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Paperback. Takes issue with those who would reduce citizenship to community involvement or to political participation for its own sake. This book argues that we need to place more value on a form of conscientious, moderately alienated citizenship invented by Socrates. one that is critical in orientation and dissident in practice. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; JPA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691086934
ISBN
9780691086934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.24

Paperback. Brings together an array of political, ethical, and religious perspectives to shed light on the complex relationship between civil society and the state. This book examines how civil society has been treated in classical liberalism, liberal egalitarianism, critical theory, feminism, natural law, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Confucianism. Editor(s): Rosenblum, Nancy L.; Post, Robert C. Series: Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics. Num Pages: 424 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: JPA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691088020
ISBN
9780691088020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.00

Paperback. Immigration is perhaps the most enduring and elemental leitmotif of America. This book presents a study of the politics and policies it has inspired, from the founders' earliest efforts to shape American identity to the struggles over Third World immigration, noncitizen rights, and illegal aliens. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691088051
ISBN
9780691088051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Provides a different approach to an old debate in political economy - that over whether class conflict or group competition is more prevalent in politics. This book outlines the conditions under which one type of political conflict is more likely than the other. It is useful to those interested in understanding developments in trade policy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 39 tables, 14 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCLT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691088556
ISBN
9780691088556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. Explores questions ranging from the nature of creating the US Constitution to the philosophy behind amending it. This collection brings together 14 essays that consider the meaning of having a constitution, the implications of choices in the design of constitutions, and the meaning of judicial supremacy in the interpretation of the Constitution. Editor(s): Barber, Sotirios A.; George, Robert P. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691088693
ISBN
9780691088693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 46.32

Hardback. Describes inner cities as structures of subordination. Given the government's role in creating and maintaining segregation, this work argues, justice demands no less than the sweeping federal action. It includes ten responses from scholars, journalists, and practicing lawyers. It is aimed at those interested in social justice, and domestic policy. Editor(s): Cohen, Joshua; Decker, Jefferson; Rogers, Joel. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSG; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691088815
ISBN
9780691088815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Paperback. Presents an account of the economic impact of immigration on America. This work reveals that the benefits of immigration have been exaggerated and that, if we allow immigration to continue unabated and unmodified, we are supporting an astonishing transfer of wealth from the poorest people in the country, who are disproportionately minorities. Num Pages: 296 pages, 40 line illus., 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691088969
ISBN
9780691088969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 46.71

Paperback. In this work the authors assess democratization theory in light of the evidence of postcommunist states. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 tables, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691089171
ISBN
9780691089171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.00

Hardback. Shows how microeconomics can and should be used in the analysis of public policy problems. This book offers the microeconomic tools necessary to understand policy analysis of a wide range of matters of public concern - including the California electricity crisis, welfare reform, public school finance, global warming, and health insurance. Num Pages: 784 pages, 142 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 185 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1756.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691089348
ISBN
9780691089348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.68

Paperback. Complementing the author's case-study analysis, this book applies statistical tests and hypotheses. Taking a fresh approach to a question that has long merited a study, it yields crucial insights on security policy, the causes of war, and the interplay between domestic politics and international relations. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 tables. 5 line illus. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691089492
ISBN
9780691089492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.00

Paperback. Offers lessons about civil society and regime change - and about the paths to democratic consolidation. This book shows that the German experience was exceptional, and that what is often labeled polarization is the result of such factors as expansion of the franchise, elite defections, and the mobilization of new voters. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 line illus. 50 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; JPHV; JPHX; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691089706
ISBN
9780691089706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. A study of the emergence of democracy in Latin America. It shows that traditional theories of democratization fall short in explaining this phenomenon. It argues that democracy can be far more inclusive and can rely on a sphere of autonomous association and argument by citizens. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691090887
ISBN
9780691090887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.82

Paperback. Analyzes the reconstitution of the Russian polity. This book looks at Russia's democratic transition at the local level. It explains why some of the political institutions in the Russian provinces weathered the monumental changes of the early 1990s better than others. Num Pages: 264 pages, 47 tables, 1 map, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JPR; KCB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691092812
ISBN
9780691092812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.00

Paperback. Shows that punishment gave the community an opportunity to establish a shining myth of harmony and cleanliness: that the city of Athens could be purified of anger and social struggle, and perfect order achieved. This book shows that anger, honor, reciprocity, spectacle, and social memory constantly prevailed in Athenian law and politics. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JHMC; JKVP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691094892
ISBN
9780691094892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.84

Hardback. Covers events in the thirteen months of the author's time in Philadelphia serving as vice president under President John Adams and presiding over a Senate that was dominated by his political opponents, the Federalists. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 808 pages, 9 halftones. 7 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1285.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
808
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691094984
ISBN
9780691094984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.17
€ 125.73

Paperback. The belief that US presidents' legislative policy formation has centralized over time, shifting inexorably out of the executive departments and into the White House, is shared by many who have studied the American presidency. Andrew Rudalevige argues that such a linear trend is neither at all certain nor necessary for policy promotion. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095011
ISBN
9780691095011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Determining which moral principles should guide political action is a vexing question in political theory. This book argues that John Locke's potential contribution to this debate - what Tuckness terms the 'legislative point of view' - has long been obscured by overemphasis on his doctrine of consent. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095042
ISBN
9780691095042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Has globalization the phenomenon outgrown 'globalization' the concept? This book presents a work of vision that addresses the dizzying anxieties of the post-Cold War, post-September 11 world. It analyses just how complex these profound global changes have become. Num Pages: 456 pages, 4 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095240
ISBN
9780691095240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.14
€ 51.18

Paperback. Gene Grossman and Elhanan Helpman are widely acclaimed for their pioneering theoretical studies of how special interest groups seek to influence the policymaking process in democratic societies. This collection of eight of their articles is a companion to their monograph, "Special Interest Politics". Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 table. 11 line illus. BIC Classification: JPV; JPWD; KCCD; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095974
ISBN
9780691095974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.06
€ 54.95

Paperback. Why did the Soviet Union squander the political leverage afforded by its trade subsidy to Eastern Europe? Why did Soviet officials fail to bargain with resolve, to link subsidies to salient political issues, to make credible commitments, and to monitor the satellites' policies? This book answers these questions and others. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JPA; KCLT1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095981
ISBN
9780691095981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.69

Paperback. Reconsiders the dominant Western understandings of freedom through the lens of women's real-life experiences of domestic violence, welfare, and Islamic veiling. This book argues that the typical approach to freedom found in political philosophy reduces the concept's complexity, which is more revealed by taking such practical issues into account. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691096254
ISBN
9780691096254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.00

Paperback. The institution of property is as old as mankind, and property rights are deemed vital to a prosperous economic system. This book explores how property rights arise, and how they bolster economic development. It also examines as well how controversies over valuable property rights are resolved: by agreement, by violence, or by law. Editor(s): Anderson, Terry L.; McChesney, Fred S. Num Pages: 408 pages, 2 tables. 14 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH3; KCP; LNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691099989
ISBN
9780691099989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.06
€ 54.95

Paperback. Gives a rounded treatment to the subject of Islamic political ethics. This book explores the Islamic ethics of civil society, boundaries, pluralism, and war and peace. It considers questions of diversity, discussing, among other subjects, Islamic regimes' policies regarding women and religious minorities. Editor(s): Hashmi, Sohail H. Series: Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HRH; JFM; JFSR2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Printing
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691113104
ISBN
9780691113104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Since the desegregation battles of the 1960s and 1970s, the legal pursuit of educational opportunity in the United States has been framed around race. This book examines the consequences of efforts to use state constitutional provisions to reduce the 'resource segregation' of American schools and the politics of the opposition to these decisions. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 tables, 1 halftone, 16 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691113708
ISBN
9780691113708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

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