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North America
Paperback. Examines the emergence of private, work-based benefits; the uniquely American pursuit of "social insurance"; the influence of race and gender on the health care debate; and the confrontation between reformers and powerful economic and health interests. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119519
- ISBN
- 9780691119519
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.09
€ 52.99
€ 38.09
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119748
- ISBN
- 9780691119748
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Condition: New
€ 71.06€ 55.15
€ 71.06
€ 55.15
Paperback. Traces the rise and evolution of a distinctly American form of legal reasoning. This book is suitable for law students and their teachers and for lawyers. Editor(s): Kennedy, David, Jr.; Fisher, William W. Num Pages: 936 pages, 21 halftones. 4 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1590.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 936
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120003
- ISBN
- 9780691120003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.53€ 62.54
€ 80.53
€ 62.54
Paperback. Does globalization menace our cities? Are cities able to exercise democratic rule and strategic choice when international competition increasingly limits the importance of place? This book looks at the political responses of ten cities in North America and Western Europe as they grappled with the forces of global restructuring. Num Pages: 552 pages, 15 halftones. 31 line illus. 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KB; JFSG; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 662.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120140
- ISBN
- 9780691120140
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Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.00
€ 53.29
€ 42.00
Hardback. Includes first-hand accounts of Thomas Jefferson's demeanor at his successor's inauguration and one of the most detailed descriptions of life at Monticello by a visitor. This volume tells of his efforts to restore order at his mismanaged mill complex, breed merino sheep, and otherwise resume full control of his financial and agricultural affairs. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 784 pages, 8 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1257.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 792
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121215
- ISBN
- 9780691121215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.17€ 126.15
€ 168.17
€ 126.15
Paperback. Enables you to identify the caterpillars of nearly 700 butterflies and moths found east of the Mississippi. This book provides information on the distribution, biology, and taxonomy of caterpillars beyond. It covers caterpillar structure, life cycles, rearing, natural enemies, photography, and conservation. Series: Princeton Field Guides. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1,200+ color photos. 24 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSVT7; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 36. Weight in Grams: 885.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121444
- ISBN
- 9780691121444
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.55
€ 37.99
€ 27.55
Paperback. Looks at the mechanisms that govern how policy is enacted and implemented in the United States. This book includes essays on topics ranging from those dealing with the microfoundations of congressional output, to large N empirical analyses that assess theories of lawmaking, to policy-centered case studies. Editor(s): Adler, E. Scott; Lapinski, John S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121598
- ISBN
- 9780691121598
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. Examines four attempts to answer the question of national identity that Americans faced in the wake of the American Revolution. This work explores a complicated political world in which boundaries between the personal and the political were fluid and ill-defined. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122366
- ISBN
- 9780691122366
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.64
€ 46.99
€ 33.64
Paperback. The contemporary American political landscape has been marked by two paradoxical transformations: the emergence after 1960 of an increasingly activist state, and the rise of an assertive and politically powerful conservatism that strongly opposes activist government. This work features young scholars who take up these issues. Editor(s): Pierson, Paul; Skocpol, Theda. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 42 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122588
- ISBN
- 9780691122588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.35
€ 53.29
€ 42.35
Hardback. Anti-Americanism has become a European lingua franca. Taking a look at the history of European aversion to America, this work argues that understanding the ubiquity of anti-Americanism since September 11, 2001, requires an appreciation of such sentiments among European elites going back at least to July 4, 1776. Series: The Public Square. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122878
- ISBN
- 9780691122878
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.56
€ 26.99
€ 20.56
Paperback. Presents the history of the turbulent years between the end of World War II and the fall of Richard Nixon. Focusing on the 1960s, this book shows how the consensus was shattered by the converging blows of racial upheaval, the Vietnam War, and a pervasive crisis of authority in American society. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 143 x 39. Weight in Grams: 814.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122885
- ISBN
- 9780691122885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.15
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€ 42.15
Paperback. Shows that there was nothing inevitable about the surge in corporate size and power by century's end. This book concludes that the driving force of our history is not technology, politics, or culture, but large, bureaucratic organizations. It features various vignettes and offers insights presaging a different historical genre. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123158
- ISBN
- 9780691123158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.14
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€ 42.14
Hardback. Unlike the 1930s, when the United States tragically failed to open its doors to Europeans fleeing Nazism, the country admitted over three million refugees during the Cold War. This book explores the reasons behind the remarkable changes to American refugee policy, laws, and programs. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW3; JFFD; JFFN; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123325
- ISBN
- 9780691123325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.14€ 51.06
€ 65.14
€ 51.06
Hardback. Explores the relationship between jazz and literature, looking at jazz musicians and the themes literature has garnered from them by appropriating the style, tones, and innovations of jazz, and demonstrating that the poetics of jazz has both been assimilated into, and affected, the development of twentieth-century American literature. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; AVGJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123578
- ISBN
- 9780691123578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.14€ 51.18
€ 65.14
€ 51.18
Paperback. Retrieves the forgotten feminism of the working women, illuminating the ideas that inspired them and the reforms they secured from employers and the state. This book contains stories of labor reformers who wanted equality and "special benefits," and who argued that gender differences must be accommodated. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123684
- ISBN
- 9780691123684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.89
€ 42.99
€ 30.89
Paperback. The American public has consistently declared itself less concerned with foreign affairs in the post-Cold War era. How can it be, then, that public attentiveness to US foreign policy crises has increased? This book represents a systematic attempt to explain this apparent paradox. Num Pages: 344 pages, 38 line illus. 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPVK; KNTD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123776
- ISBN
- 9780691123776
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.64
€ 46.99
€ 33.64
Paperback. Presents an argument that the process of collecting information on public preferences through surveys may bias our picture of several preferences. This book focuses on the many respondents who say they "don't know" when asked for their views on the political issues of the day. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 line illus. 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 236 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123783
- ISBN
- 9780691123783
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.64
€ 46.99
€ 33.64
Paperback. Shows that, under the right political conditions, voters are well informed on the issues that they care about and use their knowledge to hold politicians accountable. This book finds that the media - while far from ideal - do provide the populace with information regarding the responsiveness of elected representatives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 line illus. 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123790
- ISBN
- 9780691123790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. Shows what the Badger State did and how it was done. Wisconsin's welfare reform was the most radical in the country, and it began far earlier than that in most other states. It was the achievement of legislators and administrators who were unusually high-minded and effective by national standards. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 line illus. 44 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123806
- ISBN
- 9780691123806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.82
€ 52.99
€ 37.82
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
€ 53.29€ 42.46
€ 53.29
€ 42.46