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Paperback. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many questioned whether the large number of political appointees in the Federal Emergency Management Agency contributed to the agency's poor handling of the catastrophe. This book examines how and why Presidents use political appointees and how their choices impact government performance - for better or worse. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 line illus. 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135441
- ISBN
- 9780691135441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.76
€ 46.99
€ 33.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JPB; LNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780691163369
- ISBN
- 9780691163369
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.68
€ 33.99
€ 24.68
Paperback. Articulates the intersection of anarchism and poststructuralism in order to frame a new approach to politics: 'postanarchism'. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324. 208 pages. Articulates the intersection of anarchism and poststructuralism in order to frame a new approach to politics: 'postanarchism'. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JPFB. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 11. Weight: 380.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748634965
- ISBN
- 9780748634965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.56
€ 34.99
€ 31.56
Hardback. Articulates the intersection of anarchism and poststructuralism in order to frame a new approach to politics: 'postanarchism'. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748634958
- ISBN
- 9780748634958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.92€ 103.24
€ 111.92
€ 103.24
Paperback. The Politics of Possession investigates how struggles over access to resources and political power constitute property and authority recursively. Such dynamics are integral to state formation in societies characterized by normative and legal pluralism. Editor(s): Sikor, Thomas; Lund, Christian. Series: Development and Change Special Issues. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JPVH3; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196567
- ISBN
- 9781405196567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Compares and contrasts the developments in three major federal policy areas in the United States: welfare, Medicare, and Social Security. This title concentrates on three cases of social policy reform (or attempted reform) that took place during the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W Bush, Beland and Waddan. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589018846
- ISBN
- 9781589018846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.28
€ 46.28
Hardback. Developments and problems associated with police power are at the very front of current public debate. This volume addresses contemporary issues of policing with a focus on the characteristics of police power as a coercive force in society and its continued need for legitimacy in a democratic social order. Series: Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSW1; LNFX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 168 x 239 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786350305
- ISBN
- 9781786350305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.92
€ 148.92
Paperback. Addresses fundamental questions about the social and political purposes of performance through an investigation of post-war alternative and community theatre. A detailed analysis of oppositional theatre as radical cultural practice. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 123 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415057639
- ISBN
- 9780415057639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.04
€ 56.04
Hardback. Aimed at educators, sociologists, political scientists, and policy makers, this book will be hailed as the definitive assessment of the origins and evolution of performance funding. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKG; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416908
- ISBN
- 9781421416908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.77
€ 67.77
Hardcover. A formidable number of societies all over the world have sought to confront past evil. This volume features a conversation about reconciliation whose common denominator is theology. Theologians, philosophers, and political scientists explore the meaning of reconciliation for the politics of transition. Editor(s): Philpott, Daniel. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038892
- ISBN
- 9780268038892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.64
€ 107.64
Paperback. Centers on an old institution among the Afro-Surinamese working class in which women have multiple sexual relationships with both men and women. These women reject marriage, preferring to create their own families of kin, lovers, and children. Analyzing this phenomenon, known as mati work, this book describes the lives of Afro-Surinamese women. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL3; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450. Women's Sexual Culture in the Afro-Surinamese Diaspora. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. 336 pages, 3 illustrations. Centers on an old institution among the Afro-Surinamese working class in which women have multiple sexual relationships with both men and women. These women reject marriage, preferring to create their own families of kin, lovers, and children. Analyzing this phenomenon, known as mati work, this book describes the lives of Afro-Surinamese women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL3; JHBK5. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight: 452.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231131636
- ISBN
- 9780231131636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.36
€ 40.99
€ 29.36
paperback. The politics of parental leave policies addresses how and why, and by whom, particular policies are created and subsequently developed in particular countries. It examines the factors that bring about variations in leave policy, covering fifteen countries in Europe and beyond. Editor(s): Kamerman, Sheila B.; Moss, Peter. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JHBL; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847429032
- ISBN
- 9781847429032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.54
€ 40.99
€ 38.54
Hardcover. The politics of parental leave policies addresses how and why, and by whom, particular policies are created and subsequently developed in particular countries. It examines the factors that bring about variations in leave policy, covering fifteen countries in Europe and beyond. Editor(s): Kamerman, Sheila B.; Moss, Peter. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420671
- ISBN
- 9781847420671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.55
€ 97.55
Paperback. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136235
- ISBN
- 9780231136235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.16
€ 32.99
€ 27.16
hardcover. The Politics of Ontario is the first comprehensive book on Ontario's politics, government, and public policy since Graham White's The Government and Politics of Ontario in 1997. Editor(s): Collier, Cheryl; Malloy, Jonathan. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; JPA; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442609136
- ISBN
- 9781442609136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.45
€ 97.45
Paperback. Provides an up-to-date overview of the politics of Northern Ireland, including detailed coverage of the institutional structure under the Good Friday Agreement and an evaluation of how the institutions operated in practice. Series: Politics Study Guides. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625017
- ISBN
- 9780748625017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.04
€ 23.99
€ 22.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807539
- ISBN
- 9780875807539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.71
€ 46.99
€ 41.71
Paperback. Editor(s): Cammett, Melani; MacLean, Lauren M. Num Pages: 328 pages, 29, 23 tables, 6 charts. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479281
- ISBN
- 9780801479281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.11
€ 40.99
€ 36.11
Hardback. Editor(s): Cammett, Melani; MacLean, Lauren M. Num Pages: 328 pages, 29, 23 tables, 6 charts. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452642
- ISBN
- 9780801452642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.10
€ 139.10
Paperback. Series: Politics in Asia. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138995093
- ISBN
- 9781138995093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.36
€ 75.36