. Through a systematic comparative analysis of thirty populist chief executives in Latin America and Europe over the last four decades, Weyland reveals that populist leaders can only destroy democracy under special, restrictive conditions. Left-wing populists suffocate democracy only when benefitting from huge revenue windfalls, whereas right-wing populists must perform the heroic feat of resolving acute, severe crises. Because many populist chief executives do not face these propitious conditions, Weyland proves that despite populism's threat, democracy remains resilient.

Warsaw 1944

Warsaw 1944
Author: Alexandra Richie
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 753
Release: 2013-12-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0374286558

History.

Hammer Complete

Hammer Complete
Author: Howard Maxford
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 993
Release: 2019-11-08
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1476629145

Think you know everything there is to know about Hammer Films, the fabled "Studio that Dripped Blood?" The lowdown on all the imperishable classics of horror, like The Curse of Frankenstein, Horror of Dracula and The Devil Rides Out? What about the company's less blood-curdling back catalog? What about the musicals, comedies and travelogues, the fantasies and historical epics--not to mention the pirate adventures? This lavishly illustrated encyclopedia covers every Hammer film and television production in thorough detail, including budgets, shooting schedules, publicity and more, along with all the actors, supporting players, writers, directors, producers, composers and technicians. Packed with quotes, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, credit lists and production specifics, this all-inclusive reference work is the last word on this cherished cinematic institution.

East European Accessions List

East European Accessions List
Author: Library of Congress. Processing Department
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1134
Release: 1954
Genre: Europe, Eastern
ISBN:

East European Accessions List

East European Accessions List
Author: Library of Congress. Processing Department
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1150
Release: 1958-05
Genre: Balkan Peninsula
ISBN:

Human Factors of a Global Society

Human Factors of a Global Society
Author: Tadeusz Marek
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1182
Release: 2014-06-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1466572868

During the last 60 years the discipline of human factors (HF) has evolved alongside progress in engineering, technology, and business. Contemporary HF is clearly shifting towards addressing the human-centered design paradigm for much larger and complex societal systems, the effectiveness of which is affected by recent advances in engineering, science, and education. Human Factors of a Global Society: A System of Systems Perspective explores the future challenges and potential contributions of the human factors discipline in the Conceptual Age of human creativity and social responsibility. Written by a team of experts and pioneers, this book examines the human aspects related to contemporary societal developments in science, engineering, and higher education in the context of unprecedented progress in those areas. It also discusses new paradigms for higher education, including education delivery, and administration from a systems of systems perspective. It then examines the future challenges and potential contributions of the human factors discipline. While there are other books that focus on systems engineering or on a specific area of human factors, this book unifies these different perspectives into a holistic point of view. It gives you an understanding of human factors as it relates to the global enterprise system and its newly emerging characteristics such as quality, system complexity, evolving management system and its role in social and behavioral changes. By exploring the human aspects related to actual societal developments in science, the book opens a new horizon for the HF community.

Catalog of Copyright Entries

Catalog of Copyright Entries
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1566
Release: 1969
Genre: Copyright
ISBN: