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Hardback. Postwar western Europe has been far more prosperous than ever before in its history. Yet, each postwar decade has marked rather sharp changes in Europe's economic position. The 1960s were a decade of unprecedented growth, and the 1970s a decade of stagflation and external shocks. Num Pages: 227 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFGW; 1DST; 3JJPN; JPQB; KCL; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819176509
- ISBN
- 9780819176509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.26
€ 124.26
The Ferocious Engine of Democracy. From Theodore Roosevelt Through Geo...
Riccards, Michael P.; Burns, James M.
Paperback. Riccards focuses on how the abilities, goals, and personalities of presidents have shaped the the United States in the past 100 years. This edition is updated to include chapters on Clinton and George W. Bush. Num Pages: 504 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815412571
- ISBN
- 9780815412571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.34
€ 22.34
Hardback. Demonstrates why the US needs constitutional reform to rebalance power between the executive and legislative branches and contain partisan conflict in Washington Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814789490
- ISBN
- 9780814789490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.38
€ 44.38
Hardback. Series: Comparative legislative studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813118161
- ISBN
- 9780813118161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.42
€ 50.42
hardcover. Editor(s): Mitchell, Olivia S.; Myers, Robert J.; Young, Howard. Series: Pension Research Council Publications. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812234794
- ISBN
- 9780812234794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.79
€ 124.79
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of U.S. Politics and Political Eras. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810871960
- ISBN
- 9780810871960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.04
€ 151.04
Hardback. This book explains the origins, processes, and outcomes of South Korea's militant unionism and Taiwan's partisan unionism by investigating the interaction between labor unions and democratic institutions, especially political parties. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1FPK; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804775373
- ISBN
- 9780804775373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.21
€ 81.21
Hardback. Judging Policy analyzes the causes and consequences of the increasingly prominent role courts are being asked to play in the public policy process in Latin America's largest nation, Brazil. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 tables, 13 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPQB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758116
- ISBN
- 9780804758116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.24
€ 87.24
Hardback. The authors in this edited volume examine the political economy of the history of Congress by showing how changes in Congressional practices and institutions are related to key economic and political events. Editor(s): Brady, David W.; McCubbins, Mathew D. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 536 pages, 7 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755900
- ISBN
- 9780804755900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.44
€ 217.44
Hardback. This book takes a broadly comparative approach to analyzing how the financing of global jihadi terrorist groups has evolved in response to government policies since September 11, 2001. Editor(s): Trinkunas, Harold A.; Giraldo, Jeanne K. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755658
- ISBN
- 9780804755658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.61
€ 146.61
Hardback. Common Ground shows that while committees in the House of Representatives face overlapping and ambiguous jurisdictions on issues ranging from health care reform to homeland security, the problem of turf wars is overstated as panels are able to bargain and cooperate successfully matters of shared interest. Num Pages: 272 pages, 34 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754163
- ISBN
- 9780804754163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.36
€ 93.36
hardcover. Lobbying for Inclusion shows that Latin American and Asian immigrant advocacy groups created in the wake of the 1965 immigration reforms were remarkably effective in influencing the formation of federal immigration law and policy. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 1KL; JFFN; JPQB; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751759
- ISBN
- 9780804751759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.00
€ 93.00
Paperback. This book conducts a comprehensive investigation of how much business influences agenda building and environmental policymaking in the United States over time. Num Pages: 348 pages, 21 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; RNF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748322
- ISBN
- 9780804748322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Using case studies and econometric analyses, the author finds that the postwar Japanese state engaged in industrial policy mainly based on economic and not--as is assumed in mainstream political economy theories--political criteria. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 tables, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; JPQB; KCP; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747325
- ISBN
- 9780804747325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.53
€ 93.53
Hardback. In the 1990s, numerous Latin American nations privatized their public pension systems. These reforms dramatically transformed the way these countries provide retirement income. This book is a study of the origins of this surprising trend. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 tables, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPR; JPQB; KCBM; KFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747066
- ISBN
- 9780804747066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.07
€ 192.07
Hardback. This book argues that, despite the scholarly emphasis on 20th-century congressional history, it is necessary to study the nation's first 150 years in order to understand more fully the evolution and functioning of the modern Congress. Editor(s): Brady, David; McCubbins, Mathew D. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPA; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745703
- ISBN
- 9780804745703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 263.41
€ 263.41
Hardback. This work is a theoretically informed political history of the development of the U.S. Social Security system over more than five decades. When initiated in 1935, Social Security was a noteworthy experiment in social policy, and its endurance, inviolability, and taken-for-granted nature are evidence of its success. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725798
- ISBN
- 9780804725798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.02
€ 93.02
Hardback. The Kamakura period, 1180-1333, is known as the era of Japan's first warrior government. As the essays in this book show, however, the period was notable for the coexistence of two centers of authority, the Bakufu military government at Kamakura and the civilian court in Kyoto. Editor(s): Mass, Jeffrey P. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725323
- ISBN
- 9780804725323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.23
€ 170.23
Hardback. Do presidents inevitably lose support the longer they are in office? Drawing its case material from the modern presidency from Kennedy through Reagan, with looks backward as far as Truman, this work shows how the standing of the president with the American people has come to have a political life of its own. Num Pages: 220 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804719070
- ISBN
- 9780804719070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.33
€ 127.33
Hardback. Though criticized, the House of Representatives, has, at certain critical points, legislated major, long-lasting public policy changes. This book examines three such periods of policy innovations, exploring how majorities capable of governing are created. Series: Stanford Studies in the New Political History. Num Pages: 228 pages, bibliography, index, appendix, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804714426
- ISBN
- 9780804714426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.83
€ 156.83