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Paperback. An encyclopedia that provides comprehensive coverage of both the traditional topics of US political history and the broader forces that shape American politics - including economics, religion, social movements, race, class, and gender. Editor(s): Kazin, Michael; Edwards, Rebecca; Rothman, Adam. Num Pages: 672 pages, 3 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 183 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1142.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Concise
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152073
- ISBN
- 9780691152073
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Examines the "constitutional faith" that has, since 1788, been a central component of American "civil religion". By taking the parallel between wholehearted acceptance of the Constitution and religious faith, this book opens up a host of intriguing questions about what it means to be American. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152400
- ISBN
- 9780691152400
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.11
€ 36.99
€ 27.11
Paperback. Proposes a way of interpreting the Constitution of US, one that respects the Constitution's text and history but also refuses to view the document as frozen in time. This book illuminates the underpinnings of constitutionalism itself, and shows that ours is indeed a Constitution, not of any particular generation, but of many minds. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152424
- ISBN
- 9780691152424
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.52
€ 24.99
€ 18.52
Paperback. Not long after he led the legal team in Brown v Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall aided Kenya's constitutional negotiations, as adversaries battled over rights and land - not with weapons, but with legal arguments. This work tells the story of Marshall's work with Kenyan leaders as they fought with the British for independence in the 1960s. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1KBB; HBJH; JPVH1; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152448
- ISBN
- 9780691152448
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. How might happiness research affect government policy in the United States - and beyond? This book examines how governments could use the rapidly growing research data on what makes people happy - in a variety of policy areas to increase well-being and improve the quality of life for all their citizens. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFCD; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152561
- ISBN
- 9780691152561
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Hardback. Governments and NGOs - in an effort to promote democracy, freedom, fairness, and stability throughout the world - have organized teams of observers to monitor elections in a variety of countries. This book argues that the practice of international election monitoring is broken, but still worth fixing. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28 line illus. 38 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152776
- ISBN
- 9780691152776
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Condition: New
€ 108.36€ 81.45
€ 108.36
€ 81.45
Paperback. Governments and NGOs - in an effort to promote democracy, freedom, fairness, and stability throughout the world - have organized teams of observers to monitor elections in a variety of countries. This book argues that the practice of international election monitoring is broken, but still worth fixing. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28 line illus. 38 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152783
- ISBN
- 9780691152783
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.49
€ 52.99
€ 37.49
Hardback. The American racial order - the beliefs, institutions, and practices that organize relationships among the nation's races and ethnicities - is undergoing its greatest transformation since the 1960s. This title takes a look at the reasons behind this dramatic change, and considers how different groups of Americans are being affected. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 halftones. 14 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFSL1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152998
- ISBN
- 9780691152998
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
Hardback. Thomas Jefferson is overjoyed by American victories late in the War of 1812 and highly interested in the treaty negotiations that ultimately end the conflict. This title presents 591 documents of Jefferson dated from 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 800 pages, 10 duotones. 25 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1285.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 840
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153186
- ISBN
- 9780691153186
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Condition: New
€ 167.26€ 125.19
€ 167.26
€ 125.19
Hardback. A title that opens on 1 July 1802, when Thomas Jefferson is in Washington, and closes on 12 November, when he is again there. Upon learning in August of the declaration of war by Mawlay Sulayman, the sultan of Morocco, much of the president's and the cabinet's attention is focused on that issue. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 808 pages, 8 duotones. 7 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1257.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153230
- ISBN
- 9780691153230
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Condition: New
€ 167.26€ 125.02
€ 167.26
€ 125.02
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153261
- ISBN
- 9780691153261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.20
€ 46.99
€ 33.20
Hardback. For decades the European Union tried changing its institutions, but achieved only unsatisfying political compromises and modest, incremental treaty revisions. In late 2009, however, the EU was successfully reformed through the Treaty of Lisbon. This title examines how political leaders ratified this treaty against all odds. Num Pages: 248 pages, 34 line illus. 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPHL; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153926
- ISBN
- 9780691153926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.36€ 82.78
€ 108.36
€ 82.78
Paperback. For decades the European Union tried changing its institutions, but achieved only unsatisfying political compromises and modest, incremental treaty revisions. In late 2009, however, the EU was successfully reformed through the Treaty of Lisbon. This title examines how political leaders ratified this treaty against all odds. Num Pages: 248 pages, 34 line illus. 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPHL; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153933
- ISBN
- 9780691153933
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
Hardback. Focuses on declassified records of federal employee loyalty program created in response to fears that Communists were infiltrating the US government to reveal how disloyalty charges were used to silence these New Dealers and discredit their policies. This title demonstrates how the Second Red Scare undermined the reform potential of the New Deal. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 424 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153964
- ISBN
- 9780691153964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.78€ 49.96
€ 64.78
€ 49.96
Paperback. Presents a theory of party identification, the central concept in the study of voting. Challenging the traditional idea that voters identify with a political party out of blind emotional attachment, this book explains why party identification in contemporary American politics and enables voters to make coherent policy choices. Num Pages: 160 pages, 11 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154176
- ISBN
- 9780691154176
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.20
€ 46.99
€ 33.20
Paperback. A comprehensive study of Hispanic voters in the United States. It paints a complex portrait of this diverse population. Examining race, politics, and comparative political behavior, it discusses the concept of Hispanic political identity, taking into account the ethnic, generational, and linguistic distinctions within the Hispanic population. Num Pages: 232 pages, 17 line illus. 35 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154350
- ISBN
- 9780691154350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.51
€ 36.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Despite howls for reform, the only thing separating us from another election disaster of the kind that hit Florida in 2000, and that almost struck again in Ohio in 2004, may simply be another close vote. This book proposes a simple solution: a Democracy Index that would rate the performance of state and local election systems. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154374
- ISBN
- 9780691154374
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.78
€ 24.99
€ 18.78
Hardback. As China continues to transform itself, many assume that the nation will eventually move beyond communism and adopt a Western-style democracy. This book provides a standard for evaluating political progress in China and enriches the dialogue of possibilities available to this rapidly evolving nation. Editor(s): Bell, Daniel A.; Fan, Ruiping. Translator(s): Ryden, Edmund. Series: The Princeton-China Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN1; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154602
- ISBN
- 9780691154602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.00€ 41.59
€ 53.00
€ 41.59
Hardback. Begins with a look at the ideas of Mancur Olson and George Williams, who shifted the question of why cooperation happens from an emphasis on group benefits to individual costs. This book then explores how these ideas have influenced our thinking about cooperation, coordination, and collective action. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 line illus. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM; JPA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154954
- ISBN
- 9780691154954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
Hardback. Explains the relevance of framing effects for normative theories of democracy. Employing a behavioral approach, this book argues for rejecting the rational actor model of decision making and replacing it with an understanding of choice imported from psychology and social science. Num Pages: 168 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: HPS; JMAL; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155197
- ISBN
- 9780691155197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.90
€ 54.99
€ 38.90