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Paperback. Why do more people vote - or get involved in other civic and political activities - in some communities than in others? This book demonstrates that our communities shape our civic and political engagement, and that schools are especially significant communities for fostering strong civic norms. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 280 pages, 31 line illus. 35 tables. BIC Classification: JPHF; JPRB; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138299
- ISBN
- 9780691138299
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
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Paperback. Explains the challenges that collective welfare faces, and explores the complexities involved in delivering it, including debates about who benefits from welfare and how and where it is delivered. Num Pages: 204 pages, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447328346
- ISBN
- 9781447328346
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.03
€ 24.99
€ 24.03
Paperback. Argues that our fascination with cold and ruthless television characters reflects a broken social contract. Num Pages: 107 pages. BIC Classification: JFDT; JFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 107
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780990910
- ISBN
- 9781780990910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.43
€ 13.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. An urgent and necessary account of what we really talk about when we talk about aid - and how that needs to change. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JKSR; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783609338
- ISBN
- 9781783609338
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.00
€ 26.99
€ 25.00
Paperback. * An original and illuminating analysis of current trends in contemporary politics. * A brilliantly written text which is likely to become a minor classic in the field. * Examines and explains current levels of disengagement and apathy towards politics and politicians. * Genuinely international and comparative in focus. Series: Polity Short Introductions. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630991
- ISBN
- 9780745630991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.57
€ 23.99
€ 23.57
Paperback. Series: Critical Issues in Crime and Society. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813562582
- ISBN
- 9780813562582
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.43
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€ 41.43
Hardcover. A study of Congress at the crossroads between the New Deal and the postwar era, showing that the wartime political dynamic established the dominant patterns for national politics through the remainder of the century. Reveals that moderates, not conservatives, determined the outcomes in key policy debates and examines how compromises were reached. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619177
- ISBN
- 9780700619177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.89
€ 73.89
Paperback. Why we dream: the definitive answer shows that dreaming is vital for mental health and that the brain state we associate with dreaming (the REM state) also has crucial importance when we are awake. Full of real life stories, dream examples and case histories, it gives readers the key to understanding their own remembered dreams. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: JMTD; VXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Human Givens Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899398423
- ISBN
- 9781899398423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.32
€ 16.99
€ 15.32
Hardcover. With each section broken down into the key concepts, issues and arguments, Why We Do the Things We Do will demystify and illuminate the most important aspects of psychology. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 206 x 22. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782434122
- ISBN
- 9781782434122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.66
€ 15.99
€ 15.66
Hardcover. Understanding cooperation as a distinctly human combination of innate and learned behavior. Series: Boston Review Books. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 123 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262013598
- ISBN
- 9780262013598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.62
€ 18.99
€ 16.62
Hardback. Why we can't afford the rich exposes the unjust and dysfunctional mechanisms that allow the top 1% to siphon off wealth produced by others, through the control of property and money. Andrew Sayer shows how the rich worldwide have increased their ability to hide their wealth, create indebtedness and expand their political influence. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; KCP; KCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 219 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447320791
- ISBN
- 9781447320791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.22
€ 29.99
€ 29.22
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447320869
- ISBN
- 9781447320869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.18
€ 15.18
Paperback. Is there a method to the madness when it comes to shopping? Hailed by the "San Francisco Chronicle" as "a Sherlock Holmes for retailers," author and CEO Underhill answers with a definitive "yes" in this witty, eye-opening report on the nation's ever-evolving consumer culture. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; KJS; KJSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Updated, Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416595243
- ISBN
- 9781416595243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.37
€ 23.37
Paperback. * Controversial appraisal of the role of the unconscious in our political lives* Deals with the Thatcher phenomenon* Urges radical re--reading of Melanie Klein* Author enjoys celebrity for her controversial book on Sylvia Plath. . Series: Bucknell Lectures in Literary Theory. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JMAF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631189244
- ISBN
- 9780631189244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37
Paperback. Instead of proposing another theory of war, the authors intend to raise the theoretical consciousness of historians. Specifically, they argue that 'ideology does influence theory, historians do have ideologies as well as theories ..about which they are not always conscious or consistent. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 49.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520042797
- ISBN
- 9780520042797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.17
€ 31.99
€ 23.17
Paperback. The 1993 government assault on the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, resulted in the deaths of four federal agents and eighty Branch Davidians, including seventeen children. This title address the accusations of illegal weapons possession, strange sexual practices, and child abuse that were made against David Koresh and his followers. Num Pages: 254 pages, 18 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: HRA; HRCZ; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520208995
- ISBN
- 9780520208995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.33
€ 35.99
€ 26.33
Paperback. An impassioned manifesto for how 'voice' might be used to counter neo-liberal ideologies in the future, from a star name in the field of media, communication and cultural studies Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848606623
- ISBN
- 9781848606623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 48.67
€ 50.99
€ 48.67
Hardback. Dispels the myth that the television industry is giving viewers the programming they want to see and, thus, we as viewers are responsible for the existence of shows like "Fear Factor" and yet another "Survivor". Introducing us to the political economy of television, the author covers programming and organizations that seek industry accountability. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742524859
- ISBN
- 9780742524859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.38
€ 125.38
Paperback. American public policy has become demonstrably more conservative since the 1960s. In demonstrating a strong link between public opinion and policy outcomes, this book represents a substantial contribution to the study of public opinion and voting behavior, policy, and American politics generally. Num Pages: 200 pages, 22 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128702
- ISBN
- 9780691128702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.27
€ 46.99
€ 33.27
Hardback. Besides being cruel and inhumane, torture does not work the way torturers assume it does. As Shane O Mara s account of the neuroscience of suffering reveals, extreme stress creates profound problems for memory, mood, and thinking, and sufferers predictably produce information that is deeply unreliable, or even counterproductive and dangerous." Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: JMM; LNF; MMH; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 218 x 31. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674743908
- ISBN
- 9780674743908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.95
€ 41.99
€ 34.95