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Each issue of Businessweek features in-depth perspectives on the financial markets, industries, trends, technology and people guiding the economy. Draw upon Businessweek's timely incisive analysis to help you make better decisions about your career, your business, and your personal investments.

51 issues /  £35.62

Jeune Afrique

L'hebdomadaire de référence sur l'actualité en Afrique

Le regard du monde sur l'Afrique, la vision de l'Afrique sur le monde depuis plus de 50 ans. Leader mondial de l'actualité panafricaine, Jeune Afrique participe à l'éveil des consciences et à l'avenir du continent africain.

48 issues /  £110.60

Guerres d'Aujourd'hui

Pourquoi ces conflits ? Peut-on les résoudre ?

Afghanistan, Darfour, Colombie, Georgie, Israël-Palestine, Irak, Iran, Liban, Tibet... GUERRES D'AUJOURD'HUI Pourquoi ces guerres ? Qui en sont les acteurs ? A l’heure où Internet nous submerge d’informations contradictoires, les chercheurs les plus prestigieux de Sciences Po, du CNRS, du Collège de France, de New York University, mais aussi des diplomates et des spécialistes internationaux de la résolution de conflits, partent de l’actualité qui fait la « une » des journaux pour nous l’expliquer, simplement. Et surtout, pour la première fois, ils osent nous proposer leurs solutions pour en fi nir avec ces conflits. Et si ces guerres d’aujourd’hui n’étaient pas inéluctables ? Sara Daniel (grand reporter au service étranger du Nouvel Observateur). « Pour chaque crise est proposée une solution. Il s’agit là d’une innovation majeure dans un ouvrage de ce type. Les crises ne sont pas seulement analysées. Des propositions sont faites, dans chaque cas. Elles anticipent sur la question : que faire ? Elles sont naturellement discutables. C’est leur fonction. Mais par leur présence elles évitent à l’ensemble de ces analyses d’alimenter perplexité et pessimisme et elles pourront inspirer les responsables actuellement aux manettes.

1 issue  /  £12.22

Les Guerres de l'Eau

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l'Etat pyromane

Sarkozy, gauche, terra nova, l'etat pyromane

"Débat sur l’identité française, fermeture de la jungle de Calais, bouclier fiscal, juge d’instruction… la présidence de Nicolas Sarkozy et son activisme ont suscité de nombreuses controverses et des débats trop vite écartés en raison du rythme effréné des réformes. Nous avons choisi de revenir en profondeur sur treize de ces thèmes ou orientations qui vont façonner la France de demain. Véritable grille de lecture du sarkozysme, ancré dans cette nouvelle gauche qui cherche à émerger en dehors des querelles pesantes des partis, cet ouvrage s’oppose et propose. Il décrypte cet Etat-pompier-pyromane qui court d’un foyer d’incendie à un autre pour éteindre les feux qu’il a lui-même allumés. - Terra Nova, « fondation progressiste et indépendante », [...] a l’ambition de « moderniser la matrice de la gauche ». Le Monde"

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Smart on Crime 

The old approaches to fighting crime just aren't working. Two thirds of people released from prison commit another crime within two years. In Smart on Crime, career prosecutor Kamala D. Harris shatters the old distinctions, rooted in false choices and myths, and offers a compelling argument for how to make the criminal justice system truly, not just rhetorically, tough. Harris spells out the necessary shifts that will increase public safety, reduce costs, and strengthen our communities when our politicians and law enforcement officials learn how to become tough and smart on crime.

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Le Retour Des Talibans

Comment et pourquoi l’Occident est en train de perdre la guerre…

Sept ans après le 11 septembre et en dépit des milliards de dollars investis dans la région et des milliers de morts, le chaos règne en Afghanistan et au Pakistan. Le Pakistan, foyer d’instabilité et Etat nucléaire est une usine à terroristes. En Afghanistan, les Talibans regagnent les territoires perdus.

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Race : A Theological Account 

"In Race: A Theological Account, J. Kameron Carter meditates on the multiple legacies implicated in the production of a racialized world and that still mark how we function in it and think about ourselves. These are the legacies of colonialism and empire, political theories of the state, anthropological theories of the human, and philosophy itself, from the eighteenth-century Enlightenment to the present. Carter's claim is that Christian theology, and the signal transformation it (along with Christianity) underwent, is at the heart of these legacies. In that transformation, Christian anti-Judaism biologized itself so as to racialize itself. As a result, and with the legitimation of Christian theology, Christianity became the cultural property of the West, the religious ground of white supremacy and global hegemony. In short, Christianity became white. The racial imagination is thus a particular kind of theological problem. Not content only to describe this problem, Carter constructs a way forward for Christian theology. Through engagement with figures as disparate in outlook and as varied across the historical landscape as Immanuel Kant, Frederick Douglass, Jarena Lee, Michel Foucault, Cornel West, Albert Raboteau, Charles Long, James Cone, Irenaeus of Lyons, Gregory of Nyssa, and Maximus the Confessor, Carter reorients the whole of Christian theology, bringing it into the twenty-first century. Neither a simple reiteration of Black Theology nor another expression of the new theological orthodoxies, this groundbreaking book will be a major contribution to contemporary Christian theology, with ramifications in other areas of the humanities."

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The Broken Branch : How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track 

Mann and Ornstein, two of the nations most renowned and judicious scholars of government and politics, bring to light the historical roots of Congress's current maladies, examining 40 years of uninterrupted Democratic control of the House and the stunning midterm election victory of 1994 that propelled Republicans into the majority in both House and Senate. The byproduct of that long and grueling but ultimately successful Republican campaign, the authors reveal, was a weakened institution bitterly divided between the parties. They highlight the dramatic shift in Congress from a highly decentralized, committee-based institution into a much more regimented one in which party increasingly trumps committee. The resultant changes in the policy process--the demise of regular order, the decline of deliberation, and the weakening of our system of checks and balances--have all compromised the role of Congress in the American Constitutional system. Indeed, Speaker Dennis Hastert has unabashedly stated that his primary responsibility is to pass the president's legislative program--identifying himself more as a lieutenant of the president than a steward of the house. From tax cuts to the war against Saddam Hussein to a Medicare prescription drug benefit, the legislative process has been bent to serve immediate presidential interests and have often resulted in poorly crafted and stealthily passed laws. Strong majority leadership in Congress, the authors conclude, led not to a vigorous exertion of congressional authority but to a general passivity in the face of executive power.

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The Great Risk Shift : The Assault on American Jobs, Families, Health Care and Retirement And How You Can Fight Back 

In The Great Risk Shift, Jacob S. Hacker lays bare this unsettling new economic climate, showing how it has come about, what it is doing to our families, and how we can fight back. Behind this shift, he contends, is the Personal Responsibility Crusade, eagerly embraced by corporate leaders and Republican politicians who speak of a nirvana of economic empowerment, an "ownership society" in which Americans are free to choose. But as Hacker reveals, the result has been quite different: a harsh new world of economic insecurity, in which far too many Americans are free to lose. The book documents how two great pillars of economic security--the family and the workplace--guarantee far less financial stability than they once did. The final leg of economic support--the public and private benefits that workers and families get when economic disaster strikes--has dangerously eroded as political leaders and corporations increasingly cut back protections of our health care, our income security, and our retirement pensions. Hacker concludes by advocating an "insurance and opportunity society" that would safeguard economic security and expand economic opportunity, ensuring that all Americans have the basic financial security they need to reach for and achieve the American Dream. Jacob Hacker brings into focus as never before the pressures that the Great Risk Shift exerts on our pocketbooks and on our lives. Blending powerful human stories, big-picture analysis, and compelling ideas for reform, this remarkable volume will hit a nerve, serving as a rallying point in the vital struggle for economic security in an increasingly uncertain world.

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Thicker than Oil : America's Uneasy Partnership with Saudi Arabia 

"For fifty-five years, the United States and Saudi Arabia were solid partners. Then came the 9/11 attacks, which sorely tested that relationship. In Thicker than Oil, Rachel Bronson reveals why the partnership became so intimate and how the countries' shared interests sowed the seeds of today's most pressing problem--Islamic radicalism. Drawing on a wide range of archival material, declassified documents, and interviews with leading Saudi and American officials, Bronson chronicles a history of close, and always controversial, contacts. She argues that contrary to popular belief the relationship was never simply about ""oil for security."" Saudi Arabia's geographic location and religiously motivated foreign policy figured prominently in American efforts to defeat ""godless communism."" From Africa to Afghanistan, Egypt to Nicaragua, the two worked to beat back Soviet expansion. But decisions made for hardheaded Cold War purposes left behind a legacy that today enflames the Middle East. In this landmark work, Bronson exposes the political calculations that drove this secretive relationship. Her lively narrative is interwoven with colorful stories of diplomatic adventures and misadventures--including details of high-level backchannel conversations, awkward cross-cultural encounters, and a bizarre American request for the Saudi government to subsidize Polish pork exports, a demand the U.S. Ambassador refused to deliver. Looking forward, she outlines the challenges confronting the relationship. The Saudi government faces a zealous internal opposition bent on America's and Saudi Arabia's destruction. Yet from the perspective of both countries, the status quo is clearly unsustainable. This book shows how this crucial relationship evolved, and suggests ways to chart its future course."

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Socialism: A Very Short Introduction 

"What is socialism? Does it have a future, or has it become an outdated ideology in the 21st century? Michael Newman examines and explains the successes and failures of modern socialism by taking an international perspective -- ranging from communism in Cuba to social democracy in Sweden. Discussing its evolution from the industrial towns of the 19th century to its response to the feminist, green, and anti-capitalist movements today, Newman concludes that, with its values of equality, solidarity, and cooperation, socialism remains as relevant as ever but that it needs to learn lessons from the past."

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Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction 

"The word 'anarchism' tends to conjure up images of aggressive protest against government, and - recently - of angry demonstrations against bodies such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. But is anarchism inevitably linked with violent disorder? Do anarchists adhere to a coherent ideology? What exactly is anarchism? In this Very Short Introduction, Colin Ward considers anarchism from a variety of perspectives: theoretical, historical, and international, and by exploring key anarchist thinkers from Kropotkin to Chomsky. He looks critically at anarchism by evaluating key ideas within it, such as its blanket opposition to incarceration, and policy of 'no compromise' with the apparatus of political decision-making. Among the questions he ponders are: can anarchy ever function effectively as a political force? Is it more 'organized' and 'reasonable' than is currently perceived? Whatever the politics of the reader, Ward's argument ensures that anarchism will be much better understood after reading this book."

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Black Belt Patriotism: How to Reawaken America

America is in a fight for her future—a fight we can’t afford to lose. That’s why Chuck Norris, martial arts master, actor, and concerned citizen, wrote his new book, Black Belt Patriotism. Norris explores the dangers that are threatening our country and the solutions we need to strengthen our nation and reawaken the American dream. Written with the optimistic, can-do spirit that typifies what’s best about America, Chuck Norris proves our toughest problems are no match for Black Belt Patriotism.

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Power to the People

In Power to the People, Laura gives readers a battle plan to reclaim our nation and recapture the American spirit. Leading us on a take-no-prisoners march through our besieged culture, Laura exposes the threats we face from an emboldened cultural Left, science worshippers, and “celebrity” politicians. "America is ours to lose," she writes, "and there are many at home and abroad who are more than willing to take it from us. Let's get to work. If each of us does our part, we can't lose."

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Right Now: A 12-Step Program for Defeating the Obama Agenda

In Right Now, Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele blows the whistle on the entire Obama agenda. Setting aside appeals for caution in taking on a popular president, Steele throws down the gauntlet, insisting Republicans must expose and refute the policies lying at the heart of this administration’s attempts to resurrect a discredited brand of extreme liberalism. A call to arms for grassroots America, this book argues for abandoning “conservatism-lite,” returning to core conservative principles, and launching an uncompromising campaign for limited government. The path to a Republican renaissance has already been laid, says Steele: the target is the Obama agenda, the method is active opposition, and the time is Right Now. Bonus: Foreword by Newt Gingrich

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The War On Success: How the Obama Agenda Is Shattering The American Dream

Have you worked hard and moved up in life? Did you sacrifice time and money to better yourself? Did you take risks in order to increase your career opportunities? If the answer is yes, then President Obama is sending you a message: you are what’s wrong with America. In The War on Success, New York Times bestselling author Tommy Newberry argues that the Obama administration is not only attacking entrepreneurs and small business owners, it’s launched a fundamental assault on the very concept of success. By denigrating all the qualities that make success possible—self-reliance, ambition, hard work, the pursuit excellence—the administration is setting the stage for Big Government to step in and “guarantee” everyone’s success through socialist-style redistribution. Brash, direct, and unafraid, The War on Success tells you what’s at stake: nothing less than the survival of the American Dream.

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What's So Great About America

America is under attack as never before-not only from terrorists but also from those who provide a rationale for terrorism. Islamic terrorists declare America the Great Satan, many Europeans complain about America spreading its cultural wasteland, and even here in our own country America is under attack by both the political left and right. In his New York Times bestseller, What's So Great About America, Dinesh D'Souza proves the critics wrong and shows why America is still the greatest, freest, and most decent society in the world.

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What's So Great About Christianity

Is it reasonable to have faith in God? Can intelligent, educated people really believe what the Bible says? Or do the atheists have it right--has Christianity been disproven by science and discredited as a guide to morality? Bestselling author Dinesh D'Souza responds head-on to the anti-God arguments of prominent atheists such as Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens and defeats them on their own terms. What's So Great About Christianity provides believers with a straightforward tool kit for meeting the challenge of modern atheism and secularism; for nonbelievers, it offers a compelling apologetic that will challenge their assumptions and affirm that there really is something great about Christianity.

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Advice and Consent : The Politics of Judicial Appointments 

"From Louis Brandeis to Robert Bork to Clarence Thomas, the nomination of federal judges has generated intense political conflict. With the coming retirement of one or more Supreme Court Justices--and threats to filibuster lower court judges--the selection process is likely to be, once again, the center of red-hot partisan debate. In Advice and Consent, two leading legal scholars, Lee Epstein and Jeffrey A. Segal, offer a brief, illuminating Baedeker to this highly important procedure, discussing everything from constitutional background, to crucial differences in the nomination of judges and justices, to the role of the Judiciary Committee in vetting nominees. Epstein and Segal shed light on the role played by the media, by the American Bar Association, and by special interest groups (whose efforts helped defeat Judge Bork). Though it is often assumed that political clashes over nominees are a new phenomenon, the authors argue that the appointment of justices and judges has always been a highly contentious process--one largely driven by ideological and partisan concerns. The reader discovers how presidents and the senate have tried to remake the bench, ranging from FDR's controversial ""court packing"" scheme to the Senate's creation in 1978 of 35 new appellate and 117 district court judgeships, allowing the Democrats to shape the judiciary for years. The authors conclude with possible ""reforms,"" from the so-called nuclear option, whereby a majority of the Senate could vote to prohibit filibusters, to the even more dramatic suggestion that Congress eliminate a judge's life tenure either by term limits or compulsory retirement. With key appointments looming on the horizon, Advice and Consent provides everything concerned citizens need to know to understand the partisan rows that surround the judicial nominating process."

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