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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

€ 65.00
€ 50.21

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

€ 44.62

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

€ 69.24

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

€ 46.99
€ 41.39

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
€ 31.29

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

€ 70.51

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
€ 22.40

paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; JF; JPS; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Monthly Review Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853456353
ISBN
9780853456353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.25

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

€ 94.63

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

€ 60.12

Hardcover. The first comparative study of the financial services revolution in three world financial centres, this book offers a political analysis of the changing role of the state in capitalist economies. It focuses on the key role of public agencies and on their struggle with private interests. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JPQB; KCLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Schol, Print UK
Edition
1991st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333415627
ISBN
9780333415627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.42

Paperback. Dramatizes how everyday life in the United States intersects with and is influenced by the power of events, on the one hand, and forces of conformity and normalcy on the other. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814718971
ISBN
9780814718971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. The Politics of Whiteness presents the first sustained analysis of white racial identity among workers in what was the South's largest industry for much of the twentieth century: textiles. Series: Economy & Society in the Modern South S. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; JFSC; JFSL; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820326047
ISBN
9780820326047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822315988
ISBN
9780822315988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.12

Hardback. To overcome the political deadlock that overshadows the pressing problems facing the United States, the academies top scholars address the causes and consequences of polarization in American politics, and suggest solutions for bridging the partisan divide. Editor(s): Frisch, Scott A.; Kelly, Sean Q. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137324924
ISBN
9781137324924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.07

Paperback. To overcome the political deadlock that overshadows the pressing problems facing the United States, the academies top scholars address the causes and consequences of polarization in American politics, and suggest solutions for bridging the partisan divide. Editor(s): Frisch, Scott A.; Kelly, Sean Q. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137361424
ISBN
9781137361424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 188 x 244 x 22. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408204504
ISBN
9781408204504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.78

Paperback. What is the purpose of talk in a democratic society? Do the American people interact with their government in distinctive ways? In this text, contributors present work on how politics is transacted in American society and how public communication affects those transactions. Editor(s): Hart, Roderick P.; Sparrow, Bartholomew. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 365.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742500716
ISBN
9780742500716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.65

Hardcover. American politics is increasingly driven by apocalyptic rhetoric. Highlighting possible adverse consequences of such politics for our freedom and quality of life, the book suggests alternative policy agendas, religious and philosophical discourses, cultural framing and modes of daily living Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HRAM2; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117723
ISBN
9780230117723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.28

Hardback. The essays in this book treat the relationships among politics, taxation, and the rule of law. A central tenet of democratic ideology is that taxation is something that we choose to do to ourselves, rather than being something that is imposed on us by some ruler. Editor(s): Racheter, Donald P.; Wagner, Richard E. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402071546
ISBN
9781402071546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 307 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Trine Day
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240598
ISBN
9781634240598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.23

Hardback. Editor(s): Roberts, Casey. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 238 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634844383
ISBN
9781634844383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.20
€ 132.30

Hardback. Examining the polling practices of six presidential administrations - those of Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton - this work dissects the poll apparatus of each period. It contends that while White House polls significantly influence presidential messages, their impact is limited. Num Pages: 216 pages, 18 tables, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748483
ISBN
9780804748483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.15

paperback. Examining the polling practices of six presidential administrations - those of Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton - this work dissects the poll apparatus of each period. It contends that while White House polls significantly influence presidential messages, their impact is limited. Num Pages: 216 pages, 18 tables, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804748490
ISBN
9780804748490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.01

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