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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. This book explains some of the ways in which deteriorated socioeconomic conditions (inequality in particular) and institutional limitations (corruption, electoral exclusion, and a weak rule of law, among others) affect political stability in extremely unequal developing countries, like Mexico, where democracy is not yet fully consolidated. Num Pages: 235 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFFA; JPH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263025
- ISBN
- 9781137263025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. This book explains some of the ways in which deteriorated socioeconomic conditions (inequality in particular) and institutional limitations (corruption, electoral exclusion, and a weak rule of law, among others) affect political stability in extremely unequal developing countries, like Mexico, where democracy is not yet fully consolidated. Num Pages: 235 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFF; JPHF; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349442409
- ISBN
- 9781349442409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.78
€ 65.78
Hardcover. This study is about new media, the crisis of democracy and political renewal. It asks: What is the political? How can we understand politics in a network age? Can we talk sensibly about generational change? Analysing four international case studies, this book gives an optimistic assessment of how digital media supports new forms of politics Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308252
- ISBN
- 9781137308252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, tab: 3, b fig: 1, b fig: 4, col. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; JFFS; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 243 x 36. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838208121
- ISBN
- 9783838208121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.55€ 47.75
€ 60.55
€ 47.75
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807847558
- ISBN
- 9780807847558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.93
€ 77.93
Paperback. Editor(s): Petric, Boris. Series: The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPHV; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349441242
- ISBN
- 9781349441242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardcover. Focusing on aesthetic figuration diverse home spaces, modes of domestic life, and family histories, this book argues that depicting democracy as it unfolds literally at home presents a compelling portrait of the intimate and everyday aspects of change that can be overlooked by a focus on structural concerns in South Africa. Series: Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFC; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137561985
- ISBN
- 9781137561985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Paperback. In demonstrating how women's activism is evolving with and shaping democratization across the region, Democracy and the Rise of Women's Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa reveals how women's social movements are challenging the barriers created by colonization and dictatorships in Africa and beyond. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1HF; JFSJ1; JPHV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801895791
- ISBN
- 9780801895791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.61
€ 35.99
€ 30.61
Hardback. In demonstrating how women's activism is evolving with and shaping democratization across the region, Democracy and the Rise of Women's Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa reveals how women's social movements are challenging the barriers created by colonization and dictatorships in Africa and beyond. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1HF; JFSJ1; JPHV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890086
- ISBN
- 9780801890086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.75
€ 68.75
Paperback. Although inequality in Latin America ranks among the worst in the world, it has notably declined over the years, offset by improvements in health care and education, enhanced programs for social assistance, and increases in the minimum wage. The author argues that the resurgence of democracy in Latin America is key to this change. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 figures, 36 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFJ; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226356532
- ISBN
- 9780226356532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardcover. Economic development is a necessary but not sufficient condition for welfare development. This book examines complex relations between democracy and social policy and the conditions under which democratic regimes can deliver adequate social protection to citizens as well as how social policy aids democratic consolidation. Editor(s): Bangura, Yusuf. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230546950
- ISBN
- 9780230546950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Paperback. This book examines the struggle over public education in mid-twentieth century America through the lens of a joint biography of these two extraordinary women, Heffernan, the California Commissioner of Rural and Elementary Education between 1926 and 1965, and Seeds, the Director of the University Elementary school at UCLA between 1925 and 1957. Series: Historical Studies in Education. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSJ; JNB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349341269
- ISBN
- 9781349341269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.28
€ 53.36
€ 47.28
Hardback. There has been rapid proliferation of public--private partnerships in areas of human rights, environmental protection and development in global governance. This book demonstrates how different forms of partnership legitimacy and accountability interact, and pinpoints trade-offs between democratic values in partnership operations. Editor(s): Bexell, Magdalena; Morth, Ulrika. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPHV; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230239067
- ISBN
- 9780230239067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardback. Democracy and Interest Groups assesses the contribution that interest groups make to the democratic involvement of citizens and the generation of social capital. The authors draw on new surveys of groups and members and more unusually with non-participants. It also makes use of in-depth interviews with campaign group leaders and organizers. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFS; JPHV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333763339
- ISBN
- 9780333763339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
hardcover. Editor(s): Guelke, Adrian. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFSL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403912473
- ISBN
- 9781403912473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Paperback. This text presents an approach to how Americans might resolve some of their most trying moral disagreements and live with those that will inevitably persist, on terms that all can respect. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFM; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674197664
- ISBN
- 9780674197664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. A new emphasis on diversity and difference is displacing older myths of nation or community. A new attention to gender, race, language or religion is disrupting earlier preoccupations with class. But the welcome extended to heterogeneity can bring with it a disturbing fragmentation and closure. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPA; JPHV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745610979
- ISBN
- 9780745610979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.14
€ 26.14
Hardcover. Provides a contribution to the literature of comparative political thought. Exploring the globalization of ideas of democracy and civil society, this book addresses the question of what occurs when concepts cross the boundaries of cultures or languages. It analyzes the historical concept of democracy in Arab and Islamic political thought. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 256 pages, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFC; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630999
- ISBN
- 9780815630999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.29
€ 45.29
Paperback. Assesses what associations do and don't do for democracy. This book explains how and when associational life expands the domain, inclusiveness, and authenticity of democracy. It looks at which associations are most likely to foster individuals' capacities for democratic citizenship. Num Pages: 280 pages, 43 tables. BIC Classification: JFSV; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050775
- ISBN
- 9780691050775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.89€ 42.58
€ 52.89
€ 42.58
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138859906
- ISBN
- 9781138859906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.81€ 70.85
€ 199.81
€ 70.85