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The Americas
paperback. Secret Unconstitutional Practices in the U.S. War on Terror. 304 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; JPVH; JPWL. Dimension: 204 x 152 x 23. Weight: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583227343
- ISBN
- 9781583227343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.16
€ 20.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807847558
- ISBN
- 9780807847558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.93
€ 77.93
Paperback. A study of the emergence of democracy in Latin America. It shows that traditional theories of democratization fall short in explaining this phenomenon. It argues that democracy can be far more inclusive and can rely on a sphere of autonomous association and argument by citizens. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691090887
- ISBN
- 9780691090887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. This book discusses the relationship between democracy and policing, and, more specifically, what it means for law enforcement to be "democratic" in modern-day America. Series: Critical Perspectives on Crime and Law. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755641
- ISBN
- 9780804755641
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Although inequality in Latin America ranks among the worst in the world, it has notably declined over the years, offset by improvements in health care and education, enhanced programs for social assistance, and increases in the minimum wage. The author argues that the resurgence of democracy in Latin America is key to this change. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 figures, 36 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFJ; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226356532
- ISBN
- 9780226356532
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardback. The essays in this volume provide a multi-disciplinary analysis of the ways in which our loyalties to democracy and the environment confront and mutually reinforce one another in theory and practice. Editor(s): Minteer, Ben A.; Taylor, Bob Pepperman. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPHV; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 183 x 26. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515222
- ISBN
- 9780742515222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 224.82
€ 224.82
Paperback. Nearly a century before the advent of multiculturalism, the author put forward her conception of the moral significance of diversity. In this book on ethics, she reflects on the factors that hinder the ability of all members of society to determine their own well-being. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252070235
- ISBN
- 9780252070235
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Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Hardback. This book examines the struggle over public education in mid-twentieth century America through the lens of a joint biography of these two extraordinary women, Heffernan, the California Commissioner of Rural and Elementary Education between 1926 and 1965, and Seeds, the Director of the University Elementary school at UCLA between 1925 and 1957. Series: Historical Studies in Education. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JNF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338241
- ISBN
- 9780230338241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 48.08
€ 53.37
€ 48.08
Paperback. Shows how the deregulation of public services in the US has been a success, why it has failed elsewhere, and what can be done to fix this. Num Pages: 240 pages, 24 figures / 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFD; KJVD; KNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745319421
- ISBN
- 9780745319421
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804799317
- ISBN
- 9780804799317
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798037
- ISBN
- 9780804798037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.31
€ 129.31
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822345053
- ISBN
- 9780822345053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.79
€ 33.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Focusing on development, breakthroughs and setbacks to democracy in Latin America, this work examines US-Latin American relations. It emphasises the importance of recognising that concepts such as "democracy", "rights" and "constitutionalism" have different meanings in the US and Latin America. Num Pages: 336 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; 1KLS; JPHV; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847680863
- ISBN
- 9780847680863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.01
€ 84.01
Hardback. This monograph challenges the belief that US democracy is incompatible with effective foreign policy. The author argues that any problems are rooted in the incentives of professional statesmen rather than in the impulses which drive the public and its legislative representatives. Num Pages: 200 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 190. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076685
- ISBN
- 9780231076685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.77€ 90.75
€ 117.77
€ 90.75
Paperback. This text presents an approach to how Americans might resolve some of their most trying moral disagreements and live with those that will inevitably persist, on terms that all can respect. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFM; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674197664
- ISBN
- 9780674197664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. In this first historical overview of the subject, Melvin Small examines the central role of domestic politics in the shaping and conduct of American foreign policy from the early republic to the end of the Cold War. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801851780
- ISBN
- 9780801851780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.97
€ 31.99
€ 26.97
Hardcover. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the emergence of left-wing politics in two of the largest South American nations: Argentina and Brazil. It looks in particular at the transformation of democracy seen as "point of arrival" into democracy seen as an unending struggle for greater equality. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSB; JPFF; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395016
- ISBN
- 9781137395016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardback. Nascent debates about democracy in the contemporary developing world are modified by such descriptions as delegative, incomplete or even authoritarian. Nun provides a comprehensive analysis of the theory and practice of democracy from ancient Greece to contemporary Latin America. Series: Critical Currents in Latin American Perspective Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742520394
- ISBN
- 9780742520394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.67
€ 131.67
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Inter-American Development Bank United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597820363
- ISBN
- 9781597820363
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.96
€ 32.99
€ 27.96
Paperback. Provides a social history of the comic book over the years. This title analyzes the cultural production, reception, and consumption of American comic books throughout history. It charts the rise of superheroes, the proliferation of serials, and the emergence of graphic novels. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKLC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 458. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134434
- ISBN
- 9781592134434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.05
€ 34.99
€ 32.05
Hardback. How is it that comic books - the once reviled form of lowbrow popular culture - are now the rage for Hollywood blockbusters, the basis for bestselling video games, and the inspiration for literary graphic novels? This title provides a social history of the comic book over the years. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKLC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 585. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134427
- ISBN
- 9781592134427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.43
€ 83.43
Paperback. Examines the interplay among citizens, political figures and the media during the 1992 American election, arguing that a number of events resulted in the people reshaping political institutions and the media as they demanded a more proximate and participatory democracy. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268008734
- ISBN
- 9780268008734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. Editor(s): Reilly, Carina. Num Pages: 149 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; THR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633215764
- ISBN
- 9781633215764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.75€ 133.76
€ 192.75
€ 133.76
paperback. Presenting a study of the work of Joanna Russ, this book offers an introduction to the major feminist issues relevant to Russ' work and assesses its development. It is suitable for students of SF and feminist SF. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853236245
- ISBN
- 9780853236245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.68
€ 29.99
€ 27.68