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Civil wars are the biggest danger to world peace today - this book shows us why they happen, and how to avoid them. Most of us don't know it, but we are living in the world's greatest era of civil wars. While violence has declined worldwide, civil wars have increased. This is a new phenomenon. With the exception of a handful of cases - the American and English civil wars, the French Revolution - historically it has been rare for people to organise and fight their governments. This has changed. Since 1946, over 250 armed conflicts have broken out around the world, a number that continues to rise. Major civil wars are now being fought in countries including Iraq, Syria and Libya. Smaller civil wars are being fought in Ukraine, India, and Malaysia. Even countries we thought could never experience another civil war - such as the USA, Sweden and Ireland - are showing signs of unrest. In How Civil Wars Start, acclaimed expert Barbara F. Walter, who has advised on political violence everywhere from the CIA to the U.S. Senate to the United Nations, explains the rise of civil war and the conditions that create it. As democracies across the world backslide and citizens become more polarised, civil wars will become even more widespread and last longer than they have in the past. This urgent and important book shows us a path back toward peace.

Vydajte sa s nami do sveta vesmírnej ságy Star Wars! V tejto knihe nájdete množstvo zaujímavostí, napríklad prehľad desiatich najslávnejších zloduchov a desiatich najlepších súbojov z filmu, popis špičkových strojov, ktoré brázdili galaxiu, plagáty z Epizódy VII Sila sa prebúdza a mnoho ďalšej skvelej zábavy!

The weird, wonderful, exciting world of Star Wars: The Force Awakens comes alive with this Ultimate Sticker Collection. Featuring more than 1,000 stickers of new characters, creatures, aliens, droids, and ships, as well as free-stick pages to create your own scenes, this Ultimate Sticker Collection will keep children entertained for hours. (copyright) & Trade Mark 2015 Lucasfilm Ltd.

From the moment Star Wars burst onto the screen in 1977, audiences have been in equal parts fascinated and appalled by the half-man/half-machine hybrid Darth Vader. In 1999, creator George Lucas began the story of how Anakin Skywalker grew up to train as a Jedi under Obi-Wan Kenobi, found love with the Queen of Naboo, Padme Amidala, before turning to the dark side of his nature and becoming more machine than man. After driving the development of nascent digital technology, George Lucas perceived how he could create new creatures and new worlds on a grander scale than ever before. He created the first digital blockbuster, and met fierce resistance when he pushed for widespread digital cameras, sets, characters, and projection - all of which are now used throughout the industry. He essentially popularized the modern way of making movies. Made with the full cooperation of George Lucas and Lucasfilm, this second volume covers the making of the prequel trilogy - Episode I The Phantom Menace, Episode II Attack of the Clones, and Episode III Revenge of the Sith - and features exclusive interviews with Lucas and his collaborators. The book is profusely illustrated with script pages, production documents, concept art, storyboards, on-set photography, stills, and posters.

Including tales starring iconic characters such as Han Solo, Lando Calrissian and Darth Vader, this collection also features stories showcasing supporting characters such as Darth Plagueis, Cad Bane, and Temmin "Snap" Wexley. Includes fiction written by renowned best-selling Star Wars authors such as Jason Fry, Matthew Stover, Timothy Zahn, John Ostrander, and Christie Golden, this volume also includes stunning art from some of the saga's best-loved interpreters, including Joe Corroney, Brian Rood, Jan Duursema, and John Van Fleet. Stories included: "Vader Adrift" Author: Ryder Windham Artist: Joe Corroney "First Blood" Author: Christie Golden Artist: Brian Rood "Buyer's Market" Author: Timothy Zahn Artist: Brian Rood "And Leebo Makes Three" Author: Michael Reaves and Maya Kaathryn Bohnoff Artist: Greg and Tim Hildebrandt "A Fair Trade" Author: Christie Golden Artist: Joe Corroney "The Teneborus Way" Author: Matthew Stover Artist: Brian Rood "Maze Run" Author: David J. Williams and Mark S. Williams Artist: Brian Rood "The Guns of Kelrodo-Ai" Author: Jason Fry Artist: John Van Fleet "Hunting the Gorach" Author: Jeff Grubb Artist: Joe Corroney "Getaway" Author: Christie Golden Artist: Joe Corroney "Roll of the Dice" Author: Karen Miller Artist: David Rabbitte "Reputation" Author: Ari Marmell Artist: Tom Hodges "Eruption" Author: John Ostrander Artist: Jan Duursema "One Thousand Levels Down" Author: Alexander Freed Artist: Joe Corroney and Brian Miller "Orientation" Author: John Jackson Miller Artist: Brian Rood "Blade Squadron (Part One)" Author: David J. Williams and Mark S. Williams Artist: Chris Trevas "Blade Squadron (Part Two)" Author: David J. Williams and Mark S. Williams Artist: Chris Trevas "Blade Squadron: Zero Hour" Author: David J. Williams and Mark S. Williams Artist: Chris Trevas "Blade Squadron: Kuat" Author: David J. Williams and Mark S. Williams Artist: Chris Trevas Blade Squadron: Jakku" Author: David J. Williams and Mark S. Williams Artist: Chris Trevas

Discover everything you've ever wanted to know about Star Wars in this complete history of the most famous franchise in movie history. Painstakingly researched and superbly illustrated, Star Wars (TM) Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition presents a unique Star Wars timeline-the full history of the amazing Star Wars phenomenon as you've never seen it before. This stunning visual journey features trivia and cultural cornerstones from director George Lucas' early life through to the iconic movie stills, comic books, novels, toys, video games, and theme parks that have spawned from five decades of seminal film making. Fully updated and expanded, this edition encompasses all nine episodes of the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies, along with the standalone movies Rogue One and Solo, and the acclaimed television series, The Mandalorian. Produced in full collaboration with Lucasfilm and written by renowned Star Wars experts, Star Wars Year by Year: A Visual History, New Edition is ideal for Star Wars fanatics and newbies alike. (c) & (TM) 2021 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Vláda Galaktického impéria dosáhla až na planetu Vnějšího okraje Jelucan, kde žijí aristokrat Thane Kyrell a venkovanka Ciena Ree. Oba dva spojuje láska k létání a zapsat se na imperiální akademii je pro ně splněným snem. Jenže Thaneovi ten sen pořádně zhořkne, když se stane očitým svědkem odporné taktiky, s jejíž pomocí Impérium vládne galaxii železnou pěstí a udržuje její světy v poslušnosti. Zklamaný a zatrpklý Thane se připojí ke skomírajícímu povstání a postaví Cienu před neřešitelné dilema: má zůstat věrná Impériu, nebo své lásce k muži, kterého zná už od dětství? Thane a Ciena nyní stojí na opačných stranách barikády. Podaří se jim najít způsob, jak být spolu, nebo je povinnost navždy rozdělí?

Nová republika přestává být schopna jednotného a účinného postupu proti Yuuzhan Vongům a Luke Skywalker, Han a Leia Solovi a Wedge Antilles musejí zničit to, co kdysi pomáhali s nasazením vlastních životů vybudovat. Vládní rada Nové republiky po dobytí Coruscantu propadá panice a dává se na útěk. Ještě předtím na nedalekém Borleiasu vytvoří poslední obrannou linii - každému je ale jasné, že tím chce jenom získat čas. Leia a Han Solovi cestují z planety na planetu, aby rozdmýchali odpor proti katastrofální politice appeasementu, kterou prosazuje Nová republika. Avšak nejnebezpečnější úkol ze všech na sebe bere Luke Skywalker: musí proniknout do yuuzhanvongské pevnosti na Coruscantu. Teprve čas ukáže, jestli je jeho smělý plán geniální, nebo sebevražedný. K Borleiasu se mezitím blíží invazní flotila Yuuzhan Vongů, odhodlaná zlikvidovat poslední obránce galaxie...