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Paperback. aeo Emphasizes contemporary debates. aeo Situates these debates against the historical background. aeo Examines theoretical issues in a practical context. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631142249
- ISBN
- 9780631142249
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Condition: New
€ 55.34
€ 55.34
Paperback. This work offers students of politics and sociology a non-technical explanation of public choice in theory and practice, examining its intellectual roots in games theory, co-operation and collective choice. Num Pages: 230 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631138396
- ISBN
- 9780631138396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.34
€ 55.34
Paperback. This book fundamentally challenges the radical credentials of post--structuralism. Though Derrida, Foucault and Deleuze claim to have a deconstructeda metaphysics, their work has much in common with previous attempts to a enda the metaphysical tradition, from Kant to Nietzshe and Heidegger, and by sociology in general. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631137085
- ISBN
- 9780631137085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.25
€ 50.25
Paperback. Examines the pitched battles over busing at a national scale, focusing on cities such as Boston, Chicago, New York, and Pontiac, Michigan. This book shows how school officials, politicians, the courts, and the media gave precedence to the desires of white parents who opposed school desegregation over the civil rights of black students. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 260 pages, 35 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3; JNFR; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284258
- ISBN
- 9780520284258
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardback. Compares a range of case studies from around the world in order to clarify the conditions under which and institutions through which economic, social, and cultural rights are progressively realized in practice. Editor(s): Haglund, LaDawn; Stryker, Robin. Num Pages: 392 pages, 13 Tables, 7 Maps, 15 Charts/Figures, 6 Appendix, 1 Box. BIC Classification: JFFM; JHB; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283091
- ISBN
- 9780520283091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.34€ 58.34
€ 75.34
€ 58.34
Hardback. Explores the problems and possibilities that the subject of political violence presented to American painters working between 1830 and 1890, a turbulent period during which common citizens frequently abandoned orderly forms of democratic expression to riot, strike, and protest violently. Num Pages: 244 pages, 12 color, 51 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; ACV; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 184 x 254 x 20. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282896
- ISBN
- 9780520282896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.79€ 46.96
€ 59.79
€ 46.96
Paperback. "First California paperback, 2000"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPVH1; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition, With a New Foreword by Marc Grossma
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282506
- ISBN
- 9780520282506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.55
€ 29.99
€ 21.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, 32 b/w photographs, 5 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282193
- ISBN
- 9780520282193
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.18
€ 32.99
€ 24.18
Hardback. Tells the story of China's political elites from their own perspectives. Based on over five hundred interviews, this title offers a rare glimpse into how the attitudes and ideas of those at the top have evolved over the decades. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 227 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520281219
- ISBN
- 9780520281219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. Imagines a vision for Israel and Palestine in a situation where the peace process has failed to deliver an end of conflict. Exploring themes of security, resistance, diaspora, globalism, and religion, this book offers ideas for the resolution of conflicts worldwide. Editor(s): LeVine, Mark; Mossberg, Mathias. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520279131
- ISBN
- 9780520279131
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. In the Spring of 2009, the Tea Party emerged onto the American political scene. This title brings together leading scholars and experts on the American Right to examine a political movement that electrified American society. It provides accounts of the movement's development at local and national levels. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 2 line illustrations, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412. The Precipitous Rise of the Tea Party. 312 pages, illustrations. In the Spring of 2009, the Tea Party emerged onto the American political scene. This title brings together leading scholars and experts on the American Right to examine a political movement that electrified American society. It provides accounts of the movement's development at local and national levels. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPL. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 19. Weight: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274235
- ISBN
- 9780520274235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardback. In the Spring of 2009, the Tea Party emerged onto the American political scene. This title brings together leading scholars and experts on the American Right to examine a political movement that electrified American society. It provides accounts of the movement's development at local and national levels. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 2 line illustrations, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274228
- ISBN
- 9780520274228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.56€ 54.84
€ 70.56
€ 54.84
Paperback. Looks at the creation of contemporary Muslim jihadists. Interweaving historical and ethnographic evidence, this book explains how refuge-seeking has become a socially and politically debased practice in the Kashmir region and why this devaluation has turned refugee men into potential militants. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 342 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFD; JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474. Refugee Families and the Making of Kashmiri Jihadists. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. 342 pages. Looks at the creation of contemporary Muslim jihadists. Interweaving historical and ethnographic evidence, this book explains how refuge-seeking has become a socially and politically debased practice in the Kashmir region and why this devaluation has turned refugee men into potential militants. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFD; JFSR2; JPW. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274211
- ISBN
- 9780520274211
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Looks at the way we tax the poor in the United States, particularly in the American South, where poor families are often subject to income taxes, and where regressive sales taxes apply even to food for home consumption. This book argues that these policies contribute in unrecognized ways to poverty-related problems. Series: Wildavsky Forum Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 31 line illustrations, 27 maps, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JPQB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269675
- ISBN
- 9780520269675
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Exposes the disturbing phenomenon of human trafficking and slavery that exists in the United States. This title weaves together a wealth of voices - from slaves, slaveholders, and traffickers as well as from counselors, law enforcement officers, rescue and support groups, and others. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268661
- ISBN
- 9780520268661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardback. Exposes the constitutional origins of our political and economic problems and furnishes a California fix: innovative solutions that allow Californians to debate their choices, settle on the best ones, hold elected officials accountable for results, and choose anew if something doesn't work. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268524
- ISBN
- 9780520268524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.67€ 73.24
€ 95.67
€ 73.24
Paperback. Offers a personal perspective to the war in Iraq by looking into the lives of six veterans who turned against the war they helped to fight. Based on interviews with each of the six, this book relates why they enlisted, their experiences in training and in early missions, their tours of combat, and what has happened to them since returning home. Num Pages: 234 pages, 6 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520266384
- ISBN
- 9780520266384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Presents the story of post-9/11 America and the nation's descent into the netherworld of prisoner abuse. This book describes events surrounding Guantanamo detainees capture, their years of incarceration, and the myriad difficulties preventing many from resuming a normal life upon returning home. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH; LBBR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261778
- ISBN
- 9780520261778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
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Paperback. Draws on different facets of American life to map the impact of the new economy, the 'war on terror', the 'war on drugs', racial resentments, a fraying safety net, undocumented immigration, a health care system in crisis, and more. Editor(s): Gusterson, Hugh; Besteman, Catherine. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259713
- ISBN
- 9780520259713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
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Paperback. Considers two schools of behavioral economics - the first guided by Tversky and Kahneman's work on heuristics and biases, and the second as described by Gerd Gigerenzer's program on fast and frugal heuristics. This title proposes Herbert Simon's work on bounded rationality as a way to reconcile the inconsistencies between the two camps. Series: Wildavsky Forum Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 15 line illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQ; JMAL; JPA; KCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259478
- ISBN
- 9780520259478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44