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Paperback. For decades the European Union tried changing its institutions, but achieved only unsatisfying political compromises and modest, incremental treaty revisions. In late 2009, however, the EU was successfully reformed through the Treaty of Lisbon. This title examines how political leaders ratified this treaty against all odds. Num Pages: 248 pages, 34 line illus. 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPHL; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153933
ISBN
9780691153933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Hardback. For decades the European Union tried changing its institutions, but achieved only unsatisfying political compromises and modest, incremental treaty revisions. In late 2009, however, the EU was successfully reformed through the Treaty of Lisbon. This title examines how political leaders ratified this treaty against all odds. Num Pages: 248 pages, 34 line illus. 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPHL; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153926
ISBN
9780691153926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.84
€ 83.50

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153261
ISBN
9780691153261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.64

Hardback. A title that opens on 1 July 1802, when Thomas Jefferson is in Washington, and closes on 12 November, when he is again there. Upon learning in August of the declaration of war by Mawlay Sulayman, the sultan of Morocco, much of the president's and the cabinet's attention is focused on that issue. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 808 pages, 8 duotones. 7 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1257.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153230
ISBN
9780691153230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 126.82

Hardback. Thomas Jefferson is overjoyed by American victories late in the War of 1812 and highly interested in the treaty negotiations that ultimately end the conflict. This title presents 591 documents of Jefferson dated from 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 800 pages, 10 duotones. 25 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1285.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
840
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153186
ISBN
9780691153186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 126.50

Hardback. The American racial order - the beliefs, institutions, and practices that organize relationships among the nation's races and ethnicities - is undergoing its greatest transformation since the 1960s. This title takes a look at the reasons behind this dramatic change, and considers how different groups of Americans are being affected. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 halftones. 14 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFSL1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152998
ISBN
9780691152998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Governments and NGOs - in an effort to promote democracy, freedom, fairness, and stability throughout the world - have organized teams of observers to monitor elections in a variety of countries. This book argues that the practice of international election monitoring is broken, but still worth fixing. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28 line illus. 38 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152783
ISBN
9780691152783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.99

Hardback. Governments and NGOs - in an effort to promote democracy, freedom, fairness, and stability throughout the world - have organized teams of observers to monitor elections in a variety of countries. This book argues that the practice of international election monitoring is broken, but still worth fixing. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28 line illus. 38 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152776
ISBN
9780691152776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.84
€ 83.22

Paperback. How might happiness research affect government policy in the United States - and beyond? This book examines how governments could use the rapidly growing research data on what makes people happy - in a variety of policy areas to increase well-being and improve the quality of life for all their citizens. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFCD; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152561
ISBN
9780691152561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.96

Paperback. Not long after he led the legal team in Brown v Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall aided Kenya's constitutional negotiations, as adversaries battled over rights and land - not with weapons, but with legal arguments. This work tells the story of Marshall's work with Kenyan leaders as they fought with the British for independence in the 1960s. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1KBB; HBJH; JPVH1; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152448
ISBN
9780691152448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. Proposes a way of interpreting the Constitution of US, one that respects the Constitution's text and history but also refuses to view the document as frozen in time. This book illuminates the underpinnings of constitutionalism itself, and shows that ours is indeed a Constitution, not of any particular generation, but of many minds. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152424
ISBN
9780691152424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.81

Paperback. Examines the "constitutional faith" that has, since 1788, been a central component of American "civil religion". By taking the parallel between wholehearted acceptance of the Constitution and religious faith, this book opens up a host of intriguing questions about what it means to be American. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
With a New afterword by the author
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152400
ISBN
9780691152400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. An encyclopedia that provides comprehensive coverage of both the traditional topics of US political history and the broader forces that shape American politics - including economics, religion, social movements, race, class, and gender. Editor(s): Kazin, Michael; Edwards, Rebecca; Rothman, Adam. Num Pages: 672 pages, 3 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 183 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Concise
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152073
ISBN
9780691152073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. Situating Tocqueville in the context of the crisis of authority in post revolutionary France, this title shows that Tocqueville was an ambivalent promoter of democracy, a man who tried to reconcile himself to the coming wave, but who was also nostalgic for the aristocratic world in which he was rooted. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGA; HBJD; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 232 x 34. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Translation
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152042
ISBN
9780691152042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.99

Hardback. Italy is a country of free political institutions, yet it has become a nation of servile courtesans, with Silvio Berlusconi as their prince. Drawing upon the republican conception of liberty, this title shows that a people can be unfree even though they are not oppressed. Translator(s): Shugaar, Antony. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
With a New introduction by the author
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151823
ISBN
9780691151823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. The American National Election Studies (ANES) is the social science survey program devoted to voting and elections. This book brings together a group of social scientists that developed and tested measures that might be added to the ANES, with the goal of extending scholarly understanding of the causes and consequences of electoral outcomes. Editor(s): Aldrich, John H.; McGraw, Kathleen M. Num Pages: 432 pages, 24 line illus. 98 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151465
ISBN
9780691151465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Citizens are political simpletons - that is only a modest exaggeration of a common characterization of voters. This title brings together the political scientists, who offer insights into the political thinking of the public, the causes of party polarization, and the paradoxical relationship between turnout and democratic representation. Editor(s): Sniderman, Paul M.; Highton, Benjamin. Num Pages: 416 pages, 28 line illus. 53 tables. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151113
ISBN
9780691151113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.46

Hardback. Shows how to adapt democracy to advanced information technologies that can enhance political decision making and enable us to navigate the social rapids ahead. This title demonstrates how these technologies combine to address a problem as old as democracy itself - how to help citizens better evaluate the consequences of their political choices. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: JPHV; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151021
ISBN
9780691151021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Hardback. Provides an interpretation of the emergence of British socialism in the late 19th century. This title shows that British socialists responded to the dilemmas of economics and faith against a background of diverse traditions, melding economic theories opposed to capitalism with theologies which argued that people were bound in divine fellowship. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150833
ISBN
9780691150833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.02

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150734
ISBN
9780691150734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Hardback. No state has voted Republican more consistently or widely or for longer than Kansas. To understand red state politics, Kansas is the place. It is also the place to understand red state religion. This title tells the story of religiously motivated political activism in Kansas from territorial days to the present. Num Pages: 504 pages, 13 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; HRAM2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150550
ISBN
9780691150550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.54

Paperback. Argues that we owe civic obligations to the state if it is sufficiently just, and that constitutionally enshrined principles of justice in themselves - rather than territory, common language, or shared culture - are grounds for obedience to our particular state and for democratic solidarity with our fellow citizens. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFK; JPFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150222
ISBN
9780691150222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Does the United States have the right to defend itself by striking first, or must it wait until an attack is in progress? Is the Bush Doctrine of aggressive preventive action a justified and legal recourse against threats posed by terrorists and rogue states? This book includes responses by political theorists Richard Tuck and Jeffrey McMahan. Editor(s): Macedo, Stephen. Series: The University Center for Human Values Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JPSN1; LB; LNDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149967
ISBN
9780691149967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.73

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149875
ISBN
9780691149875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.05

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