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The US has long exploited Earth's orbit to enhance security, generate wealth, and reinforce its position as a world leader, but is ambivalent towards military activities in space. This book sees this as undermining the future security of the US, and suggests how to meet national security demands. Num Pages: 394 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 747.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121987
ISBN
9780813121987
Condition: New

€ 39.34

Paperback. Features four distinguished scholars in political science who analyze American democracy from a comparative point of view, exploring how the US political system differs from that of thirty other democracies and what those differences ultimately mean for democratic performance. Num Pages: 392 pages, 17 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300198089
ISBN
9780300198089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.67

Hardback. Everything politics, with colour illustrations, in half a minute. Series: 30-Second. Num Pages: 160 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 186 x 18. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Icon Books
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848314030
ISBN
9781848314030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 538 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
538
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226769622
ISBN
9780226769622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.00
€ 46.16

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641195
ISBN
9780691641195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 206.83

Hardback. Offers a reappraisal of the role of women in the politics and practice of welfare in late Victorian and early Edwardian England. Using a working diary written by the activist and female poor law guardian Mary Haslam, this book portrays Bolton women as sophisticated political operators. Num Pages: 364 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845190873
ISBN
9781845190873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.03

Paperback. Focusing on the Lancashire mill town of Bolton, this book traces the emergence of a core of female social and political activists from the 1860s and analyses their achievements as they rose from the humble origins of a workhouse visiting committee to become pivotal players in the formulation and implementation of local welfare policy after 1894. Num Pages: 364 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194130
ISBN
9781845194130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.15

Paperback. An illuminating account of the politics of Britain's decision to support the US-led invasion of Iraq. Num Pages: 224 pages, Notes Bibliography Index. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW3; JPFF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842777411
ISBN
9781842777411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.28

Paperback. In this volume distinguished constitutional scholars aim to move debate over the Supreme Court beyond the soundbites that divide us to fundamental questions about the nature of constitutionalism. Editor(s): Kautz, Steven J.; Melzer, Arthur M.; Weinberger, Jerry; Zinman, M. Richard. Series: Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221909
ISBN
9780812221909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.28

Hardcover. The impact of political lobbyists remains highly controversial. When do they matter? Steven John tells readers when lobbyists count and analyzes the relationship between lobbying, policy outcomes and the impact of external factors to reveal the professional lobbyist's limited effect on policy. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPRB; JPWD; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 495.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333985885
ISBN
9780333985885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.20

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 187 x 19. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604560237
ISBN
9781604560237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.09
€ 70.85

Paperback. Voters often desert a preferred candidate for a more viable second choice to avoid wasting their vote. Likewise, parties to a dispute often find themselves unable to agree on a fair division of contested goods. This book shows how social-choice and game theory could make political and social institutions more democratic. Num Pages: 392 pages, 2 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: JPHF; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133218
ISBN
9780691133218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.00
€ 42.58

Hardback. Steven I. Wilkinson explores how India has succeeded in keeping the military out of politics, when so many other countries have failed. He uncovers the command and control strategies, the careful ethnic balancing, and the political, foreign policy, and strategic decisions that have made the army safe for Indian democracy. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTB; HBJF; HBW; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 293 x 40. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674728806
ISBN
9780674728806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.76
€ 48.80

Paperback. The author uses a sample of 25 effective leaders drawn from a wide historical universe to determine that the paradigm of effective leadership consists of strong direction, acute sensitivity to follower's needs and sustained energy in pursuing this direction. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JH; JP; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333651711
ISBN
9780333651711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJK; HBL; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1996
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349247844
ISBN
9781349247844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.78

Hardback. The first comprehensive description and critique of the six most important historical interpretations of US Cold War foreign policy: Traditionalism, Revisionism, Post-Revisionism, Corporatism, World Systems Theory, and Post-Structuralism. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620791
ISBN
9780748620791
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.55
€ 119.92

Paperback. Provides a comprehensive overview of the US-Iraqi relationship since 1979 and places the 2003 American invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq in that wider historical context. Num Pages: 280 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627684
ISBN
9780748627684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.63

Hardback. Provides a comprehensive overview of the US-Iraqi relationship since 1979 and places the 2003 American invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq in that wider historical context. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627677
ISBN
9780748627677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.55
€ 119.92

Hardback. Hayek's Modern Family offers a classical liberal theory of the family, taking Hayekian social theory as the main analytical framework. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JPFK; KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
313
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137448224
ISBN
9781137448224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.22

Hardback. Shows how Europe's leadership manifests in five major areas - economic strength; the best health care and other workfare supports for families and individuals; widespread use of renewable energy technologies and conservation; the world's most advanced democracies; and, regional networks of trade, foreign aid, and investment. Num Pages: 488 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248571
ISBN
9780520248571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.22
€ 72.38

Paperback. Shows how Europe's leadership manifests in five major areas - economic strength; the best health care and other workfare supports for families and individuals; widespread use of renewable energy technologies and conservation; the world's most advanced democracies; and, regional networks of trade, foreign aid, and investment. Num Pages: 488 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520261372
ISBN
9780520261372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.45

Paperback. Editor(s): High, Steven. Series: Shared: Oral and Public History. Num Pages: 7 photographs. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 31. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774828932
ISBN
9780774828932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Hardback. Assesses the factors that contribute to regime resilience in Syria and Iran, exploring their flexibility and their constraints as they confront unprecedented challenges. Editor(s): Heydemann, Steven; Leenders, Reinoud. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FBS; JPHC; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804783019
ISBN
9780804783019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.77

Paperback. Arguably, nationality is the most important social phenomenon in the world today. But what is the nation? Why is it so important to human beings? What is its relation to religion and commerce? Steven Grosby shows how closely linked the concept of nationalism is with being human. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, numerous halftones, 3 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192840981
ISBN
9780192840981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

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