Comparative politics
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Comparative politics
Asia-Pacific Nations in International Peace Support and Stability Oper...
. Ed(S): Aoi, Chiyuki; Heng, Yee-Kuang
paperback. This book aims to provide for a path-breaking cross-regional comparison of the capabilities and readiness of Asia-Pacific countries to contribute to peace support missions, with an eye to identifying emerging trends and policy implications. Editor(s): Aoi, Chiyuki; Heng, Yee-Kuang. Series: Asia Today. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JPA; JPB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349474356
- ISBN
- 9781349474356
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€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Hardcover. Based on the findings of a large-scale, comparative research project, this volume systematically assesses the institutional design and national influence of the Open Method of Coordination in Social Inclusion and Social Protection (pensions and health/long-term care), at the European Union level and in ten EU Member States. Editor(s): Barcevicius, Egidijus; Weishaupt, Timo; Zeitlin, Jonathan. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JKSB; JPB; KCR; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 220 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137022615
- ISBN
- 9781137022615
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Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Paperback. This volume takes a comparative approach to understand general tendencies in post-Communist transition in Russia and China.Bringing togetherperspectives from Political Science, Sociology andIR, itanalyses threearenas of social change: socio-economic systems, political systems, and foreign policies." Editor(s): Pursiainen, Christer. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349349142
- ISBN
- 9781349349142
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Condition: New
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Hardcover. This volume takes a comparative approach to understand general tendencies in post-Communist transition in Russia and China. Bringing together perspectives from Political Science, Sociology and IR, it analyses three arenas of social change: socio-economic systems, political systems, and foreign policies. Editor(s): Pursiainen, Christer. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 black & white tables, 15 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPC; JPA; JPB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230363922
- ISBN
- 9780230363922
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Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Paperback. Bad Presidents seeks to interpret the meaning of presidential 'badness' by investigating the ways in which eleven presidents were 'bad.' The author brings a unique, and often amusing perspective on the idea of the presidency, and begins a new conversation about the definition of presidential success and failure. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349455133
- ISBN
- 9781349455133
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Condition: New
€ 66.05
€ 66.05
Paperback. Is liberal democracy appropriate for East Asia? This book argues for morally legitimate alternatives to Western-style liberal democracy in the region. It is divided into three parts that correspond to the three main hallmarks of liberal democracy - human rights, democracy, and capitalism. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123080
- ISBN
- 9780691123080
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Condition: New
€ 53.00€ 42.58
€ 53.00
€ 42.58
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hale, Henry; Orttung, Robert. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; JPB; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804798457
- ISBN
- 9780804798457
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Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Paperback. "This book assesses the key factors underlying such Australian-Japanese cooperation and those policy challenges that could impede it. Experts offer critical insights into why their two countries - traditionally the two key 'spokes' in the US bilateral alliance network spanning Asia - are moving toward a security relationship in their own right"-- Editor(s): Tow, William; Kersten, R. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; JPB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349326761
- ISBN
- 9781349326761
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Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardback. Editor(s): Harcourt, Wendy. Series: Gender, Development and Social Change. Num Pages: 362 pages, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; JFSK; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 218 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137477798
- ISBN
- 9781137477798
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Condition: New
€ 129.74
€ 129.74
Hardback. The theory and concept of multi-level governance (MLG) is a fairly recent one, emerging with the deepening integration of the European Union in the early 1990s and the development of free trade agreements around the world. Editor(s): Lachapelle, Guy; Onate, Pablo. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 147. .
- Publisher
- Verlag Barbara Budrich
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783847420255
- ISBN
- 9783847420255
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Condition: New
€ 55.29€ 51.66
€ 55.29
€ 51.66
Paperback. Why do very different countries often emulate the same policy model? Two years after Ronald Reagan's income-tax simplification of 1986, Brazil adopted a similar reform even though it threatened to exacerbate income disparity. This book demonstrates that bounded - not full - rationality drives the spread of innovations across countries. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPA; JPB; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134710
- ISBN
- 9780691134710
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€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. The first comprehensive, authoritative study of the political, economic and social forces which led to Brexit and its likely consequences. Num Pages: 250 pages, 50 b/w illus. 21 tables. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHC; JPHF; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316605042
- ISBN
- 9781316605042
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Condition: New
€ 33.52
€ 33.52
Hardcover. The first comprehensive, authoritative study of the political, economic and social forces which led to Brexit and its likely consequences. Num Pages: 250 pages, 50 b/w illus. 21 tables. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHC; JPHF; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107150720
- ISBN
- 9781107150720
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Condition: New
€ 98.47
€ 98.47
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107024540
- ISBN
- 9781107024540
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Condition: New
€ 83.20
€ 83.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPS; JPSN; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349477678
- ISBN
- 9781349477678
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€ 65.96
€ 65.96
Hardback. This volume examines the conditions under which lustration and related transitional justice measures have affected political and social trust-building and democratization across twelve countries in Central and Eastern Europe and parts of the Former Soviet Union between 1989 and 2012. Series: Oxford Studies in Democratization. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPFC; JPHV; JPHX; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198793328
- ISBN
- 9780198793328
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Condition: New
€ 162.03
€ 162.03
Hardcover. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; JPB; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403935793
- ISBN
- 9781403935793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.71
€ 128.71
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521172998
- ISBN
- 9780521172998
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€ 34.99€ 33.83
€ 34.99
€ 33.83
Paperback. This book explores the secret police organizations of East Asian dictators: origins, operations, and effects on ordinary citizens' lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 b/w illus. 1 map 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPB; JPHX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316505311
- ISBN
- 9781316505311
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.55
€ 31.99
€ 30.55
Paperback. Shows how state structures, international forces, and class relations combine to explain the origins and accomplishments of social-revolutionary transformations. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 421 pages, 6 maps 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DVUA; 1FPC; JPB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107569843
- ISBN
- 9781107569843
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.41
€ 23.99
€ 23.41
Paperback. This book provides insights into the theoretical framework of 'tensions' related to care for children and the elderly. It analyzes if, and under what conditions, welfare state reforms have contributed to strengthening existing tensions, creating new tensions, or relaxing such tensions. Editor(s): Pfau-Effinger, Birgit. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JFSP31; JHB; JKSB1; JPB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349331932
- ISBN
- 9781349331932
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book provides insights into the theoretical framework of 'tensions' related to care for children and the elderly. It analyzes if, and under what conditions, welfare state reforms have contributed to strengthening existing tensions, creating new tensions, or relaxing such tensions. Editor(s): Pfau-Effinger, Birgit; Rostgaard, Tine. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP31; JKSB1; JKSG; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230291294
- ISBN
- 9780230291294
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Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardback. Editor(s): Noonan, Norma Corigliano; Noonan, Nanette; Nadkarni, Vidya. Num Pages: 287 pages, 9 colour illustrations, 9 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JPB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137492647
- ISBN
- 9781137492647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.09
€ 68.09
Paperback. Against those who insist our thinking must remain within the dominant terms of Euro-American modernity, Jenco demonstrates how China's nineteenth- and twentieth-century "Western Learning" debates offer theoretically credible alternatives to current methods for engaging otherness and confronting ethnocentrism. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190263829
- ISBN
- 9780190263829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.35
€ 64.35