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A comparative study of four federal communities in the American West that restricted the rights of their citizens in the name of preserving progress and national security. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFS; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 794. Inverse Utopias and the Wartime Social Landscape in the American West. 448 pages, Illustrations. A comparative study of four federal communities in the American West that restricted the rights of their citizens in the name of preserving progress and national security. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFS; JPQ. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 34. Weight: 794.
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803220331
- ISBN
- 9780803220331
Condition: New
€ 62.43
€ 62.43
Paperback / so. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFSC; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375708213
- ISBN
- 9780375708213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.40
€ 20.99
€ 18.40
Paperback. Comparing national efforts to preserve public lands, this title investigates how effectively and under what conditions governments can provide goods for future generations. It examines the effect of institutional structure on the public delivery of these goods. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878407026
- ISBN
- 9780878407026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.70
€ 72.70
Paperback. Looks at how medical treatments of AIDS have changed and grown; how blood policies were formed; how value-based debates raged and continue to rage over prevention; how communities developed to first respond to the crisis, and later organized to fight for health care; and, how foreign policy is being shaped. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH2; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878403783
- ISBN
- 9780878403783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.22
€ 70.22
paperback. Series: Literature of American Labor. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- ILR Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780875461687
- ISBN
- 9780875461687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.94
€ 23.99
€ 21.94
hardcover. Explores those uneasy places where scientific research meets public policy-making - and the resulting human effect on our natural and historical landscapes. The author follows an archaeobotanist on her research in the Near East to see what ancient agricultural practices in this largely arid region can tell us about where the West may be heading. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926230
- ISBN
- 9780813926230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.06
€ 36.06
Paperback. Combining the insights of an economist and a political scientist, this third edition offers real world cases to provide students with the institutional and political dimensions of policy problems as well as easily understood principles and methods for analyzing public policies. Num Pages: 408 pages, 12 figures, 26 tables. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589017344
- ISBN
- 9781589017344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.44
€ 75.44
Paperback. Colliding environmental and development interests have shaped national policy reforms supporting both oil development and environmental protection in Alaska. This book illuminates the processes and consequences of these reforms at the state, national, and international levels. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 4 maps, 8 figures. BIC Classification: JPQB; RND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589016620
- ISBN
- 9781589016620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.45
€ 71.45
Hardcover. Senator Thomas Hart Benton was a towering figure in Missouri politics. Elected in 1821, he was the new state's first senator, and he served in Washington, DC for thirty years. This book provides a portrait of Senator Benton. It evaluates his career in light of his attitudes toward slavery, Mexican borderlands, and Indian removal, among others. Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804798
- ISBN
- 9780875804798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.17
€ 138.17
Paperback. Helps you to understand reasons behind support of and disdain for interspecies research in such areas as chimerism, hybridization, cross-species embryo transfer, and transgenics. This title highlights two claims critics make against early interspecies studies: that the research can violate human dignity and that it can lead to procreation. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JPQB; MBGR; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589015746
- ISBN
- 9781589015746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.58
€ 69.58
paperback. Examines reasons why environmental laws seldom work out exactly as planned. Casting federal-state working relationships as 'pulling together,' 'coming apart,' or somewhere in-between, this title provides dozens of observations from federal and state officials. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPR; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition, Revised and Updated
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589011007
- ISBN
- 9781589011007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.74
€ 71.74
Hardcover. While some students need more writing instruction than others, this text looks at how that need also pertains to the institutions themselves. The author argues that universities may need remedial English to alleviate their own crises in admission standards, enrollment and curriculum. Series: Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CFG; CJCW; JNM; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822941866
- ISBN
- 9780822941866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.95
€ 60.95
Paperback. This text demonstrates how and why public administration in the USA is inevitably and strongly bound up with constitution-making and constitutional governance. The author makes a comparative study of cases found in four countries spanning three centuries. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPQ; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700611638
- ISBN
- 9780700611638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.87
€ 35.87
Paperback. This text provides an overview of Carter's presidency, examining his administration within the context of evolving American policy choices. It demonstrates Carter's dilemma in his efforts to steer a course between traditional expectations of federal government and political and economic realities. Editor(s): Fink, Gary M.; Graham, Hugh Davis. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPF; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610976
- ISBN
- 9780700610976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.12
€ 43.12
Hardcover. Everett McKinley Dirksen was one of the most colourful and influential American politicians of the 20th century. This book traces his relationships with four presidents to show how the senator shifted from being a major Republican critic of Truman to an ardent Republican LBJ supporter. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610365
- ISBN
- 9780700610365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.05
€ 75.05
Paperback. The emergence of the presidential couple is one of the most contentious developments in US post-war political history. Reaction to the First Couple reflects the country's changing morality and attitudes. This work traces these shifts through ten presidential marriages, including the Clintons. Num Pages: 472 pages, 33 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JPA; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 2 Rev Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610341
- ISBN
- 9780700610341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.24
€ 45.24
Paperback. Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States between 1829 and 1837. This text presents a review of the major events of Andrew Jackson's presidency. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700609611
- ISBN
- 9780700609611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.94
€ 42.94
Paperback. This text encourages civil servants to reflect on specific constitutional principles and events and learn to apply them to the decisions they make. It includes 20 articles which seek to legitimate public service by grounding its ethics in constitutional practice. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPHC; JPQ; KJG; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700609260
- ISBN
- 9780700609260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.71
€ 35.71
Paperback. Lochner v. New York pitted a conservative activist judiciary against a reform-minded legislature, and is a frequently-cited case in Supreme Court history. In this guide Kens shows why the case remains an important marker in the ideological battles between the free market and the regulatory state. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCP; LND; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700609192
- ISBN
- 9780700609192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.95
€ 35.95
Hardcover. This text presents the history of Richard Nixon's political economy. Nixon came to office preoccupied with foreign policy, but had to deal with an economy that threatened him with political defeat. When the economy dipped into recession, he turned to John Connelly, Governor of Texas, for rescue. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700608881
- ISBN
- 9780700608881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.32
€ 75.32