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Paperback. From ritual killings to subtle acts of self-denial, the practice and rhetoric of sacrifice has a special centrality in modern American literature. This book portrays an episode in American cultural history when the literary movement of realism and the fledgling field of sociology both converged in the belief that sacrifice is basic to sociality. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691015064
- ISBN
- 9780691015064
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Condition: New
€ 64.74€ 50.21
€ 64.74
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Paperback. Shows Charles Ives in the context of his world in a number of ways. This volume features essays which examine Ives' relationships to European music and to American music, politics, business, and landscape. It also shows Ives as a composer well versed in four distinctive musical traditions who blended them in his mature music. Editor(s): Burkholder, Peter J. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 464 pages, 13 halftones 3 b&w illus 1 map 50+ music exs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVA; AVGC6; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780691011639
- ISBN
- 9780691011639
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Condition: New
€ 52.97€ 41.64
€ 52.97
€ 41.64
Paperback. Presents an analysis of the major political crises in post-1945 East Central Europe: Hungary (1956-63), Czechoslovakia (1968-76), and Poland (1980-89). This book also explores how political crises reshaped party-state institutions, redefined relations between party and state institutions, and modified the political practices of these regimes. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; JPA; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 685.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691011134
- ISBN
- 9780691011134
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Condition: New
€ 70.63€ 54.48
€ 70.63
€ 54.48
Paperback. Traces the story of the postwar labor movements supported by a blend of historical investigation and sophisticated statistical analysis in a framework for comparative research. This book integrates institutional explanation and comparative method in a way that balances comparative generality with the historical experiences of specific cases. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 line illus. 35 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJP; JFSL3; JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691010335
- ISBN
- 9780691010335
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Condition: New
€ 58.86€ 45.93
€ 58.86
€ 45.93
Paperback. Offers an analysis of rigorous, empirical evidence that exposes the central paradox of racial representation. Using data on representatives elected to Congress between 1972 and 1994, this work examines the link between the racial composition of a congressional district and its representative's race as well as ideology. Num Pages: 176 pages, 28 line illus. 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL1; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 257.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010106
- ISBN
- 9780691010106
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.37
€ 52.99
€ 37.37
Paperback. Looking at how the Korean nuclear crisis originated, escalated, and was ultimately defused, this work explores a web of intelligence failures by the US and intransigence within South Korea and the International Atomic Energy Agency. It pays attention to an American mindset that prefers coercion to cooperation in dealing with aggressive nations. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010069
- ISBN
- 9780691010069
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Condition: New
€ 58.86€ 45.60
€ 58.86
€ 45.60
Paperback. Against the backdrop of one of the great transformations of the century, the sudden and unexpected fall of communism as a ruling system, this work recounts the history and demise of East Germany. It explains the causes for the disintegration of German communism as it constructs the complex history of the GDR. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 maps 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW3; JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691007465
- ISBN
- 9780691007465
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Condition: New
€ 68.28€ 52.49
€ 68.28
€ 52.49
Paperback. Explores the brighter side of eternity: heaven. Dispensing with the images of goodness that can make even heaven seem unbearable, this book stimulates our imagination with a history of how the joy of paradise has been conceived by writers, philosophers, and artists for whom heaven was an imminent reality. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRLB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 371.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691006840
- ISBN
- 9780691006840
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.66
€ 42.99
€ 30.66
paperback. Analyzes Indian receptivity to the right-wing Hindu nationalist party and its political wing, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which claims to create a polity based on "ancient" Hindu culture. This book offers insights into Indian politics and focuses on the links between democracy and ethnic majoritarianism. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JPFM; JPFN; JPHV; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691006710
- ISBN
- 9780691006710
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Condition: New
€ 52.97€ 41.71
€ 52.97
€ 41.71
Paperback. Offering a comparative history of marketing and campaigning, this book generates a "jukebox model" of participation and shows that expressive choice has become a target for those eliciting mass participation and public support. Num Pages: 194 pages, 17 line illus. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691006628
- ISBN
- 9780691006628
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.09
€ 46.99
€ 33.09
Paperback. The era of the American Revolution was one of violent and unpredictable social, economic, and political change, and the dislocations of the period were most severely felt in the South. This title contends that the military struggle there involved a triangle - two sets of white belligerents and approximately 400,000 slaves. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JFSL3; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691006260
- ISBN
- 9780691006260
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Condition: New
€ 52.97€ 41.94
€ 52.97
€ 41.94
Paperback. Student aid in higher education has become a hot-button issue. This work explains how both colleges and governments are struggling to cope with a rapidly changing marketplace, and shows how sound policies can help preserve the strengths and remedy some emerging weaknesses of American higher education. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKG; JNMN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691005362
- ISBN
- 9780691005362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.97€ 41.35
€ 52.97
€ 41.35
Paperback. Aalyzes the "hidden" welfare state created by such programs as tax deductions for home mortgage interest and employer-provided retirement pensions, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit. This book focuses on the reasons why individuals, businesses, and public officials support tax expenditures. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691005294
- ISBN
- 9780691005294
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Condition: New
€ 58.86€ 46.06
€ 58.86
€ 46.06
Paperback. Investigates how managed competition became the Bill Clinton's reform framework, but also illuminates how issues and policies emerge. This book follows Clinton's policy ideas from their initial formulation by policy experts through their endorsement by medical industry leaders and politicians to their inclusion in the proposal itself. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPLM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691005287
- ISBN
- 9780691005287
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Condition: New
€ 52.97€ 41.35
€ 52.97
€ 41.35
Paperback. Coffee is traded in one of the few international markets ever subject to effective political regulation. This work explores the origins, the operations, and the collapse of the International Coffee Organization, an international "government of coffee" that was formed in the 1960s. It is aimed at those interested in "the new institutionalism". Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 maps 17 line illus. 24 tables. BIC Classification: JPS; KCC; KCLT; KCP; KNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691005195
- ISBN
- 9780691005195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.97€ 41.64
€ 52.97
€ 41.64
Paperback. Can foreign invaders successfully exploit industrial economies? This work demonstrates that expansion can, in fact, provide rewards to aggressor nations. It argues that invaders can exploit industrial societies for short periods of time and can maintain control and economic performance over the long term. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JPA; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691002422
- ISBN
- 9780691002422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.74€ 50.21
€ 64.74
€ 50.21
Paperback. How has the Japanese government persuaded its citizens to save substantial portions of their incomes? How did the public come to support legalized prostitution as in the national interest? The author helps us to understand this mobilizing spirit as he taps into the intimate relationships everyday Japanese have with their government. Series: Princeton Paperbacks. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 halftones 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFSL; JHM; JMH; JPHC; KF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691001913
- ISBN
- 9780691001913
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Condition: New
€ 52.97€ 41.64
€ 52.97
€ 41.64
Hardback. Harvard Law School pioneered educational ideas, including professional legal education within a university, Socratic questioning and case analysis, and the admission and training of students based on academic merit. On the Battlefield of Merit offers a candid account of a unique legal institution during its first century of influence. Num Pages: 680 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNMN; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 168 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674967663
- ISBN
- 9780674967663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.47
€ 44.99
€ 37.47
Hardback. This study demonstrates how the modernization of Russia's general staff during the second half of the 19th century reshaped its intellectual and strategic outlook and equipped the staff to play a strong, and sometimes dominant, role in shaping Russian foreign policy. Num Pages: 570 pages, 5 computer line illustrations, 5 (8 pp.) tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLL; JPQB; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 674th ed.
- SKU
- V9780674911116
- ISBN
- 9780674911116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.82€ 88.01
€ 98.82
€ 88.01
Paperback. This work illuminates the historical facts behind the current debate about gun-related violence, the Brady Bill and the NRA, including the original meaning and intentions behind the right to "bear arms". It traces its roots to the legacy of English law, leading directly to the Second Amendment. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JPVH; LNTX; WSXS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780674893078
- ISBN
- 9780674893078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.57
€ 40.99
€ 33.57