Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. These multidisciplinary essays combine an appreciation of the progress made in Third World democratization with an assessment of structural and cultural factors that limit further progress toward procedural democracy in many parts of the world, such as China and much of the Middle East. Editor(s): Handelman, Howard; Tessler, Mark A. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFSL1; JPFF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 226 x 3. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268008918
- ISBN
- 9780268008918
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.98
€ 26.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. Series: The Wilder House Series in Politics, History & Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JFC; JPA; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276. Understanding Politics in an Unfamiliar Culture. Series: Wilder House Series in Politics, History & Culture. 192 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JFC; JPA; JPHF; JPHV. Dimension: 162 x 229 x 12. Weight: 266.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486913
- ISBN
- 9780801486913
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€ 34.99€ 33.47
€ 34.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. Suburbanization is often blamed for a loss of civic engagement in contemporary America. How justified is this claim? Just what is a suburb? How do social environments shape civic life? Looking beyond stereotypes, this title answers these questions by examining how suburbs influence citizen participation in community and public affairs. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 tables, 36 line illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088808
- ISBN
- 9780691088808
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€ 52.99€ 37.15
€ 52.99
€ 37.15
Hardback. This collection explores conceptions and practices of democracy of social movement organizations involved in global protest. Focusing on the global justice movement this book shows how they adopt radical new democratic approaches and thus provide a fundamental critique of conventional politics. Editor(s): Della Porta, Donatella. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSV; JPWF; YQN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230218833
- ISBN
- 9780230218833
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€ 119.57
€ 119.57
Hardback. Can Islamic societies embrace democracy? This title maintains that it is possible, demonstrating that Islam is not inherently hostile to the idea of democracy. It argues that the key to understanding the integration of Islam and democracy lies in social institutions as well as the every days experiences. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814795644
- ISBN
- 9780814795644
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€ 102.68
€ 102.68
Paperback. Translator(s): Krause, Krystin; Bird, Holly; Mainwaring, Scott. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL4; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268019723
- ISBN
- 9780268019723
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.14
€ 40.99
€ 36.14
Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of democratic participation among first- and second-generation immigrants in the United States. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 tables, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804755924
- ISBN
- 9780804755924
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.95
€ 27.99
€ 26.95
Hardback. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of democratic participation among first- and second-generation immigrants in the United States. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 figures, 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750448
- ISBN
- 9780804750448
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Condition: New
€ 119.45
€ 119.45
Hardback. Develops a comprehensive analysis of the demands which the process of globalization exerts on the political organisations of humanity. This book asks: 'How can the social, moral and legal achievements of the nation-state be retained while its structure is reshaped to satisfy the requirements of a globalised world?' Translator(s): Haubrich, D.; Ludwig, M. Series: Studies in Global Justice. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPHV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402056604
- ISBN
- 9781402056604
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Condition: New
€ 182.45
€ 182.45
Paperback. Develops a comprehensive analysis of the demands, which the process of globalization exerts on the political organisations of humanity. This book starts from a diagnosis of the process of globalisation and frees its concept from its economistic narrowing. Translator(s): Haubrich, D.; Ludwig, M. Series: Studies in Global Justice. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPHV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 557.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402056611
- ISBN
- 9781402056611
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Condition: New
€ 181.50
€ 181.50
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263025
- ISBN
- 9781137263025
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€ 62.12
€ 62.12
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349442409
- ISBN
- 9781349442409
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Condition: New
€ 61.44
€ 61.44
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308252
- ISBN
- 9781137308252
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Condition: New
€ 63.23
€ 63.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA; JPHV; UB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349455904
- ISBN
- 9781349455904
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Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
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
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Condition: New
€ 59.92€ 46.69
€ 59.92
€ 46.69
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807847558
- ISBN
- 9780807847558
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Condition: New
€ 76.48
€ 76.48
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. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349441242
- ISBN
- 9781349441242
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Condition: New
€ 62.08
€ 62.08
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137561985
- ISBN
- 9781137561985
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Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801895791
- ISBN
- 9780801895791
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 29.82
€ 35.99
€ 29.82
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890086
- ISBN
- 9780801890086
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Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
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
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
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
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Condition: New
€ 119.52
€ 119.52
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
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 44.22
€ 54.99
€ 44.22
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
€ 62.51
€ 62.51