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Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851246390
ISBN
9780851246390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.24

Paperback. There was once agreement that education was too important to be left to politicians; now the view is that education is too important to be left to teachers. With this in mind, this book examines the role of the state in education in many different countries and cultures. Editor(s): Turner, John D. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JNK; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 226. "1Kg. Paperback. As new. "Papers given at the third Oxford Conference on Education and Development, held at New College, Oxford"--Introd. Includes bibliographical references and index. The state and teacher in England and Wales / Richard Pring -- The state, human rights, and academic freedom in Africa / Thandike Mkandawire -- Educational contestability and the role of the state / Geoffrey Partington -- Schooling and the state / Beatrice Avalos-Bevan -- Private higher education and external control / Joseph Stetar -- The management and mismanagement of school effectiveness / Lynn Davies -- Failed matrimony / Fiona Leach. Commissioning organisation: edited by John D. Turner. v, 135 p. ill. 24 cm. Associated Names: Turner, John Derfel. ". Keywords: "Subjects - Education & Languages - General,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences - Cultural Studies - General,Education Resources - Books - Social Sciences - Cultural Studies - G"
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
RoutledgeFalmer Dublin, Ireland
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0161500
ISBN
9780750704786
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A stirring history of America focused on its animating impulse: freedom. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393319620
ISBN
9780393319620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.12

Paperback. Student aid in higher education has become a hot-button issue. This work explains how both colleges and governments are struggling to cope with a rapidly changing marketplace, and shows how sound policies can help preserve the strengths and remedy some emerging weaknesses of American higher education. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKG; JNMN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691005362
ISBN
9780691005362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.67
€ 42.55

Paperback. The Obama administration has been criticized for its inability to convey how much it has accomplished for ordinary citizens. This title argues that this difficulty is not merely a failure of communication; rather it is endemic to the formidable presence of the 'submerged state.' Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 176 pages, 19 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPHV; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226521657
ISBN
9780226521657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.31

Hardback. Lawmaking is crucial to American democracy because it completely defines and regulates the public life of the nation. This title draws on a range of historical and empirical data to better understand how lawmaking works across different policy areas. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 line illus. 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691137810
ISBN
9780691137810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.99
€ 74.93

Paperback. Lawmaking is crucial to American democracy because it completely defines and regulates the public life of the nation. This title draws on a range of historical and empirical data to better understand how lawmaking works across different policy areas. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 line illus. 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691137827
ISBN
9780691137827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.04

Paperback. Even as unemployment rates soared during the Great Depression, FDR's relief and social security programs faced attacks in Congress and the courts on the legitimacy of federal aid to the growing population of poor. This book recovers this crucial aspect of American history, tracing the roots of the modern American welfare state. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23 halftones, 1 line drawing, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923499
ISBN
9780226923499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.94

Hardback. This volume sheds light on decisions made by the American Supreme Court in relation to the Tenth Amendment, which mark a major change in the thinking about the nature of a constitutional system within which both the federal government and the states properly regard themselves as sovereign entities. Editor(s): Killenbeck, Mark R. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPR; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742518797
ISBN
9780742518797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.20

Paperback. This volume sheds light on decisions made by the American Supreme Court in relation to the Tenth Amendment, which mark a major change in the thinking about the nature of a constitutional system within which both the federal government and the states properly regard themselves as sovereign entities. Editor(s): Killenbeck, Mark R. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPR; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742518803
ISBN
9780742518803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.77

Paperback / so. Series: Conference Proceedings. Num Pages: 40 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCP; KJMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 216 x 4. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
RAND United States
Number of pages
40
Condition
New
SKU
V9780833028716
ISBN
9780833028716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.62

Paperback. This up-to-date text provides a detailed overview of the U.S. intelligence community, from its structure and functions to the scope of its organizations and activities. Num Pages: 648 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPSH; JPV; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 41. Weight in Grams: 972.
Publisher
Westview Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
7th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813349183
ISBN
9780813349183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.13

Paperback. A topical and accessible introductory guide to the workings of the UK's Westminster Parliament, in both theory and practice. Series: Politics Study Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300. Series: Politics Study Guides. 240 pages. A topical and accessible introductory guide to the workings of the UK's Westminster Parliament, in both theory and practice. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPQ. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight: 294.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748622610
ISBN
9780748622610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 182 x 12. Weight in Grams: 435. Clean copy of an ex lbrary book with neat label on spine and uaual stamps
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
UN
Number of pages
236
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Vol. 35 (Part 1): 2010
SKU
KEX0226535
ISBN
9789211422788
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. This study focuses on postwar Japan's foreign policy making in the political and security areas, the core UN missions. The intent is to illustrate how policy goals forged by national security concerns, domestic politics, and psychological needs gave shape to Japan's complicated and sometimes incongruous policy toward the UN since World War II. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; JPQB; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 177 x 33. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019638
ISBN
9780674019638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442208896
ISBN
9781442208896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.57

Paperback. The role of Congress is essential to any study of American government and politics. This introductory text, aimed at undergraduate students, looks at the workings of the US Congress and uses the Republican period of ascendancy (1994-2000) as an example of how the Congress works in practice. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Publisher
Manchester University Press England
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0228108
ISBN
9780719063091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

hardcover. Shows that we have only partial deregulation, a mixture of oligopoly structure with direct price control. This work also explores why this system leads to volatile and high prices, reduced investment, and low profitability, and what policy actions can be implemented to address these problems. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494. Fine in fine cloth covers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031759
ISBN
9780300121285
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.23

Hardcover. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
139
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590331064
ISBN
9781590331064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.48
€ 77.50

Paperback. Sowell presents a devastating critique of the mind-set behind the failed social policies of the past thirty years. Sowell sees what has happened during that time not as a series of isolated mistakes b Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465089956
ISBN
9780465089956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.78

paperback. A ground-breaking history of Prohibition and a new creation story for the powerful American state. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290. A ground-breaking history of Prohibition and a new creation story for the powerful American state. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
WW Norton
Condition
New
SKU
9780393353525
ISBN
9780393353525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPQB; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Greystone Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771004312
ISBN
9781771004312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.04

Paperback. Based on research, this book focuses on the wartime powers presidents wield at home. It shows that congress is more likely to defer to the president's policy preferences when political debates center on national rather than local considerations. Series: Chicago Series on International and Domestic Institutions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 line drawings, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226048390
ISBN
9780226048390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. This book is a pioneering attempt to consider the concrete policy implications of the much discussed transition to sustainable forestry. Editor(s): Tollefson, Christopher. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JPQB; RNF; RNU; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 0. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774806824
ISBN
9780774806824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.85

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