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Paperback. On September 4, 1957, after the Supreme Court struck down racial segregation in public schools, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus called up the National Guard to surround Little Rock Central High School, preventing black students from going in. This title offers a landmark of American history. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 344 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159614
- ISBN
- 9780691159614
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. Why have American policies failed to reduce the racial inequalities still pervasive throughout the nation? Has President Barack Obama defined new political approaches to race that might spur unity and progress? This title examines deals with these questions. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 392 pages, 5 halftones. 36 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 560.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159621
- ISBN
- 9780691159621
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.30
€ 29.99
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Paperback. Most of us are taught from a young age to be winners and avoid being losers. But what does it mean to win or lose? Does winning make us happy? This title undertakes an unprecedented investigation of winning and losing in American society, what we are really after as we struggle to win, our collective beliefs about winners and losers, and more. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFP; JHB; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159645
- ISBN
- 9780691159645
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
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Paperback. In the Indian outsourcing industry, employees are expected to be "dead ringers" for the more expensive American workers they have replaced. This book chronicles the rise of a workforce for whom mimicry is a job requirement and a passion. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 halftones. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFS; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159652
- ISBN
- 9780691159652
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSR2; JHB; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159843
- ISBN
- 9780691159843
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.40
€ 46.99
€ 33.40
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159904
- ISBN
- 9780691159904
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159966
- ISBN
- 9780691159966
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Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160016
- ISBN
- 9780691160016
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
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€ 33.61
Paperback. Based on a vast array of sources from US, Jamaican, and English archives, as well as interviews, this title tells the history of the American "H2" program, the world's second oldest guestworker program. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 halftones. 2 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFFN; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160153
- ISBN
- 9780691160153
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.36
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Paperback. The most famous scientist of the twentieth century, Albert Einstein was also one of the century's most outspoken political activists. This title gathers his important public and private political writings and puts them into historical context. Editor(s): Rowe, David E.; Schulmann, Robert. Num Pages: 560 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 161 x 34. Weight in Grams: 748.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160207
- ISBN
- 9780691160207
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.49
€ 26.99
€ 20.49
Hardback. Editor(s): Macedo, Stephen. Series: The University Center for Human Values Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 halftones. 26 line illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPQ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 35. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- REV UPD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160399
- ISBN
- 9780691160399
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
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€ 24.74
Hardback. Health care costs make up nearly a fifth of US gross domestic product, but health care is a peculiar thing to buy and sell. This book looks at the contradictions inherent in one particular health care market - hospital care. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JHB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160405
- ISBN
- 9780691160405
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.78
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€ 37.78
Hardback. Many policymakers, journalists, and scholars insist that US hegemony is essential for warding off global chaos. This book argues that hegemony is a fiction propagated to support a large defense establishment, justify American claims to world leadership, and buttress the self-esteem of voters. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160429
- ISBN
- 9780691160429
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Condition: New
€ 128.54€ 97.24
€ 128.54
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Paperback. Many policymakers, journalists, and scholars insist that US hegemony is essential for warding off global chaos. This book argues that hegemony is a fiction propagated to support a large defense establishment, justify American claims to world leadership, and buttress the self-esteem of voters. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160436
- ISBN
- 9780691160436
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.51
€ 37.99
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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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New Preface by the authors
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160856
- ISBN
- 9780691160856
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88
Paperback. Examines the leadership styles of the earliest presidents, men who served at a time when it was by no means certain that the American experiment in free government would succeed. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160917
- ISBN
- 9780691160917
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.60
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€ 18.60
Paperback. The American racial order - the beliefs, institutions, and practices that organize relationships among the nation's races and ethnicities - is undergoing its greatest transformation since the 1960s. This book looks at the reasons behind this dramatic change, and considers how different groups of Americans are being affected. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 halftones. 14 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New in Paper
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160931
- ISBN
- 9780691160931
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.43
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Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 line illus. 29 tables. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSR2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161105
- ISBN
- 9780691161105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
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Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: JMH; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 171 x 28. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161112
- ISBN
- 9780691161112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
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Paperback. American philanthropy today expands knowledge, champions social movements, defines active citizenship, influences policymaking, and addresses humanitarian crises. How did philanthropy become such a powerful and integral force in American society? This book explores the twentieth-century growth of this phenomenon. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161204
- ISBN
- 9780691161204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.55
€ 26.99
€ 20.55