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Hardback. A novel explanation of how EU member states overcome their divergent preferences to reach agreement on common foreign policies, with fourteen in-depth case studies covering diplomatic and security issues, enlargement, trade, development and environmental protection. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230280724
ISBN
9780230280724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPP; LNTJ; MBN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419473
ISBN
9781421419473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.19

Paperback. .
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849057431
ISBN
9781849057431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.37

Paperback. This book argues that states democratize through a process of socialization to a liberal global culture. This can be seen in Taiwan and Thailand, whereas in China the Communist party resists democratization. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 1FPC; 1FPCW; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804761048
ISBN
9780804761048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.28

Hardback. This book argues that a combination of property rights reform, administrative fragmentation, and technological advance has caused the post-Mao Chinese state to lose a significant degree of control over "thought work," or the management of propagandistic communications flowing into and through Chinese society. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804734615
ISBN
9780804734615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTB; JPHL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761805625
ISBN
9780761805625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.89

Hardback. Promotes theory and research in the area of occupational stress, health and well being, and brings together and showcases the work of some of the best researchers and theorists who contribute to this area. This collection gives a critical assessment of knowledge, and major gaps in knowledge, on occupational stress and well being. Editor(s): Ganster, Daniel C.; Perrewe, Pamela L. Series Editor(s): Ganster, Daniel C.; Perrewe, Pamela L. Series: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being. Num Pages: 368 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849507127
ISBN
9781849507127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.37

Paperback. This work takes the reader on a journey round the state of Kansas, visiting 106 towns, such as Palermo, Fostoria, and Old Clear Water, and examining why they have declined or been abandoned. Num Pages: 304 pages, 92 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700606689
ISBN
9780700606689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.27

Paperback. Is there really such a thing as free will? How can humans make genuinely independent choices if we are just a cluster of cells and genes in a world determined by scientific laws? In this title, the author provides a defense of free will. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140283891
ISBN
9780140283891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Explores how consciousness has evolved, and how a modern understanding of the human mind is radically different from conventional explanations of consciousness. This title explains how science has exploded the classic mysteries of consciousness: the nature of introspection, and the level of consciousness of non-human creatures. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140128673
ISBN
9780140128673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. A sharp and concise overview of Al Qaeda, from its humble origins in the mountains of Afghanistan to the present, explaining its perseverance and adaptation since 9/11 and the limits of U.S. and allied counterterrorism efforts Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBWS; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190217266
ISBN
9780190217266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.41

Hardback. This book tells the story of more than 150,000 Canadians who were subjected to conscription during the Second World War, and how their experiences shaped and were shaped by the decisions of the generals and politicians who guided the country's war effort. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 688 pages, 22 b&w photographs, 10 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWL; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774830515
ISBN
9780774830515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.64

Paperback. In his final years, R.D. Laing (1927-1989) was arriving at lectures addled with hashish and brandy. Yet, earlier in the 20th-century he was an influential psychiatrist. Still, the author points out he was a man of contradictions, and mystery, and this text explores and searches into this mystery. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JM; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674953598
ISBN
9780674953598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.34

Hardcover. This volume reveals R.D. Laing's philosophical debts to existentialism and phenomenology in his theories of madness and sanity, family theory and family therapy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JMA; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674002173
ISBN
9780674002173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.81
€ 67.29

Paperback. By investigating the nexus of relationships between urban and rural factories in the Shanghai region of China, this book shines light on an overlooked part of China's massive industrial growth since the 1980s. Series: China in Transformation. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; KCP; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349343744
ISBN
9781349343744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. This study offers an interpretation of the political battles that paved the way for reform in Iran. The author argues that the struggle for a more democratic Iran can be traced back to the revolution itself, and to the contradictory agendas of the revolution's founding father, Ayatollah Khomeini. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FBN; GTB; JPH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
(hc and pb published simultaneously)
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226077581
ISBN
9780226077581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.91

Hardback. Students of democracy and institutional performance, both Latin Americanists and comparativists more generally, will find this essential reading. Editor(s): Brinks, Daniel M.; Leiras, Marcelo; Mainwaring, Scott. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 298 x 33. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421414591
ISBN
9781421414591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.52
€ 65.28

Paperback. Students of democracy and institutional performance, both Latin Americanists and comparativists more generally, will find this essential reading. Editor(s): Brinks, Daniel M.; Leiras, Marcelo; Mainwaring, Scott. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421414607
ISBN
9781421414607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.75

Hardcover. This book represents the first attempt to step inside the holiday experience of young British tourists in San Antonio, Ibiza. Briggs' ethnographic study reveals the ugly truth about how and why they get involved in deviance and risk-taking when they go abroad, driven by self validation and a commodified social context. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSEB; JFFP; JFSP2; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137022394
ISBN
9781137022394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.25

Hardcover. Building on the work of philosopher John Dewey, Bray develops an approach to transnational democracy called 'pragmatic cosmopolitanism'. He argues for an ideal of representative democracy that emphasizes the role of democratic leadership and the development of critical intelligence. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230285446
ISBN
9780230285446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.55

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