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Hardback. By early 1787, John and Abigail Adams were planning their return home to Massachusetts from Great Britain. But they barely had time to settle in, before they were pulled back into the public sphere by John's election as the first vice-president under the new Constitution. This book offers a perspective on this crucial period in American history. Editor(s): Hogan, Margaret A.; Taylor, C. James; Rodrique, Jessie May; Woodward, Hobson; Lint, Gregg L.; Claffey, Mary T. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 592 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022782
- ISBN
- 9780674022782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.44€ 117.76
€ 132.44
€ 117.76
Hardback. The years 1790 to 1793 marked the beginning of the American republic. Vice President John Adams chaired Senate sessions even as he was prevented from participating in any meaningful fashion. Abigail joined him when her health permitted. This volume offers insight into the family and a commentary on life that many expected from the Adamses. Editor(s): Hogan, Margaret A.; Taylor, C. James; Barzilay, Karen N.; Claffey, Mary T.; Woodward, Hobson; Karachuk, Robert F.; Sikes, Sara B.; Lint, Gregg L. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 624 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032750
- ISBN
- 9780674032750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.07€ 116.23
€ 130.07
€ 116.23
Hardback. "37 p. 19 cm. Original printed wraps. Fine clean copy with title printed on front cover, very slight suggestion of dust dulling to cover edges, tight staple binding, clean and crisp pages."
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Phoenix House
- Publication date
- 1959
- SKU
- KEX0118577
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 63.92€ 4.99
€ 63.92
€ 4.99
hardcover. Comparing Egypt and Syria, this book argues that Arab states where executive power is more centralized are better at adapting to prevent regime change than states where decentralized relationships prevails. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804780629
- ISBN
- 9780804780629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.74
€ 118.74
Paperback. Comparing Egypt and Syria, this book argues that Arab states where executive power is more centralized are better at adapting to prevent regime change than states where decentralized relationships prevails. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804780636
- ISBN
- 9780804780636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Hardback. Editor(s): Robinson, Gerard; Moore, Lillian K. Num Pages: 131 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 131
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619427495
- ISBN
- 9781619427495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.98€ 115.21
€ 167.98
€ 115.21
Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive synthesis of the core concepts, strategies, and tools in adaptive co-management, where adaptive processes, feedback learning, and flexible partnerships that are reshaping environmental governance. Editor(s): Armitage, Derek; Berkes, Fikret; Doubleday, Nancy. Series: Sustainability & the Environment. Num Pages: 352 pages, approx. 4 maps, 15 figures, 23 tables. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 245 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813907
- ISBN
- 9780774813907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.36
€ 40.99
€ 36.36
Hardback. Adaptive governance integrates various types of knowledge and organizations. It relies on open decision-making processes recognizing multiple interests, community-based initiatives, and an integrative science in addition to traditional science. This book explores how to expedite a transition toward adaptive governance. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136242
- ISBN
- 9780231136242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.20€ 84.95
€ 111.20
€ 84.95
Paperback. Explores the political, economic and social ramifications of the motorisation of the US economy. This book traces the origins of America's addiction throughout the twentieth century and explains how America's relations with the Middle East were developed through its quest for energy security. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845113193
- ISBN
- 9781845113193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.80
€ 30.99
€ 25.80
Hardcover. In what is both a critique and a manifesto for cultural change, Stuart Sim explains what we could be doing to cure our addiction to profit, why we ought to be doing it, and how to set about achieving it. Life needn't all be about profit. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420. Reclaiming Our Lives from the Free Market. 160 pages. In what is both a critique and a manifesto for cultural change, Stuart Sim explains what we could be doing to cure our addiction to profit, why we ought to be doing it, and how to set about achieving it. Life needn't all be about profit. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JF; JP; KC. Dimension: 223 x 161 x 17. Weight: 420.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748646715
- ISBN
- 9780748646715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.76
€ 44.99
€ 39.76
Hardcover. Translator(s): Kapossy, Bela; Nakhimovsky, Isaac; Tribe, Keith. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HPC; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603849357
- ISBN
- 9781603849357
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.96€ 45.69
€ 57.96
€ 45.69
Paperback. Translator(s): Kapossy, Bela; Nakhimovsky, Isaac; Tribe, Keith. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HPC; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603849340
- ISBN
- 9781603849340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.61
€ 25.99
€ 19.61
Hardcover. Recounting the creation of the West German Foreign Office, this study explores three of the central themes in the early history of the Federal Republic: the integration of the new state into the international community, the cooptation of German elites by the new political system, and the creation of government in a state under foreign occupation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804637
- ISBN
- 9780875804637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.32
€ 60.32
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Troubador Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783062508
- ISBN
- 9781783062508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. Sergio Ramirez was Vice President of Nicaragua from 1984 to 1990. This title covers the turbulent years that toppled the Samoza dictatorship in 1979 and the triumphs and shortcomings of the Sandinista National Liberation Front that was charged with national reconstruction and social transformation in this country and region. Translator(s): Skar, Stacey Alba D. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLCM; BG; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350873
- ISBN
- 9780822350873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
Hardcover. While reforms of welfare policies have been widely analysed, the reform of welfare administration has received little attention. Using empirical case studies, this book provides new insights into the way welfare administration is being internationally transformed. Particular attention is given to the effect on welfare clients, staff and agencies. Editor(s): Henman, Paul; Fenger, Menno. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861346520
- ISBN
- 9781861346520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.14
€ 92.14
Hardback. When the American media published photographs of US soldiers abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib, the Bush administration assured the world that the abuse was isolated and that the perpetrators would be held accountable. This work presents a detailed account of what took place in America's overseas detention centers. Num Pages: 456 pages, 454 pages of documents. BIC Classification: JPVH; JWKT; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140522
- ISBN
- 9780231140522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.84€ 83.22
€ 108.84
€ 83.22
Paperback. Constructs a portrait of the systematic abuse suffered by detainees caught in the net of America's "war on terror." This work argues that the endorsement of abuse at the highest levels of government presents a powerful test for American democracy and the rule of law. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH; JWKT; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140539
- ISBN
- 9780231140539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall of India Pvt.Ltd
- Edition
- 3rd edition
- Number of pages
- 628
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788120347342
- ISBN
- 9788120347342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781550731
- ISBN
- 9781781550731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.85
€ 17.99
€ 13.85
Paperback. The gripping true story of a life-long forger working for the French Resistance and clandestine organizations, told to his daughter. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike (Lecturer in German, University of Stirling). Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BM; JFSR1; JKVG; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- DoppelHouse Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780997003475
- ISBN
- 9780997003475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: CJB; GTC; JP; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 260. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590336137
- ISBN
- 9781590336137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.54€ 76.94
€ 100.54
€ 76.94
Hardback. Includes four distinct sections, entitled: institutional fragmentation and policy conference; re-thinking the challenge in teaching; institutions as allies and constraints; and, toward institutional redesign in school governance. Series: Advances in Educational Policy S. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JNK; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762300273
- ISBN
- 9780762300273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.79
€ 118.79
Hardback. As organizations and leadership become more global, there are pressing needs for better developed conceptual models and definitions of what is meant by global leadership. This work is divided into three parts: theory, research and practice. It addresses definitional issues, as well as the philosophical problems of universality among cultures. Editor(s): Mobley, William H.; Gessner, M Jocelyne; Arnold, Val. Series: Advances in Global Leadership. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762305056
- ISBN
- 9780762305056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.56
€ 129.56