Society & social sciences
Results 52961 - 52980 of 88043
Society & social sciences
Paperback. In 21st century Britain, a 'perfect storm' seems to have engulfed many of its institutions. This book is the first wholesale consideration of the crisis of legitimacy that has taken root in Britain's key institutions and explores the crisis across them to determine if a set of shared underlying pathologies exist to create this collective crisis. Editor(s): Smith, Martin; Hay, Colin. Series: Understanding Governance. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPHF; JPHV; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349462698
- ISBN
- 9781349462698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.57
€ 127.57
Hardback. In 21st century Britain, a 'perfect storm' seems to have engulfed many of its institutions. This book is the first wholesale consideration of the crisis of legitimacy that has taken root in Britain's key institutions and explores the crisis across them to determine if a set of shared underlying pathologies exist to create this collective crisis. Editor(s): Richards, David; Smith, Martin; Hay, Colin. Series: Understanding Governance. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 figures, 10 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; JPH; JPQ; JPZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137334381
- ISBN
- 9781137334381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.65
€ 128.65
Hardcover. How do state institutions reform themselves in the face of outside pressures? This study undertakes an in-depth analysis of the institutional and human rights reform process within the Turkish National Police, which faces pressure from the EU as part of Turkey's EU membership process, and examines the challenges and consequences of the process. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JKSW1; JPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298096
- ISBN
- 9781137298096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; JPS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349452286
- ISBN
- 9781349452286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.48
€ 65.48
Hardcover. Scott questions whether the institutions provided for post-1997 Hong Kong are likely to receive public support and are appropriate for continuing political stability, analyses research material on public attitudes and speculates on the role of the Chinese party centres and the PLA on possible alternative institutional arrangements. Editor(s): Scott, Ian. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJP; JPA; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333692455
- ISBN
- 9780333692455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Paperback. Tells about institutional change, how to recognize it, when it occurs, and the mechanisms that cause it to happen. This book confronts several important problems in institutional analysis, and offers conceptual, methodological, and theoretical tools for resolving them. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089218
- ISBN
- 9780691089218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.92
€ 46.99
€ 33.92
Hardcover. In an EU increasingly worried about the security of its citizens and its territory, how should the European Parliament make policy decisions in these areas? This study investigates how the empowerment of the European Parliament has led it to abandon its defence of civil liberties in order to become a full partner in inter-institutional negotiations Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 black & white tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPH; JPQB; JPSN2; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137410542
- ISBN
- 9781137410542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPS; JPVH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349488995
- ISBN
- 9781349488995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Institutional and Financial Incentives for Social Insurance
. Ed(S): D'Aspremont, Claude; Ginsburgh, Vict...
Hardback. Provides an account of the main difficulties presently threatening social insurance systems in most industrialized countries. This title analyzes the remedies that have been discussed and sometimes introduced and addresses many questions still left largely unresolved. Editor(s): D'Aspremont, Claude; Ginsburgh, Victor A.; Sneessens, Henri (IRES, Universit Catholique de Louvain, Belgium); Spinnewyn, Frans (CES, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium). Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB; KC; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374176
- ISBN
- 9780792374176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.70
€ 132.70
Institutional Advancement: What We Know (Philanthropy and Education)
Proper, Eve, Caboni, Timothy C.
Hardcover. Institutional Advancement comprehensively reviews and evaluates the published empirical research on advancement in higher education of the last 23 years, covering fundraising, alumni relations, public relations, marketing, and the role of institutional leadership in all of these. Series: Philanthropy and Education. Num Pages: 278 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137379306
- ISBN
- 9781137379306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 46.92
€ 53.36
€ 46.92
Paperback. Series: Philanthropy and Education. Num Pages: 278 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNB; JNK; JNM; KJM; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349478705
- ISBN
- 9781349478705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 46.32
€ 53.36
€ 46.32
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Kruggeler, Michael; Gabriel, Karl; Gebhardt, Winfried. Series: Veroffentlichungen Der Sektion Religionssoziologie Der Deuts. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810019868
- ISBN
- 9783810019868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.43
€ 77.43
Hardcover. Whereas states formerly had a right to wage war under a range of circumstances, now war is legally permitted only in self defence. Yet wars persist. If their incidence is to be reduced, we must understand the forces that maintain war and this book attempts to tackle this issue. Editor(s): Hinde, Robert A. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JW; LBBC; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1992nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333550489
- ISBN
- 9780333550489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
paperback. This anthology aims at increasing the understanding of current management practices in Africa, and the challenges faced in building institutions. Editor(s): Carlesson, Jerker; etc. Num Pages: 286 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JPA; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The Nordic Africa Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789171064219
- ISBN
- 9789171064219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.61
€ 19.99
€ 18.61
Paperback. Editor(s): Baldinotti, Stacie. Num Pages: 73 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JN. Dimension: 163 x 230 x 6. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631177354
- ISBN
- 9781631177354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.89€ 70.85
€ 99.89
€ 70.85
Hardcover. The first comparative study to examine the role of religion in the formation of Greek and Turkish nationalisms, this book argues that the shift to an increasingly religious paradigm in both countries can be explained in terms of the exigencies of consolidation and the need to appeal to grassroots elements and account for diversity. Num Pages: 164 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVT; 3J; JPB; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137301192
- ISBN
- 9781137301192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
paperback. This collection of texts casts a light on both the historical sources and the contemporary issues of ethics. The essays address the problems, pretensions, and positive potentialities of modern ethical practices. Editor(s): Thompson, Norma. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847697458
- ISBN
- 9780847697458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.56
€ 65.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Sentient Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591810094
- ISBN
- 9781591810094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.47
€ 31.99
€ 21.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: JMTH; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks, Inc.
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402202698
- ISBN
- 9781402202698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.23
€ 16.99
€ 16.23
Hardcover. Tells a story about Roskilde Festival, the largest temporary city in Denmark. This book presents the concept of the festival and its basic values. It also points to a number of opportunities for a further development, and processing of the temporary city, which may also serve as a source of inspiration for those who are working with urban design. Num Pages: 408 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 218 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1648.
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788773079744
- ISBN
- 9788773079744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.83€ 42.54
€ 52.83
€ 42.54