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Hardcover. This book examines the evolution of black leadership and politics since the Civil Rights Movement. It looks at the phenomenon of Barack Obama, from his striking emergence as a successful candidate for the Illinois State Senate to President of the United States, as part of the continuum of African American political leaders. Editor(s): Marable, Manning; Clarke, Kristen. Series: Critical Black Studies. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620506
- ISBN
- 9780230620506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.30
€ 65.30
Paperback. This book investigates whether the theory of deliberative democracy - developed in the West to focus democratic theory on the legitimation that deliberation can afford - has any application to Chinese processes of democratization. It discovers pockets of theory useful to guide Chinese practices, and also Chinese practice that can educate the West. Editor(s): Leib, Ethan J.; He, Baogang. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620346
- ISBN
- 9780230620346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. Turkey and Israel are two of the most important countries in the Middle East, but also are outsiders to the region for political and cultural reasons. Here Bengio examines the historic, geo-strategic and political-cultural roots of the Turkish-Israeli relationship, from the 1950s until today. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBH; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620339
- ISBN
- 9780230620339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. This book surveys the transformation and projection of American power abroad since the collapse of the Berlin Wall. It summarizes U.S. handling of the Soviet Union's disintegration and covers the last seventeen years of U.S. interventions and conflicts. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPQB; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430. 260 pages. This book surveys the transformation and projection of American power abroad since the collapse of the Berlin Wall. It summarizes U.S. handling of the Soviet Union's disintegration and covers the last seventeen years of U.S. interventions and conflicts. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPQB; JPSD. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight: 430.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620216
- ISBN
- 9780230620216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.23
€ 62.23
Paperback. The overwhelming impact of Europe followed by precocious independence produced an exceptional outward orientation, which has prompted successive waves of reform. This book explores the resulting patterns that can be observed in multiple domains, through the optic of a 'mausoleum of modernity.' Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619968
- ISBN
- 9780230619968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.36
€ 62.36
Hardcover. Using historical and contemporary case studies, Youde traces the shifting balance between surveillance and global public good provision and suggests that a human rights-based strategy offers a stable compromise. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619951
- ISBN
- 9780230619951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.62
€ 62.62
Hardcover. This book examines conservative intellectuals' response to Richard Nixon the politician, the president, and the policymaker. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619944
- ISBN
- 9780230619944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. Proceeding from a longitudinal analysis of Nigeria's governorship history, this book shows how personalities have overwhelmed institutions, to the detriment of the country's democratic consolidation. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JPHL; JPHV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412. A Dynamic Engagement Option for Current and Aspiring Leaders. 288 pages, Illustrations. Proceeding from a longitudinal analysis of Nigeria's governorship history, this book shows how personalities have overwhelmed institutions, to the detriment of the country's democratic consolidation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JPHL; JPHV; JPQB. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 20. Weight: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619340
- ISBN
- 9780230619340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.76
€ 62.76
Paperback. What does it take to win the White House? This book helps students understand both the issues and how and why people vote for one candidate. Special attention is paid to battleground states. Drawing on concepts from political science, this book advances students' understanding both of the field and the phenomenon. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 2. Weight in Grams: 294. 224 pages, illustrations. What does it take to win the White House? This book helps students understand both the issues and how and why people vote for one candidate. Special attention is paid to battleground states. Drawing on concepts from political science, this book advances students' understanding both of the field and the phenomenon. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHF. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 2. Weight: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619333
- ISBN
- 9780230619333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.67
€ 61.67
Hardcover. Japan-Africa Relations seeks to study the complex nature of the dynamics of power relations between Japan and Africa since the Bandung Conference in 1955, with an emphasis on the period starting from the 1970s up to the present. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1H; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619326
- ISBN
- 9780230619326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.20
€ 63.20
Hardcover. This volume provides an overview of EU actions seeking to manage diversity, introduces a conceptual framework to think about diversity in the European Union, and provides a tapestry of cases that illustrate minority politics and activism, contestations over identity and difference, and the construction of new meanings of European citizenship. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPQB; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619296
- ISBN
- 9780230619296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.52
€ 119.52
Hardcover. Freiner defines a new understanding of nationalism, with a focus on the ways in which the Japanese state has utilized Confucian philosophy to create a Japanese national identity and on the impact of this on women. She examines the key policy areas of education and social security alongside the roles that women have played in these initiatives. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFFE3; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 220 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619289
- ISBN
- 9780230619289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.15
€ 62.15
Paperback. The book explores how IR has internalized many of the enabling narratives of colonialism in the Americas, evinced most tellingly in its failure to take notice of indigenous peoples. More fundamentally, IR is read as a knowing hegemonic Western voice that, owing to its universalist pretensions, asserts its knowledge to the exclusion of all others. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619074
- ISBN
- 9780230619074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.84
€ 61.84
Hardcover. This book examines US foreign policy toward the so-called 'rogue states' and the products of the Hollywood film industry in relation to these states, which promises to make a significant contribution to our understanding of the 'soft power' that is popular culture. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCA; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618695
- ISBN
- 9780230618695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.43
€ 62.43
Hardcover. This book presents a theoretical framework based on the empirical context of the Israeli political system to evaluate under what conditions and in what ways can fundamental institutional changes occur in a democratic political system. Num Pages: 233 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618671
- ISBN
- 9780230618671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. This book explores one of the most dramatic and scandalous events in the movement for American democratic reform. Dubbed the Memorial Day Massacre, it saw Chicago police shoot and kill ten demonstrators and beat more than one hundred others as they tried to form a mass picket line at the Republic Steel Plant in South Chicago. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JJ; HBTB; JPHV; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618213
- ISBN
- 9780230618213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.79
€ 62.79
Hardcover. Relations between Iran and the US have been strained for over 30 years. This book provides unbiased discussions of issues such as historical relations, the Iranian nuclear program and their support for 'terrorist' organizations. It also identifies a wide range of possible US policy solutions to improve relations. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618114
- ISBN
- 9780230618114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Hardcover. In taking an ethnographic look at the creation of the National Assembly of Wales, this book explores the ambiguous outcomes of devolution. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JPHC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230617452
- ISBN
- 9780230617452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. At once a diplomatic history and case study of African foreign policy and presidential leadership, this book illustrates how development and security assistance were used by the US as antidotes against communism in the Cold War and how Liberia was able occasionally to profit from the arrangement. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; 1KBB; HBLW3; HBTW; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230617353
- ISBN
- 9780230617353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.79
€ 62.79
Hardcover. Diego Garcia is a pivotal US base for all Middle East operations. This book describes its evolution from a secret US-UK bilateral deal in 1966 and the deportation of the native population in the 70s to its new role in Guantanamo-style 'renditions' and the impact of miltary construction on its environment. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HS; HBJH; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230617094
- ISBN
- 9780230617094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Hardcover. This book assesses the recent growth and future prospects of private transnational environmental certification and standards regimes, examining in detail to what degree, and under what circumstances, do these transnational regimes truly influence industrial environmental practices in developing countries? Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPSN; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230616356
- ISBN
- 9780230616356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. As Mubarak's regime nearing its end becomes a strong possibility, many pressures, both foreign and domestic, are coming to bear on Egypt to bring democratic reforms to this struggling country. In The Mubarak Leadership and Future of Democracy in Egypt, Alaa Al-Din Arafat studies this new era and the obstacles that must be overcome. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230615588
- ISBN
- 9780230615588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.74
€ 62.74
Hardcover. Why do Britain, France, and Italy provide or refuse military support for U.S.-led uses of force? This book provides a unique, multiple-case study analysis of transatlantic burden-sharing. Sixty original interviews with top policymakers and analysts provide insight into allies' decisions regarding the Kosovo War, Afghanistan, and the Iraq War. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230614826
- ISBN
- 9780230614826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.56
€ 62.56
Hardcover. The revolutionary political upheavals in Africa in the early 1990s continue to have an impact almost two decades later. This book argues we must look to the defining period of transition to understand how politics in these countries changed since the fall of dictatorial one-party states. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDB; 1HFDT; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230613904
- ISBN
- 9780230613904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54