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Paperback. Series: Urban Institute Press. Num Pages: 404 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Urban Institute Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877667094
- ISBN
- 9780877667094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.70
€ 58.70
Hardcover. In the modern Congress, one of the highest hurdles for major bills or nominations is gaining the sixty votes necessary to shut off a filibuster in the Senate. But this wasn't always the case. This title shows that filibustering is a game with slippery rules in which legislators who think fast and try hard can triumph over superior numbers. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 51 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226449647
- ISBN
- 9780226449647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.44€ 78.06
€ 93.44
€ 78.06
Paperback. In the modern Congress, one of the highest hurdles for major bills or nominations is gaining the sixty votes necessary to shut off a filibuster in the Senate. But this wasn't always the case. This title shows that filibustering is a game with slippery rules in which legislators who think fast and try hard can triumph over superior numbers. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 51 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226449654
- ISBN
- 9780226449654
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.38
€ 36.99
€ 29.38
Paperback. Explains how the Senate managed to satisfy its lawmaking role during the 19th and early 20th century, when it lacked essential formal rules for governing debate. This book argues that in a system where filibusters played out as wars of attrition, the threat of rule changes prevented the institution from devolving into parliamentary chaos. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26 line illus. 35 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134062
- ISBN
- 9780691134062
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.27
€ 45.99
€ 33.27
Paperback. Why do so many advocates remain silent on key issues they care about and how does that silence contribute to narrowly defined policies? What can individuals and organizations do to amplify their privately expressed concerns for policy change? This title addresses these questions through the lens of state-level health care advocacy for the poor. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 170 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JPQB; KCB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589011823
- ISBN
- 9781589011823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.39
€ 69.39
Hardcover. A provocative critique of the Obama administration's economic policies and an examination of America's difficult economic future
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised "a net spending cut" to make government smaller in order to reduce the deficit. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations, charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118186176
- ISBN
- 9781118186176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.74
€ 29.99
€ 23.74
Hardback. Examines how the lives of pastoralists in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia are deeply affected by the creation of mutually exclusive ethnic territories and proposes ways to reverse this trend. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 191 pages, 12, 9 black and white, 3 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 1HFGK; JFSL1; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416. Series: Eastern Africa Series. 191 pages, 12, 9 black and white, 3 line drawing. Examines how the lives of pastoralists in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia are deeply affected by the creation of mutually exclusive ethnic territories and proposes ways to reverse this trend. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 1HFGK; JFSL1; JPQB; KCP. Dimension: 222 x 164 x 18. Weight: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010360
- ISBN
- 9781847010360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691611525
- ISBN
- 9780691611525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.11
€ 51.99
€ 37.11
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; JPHC; JPQ; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691639529
- ISBN
- 9780691639529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.96€ 84.30
€ 110.96
€ 84.30
Inside CIA's Private World: Declassified Articles from the Agency`s In...
H. Bradford . Ed(S): Westerfield
paperback. Since the 1950s, the Central Intelligence Agency has published an in-house journal, "Studies in Intelligence". This book, which presents the most interesting articles from the journal, provides revealing insights into CIA strategies and into events in which the organization was involved. Editor(s): Westerfield, H. Bradford. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JPQB; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300072648
- ISBN
- 9780300072648
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Condition: New
€ 43.19
€ 43.19
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 529.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787902957
- ISBN
- 9780787902957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Hardcover. Praise for H. Paul Jeffers Diamond Jim Brady: Prince of the Gilded Age "One of the most entertaining historical business narratives in recent memory. The story of this symbol of Americaa s Gilded Age is filled with such gusto and vigor that even hardcore business readers will be swept away. Num Pages: 400 pages, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471024651
- ISBN
- 9780471024651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.64
€ 45.99
€ 35.64
Politics in My Blood. 352 pages, illustrations. Kader Asmal, lawyer and teacher, South African Cabinet minister, and the driving force behind the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement, has been called many things -- 'small, bustling, curious, courageous, indefatigable' (Irish Times) and 'dapper, combative, witty, cantankerous, sarcastic, urbane, precisely spoken' (Sunday Times). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BM; JPQ. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 28. Weight: 586.
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770099036
- ISBN
- 9781770099036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.40
€ 34.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. In the 1980s some developing countries adopted orthodox market-oriented policies in response to international economic crises, others experimented with alternative programs, and still others failed to develop coherent adjustment strategies of any sort. This title examines the role of the state in the adjustment process. Editor(s): Haggard, Stephan; Kaufman, Robert R. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; 3JJPR; JPQB; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- n
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691003948
- ISBN
- 9780691003948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.74€ 52.38
€ 67.74
€ 52.38
Paperback. This volume describes and analyses the structure of Israel's education system from a political and policy-making perspective. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JNK; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898723424
- ISBN
- 9781898723424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.98
€ 26.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. Considering that having a quality teacher is the foremost in-school predictor of students' success, ensuring teacher excellence is vital to the nation's educational system. In Creating a New Teaching Profession, diverse scholars assess the state of human capital development in the teaching profession today and how to progress. Series: Urban Institute Press. Num Pages: 348 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Urban Institute Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877667629
- ISBN
- 9780877667629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.34
€ 57.34
Hardback. This book constitutes an effort to develop a critical social science of climate change, one that posits its roots in global capitalism with its emphasis on profit-making, a treadmill of production and consumption, heavy reliance on fossil fuels, and commitment to ongoing economic expansion. Series: Globalization and the Environment. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759121324
- ISBN
- 9780759121324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.63
€ 182.63
Paperback. Editor(s): Zademach, Hans-Martin; Hillebrand, Sebastian. Num Pages: 156 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCM; KCP; KJ; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837624984
- ISBN
- 9783837624984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.53
€ 33.99
€ 24.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36 figures, 8 tables. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCN; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262016681
- ISBN
- 9780262016681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.23
€ 42.99
€ 30.23
Hardback. Editor(s): Haque, Iain D. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621000488
- ISBN
- 9781621000488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.84€ 113.56
€ 165.84
€ 113.56
Hardback. This two part volume paves the way, advancing Geopolitical Economy as a new approach to the study of international relations and international political economy. They expose the theoretical limitations of the latter in Part I and the analytical limitations in Part II. Series Editor(s): Zarembka, Paul. Series: Research in Political Economy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFFS; JPQB; JPSL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 272 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785602955
- ISBN
- 9781785602955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.70
€ 145.70
Paperback. Series: Urban Institute Press. Num Pages: 398 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877665205
- ISBN
- 9780877665205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.97
€ 85.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742549302
- ISBN
- 9780742549302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.18
€ 59.18
Hardback. Focuses on one of the central themes in political sociology: the relationship between political power and the policy formation process. This work examines the exercise of power in two arenas: the interlocking networks among policy-planning organizations, and the effects of PACs on the voting behavior of elected officials in Canada and the US. Editor(s): Prechel, Harland. Series: Research in Political Sociology. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478. Series: Research in Political Sociology. 150 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Prechel, Harland. Focuses on one of the central themes in political sociology: the relationship between political power and the policy formation process. This work examines the exercise of power in two arenas: the interlocking networks among policy-planning organizations, and the effects of PACs on the voting behavior of elected officials in Canada and the US. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHB; JPQB. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848551787
- ISBN
- 9781848551787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.66
€ 116.66