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Hardback. The author chronicles LA's emergence as the nation's leading trade centre and gateway to the Pacific Rim in the 20th century, exploring recent epic battles over port development, expanding LAX, creating a new international airport in Orange County, building the Alameda Corridor rail link and more. Num Pages: 336 pages, 23 tables, 5 figures, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFS; KCM; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746809
- ISBN
- 9780804746809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.45
€ 156.45
Hardback. Prominent scholars in organization studies share their experiences in overcoming research obstacles, working with collaborators, and balancing professional and personal life demands. This book, driven by the scholars' stories of triumph and frustration, will help others in similar situations find their way to successful research renewal. Editor(s): Stablein, Ralph E.; Frost, Peter J. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 467.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746762
- ISBN
- 9780804746762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.58
€ 178.58
Hardback. Considers how Enlightenment print culture built modern national and racial identity out of images of sexual order and disorder in public life. The title refers to a premise in utopian and exoticist fiction about the southern portion of the globe: sexual order defines the character of the state. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; DSA; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746632
- ISBN
- 9780804746632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.50
€ 98.50
Hardback. Why are women so dramatically underrepresented in leadership positions in law, politics, and business--and what can be done to improve the situation? These are the questions this provocative book meets head-on. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JP; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746342
- ISBN
- 9780804746342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.19
€ 121.19
Hardback. An examination of Asian security, this work makes a case for taking regional politics and security dynamics seriously. The book examines the salience of the pathways, investigates the management of specific security issues, and discusses the nature of security order in Asia. Editor(s): Alagappa, Muthiah. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1093.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746281
- ISBN
- 9780804746281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 263.12
€ 263.12
Hardback. This volume is an ambitious study of efforts by twentieth-century states to reshape-either through social policy or brute force-their societies and populations according to ideologies based on various theories of human perfectibility. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JHBD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746229
- ISBN
- 9780804746229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.90
€ 213.90
Hardback. Focusing on the inheritance rights of people born outside wedlock, this book explores the legal evolution of their rights as Brazil moved from colony to nation. It offers a unique counterpoint to the conventional political history of the Brazilian Empire, which ignores important legal change involving family and inheritance law. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JHBK; LNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 717.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746069
- ISBN
- 9780804746069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.53
€ 105.53
Hardback. Offering an overview of Christian Democracy in Latin America, this book examines the Christian Democratic organizations of Chilie and Mexico, which are still major parties today. The concluding section analyzes the demise of formerly significant Christian Democratic parties. Editor(s): Mainwaring, Scott; Scully, Timothy R. Num Pages: 424 pages, 38 tables, 11 illustrations, 4 maps, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJH; 3JJP; HRC; JHBA; JPHV; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745970
- ISBN
- 9780804745970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.47
€ 191.47
Hardback. Since the 1980s, Mexico has alternately served as a model of structural economic reform and as a cautionary example of the limitations associated with market-led development. This book provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary assessment of the principal economic and social policies adopted by Mexico during the 1980s and 1990s. Editor(s): Middlebrook, Kevin; Zepeda, Eduardo. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFS; JPA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 40. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745895
- ISBN
- 9780804745895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.25
€ 193.25
Hardback. This volume illustrates the promise of rational choice theory and demonstrates how theory can help us develop conclusions about the fundamental processes of politics. Each set of essays begins with a pedagogical overview that is accessible to those with little knowledge of rational choice theory. Editor(s): Morris, Irwin L.; Oppenheimer, Joe A.; Soltan, Karol Edward. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 tables, 16 figures. BIC Classification: JHBC; JM; JPF; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745833
- ISBN
- 9780804745833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.04
€ 144.04
Hardback. This vanguard collection of original and in-depth essays seeks to explore the intricate interplay of the aesthetic and psychological domains during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and to consider the reasons why a common Modernist project took shape when and in the circumstances it did. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 480 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JFC; JMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745772
- ISBN
- 9780804745772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.39
€ 180.39
Hardback. This book argues that, despite the scholarly emphasis on 20th-century congressional history, it is necessary to study the nation's first 150 years in order to understand more fully the evolution and functioning of the modern Congress. Editor(s): Brady, David; McCubbins, Mathew D. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPA; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745703
- ISBN
- 9780804745703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.62
€ 261.62
Hardback. This interdisciplinary collection responds to intellectual debates concerning the value and limits of privacy. Ever since the beginning of modernity, the line of demarcation between private and public spaces, and the distinction between them, have continually been challenged and redrawn. Editor(s): Rossler, Beate. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JFD; JHBA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745635
- ISBN
- 9780804745635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.02
€ 144.02
Hardback. This work evaluates the legacy of James Madison as the product of a scholarly politician - a politician who thought carefully about institutions in the context of action. It brings together thoughtful responses to Madison and his theory from a broad cross-section of modern political science. Editor(s): Kernell, Samuel. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744959
- ISBN
- 9780804744959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.27
€ 180.27
Hardback. This work uses cross-national and longitudinal empirical research to explain the rise, nature, and impact of science as an authoritative worldwide institution. The authors analyze the ever-increasing investment in science, the diffusion of scientific discourse, and the hegemony of scientific organizations. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFFS; JH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744911
- ISBN
- 9780804744911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.74
€ 179.74
Hardback. This work covers cultural change in a Chinese city following the Manchu conquest of 1644. Yangzhou, at the intersection of the Grand Canal and the Yangzi river, is known as the site of human and physical devastation during the conquest and as a vibrant commercial centre during the 18th century. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744850
- ISBN
- 9780804744850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.88
€ 76.88
Hardback. An examination of the formation of Argentina's formidable nation-state in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. It studies three political movements: "Mitrismo", led by Bartolome Mitre; "Roquismo", under General Julio A. Roca; and "Radicalismo", led by Leandro N. Alem and Hipolito Irogoyen. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744669
- ISBN
- 9780804744669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.27
€ 116.27
Hardback. This is the first book to explore comparatively how magic-usually portrayed as the antithesis of the modern-is also at home in modernity. Editor(s): Meyer, Birgit; Pels, Peter. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HRQX2; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744638
- ISBN
- 9780804744638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.08
€ 157.08
Hardback. This is the author's most influential work of literary theory and criticism in which she explores the relations between literature, philosophy, and psychoanalysis. Translator(s): Evans, Martha Noel. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HP; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744485
- ISBN
- 9780804744485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.43
€ 144.43
Hardback. Since its publication in 1936, Walter Benjamin's "Artwork" essay has become a canonical text about the status and place of the fine arts in modern mass culture. The essays gathered here offer a rich, wide-ranging critique of Benjamin's position. Editor(s): Gumbrecht, Hans Ulrich; Marrinan, Michael. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744355
- ISBN
- 9780804744355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.01
€ 168.01