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Society & social sciences
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- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133126
- ISBN
- 9780691133126
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€ 29.99€ 21.88
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Paperback. Memory is perhaps the most extraordinary phenomenon in the natural world. Without memory there can be no mind as we understand it. Focusing on research in behavioral science and neuroscience, this work is a primer of our scientific understanding of the mechanics of memory and learning. Series: Science Essentials S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. 30 line illus. BIC Classification: JMRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133119
- ISBN
- 9780691133119
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.27
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Paperback. Develops protocols for conducting counterfactual thought experiments and uses them to probe the causes and contingency of transformative international developments like World War I and the end of the Cold War. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691132907
- ISBN
- 9780691132907
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.35
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Hardback. Looks at the relationship between torture and colonial domination through a examination of the French army's coercive tactics during the Algerian war from 1954 to 1962. This book presents an anatomy of torture - its methods, justifications, functions, and consequences. It also shows how torture was central to guerre revolutionnaire. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBA; 3JJPG; HBW; JWKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691131351
- ISBN
- 9780691131351
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Condition: New
€ 70.63€ 54.20
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€ 54.20
Hardback. Gives an account of the political meaning of the "Essais" in the context of Montaigne's life and times. This work argues, Montaigne's "Essais" very much reflect his ongoing involvement and preoccupation with contemporary politics - particularly the politics of France's civil wars between Catholics and Protestants. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691131221
- ISBN
- 9780691131221
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Condition: New
€ 58.86€ 45.86
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Hardback. Uncovers the rapidly disappearing vestiges of the Jews of western Ukraine, who were rounded up and murdered by the Nazis during World War II with help from the local populace. This travelogue reveals the erasure of the Jews and their removal from public memory, a blatant act of forgetting done in the service of a aggressive Ukrainian nationalism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 halftones. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition / First Printing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691131214
- ISBN
- 9780691131214
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.04
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Paperback. Written at the height of the Cold War and in the wake of America's greatest experiment with big government, the New Deal, this book puts forward an argument for the value and importance of conservative principles - freedom, foremost among them - in contemporary political life. Editor(s): Goldwater, C. C. Series: The James Madison Library in American Politics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 123 x 14. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 2d ptg.
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691131177
- ISBN
- 9780691131177
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.75
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Paperback. Brings together some of the leading writers and scholars on urban America to offer perspectives on how to sustain prosperous, livable cities in fast-evolving economy. Drawing on the research in the social sciences, this book explores optimal ways to manage the modern city and proposes solutions to some of the most pressing urban problems. Editor(s): Inman, Robert P. Num Pages: 432 pages, 53 line illus. 36 tables. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG; KCU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 571.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691131054
- ISBN
- 9780691131054
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Condition: New
€ 52.97€ 41.78
€ 52.97
€ 41.78
Paperback. Presents the thought of the founding fathers and key intellectual leaders of Hindu nationalism from the time of the British Raj. This book reveals how the "Hindutuva" movement approaches key issues of Indian politics. It covers such important topics as secularism, religious conversion, relations with Muslims, education, and Hindu identity. Editor(s): Jaffrelot, Christophe. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JFSR; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130989
- ISBN
- 9780691130989
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.23
€ 46.99
€ 33.23
Paperback. Zionism was inspired as a movement - one driven by the search for a homeland for the stateless and persecuted Jewish people. Yet, it trampled the rights of the Arabs in Palestine, and became so controversial that it defies understanding and trumps reasoned public debate. This book aims to analyze the messianic fervor of Zionism. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 352 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130682
- ISBN
- 9780691130682
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.11
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Paperback. In the summer of 1964, the turmoil of the civil rights movement reached its peak in Mississippi, with activists across the political spectrum claiming that God was on their side in the struggle over racial justice. This work takes us back to this place and time. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; HRC; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130675
- ISBN
- 9780691130675
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.35
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Paperback. In their personal lives, people consider it essential to separate economics and intimacy. Challenging this view, this book shows how we use economic activity to create, maintain, and renegotiate important ties, especially intimate ties, to others, thus opening a window on the inner workings of the economic processes that pervade our private lives. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHBK; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130637
- ISBN
- 9780691130637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.49
€ 42.99
€ 30.49
Paperback. Did America's fortieth president lead a conservative counter revolution that left liberalism gasping for air? The answer, for both his admirers and his detractors, is often "yes." This work covers Ronald Reagan's legacy taking us through the 1980s in ten year-by-year chapters. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130606
- ISBN
- 9780691130606
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.24
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€ 39.24
Paperback. Human evolutionary history has affected the way we process the information we use to make decisions. The result is that human choices and calculations may be very different from those predicted by standard models of rational behavior. This notion is particularly true in the area of war and peace. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130569
- ISBN
- 9780691130569
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.86
€ 40.99
€ 28.86
Paperback. In the summer of 1909, the gruesome murder of nineteen-year-old Elsie Sigel sent shock waves through New York City and the nation at large. Through the lens of this unsolved murder, this work offers a snapshot of social and sexual relations between Chinese and non-Chinese populations in turn-of-the-century New York City. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 halftones. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130484
- ISBN
- 9780691130484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.62
€ 42.99
€ 30.62
Paperback. Takes a look at southern politics in the United States which challenges conventional notions about the rise of the Republican Party in the South. This work argues that the evolution of southern politics must be seen as part of a process of democratization of the region's politics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 28 line illus. 13 tables. 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130477
- ISBN
- 9780691130477
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.27
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Paperback. How do individuals change their behavior when abortion access increases? This book uses economic analysis to consider this question, comparing abortion to a form of insurance. It includes an analysis which suggests that the manner in which individuals change their behavior depends on the extent to which abortion is accessible. Num Pages: 240 pages, 55 line illus. 12 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: JFMA; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130453
- ISBN
- 9780691130453
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.96
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€ 28.96
Paperback. Trade is no longer the primary means of organizing international economic transactions; rather, where and how multinational corporations (MNCs) organize their production activities is the key integrating force of global commerce. The author shows that the globalization of production has led to a series of shifts in the global security environment. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 31 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: JPS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130316
- ISBN
- 9780691130316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.24
€ 46.99
€ 33.24
Paperback. Presents a synthetic history of the family in Germany and northern France during the High Middle Ages. Concentrating on the special roles of mothers and children, this book advances efforts to write a comparative Jewish-Christian social history. It provides an analysis of the history of Jewish families in medieval Ashkenaz. Series: Jews, Christians and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130293
- ISBN
- 9780691130293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.40
€ 46.99
€ 33.40
Hardback. While many people around the world see the United States as a model, the US response to 9/11 has undoubtedly intensified global anti-Americanism. This book reveals that goodwill toward America still exists, and that this sympathy is in peril - and that there is an immense gap between how Americans view their country and how it is viewed abroad. Editor(s): Farber, David. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated.
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130255
- ISBN
- 9780691130255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94