“…In addition to being a religious authority, the patriarch proved to be a first-rate politician and diplomat, capable of weaving a vast network of relationships. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Richard Hoggart : a personal appreciation / David Lodge -- Richard Hoggart : the intellectual as politician / Fred Inglis -- The legacy of Richard Hoggart : education as democratic practice / Jon Nixon -- To think fearlessly : Richard Hoggart and the politics of the English language / Ben Clarke -- Richard Hoggart and literature / Sue Owen -- The uses of D.H. …”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Power, Conflict, and Coalition -- 10. The Manager as Politician -- 11. Organizations as Political Arenas and Political Agents -- PART FIVE: The Symbolic Frame -- 12. …”

“…"Father Abraham challenges recent portraits of Lincoln as an essentially passive politician and reluctant abolitionist. Exhaustively researched and crisply argued, this superb book gives us a new appreciation of Lincoln as moral leader."…”
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“…Flannery also addresses whether it is moral for a politician to vote in favor of legislation that permits same-sex marriage, or for a family or doctor to withdraw nutrition and hydration from a patient in a vegetative state. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…: Uneven Medical Provision and the Modernization of State Health Care during the Decolonization of Indonesia, 1930's–1950's / (Post)Colonial Pipes: Urban Water Supply in Colonial and Contemporary Jakarta / Netherlands Indies Town Planning: An Agent of Modernization (1905–1957) / Rückert and Hoesni Thamrin: Bureaucrat and Politician in Colonial Kampong Improvement / Kotabaru and the Housing Estate as Bulwark against the Indigenization of Colonial Java / Public Housing in Semarang and the Modernization of Kampongs, 1930–1960 / From Autonomous Village to ‘Informal Slum’: Kampong Development and State Control in Bandung (1930–1960) / Breaking the Boundaries: The Uniekampong and Modernization of Dock Labour in Tanjung Priok, Batavia (1917–1949) / Moving at a Different Velocity: The Modernization of Transportation and Social Differentiation in Surabaya in the 1920's / The Two alun-alun of Malang (1930–1960) / The Indonesianization of the Symbols of Modernity in Plaju (Palembang), 1930's–1960's / Chinese Cemeteries as a Symbol of Sacred Space: Control, Conflict, and Negotiation in Surabaya / Index…”

“…An eclectic figure - scientist, novelist, anthropologist and politician - Paolo Mantegazza (1831-1910) played a leading role in Italian society and the cultural scene of the late nineteenth century. …”

“…Thatcher was a working scientist before she became a professional politician, and she maintained a close watch on science matters as prime minister. …”

“…Based on documents in the estate of Center Party politician F. X. Schmerbeck (Karlsruhe), it provides a rare insight into the opposition`s struggle for political influence and its own internal contradictions…”

“…Since 2010, the debt crisis that spread from Greece to the euro region and the world economy has propelled her to center-stage, making Merkel the dominant politician in the struggle to preserve Europe's economic model and its single currency. …”

“…“This inspiring book belongs on the desk of every CEO and politician. With eye-opening case studies and recommended behaviors in every chapter, it's an indispensable user guide for servant leaders.” …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Political Parties, Politician Elites and the Voters -- 3. POLITICAL PARTIES IN PILKADA / 4. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Power, conflict, and coalition -- 10. The manager as politician -- 11. Organizations as political arenas and political agents -- PART FIVE: THE SYMBOLIC FRAME -- 12. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro; Acknowledgements; 1 Learning from History; Learning from History in Whitehall; Politicians Learning from History; Learning from the History of Military Interventions; How Do We Learn?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Perceptions by Voters and Politicians / 7 Strategic Communication and Institutional Change / Part III: Aspects of Freedom of Expression -- 8 Religious Threats and Institutional Change in Norwegian Mass Media / 9 Opposing Forces: On Whistleblowing in Norwegian Working Life / Part IV: The Arts in the Public Sphere -- 10 The Public Sphere as an Arena for Legitimation Work: The Case of Cultural Organizations / Part V: Religion and Institutional Change -- 11 The Return of Religion in the Public Sphere? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction; Chapter 1: Terminology and periodization; a)Terminological problems; b) Problems of periodization; Chapter 2: Before the Reformation; Part II: Conceptions; Chapter 1: Reformers, or Salvation ; a) Martin Luther and Lutherans; b) Philipp Melanchthon; c) Ulrich Zwingli; d) John Calvin and Calvinists; e) Catholic Reformers; Chapter 2: Humanists, or Understanding ; Chapter 3:Politicians, or ""ius resistentiae versus ratio status""; Part III: Religious Relations in Western European Federal States; Chapter 1: The Holy Roman Empire…”

“…that can stifle even the best-intentioned politician. He also writes, with surprising intimacy and self-deprecating humor, about settling in as a senator, seeking to balance the demands of public service and family life, and his own deepening religious commitment.…”

“…The biography and the works of Ferdinando Zannetti, physician, surgeon, politician and outstanding figure in nineteenth-century Tuscany acquire new light through the organisation and inventorying of the papers from his archive. …”

“…Whether you're an executive, politician, fundraiser, interviewee, teacher, student, or anyone else, youre judged on how you handle tough questions and high-pressure moments. …”

“…This volume offers a new translation and full commentary on Plutarchs essay Precepts of Statecraft (Praecepta gerendae rei publicae), written as a letter to a young Greek in Sardeis (Asia Minor), willing to embark on a career as a politician in his Roman-ruled native state. The accompanying essays elucidate the general contemporary situation in the Roman provinces of Achaea and Asia – especially by taking a close look at the epigraphical evidence – and the literary qualities of Plutarchs treatise…”