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Hardback. In Carefair, Paul Kershaw urges us to resist this private/public distinction, and makes a convincing case for treating caregiving as a matter of citizenship that obliges and empowers everyone in society. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774811606
ISBN
9780774811606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.66

Paperback. Lochner v. New York pitted a conservative activist judiciary against a reform-minded legislature, and is a frequently-cited case in Supreme Court history. In this guide Kens shows why the case remains an important marker in the ideological battles between the free market and the regulatory state. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCP; LND; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700609192
ISBN
9780700609192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.62

Hardback. In this collection, a dozen scholars of international affairs consider the 20th century's recurring failure to construct a peaceful and stable international order in the wake of war. They reflect on the difficulties faced by governments as they sought to secure a world order. Editor(s): Kennedy, Paul; Hitchcock, William I. Translator(s): Spade, Paul Vincent. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; GTJ; HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 575.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300080100
ISBN
9780300080100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.17
€ 42.10

Paperback. Paul Kennedy's international bestseller is a sweeping account of five hundred years of fluctuating economic muscle and military might among the great powers of the world. Num Pages: 928 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JPQB; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 48. Weight in Grams: 632.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
William Collins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9780006860525
ISBN
9780006860525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141983820
ISBN
9780141983820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Offers an account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War. This book reveals the role of the problem-solvers and middle-men who made it happen - like Major-General Perry Hobart, who invented the 'funny tanks' which flattened the D-Day beaches. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141036090
ISBN
9780141036090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. This work is an analysis of the role of the vice president in foreign policy. Based on the experiences of the five vice presidents who were the most active in global affairs - Nixon, Mondale, Bush, Quayle and Gore - this work analyzes how he should, or should not, be used in US foreign policy. Series: The Presidency and Public Policy. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739102183
ISBN
9780739102183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.51

Paperback. The bloody sacrifices made by Australian and British soldiers notwithstanding, the fighting at Bullecourt resulted in the first breakthrough of the 'impregnable' Hindenburg Line. Author Paul Kendall has contacted many of the living relatives of those who fought to bring a human face to those terrible statistics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 366 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750981781
ISBN
9780750981781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.74

Paperback. This volume contains a selection of writings from the seminal figures in British political theory from Bernard Bosanquet to Anne Phillips and Bhikhu Parekh, which trace the transformation of political theory and its relation to trends in British politics and the state. Editor(s): Kelly, Paul. Series: Political Studies Special Issues. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405199995
ISBN
9781405199995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.54

Hardback. Liberalism is an innovative introductory textbook exploring the dominant discourse of contemporary political theory and the core ideas that underpin it. Despite the ubiquity of liberalism there remains considerable disagreement about what contemporary political liberals believe. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745632902
ISBN
9780745632902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.24

hardcover. Escape from the Staple Trap is a powerful critique of the dominant trend in Canadian political economy since the 1970s. Num Pages: 304 pages, 33 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1QFG; GTF; HBJK; JP; KCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802099419
ISBN
9780802099419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.91

paperback. Aided by the author's extensive prison diaries, this book reveals the true horror of life inside Los Teques: a shocking underworld behind bars where inmates pay protection money to stay alive, prostitutes do the rounds and vast amounts of cocaine are smuggled in for cell-block bosses to sell on to prisoners for huge profits. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781780576077
ISBN
9781780576077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 105. BIC Classification: AMKD; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Publisher
RIBA Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859466261
ISBN
9781859466261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.80

Paperback. Series: Globalization and Community. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 b&w photos, 5 maps, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1KBBEY; JPQB; JPR; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816677436
ISBN
9780816677436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314. Four New Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. 224 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 14. Weight: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153416
ISBN
9780231153416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.00
€ 22.20

Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRCM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153409
ISBN
9780231153409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.26
€ 75.71

Hardback. From abject poverty to undisputed political boss of Pennsylvania, Lincoln's secretary of war, senator, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a founder of the Republican Party, Simon Cameron (1799-1889) was one of the nineteenth century's most prominent political figures. Num Pages: 408 pages, 5 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612348148
ISBN
9781612348148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.43

Paperback. Demonstrating the intellectual excitement that is the practice of history at its best, Paul Conkin's The New Deal is still one of the best known titles in the very popular American History Series, edited by John Hope Franklin and A.S. Eisenstadt. The New Deal is still the best succinct and coherent description of a chaotic period. Series: American History S. Num Pages: 122 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780882958897
ISBN
9780882958897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.89

Hardback. This book is the first to explore three visual media in contemporary Spain: cinema, television and internet. It also examines cultural products in each of these media in terms of three vital themes: emtion, location and nostalgia. Num Pages: 192 pages, Halftones, unspecified. BIC Classification: 1DSE; APFA; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719075179
ISBN
9780719075179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.66

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138959361
ISBN
9781138959361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.63

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