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Paperback. Drawing on advances in the social sciences, this book shows how rigorous, theory-based empirical research can help improve the management of public policies and programs - and how better governance can lead to better performance. It shows how more sophisticated research in public management can help improve government performance. Editor(s): Heinrich, Carolyn J.; Lynn, Laurence E. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKSB; JP; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878407996
- ISBN
- 9780878407996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.24
€ 75.24
Hardcover. Editor(s): Roy, K. C.; Prasad, Biman C. Num Pages: 224 pages, tables. BIC Classification: GTF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 188 x 21. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600217609
- ISBN
- 9781600217609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.73€ 140.92
€ 203.73
€ 140.92
Hardback. Two decades of neoliberalism in Latin America have left legacies of uneven growth, inequity and lackluster democracy. This book offers an original and grounded discussion of what governance after neoliberalism means in Latin America and examines how states are pursuing more independent development strategies and models of democracy. Editor(s): Grugel, Jean; Riggirozzi, Pia. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604421
- ISBN
- 9780230604421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. This volume details how interactive governance theory and the governability perspective contribute to the resolution of key fisheries problems, including overfishing, unemployment and poverty, food insecurity, and social injustice. Editor(s): Bavinck, Maarten; Chuenpagdee, Ratana; Jentoft, Svein; Kooiman, Jan. Series: MARE Publication Series. Num Pages: 398 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KNAF; RBKF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761063
- ISBN
- 9789400761063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.46
€ 130.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 3 graphs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231171205
- ISBN
- 9780231171205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.00€ 42.10
€ 53.00
€ 42.10
Paperback. Editor(s): Gleeson, B.; Low, N. Series: Global issues series. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA; JPHV; RND; RNK; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349419906
- ISBN
- 9781349419906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Hardback. Explores one dimension of the value-knowledge system needed in any movement towards humane governance for the planet: the ecological sustainability and integrity of the Earth's environment. Contributors explore various ethical issues that must inform future global regulation of the environment. Editor(s): Gleeson, Brendan; Low, Assoc Prof Nicholas. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA; RNB; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333793725
- ISBN
- 9780333793725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Hardback. This book project is a cultural history of rice consumption in the city of Canton (now Guangzhou), China's southernmost metropolis. Special emphasis is placed on the qualitative dimension of the local food culture and the dynamic interactions between the local society and the modern state. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 tables, 6 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; JPRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804772266
- ISBN
- 9780804772266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.24
€ 86.24
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HRC; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1948
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663010524
- ISBN
- 9783663010524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.54
€ 71.54
Paperback. The Gothic has taken a revolutionary turn in this century. Today's Gothic has fashioned its monsters and devils into heroes and angels and is reviving supernaturalism in popular culture. The author argues that this mainstreaming of a spiritually driven supernaturalism is a harbinger of what a post-Christian religion in America might look like. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725928
- ISBN
- 9780674725928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.06
€ 35.99
€ 31.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; JFCX; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312230425
- ISBN
- 9780312230425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Paperback. Covering classic texts such as "Frankenstein" and "Wuthering Heights" and contemporary fiction by authors including Iain Banks and William Gibson, this study focuses on the opposition between the Gothic tradition and the law, suggesting that at all points it produces transgression. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSB; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 393.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333658024
- ISBN
- 9780333658024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.36
€ 127.36
Hardback. Covering classic texts such as "Frankenstein" and "Wuthering Heights" and contemporary fiction by authors including Iain Banks and William Gibson, this study focuses on the opposition between the Gothic tradition and the law, suggesting that at all points it produces transgression. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSB; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333658017
- ISBN
- 9780333658017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Paperback. Editor(s): Smith, Andrew; Wallace, Jeff. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DSBD; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349423651
- ISBN
- 9781349423651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. This is a full length exploration of the relationship between Gothic fiction and Modernism in fiction and film. The Gothic's fascination with images of the fragmented self is echoed in the Modernist concern with the psyche and the paranoia of the everyday. Editor(s): Smith, Prof Andrew; Wallace, Jeff. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; DSBF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 479.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918739
- ISBN
- 9780333918739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardback. Michael Arntfield interrogates the legacy of Victorian-era crime fiction and Gothic horror on investigative forensic methods used by police today. Series: Semiotics and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 278 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; JFC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137567932
- ISBN
- 9781137567932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.81
€ 138.81
Paperback. Jillian Venters was a fairly spooky and morbid child, with parents who never objected to her eccentric taste in clothing. When she discovered the existence of the whole Gothic subculture, she clapped her hands with glee. Eventually she came to realise that excellent clothes were not a substitute for excellent manners. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061669163
- ISBN
- 9780061669163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.86
€ 18.99
€ 18.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349415564
- ISBN
- 9781349415564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.81
€ 65.81
Paperback. Gothic novels tell stories of patriarchal societies that thrive on the oppression or even outright sacrifice of women and others. This book offers a historically informed theoretical introduction to key gothic narratives from a feminist perspective. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631200505
- ISBN
- 9780631200505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Hardback. Gothic novels tell stories of patriarchal societies that thrive on the oppression or even outright sacrifice of women and others. This book offers a historically informed theoretical introduction to key gothic narratives from a feminist perspective. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; FA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631200499
- ISBN
- 9780631200499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96