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Paperback. By comparing the simple skills employed by firefighters-climbing ladders and manipulating hoses-with the mundane technologies-maps and accounting charts-of insurers, the author demonstrates that the daily routines of both groups were instrumental in making intense urban and industrial expansion a less precarious endeavor. Num Pages: 440 pages, 31, 2 black & white line drawings, 29 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JKSW2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 642.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407623
- ISBN
- 9781421407623
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€ 49.99€ 41.41
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Paperback. "Little Willie" Adams, and Walter Sondheim-who prepared Jim Crow's grave and waited for the nation to deliver the body. Num Pages: 340 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJP; HBTB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407654
- ISBN
- 9781421407654
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€ 32.99€ 27.64
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Paperback. Despite a modest revival in city living, Americans are spreading out more than ever - into "exurbs" and "boomburbs" miles from anywhere, in big houses in big subdivisions. This book tells the untold story of development in America - how the landscape is shaped by a furious clash of political, economic and cultural forces. Num Pages: 312 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; JFSF; JPP; JPR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Updated
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407814
- ISBN
- 9781421407814
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€ 33.99€ 28.66
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Hardback. The contributors-political scientists, historians, and sociologists from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Austria-shed a uniquely transnational light on the debates that have shaped the world we currently live in, from capital punishment to concepts of ethnicity to religions in conflict. Editor(s): Depkat, Volker; Martschukat, Jurgen. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HRAM2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408101
- ISBN
- 9781421408101
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€ 56.58€ 52.12
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Paperback. In the Bush era Iran and North Korea were branded "rogue" states. The Obama administration has chosen instead to call the countries nuclear "outliers" and has proposed means other than regime change to bring them back into the community of nations. This book raises questions about its feasibility and its possible consequences. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPB; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408125
- ISBN
- 9781421408125
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€ 30.99€ 26.12
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Paperback. Extensive primary research and a rubric that can be applied to burgeoning democracies offer readers valuable tools and information. Editor(s): Stoner, Kathryn; McFaul, Michael. Num Pages: 456 pages, 9, 9 graphs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JPA; JPB; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 678.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408149
- ISBN
- 9781421408149
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€ 38.99€ 32.77
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Hardback. SynnottJeffrey A. TurnerErica WhittingtonJoy Ann Williamson-Lott Editor(s): Cohen, Robert; Snyder, David J. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JNKS; JNM; JPW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408491
- ISBN
- 9781421408491
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€ 65.42€ 59.78
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Paperback. Contributors: Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner, Francis Fukuyama, Minxin Pei, Yun-han Chu, Hyug Baeg Im, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Dan Slater, Martin Gainsborough, Don Emmerson, Edward Aspinall, Mark Thompson, Benjamin Reilly, Joseph Wong, Chong-Min Park, Yu-tzung Chang Editor(s): Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F.; Chu, Yun-han. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHV; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409689
- ISBN
- 9781421409689
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€ 38.99€ 32.82
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Hardback. The contributors provide an historical framework, describe formal and legal institutions, and discuss the citizens' movements and conceptions of citizenship that produce distinct kinds of political identities and struggles. Editor(s): Hite, Katherine; Ungar, Mark. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 168 x 30. Weight in Grams: 728.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421410128
- ISBN
- 9781421410128
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€ 60.71€ 55.70
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Hardback. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, sets the stage for a rigorous look at the threats North Korea poses to regional security and the nuclear nonproliferation regime. Editor(s): Moore, Gregory J. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6, 6 graphs. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; JPSF; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421410944
- ISBN
- 9781421410944
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€ 50.53€ 49.58
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Paperback. Lebovic's controversial argument will promote debate as to the very plausibility of arms control. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 600.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411026
- ISBN
- 9781421411026
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€ 53.64€ 49.91
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Paperback. Because a key aspect of any political system is how its actors and citizens communicate, this book will be invaluable for scholars, students, and practitioners interested in political communication, party competition, party organization, and the study of the contemporary media landscape writ large. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9, 9 graphs. BIC Classification: 1QFH; 3JM; JFD; JPA; JPB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411187
- ISBN
- 9781421411187
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€ 38.99€ 32.74
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Paperback. His concluding chapter examines a range of debiasing techniques, exploring how they can improve decision making. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JMR; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 227 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411255
- ISBN
- 9781421411255
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€ 33.99€ 28.75
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Hardback. Case studies look in detail at the Chinese space and missile industry. Editor(s): Cheung, Tai Ming. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS; KNDM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411576
- ISBN
- 9781421411576
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€ 53.64€ 49.58
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Paperback. In an era when democracy is increasingly snagged on the age-old practice of patronage, students and scholars of political science, comparative politics, democratization, and international development and economics will be interested in this assessment, which calls for the study of better, more efficient, and just governance. Editor(s): Abente Brun, Diego; Diamond, Larry. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21, 11 graphs, 10 graphs. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
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- Paper back
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412290
- ISBN
- 9781421412290
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€ 43.99€ 36.82
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Paperback. Whether China will democratize-and if so, when and how-has not become any easier to answer today, but it is more crucial for the future of international politics than ever before. Editor(s): Nathan, Andrew J.; Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; JPHV; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412436
- ISBN
- 9781421412436
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€ 38.99€ 32.74
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Hardback. Violence after War will be essential reading for all those interested in political violence, peacekeeping, and post-conflict reconstruction. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 239 x 32. Weight in Grams: 778.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412573
- ISBN
- 9781421412573
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€ 70.73€ 64.37
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Paperback. This book will be of interest to practitioners, scholars, and students in public health as well as those framing and implementing health policies in the private and public sectors. Editor(s): Galambos, Louis; Sturchio, Jeffrey L. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPP; LNTJ; MBN; MJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412924
- ISBN
- 9781421412924
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€ 43.99€ 36.32
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Paperback. Taking to the Streets will be used in courses on Middle East politics and will be relevant to scholars and the general public interested in democratization, political change, and activism. Editor(s): Khatib, Lina; Lust, Ellen. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JMG; JPW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413129
- ISBN
- 9781421413129
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€ 35.99€ 30.19
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Paperback. The research is relevant for policymakers involved in cross-sector public policy initiatives as they strive to provide more efficient public-private solutions to challenging governance issues. Editor(s): Pekkanen, Robert J.; Smith, Steven Rathgeb; Tsujinaka, Yutaka (University of Tsukuba, Japan). Num Pages: 320 pages, 25, 25 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413495
- ISBN
- 9781421413495
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€ 54.95
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Paperback. In studying this phenomenon, Deslippe deepens our understanding of American democracy and neoconservatism in the late twentieth century and shows how the liberals' often contradictory positions of the 1960s and 1970s reflect the conflicted views about affirmative action many Americans still hold today. Series: Reconfiguring American Political History. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFFJ; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413709
- ISBN
- 9781421413709
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.74
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Paperback. Students and scholars of both Latin American politics and comparative politics will find The Resilience of the Latin American Right of vital interest. Editor(s): Luna, Juan Pablo; Rovira Kaltwasser, Cristobal. Num Pages: 392 pages, 33, 33 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JPA; JPB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413907
- ISBN
- 9781421413907
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€ 45.34
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Paperback. Kuhnhardt reviews the history of Africa's international status and employs the rising African Union's own identified "intervention areas"-peace and security; development, integration, and cooperation; shared values; and institution- and capacity-building-to analyze challenges and possibilities. Num Pages: 400 pages, 7, 7 graphs. BIC Classification: 1H; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414157
- ISBN
- 9781421414157
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€ 50.99€ 42.94
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Paperback. Students of democracy and institutional performance, both Latin Americanists and comparativists more generally, will find this essential reading. Editor(s): Brinks, Daniel M.; Leiras, Marcelo; Mainwaring, Scott. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414607
- ISBN
- 9781421414607
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.49
€ 40.99
€ 34.49