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Politics
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
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
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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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259478
- ISBN
- 9780520259478
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.68
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Paperback. Addresses masculine gender expectations in a male-dominated political world, the connection between gendered identity and ethical being. This book follows the lives of two very different Japanese men entering political life in two very different communities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ2; JHMC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 352.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259171
- ISBN
- 9780520259171
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
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Paperback. Examines how US foreign policy since the 1960s has led to partial or total cover-ups of past domestic criminal acts, including, perhaps, the catastrophe of 9/11. This book probes how the policies of presidents since Nixon have augmented the tangled bases for the 2001 terrorist attack. Num Pages: 449 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 449
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258716
- ISBN
- 9780520258716
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.01
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€ 23.01
Paperback. Presents a debate about the origins of Athenian democracy. This book addresses such questions as: Why was democracy first realized in ancient Greece? Was democracy 'invented' or did it evolve over a long period of time? And what were the conditions for democracy, the social and political foundations that made this development possible? Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258099
- ISBN
- 9780520258099
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.13
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€ 26.13
Hardback. Features the story of how, in early 2007, a few calls about sick cats set off one of the largest recall of consumer products in US history and an international crisis over the safety of imported goods. It uncovers the connections among the food supplies for pets, and farm animals and identifies gaps in the global oversight of food safety. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 line illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFCV; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257818
- ISBN
- 9780520257818
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.51
€ 41.99
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Hardback. From his dazzling conducting debut in 1943 until his death in 1990, Leonard Bernstein's star blazed brilliantly. This biography examines Bernstein's career against the backdrop of cold war America - blacklisting by the State Department in 1950 and voluntary exile from the New York Philharmonic in 1951 for fear that he might be blacklisted. Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257641
- ISBN
- 9780520257641
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.49
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€ 37.49
Paperback. For most Americans, September 11, 2001, symbolized the moment when their security was altered. For Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans, 9/11 also ushered in a backlash in the form of hate crimes and a string of devastating government initiatives. This book analyses the impact of the post-9/11 events on Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 line illustrations, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPWL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257351
- ISBN
- 9780520257351
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.51
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Paperback. Features an account of the contribution to immigrant rights made by religious activists in post-1965 and post-9/11 America. This work provides an understanding of the role of religion in social movements and demonstrates the nonviolent power of religious groups to address social injustices. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLP5; JFFN; JFSL1; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257252
- ISBN
- 9780520257252
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
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Paperback. The 1973 military coup in Chile deposed the democratically elected Salvador Allende and installed a dictatorship that terrorized the country for almost twenty years. This title examines cultural sites and representations in postdictatorship Chile - what the author calls "memory symbolics" - to uncover the impact of state-sponsored violence. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JFC; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520255845
- ISBN
- 9780520255845
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.78
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Paperback. Presents the history of Israel's occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Looking at a wide range of topics, from control of water and electricity to health care and education and surveillance and torture, this title reveals a fundamental shift from a politics of life to a macabre politics characterized by an increasing number of deaths. Num Pages: 344 pages, 6 maps, 4 graphs, 2 tables, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520255319
- ISBN
- 9780520255319
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
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Hardback. Aims to expose the politics behind wine business. This book explains how politics affects what we can buy, how much it costs, how it tastes, and what appears on labels. It offers a comparative view of wine-making in Napa and Bordeaux, tracing the different paths American and French wines take as they travel from vineyard to dining room table. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 3 line illustrations, 11 tables. BIC Classification: JP; KNDF; WBXD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520255210
- ISBN
- 9780520255210
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Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.05
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€ 38.05
Hardback. A story of the Bush administration's response to the attacks of September 11, 2001 - and of how we have been led down a path of executive abuses, human tragedies, abandonment of the Constitution, and the erosion of due process and liberty. This work chronicles the black hole of the American judicial system since 2001. Num Pages: 334 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL; LNFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254725
- ISBN
- 9780520254725
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.54
€ 41.99
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Paperback. Investigates the military, economic, and intellectual dimensions of China's influence. This book provides a different perspective from which to assess China - how its strengths are changing, where vulnerabilities and uncertainties lie, and how the rest of the world, not least the United States, should view it. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 2 charts, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534. Might, Money, and Minds. 384 pages, illustrations. Investigates the military, economic, and intellectual dimensions of China's influence. This book provides a different perspective from which to assess China - how its strengths are changing, where vulnerabilities and uncertainties lie, and how the rest of the world, not least the United States, should view it. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JP. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254428
- ISBN
- 9780520254428
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.68
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Paperback. In September 1965, Filipino and Mexican American farm workers went on strike against grape growers in and around Delano, California. The strike became a movement for social justice that helped redefine Latino and American politics. Based on first-hand reportage and interviews, this book illuminates a moment of unusually significant social ferment. Num Pages: 225 pages, 26 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; HBTB; JPVH; KNAC; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 45.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254336
- ISBN
- 9780520254336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.33
€ 35.99
€ 26.33
Hardback. Considers how models and ideas from evolutionary biology can improve national security strategies ranging from risk assessment, security analysis, and public policy to long-term strategic goals. Editor(s): Sagarin, Raphael D.; Taylor, Terence. Num Pages: 306 pages, 13 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253476
- ISBN
- 9780520253476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.50€ 63.58
€ 83.50
€ 63.58
Paperback. Maritza Urrutia was abducted from a middle-class neighborhood while taking her son to school in 1992. This title tells the story of her ordeal which included being interrogated in secret by army intelligence officers about her activities as part of a political opposition group. Num Pages: 328 pages, 23 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 326 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520252455
- ISBN
- 9780520252455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
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Paperback. A collection of illuminating conversations, where renowned historian of world religions Huston Smith invites ten influential American Indian spiritual and political leaders to talk about their five-hundred-year struggle for religious freedom. Editor(s): Cousineau, Phil. Num Pages: 253 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JPVH4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251694
- ISBN
- 9780520251694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.71
€ 31.99
€ 22.71
Paperback. An assessment of classical Athenian democracy and its significance for the US. It offers discussion of topics such as dangers of popular vote, Athens' acquisitive foreign policy, the tendency of the state to overspend, and the place of religion in Athenian society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 b/w photographs, 3 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251687
- ISBN
- 9780520251687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.58
€ 32.99
€ 23.58
Hardback. Offers a new paradigm for moving the world beyond violence as the only response to violence. This book has contributions from writers, healers, spiritual and political leaders, scientists, and activists, who consider how we might transform the conditions that produce terrorist acts and bring true healing to the victims of these acts. Editor(s): Carrington, Karin Lofthus; Griffin, Susan. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251021
- ISBN
- 9780520251021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.33€ 48.27
€ 62.33
€ 48.27