Lukes igor (41 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. By 1945, both the US State Department and US Intelligence saw Czechoslovakia as the master key to the balance of power in Europe and a chessboard for the power-game between East and West. In this book, Igor Lukes illuminates the early stages of the Cold War in postwar Prague. He paints a critical portrait of Ambassador Laurence Steinhardt and shows that although Washington understood that the outcome of the crisis in Prague might shape the political trends elsewhere in Europe, it ignored signs that democracy in Czechoslovakia was in trouble. A large section of the book deals with US Intelligence in postwar Prague. The American intelligence officials who served in Czechoslovakia from 1945 to 1948 were committed to the mission of gathering information and protecting democracy. Yet they were defeated by the Czech and Soviet clandestine services that proved to be more shrewd and better informed. Indeed, Lukes reveals that a key American officer may have been turned by the Russians. Consequently, as the Communists moved to impose their dictatorship, the American Embassy was unprepared and helpless.…

Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

hardcover. Zustand: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Zustand: Good. Paperback.Binding tight.Cover clean.Minor wear to page edges and corners. P/O's name in pen on first page, otherwise, No writing, highlighting, or marks in text.From the estate of a smoker.

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren. Igor Lukes ve svych textech nabizi dva poly sveho pohledu - historii a politiku. Studuje ceske dejiny 20. stoleti s jejich katastrofami a myty a dnesni politicke problemy u nas, ve Spojenych statech, Rusku a v globalni rovine. Vychazi z toho, ze z dejin muzeme cerpat pouceni. Historie se sice neopakuje, ale pri dostatecne kritickem a hodnotove zalozenem pohledu muzeme odhalit vlastni chyby a stereotypy, nalezt paralely mezi soucasnosti a minulosti, ktere nejsou na prvni pohled zjevne. Lukes nezastira, ze je aktivnim obhajcem a stoupencem zapadnich liberalnich hodnot, jako je svobodomyslnost, tolerance, ucta k pravde, respekt k druhym, slusnost a lidskost, a nevaha jasne pojmenovat pocinani tech politiku a verejnych cinitelu, kteri otevrene a bezostysne lzou, popiraji fakta a vytvareji tak ,dobu postfaktickou". Kniha je vyborem z autorovych historickych eseju, politickych komentaru a uvah o soucasnem svete z let 2004-2021. Tematicky jsou texty rozdeleny do nekolika oblasti, v nichz autor mapuje eru Obamova a Trumpova prezidentstvi, putinovske Rusko, ceskou statnost, studenou valku, tajne sluzby a politicke ideje. Vedle poznani a kritickych postrehu prinasi cetba diky autorovu stylu a nasazeni take znacny ctenarsky a emocionalni zazitek.…

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveränderung; Einriss bis 1 cm.

Softcover. Zustand: As New. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen.

Brossura. Zustand: come nuovo. prima edizione. Copia pari al nuovo.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9780714680569.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. xxviii, 281 p. ; 24 cm.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.

Zustand: New. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBTW; JPSD; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442. . 2015. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. pp. 296.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 402 pages. 8.50x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. This text studies the impact of the Munich Agreement and the Czechoslovak-German crisis from previously neglected perspectives and celebrates the post-Cold War openness by bringing in new evidence from hitherto inaccessible archives. Editor(s): Lukes, Igor; Goldstein, Erik. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 598. . 1999. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Acceptable. Used - Acceptable. Ex-library with wear - may contain significant amounts of highlighting and underlining in pen or pencil. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

Zustand: New. In English.