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Hardback. This volume illustrates the promise of rational choice theory and demonstrates how theory can help us develop conclusions about the fundamental processes of politics. Each set of essays begins with a pedagogical overview that is accessible to those with little knowledge of rational choice theory. Editor(s): Morris, Irwin L.; Oppenheimer, Joe A.; Soltan, Karol Edward. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 tables, 16 figures. BIC Classification: JHBC; JM; JPF; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745833
- ISBN
- 9780804745833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.04
€ 144.04
Hardback. By comparing case studies from around the world this text shows why the state matters to the media and telecommunications industries in a globalising world and sheds light on the extent of state power in the face of transnational pressures. Editor(s): Morris, Nancy; Waisbord, Silvio. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFS; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742510296
- ISBN
- 9780742510296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.11
€ 172.11
Paperback. This study examines the converging culture, telecommunications and new media industries in North America. With a broadly political-economic perspective, this work the goes on to provide an account of changes in the aftermath of trade agreements, and sets these changes in a global context. Editor(s): Morris, Nancy; Waisbord, Silvio. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742510302
- ISBN
- 9780742510302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.71
€ 64.71
The Oxford History of the Prison. The Practice of Punishment in Wester...
. Ed(S): Morris, Norval; Rothman, David J.
Paperback. This volume provides an informative account of the growth and development of the prison in Western society, from classical times to the present day. Specialists in social, legal, and institutional history explore the complex history of the prison and the social world of inmates and their keepers. Editor(s): Morris, Norval; Rothman, David J. Num Pages: 448 pages, frontispiece, 8 pp plates. BIC Classification: JFS; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195118148
- ISBN
- 9780195118148
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Condition: New
€ 41.75
€ 41.75
Paperback. Editor(s): Mortenbock, Peter; Mooshammer, Helge. Num Pages: 264 pages, 70 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AM; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837618471
- ISBN
- 9783837618471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.85
€ 45.99
€ 32.85
Building Community Capacity for Tourism Development
. Ed(S): Moscardo, G. (James Cook University,...
A lack of entrepreneurial capacity, limited understanding of tourism markets and a lack of community understanding of tourism and its impacts have been identified as barriers to effective tourism development in peripheral regions. This book provides an analysis of this issue within tourism development practice. Editor(s): Moscardo, G. (James Cook University, Australia). Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBS; KNSG; RGC; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845934477
- ISBN
- 9781845934477
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Condition: New
€ 106.34€ 104.11
€ 106.34
€ 104.11
Paperback. Packed with creative strategies for introducing K-3 students to fiction, poetry, and plays; informational texts; graphic novels; digital storytelling; Web-based and multimodal texts; hip-hop; advertisements; math problems; and many other types of texts. Editor(s): Moss, Barbara; Lapp, Diane. Series: Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy. Num Pages: 321 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 4KHN; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Guilford Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606234976
- ISBN
- 9781606234976
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Condition: New
€ 49.63
€ 49.63
Paperback. Editor(s): Mossberger, Karen; Clarke, Susan E.; John, Peter. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 700 pages, 28 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 171 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 700
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199385553
- ISBN
- 9780199385553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.59
€ 77.59
David Macey, Jr., " Et in Arcadia Ego?: Thomas Amory, Mary Hamilton, and the (Re)Construction of Arcadia"Howard Irving, "John Marsh and the Ancient-Modern Polemic"Amy Wyngaard, "Revising Rousseau: Young Legrand d'Aussy and the Challenge to Enlightenment Constructions of the Peasantry, 1787-1794" Editor(s): Mostefai, Ourida; Ingrassia, Catherine. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; AB; DSBD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801872563
- ISBN
- 9780801872563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.58
€ 52.58
The Forensic Laboratory Handbook Procedures and Practice
. Ed(S): Mozayani, Ashraf; Noziglia, Carla Mi...
hardcover. With the scope of forensic science expanding apace, this new edition of the classic handbook on the subject is indispensable. It includes more than a dozen new chapters from real-life practitioners and covers all the key topics as well as many fresh issues. Editor(s): Mozayani, Ashraf; Noziglia, Carla Miller. Num Pages: 600 pages, 14 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JKVF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1160.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Humana United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607618713
- ISBN
- 9781607618713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 390.65
€ 390.65
Handbook of Development Policy Studies: 108 (Public Administration and...
. Ed(S): Mudacumura, Gedeon M.; Haque, M. Sha...
hardcover. Examines theories, policies, and sectoral priorities and various social, economic, and administrative factors that impact worldwide modernization and development. This book emphasizes the fact that communities must evaluate continuously and adjust their program activities in order to achieve a genuine mode of development. Editor(s): Mudacumura, Gedeon M.; Haque, M. Shamsul. Series: Public Administration and Public Policy. Num Pages: 750 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Number of pages
- 750
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780824706029
- ISBN
- 9780824706029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 417.71€ 412.38
€ 417.71
€ 412.38
hardcover. This book examines the claims that new information and communication technologies (ICTs) are catalysts of democratic change in Africa. It takes optimist, pragmatist-realist and pessimist stances on various political actors and institutions, from government units and political parties to civil society organizations and minority groups. Editor(s): Mudhai, Okoth Fred; Tettey, Wisdom J.; Banda, Fackson. Series: The Palgrave MacMillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230614864
- ISBN
- 9780230614864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.10
€ 139.10
Hardback. What is practical feminism in a postmodern world? Together, the 16 essays in this volume represent many different voices of feminists who boldly take up familiar, everyday concerns from unorthodox vantage points within new conceptual and theoretical frameworks. Editor(s): Mui, Constance L.; Murphy, Julien S. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742512542
- ISBN
- 9780742512542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.04
€ 163.04
Paperback. What is practical feminism in a postmodern world? Together, the 16 essays in this volume represent many different voices of feminists who boldly take up familiar, everyday concerns from unorthodox vantage points within new conceptual and theoretical frameworks. Editor(s): Mui, Constance L.; Murphy, Julien S. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742512559
- ISBN
- 9780742512559
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Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
hardcover. Covers a variety of topics in research in rural sociology and development. Editor(s): Mullen, Brendan; Schwarzweller, Harry K. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 284 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 577.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- JAI Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559389983
- ISBN
- 9781559389983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.83
€ 175.83
With the continual growth of the world's urban population, biodiversity in towns and cities will play a critical role in global biodiversity. This is the first book to provide an overview of international developments in urban biodiversity and sustainable design. Editor(s): Muller, Norbert; Werner, Peter; Kelcey, J. G. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 648 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG; PSAF; RNCB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1284.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444332667
- ISBN
- 9781444332667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.86
€ 251.86
Hardback. A number of essays in this volume show how the foreign policies of the US and Germany have directly or inadvertently contributed to the influx of refugees from the former Yugoslavia, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the former Soviet Union. Editor(s): Munz, Rainer; Weiner, Myron. Series: Migration & Refugees S. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFFD; JFFN; JPQB; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571810878
- ISBN
- 9781571810878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.53
€ 179.53
Hardback. Toward an Anthropology of the Will, the first book that systematically explores volition from an anthropological point of view, demonstrates how a richly nuanced, ethnographically-informed approach to the cultural experience of willing can help shape theories of social action in the human sciences. Editor(s): Murphy, Keith; Throop, C. Jason. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804768870
- ISBN
- 9780804768870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.57
€ 86.57
Urban policy makers are increasingly striving to strengthen the economic competitiveness of their cities. Currently, they do that mainly in the field of the creative knowledge economy - arts, media, entertainment, creative business services, architecture, publishing, design; and ICT, R&D, finance, and law. Editor(s): Musterd, Sako; Kovacs, Zoltan. Num Pages: 358 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470675038
- ISBN
- 9780470675038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.95
€ 159.95
Paperback. This volume documents and analyses the experiences of the urban periphery in three developing nationsIndia, Nepal, and Bangladeshin terms of water security and access, adaptation to climate change, and urban expansion. Editor(s): Narain, Vishal; Prakash, Anjal. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps, 44 diagrams, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFFS; KNBW; RNFD; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199464166
- ISBN
- 9780199464166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.85
€ 67.85