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Society & social sciences
paperback. Presents a study of religious pluralism as a theological and social reality, and approaches Christianity and Islam in tandem as part of a broader discussion on the nature of the good society. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589015074
- ISBN
- 9781589015074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.80
€ 74.80
hardcover. Catholic institutions of higher learning are at a crossroads: How can they remain true to their roots while recognizing that many of their administrations, faculties, and student bodies have little connection with the tradition? This book explores what constitutes the Catholic identity of Catholic colleges and universities. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589014862
- ISBN
- 9781589014862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.82
€ 75.82
Paperback. With budgets squeezed at every level of government, cost-benefit analysis (CBA) holds outstanding potential for assessing the efficiency of many programs. This book addresses the application of CBA to social policy. It discusses the applicability of CBA to actual programs, describing both proven and promising examples. Editor(s): Weimer, David L.; Vining, Aidan R. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables, diagrams, figures. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589012578
- ISBN
- 9781589012578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.31
€ 74.31
Paperback. After World War II, the US and Canada struck out on divergent paths to public health insurance. This work probes the historical development of health care in each country, honing in on the social and political aspects of each country, and the politics of race in the US and territorial politics in Canada. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JPB; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589012066
- ISBN
- 9781589012066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.91
€ 74.91
The Education Mayor: Improving America's Schools (American Governance ...
Wong, Kenneth K.; Shen, Francis X.; Anagnosto...
paperback. In 2002, the No Child Left Behind Act rocked America's schools with new initiatives for results-based accountability. This work takes a critical look at mayoral control of urban school districts, beginning with Boston's schools in 1992 and examining more than 100 school districts in 40 states. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781589011793
- ISBN
- 9781589011793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.91
€ 74.91
paperback. Examines reasons why environmental laws seldom work out exactly as planned. Casting federal-state working relationships as 'pulling together,' 'coming apart,' or somewhere in-between, this title provides dozens of observations from federal and state officials. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPR; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition, Revised and Updated
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589011007
- ISBN
- 9781589011007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.76
€ 74.76
Ten Thousand Democracies: Politics and Public Opinion in America's Sch...
Berkman, Michael B.; Plutzer, Eric
paperback. Begins with educational reforms from the Progressive era in the late 19th and early 20th centuries through the civil rights movement and ending with Pennsylvania's 2004 tax relief measure. This title explores what factors determine education spending levels in school districts. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 27 figures, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781589010765
- ISBN
- 9781589010765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.91
€ 74.91
Paperback. Demonstrating that the family is both distinctive in its own right and deeply interwoven with other institutions, this title examines the roles of education, work, leisure, consumption, legal regulation, public administration, and biology in shaping the ways we court and marry, bear and raise children, and make and break family bonds. Editor(s): Tipton, Steven M.; Witte, John, Jr. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589010666
- ISBN
- 9781589010666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.42
€ 75.42
Paperback. Illustrator(s): McBride, Angus. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 188 x 4. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing New York
- Edition
- 1982 no other dates
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850454482
- ISBN
- 9780850454482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.06
€ 21.99
€ 18.06
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842382120
- ISBN
- 9780842382120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.71
€ 11.99
€ 10.71
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842352529
- ISBN
- 9780842352529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.37
€ 31.99
€ 23.37
Paperback. For many women around the world, their greatest risk of HIV infection comes from having sex with the very person with whom they are supposed to have sex: their spouse. This title situates marital HIV risk within an exploration of marital and extramarital sexuality in five diverse settings: Mexico, Nigeria, Uganda, Vietnam, and Papua New Guinea. Num Pages: 256 pages, 34 b&w illustrations, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFH2; JHBK5; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826516831
- ISBN
- 9780826516831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.73
€ 51.73
Paperback. Containing more than three hundred photographs, this is written primarily for students of arms, but also contains material of interest to historians, museum specialists, collectors, and dealers of antique arms. Num Pages: 556 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBW; JWM; TTM; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826349989
- ISBN
- 9780826349989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.67
€ 135.67
paperback. Over the last sixty years, the relationship between the United States and Latin America has been marred by ideological conflict, imbalances of power, and economic disparity. The U.S. Series: Issues in the History of American Foreign Relations. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 b&w photographs and maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781574888768
- ISBN
- 9781574888768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. Journey back fifty years to explore the decade of baby boomers, the Red scare, and the birth of rock and roll with Robert Rodriguez's The 1950s' Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Rock & Roll Rebels, Cold War Crises, and All-American Oddities. Rodriguez gives you a whole decade's worth of fun, facts, and all-important memories. Series: Most Wanted S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887150
- ISBN
- 9781574887150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.29
€ 14.29
Hardback. Explores the controversial subject of Canada's acquisition of nuclear weapons during the Cold War. Based on newly declassified Canadian and US documents, this volume examines policy, strategy, operational, and technical matters and weaves these seemingly disparate elements into a compelling story that finally unlocks several Cold War mysteries. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 b&w maps and photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886160
- ISBN
- 9781574886160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.72
€ 33.72
Hardback. Few figures in modern French history have aroused more controversy than Marshal Philippe Petain, who rose from obscurity to great fame in the First World War only to fall into infamy during the dark days of Nazi occupation in World War II. This volume examines his life and career. Num Pages: 150 pages, 16 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBWN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574885989
- ISBN
- 9781574885989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Paperback. For three decades, arms control treaties have provided a legal basis for limiting and reducing long-range nuclear weapons. Editor(s): Alexander, Brian. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 tables, bibliog references, index. BIC Classification: JWMN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574885859
- ISBN
- 9781574885859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSJ; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826313706
- ISBN
- 9780826313706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.95
€ 34.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 431 pages. BIC Classification: 2JN; DSB; HRKT; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826310439
- ISBN
- 9780826310439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.95
€ 34.95