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Society & social sciences
Paperback. To govern in a democracy, political leaders have to compromise. When they do not, the result is political paralysis - dramatically demonstrated by the gridlock in Congress in recent years. This book shows why compromise is so important, what stands in the way of achieving it, and how citizens can make defensible compromises more likely. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPHV; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New Preface by the authors
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160856
- ISBN
- 9780691160856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.82
€ 23.99
€ 17.82
Paperback. Talks about the good, the bad, and the ugly of identity politics. This book addresses fundamental questions of urgency while keeping in focus their relevance to contemporary debates. It shows that identity-group politics is not aberrant but inescapable in democracies because identity groups represent who people are, not only what they want. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120409
- ISBN
- 9780691120409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.73
€ 46.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. A study of the democratic theory of education. It tackles a range of issues, from the democratic case against book banning to the role of teachers' unions in education, as well as the vexed questions of public support for private schools and affirmative action in college admissions. Series: Princeton Paperbacks. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691009162
- ISBN
- 9780691009162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 42.47
€ 53.49
€ 42.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 377 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Number of pages
- 377
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931859998
- ISBN
- 9781931859998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.08
€ 18.08
Hardback. Explores the origins and causes of the litigation trend, its implications for academic freedom, and what lawyers, judges, and academics themselves can do to limit the potential damage. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JNA; JNM; LNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035676
- ISBN
- 9780674035676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.24€ 48.63
€ 52.24
€ 48.63
paperback. This text looks at opinion polls, the news media, special interest groups, and interviews with congressional members, using the Iran-Contra hearing as a case study. It explores the construction, interpretation and uses of public opinion and questions the media's role in forming public policy. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPA; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231108218
- ISBN
- 9780231108218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Hardcover. Editor(s): Fitzgerald, Amy L. Num Pages: 127 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 185 x 13. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 127
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600212543
- ISBN
- 9781600212543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.62€ 139.70
€ 205.62
€ 139.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 91 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JPSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 91
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604568493
- ISBN
- 9781604568493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.61€ 43.06
€ 60.61
€ 43.06
Hardcover. A historical examination of the social culture of body image Num Pages: 219 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814727683
- ISBN
- 9780814727683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.34
€ 96.34
Paperback. A historical examination of the social culture of body image Num Pages: 219 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 219
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727690
- ISBN
- 9780814727690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.64
€ 30.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. This exciting new book explores how students can use everyday objects to answer essential questions, meet curriculum standards, and grow in observation, inquisitiveness, and reflective learning. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNLB; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761946809
- ISBN
- 9780761946809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 42.94
€ 43.99
€ 42.94
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 647.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804775526
- ISBN
- 9780804775526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.81
€ 179.81
Hardcover. One-third of America's adult population has passed through the criminal justice system and now has a criminal record. This book argues that the broad reach of the criminal justice system has recast the relation between citizen and state, resulting in a sizable - and growing - group of second-class citizens. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 22 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226137667
- ISBN
- 9780226137667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 79.50
€ 95.09
€ 79.50
Hardback. In documenting these events, Foster offers a broader understanding of the difficulties in sexually integrating any workplace, even when the organization approaches the situation with as positive an outlook and as strong a motivation as did NASA. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; PDX; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401959
- ISBN
- 9781421401959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.49
€ 72.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPS; JWA; LNDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801454202
- ISBN
- 9780801454202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.26
€ 63.26
Paperback. Explore fifty of Yorkshire's most fascinating finds. Series: 50 Finds. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBJD1; HDD; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445661469
- ISBN
- 9781445661469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.75
€ 21.99
€ 16.75
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451558
- ISBN
- 9780752451558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.49
€ 17.99
€ 16.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226282527
- ISBN
- 9780226282527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 78.71
€ 95.09
€ 78.71
Paperback. Chronicles the first decades of an informal lottery called the jogo do bicho, or animal game, which originated in Rio de Janeiro in 1892, and remains popular in Brazil today. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 photos, 11 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349884
- ISBN
- 9780822349884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.84
€ 43.99
€ 39.84
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cardosa, Amy V. Num Pages: 166 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600213298
- ISBN
- 9781600213298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.87€ 94.71
€ 137.87
€ 94.71