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The Message [Bok / Inbunden]

<p>America is undergoing a massive experiment: It is moving, in fits and starts, toward a multiracial democracy, something few societies have ever done. But the prospect of change has sparked an authoritarian backlash that threatens the very foundations of our political system. Why is democracy under assault here, and not in other wealthy, diversifying nations? And what can we do to save it? With the clarity and brilliance that made their first book, How Democracies Die, a global bestseller, Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt offer a coherent framework for understanding these volatile times. They draw on a wealth of examples-from 1930s France to present-day Thailand-to explain why and how political parties turn against democracy. They then show how our Constitution makes us uniquely vulnerable to attacks from within: It is a pernicious enabler of minority rule, allowing partisan minorities to consistently thwart and even rule over popular majorities. Most modern democracies-from Germany and Sweden to Argentina and New Zealand-have eliminated outdated institutions like elite upper chambers, indirect elections, and lifetime tenure for judges. The United States lags dangerously behind. In this revelatory book, Levitsky and Ziblatt issue an urgent call to perfect our national experiment. It&apos;s a daunting task, but we have remade our country before-most notably, after the Civil War and during the Progressive Era. And now we are at a crossroads: America will either become a multiracial democracy or cease to be a democracy at all.</p>

<p>The powerful, urgent manifesto on never giving up from Booker prize-winning trailblazer, Bernardine EvaristoBernardine Evaristo's 2019 Booker win - the first by a Black woman - was a revolutionary moment both for British culture and for her. After three decades as a trailblazing writer, teacher and activist, she moved from the margins to centre stage, taking her place in the spotlight at last. Her journey was a long one, but she made it, and she made history.</p><p>MANIFESTO is Bernardine Evaristo's intimate and inspirational, no-holds-barred account of how she did it, refusing to let any barriers stand in her way. She charts her creative rebellion against the mainstream and her life-long commitment to the imaginative exploration of 'untold' stories. And drawing deeply on her own experiences, she offers a vital contribution to current conversations around social issues such as race, class, feminism, sexuality and aging.</p><p>This is a unique book about staying true to yourself and to your vision. It's about how to be unstoppable - in your craft, your work, your life. It is Bernardine Evaristo's manifesto for never giving up.</p><p>'Bernardine Evaristo is one of those writers who should be read by everyone, everywhere.' Elif Shafak'Bernardine Evaristo is one of Britain's best writers, an iconic and unique voice, filled with warmth, subtlety and humanity. Exceptional' Nikesh Shukla'Bernardine Evaristo is the most daring, imaginative and innovative of writers' Inua Ellams</p>

<p>The international literary icon opens his eclectic closet: Here are photographs of Murakami's extensive and personal T-shirt collection, accompanied by essays that reveal a side of the writer rarely seen by the public.</p><p>Haruki Murakami's books have galvanized millions around the world. Many of his fans know about his 10,000-vinyl-record collection, and his obsession with running, but few have heard about a more intimate, and perhaps more unique, passion: his T-shirt-collecting habit.</p><p>In Murakami T, the famously reclusive novelist shows us his T-shirts - including gems found in bookshops, charity shops and record stores - from those featuring whisky, animals, cars and superheroes, to souvenirs of marathons and a Beach Boys concert in Honolulu, to the shirt that inspired the beloved short story 'Tony Takitani'. Accompanied by short, frank essays that have been translated into English for the first time, these photographs reveal much about Murakami's multifaceted and wonderfully eccentric persona.</p>

One of the most significant challenges facing the international community today is how to secure stability and rebuild societies emerging from civil wars. International peace-building missions have been deployed in a range of countries emerging from civil war. The empirical record of international efforts to advance peace has been mixed. While some post-war countries have made significant strides towards peace and democracy, other countries have experienced a return to war. In yet other cases the outcome has been a partial implementation of peace where new conflicts have been generated in the process. In Building Peace, Creating Conflict? a group of experts discuss the conflictual dimensions of peace-building. The authors specialize in various aspects and cover several themes such as frozen conflicts and unending peace processes; the efficiency of peacekeeping operations in promoting democracy, and individual and collective dimensions of justice and reconciliation. Contributors: Karin Aggestam, Department of Political Science, Lund University Annika Björkdahl, Department of Political Science, Lund University Hanne Fjelde, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University Linnéa Gelot, School of Global Studies & Centre of Globalization and Development, University of Gothenburg Birger Heldt, Folke Bernadotte Academy, Stockholm Kristine Höglund, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University Anna K. Jarstad, Folke Bernadotte Academy & Department of Government, Uppsala University Roland Kosti, Hugo Valentin Centre, Uppsala University Johanna Mannergren Selimovic, Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Stockholm Elisabeth Olivius, Department of Political Science & Umeå Centre for Gender Studies, Umeå University Louise Olsson, Folke Bernadotte Academy, Stockholm Fredrik Söderbaum, School of Global Studies (SGS), University of Gothenburg

Buergenthals International Human Rights In A Nutshell [Bok / Övrigt]

International migration and migrants have long been among the most debated topics in Europe and around the globe. How do immigrant policies differ between different nation-states? How are migrants and refugees met? Conflicting opinions on migration are not new. History gives ample examples of varying solutions and views.<br/><br/>In <i>Reaching a State of Hope</i>, the authors shed new light on refugee and labour immigration to twentieth-century Sweden. They focus on themes such as refugee policies, and refugee relief and reception. The discourse on the relation between refugees, labour migration, immigration, and the trade unions is another focus of this anthology. The essays are set against the background of the Swedish welfare state, from its first emergence before the Second World War until the 1990s. In 1930, Sweden had a population where only a fragment had foreign backgrounds, but seventy years later it had become a country of notable immigration.<br/><br/>This is the first time historians have taken up the challenge of presenting the Swedish experience to an international audience, with distinguished Swedish and international historians collaborating to put the Swedish case into a European context. <i>Reaching a State of Hope</i> is a significant contribution to the field of European migration history, and will make invaluable reading for scholars of history as well as anyone interested in migration politics and issues related to international migration and welfare states.<br/><br/>Contributors: Klas Åmark, Mikael Byström, Frank Caestecker, Pär Frohnert, Christina Johansson, Jesper Johansson, Georg Kreis, Karin Kvist Geverts, Attila Lajos, Paul A. Levine, Louise London, Cecilia Notini Burch, Pontus Rudberg, Johan Svanberg, Malin Thor Thureby, Zeki Yalcin.<br/><br/><b>Swedish information text about the book:</b><br/><br/>Internationell migration och invandrare har länge varit bland de mest omdebatterade ämnena i Europa och runt om i världen. Hur skiljer sig migrationspolitiken åt mellan olika länder? Hur bemöts invandrare och flyktingar? Motstridiga åsikter om migration är inget nytt - historien ger många exempel på olika lösningar och synsätt.<br/><br/>I <i>Reaching a State of Hope</i> kastar författarna nytt ljus på flykting- och arbetskraftsinvandring till Sverige under 1900-talet. De fokuserar på teman såsom flyktingpolitik, flyktinghjälp och flyktingmottagande. Diskursen om relationen mellan flyktingar, arbetskraftsinvandring, invandring och fackföreningarna är ett annat fokus i denna antologi. Essäerna är skrivna med den svenska välfärdsstaten som kontext, från dess första uppkomst före andra världskriget fram till 1990-talet. År 1930 hade endast en ringa andel av Sveriges invånare utländsk bakgrund, men sjuttio år senare var Sverige ett betydande invandringsland.<br/><br/>Detta är första gången som historiker har antagit utmaningen att presentera de svenska erfarenheterna av migration för en internationell publik, i ett samarbete där framstående svenska och internationella historiker sätter in det svenska fallet i ett europeiskt sammanhang. <i>Reaching a State of Hope</i> är ett viktigt bidrag till forskningen kring europeisk migrationshistoria, och det är värdefull läsning för historiker och alla med intresse för migrationspolitik, samt frågor som rör internationell migration och välfärdsstater.<br/><br/>Medverkande: Klas Åmark, Mikael Byström, Frank Caestecker, Pär Frohnert, Christina Johansson, Jesper Johansson, Georg Kreis, Karin Kvist Geverts, Attila Lajos, Paul A. Levine, Louise London, Cecilia Notini Burch, Pontus Rudberg, Johan Svanberg, Malin Thor Thureby, Zeki Yalcin.