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Hardback. Although their leaders and staff are not elected, bureaucratic agencies have the power to make policy decisions that carry the full force of the law. This book explores an issue central to political science and public administration: How do Congress and the president ensure that bureaucratic agencies implement their preferred policies? Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPP; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226924403
- ISBN
- 9780226924403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.71€ 88.89
€ 106.71
€ 88.89
Hardback. Is Leo Strauss truly an intellectual forebear of neoconservatism and a powerful force in shaping Bush administration foreign policy? This title puts this question to rest, revealing how the popular media came to perpetuate an oversimplified view of a complex and wide-ranging philosopher. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226993324
- ISBN
- 9780226993324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.85€ 79.37
€ 94.85
€ 79.37
Hardback. Two prominent Soviet dissidents portray Khrushchev in power as a shrewd, complex, decisive, and impetuous innovator, impatient to remedy defects in the Soviet system but carried away by initial successes. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; JPFC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231039390
- ISBN
- 9780231039390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.00€ 63.79
€ 83.00
€ 63.79
Hardback. Series: Studies of the East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231047388
- ISBN
- 9780231047388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.64€ 86.12
€ 112.64
€ 86.12
Hardback. Num Pages: 287 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTV; JPA; JPF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231058865
- ISBN
- 9780231058865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.08€ 83.50
€ 109.08
€ 83.50
Hardback. This now classic work is the only definitive collection available of interviews with leading French women intellectuals. Editor(s): Jardine, Alice A.; Menke, Anne M. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231067720
- ISBN
- 9780231067720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.34€ 79.73
€ 104.34
€ 79.73
Paperback. Nathan explored the roots of the Tiananmen tragedy in Deng Xiaoping's ten-year reform. How will cultural values and attitudes shape China's political development? What will be the impact of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the West? Drawing on ground-breaking empirical research, Nathan measures the expectations of individual Chinese and their attitudes toward government and democracy. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 242 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231072854
- ISBN
- 9780231072854
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
paperback. This study reconstructs the relationship between philosophy and politics in the way in which Heidegger's failure as a politician influenced the redevelopment of philosophy in the 1930s. The author also explains how Heidegger's failure influenced the content and direction of his later work. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780231073158
- ISBN
- 9780231073158
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. Num Pages: 263 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JHMP; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231073264
- ISBN
- 9780231073264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.60€ 76.26
€ 99.60
€ 76.26
Paperback. This study explores the role of politically active Palestinian women in the Lebanese Resistance Movement. The author describes the types of work involved, the organizations these women have founded, and the changing nature of gender roles set against an intense and sustained crisis. Num Pages: 245 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1FBP; JFSJ1; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780231074476
- ISBN
- 9780231074476
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. This study explores the patterns of international conflict and co-operation in four geographical subsystems: the Horn of Africa, the Persian/Arabian Gulf, the South Asian subcontinent and south-east Asia. Each area is scrutinized in terms of its individual dynamics over a period of time. Num Pages: 338 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JPR; JPS; RGCP; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780231078610
- ISBN
- 9780231078610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Hardback. This examination of the events of the Iranian Revolution highlights class politics and the contention for power within the context of changing ideological relations between the state and civil society. The author characterizes the post-revolutionay order as a Third World variant of fascism. Num Pages: 346 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078665
- ISBN
- 9780231078665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.57€ 89.78
€ 118.57
€ 89.78
paperback. Editor(s): Ruggie, Professor John Gerard. Series: New Directions in World Politics. Num Pages: 479 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 479
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231079815
- ISBN
- 9780231079815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.34
€ 50.99
€ 36.34
Hardback. This monograph argues that, contrary to stated claims, Japanese foreign aid is inextricably linked to Japanese business interests. It demonstrates how Japanese aid to the developing world is often tied to purchases from Japan, with potentially devastating consequences to Third World nations. Num Pages: 198 pages, 42 charts, graphs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1QFG; GTF; JKSR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231081443
- ISBN
- 9780231081443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.51€ 56.86
€ 73.51
€ 56.86
Paperback. Sets socialism within its historical context from pre-revolutionary France to the present. The authors contend that socialism came into being at the end of the 18th century as a response to the Industrial Revolution and as an attempt to change the consciousness and organization of society. Editor(s): Fried, Albert; Sanders, Ronald. Series: A Morningside Book S. Num Pages: 619 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 32. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- revised edition
- Number of pages
- 619
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231082655
- ISBN
- 9780231082655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.23
€ 50.99
€ 36.23
Hardback. This study examines claims that vulnerability existed in Western economic relations with the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe from 1970-1990, describing historical evidence that refutes these assumptions and highlights the weaknesses in their arguments. Num Pages: 283 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JPS; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231082969
- ISBN
- 9780231082969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.57€ 90.18
€ 118.57
€ 90.18
Hardback. A small nation surrounded by often hostile states, Israel has kept a well-trained military force to defend its borders. This study discusses the alarming possibility of a military takeover of the Israeli government. The author explores the advancing presence of the military in Israeli politics. Num Pages: 235 pages, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JP; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231096843
- ISBN
- 9780231096843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.85€ 73.01
€ 94.85
€ 73.01
Paperback. This book bridges both the macro and micro levels of analysis to place the dynamics of a national political movement within a richly detailed account of its working at the village level. Num Pages: 392 pages, 35 photos. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JFC; JFSF; JHM; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103916
- ISBN
- 9780231103916
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72
Hardback. This work looks at the way in which the new global economy works, examining its effect on the power and legitimacy of individual states. It argues that national sovereignty has not eroded, but states have begun to reconfigure, to decide where their responsibilities lie and where they do not. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JPH; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106085
- ISBN
- 9780231106085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.00€ 64.07
€ 83.00
€ 64.07
Paperback. This study examines and illuminates how the lives of Korean prostitutes in the 1970s served as the invisible underpinnings to US-Korean military policies at the highest level. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; HB; JFMX; JPA; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106436
- ISBN
- 9780231106436
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.28
€ 40.99
€ 29.28
Paperback. Today's discourse on nationalism is engaged by dynamic theoretical models derived from studies in literary criticism, cultural anthropology, socioeconomics, and psychology. This is the first book of its kind to apply this new theoretical framework to the Arab Middle East, with essays by Beth Baron, Fred Halliday, Rashid Khalidi, and Emmanuel Sivan. Editor(s): Gershoni, Israel; Jankowski, James P. Num Pages: 408 pages, 9 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106955
- ISBN
- 9780231106955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. How did the USA establish its dominant role in international relations in the second half of the 20th century? What central ideas, policies and methods shaped Cold War international order? These questions are examined in this text - an account of the establishment of global political order. Series: New Directions in World Politics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107570
- ISBN
- 9780231107570
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
paperback. This text looks at opinion polls, the news media, special interest groups, and interviews with congressional members, using the Iran-Contra hearing as a case study. It explores the construction, interpretation and uses of public opinion and questions the media's role in forming public policy. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPA; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231108218
- ISBN
- 9780231108218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. A collection of essays that reevaluates Richard Neustadt's place in presidential studies and shows that, while Neustadt's classic work remains a beacon for the study of the presidency, it no longer offers a reliable roadmap embodying the consensus among contemporary scholars. Editor(s): Shapiro, Robert Y.; Jacobs, Lawrence R.; Kumar, Martha Joynt. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109338
- ISBN
- 9780231109338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.23
€ 50.99
€ 36.23