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Paperback. Demonstrates that every Republican president since Dwight D Eisenhower worked to build his party into a more durable political organization while every Democratic president refused to do the same. This book offers insights into presidential behavior, party organizational change, and modern American political development. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHL; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136936
- ISBN
- 9780691136936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardcover. A new history and evaluation of the "imperial presidency." Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHV; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780393064889
- ISBN
- 9780393064889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.92
€ 30.99
€ 25.92
Paperback. A collection of essays that reevaluates Richard Neustadt's place in presidential studies and shows that, while Neustadt's classic work remains a beacon for the study of the presidency, it no longer offers a reliable roadmap embodying the consensus among contemporary scholars. Editor(s): Shapiro, Robert Y.; Jacobs, Lawrence R.; Kumar, Martha Joynt. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109338
- ISBN
- 9780231109338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.45
€ 50.99
€ 36.45
Paperback. Noted scholar John P. Burke provides an updated and comprehensive look at the issues, constraints, and exercise of presidential power. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPHL; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813349671
- ISBN
- 9780813349671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.86
€ 59.86
Hardcover. Editor(s): Davis, Scott C.; Miller, Donald A. Num Pages: 123 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 123
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626182219
- ISBN
- 9781626182219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.47€ 137.74
€ 201.47
€ 137.74
Paperback. Presidential Secrecy and the Law will be the standard in presidential powers studies for years to come. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPVH2; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801885839
- ISBN
- 9780801885839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.95
€ 40.95
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL; JPP; JPQ; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691644790
- ISBN
- 9780691644790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.82
€ 200.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Watson, Robert P. Num Pages: 290 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 180 x 12. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600210822
- ISBN
- 9781600210822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 35.00
€ 52.99
€ 35.00
Paperback. This volume provides a synthesis of earlier Miller Center studies on presidential transitions. It also evaluates the latest presidential transition from Ronald Reagan to George Bush. It is one of the few if not the only transition study that examines the past and present. Series: Papers on Presidential Transitions and Foreign Policy Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Edition
- 8 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819187109
- ISBN
- 9780819187109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.44
€ 74.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 125 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151991
- ISBN
- 9780691151991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. This book explains why, when, and how political actors create administrative agencies in such a way as to insulate them from political control, particularly presidential control. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPQ; KNV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745901
- ISBN
- 9780804745901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Arguing that the presidency is not defined by the Constitution - but by what presidents say and how they say it, "Deeds Done in Words" has been the definitive book on presidential rhetoric. This title reveals how our media-saturated age has transformed the rhetorical strategies presidents use to increase and sustain the executive branch's powers. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092218
- ISBN
- 9780226092218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Hardcover. Arguing that the presidency is not defined by the Constitution, but by what presidents say and how they say it, "Deeds Done in Words" has been the definitive book on presidential rhetoric. This title reveals how our media-saturated age has transformed the rhetorical strategies presidents use to increase and sustain the executive branch's powers. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092201
- ISBN
- 9780226092201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.45€ 70.06
€ 83.45
€ 70.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSV; 3JJPR; JP; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271023557
- ISBN
- 9780271023557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.24
€ 52.99
€ 41.24
Paperback. Argues that zombies and murderers in American film and literature embody the violent contradictions of capitalism. This book reveals that each creature has its tale to tell about how a free-wheeling market economy turns human beings into monstrosities. It tracks the monsters spawned by capitalism through pulp fiction and Hollywood blockbusters. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3895 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337454
- ISBN
- 9780822337454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.56
€ 29.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. "This engaging biography exactly and vividly catches the tone of a region, a time, and a man."-Larry McMurtry Num Pages: 544 pages, 62 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JJG; BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393338188
- ISBN
- 9780393338188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.05
€ 37.99
€ 32.05
Paperback. The first book devoted entirely to women in bluegrass, this book documents the lives of more than seventy women whose vibrant contributions to the development of bluegrass have been overlooked. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 528 pages, 66 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 41. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252079177
- ISBN
- 9780252079177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. An ethnography that examines the culture of beauty and plastic surgery in Brazil Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 illustrations, including 10 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472. Beauty, Sex, and Plastic Surgery in Brazil. 312 pages, 25 illustrations, including 10 in colour. An ethnography that examines the culture of beauty and plastic surgery in Brazil. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JHMC. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 20. Weight: 480.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822348016
- ISBN
- 9780822348016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Hardback. This ethnographic account of Brazil s emergence as a global leader in plastic surgery takes readers from Ipanema socialite circles to telenovela studios to the packed waiting rooms of public hospitals offering free cosmetic surgery. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 illustrations, incl. 10 in color. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822347859
- ISBN
- 9780822347859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.56
€ 116.56
Paperback. Invites us to step back into an era when the hourglass figure was in vogue and striptease was a true art form. This title reveals the personal journeys of yesteryear's icons of female sexuality and power, restoring their legacy to an age that has all but forgotten them - despite resurgence of the art of burlesque. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1182.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062011817
- ISBN
- 9780062011817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.88
€ 27.99
€ 26.88