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The Americas
Paperback. This book is about gender and civic membership in American constitutional politics from the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment through Second Wave Feminism. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754385
- ISBN
- 9780804754385
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
Paperback. In Mourning Modernity, Seth Moglen offers a bold new map of American literary modernism as a psychologically and politically divided response to the injuries inflicted by modern capitalism. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754194
- ISBN
- 9780804754194
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. This book explains why countries have adopted different policies for working parents through a comparative historical study of four nations: France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 tables, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754149
- ISBN
- 9780804754149
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Hardback. This book explains why countries have adopted different policies for working parents through a comparative historical study of four nations: France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 tables, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754132
- ISBN
- 9780804754132
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Condition: New
€ 117.40
€ 117.40
Paperback. This book examines the history and weaknesses of the electoral college and proposes reforms that could be made to our electoral process without a constitutional amendment. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780804754101
- ISBN
- 9780804754101
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. Popular Injustice focuses on the spread of highly punitive forms of social control (known locally as mano dura) in contemporary Latin America, with a particular focus on lynchings in postwar Guatemala. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFE; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804753838
- ISBN
- 9780804753838
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. In the American West, pressures to reallocate water to meet urban demands are rising as cities grow, environmental awareness increases, and climate change threatens existing water supplies. The legacy of Owens Valley, however, raises concerns about reallocation. This work considers alternative approaches to the Owens Valley transfer. Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 tables, 16 figures, 4 illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJG; RNF; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 330. Weight in Grams: 308.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804753807
- ISBN
- 9780804753807
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
Paperback. A provocative examination of prevailing thought on race and ethnicity in American society. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804753272
- ISBN
- 9780804753272
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.96
€ 23.99
€ 21.96
Paperback. An examination of the role that race plays in the lives of students at a multiracial U.S. high school. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804753166
- ISBN
- 9780804753166
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.43
€ 27.99
€ 26.43
Paperback. This book explains why Asia leads the broadband revolution while the United States and Europe struggle to keep up. Editor(s): Fransman, Martin. Series: Innovation & Technology in the World Economy. Num Pages: 300 pages, 4 tables, 33 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KBB; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804753067
- ISBN
- 9780804753067
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.95
€ 46.99
€ 41.95
Hardback. Public Opinion in State Politics gathers together the best new research by leading scholars on the factors that shape state level public opinion, as well as the impact of such opinion on state politics and public policies. Editor(s): Cohen, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 304 pages, 42 tables, 23 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804753005
- ISBN
- 9780804753005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.38
€ 91.38
Hardback. A Poverty of Rights examines the history of poor people's citizenship in Rio from the 1920s through the 1960s, the 20th-century period that most critically shaped urban development, social inequality, and the meaning of law and rights in modern Brazil. Num Pages: 488 pages, 14 tables, 3 figures, 5 illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804752909
- ISBN
- 9780804752909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.11
€ 150.11
Paperback. As the first comprehensive effort to view the modern class action through the lenses of American constitutional and political theory, this book contends that the procedural device needs to be substantially modified to prevent it from violating key constitutional and democratic precepts. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; LNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752756
- ISBN
- 9780804752756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Hardback. As the first comprehensive effort to view the modern class action through the lenses of American constitutional and political theory, this book contends that the procedural device needs to be substantially modified to prevent it from violating key constitutional and democratic precepts. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; LNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752749
- ISBN
- 9780804752749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.11
€ 150.11
Hardback. French naturalist and medical doctor Aime Bonpland (1773-1858) was one of the most important scientific explorers of South America in the early nineteenth century. This title presents Bonpland's remarkable and diverse career in South American - in Argentina, Paraguay (where he was imprisoned for nearly a decade), Uruguay, and southernmost Brazil. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752602
- ISBN
- 9780804752602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.27
€ 81.27
Paperback. This book evaluates the legacy of James Madison as a politician who thought carefully about institutions in the context of action. It brings together responses to Madison and his theory from a cross-section of modern political science, and views Madison not as an icon or mouthpiece of an era, but as a "modern" political scientist . Editor(s): Kernell, Samuel. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752305
- ISBN
- 9780804752305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
Paperback. Designed to fill the need for an accessible introduction to Marbury and the topic of judicial review, this book presents the unique transcript of a reenactment of the argument of Marbury v. Madison, argued by constitutional scholars before a bench of federal judges. Following the transcript are essays on the case and its significance today. Editor(s): Tushnet, Mark. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752275
- ISBN
- 9780804752275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. This book argues for a new vision of how to allocate power between the federal and state governments to provide effective government and enhance liberty. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751995
- ISBN
- 9780804751995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.43
€ 27.99
€ 26.43
Hardback. In Double Agency, Tina Chen proposes impersonation as a paradigm for teasing out the performative dimensions of Asian American literature and culture. Asian American acts of impersonation, she argues, foreground the limits of subjectivity even as they insist on the undeniable importance of subjecthood. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751858
- ISBN
- 9780804751858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Hardback. This study concerns a pivotal but unexamined surge in frontier violence that engulfed the eastern forests of eighteenth-century Brazil. It focuses on social, cultural, and racial relations among settlers, slaves, and native peoples accused of cannibalism. Num Pages: 432 pages, 14 tables, 5 figures, 26 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751803
- ISBN
- 9780804751803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.27
€ 139.27