Comparative politics
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Comparative politics
Paperback. Compares the distinctive welfare states of Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe. This book traces the historical origins of social policy in these regions to crucial political changes in the mid-twentieth century, and show how the legacies of these early choices are influencing welfare reform following democratization and globalization. Num Pages: 496 pages, 34 line illus. 54 tables. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1FP; 1KL; JKS; JPB; KCR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135960
- ISBN
- 9780691135960
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Condition: New
€ 53.05€ 42.00
€ 53.05
€ 42.00
Paperback. This unique book presents all 73 female presidents and prime ministers from around the world, from 1960 (when the first was elected) to 2010, organised by chronology and geography written by an experienced politician and academic. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JMC; JFSJ1; JPB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 241 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1018.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447315803
- ISBN
- 9781447315803
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 45.52
€ 47.99
€ 45.52
Paperback. Monarchical presidential regimes in the Arab world looked as though they would last indefinitely until events in Tunisia and Egypt made clear their time was up. This is the first book to lay bare the dynamics of a governmental system that largely defined the Arab Middle East in the twentieth century, and the popular opposition they engendered." Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; HBJF; HBJH; JPB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674735378
- ISBN
- 9780674735378
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.51
€ 26.99
€ 23.51
Hardback. Steven I. Wilkinson explores how India has succeeded in keeping the military out of politics, when so many other countries have failed. He uncovers the command and control strategies, the careful ethnic balancing, and the political, foreign policy, and strategic decisions that have made the army safe for Indian democracy. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTB; HBJF; HBW; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 293 x 40. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674728806
- ISBN
- 9780674728806
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Condition: New
€ 51.81€ 48.51
€ 51.81
€ 48.51
Paperback. How does empire affect the route to successor sovereign states and their features? This systematic comparison of empires and their consequences for sovereignty applies theory to the political structures of states, and the differences between them, in the Middle East and Central Asia. Editor(s): Cummings, Sally N.; Hinnesbusch, Raymond. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; JFSR2; JPB; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 622. Comparing the Middle East and Central Asia. 408 pages. Editor(s): Cummings, Sally N.; Hinnesbusch, Raymond. How does empire affect the route to successor sovereign states and their features? This systematic comparison of empires and their consequences for sovereignty applies theory to the political structures of states, and the differences between them, in the Middle East and Central Asia. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; JFSR2; JPB; JPS. Dimension: 234 x 168 x 22. Weight: 622.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748668557
- ISBN
- 9780748668557
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.12
€ 38.99
€ 35.12
Paperback. Editor(s): Blain, Professor Neil (Paisley University, UK University of Stirling Paisley University, UK Paisley University, UK Paisley University, UK University of Stirling Paisley University, UK Paisley University, UK Paisley University, UK Paisley University, UK Paisley University, UK); Hutchison, David (Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow Caledonian University, UK Glasgow Caledonian University, UK Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow Caledonian University, UK Glasgow Caledonian University, UK Glasgow Caledonian University); Hassan, Professor Gerry. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHF; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748696598
- ISBN
- 9780748696598
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.31
€ 38.99
€ 35.31
Paperback.
Representative politics is in crisis. Trust in politicians is at an all-time low. Fewer people are voting or joining political parties, and our interest in parliamentary politics is declining fast. Even oppositional and radical parties that should be benefitting from public disenchantment with politics are suffering. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745681962
- ISBN
- 9780745681962
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Condition: New
€ 29.14
€ 29.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 20 line illus. 49 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFW; 3JJ; 3JJPN; 3JMC; JPB; JPFC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691172156
- ISBN
- 9780691172156
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.78
€ 42.99
€ 30.78
Hardback. This book will appeal to students and scholars of comparative politics, Asian studies, security studies, and international relations, as well as defense policymakers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; JPB; JPWF; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415161
- ISBN
- 9781421415161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.89
€ 70.89
Paperback. If we are to understand the politics that we now take for granted, we need to understand its origins. This book examines the paths that different societies have taken to reach their current forms of political order. It starts with the very beginning of mankind and comes right up to the eve of the French and American revolutions. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846682575
- ISBN
- 9781846682575
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. In what ways has global urbanization affected the political process? This book offers a reflection on the transformations of urban politics worldwide in the past four decades, from interpersonal street-level politics to transnational governing institutions. Series: Urban Futures. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745685502
- ISBN
- 9780745685502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.23
€ 23.23
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415538305
- ISBN
- 9780415538305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.86
€ 59.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30, 7 tables, 23 charts. BIC Classification: 1FBXK; 1FBXU; JPB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453366
- ISBN
- 9780801453366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.32
€ 52.32
Hardback. Despite western Europe's traditional disdain for the United States' "adversarial legalism," the European Union is shifting toward a similar approach to the law, according to Daniel Kelemen. Coining the term "eurolegalism" to describe the hybrid, he shows how the political and organizational realities of the EU make this shift inevitable. Num Pages: 378 pages, 2 halftones, 12 graphs. BIC Classification: JPB; JPSN2; LAM; LNDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 378
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046948
- ISBN
- 9780674046948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.96€ 60.24
€ 65.96
€ 60.24
Paperback.
Throughout human history, religion and politics have entertained the most intimate of connections as systems of authority regulating individuals and society. While the two have come apart through the process of secularization, secularism is challenged today by the return of public religion. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HRAM2; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745665429
- ISBN
- 9780745665429
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Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74
Paperback. Lowenthal, founding director of the Latin American Program, who wrote the original volume's foreword. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 9. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421410135
- ISBN
- 9781421410135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.22
€ 36.99
€ 31.22
Paperback. This lively and accessible text provides a uniquely broad-ranging and thematic introduction to the politics of an increasingly significant and dynamic region of the contemporary world. Series: Comparative Government and Politics. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPA; JPB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 246 x 29. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137466488
- ISBN
- 9781137466488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.40
€ 54.99
€ 46.40
Paperback. This unique book should be valuable for political leaders, civil society activists, journalists, scholars, and all who want to support democratic transitions. Editor(s): Comeaux, Sergio; Bitar, Sergio; Lowenthal, Abraham F. Num Pages: 488 pages, 13 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHV; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417608
- ISBN
- 9781421417608
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Condition: New
€ 45.86
€ 45.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPB; JPSN2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 949.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742566910
- ISBN
- 9780742566910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.53€ 41.76
€ 115.53
€ 41.76
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441112477
- ISBN
- 9781441112477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.20
€ 46.99
€ 39.20
Paperback. Just Ordinary Citizens? offers a behavioural perspective on the political integration of immigrants, describing and analysing the relationships that immigrants develop with politics in their host countries. Editor(s): Bilodeau, Antoine. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442614444
- ISBN
- 9781442614444
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.00
€ 38.99
€ 35.00
Paperback. In Social Myths and Collective Imaginaries, Gerard Bouchard conceptualizes myths as vessels of sacred values that transcend the division between primitive and modern. These vessels become so influential as to make an indelible impression on people's minds. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JHMC; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442629073
- ISBN
- 9781442629073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.38
€ 31.99
€ 30.38
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.35€ 51.05
€ 55.35
€ 51.05