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The Americas
Paperback. An encyclopedia that provides comprehensive coverage of both the traditional topics of US political history and the broader forces that shape American politics - including economics, religion, social movements, race, class, and gender. Editor(s): Kazin, Michael; Edwards, Rebecca; Rothman, Adam. Num Pages: 672 pages, 3 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 183 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1142.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Concise
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152073
- ISBN
- 9780691152073
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
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Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition, 1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152158
- ISBN
- 9780691152158
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€ 46.99€ 33.61
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Paperback. Examines the "constitutional faith" that has, since 1788, been a central component of American "civil religion". By taking the parallel between wholehearted acceptance of the Constitution and religious faith, this book opens up a host of intriguing questions about what it means to be American. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152400
- ISBN
- 9780691152400
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.43
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Paperback. Proposes a way of interpreting the Constitution of US, one that respects the Constitution's text and history but also refuses to view the document as frozen in time. This book illuminates the underpinnings of constitutionalism itself, and shows that ours is indeed a Constitution, not of any particular generation, but of many minds. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152424
- ISBN
- 9780691152424
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.68
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Paperback. Not long after he led the legal team in Brown v Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall aided Kenya's constitutional negotiations, as adversaries battled over rights and land - not with weapons, but with legal arguments. This work tells the story of Marshall's work with Kenyan leaders as they fought with the British for independence in the 1960s. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1KBB; HBJH; JPVH1; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152448
- ISBN
- 9780691152448
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
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Paperback. Examines the channels of cooperation between American and West German student movements throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, and the reactions these relationships provoked from the US government. This title demonstrates the strong transnational connections between New Left groups on both sides of the Atlantic. Series: America in the World. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBLW3; HBTB; JNKS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152462
- ISBN
- 9780691152462
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
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Paperback. Presents an examination of a 2005 lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a faith-based residential rehabilitation program in an Iowa state prison of America. This work casts light on the predicament of prisoners who have precious little choice about what kind of rehabilitation they receive, if they are offered any at all. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JKVP1; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152530
- ISBN
- 9780691152530
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
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Hardback. The American racial order - the beliefs, institutions, and practices that organize relationships among the nation's races and ethnicities - is undergoing its greatest transformation since the 1960s. This title takes a look at the reasons behind this dramatic change, and considers how different groups of Americans are being affected. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 halftones. 14 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFSL1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152998
- ISBN
- 9780691152998
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
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Hardback. Thomas Jefferson is overjoyed by American victories late in the War of 1812 and highly interested in the treaty negotiations that ultimately end the conflict. This title presents 591 documents of Jefferson dated from 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 800 pages, 10 duotones. 25 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1285.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 840
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153186
- ISBN
- 9780691153186
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Condition: New
€ 168.17€ 126.50
€ 168.17
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Hardback. A title that opens on 1 July 1802, when Thomas Jefferson is in Washington, and closes on 12 November, when he is again there. Upon learning in August of the declaration of war by Mawlay Sulayman, the sultan of Morocco, much of the president's and the cabinet's attention is focused on that issue. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 808 pages, 8 duotones. 7 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1257.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153230
- ISBN
- 9780691153230
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Condition: New
€ 168.17€ 126.82
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Hardback. Focuses on declassified records of federal employee loyalty program created in response to fears that Communists were infiltrating the US government to reveal how disloyalty charges were used to silence these New Dealers and discredit their policies. This title demonstrates how the Second Red Scare undermined the reform potential of the New Deal. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 424 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153964
- ISBN
- 9780691153964
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Condition: New
€ 65.14€ 51.02
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Hardback. Investigates American origin stories - from John Smith's account of the founding of Jamestown in 1607 to Barack Obama's 2009 inaugural address - to show how American democracy is bound up with the history of print. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153995
- ISBN
- 9780691153995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.36
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€ 22.36
Hardback. Investigates America's changing attitudes toward medieval art around the turn of the twentieth century through the lens of Princeton University and its role as a major patron of Gothic Revival art and architecture. Series: Publications of the Art Museum, Princeton University. Num Pages: 128 pages, 65 color illus. 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; ACV; ACX; AGC; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1085.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154015
- ISBN
- 9780691154015
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
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Hardback. Argues that cultural politics - specifically America's often covert patronage of the arts - played a highly important role in the transfer of imperial authority from Britain to the United States during a critical period after World War II. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJP; DSBH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154152
- ISBN
- 9780691154152
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Condition: New
€ 61.64
€ 61.64
Paperback. Presents a theory of party identification, the central concept in the study of voting. Challenging the traditional idea that voters identify with a political party out of blind emotional attachment, this book explains why party identification in contemporary American politics and enables voters to make coherent policy choices. Num Pages: 160 pages, 11 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154176
- ISBN
- 9780691154176
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.64
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Paperback. A comprehensive study of Hispanic voters in the United States. It paints a complex portrait of this diverse population. Examining race, politics, and comparative political behavior, it discusses the concept of Hispanic political identity, taking into account the ethnic, generational, and linguistic distinctions within the Hispanic population. Num Pages: 232 pages, 17 line illus. 35 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154350
- ISBN
- 9780691154350
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
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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€ 18.73
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Hardback. Catalogs more than four hundred decorative objects in the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, including painted enamels, snuffboxes, porcelain, pottery, ceramics, jewelry, furniture, cast metal, and textiles from throughout Europe and Asia, with the majority dating from the late seventh century to the twentieth century. Num Pages: 400 pages, 478 color illus. 75 duotones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KBBEY; AC; AFT; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 290 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154909
- ISBN
- 9780691154909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.51€ 90.50
€ 112.51
€ 90.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 line illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155166
- ISBN
- 9780691155166
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
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Hardback. Boilerplate - the fine-print terms and conditions that we become subject to when we click "I agree" online or enter an employment contract - pervades all aspects of our modern lives. The author argues that our courts, legislatures, and regulatory agencies have fallen short in their evaluation and oversight of the use of boilerplate clauses. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 halftones. 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 239 x 27. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155333
- ISBN
- 9780691155333
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.84
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Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155340
- ISBN
- 9780691155340
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Condition: New
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Hardback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 31. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155623
- ISBN
- 9780691155623
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
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Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155784
- ISBN
- 9780691155784
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
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Alabama in Africa: Booker T. Washington, the German Empire, and the Gl...
Angela Elisabeth Zimmerman
Paperback. Series: America in the World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 halftones. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1HFDT; 1KBB; HBLW; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155869
- ISBN
- 9780691155869
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15