Author | : T. Jonescu |
Publisher | : Рипол Классик |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1176401211 |
Author | : T. Jonescu |
Publisher | : Рипол Классик |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1176401211 |
Author | : Isaiah Berlin |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 2012-06-30 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1448155479 |
This enthusiastically received collection contains Isaiah Berlin's appreciation of seventeen people of unusual distinction in the intellectual or political world - sometimes in both. The names of many of them are familiar - Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Chaim Weizmann, Albert Einstein, L. B. Namier, J. L. Austin, Maurice Bowra. With the exception of Roosevelt he met them all, and he knew many of them well. For this new edition four new portraits have been added, including recollections of Virginia Woolf and Edmund Wilson. The volume ends with a vivid and moving account of Berlin's meetings in Russia with Boris Pasternak and Anna Akhmatova in 1945 and 1956.
Author | : Omar D. Foda |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2019-12-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1477319573 |
Although alcohol is generally forbidden in Muslim countries, beer has been an important part of Egyptian identity for much of the last century. Egypt’s Stella beer (which only coincidentally shares a name with the Belgian beer Stella Artois) became a particularly meaningful symbol of the changes that occurred in Egypt after British Occupation. Weaving cultural studies with business history, Egypt’s Beer traces Egyptian history from 1880 to 2003 through the study of social, economic, and technological changes that surrounded the production and consumption of Stella beer in Egypt, providing an unparalleled case study of economic success during an era of seismic transformation. Delving into archival troves—including the papers of his grandfather, who for twenty years was CEO of the company that produced Stella—Omar D. Foda explains how Stella Beer achieved a powerful presence in all popular forms of art and media, including Arabic novels, songs, films, and journalism. As the company’s success was built on a mix of innovation, efficient use of local resources, executive excellence, and shifting cultural dynamics, this is the story of the rise of a distinctly Egyptian “modernity” seen through the lens of a distinctly Egyptian brand.
Author | : William Lockley Miller |
Publisher | : Central European University Press |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2001-01-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9789639116986 |
Focusing on the gap between democratic ideals and performance, three European academics study the common experience and even more common perception of the corrupt behavior of bureaucrats in post-communist Ukraine, Bulgaria, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. The authors conducted focus-group studies, one-on-one interviews, and large-scale surveys to reveal plentiful details about the ways ordinary citizens cope in their day-to-day dealings with low-level officials and state employees, whose decisions can have a critically important impact on people's lives. c. Book News Inc.
Author | : Fyodor Dostoevsky |
Publisher | : Alma Books |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2018-01-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 071454583X |
In June 1862, Dostoevsky left Petersburg on his first excursion to Western Europe. Ostensibly making the trip to consult Western specialists about his epilepsy, he also wished to see first-hand the source of the Western ideas he believed were corrupting Russia. Over the course of his journey he visited a number of major cities, including Berlin, Paris, London, Florence, Milan and Vienna.His record of the trip, Winter Notes on Summer Impressions - first published in the February 1863 issue of Vremya, the periodical he edited - is the chrysalis out of which many elements of his later masterpieces developed.
Author | : Siegfried Hecker |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2013-12-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1461207770 |
This collection represents a unique undertaking in scientific publishing to honor Nick Metropolis, the last survivor of the World War II Manhattan Project in Los Alamos. In this volume, some of the leading scientists and humanists of our time have contributed essays related to their respective disciplines, exploring various aspects of future developments in science and society, philosophy, national security, nuclear power, pure and applied mathematics, physics and biology, particle physics, computing, and information science.
Author | : Christopher J. Kaspar |
Publisher | : CreateSpace |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 2013-04-15 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781483992556 |
First Impressions for the Business Professional – Why Some of Us Excel and Most of Us Fail15 seconds can be the difference between fast tracking your career or watching it stand still for years.First Impressions for the Business Professional is a book focused on individuals looking for a competitive advantage in the workplace. As communication continues to increase via technologies such as email, instant messaging, text messaging, social media, and the likes there is less and less emphasis on learning those critical skills needed to successfully communicate face to face in the business world. It is an unfair reality that so many business professionals will find themselves focusing most of their time on the job itself, their career goals, and how to outperform their peers never realizing they lack the skills needed to create key business relationships on the fly which is considered the lifeline of business success.This books contains some of the most powerful tools, techniques, and strategies for creating great first impressions. The ability to walk into a room full of strangers and instantly connect with them is a skill that will help you become more successful in your professional and personal life. These tools and techniques will provide you with a competitive advantage that will set you apart from 99% of your peers. Once you read this book you will understand why they are some of the best kept secrets in business. They can open doors for your career, create opportunities in the future, and help provide ever lasting relationship in your professional and personal life.Read this book and you will learn how to:-How to make yourself memorable in 15 seconds or less-Create a conversation without saying a word-Keep any conversation flowing with ease-Brag about yourself without bragging about yourself-End a conversation effortlessly -Build contacts and keep them for life-Become a STAR in your next interview-Stay a step ahead in any business meeting-Stand out in your next presentation … And much, much, more
Author | : Colin Mackerras |
Publisher | : World Scientific |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2015-03-05 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 981456656X |
How have Westerners seen the People's Republic of China over the years? The question raises many important issues, which this book aims to present, analyze and explain. The basic conclusion is that Western perspectives are somewhat more complex than simply viewing China's realities. Involved also are politics and power relations, trends in journalism and scholarship, as well as individual and group personalities and psychologies.Based on extensive personal experiences in China dating back to 1964 and wide-ranging travel in Tibet and ethnic regions since the 1980s, the author attempts to distinguish trends in different Western countries. However, most of the material will concern the United States, which has been the dominant contributor to Western perspectives during the whole period of concern to this book.The perspectives are taken up by topic, including politics, economy, society, and ethnic minorities. Inherent in each topic is the way cultures see and react towards each other. Images and perspectives can affect policy, and have done so many times in the past, which adds to the importance of this book. It also takes up questions of the sources of Western perspectives, both in terms of direct sources, such as newspapers, television or the internet, and deeper ones, such as social values and temperament.
Author | : Karel De Witte |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 2000-02-10 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780863779978 |
Management of organizational culture is a controversial topic. Pragmatists argue that it can be, should be and has been easily managed and they offer guidance how to do this, whilst purists find it ridiculous to talk about managing organizational culture: it cannot be managed, it evolves. Contributions to this fascinating book cover the following topics: * the relationship between leadership and organizational culture * the study of the role of organizational culture in four distinct cases * a change project of managerial culture * the FOCUS-instrument for measuring organizational culture * the main influences of organizational culture on its individual members * critical questions for future research. The editors do not intend to give final answers to this ongoing discussion, but to contribute to the debate and aid understanding. The contributions guide practitioners and researchers through the complex issues to avoid possible pitfalls.