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Paperback. This volume employs a pro and con format to offer an introduction to the affirmative action debate. Part one draws on state and federal court decisions to support affirmative action to counter racial and gender bias and part two cites the same kinds of evidence to argue against affirmative action. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742502109
- ISBN
- 9780742502109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.37
€ 61.37
Hardcover. Global contributors discuss the theoretical controversies concerning the merits and demerits of affirmative action, and explain why affirmative action is needed in multi-ethnic countries. They analyse actual experience with affirmative action policies - their origin, nature and consequences - in nine countries. Editor(s): Brown, Graham; Langer, Arnim; Venugopal, R.; Stewart, Frances. Series: Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JPB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277809
- ISBN
- 9780230277809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Paperback. Analyzing the behavior of African American state legislators in multiple legislative sessions across five states, Haynie has compiled a wealth of valuable data that reveals the dynamics and effectiveness of black participation in the legislative process. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 176 pages, six figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPH; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106450
- ISBN
- 9780231106450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 200 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348541
- ISBN
- 9781349348541
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Condition: New
€ 65.53
€ 65.53
Paperback. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; HBJH; JPQB; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821422397
- ISBN
- 9780821422397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.47
€ 38.99
€ 35.47
Hardback. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; HBJH; JPQB; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821422380
- ISBN
- 9780821422380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.45
€ 97.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 367 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789024723911
- ISBN
- 9789024723911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 199.00
€ 199.00
In most developing countries, good quality seed is hard to obtain and farmers struggle to save seed from one year to the next. This title takes a people-centred look at the companies, public agencies and family farms that are taking on this role and making a difference to food security across Africa. Editor(s): Mele, P. Van; Bently, Jeffrey W.; Guei, Robert. G. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JPQ; KNAC; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 21. Weight in Grams: 9020.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845938437
- ISBN
- 9781845938437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.04
€ 140.04
Hardback. Africa is changing and it is easy to overlook how decentralization, democratization, and new forms of illiberalism have transformed federalism, political parties, and local politics. Chapters on Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and South Africa help fill an important gap in comparative institutional research about state and local politics in Africa. Editor(s): LeVan, A. Carl; Olayinka Fashagba, Joseph; McMahon, Edward R. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 black & white tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1H; JPQB; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137523334
- ISBN
- 9781137523334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.00
€ 67.00
Paperback. Pasura proposes a framework for understanding African diasporas as core, epistemic, dormant and silent diasporas. The book explores the origin, formation and performance of the Zimbabwean transnational diaspora in Britain and examines how the diaspora is constituted in the hostland and how it maintains connections with the homeland. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JFFS; JFSL; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349459827
- ISBN
- 9781349459827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.62
€ 65.62
Hardback. Editor(s): Bearman, Peter; Neckerman, Kathryn M.; Wright, Leslie. Num Pages: 456 pages, 51 illus.; 72 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; JPQB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157766
- ISBN
- 9780231157766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.27€ 102.15
€ 134.27
€ 102.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Bearman, Peter; Neckerman, Kathryn M.; Wright, Leslie. Num Pages: 456 pages, 51 illus.; 72 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; JPQB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157773
- ISBN
- 9780231157773
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. This work compares the coverage of Nixon in the three national newsweeklies , "Newsweek", "Time", and the "US News and World Report", from his resignation from the presidency in August 1974 until his funeral in April 1994. Num Pages: 112 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFD; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761818557
- ISBN
- 9780761818557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.12
€ 116.12
Paperback. Explores the cultural anxieties over the putatively deteriorating 'American work ethic', and the class, race, sexual and gender biases at the root of the policy and debates. This title argues that activists could make great strides towards achieving social justice, even in the reactionary climate. Num Pages: 244 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814797556
- ISBN
- 9780814797556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. This is a case study of how three developing countries, Brazil, Uganda and India, all developed broadly similar political devices to combat poverty. It argues that poverty reduction is politically feasible, even under the most daunting of circumstances. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFA; JPQB; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041195
- ISBN
- 9781849041195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.03
€ 33.99
€ 31.03
Paperback. Providing anoverview of the future research challenges for economists and social scientists concerning population ageing, pensions, health and social care in Europe, this book examineshow scientific research can provide cutting-edge evidence on income securityand well-being of the elderly, and labour markets and older workers." Editor(s): Van Soest, Arthur H. O.; Zaidi, A. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBL; JKSN; JPQB; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349328680
- ISBN
- 9781349328680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.96
€ 67.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSP; JFSP31; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349351428
- ISBN
- 9781349351428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH; JPQB; JPWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403933225
- ISBN
- 9781403933225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.43
€ 128.43
Hardback. Spanish politics has been transformed. Using new techniques, this book looks at 30 years of Spanish political history to understand party competition, the impact of the EU, media-government relations, aspirations for independence in Catalonia and the Basque region, and the declining role of religion. Series: Comparative Studies of Political Agendas. Num Pages: 312 pages, 45 figures, 34 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JPA; JPB; JPQB; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137328786
- ISBN
- 9781137328786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.33
€ 67.33
Hardback. Why does the EU deal with some issues but not others? This is the central question of this book dedicated to agenda-setting processes in the EU. Through a comparison of EU and US policy agendas and the analysis of four case studies in environmental and health policy, this book offers a new understanding of how policy issues come onto the EU agenda. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JPA; JPB; JPQB; JPSN2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220539
- ISBN
- 9780230220539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
paperback. This book shows how responsiveness in European welfare programs is institutionalized through nationally distinct legal foundations, professional traditions, and resource networks, while revealing how resource scarcities threaten to erode these capabilities. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQB; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349539642
- ISBN
- 9781349539642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. "Transferred to digital printing 2009"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349354726
- ISBN
- 9781349354726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Presents the study of organic farming. This book includes a thorough investigation of the federal organic program, a discussion of how the certification arena has continued to grow and change since its implementation, and a guide to the structure of the organic farming sector. Series: California Studies in Critical Human Geography. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JPQB; KNXB; TVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520277465
- ISBN
- 9780520277465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Agricultural policy is undergoing a dramatic change the world over. Governmental bodies and agencies are moving away from traditional forms of intervention in agriculture and creating new policies. Essential to policy--makers in the middle of this revolution is a reference that distills the lessons of international research and experience. Num Pages: 540 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470857793
- ISBN
- 9780470857793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.60
€ 121.60