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Society & social sciences
Paperback. This text seeks to show how the proliferating regulations and oversight mechanisms designed to prevent or root out corruption seriously undermine the ability to govern. Series: Studies in Crime & Justice. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226020525
- ISBN
- 9780226020525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
€ 32.99
€ 26.02
Paperback. Illustrating "conversational narcissism" with sample dialogues, this book analyses the pursuit of attention in conversation - as well as in politics and celebrity culture - and demonstrates the importance of gender, class, and racial differences in competing for attention. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JMH; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195135497
- ISBN
- 9780195135497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.80
€ 34.80
Paperback. When British journalist Ruth Whippman moved to America it seemed that everyone she met was obsessed with one thing: finding happiness. So Ruth sets off on a journey to work out what's going wrong, and most importantly what lessons we can all learn about what truly makes for a happy life. In this book, she details her experiences. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099592556
- ISBN
- 9780099592556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Hardback. A collection of 10 essays that have appeared in "The American Spectator". It examines how the ideals of liberty and limited government, operating in the related spheres of politics, economics, and religion, can be promoted around the world and adapted to contemporary challenges. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594032387
- ISBN
- 9781594032387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.45
€ 26.99
€ 25.45
Paperback. Children in public care complain that they have too many placements. Professionals agree but little is known about the reasons for this instability or how it affects different groups of children. The Pursuit of Permanence explores this core issue for children's services. Series Editor(s): Stein, Mike. Series: Quality Matters in Children's Services. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843105954
- ISBN
- 9781843105954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.09
€ 45.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562. 416 pages, Ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HBG; JWL. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 27. Weight: 516.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226561585
- ISBN
- 9780226561585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99
€ 34.99
Paperback. What is the necessary raison d'etre that puzzles serve? Why did they emerge at the same time in history as myth, magic and the occult arts? And why can't we put them down? This book presents an exploration of the philosophical implications of the puzzle instinct. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; JMR; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217080
- ISBN
- 9780253217080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.06
€ 22.06
The Puzzle of Peace. The Evolution of Peace in the International Syste...
Goertz, Gary; Diehl, Paul F.; Balas, Alexandr...
Paperback. The Puzzle of Peace moves beyond defining peace as the absence of war and develops a broader conceptualization and explanation for the increasing peacefulness of the international system. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPH; JPS; JPSN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199301034
- ISBN
- 9780199301034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.72
€ 61.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761924920
- ISBN
- 9780761924920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 141.65
€ 141.65
Paperback. This volume contains Guillermo O'Donnell's qualitative theoretical study of the quality of democracy and Vargas Cullell's description and analysis of the empirical data he gathered on the quality of democracy in Costa Rica. Editor(s): O'Donnell, Guillermo; Cullell, Jorge Vargas; Iazzetta, Osvaldo M. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268037208
- ISBN
- 9780268037208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.32
€ 36.99
€ 34.32
Hardcover. Provides a theoretical foundation for empirical analysis on the connection between the quality of government and important economic, political, and social outcomes. Focusing on the effects of government policies, this book argues that unpredictable actions constitute a severe impediment to economic growth and development. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 halftones, 2 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: JPQ; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226729565
- ISBN
- 9780226729565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.85€ 84.29
€ 99.85
€ 84.29
Paperback. In parks and cafes, homes and stadium stands, Cubans talk baseball. This work contends that when they are analyzing and debating plays, teams, and athletes, Cubans are exchanging ideas not just about baseball but also about Cuba and cubanidad, or what it means to be Cuban. It explores the interconnections between baseball and Cuban identity. Num Pages: 239 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JHBS; WSJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822342762
- ISBN
- 9780822342762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.32
€ 36.99
€ 34.32
Paperback. Focuses on the need to revitalise public life and political agency in the United States. Delivering a devastating critique of contemporary discourses of American citizenship, this title addresses the triumph of the idea of private life over that of public life borne in the right-wing agenda of the Reagan revolution. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 320 pages, 57 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSJ; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822319245
- ISBN
- 9780822319245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.27
€ 36.99
€ 34.27
Hardcover. Virginia Claypool Meredith's role in directly managing the affairs of a large and prosperous farm in east-central Indiana opened doors that were often closed to women in late nineteenth century America. Her status allowed her to campaign for the education of women, in general, and rural women, in particular. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSJ1; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535122
- ISBN
- 9781557535122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.38
€ 111.38
Hardback. Not since the publication of The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli 500 years ago has a member of the political opposition written so candidly about the strengths and weaknesses of the strongest member of his opposing political party. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGH; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 30. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455562510
- ISBN
- 9781455562510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.71
€ 29.99
€ 20.71
Hardback. This is three books in one: an impressionistic account (based on the aestheticism of Walter Pater) of the dancer's homoerotic career, a deconstructive analysis of his gay male reception (drawn from the semiotics of Roland Barthes), and an exploration of the limitations of that analysis. Num Pages: 240 pages, 23 half-tones. BIC Classification: ASDL; BG; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804729499
- ISBN
- 9780804729499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.16
€ 80.16
Paperback. Proposes "low theory" as a means of recovering ways of being and forms of knowledge not legitimized by existing systems and institutions Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 224 pages, 37 illustrations, including 14 in colour. BIC Classification: AB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350453
- ISBN
- 9780822350453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.60
€ 27.99
€ 26.60
Paperback. Examines children's strangeness, even some children's subliminal 'gayness', in the twentieth century. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 312 pages, 44 illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SG; JFSK; JFSP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498. Series: Series Q. 312 pages, 44 illustrations. Examines children's strangeness, even some children's subliminal 'gayness', in the twentieth century. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 5SG; JFSK; JFSP1. Dimension: 215 x 156 x 24. Weight: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343868
- ISBN
- 9780822343868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.72
€ 31.99
€ 28.72
Paperback. Series: Indigenous Americas. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5S; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816692798
- ISBN
- 9780816692798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.64
€ 29.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. Series Editor(s): Umland, Andreas. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1DVUA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 209 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838203683
- ISBN
- 9783838203683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.31
€ 40.99
€ 29.31