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Hardcover. Study conducted in Raina gram panchayat, Barddhaman District, West Bengal and Warwat Khanderao gram panchayat, Buldhana District, Maharashtra, India. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSF; JHBC; JPP; JPQB; KCM; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381785
- ISBN
- 9789382381785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. For decades, advocates of congressional reforms have attempted to clean up the House committee system, without success. Adler contends that legislators resist the changes due to the ambition for reelection. using extensive evidence Adler shows a system conditioned to fail. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226007564
- ISBN
- 9780226007564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Hardcover. In the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, Democrats and Republicans were locked in a fierce battle for the female vote. This book offers an exploration of how women are influencing policy and politics in this erstwhile male bastion of power. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 line drawings, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226022796
- ISBN
- 9780226022796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.94€ 89.16
€ 106.94
€ 89.16
Paperback. Sometime in the first half of the twentieth century, a coterie of fire ants came ashore from South American ships docked in Mobile, Alabama. They invaded the South, damaging crops, harassing game animals and hindering harvesting methods. The US Dept of Agriculture developed a campaign that failed to eradicate the ants . Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, 1 port. BIC Classification: JPQB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226079820
- ISBN
- 9780226079820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.73
€ 43.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. How is it that the United States-a country founded on a distrust of standing armies and strong centralized power-came to have the most powerful military in history? This book argues that there are profound relationships among the size and persistence of the American military complex, and the growth in presidential power to launch military actions. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 halftones, 19 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JWJ; KFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226124070
- ISBN
- 9780226124070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.05
€ 33.99
€ 27.05
Paperback. The liberal political origins of work-welfare programmes and issues of conflicting goals is documented in this text. With examples derived from Great Britain and America, the incorporation of liberal requirements and private market forces in providing opportunities for the unemployed is discussed. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFFA; JKSB; JPQB; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780226436227
- ISBN
- 9780226436227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.73
€ 43.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Postulates that for decades, both policymakers and analysts have been frustrated by conflicts between expert and lay perceptions of environmental risk. This work examines the role of intuition, mental habits, and cognitive frameworks in the construction of public opinion. Num Pages: 238 pages, 1 halftone, 6 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPVK; RNB; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226505299
- ISBN
- 9780226505299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
paperback. This work makes a contribution to the public understanding of the issues involved in reforming Social Security. It describes the current system and the pressures that have been brought to bear upon it, before dissecting and evaluating the various reform proposals. Num Pages: 177 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226751177
- ISBN
- 9780226751177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. A comparative study of the development of regulatory policy for genetic engineering in the US and the UK. The author analyzes government responses to the struggles among corporations, scientists, universities, trade unions and public-interest groups over regulating this new field. Num Pages: 616 pages, 10 line drawings, 32 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JHM; JPQB; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 33. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226910666
- ISBN
- 9780226910666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.41€ 50.94
€ 59.41
€ 50.94
Hardback. Although their leaders and staff are not elected, bureaucratic agencies have the power to make policy decisions that carry the full force of the law. This book explores an issue central to political science and public administration: How do Congress and the president ensure that bureaucratic agencies implement their preferred policies? Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPP; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226924403
- ISBN
- 9780226924403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.94€ 89.16
€ 106.94
€ 89.16
Hardback. Two prominent Soviet dissidents portray Khrushchev in power as a shrewd, complex, decisive, and impetuous innovator, impatient to remedy defects in the Soviet system but carried away by initial successes. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; JPFC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231039390
- ISBN
- 9780231039390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.17€ 64.47
€ 83.17
€ 64.47
Paperback. A collection of essays that reevaluates Richard Neustadt's place in presidential studies and shows that, while Neustadt's classic work remains a beacon for the study of the presidency, it no longer offers a reliable roadmap embodying the consensus among contemporary scholars. Editor(s): Shapiro, Robert Y.; Jacobs, Lawrence R.; Kumar, Martha Joynt. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109338
- ISBN
- 9780231109338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.45
€ 50.99
€ 36.45
Hardback. In addition to examining the role of the legislative and executive branches of government, Stein covers the often-overlooked role of the judiciary, showing how social welfare practitioners should interpret (1) conflicting judicial rulings in cases where courts of equal jurisdiction rule differently on the same matter and (2) judicial rulings that signal significant changes in the law. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBA; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 184 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116824
- ISBN
- 9780231116824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.17€ 64.47
€ 83.17
€ 64.47
Hardback. This timely book is a comprehensive treatise on the constitutional and legal history behind the power of the modern state to police its citizens. Dubber explores the roots of the power to police-the most expansive and least limitable of governmental powers-by focusing on its most obvious and problematic manifestation: criminal law. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSW1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231132060
- ISBN
- 9780231132060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.82€ 90.75
€ 118.82
€ 90.75
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
€ 111.69€ 85.50
€ 111.69
€ 85.50
Hardback. Demonstrates how documentary serves as a cultural laboratory in the thought and practice of American democracy. This book places iconic images and the work of celebrated filmmakers next to overlooked and rediscovered productions and proves the pliability of documentary's function for American popular intelligence. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 113 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JPQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142069
- ISBN
- 9780231142069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.32€ 83.75
€ 109.32
€ 83.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252040504
- ISBN
- 9780252040504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Hardback. Editor(s): Bennett, Larry; Garner, Roberta. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252040597
- ISBN
- 9780252040597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.40
€ 134.40
Hardback. "Published for the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs (Cuppa), University of Illinois at Chicago, by the University of Illinois Press." Editor(s): Pagano, Michael A. Series: The Urban Agenda. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPQB; MBN; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252040696
- ISBN
- 9780252040696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Paperback. An inaugural volume in the series Democracy, Free Enterprise, and the Rule of Law--forecasting the future of democracy Editor(s): Nardulli, Peter F. Series: Democracy, Free Enterprise, and the Rule. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252075216
- ISBN
- 9780252075216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56