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Globalising Inequalities

New Patterns of Social Privilege and Disadvantage

By: Jan Pakulski

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Globalising Inequalities

New Patterns of Social Privilege and Disadvantage

By: Jan Pakulski

A broad introduction to traditional and contemporary theories of social inequality, set in the context of current debates and trends. Pakulski argues that social inequality is hybrid and rapidly changing in a global world. Pakulski is Dean of Arts at the University of Tasmania.

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Allen & Unwin Academic

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1864489154

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9781864489156

The Decline of Political Leadership in Australia?

Changing Recruitment and Careers of Federal Politicians

By: Jan Pakulski,B. Tranter

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The Decline of Political Leadership in Australia?

Changing Recruitment and Careers of Federal Politicians

By: Jan Pakulski,B. Tranter

This book analyses the changing political recruitment of the Australian federal parliamentary elite. It argues that the elite's quality has been reduced to a worrisome degree, especially since the 1990s. It suggests that the declining quality of the Australian 'political class' is a major factor behind the declining public trust in politicians.

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182

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Springer

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1137518065

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9781137518064

Toward Leader Democracy

By: Jan Pakulski,András Körösényi

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Toward Leader Democracy

By: Jan Pakulski,András Körösényi

In today's liberal democracies, does the political process focus on the people, or on the political leaders representing them? Building upon the ideas of Joseph Schumpeter and Max Weber, 'Toward Leader Democracy' argues that we are currently seeing a movement toward an increasingly pronounced focus on political leaders - 'leader democracy'. This form of democracy is fashioned by the political will, determination and commitment of top politicians, and is exercised through elite persuasion that actively shapes the preferences of voters so as to give meaning to political processes. As the text reveals, this marks a definite evolution within the world's 'advanced democracies': democratic representation is today realised increasingly through active political leadership, as opposed to the former practices of statistically 'mirroring' constituencies, or the deliberative self-adjustment of the executive to match citizen preferences.

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194

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Anthem Press

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1783080647

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9781783080649

Domains in Ferroic Crystals and Thin Films

By: Alexander Tagantsev,L. Eric Cross,Jan Fousek

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Domains in Ferroic Crystals and Thin Films

By: Alexander Tagantsev,L. Eric Cross,Jan Fousek

At present, the marketplace for professionals, researchers, and graduate students in solid-state physics and materials science lacks a book that presents a comprehensive discussion of ferroelectrics and related materials in a form that is suitable for experimentalists and engineers. This book proposes to present a wide coverage of domain-related issues concerning these materials. This coverage includes selected theoretical topics (which are covered in the existing literature) in addition to a plethora of experimental data which occupies over half of the book. The book presents experimental findings and theoretical understanding of ferroic (non-magnetic) domains developed during the past 60 years. It addresses the situation by looking specifically at bulk crystals and thin films, with a particular focus on recently-developed microelectronic applications and methods for observations of domains with techniques such as scanning force microscopy, polarized light microscopy, scanning optical microscopy, electron microscopy, and surface decorating techniques. "Domains in Ferroic Crystals and Thin Films" covers a large area of material properties and effects connected with static and dynamic properties of domains, which are extremely relevant to materials referred to as ferroics. In other textbooks on solid state physics, one large group of ferroics is customarily covered: those in which magnetic properties play a dominant role. Numerous books are specifically devoted to magnetic ferroics and cover a wide spectrum of magnetic domain phenomena. In contrast, "Domains in Ferroic Crystals and Thin Films" concentrates on domain-related phenomena in nonmagnetic ferroics. These materials are still inadequately represented in solid state physics textbooks and monographs.

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828

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1441914226

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9781441914224

Organic Synthesis with Carbohydrates

By: Geert-Jan Boons,Karl J. Hale

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Organic Synthesis with Carbohydrates

By: Geert-Jan Boons,Karl J. Hale

Carbohydrates offer a ready source of enantiomerically pure starting materials. They have been used for the imaginative synthesis of a wide range of compounds, and have been found to be effective chiral auxiliaries which enable the introduction of a range of functionalities in a highly enantioselective manner. In a subject dominated by volumes at research and professional level, this book provides a broad understanding of the use of carbohydrates in organic synthesis, at postgraduate student level. Emphasis is placed on retrosynthetic analysis, with discussion of why a particular synthetic route has been chosen, and mechanistic explanations are provided for key and novel reactions. Wherever possible, the authors highlight points of general significance to organic synthesis. Selected experimental conditions and reaction details are incorporated to ensure that information can be utilised in research. The book is extensively referenced and so provides a convenient point of entry to the primary literature.

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348

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470760052

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9780470760055

Knowledge and Faith

By: Jan Salamucha

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Knowledge and Faith

By: Jan Salamucha

Jan Salamucha was born on the 10th of June 1903 in Warsaw and murdered on the 11th of August 1944 in Warsaw during the Warsaw Uprising very early on in his scholarly career. He is the most original representative of the branch of the Lvov-Warsaw School known as the Cracow Circle. The Circle was a grouping of scholars who were interested in reconstructing scholasticism and Christian philosophy in general by means of mathematical logic. As Jan Lukasiewicz’s successor in the area of logic and Konstanty Michalski’s student in the area of the history of medieval thought, Salamucha had an excellent preparation for this task. His main achievements include a masterful logical analysis of the proof ex motu for the existence of God, a modern interpretation of analogical notions and a comprehensive approach to the problem of essence. He also contributed several historical studies: he examined Aristotle’s theory of deduction (and found contradictions in it), he reconstructed William Ockham’s propositional logic and established the authenticity of his treatise on insolubilia, and he identified the historical sources of the antinomies in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. He did not shy away from popularizing philosophy, and in that work he was able to elucidate rather than oversimplify the complexities of philosophy.

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444

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BRILL

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9004457828

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9789004457829

Politics and Society in Western Europe

By: Jan-Erik Lane,Svante O. Ersson

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Politics and Society in Western Europe

By: Jan-Erik Lane,Svante O. Ersson

Politics and Society in Western Europe is a comprehensive introduction for students of West European politics and of comparative politics. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to meet with the new needs of undergraduate students as they come to terms with a changing social and political landscape in Europe. This textbook provides a full analysis of the political systems of 18 Western European countries, their political parties, elections, and party systems, as well as the structures of government at local, regional, national and European Union levels. Throughout the book, key theoretical ideas are accessibly introduced and examined against the very latest empirical data on civil society and the state.

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SAGE

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0761958622

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9780761958628

Intermarium

The Land between the Black and Baltic Seas

By: Marek Jan Chodakiewicz

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Intermarium

The Land between the Black and Baltic Seas

By: Marek Jan Chodakiewicz

History and collective memories influence a nation, its culture, and institutions; hence, its domestic politics and foreign policy. That is the case in the Intermarium, the land between the Baltic and Black Seas in Eastern Europe. The area is the last unabashed rampart of Western Civilization in the East, and a point of convergence of disparate cultures. Marek Jan Chodakiewicz focuses on the Intermarium for several reasons. Most importantly because, as the inheritor of the freedom and rights stemming from the legacy of the Polish-Lithuanian/Ruthenian Commonwealth, it is culturally and ideologically compatible with American national interests. It is also a gateway to both East and West. Since the Intermarium is the most stable part of the post-Soviet area, Chodakiewicz argues that the United States should focus on solidifying its influence there. The ongoing political and economic success of the Intermarium states under American sponsorship undermines the totalitarian enemies of freedom all over the world. As such, the area can act as a springboard to addressing the rest of the successor states, including those in the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Russian Federation. Intermarium has operated successfully for several centuries. It is the most inclusive political concept within the framework of the Commonwealth. By reintroducing the concept of the Intermarium into intellectual discourse the author highlights the autonomous and independent nature of the area. This is a brilliant and innovative addition to European Studies and World Culture.

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Transaction Publishers

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1412847869

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9781412847865

The Decline of Political Leadership in Australia?

Changing Recruitment and Careers of Federal Politicians

By: Jan Pakulski,B. Tranter

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Changing Recruitment and Careers of Federal Politicians

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Springer

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1137518065

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Social Movements

The Politics of Moral Protest

By: Jan Pakulski

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Social Movements

The Politics of Moral Protest

By: Jan Pakulski

Primarily for undergraduates, this book examines mass social movements. Feminism, ecology and peace movements, Polish Solidarity and European fascism are interpreted in the Australian and world context and contemporary theories are reviewed. The author is senior lecturer in sociology at the University of Tasmania. Part of the TAustralian Sociology' series.

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0582712351

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Book's by Jan Pakulski

Globalising Inequalities

Globalising Inequalities

The Decline of Political Leadership in Australia?

The Decline of Political Leadership in Australia?

Toward Leader Democracy

Toward Leader Democracy

Domains in Ferroic Crystals and Thin Films

Domains in Ferroic Crystals and Thin Films

Organic Synthesis with Carbohydrates

Organic Synthesis with Carbohydrates

Knowledge and Faith

Knowledge and Faith

Politics and Society in Western Europe

Politics and Society in Western Europe

Intermarium

Intermarium

The Decline of Political Leadership in Australia?

The Decline of Political Leadership in Australia?

Social Movements

Social Movements

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