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Hardcover. This work analyzes the role of competitive elections in the Ukraine's crucial democratic transition period of 1989 to 1998, focusing on how Ukrainian voters make vote choices and which electoral cleavages are most important. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJPR; HBTQ; HBTR; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333800454
- ISBN
- 9780333800454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.09
€ 127.09
Hardback. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, it appeared that the only option for developing countries was integration into the world economy. Written by a group of international experts, this book investigates the strategies deployed by Cuba and Vietnam to consider whether 'socialism', in some form, offers a viable development alternative. Editor(s): Brundenius, Claes; Weeks, John. Num Pages: 293 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KJC; 1QFG; GTF; JFFS; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333800430
- ISBN
- 9780333800430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Media and the Presidentialization of Parliamentary Elections
Mughan, Anthony. Ed(S): Harris, Howell John
Hardback. A case study of Britain shows parliamentary elections are becoming more "presidential", in that the leaders of the parties figure more prominently both in media coverage of the campaign and in the party that voters choose at the polls. The implications for parliamentary democracy are discussed. Editor(s): Harris, Howell John. Series: American History in Depth. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPHF; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333800188
- ISBN
- 9780333800188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.49
€ 129.49
hardcover. This text examines the destabilizing effects of financial crises on economic growth, stability and development. It also presents some innovative ideas intended to inform the design of institutions able to foster more effective international policy co-ordination. Editor(s): Arestis, Philip; Baddeley, Michelle; McCombie, John. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- SKU
- V9780333800171
- ISBN
- 9780333800171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardcover. An examination of the emergence of nationalism in Lithuania, in particular the Lithuanian national movement, Sajudis, and its views on citizenship rights of national minorities. The study concentrates on the late 1980s and early 1990s, when citizenship rights began to be widely debated. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 267 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUF; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSL; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333794685
- ISBN
- 9780333794685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardback. Leonid Brezhnev was leader of the Soviet Union for almost two decades when it was at the height of its powers. This book is a reappraisal of both Brezhnev, the man, and the system over which he ruled. Editor(s): Bacon, Edwin; Sandle, Mark. Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 140 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333794630
- ISBN
- 9780333794630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardcover. Values, in terms of human rights and democracy, are important factors for individual state's participation in the international community. This work explores the ethical and moral conflict between the international system and the rights of sovereign powers in cases such as Kosovo and Rwanda. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPVH; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333794241
- ISBN
- 9780333794241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Paperback. This volume explores many features of "invisible" crimes and provides numerous examples of hidden crimes and victimizations. The book should be useful to students of criminology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Editor(s): Davies, Pamela; Francis, Peter W.; Jupp, Victor R. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333794173
- ISBN
- 9780333794173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.00
€ 127.00
Hardback. In this comparative case study of Northern Ireland, Mairead Nic Craith explores the commitment of unionists to a civic, "culture blind" British state contrasting this with nationalist demands for official recognition of Irish culture. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBKS; JFC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333793862
- ISBN
- 9780333793862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
hardcover. Based on original research with 50 EU business associations and 150 of their members, this book assesses the effectiveness of EU business associations and their potential to bring value to the EU policy making process and to their members, and lends a methodology by which they can be evaluated. Num Pages: 187 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPSN2; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333793763
- ISBN
- 9780333793763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.36
€ 127.36
Hardback. Explores one dimension of the value-knowledge system needed in any movement towards humane governance for the planet: the ecological sustainability and integrity of the Earth's environment. Contributors explore various ethical issues that must inform future global regulation of the environment. Editor(s): Gleeson, Brendan; Low, Assoc Prof Nicholas. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA; RNB; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333793725
- ISBN
- 9780333793725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Hardback. Belfast and Berlin are cities divided by tension and cultural conflict, and some kind of shared identity needs to be created. Urban planners can assist the process without turning the city into a hostile environment. This text explores the issue of cultural inclusion and the role of urban planning. Editor(s): Neill, William J. V.; Schwedler, Hanns-Uve. Series: Anglo-German Foundation. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DFG; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333793688
- ISBN
- 9780333793688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
Hardcover. During the 1990s, life in post-socialist states has been fraught with instability and conflict. This book focuses on changing rural urban relations and growing divisions between them in the context of the reforms. Editor(s): Kaneff, Deema (Senior Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthroplogy, Germany). Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1HFG; 3JJPR; JFSC; JFSF; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333793398
- ISBN
- 9780333793398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333793176
- ISBN
- 9780333793176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.33
€ 127.33
Paperback. This study of personal love between the sexes (or between members of the same sex) is a mixture of analytic philosophy and depth psychology. Its main aim is to help readers to understand the nature and value of love, and to grasp the difficulties one has to face when engaging with it. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; VFVC; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333793169
- ISBN
- 9780333793169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Hardcover. On 25 July 2001, the United States entirely rejected the final text of a Protocol to the 2001 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention to prohibit biological warfare. This book investigates how this disaster came about, and the potential consequences of the failure of American leadership. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSF; JWMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333793091
- ISBN
- 9780333793091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. This text looks at the intervention of Napoleon III in Mexico in the 1860s. The book considers whether this was consistent with his foreign policy and his belief that free trade would lead to peace. It covers his attempts to achieve his goal and how he was thwarted by his own representatives. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBG; HBJD; HBLL; JPS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333793022
- ISBN
- 9780333793022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardcover. This work is a re-examination of the nature of the connection between economic action and structure and ethnic identities. The question is addressed theoretically by revisiting the "race and class" debate and by a review of the contexts in which the conjuncture of ethnicity economy is worked out. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 519.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333793015
- ISBN
- 9780333793015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Hardcover. This study of rural poverty in Latin America draws on rural household surveys for Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Paraguay, and Peru. The studies characterize three groups; small farmers, landless farm workers, and rural non-farm workers and provide analyses of household income. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFA; JFSF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333792902
- ISBN
- 9780333792902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.77
€ 128.77
Hardcover. This text describes a "Third Way", one that aims to transcend the outdated conflict between Left and Right. It puts forward a rigorous re-thinking towards making the "Third Way" an effective instrument of progress for Britain as well as abroad. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333792858
- ISBN
- 9780333792858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42