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Hardcover. A unique insider's perspective of news production in Britain which gives readers a flavour of what goes on in news rooms, pressure groups, departmental policy divisions and parliament. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JK; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428486
ISBN
9781847428486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.32

Paperback. This book describes democracy as a contest of values. Equality and liberty, like justice and fairness, are among our ultimate ideals, but no single value is supreme. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774808026
ISBN
9780774808026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Paperback. Focusing on local movements to achieve equal distribution of social, economic, and political rights and natural resources, Democracy examines how ordinary and extraordinary men and women of different cultural and religious backgrounds have formed and attempted to sustain institutions that would permit them to live together in equality and peace. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195338089
ISBN
9780195338089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.76

Paperback. The essays in this volume take on the challenge of explaining the current formation of the relation between sovereignty, law and violence in what is termed 'Democracy's Empire'. Editor(s): Motha, Stewart. Series: Journal of Law and Society Special Issues. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPHV; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 6. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405163132
ISBN
9781405163132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.40

Paperback. Jonathan Israel's radical new account of the late Enlightenment highlights forgotten currents and figures. Running counter to mainstream thinking, he demonstrates how a group of philosophe-revolutionnaires provided the intellectual powerhouse of the French Revolution, and how their ideas connect with modern Western democracy. Num Pages: 1088 pages, 16 page plate section. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HPCD1; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1588.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
1088
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199668090
ISBN
9780199668090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.10

Paperback. This text examines the challenges that social inequities present to democratic governance. The authors argue that issues of poverty and inequality - far from diminishing - are becoming even more important in the present global environment. Editor(s): Tulchin, Joseph S.; Brown, Amelia. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. . Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KNH0013079
ISBN
9781588260284
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Producing more effective governance is the greatest challenge that faces most Latin American democracies - a challenge that involves not only strengthening democratic institutions but also increasing governmental effectiveness. This book addresses why some policies and some countries have been more successful than others in meeting this challenge. Editor(s): Mainwaring, Scott; Scully, Timothy R. Num Pages: 440 pages, 37 tables, 31 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFSL4; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804760850
ISBN
9780804760850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.19

Hardback. Producing more effective governance is the greatest challenge that faces most Latin American democracies - a challenge that involves not only strengthening democratic institutions but also increasing governmental effectiveness. This book addresses why some policies and some countries have been more successful than others in meeting this challenge. Editor(s): Mainwaring, Scott; Scully, Timothy R. Num Pages: 440 pages, 37 tables, 31 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFSL4; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760843
ISBN
9780804760843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.99

Traces the early origins of organizing in the decades following the US-Mexican War, when Mexicans in the Southwest established mutualista associations for their protection. Further, she traces the ways in which these efforts have been invoked by contemporary Latino civil rights leaders. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BGH; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623491284
ISBN
9781623491284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.74

paperback. This volume lays out the basic parameters of diversity-based politics as a still emerging form of democratic theory. The author offers concrete lessons from many movements to see what they tell us about a new sort of democratic politics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Temple University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592136544
ISBN
9781592136544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. In 1760 no polity in the world was democratic in any way we would now recognize. In 1995 there were democratic states on every continent and in every region. The struggle to create, sustain, and entrench democratic political systems is one of the central narratives of modernity. Editor(s): Potter, David; Goldblatt, David; Kiloh, Margaret; Lewis, Paul. Num Pages: 560 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745618159
ISBN
9780745618159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Hardback. An examination of the Reconstructionist philosophy of Mordecai M Kaplan. It deals with the defence of Kaplan against several serious critics. It provides a critical analysis of the contemporary Reconstructionist movement and how a Kaplan disciple treats problems of democracy in Israel and issues of ethical theological concern. Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History. Num Pages: 315 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235162
ISBN
9781936235162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.87

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Hausmann, Andrea; K Rner, Jana; Korner, Jana. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: AB; JFD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531158570
ISBN
9783531158570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.37

Hardback. Editor(s): Domingo Valls, Andreu; Sabater, Coll Albert; Verdugo, Richard Ruiz. Series: Applied Demography Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, 40 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFFN; JFSL4; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319123608
ISBN
9783319123608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.47

Paperback. Mortality forecasting is used in a wide variety of academic fields, and for policymaking in global health, social security and retirement planning, and other areas. This title provides a framework for forecasting age-sex-country-cause-specific variables that makes it possible to incorporate information than standard approaches. Num Pages: 272 pages, 47 color illus. 3 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHBC; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130958
ISBN
9780691130958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

Paperback. "Quite simply, a tour de force--a wonderful synthesis of history and criticism."--Daniel Czitrom, author of Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215601
ISBN
9780812215601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Hohn, Charlotte; Linke, Wilfried; Mackensen, Rainer. Series: Schriftenreihe Des Bundesinstituts Fur Bevolkerungsforschung. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810021045
ISBN
9783810021045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.75

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Grunheid, Evelyn; Hohn, Charlotte. Series: Schriftenreihe Des Bundesinstituts Fur Bevolkerungsforschung. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810023155
ISBN
9783810023155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.53

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Hohn, Charlotte. Series: Schriftenreihe Des Bundesinstituts Fur Bevolkerungsforschung. Num Pages: colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810022271
ISBN
9783810022271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.55

paperback. Series: Quartiersforschung. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFS; JHBD; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531176505
ISBN
9783531176505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.89

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