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The Americas
Paperback. Based on historical archives, interviews, and a survey evidence, this title suggests that the gun control campaign has been stymied by a combination of factors, including the inability to secure patronage resources, difficulties in articulating a message that resonates with supporters, and strategic decisions made in the name of effective policy. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138329
- ISBN
- 9780691138329
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€ 40.99€ 29.27
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Paperback. The American welfare state is supposed to be a pale imitation of 'true' welfare states in Europe and Canada. This book argues that the American welfare state is in fact larger, more popular, and more dynamic than commonly believed. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 402.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138336
- ISBN
- 9780691138336
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€ 48.09
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Paperback. From the nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries, millions of Americans participated in fraternal associations - self-selecting brotherhoods and sisterhoods that provided aid to members, enacted group rituals, and engaged in community service. This book shows how African American groups played key roles in the struggle for civil rights. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 halftones. 8 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138367
- ISBN
- 9780691138367
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€ 40.99€ 29.15
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Paperback. Identifies the distinctive voice of Jewish American literature by recovering the multilingual Jewish culture that Jews brought to the United States in their creative encounter with English. This book traces the evolution of Yiddish and Hebrew in modern Jewish American prose writing through dialect and accent, and cross-cultural translations. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 2ACY; 2CSJ; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138442
- ISBN
- 9780691138442
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€ 40.99€ 29.20
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Paperback. Focuses on the staples of American welfare system such as Medicaid, Food Stamps, Head Start, WIC, and public housing. This book maintains that these programs form an effective, if largely invisible and haphazard safety net, and yet they are the very programs most vulnerable to political attack and misunderstanding. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138527
- ISBN
- 9780691138527
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€ 37.99€ 27.43
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Paperback. Details how Americans have traditionally relied on narratives to address what it means to be strong, morally responsible individuals and to explain why some people are more successful than others - in short, to help us make sense of our lives. This title argues that these narratives have done little to help Americans confront new challenges. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138558
- ISBN
- 9780691138558
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€ 33.99€ 24.81
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Paperback. How does the American public formulate its opinions about US foreign policy and military engagement abroad? This title takes an in-depth look at media coverage, elite rhetoric, and public opinion during the Iraq war and other US conflicts abroad. It also reveals precisely what this means for the future of American foreign policy. Num Pages: 368 pages, 39 line illus. 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPS; JPVK; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138596
- ISBN
- 9780691138596
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€ 46.99€ 33.61
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Paperback. Traces Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo's triumph over a monetary crisis at the outbreak of World War I that threatened the United States with financial disaster. This title recreates the drama of America's battle for financial credibility. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 halftones. 16 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; KCA; KCX; KFFD; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138763
- ISBN
- 9780691138763
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€ 42.99€ 31.01
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Paperback. Examines the roles violence and terrorism have played in the exercise of democratic ideals in America. This book explores how crowds, rallying behind the principle of popular sovereignty and desiring to make law conform to justice, can disdain law and engage in violence. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JPHV; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138770
- ISBN
- 9780691138770
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€ 40.99€ 29.27
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Paperback. Examines what happens to sweeping and seemingly successful policy reforms after they are passed. This book shows the political struggle does not end when major reforms become enacted. It argues that the reforms that stick destroy an existing policy subsystem and reconfigure the political dynamic. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 halftones. 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138978
- ISBN
- 9780691138978
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€ 40.99€ 29.15
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Paperback. From the Korean War to the conflict in Iraq, this book examines the ways in which the American public decides whether to support the use of military force. Contrary to the conventional view, it demonstrates that the public does not respond reflexively and solely to the number of casualties in a conflict. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 line illus. 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBWS; JPS; JPVK; JPWS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139081
- ISBN
- 9780691139081
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€ 46.99€ 33.49
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Paperback. Shows that economic crises do not necessarily persuade governments to adopt IMF-style economic policies. This book argues that ideology, interests, and institutions, at both the international and domestic levels, mediate responses to such crises. Num Pages: 368 pages, 40 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1KL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139524
- ISBN
- 9780691139524
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€ 46.99€ 33.61
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Paperback. Where did affirmative action in employment come from? This book presents a fresh perspective, tracing the roots of the policy to partisan conflicts over fair employment practices (FEP) legislation from the 1940s to the 1970s. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 424 pages, 9 halftones. 8 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFL; JPVH; LNHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139531
- ISBN
- 9780691139531
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€ 46.99€ 33.61
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Hardback. Provides an overview of the Latino Catholic experience in America from the sixteenth century to today, and offers the most in-depth examination to date of the important ways the US Catholic Church, its evolving Latino majority, and American culture are mutually transforming one another. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 602.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139791
- ISBN
- 9780691139791
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€ 56.85€ 45.08
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Paperback. Over the years the American public has witnessed several hard-fought battles over nominees to the US Supreme Court. This book examines one such fight to discover how and why people formed opinions about the nominee, and to determine how the confirmation process shaped perceptions of the Supreme Court's legitimacy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 line illus. 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVK; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139883
- ISBN
- 9780691139883
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€ 46.99€ 33.72
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Paperback. Shows how the experiences of African American soldiers during World War II and the Korean War influenced many of them to challenge white supremacy in the South when they returned home. Focusing on the motivations of individual black veterans, this book explores the relationship between military service and political activism. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140049
- ISBN
- 9780691140049
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€ 40.99€ 29.35
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Paperback. In 1931, nine black youths were charged with raping two white women in Scottsboro, Alabama. Despite meager and contradictory evidence, all nine were found guilty and eight were sentenced to death. This book explores how this case has embedded itself into the fabric of American memory and become a lens for perceptions of race and class. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSL3; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140476
- ISBN
- 9780691140476
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€ 46.99€ 33.61
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Paperback. In the 1960s, Mississippi was the heart of white southern resistance to the civil-rights movement. This work shows how Mississippi leaders strategically accommodated themselves to the demands of civil-rights activists and the federal government seeking to end Jim Crow, and in so doing contributed to a vibrant conservative countermovement. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 384 pages, 26 halftones. 6 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBS; HBJ; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140940
- ISBN
- 9780691140940
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€ 42.99€ 30.89
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Paperback. Looking at the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century people who wrote about the Andean region that became Peru, this work shows how the lens of Rome had a profound influence on Spanish understanding of the Incan empire. It focuses on issues such as the role of language in conquest, the interpretation of civil war, and the founding of cities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140957
- ISBN
- 9780691140957
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€ 46.99€ 33.55
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Paperback. Analyzes a half century of speeches, campaign advertisements, party platforms, and intellectual writings, systematically showing how Republican politicians and conservative intellectuals increasingly gave economic justifications for policies they once defended through appeals to freedom. Num Pages: 32 pages, 5 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFM; JPL; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141008
- ISBN
- 9780691141008
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
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Paperback. Shows that presidents and leaders of all stripes have worked to put the Court on a pedestal and have encouraged its justices to accept the role of ultimate interpreters of the Constitution. This work examines why presidents have found judicial supremacy to be in their best interest and why constitutional leadership has been passed to the courts. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; LNAA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141022
- ISBN
- 9780691141022
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€ 46.99€ 33.72
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Paperback. Provides an examination of the intelligence failures that preceded September 11. This work shows how and why the intelligence system itself left us vulnerable. It argues that after the Cold War ended, the CIA and FBI failed to adapt to the rise of terrorism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPSH; JPWL2; JWKF; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141039
- ISBN
- 9780691141039
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.87
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Paperback. Addresses a variety of specific themes in musicals that serve this general function: fairy tale and fantasy, idealism and inspiration, gender and sexuality, and relationships, among others. This work considers three overlapping genres that are central to the projection of personal identity: operetta, movie musicals, and operatic musicals. Num Pages: 480 pages, 31 halftones. 26 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141053
- ISBN
- 9780691141053
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€ 42.99€ 30.89
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Paperback. Should members of religious sects be able to use peyote in worship? How can the law address the refusal of parents to provide medical care to their children or the refusal of doctors to perform abortions? This title presents a framework for addressing such questions that involve competing demands of fairness, liberty, and constitutional validity. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH4; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141138
- ISBN
- 9780691141138
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61