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The Americas
Paperback. American historical writing has traditionally been a form of moral reflection. However this study argues that, in the disillusionment following the 1960s, history abandoned its redemptive potential, and adopted the methodology of the social sciences. It describes the reasons for this change. Num Pages: 318 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; HBA; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Paperback Printing
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226316178
- ISBN
- 9780226316178
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Takes the enslaved person's claims of human consumption seriously, focusing on both the literal starvation of the slave and the tropes of cannibalism on the part of the slaveholder, and further draws attention to the ways in which Blacks experienced their consumption as a fundamentally homoerotic occurrence. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814794623
- ISBN
- 9780814794623
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.95
€ 33.99
€ 30.95
The Delegated Welfare State. Medicare, Markets, and the Governance of ...
Morgan, Kimberly J.; Campbell, Andrea Louise
Paperback. In The Delegated Welfare State, the first book in the Oxford Studies in Postwar American Political Development series, Andrea Campbell and Kimberly Morgan use the exampke of Medicare to tackle the federal government's increasing propensity in recent times to outsource governmental functions to the private sector. Series: Studies in Postwar American Political Development. Num Pages: 328 pages, 17 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPQB; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199730353
- ISBN
- 9780199730353
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Condition: New
€ 70.45
€ 70.45
Paperback. The Deliberative Democracy Handbook is a terrific resource for democratic practitioners and theorists alike. It combines rich case material from many cities and types of institutional settings with careful reflection on core principles. It generates hope for a renewed democracy, tempered with critical scholarship and political realism. Editor(s): Gastil, John; Levine, Peter. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 183 x 18. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118105108
- ISBN
- 9781118105108
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Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Paperback. Despite howls for reform, the only thing separating us from another election disaster of the kind that hit Florida in 2000, and that almost struck again in Ohio in 2004, may simply be another close vote. This book proposes a simple solution: a Democracy Index that would rate the performance of state and local election systems. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154374
- ISBN
- 9780691154374
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.92
€ 24.99
€ 18.92
Paperback. With the compelling historic tension between elite and popular models of democracy as a framework, this book offers an incisive examination of American democracy. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 349 x 22. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781133604396
- ISBN
- 9781133604396
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Condition: New
€ 215.70
€ 215.70
Paperback. Explores various topics in American politics starting from the nation's founding. This book covers topics ranging from the role of personal character of political elites in the Early Republic, to the importance of courts in building a modern regulatory state, to the centrality of local political institutions in the late twentieth century. Editor(s): Jacobs, Meg; Novak, William J.; Zelizer, Julian E. Num Pages: 464 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691113777
- ISBN
- 9780691113777
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226325897
- ISBN
- 9780226325897
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.23
€ 26.99
€ 22.23
Hardback. Argues that religious conservatives have in fact dramatically increased and improved democratic participation and that they are far more civil and reasonable than is commonly believed. This title shows that the vast majority of Christian Right leaders encourage their followers to embrace deliberative norms in the public square. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; JPA; JPF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691137407
- ISBN
- 9780691137407
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Condition: New
€ 52.89€ 42.58
€ 52.89
€ 42.58
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cesari, Matthew J. Num Pages: 138 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614702498
- ISBN
- 9781614702498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.66€ 110.66
€ 158.66
€ 110.66
Hardback. Uses a strategy that combines record linkage and demographic/statistical analysis to produce an internally consistent and robust set of estimates of the African-American population during the period 1930-1990. This work is suitable for demographers, sociologists and students of ethnic studies. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402015502
- ISBN
- 9781402015502
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Condition: New
€ 131.95
€ 131.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Patterson, Raymond. Num Pages: 77 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 7. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634832670
- ISBN
- 9781634832670
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Condition: New
€ 99.89€ 77.61
€ 99.89
€ 77.61
Hardcover. Editor(s): Zimmerman, Roberta. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JWK; KNV; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 260 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634824378
- ISBN
- 9781634824378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 307.93€ 232.66
€ 307.93
€ 232.66
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield International United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783483983
- ISBN
- 9781783483983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.82€ 21.16
€ 132.82
€ 21.16
Paperback. "One of the major sources for the study on the interraction between whites and American Indians during the sixteenth century." -- Journal of the Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association Translator(s): Briffault, Herma. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBG; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801844300
- ISBN
- 9780801844300
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.61
€ 35.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. This volume focuses on the past and present development of African American vernacular English, particularly its development during the antebellum period and its trajectory of change in 20th-century. It studies an isolated bi-racial community situated in a distinctive dialect region. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 2ABM; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631230878
- ISBN
- 9780631230878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.99
€ 76.99
Hardcover. The public provision of early childhood education has developed at different rates across individual countries over the past two centuries. This book provides the historical background to explain how these national differences occurred, with particular reference to welfare and educational systems, to highlight how particular influences grew. Editor(s): Willekens, Harry; Scheiwe, Kirsten; Nawrotzki, Kristen. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; JKSB1; JNB; JNF; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137441973
- ISBN
- 9781137441973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.53
€ 194.53
Hardback. The Development of Managerial Culture examines the differences in underlying values and cultural distinctions in managerial cultures in Australia and Canada.It offers commentary on differences in attitudes to managerial culture and industrial relations through a comparison of national character development to provide context and insight for readers Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MBF; KJK; KJM; KJU; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137475619
- ISBN
- 9781137475619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.44
€ 128.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KNAF; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552665862
- ISBN
- 9781552665862
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
Paperback. Reconstructs how Iberian, indigenous, and African beliefs fused to create a syncretic religious culture in Brazil. Focusing on sorcery, this title argues that European traditions of witchcraft combined with practices of Indians and African slaves to form a Brazilian set of beliefs that became central to the lives of the people in the colony. Translator(s): Whitty, Diane Grosklaus. Series: LLILAS Translations from Latin America Series. Num Pages: 374 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRQX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292702363
- ISBN
- 9780292702363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.47
€ 38.99
€ 35.47