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Paperback. Anxieties about the potential loss of national identity and continuity disturb many in Japan, despite widespread insistence that it has remained culturally intact. This ethnographic, historical and cultural study examines marginalized events, sites and cultural practices in Japan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHM; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226388335
ISBN
9780226388335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. "Discourses on Livy" is the founding document of modern republicanism and this English translation remains faithful to the original text. With explanatory notes, a glossary of key words and an annotated index, this version reveals Machiavelli's radical vision of a new science of politics. Translator(s): Mansfield, Harvey C. (William R. Kenan Jr Professor of Government, Harvard University, USA); Tarcov, Nathan (Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago, USA). Num Pages: 424 pages, notes, glossary, index. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500362
ISBN
9780226500362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.07

Paperback. Machiavelli's commentary on Livy's history of Rome sets out his fundamental preference for a republican state. This translation is richly annotated, providing the contemporary reader with sufficient historical, linguistic, and political information to understand and interpret the revolutionary affirmations Machiavelli made, based on the historical evidence he found in Livy. Translator(s): Bondanella, Julia Conaway; Bondanella, Peter E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555550
ISBN
9780199555550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Leo Strauss has been blamed for providing the intellectual underpinnings of a generation of neoconservatives in political philosophy and foreign policy. This book lays out the debate surrounding Strauss by reviewing his published work and legacy since his death in 1973. It also explores Strauss's views on the revelation/reason distinction. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268041175
ISBN
9780268041175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.91

Paperback. The first book on the tabloid news machine and its phone-hacking scandals in the mould of bestselling Flat Earth News. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMG; JFFX; JFM; JPZ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
GIBSON SQUARE BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908096951
ISBN
9781908096951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.85

Paperback. The book will be of great interest to academic researchers, postgraduate students, and advanced undergraduates in the fields of global public health, international relations, and public policy, as well as health professionals, diplomats, and practitioners with a professional interest in global health security. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPS; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416489
ISBN
9781421416489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.86

Hardback. Duden's reading of the female body lends a historical and philosophical perspective to such topics as foetal rights, reproductive technologies, abortion, and the right to privacy. This work calls into question contemporary certainties and the policies and programmes they serve to justify. Translator(s): Hoinacki, Lee. Num Pages: 134 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: A; JFCX; JFSJ1; JHBF; JPVH; MJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
134
Condition
New
Edition
First English Language Edition
SKU
V9780674212671
ISBN
9780674212671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.56

Paperback. This important Canadian case study addresses the democratic deficit from a wide range of perspectives, providing scholars, observers, and citizens with an accessible account of politics and elections in Manitoba, while illuminating an issue that resonates across the country. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCM; 3JMG; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889773554
ISBN
9780889773554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.84

Paperback. Two Cree women fought injustices regarding the rights of Aboriginal women and children in Canada. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ1; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 173 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888646422
ISBN
9780888646422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. Analyzing leadership, committee, and procedural restructuring in four periods, this book argues that coalitions promoting a wide range of member interests drive change in both the House and Senate. It shows that multiple interests determine institutional innovation within a period; and that different interests are important in different periods. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 line illus., 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JPA; JPH; JPQ; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049267
ISBN
9780691049267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.84
€ 50.77

Hardcover. A broad-based and withering critique of America's current trajectory. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465022519
ISBN
9780465022519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447330233
ISBN
9781447330233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 335 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566630993
ISBN
9781566630993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.13

Hardback. A brilliant and original account of how Gorbachev's easing of information controls destroyed the illusions of communism and drove the Soviet system to ruin. Num Pages: 335 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566630481
ISBN
9781566630481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.55

Paperback. What is the state? And what's it ever done for you? In this book, the author travels around Great Britain gathering the voices of the people who make up the state: nurses and patients, teachers and parents, policemen and civilians. It lays bare the deliberate dismantling of the public sector and its consequences. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Guardian Faber Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783351206
ISBN
9781783351206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
148
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608463046
ISBN
9781608463046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

Hardback. Eddy U offers a new interpretation of socialism and its failure in the last century. Taking on the conventional view that socialist China and other Soviet-type societies represented the domination of bureaucracy, he argues that these societies were not bureaucratic enough. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756891
ISBN
9780804756891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.31

paperback. Lively and enlightening presentation of the Maoist insurgency in Nepal, educating people on the real state of affairs behind the "People's War". Num Pages: 280 pages, 32 black & white photos. BIC Classification: 1FKN; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV; JPFC; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780745323404
ISBN
9780745323404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.34

This collection of essays seeks to explore the unique way democracy disperses leadership, and the significant opportunities and challenges it presents to democratic leaders. Editor(s): Kane, John; Patapan, Haig; Hart, Paul 't. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JPHL; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 688.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199562992
ISBN
9780199562992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 maps, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFD; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
OUP India
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199461172
ISBN
9780199461172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.74

Hardback. An examination of the strategies used by outsiders to usurp Hawaiian lands and undermine indigenous Hawaiian culture. Drawing upon historical and contemporary examples, it investigates Captain Cook's journals, Hollywood films and commercialized hula, to show how they displace native culture. Series: Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian & Pacific Perspectives. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFSL9; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
KDenn
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847691401
ISBN
9780847691401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.33

Paperback. Slavery is illegal throughout the world, yet more than twenty-seven million people are still trapped in one of history's oldest social institutions. This book points the way to abolishing slavery in global economy. It presents actual slaves, slaveholders, and public officials in well-drawn historical, geographical, and cultural contexts. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 b/w photos, 2 tables, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: JPQB; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488. New Slavery in the Global Economy. 336 pages, ill. Slavery is illegal throughout the world, yet more than twenty-seven million people are still trapped in one of history's oldest social institutions. This book points the way to abolishing slavery in global economy. It presents actual slaves, slaveholders, and public officials in well-drawn historical, geographical, and cultural contexts. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JPQB; KNXB. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 21. Weight: 484.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272910
ISBN
9780520272910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

Paperback. This volume explores the extent to which forced migration has become a feature of life in the Middle East and North Africa. Papers are grouped around four related themes: displacement, repatriation, identity in exile, and refugee policy, providing a significant contribution to this developing, highly pertinent area of contemporary research. Editor(s): Chatty, Dawn; Finlayson, Bill. Series: British Academy Occasional Papers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 maps; 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFFN; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 469.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264591
ISBN
9780197264591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Paperback. Dispossession describes the condition of those who have lost land, citizenship, property, and a broader belonging to the world. This thought-provoking book seeks to elaborate our understanding of dispossession outside of the conventional logic of possession, a hallmark of capitalism, liberalism, and humanism. Series: Polity Conversations Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653815
ISBN
9780745653815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.77

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