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hardcover. Why do legislators in Congress do what they do when it comes to voting on immigration policy? In The Politics of Immigration, Tom K. Wong argues that contemporary immigration politics is defined by three core features. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 10.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Publication date
2017
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780190235307
ISBN
9780190235307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.90

Paperback. Why do legislators in Congress do what they do when it comes to voting on immigration policy? In The Politics of Immigration, Tom K. Wong argues that contemporary immigration politics is defined by three core features. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190235314
ISBN
9780190235314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.17

Hardback. Since the early days of the American republic, political thinkers have maintained that a grossly unequal division of property, wealth, and power would lead to the erosion of democratic life. The author presents America's intellectual history to reclaim the politics of inequality from the distortion of American conservatism. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140744
ISBN
9780231140744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140751
ISBN
9780231140751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Hardcover. How does the government decide what's a problem and what isn't? In this title, the authors focuses to the problem-detection process itself, showing how the growth or contraction of government is closely related to how it searches for information and how, as an organization, it analyzes its findings. Num Pages: 264 pages, 48 figures, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226198095
ISBN
9780226198095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 79.17

Paperback. The Carnegie Corporation, among this country's oldest and most important foundations, has underwritten projects ranging from the writings of David Riesman to Sesame Street. Lagemann's lively history focuses on how foundations quietly but effectively use power and private money to influence public policies. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226467801
ISBN
9780226467801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.49

Paperback. Says that not only are Latinos a religious community, but their religious institutions inform daily life and politics in Latino communities to a considerable degree. This work shows that Latino religious institutions have played a significant role in the poor and urban communities where Latinos live. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLM; JFSL4; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814794142
ISBN
9780814794142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. Bow takes a close look at four major bilateral disputes between Canada and the United States to show that contrary to some reports the US has not made coercive linkages between issues to get its own way. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774816953
ISBN
9780774816953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Paperback. Takes a different approach to a question central to comparative politics and economics: why do some leaders of fragile democracies attain political success - culminating in reelection victories - when pursuing drastic, painful economic reforms while others see their political careers implode? Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSB; 1KLSR; 1KLSV; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691117874
ISBN
9780691117874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.14

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150606
ISBN
9780231150606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.62

Paperback. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 280 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBAH; HBJK; JFC; JFHF; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319726
ISBN
9780822319726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. This book examines the origins and consequences of civil war in Central America. Num Pages: 212 pages, 28 b/w illus. 1 map 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326. Civil War, Democratization, and Underdevelopment. 212 pages, 28 b/w illus. 1 map 4 tables. This book examines the origins and consequences of civil war in Central America. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KLC; JP. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 15. Weight: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521730792
ISBN
9780521730792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 525 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 270 x 34. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publisher
Canadian Inst of Ukranian Study Pr
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894865012
ISBN
9781894865012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

hardcover. The Politics of Ontario is the first comprehensive book on Ontario's politics, government, and public policy since Graham White's The Government and Politics of Ontario in 1997. Editor(s): Collier, Cheryl; Malloy, Jonathan. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; JPA; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442609136
ISBN
9781442609136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.39

Hardback. Aimed at educators, sociologists, political scientists, and policy makers, this book will be hailed as the definitive assessment of the origins and evolution of performance funding. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKG; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416908
ISBN
9781421416908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.57

Paperback. Compares and contrasts the developments in three major federal policy areas in the United States: welfare, Medicare, and Social Security. This title concentrates on three cases of social policy reform (or attempted reform) that took place during the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W Bush, Beland and Waddan. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589018846
ISBN
9781589018846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.90

Hardback. Examines the politics of consumer and environmental risk regulation in the United States and Europe over the last five decades, explaining why America and Europe have often regulated a wide range of similar risks differently. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFE; LNCB3; LNKJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 238 x 16. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691124162
ISBN
9780691124162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JPB; LNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691163369
ISBN
9780691163369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Offering an analysis of the Supreme Court's most important task - shaping the law, this book analyzes the Court's interpretation or treatment of the precedents it has set in the past. It shows that while precedent can operate as a constraint on the justices' decisions, it also represents an opportunity to foster preferred societal outcomes. Num Pages: 184 pages, 14 line illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136332
ISBN
9780691136332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many questioned whether the large number of political appointees in the Federal Emergency Management Agency contributed to the agency's poor handling of the catastrophe. This book examines how and why Presidents use political appointees and how their choices impact government performance - for better or worse. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 line illus. 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135441
ISBN
9780691135441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

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