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Paperback. Governments spend huge amounts of public money on public services such as health, education, and social care, and yet the services that are delivered are often low quality, inefficiently run, and inequitable in their distribution. This book argues that the solution is to offer choice to users and to encourage competition among providers. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPQB; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129365
- ISBN
- 9780691129365
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€ 68.28€ 52.52
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Hardback. Presents an account of the first 27 years of a astonishing trajectory in a life made difficult by depression, but sustained throughout by a love of books and learning. This book depicts the formative years of a man nourished by lifelong learning, whose rise from humble beginnings to heights of achievement serves as a model for generations to come. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEH; 3JJ; BG; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129273
- ISBN
- 9780691129273
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€ 80.05€ 60.96
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Hardback. Argues that Islam's cultural stasis is not due to the Muslim faith itself, but to the nature of the sacred it is infused with and that penetrates every aspect of life - spiritual and material. This book shows how the sacred in Islam suspends the acceleration of social time, hinders change, and circumvents secularization and modernity. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 280. Weight in Grams: 466.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129112
- ISBN
- 9780691129112
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Hardback. A collection of personal letters to friends from a foreign correspondent who is trying to understand what she witnessed during the iconic human disasters of our time - in Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and New York City on September 11th, among the other places. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: BJ; HBG; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129037
- ISBN
- 9780691129037
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.19
€ 26.99
€ 20.19
Hardback. Paints a portrait of Russian military politics. This book identifies three moments that gave rise to the Russian dilemma: Gorbachev's decision to invite military participation in Soviet politics; Yeltsin's acquiescence to a political system that gave generals a legitimate political presence; and, Putin's failure to press for military reforms. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JP; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128962
- ISBN
- 9780691128962
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.09
€ 46.99
€ 33.09
Hardback. Poland suffered an exceedingly brutal Nazi occupation during the Second World War - close to five million Poles were killed. This book attempts to answer the question: How was anti-Semitism possible in Poland after the war? It argues that postwar Polish anti-Semitism cannot be understood simply as a continuation of prewar attitudes. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128788
- ISBN
- 9780691128788
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.90
€ 46.99
€ 32.90
Hardback. Challenging the widespread 'separatist imagination' behind partition, this book demonstrates the ways in which works of Jewish and Arab literature reject simple notions of separatism and instead display configurations of identity that emphasize the presence of alterity within the self - the Jew within the Arab, and the Arab within the Jew. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128757
- ISBN
- 9780691128757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.74€ 50.37
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€ 50.37
Paperback. Unlike criticisms of multiculturalism, which worry about 'reverse discrimination' or the erosion of core Western cultural values, this book's focuses on the effects of multicultural rhetoric and multicultural rights on their beneficiaries. It argues that multicultural accounts of cultural difference do not describe the practices of social groups. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128696
- ISBN
- 9780691128696
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.91
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Paperback. Focuses on the role of policy networks in Japanese finance, showing how Japan's Finance Ministry was embedded within the political and financial worlds, and how the nature of Japan's institutional arrangements affected the capacity of the government to manage change. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10 line illus. 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPQB; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128689
- ISBN
- 9780691128689
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Condition: New
€ 52.97€ 41.86
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€ 41.86
Hardback. Organized crime is spreading like a global virus as mobs take advantage of open borders to establish local franchises at will. This book argues that mafiosi often find themselves abroad against their will, rather than through a strategic plan to colonize the territories. It charts the attempts of Calabrese 'Ndrangheta's move to the north of Italy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 halftones. 3 line illus. 16 tables. 4 maps. BIC Classification: JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128559
- ISBN
- 9780691128559
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Condition: New
€ 52.97€ 41.59
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Hardback. On September 6, 1848, Abraham Ber Pilpel entered the kitchen of Rabbi Abraham Kohn and his family and poured arsenic in the soup that was being prepared for their dinner. Within hours, the rabbi and his infant daughter were dead. This book tells the story of the murder, the trial that followed, and the political and religious fallout of both. Num Pages: 160 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128436
- ISBN
- 9780691128436
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.39
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€ 30.39
Hardback. American philanthropy today expands knowledge, champions social movements, defines active citizenship, influences policymaking, and addresses humanitarian crises. How did philanthropy become such a powerful and integral force in American society? This book explores the twentieth-century growth of this phenomenon. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128368
- ISBN
- 9780691128368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128184
- ISBN
- 9780691128184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.29
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Paperback. Tells the story of how the market for temporary professionals operates from the perspective of the contractors who do the work, the managers who employ them, the permanent employees who work beside them, and the staffing agencies who broker deals. This book illustrates how the reality of flexibility often differs substantially from its promise. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127958
- ISBN
- 9780691127958
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.54
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Paperback. Talks about the subject of race relations in Brazil. This book seeks to understand the reality of race in Brazil and how well it squares with the traditional and revisionist views of race relations. It seeks to understand some of the political pathologies of buying too readily into unexamined ideas about race relations. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 line illus. 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127927
- ISBN
- 9780691127927
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.38
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Paperback. Unravels the following mystery: how is it that the estate tax, which has been on the books continuously since 1916 and is paid by only the wealthiest two percent of Americans, was repealed in 2001 with broad bipartisan support? This work is a portrait of American politics as viewed through the lens of the death tax repeal saga. Num Pages: 392 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; JPQB; KFFD1; LNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127897
- ISBN
- 9780691127897
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.49
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€ 30.49
Paperback. Explores the moral terrain of America, analyzing the widely held perception that the nation is in moral decline. This book looks at the question from a variety of angles, examining traditional values, secular values, religious values, family values, economic values, and others. Num Pages: 328 pages, 29 line illus. 2 halftones. 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127873
- ISBN
- 9780691127873
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
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€ 28.70
Paperback. Narrates how two charismatic, exceptionally talented physicists - J Robert Oppenheimer and Hans A Bethe - came to terms with the nuclear weapons they helped to create. This work tells the story of modern physics, the development of atomic weapons, and the Cold War. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; JWMN; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127859
- ISBN
- 9780691127859
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.05
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€ 33.05
Paperback. Teaches you that the criminal justice system may actually be making the problem of domestic violence worse. Addressing the real dynamics of intimate abuse and incorporating proven methods of restorative justice, this work focuses on healing and transformation rather than shame or punishment. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE3; JFSJ; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127729
- ISBN
- 9780691127729
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.11
€ 36.99
€ 27.11
Paperback. An account of ethnic minority politics, this work explains when and how European institutions successfully used norms and incentives to shape domestic policy toward ethnic minorities and why those measures sometimes failed. It also provides keen policy insights for the strategic choices made by actors in international institutions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 line illus. 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; 1QFW; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFJ; JFSL; JPSN2; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127712
- ISBN
- 9780691127712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.05
€ 46.99
€ 33.05