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Hardcover. * Zygmunt Bauman is one of the most original and influential social thinkers of out time. * Renowned sociologist, Zygmunt Bauman, reflects upon the startling and worrying facts of social inequality of which we have become so conscious in the last decade. Num Pages: 110 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 211 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745671086
ISBN
9780745671086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.12

Paperback. .
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
100
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745671093
ISBN
9780745671093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.26

Paperback. In 1812 the Jeffersonian-dominated Massachusetts legislature split Essex County to dilute the strength of the Federalists. Its outcome - in the ensuing election, the Federalists won the district anyway. This work discusses this controversy and analyzes the redistricting process. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739101926
ISBN
9780739101926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.91

Paperback. Just how well can democracy incorporate knowledge and expertise through public policy analysts? This book examines the evolution of policy analysis, its use in legislative and regulatory bodies, and its use within the federal executive branch to improve governmental services. Series: Wildavsky Forum Series. Num Pages: 215 pages, 8 tables, 9 b/w line art, scattered. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287402
ISBN
9780520287402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFD; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137579843
ISBN
9781137579843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.11

paperback. Num Pages: 129 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JW; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 215 x 8. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
RAND United States
Number of pages
129
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780833026590
ISBN
9780833026590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.08

Paperback. From Croatia and Cambodia, to Nicaragua and Namibia, international personnel have been sent to maintain peace around the world. But does peacekeeping work? And if so, how? This title answers these questions through the systematic analysis of civil wars that have taken place since the end of the Cold War. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 line illus. 9 tables. 3 maps. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPSD; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136714
ISBN
9780691136714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.96

Hardcover. The articles in this volume consider the problems confronting NATO and offer an historical background before analyzing current conditions and future developments. From an initial overview chapter on NATO after 45 years, the book discusses NATO's strategy and associations with various states. Editor(s): Papacosma, S. Victor; Heiss, Mary Ann. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; JPSN1; JPSN2; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 557. "Includes bibliographies and index. Commissioning organisation: edited by S. Victor Papacosma and Mary Ann Heiss. xii, 356 p. 22 cm. Associated Names: Heiss, Mary Ann. Associated Names: Papacosma, S. Victor,. Associated Dates: 1942-. Dust wrapper. A good clean copy. In an equally good dw." Keywords: "Society, Politics & Philosophy - Government & Politics - International Institutions,Society, Politics & Philosophy - Warfare & Defence -"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KEX0050259
ISBN
9780333626597
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 71.96

Paperback. Series: Globalization and Community. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 b&w photos, 18 tables. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816677184
ISBN
9780816677184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. This study paper uses a reform of the Danish Penal Code concerning violent crimes to study the effects of an exogenous increase in incarceration length on labor market outcomes during the first three years after release. This is measured by unemployment rates, dependency on other public transfers, and earnings. Num Pages: 29 pages. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 168 x 3. Weight in Grams: 84.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rockwool Foundation Research Unit Denmark
Number of pages
29
Condition
New
SKU
V9788790199654
ISBN
9788790199654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479862238
ISBN
9781479862238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

paperback. Includes papers that take seriously the fact that patients are affected by their religious convictions. Editor(s): Akhtar, Salman, M.D.; Parens, Henri. Series: Margaret S. Mahler. Num Pages: 366 pages, index, references. BIC Classification: HR; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Jason Aronson, Inc. United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765703194
ISBN
9780765703194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 156.16

Paperback. Controversial Supreme Court decisions have barred organized school prayer, but neither the Court nor public policy exclude religion from schools altogether. Tracing the historical development of religion within public schools and considering every major Supreme Court case, this book looks at the role that religion ought to play in public schools. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130651
ISBN
9780691130651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA United States
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195312836
ISBN
9780195312836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.61

Paperback. Debates the question of whether family preservation or adoption serves the best interests of abused and neglected children. Arguing the merits of keeping families together whenever possible, this title examines the background, theory, and effectiveness of family preservation programs. Series: Controversies in Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFM; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878407873
ISBN
9780878407873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.26

Paperback. Intends to liberate us from the thinking that renders us hopeless in the face of our own domineering governments and threats from unknown forces abroad. This work shows us we can give up belief in a hierarchical arrangement of states and powers. It challenges members of the 'knowledge class' to overcome their estrangement from the rest of society. Series: Institute for Human Sciences Vienna Lecture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 207 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674033511
ISBN
9780674033511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.06

Paperback. Professor Mike Baker, formerly the BBC's Education Correspondent, examines the media's treatment of education, asking whether the media's image of schools gives a fair impression of reality. Series: Inaugural Professorial Lectures. Num Pages: 36 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFD; JNA; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 3. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Institute of Education Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
36
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854736263
ISBN
9780854736263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.75

Paperback. Can foreign invaders successfully exploit industrial economies? This work demonstrates that expansion can, in fact, provide rewards to aggressor nations. It argues that invaders can exploit industrial societies for short periods of time and can maintain control and economic performance over the long term. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JPA; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780691002422
ISBN
9780691002422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.65
€ 51.34

Paperback. In Does Capitalism Have a Future?, the prominent theorist Georgi Derleugian has gathered together a quintet of eminent macrosociologists to assess whether the capitalist system can survive. Editor(s): Wallerstein, Immanuel; Collins, Randall; Mann, Michael; Derleugian, Georgi; Calhoun, Craig. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JP; KCB; KCP; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199330850
ISBN
9780199330850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.56

paperback. This volume presents evidence by leading economists of the effects of taxes on the formation of business, the supply of labour, the form of executive compensation, the accumulation of wealth, the allocation of portfolios and the realization of capital gains. Series: Russell Sage Foundation S. Num Pages: 532 pages, 49 figures, 99 tables. BIC Classification: JPQ; KFFD1; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 172 x 28. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780674008151
ISBN
9780674008151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.66
€ 48.67

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