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Hardcover. America's rise from revolutionary colonies to a world power is often treated as inevitable. But Charles N. Edel's provocative biography of John Q. Adams argues that he served as the central architect of a grand strategy whose ideas and policies made him a critical link between the founding generation and the Civil War-era nation of Lincoln. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368088
ISBN
9780674368088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.96

Paperback. The second edition of this Very Short Introduction focuses on the challenges facing American presidents in meeting the high expectations of the position in a separation of powers system. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 14. BIC Classification: JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 111. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190458201
ISBN
9780190458201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Perspectives on the Obama campaign and early administration Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 charts, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JPHL; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078224
ISBN
9780252078224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. Exploring why America has failed to compensate Black Americans for the wrongs of slavery, this book provides a history of the racial reparations movement and shows why it is an idea whose time has come. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; JPA; JPVH; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814737415
ISBN
9780814737415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 162 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JPVH; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604562026
ISBN
9781604562026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.25
€ 61.45

Paperback. Propelled to fame by his "Two Cultures" lecture, scientist-turned-novelist C. P. Snow (1905--1980) here tells a story of hatred and ambition at the top of British science, exposing how vital decisions were ultimately determined by politics. Today scientists and politicians are more contentious, but Snow's dramatic narrative remains the best guide. Series: Godkin Lectures on the Essentials of Free Government & the Duties of the Citizen. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JPH; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 190 x 11. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072374
ISBN
9780674072374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 349 pages, Ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
Edition
1995th Edition
SKU
V9780295974446
ISBN
9780295974446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Human rights have become one of the most important moral concepts in global political life over the last 60 years. Charles Beitz, one of the world's leading philosophers, offers a compelling new examination of the idea of a human right. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199604371
ISBN
9780199604371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.36

Paperback. Postulates that a theory of international politics should include a revised principle of state autonomy based on the justice of a state's domestic institutions, and a principle of international distributive justice to establish a fair division of resources and wealth among persons situated in diverse national societies. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009155
ISBN
9780691009155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. In sheer numbers, no form of government control comes close to the police stop. Police stops are among the most frequently criticized incidences of racial profiling, and studies have shown that minorities are pulled over at higher rates. This book deftly traces the strange history of the investigatory police stop. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, 24 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL; JKSW1; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226113999
ISBN
9780226113999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.89

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226113852
ISBN
9780226113852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.10

Paperback. It's a common complaint: the United States is overrun by rules and procedures that shackle professional judgment, have no valid purpose, and serve only to appease courts and lawyers. This book argues, however, that few Americans would want to return to an era without these legalistic policies. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; JPVH; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226211657
ISBN
9780226211657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Hyneman, Charles S.; Lutz, Donald S. Num Pages: 1447 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
1447
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865970410
ISBN
9780865970410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Hardback. At a time when the technologies of globalization are eroding barriers to communication, transportation, and trade, Charles Maier explores the fitful evolution of territories politically bounded regions whose borders define the jurisdiction of laws and the movement of peoples as a worldwide practice of human societies. Num Pages: 340 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JPSL; RGCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 245 x 33. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674059788
ISBN
9780674059788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.73

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906359423
ISBN
9781906359423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPWL2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158992
ISBN
9780231158992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.36

Hardback. In Ingenious Citizenship Charles T. Lee centers the daily experiences of migrant domestic workers, sex workers, transgender people, and suicide bombers in his rethinking of models of social change to show how ingenious and subversive acts disrupt traditional practices of liberal citizenship in order to exercise political agency. Num Pages: 311 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
311
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360216
ISBN
9780822360216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.81

Paperback. In Ingenious Citizenship Charles T. Lee centers the daily experiences of migrant domestic workers, sex workers, transgender people, and suicide bombers in his rethinking of models of social change to show how ingenious and subversive acts disrupt traditional practices of liberal citizenship in order to exercise political agency. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360377
ISBN
9780822360377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. Brings together a range of leading philosophers and social scientists to probe the political controversy surrounding multiculturalism. This work features K Anthony Appiah's commentary on the tensions between personal and collective identities, such as those shaped by religion, gender, ethnicity, race, and sexuality. Editor(s): Gutmann, Amy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Expanded Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691037790
ISBN
9780691037790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. An account of the evolution of European states. It shows how interactions between the wielders of power on the one hand and the manipulators of capital on the other resulted in three state formations each of which prevailed over long periods. It argues that to conceive European state development as a simple, unilinear process is untenable. Series: Studies in Social Discontinuity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJD; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557863683
ISBN
9781557863683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.00

Paperback. This book makes the case for recasting current theories of democracy, democratization and de-democratization. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402. 248 pages, 13 tables. This book makes the case for recasting current theories of democracy, democratization and de-democratization. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHV. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521701532
ISBN
9780521701532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. Provides a reinterpretation of the last five centuries of European history, a period characterized by war, revolt and contention, by the rise and struggles of states and empires, and by urbanization, enrichment and industrialization. This book focuses on revolutions and their origins in ambition and discontent. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631199038
ISBN
9780631199038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.79

Paperback. Third edition of Charles Tripp's authoritative history of Iraq. Num Pages: 386 pages, 26 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLW; JPH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 624. 386 pages, 26 b/w illus. 4 maps. Third edition of Charles Tripp's authoritative history of Iraq. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLW; JPH; JPS. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight: 624.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
386
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521702478
ISBN
9780521702478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.26

Hardcover. "8vo - over 7" - 9" tall Dust wrapper. A good clean copy. Jacket condition is described as - Light Chipping to the Edges. First Edition". Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hutchinson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1905
SKU
KON0530906
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 8.99
€ 4.99

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