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  The book analyses the threats to democracy that are associated with the rise of extreme-right parties and xenophobia in European Union countries. The authors show that the growing distrust towards democratic institutions and the increasing strength of populism and nationalism are connected with persistent inequalities and the malign focus on immigrants as scapegoats for the misery. Case studies...

The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens’s tale of childhood innocence beset by evil depicts the dark criminal underworld of a London peopled by vivid and memorable characters – the arch-villain Fagin, the artful Dodger, the menacing Bill Sikes and the prostitute Nancy. Combining elements...

Can you take care about your health? How can you take care about your health if you do not know what is health? If you have no knowledge, you will fall for anything. This is the book about health, your health and only health! Let me tell you about an institution that focuses exclusively on diseases is called... health care. Is it a mistake or a well thought out intrigue designed to camouflage reality?...