Society & social sciences
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Society & social sciences
Paperback. The first effort to gather together into one book the wartime experiences of the populations who lived outside the dominant white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant citizenry of nineteenth-century America Editor(s): Ural, Susannah. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814785706
- ISBN
- 9780814785706
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.87
€ 32.99
€ 29.87
Paperback. Local municipalities in South Africa have become the focal point of community anger over the perceived inadequate provision of basic services. The book demonstrates that the strife against local governance knows no geographic, social, or racial boundaries, occurring in all communities, though more frequently violent in black communities than white Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Verlag Barbara Budrich Germany
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783847405788
- ISBN
- 9783847405788
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.08
€ 40.99
€ 34.08
Paperback. This volume of especially commissioned essays explains what is meant by "civil society", paying particular attention to the relationships between civil society and other social forces such as nationalism and populism. Editor(s): Hall, John R. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745614564
- ISBN
- 9780745614564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.98
€ 34.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Fullinwider, Robert K. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 170 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847693566
- ISBN
- 9780847693566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.59
€ 74.59
hardcover. Editor(s): Fullinwider, Robert K. Num Pages: 442 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847693559
- ISBN
- 9780847693559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.83
€ 216.83
Hardback. This volume argues that negotiated civil society-oriented transitions have an affinity for a distinctive method of constitution making - one that accomplishes the radical change of institutions through legal continuity. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847687718
- ISBN
- 9780847687718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.73
€ 215.73
Paperback. Offers a comprehensive account of Nigerian civil society groups in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Kew blends democratic theory with conflict resolution methodologies to argue that the manner in which groups - and states - manage internal conflicts provides an important gauge as to how democratic their political cultures are. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 456 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; GTJ; HBJH; JPFF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634447
- ISBN
- 9780815634447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.51
€ 71.51
Hardback. In contrast to a social scientific literature that characterizes Polish civil society as weak and passive, this volume focuses on forms of collective action that researchers too often ignore due to their theoretical and methodological blind spots. Editor(s): Jacobsson, Kerstin. Series: Studies on Civil Society. Num Pages: 372 pages, 5 figures, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HPS; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785335518
- ISBN
- 9781785335518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.45
€ 163.45
Hardcover. Since the emergence of the dissident "parallel polis" in Eastern Europe, civil society has become a "new superpower," influencing democratic transformations, human rights, and international co-operation; co-designing economic trends, security and defense; reshaping the information society; and generating new ideas on the environment, health.. Editor(s): Tragardh, Lars; Witoszek, Nina; Taylor, Bron. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 figs. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857457561
- ISBN
- 9780857457561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.53
€ 162.53
Hardback. Presents a collection of comparative studies of civil society around two main issues: the comparison and analysis of civil society regimes in relation to different constructions of citizenship and welfare states and the role of civil society in governance and active participation of citizens. Series: Comparative Social Research. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849506076
- ISBN
- 9781849506076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.87
€ 197.87
Paperback. Covering Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and, Tajikistan, these 12 essays (drawn from a 1998 conference sponsored by the Center for Civil Society International) explore the prospects of and dangers facing the growth of Western-style democracy in Central Asia. Reflecting a range of disciplines Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCD; 1FCT; 1FCU; 1FCZ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295977959
- ISBN
- 9780295977959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Hardback. Bringing together historians and political scientists, this unique collaboration compares nineteenth-century civil societies that failed to develop lasting democracies with civil societies that succeeded. Editor(s): Bermeo, Nancy Gina; Nord, Philip G. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JHMC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847695492
- ISBN
- 9780847695492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.67
€ 202.67
Paperback. These essays explore the diverse, unexpected and controversial ways in which the idea of civil society has entered into populist politics and public debate throughout Africa. It shows how struggles over civil society reveal much about larger historical forces in the post-Cold War era. Editor(s): Comaroff, John L.; Comaroff, Jean. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114149
- ISBN
- 9780226114149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. A systematic investigation of the connection between civil society and political change in Asia - change toward open, participatory, and accountable politics. Its findings suggest that the link between a vibrant civil society and democracy is indeterminate: certain civil society organizations support democracy; thers could undermine it. Editor(s): Alagappa, Muthiah. Num Pages: 552 pages, 5 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 29. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750974
- ISBN
- 9780804750974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.57
€ 40.99
€ 36.57
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107177468
- ISBN
- 9781107177468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.20
€ 137.20
Paperback. Brings together an array of political, ethical, and religious perspectives to shed light on the complex relationship between civil society and the state. This book examines how civil society has been treated in classical liberalism, liberal egalitarianism, critical theory, feminism, natural law, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Confucianism. Editor(s): Rosenblum, Nancy L.; Post, Robert C. Series: Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics. Num Pages: 424 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: JPA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088020
- ISBN
- 9780691088020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.67€ 42.23
€ 52.67
€ 42.23
Hardback. Civil society and civic engagement have increasingly become topics of discussion at the national and international level. The editors of this volume ask, does the concept of civil societyA" include gender equality and gender justice? Or, to frame the question differently, is civil society a feminist concept? Editor(s): Hagemann, Karen; Michel, Sonya; Budde, Gunilla. Series: European Civil Society. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454371
- ISBN
- 9781845454371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.08
€ 162.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 50 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPSF; JPSN1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- United Nations Pubns
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789211423037
- ISBN
- 9789211423037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.46
€ 19.46
Hardback. Due to the rapid growth and the violent destruction of the institutions of civil society, Berlin re-emerged with renewed vitality. This volume presents a sample of essays on contemporary civil societies, their structural problems, and their uncertain future, written by scholars with a close, long-standing relationship with the city. Editor(s): Keane, John. Series: European Civil Society. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845450649
- ISBN
- 9781845450649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.54
€ 161.54
Hardcover. In "Civil Society", Lawrence Cahoone stages a critical engagement between the social-political viewpoints of liberalism, communitarianism, and conservatism in order to effect a balanced relation that will bypass or overcome the inadequacies of each position. Num Pages: 328 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631232049
- ISBN
- 9780631232049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.44
€ 189.44