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Paperback. Richard Rorty is one of the most influential and provocative figures in contemporary intellectual life. He argues that many of philosophya s traditional concerns are redundant, and that the goal of inquiry should not be truth but human betterment. Editor(s): Festenstein, Matthew; Thompson, Simon. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621661
- ISBN
- 9780745621661
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Condition: New
€ 25.94
€ 25.94
hardcover. We are living in a time of crisis which has cascaded through society. Financial crisis has led to an economic crisis of recession and unemployment; an ensuing fiscal crisis over government deficits and austerity has led to a political crisis which threatens to become a democratic crisis. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647609
- ISBN
- 9780745647609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Paperback. Peace processes are mostly very fragile. This engagingly written book takes a bold new approach to the topic by beginning from the premise that sociology can identify those factors that help to stabilize them. The book draws a distinction between the political and social dimensions of peace processes, arguing that each is dependent on the other. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647777
- ISBN
- 9780745647777
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Condition: New
€ 27.28
€ 27.28
Hardcover. The Politics of Global Supply Chains analyses the changing politics of power and distribution within contemporary global supply chains. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JP; KCLT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 548.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661704
- ISBN
- 9780745661704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Paperback. Analyzes the function of informal institutions in Latin America and how they support or weaken democratic governance. This work examines how informal rules shape the performance of state and democratic institutions, offering insights into contemporary problems of governability, and unrule of law. Editor(s): Helmke, Gretchen; Levitsky, Steven. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTN; JPHV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801883521
- ISBN
- 9780801883521
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.98
€ 38.99
€ 32.98
hardcover. This work argues that the formation of the Campesino as both a political category and a cultural identity in Mexico was one of the most enduring legacies of the great revolutionary upheavals that began in 1910. It provides information through oral histories, archival documents, and newspapers. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804743525
- ISBN
- 9780804743525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.11
€ 150.11
hardcover. This book conducts a comprehensive investigation of how much business influences agenda building and environmental policymaking in the United States over time. Num Pages: 348 pages, 21 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; RNF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748155
- ISBN
- 9780804748155
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Condition: New
€ 150.11
€ 150.11
hardcover. This account of democratization in Indonesia describes how opposition groups challenged the long-time ruler, President Suharto, and his military-based regime, forcing him to resign in 1998. The book's main purpose is to explain how ordinary people can bring about political change in a repressive authoritarian regime. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748445
- ISBN
- 9780804748445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.11
€ 150.11
hardcover. This book offers a new theoretical approach to the study of Asian security. Using case studies of China, Japan, southeast Asia, and the alliance between the United States and South Korea, it demonstrates the failure of the prevailing paradigms in international relations theory to anticipate or explain how events have unfolded in Asia. Editor(s): Suh, J. J.; Katzenstein, Peter J.; Carlson, Allen. Series: Studies in Asian Security. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804749787
- ISBN
- 9780804749787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.24
€ 160.24
hardcover. This book provides a new understanding of German twentieth-century history by using the lens of citizenship to explore issues of nationality, belonging, and constructions of German nationhood. Editor(s): Eley, Geoff; Palmowski, Jan. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFN; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804752046
- ISBN
- 9780804752046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.43
€ 118.43
hardcover. Apocalypse Management explains Dwight Eisenhower's eight years of self-defeating cold war policies by analyzing the pattern of Eisenhower's private and public discourse, a pattern that still dominates U.S. foreign policy, keeping us in the same state of national insecurity that marked the Eisenhower era. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804758079
- ISBN
- 9780804758079
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Condition: New
€ 86.77
€ 86.77
hardcover. This newly expanded and reorganized collection of readings provides a compelling exploration of what arguably remains the single most important problem in social theory: the problem of social order. Editor(s): Hechter, Michael; Horne, Christine. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 table, 12 figures, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758727
- ISBN
- 9780804758727
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Condition: New
€ 160.24
€ 160.24
hardcover. A study of the evolution of traditional Marxism into Stalinism and Fascism. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; JPFC; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804760331
- ISBN
- 9780804760331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.97
€ 139.97
hardcover. This book investigates the effectiveness of current drug and alcohol policies through an economic lens. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804761475
- ISBN
- 9780804761475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.11
€ 150.11
hardcover. Based on the author's 30+ years of studying and teaching about the U.S. health care system, Still Broken: Understanding the U.S. Health Care System provides clear and comprehensive tools to improve our declining health care system. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804761963
- ISBN
- 9780804761963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.38
€ 42.99
€ 35.38
hardcover. This book provides an important statement on the underlying social dynamics of local politics in Indonesia following the end of the New Order in 1998. It represents the culmination of a substantial and influential body of work by Hadiz on the political economy of Indonesia's post-authoritarian transition. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSL3; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804768528
- ISBN
- 9780804768528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.37
€ 113.37
hardcover. Examines the increasingly complex ethnic challenges facing the expanding European Union. This title includes essays that tackle such issues as labor migration, strains on welfare economies, the durability of local traditions, the effects of globalized cultures, and the role of Islamic diasporas, separatist movements, and threats of terrorism. Editor(s): Hsu, Roland. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFE; HBJD; HBTB; JFSL1; JPSN2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804769464
- ISBN
- 9780804769464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.97
€ 139.97
hardcover. Investigates the origins of two major federal agencies that touch the lives of Americans every day: the Roosevelt-era Federal Security Agency and the more recently created Department of Homeland Security to show how fights over the scope of national security can reshape the very structure of government. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804770699
- ISBN
- 9780804770699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.97
€ 139.97
hardcover. This student-friendly text details the fascinating history of how Asia has evolved from being little more than a geographic expression to becoming a vibrant, assertive region with an increasing impact on global political, economic, and security affairs. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JJP; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 23. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804771504
- ISBN
- 9780804771504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.97
€ 139.97
hardcover. This book consists of a sustained exchange between a libertarian economist and conservative political philosopher on the fundamental economic, moral, political and philosophical issues that divide libertarians and conservatives. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JPF; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804792912
- ISBN
- 9780804792912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.97
€ 139.97
hardcover. Series: Stanford Studies in Law and Politics. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JPFM; LA; LND; LNDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804796064
- ISBN
- 9780804796064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.97
€ 139.97
Paperback. In Child Soldiers in Africa Alcinda Honwana brings her firsthand experience with child soldiers in Angola and Mozambique to shed light on how children are recruited, what they encounter, and how they come to terms with what they have done. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219876
- ISBN
- 9780812219876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
hardcover. Provides a full and balanced portrait of Fulgencio Batista. The author describes Batista's rise to power as part of a revolutionary movement and the intrigues and dangers that surrounded him. This volume focuses on Batista's role as a revolutionary leader from 1933 to 1934 and his image as a strongman in the years between 1934 and 1939. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 b/w photographs, 7 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- None ed.
- SKU
- V9780813537016
- ISBN
- 9780813537016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.56
€ 52.56
paperback. Provides a firsthand account of the changing nature of control efforts employed by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies when confronted with mass activism. Based on ethnographic research, and using an incisive theoretical framework, this title maps the use of legal, physical, and psychological approaches. Series Editor(s): Michalowski, Raymond J. Series: Critical Issues in Crime and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: JKSW1; JKV; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- None ed.
- SKU
- V9780813542157
- ISBN
- 9780813542157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.53
€ 41.99
€ 37.53