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Hardback. Derided by the Right as dangerous and by the Left as spineless, Barack Obama puzzles observers. This title reveals the sources of Obama's ideas and explains why his principled aversion to absolutes does not fit contemporary partisan categories. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFCX; JPA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147468
ISBN
9780691147468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.19

Hardback. On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened for business, forever changing the face of global trade and military power, as well as the role of the United States on the world stage. Examining the Canal's influence on Panama, the United States, and the world, this title chronicles the economic and political history of the Canal. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 halftone. 30 line illus. 48 tables. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCPC; HBT; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147383
ISBN
9780691147383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 35.79

Hardback. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 520 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1DVUR; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 40. Weight in Grams: 882.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147307
ISBN
9780691147307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. Considers the ways Americans understand the relationship between their religious beliefs and the political arena. This work covers such topics as: how religious diversity affects American democracy, how religion is implicated in America's partisan battles, and how religion affects ideas about race, ethnicity, and gender. Editor(s): Wolfe, Alan; Katznelson, Ira. Num Pages: 456 pages, 16 line illus. 28 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147291
ISBN
9780691147291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.28
€ 41.40

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147239
ISBN
9780691147239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.12
€ 49.96

Hardback. The English philosopher Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990) is known as a conservative who rejected philosophically ambitious rationalism and the grand political ideologies of the twentieth century. This title presents an original account of Oakeshott's skepticism about foundations, an account that newly reveals the unity of his thought. Series: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPK; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147178
ISBN
9780691147178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.28
€ 41.78

Paperback. What fueled the Victorian passion for hair-jewelry and memorial rings? When would an everyday object metamorphose from commodity to precious relic? This title examines the role played by portable objects in persuading Victorian Britons that they could travel abroad with religious sentiments, family ties, and national identity intact. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146621
ISBN
9780691146621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.73

Paperback. Whether kids love or hate the food served there, the American school lunchroom is the stage for one of the most popular yet flawed social welfare programs in our nation's history. This book covers this complex and fascinating part of American culture, from its origins in early twentieth-century nutrition science onwards. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 halftones. 1 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: HBLW; JNB; JNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146195
ISBN
9780691146195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.78

Paperback. Los Angeles has attracted intense attention as a 'world city' characterized by multiculturalism and globalization. This work highlights the role African Americans and Japanese Americans played in the social and political struggles that remade twentieth-century Los Angeles. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 halftones. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146188
ISBN
9780691146188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.28
€ 41.40

Paperback. Was there ever really a black-Jewish alliance in twentieth-century America? And if there was, what happened to it? This book answers these questions, drawing a portrait of what was less an alliance than a tumultuous political engagement - but one that energized the civil rights revolution, and affected the course of American politics as a whole. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146164
ISBN
9780691146164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.04

Paperback. Much has been written about the profound impact the post-World War II baby boomers had on American religion. But the lifestyles and beliefs of the generation that has followed - and the influence these younger Americans are having on the face of religion - are not so well understood. This book offers a look at the future of American religion. Num Pages: 320 pages, 68 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: HR; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146140
ISBN
9780691146140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.62

Hardback. In 1981, Frederick Houk Borsch returned to Princeton University, his alma mater, to serve as dean of the chapel at the Ivy League school. This title tells the story of Princeton's journey from its founding in 1746 as a college for Presbyterian ministers to the religiously diverse institution it is today. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC93; JNB; JNMH; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145730
ISBN
9780691145730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.90

Paperback. Recasting Freud as an inspired humanist and reconceiving psychoanalysis as a form of moral inquiry, this title argues that Freudianism offers a rich approach to self-inquiry, one that reaffirms the enduring task of philosophy and many of the abiding ethical values of Western civilization. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFCX; JMAF; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145525
ISBN
9780691145525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 269 x 256 x 32. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145334
ISBN
9780691145334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Hardback. Offers an account of how and why, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, American missionaries and moral reformers undertook work abroad at an unprecedented rate and scale. This title presents how transnational organizing played a vital role in America's political and economic expansion. Series: America in the World. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145211
ISBN
9780691145211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.12
€ 49.96

Paperback. A work on modern Japanese colonialism and imperialism. It includes essays that seek to illuminate some of the significant processes and institutions during the period when the empire was at war. Editor(s): Duus, Peter; Myers, Ramon H.; Peattie, Mark R. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 halftones, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145068
ISBN
9780691145068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.20

Hardback. Late one night in 1823 Joseph Smith, Jr was reportedly visited in his family's farmhouse in upstate New York by an angel named Moroni. Thus began the unlikely career of the "Book of Mormon". This book traces the life of this book as it has formed and fractured different strains of Mormonism and transformed religious expression around the world. Series: Lives of Great Religious Books. Num Pages: 280 pages, 23 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 124 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144801
ISBN
9780691144801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.19

Hardback. Examining the social and political upheavals that characterized the collapse of public judgment in early modern Europe, this book offers a different account of the achievement of liberal democracy and self-government. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144740
ISBN
9780691144740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.04
€ 54.23

Hardback. Helps to understand the intellectual and social transformation of China. This title distills the author's reflections on modern China and details change in Chinese historical studies in the 20th century. It assesses the work of historians prior to 1950 and the domination of China by the Communist Chinese. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 halftones. 22 color illus. 3 color maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBAH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144634
ISBN
9780691144634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Paperback. Intends to bring insights from the Jewish political tradition into political and legal debates about rights and to bring rights discourse into Jewish thought. This book presents a theory of rights founded on the covenant between God and the Jewish people as that covenant is constituted by Scripture and the rabbinic tradition. Series: New Forum Books. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; HRJT; JFSR1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144375
ISBN
9780691144375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

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