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Paperback. Based on historical archives, interviews, and a survey evidence, this title suggests that the gun control campaign has been stymied by a combination of factors, including the inability to secure patronage resources, difficulties in articulating a message that resonates with supporters, and strategic decisions made in the name of effective policy. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138329
- ISBN
- 9780691138329
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€ 40.99€ 28.70
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Paperback. The American welfare state is supposed to be a pale imitation of 'true' welfare states in Europe and Canada. This book argues that the American welfare state is in fact larger, more popular, and more dynamic than commonly believed. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 402.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138336
- ISBN
- 9780691138336
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€ 42.99€ 30.49
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Paperback. Argues that demographic and environmental stress - the interactions among rapid population growth, environmental degradation, inequality, and emerging scarcities of vital natural resources - represents one important source of turmoil in today's world. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFE; JPB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138350
- ISBN
- 9780691138350
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€ 46.99€ 33.05
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Paperback. From the nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries, millions of Americans participated in fraternal associations - self-selecting brotherhoods and sisterhoods that provided aid to members, enacted group rituals, and engaged in community service. This book shows how African American groups played key roles in the struggle for civil rights. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 halftones. 8 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138367
- ISBN
- 9780691138367
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€ 40.99€ 28.96
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Paperback. How does the American public formulate its opinions about US foreign policy and military engagement abroad? This title takes an in-depth look at media coverage, elite rhetoric, and public opinion during the Iraq war and other US conflicts abroad. It also reveals precisely what this means for the future of American foreign policy. Num Pages: 368 pages, 39 line illus. 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPS; JPVK; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138596
- ISBN
- 9780691138596
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€ 46.99€ 32.94
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Paperback. Is the Internet democratizing American politics? Do political Web sites and blogs mobilize inactive citizens and make the public sphere more inclusive? This book reveals that, contrary to popular belief, the Internet has done little to broaden political discourse but in fact empowers a small set of elites - some new, but most familiar. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9 line illus. 20 tables. BIC Classification: JP; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138688
- ISBN
- 9780691138688
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€ 42.90
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Paperback. Examines the roles violence and terrorism have played in the exercise of democratic ideals in America. This book explores how crowds, rallying behind the principle of popular sovereignty and desiring to make law conform to justice, can disdain law and engage in violence. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JPHV; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138770
- ISBN
- 9780691138770
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Paperback. Examines what happens to sweeping and seemingly successful policy reforms after they are passed. This book shows the political struggle does not end when major reforms become enacted. It argues that the reforms that stick destroy an existing policy subsystem and reconfigure the political dynamic. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 halftones. 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138978
- ISBN
- 9780691138978
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€ 40.99€ 28.94
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Paperback. From the Korean War to the conflict in Iraq, this book examines the ways in which the American public decides whether to support the use of military force. Contrary to the conventional view, it demonstrates that the public does not respond reflexively and solely to the number of casualties in a conflict. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 line illus. 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBWS; JPS; JPVK; JPWS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139081
- ISBN
- 9780691139081
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€ 46.99€ 33.27
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Paperback. Jamaat-e-Islami Hind is the most influential Islamist organization in India. This book offers an in-depth examination of India's Jamaat-e-Islami and SIMI, exploring political Islam's complex relationship with democracy and providing a rare window into the Islamist trajectory in a Muslim-minority context. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 halftones. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSR2; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139203
- ISBN
- 9780691139203
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€ 42.99€ 30.86
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Paperback. Where did affirmative action in employment come from? This book presents a fresh perspective, tracing the roots of the policy to partisan conflicts over fair employment practices (FEP) legislation from the 1940s to the 1970s. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 424 pages, 9 halftones. 8 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFL; JPVH; LNHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139531
- ISBN
- 9780691139531
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€ 46.99€ 32.94
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Paperback. Demonstrating how candidates and their campaigns affect the economic vote, this book provides a different way of understanding past elections - and predicting future ones. It offers a theory of campaigns that explains why electoral victory requires more than simply being the candidate favored by prevailing economic conditions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 28 line illus. 39 tables. BIC Classification: JPHF; JPVL; KCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139630
- ISBN
- 9780691139630
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€ 46.99€ 33.59
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Paperback. Over the years the American public has witnessed several hard-fought battles over nominees to the US Supreme Court. This book examines one such fight to discover how and why people formed opinions about the nominee, and to determine how the confirmation process shaped perceptions of the Supreme Court's legitimacy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 line illus. 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVK; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139883
- ISBN
- 9780691139883
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€ 46.99€ 33.59
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Paperback. Shows how the experiences of African American soldiers during World War II and the Korean War influenced many of them to challenge white supremacy in the South when they returned home. Focusing on the motivations of individual black veterans, this book explores the relationship between military service and political activism. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140049
- ISBN
- 9780691140049
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€ 40.99€ 29.24
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Paperback. Explores the political challenges of responding to a stigmatized condition, and identifies ethnic boundaries - the formal and informal institutions that divide societies - as a central influence on politics and policymaking. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 line illus. 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFH2; JFFJ; JKSR; JPQB; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140193
- ISBN
- 9780691140193
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€ 46.99€ 33.20
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paperback. Explores topics that include the uneven role of peacekeepers in civil wars, the success of human rights treaties in promoting women's rights, the disproportionate power of developing countries in international environmental policy negotiations, and the prospects for Asian regional cooperation. Editor(s): Milner, Helen V.; Moravcsik, Andrew. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 halftones. 2 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780691140285
- ISBN
- 9780691140285
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€ 53.00€ 41.78
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Paperback. Helps solve some of the most enduring puzzles in military history, such as why Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, why Germany in 1918 renewed its attack in the West after securing peace with Russia in the East, and why Britain refused to seek peace terms with Germany after France fell in 1940. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 halftones. 3 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: JPS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140605
- ISBN
- 9780691140605
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€ 40.99€ 28.70
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Paperback. Investigates the role of civic associations in promoting democratic attitudes and behavioral patterns in contexts that are less than democratic. This work argues that, in state-centralized environments, associations can just as easily promote civic qualities vital to authoritarian citizenship - such as support for the regime in power. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 324.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140995
- ISBN
- 9780691140995
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€ 40.99€ 29.24
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Paperback. Analyzes a half century of speeches, campaign advertisements, party platforms, and intellectual writings, systematically showing how Republican politicians and conservative intellectuals increasingly gave economic justifications for policies they once defended through appeals to freedom. Num Pages: 32 pages, 5 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFM; JPL; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141008
- ISBN
- 9780691141008
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Paperback. Shows that presidents and leaders of all stripes have worked to put the Court on a pedestal and have encouraged its justices to accept the role of ultimate interpreters of the Constitution. This work examines why presidents have found judicial supremacy to be in their best interest and why constitutional leadership has been passed to the courts. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; LNAA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141022
- ISBN
- 9780691141022
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€ 46.99€ 33.45
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