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The Americas
Hardcover. While some students need more writing instruction than others, this text looks at how that need also pertains to the institutions themselves. The author argues that universities may need remedial English to alleviate their own crises in admission standards, enrollment and curriculum. Series: Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CFG; CJCW; JNM; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822941866
- ISBN
- 9780822941866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.41
€ 70.41
paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; 2ADS; DSB; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813054018
- ISBN
- 9780813054018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.45
€ 24.45
David A. Good's The Politics of Public Money examines the extent to which the Canadian federal budgetary process is shifting from one based on a bilateral relationship between departmental spenders and central guardians to one based on a more complex, multilateral relationship involving a variety of players. Series: IPAC Series in Public Management & Governance. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647411
- ISBN
- 9781442647411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MBN; JFSL9; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 533.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Otago University Press New Zealand
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877276538
- ISBN
- 9781877276538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.52
€ 30.99
€ 22.52
Paperback. Applying concepts derived from the study of international and comparative politics, this book offers an analysis of the impact of globalization on United States domestic politics. It is of interest to politicians, policymakers, and students looking for a discussion of globalization that is grounded in political history of the United States. Series: Essential Texts in American Government Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408276
- ISBN
- 9780878408276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.24
€ 75.24
Paperback. Editor(s): Massumi, Brian. Num Pages: 384 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816621637
- ISBN
- 9780816621637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. Explores the ways in which dress has been influential in the political agendas and self-representations of politicians in a variety of regimes from democratic to authoritarian. Arguing that dress is part of politics, this book shows how dress has been crucial to the constructions of nationhood and national identities in Asia and the Americas. Editor(s): Roces, Mina; Edwards, Louise. Num Pages: 276 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193997
- ISBN
- 9781845193997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 42.03
€ 45.99
€ 42.03
Paperback. For well over a century the Catholic Church has articulated clear positions on many issues of public concern, particularly economics, capital punishment, foreign affairs, sexual morality, and abortion. This title offers an examination of the role Catholic clergy play in shaping the political views of their congregations. Series: Religion and Politics Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; HRCX4; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589011939
- ISBN
- 9781589011939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.89
€ 73.89
Paperback. Georgia politics is an interesting - and sometimes volatile - mix of tradition and change. This book uses a comparative framework to examine four major topics: the foundations of contemporary Georgia politics, political participation, major political institutions, and selected public policies. Num Pages: 384 pages, 41 tables, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329079
- ISBN
- 9780820329079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.84
€ 47.84
Paperback. Tracing the evolution of an extraordinary biracial coalition in Los Angeles behind Mayor Tom Bradley, this book shows how 'crossover' politics and racial violence coexist in urban America. Challenging the pessimism about biracial coalitions in general, it compares their relative successes in Los Angeles to their disheartening failures in New York. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSG; JFSL1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised
- SKU
- V9780691025483
- ISBN
- 9780691025483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.34€ 50.50
€ 64.34
€ 50.50
paperback. Explores how policy ideas are spread - or diffused - in an age in which policymaking has become increasingly complex and specialized. Using the concept of enterprise zones as a case study in policy diffusion, this book compares the process of their adoption in Virginia, Indiana, Michigan, New York, and Massachusetts over a twelve-year period. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 1KBBEY; 1KBBFV; 1KBBND; 1KBBNG; JPA; JPRB; KCLT; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408016
- ISBN
- 9780878408016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.48
€ 75.48
Hardback. A recent wave of decentralization in Latin America has increased the prominence of politicians at the subnational level.This book places this trend in comparative historical perspective, examining past episodes of decentralization alongside contemporary ones to determine whether consistent causal factors are at play. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749916
- ISBN
- 9780804749916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.83
€ 105.83
Paperback. Series: American History S. Num Pages: 213 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harlan Davidson
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780882952260
- ISBN
- 9780882952260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.79
€ 30.79
Hardcover. This book looks at Cuban and Argentine theater of the late 1960s and early 1970s to see how the idea of spectacle as violence was used to comment on and question the social and political violence that was unfolding offstage. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 1KLSA; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230613140
- ISBN
- 9780230613140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardback. This book describes the rapid growth of Santiago--Chile's capital and its largest and most important city--for the period 1891-1931. Based on a wide range of original research, the book describes the growth of the city, both demographically and spatially, and highlights the role of the local administration in this process. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 illustrations,3 figures, 4 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JFSG; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749824
- ISBN
- 9780804749824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.34
€ 106.34
Paperback. A compilation of Irving Howe's interviews during the last fifteen years of his life. It presents what could be viewed as the sequel to Howe's intellectual autobiography, "A Margin of Hope". Editor(s): Goffman, Ethan; Rodden, John. Num Pages: 315 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535511
- ISBN
- 9781557535511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.97
€ 46.97
Hardcover. The politicians and pastors who revised the Texas social studies standards made worldwide headlines. Politics and the History Curriculum sets the debate over the Texas standards within a broad context of politics, religion, media, and education, providing a clear analysis of these events and recommendations for teachers and policy makers. Editor(s): Erekson, Keith A. Num Pages: 243 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137008930
- ISBN
- 9781137008930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.53€ 47.16
€ 53.53
€ 47.16
hardcover. Examines the ways in which library administrators can use the political process to achieve their goals and objectives without compromising the deeply held ethical principles of librarianship. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GLC; GLM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810831155
- ISBN
- 9780810831155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.67
€ 124.67
Examining the powerful ways in which religious considerations have shaped American political discourse, this collection of thirteen essays from prominent historians and political scientists explores the intersection of religion, politics, race relations, and Southern culture in post - Civil War America. Editor(s): Feldman, Glenn. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HRC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813123639
- ISBN
- 9780813123639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.50
€ 52.50
Hardback. Series: Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; DSBH5; DSC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137596734
- ISBN
- 9781137596734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.85
€ 117.85
Hardcover. Examining the political legacies of the Duvalier period and after, and revisiting the work of the late David Nicholls, Politics and Power in Haiti provides some of the keys to understanding the turbulent world of Haitian politics and the persistent challenges at home and from abroad which have distorted development. Editor(s): Quinn, Kate; Sutton, Paul. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137311993
- ISBN
- 9781137311993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardback. Bringing together a set of disciplinary approaches, this title presents an examination of the place of voluntary associations in political history and an investigation into contemporary experiments in reshaping that role. It reveals the key role nonprofits have played in the evolution of both the workplace and welfare. Editor(s): Clemens, Elisabeth Stephanie; Guthrie, Doug. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 halftones, 17 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109961
- ISBN
- 9780226109961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.58€ 79.41
€ 93.58
€ 79.41
Paperback. Bringing together a set of disciplinary approaches, this title presents an examination of the place of voluntary associations in political history and an investigation into contemporary experiments in reshaping that role. It reveals the key role nonprofits have played in the evolution of both the workplace and welfare. Editor(s): Clemens, Elisabeth Stephanie; Guthrie, Doug. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 halftones, 17 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109978
- ISBN
- 9780226109978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.76
€ 33.99
€ 26.76
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 526 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JHBK; JHMC; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637778
- ISBN
- 9780691637778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 283.60
€ 283.60