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Paperback. Provides an approach to analyzing the links between political power, expertise and the self. This edition adds a new introduction setting out the methodoligical and conceptual basis of this approach and a new final chapter considers some of the implications of recent developments. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Free Association Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853434440
- ISBN
- 9781853434440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.77
€ 32.77
Paperback. This book offers a cutting-edge analysis of the governance of ecosystems and the environment. It provides a worldwide perspective and shows how solutions must be decentralized, more flexible, and more on polycentric institutional arrangements. Editor(s): Muradian, Roldan; Rival, Laura. Series: Studies in Ecological Economics. Num Pages: 500 pages, 35 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; KCN; RNF; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 759.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401781695
- ISBN
- 9789401781695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.35
€ 182.35
hardcover. Original, engaging, and authoritative, this study has much to say about the political climate in Prague after the downfall of communism, and makes insightful conclusions about the factors that contributed to present political circumstances in the region. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 figures, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 3JJPR; JFSG; JPHV; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802093288
- ISBN
- 9780802093288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.66
€ 75.66
Hardback. This volume examines the challenges of governance in the North American Arctic. It examines the institutions of Alaska, the Canadian Far North, and Greenland developed within distinctive federal systems and how they are evolving to address contemporary issues of security, environmental protection, indigenous rights, and economic development. Editor(s): Berry, Dawn Alexandrea; Bowles, Nigel; Jones, Halbert, III. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTN; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137493903
- ISBN
- 9781137493903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.88
€ 139.88
Paperback. This is a comprehensive and scholarly account of the changing political map of Europe as it emerges from the Cold War, providing a broad and comparative analysis of Europea s major states and examining whether a new common European political model can be detected. Editor(s): Hayward, Jack; Page, Edward C. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; JPH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630. Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- SKU
- KI20000408
- ISBN
- 9780745612201
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Reviews the debate about industrial policy in East and Southeast Asia and chronicles the changing fortunes of these economies over the 1990s. This title extends the argument to explain the boom of the first half of the decade and the crash of the second, stressing the links between corporations, banks, governments, and others. Num Pages: 496 pages, 28 tables. 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPA; KCA; KCP; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691117294
- ISBN
- 9780691117294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.28€ 42.04
€ 53.28
€ 42.04
Paperback. This book provides a wide-ranging historical account of the development of the Japanese economy, from the 17th century to the present day. The author presents an alternative theory to the traditional western view of Japan's economic development, emphasising the role of the state. Series: Aspects of Political Economy S. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; JPQB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745614144
- ISBN
- 9780745614144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.87
€ 27.87
Governing the Energy Challenge: Canada and Germany in a Multilevel Reg...
. Ed(S): Eberlein, Burkard; Doern, G. Bruce
hardcover. Governing the Energy Challenge is a comparative study between Canada and Germany that features essays by leading energy and public policy specialists from both countries. Editor(s): Eberlein, Burkard; Doern, G. Bruce. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 figures, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBC; JPQB; KCN; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802093059
- ISBN
- 9780802093059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.85
€ 91.85
Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691170909
- ISBN
- 9780691170909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Hardcover. When it comes to talking about democracy in China, Chinese nationalists argue that it cannot solve China's problems, while Chinese liberals remain unduly silenced. This book presents the difficulties and obstacles to the democratic approach to the respective Tibet and Taiwan questions. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPH; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748699711
- ISBN
- 9780748699711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.40€ 112.54
€ 118.40
€ 112.54
Hardcover. Series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Num Pages: 309 pages, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPB; KCM; RND; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319309682
- ISBN
- 9783319309682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.41
€ 119.41
Paperback. Calypso music is an integral part of Trinidad's national identity. But in a nation as diverse as Trinidad, why is it that calypso has emerged as the emblematic music? This book examines conditions that have enabled calypso to be valorized, contested, and targeted as a field of cultural politics in Trinidad. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones, 8 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; AV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226310602
- ISBN
- 9780226310602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.98
€ 40.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. Investigates the origins of two major federal agencies that touch the lives of Americans every day: the Roosevelt-era Federal Security Agency and the more recently created Department of Homeland Security to show how fights over the scope of national security can reshape the very structure of government. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804770705
- ISBN
- 9780804770705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
hardcover. Investigates the origins of two major federal agencies that touch the lives of Americans every day: the Roosevelt-era Federal Security Agency and the more recently created Department of Homeland Security to show how fights over the scope of national security can reshape the very structure of government. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804770699
- ISBN
- 9780804770699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.98
€ 137.98
Hardcover. "Governing Scotland" explores the origins and development of the Scottish Office in an attempt to understand Scotland's position within the UK union state in the 20th century. Two competing views were encapsulated in debates on how Scotland should be governed in the early 20th century. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333743232
- ISBN
- 9780333743232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.23
€ 62.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349410125
- ISBN
- 9781349410125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.59
€ 61.59
Paperback. By comparing the policies the international community requested the IMF to follow in the aftermath of the Mexican, Asian and subprime crises, the book traces the evolution of the international regulatory framework from an agent-centered constructivist perspective. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 213 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KRA0005083
- ISBN
- 9780230367951
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Drawing on Foucault's later work on governmentality, this book traces the effects of 'the rise of risk' on contemporary social work practice. Focusing on two 'domains' of practice - mental health social work and probation work - it analyses the ways in which risk thinking has affected social work's aims and objectives, methods and approaches. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSM; JKSN; JKVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230364158
- ISBN
- 9780230364158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.28
€ 62.28
paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN; JKV; JKVP; JKVQ2; KJM; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- SKU
- V9781349349319
- ISBN
- 9781349349319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.56
€ 61.56
Hardback. EPUB Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCP; KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230236875
- ISBN
- 9780230236875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26