As Germany and then Japan surrendered in 1945 there was a tremendous hope that a new and much better world could be created from the moral and physical ruins of the conflict. Instead, the combinati...
From the international bestselling expert on dealing with assholes'With cutting-edge research and real-life examples that are thought-provoking and often hilarious, thisis an indispensable resource...
The momentous new book from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gulag and Iron Curtain. In 1932-33, nearly four million Ukrainians died of starvation, having been deliberately deprived of food. It...
'A history of resilience ... sweeping, comprehensive ... it's a story that has been waiting to be told' Guardian 'An account sorely needed ... a kaleidoscopic view of Native American history, refre...
The "Relevance Studies in Poland" series accommodates selected papers written by the participants of the biennial conference "Interpreting for Relevance: Discourse and Translation&qu...
Zebrane w książce studia dotyczą obecności Europy (w znaczeniu geograficznym i kulturowym) w twórczości Apollinaire?'a, wielkich tematów literatury europejskiej przewijających się w d...
The book is dedicated to the social structure of Lviv and Łódź. The contributions included in the volume provide a theoretically oriented overview of the research on this subject, performed ...
The sensational German bestseller on the overwhelming role of drug-taking in the Third Reich, from Hitler to housewives.The Nazis presented themselves as warriors against moral degenera...
Hatha-yoga in Western culture is often perceived as the practice of physical exercises (practice of the asana position), usually done to improve one’s health and emotional state. Even if that...
"On the densely and richly populated Polish intellectual scene, Stanisław Obirek is one of the most prominent and significant, indeed outstanding actors. He stands out from the rest of actors ...
The authors of the "Freakonomics" books on using data over emotion to answer questions have turned what they've learned into a readable and practical toolkit for thinking smarter, harder ...
Hatha-yoga in Western culture is often perceived as the practice of physical exercises (practice of the asana position), usually done to improve one’s health and emotional state. Even if that...
Benedick: I am man enough to say that I love thee. Is that not strange?Beatrice: Not really…Benedick: By my sword, Beatrice thou lovest me.Beatrice: Get over yourself...
The authors of the "Freakonomics" books on using data over emotion to answer questions have turned what they've learned into a readable and practical toolkit for thinking smarter, harder ...
Dobrobyt społeczności lokalnych jest ściśle związany z poziomem kompetencji jednostek w tworzeniu i korzystaniu z postępu technologicznego, informacyjnego i społecznego. Książka przedstawia badania...
The Labour Law Education Society, established in 2012, is one of the academic networks which were brought to life to study labour law from a comparative perspective. This monograph is a result of r...
Łódź, the third largest Polish city, was chosen as an example, as it is one of the few largest cities which experienced the political transition in Poland very painfully. It is also a city o...
W książce przedstawiono interdyscyplinarną analizę czynników decydujących o zdolnościach rozwojowych lokalnych społeczności w pięciu wybranych regionach Polski. Analizie poddano wskaźniki ek...
Gibbon's subversive and iconoclastic description of the rise of Christianity inspired outrage upon publication, and remains one of the most eloquent and damning indictments of the delusory nature o...