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Political activism

Paperback. Gene Grossman and Elhanan Helpman are widely acclaimed for their pioneering theoretical studies of how special interest groups seek to influence the policymaking process in democratic societies. This collection of eight of their articles is a companion to their monograph, "Special Interest Politics". Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 table. 11 line illus. BIC Classification: JPV; JPWD; KCCD; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095974
ISBN
9780691095974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.73
€ 54.95

Paperback. A long-dominant reading of American politics holds that public policy in the United States is easily captured by special interest groups. Countering this view, this title traces the development of government intervention in agriculture from its nineteenth-century origins to contemporary struggles over farm subsidies. Editor(s): Katznelson, Ira; Shefter, Martin; Skocpol, Theda. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 tables. 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JPA; JPWD; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116280
ISBN
9780691116280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.94
€ 46.32

Paperback. Some groups participate in politics more than others. Why? And does it matter for policy outcomes? This book argues that democratic participation and public policy reinforce each other. It shows how highly participatory groups get their policy preferences fulfilled, and how public policy itself helps create political inequality. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 39 line illus. 52 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691122502
ISBN
9780691122502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. What kind of people are suicide bombers? How do they justify their actions? In this book, the author argues that popular views of these young men and women - as crazed fanatics or brainwashed automatons - fall short of the mark. He tells a story of the modern globalization of suicide bombing. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1QFM; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126159
ISBN
9780691126159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Explains how the Bush Doctrine departs from the traditions of American national-security policy and accepted international norms, and renders Americans and democratic values less safe. This book sets out a viable alternative that offers security to Americans, reclaims America's international stature, and promotes democracy around the world. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSD; JPSL; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691137070
ISBN
9780691137070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.28

Paperback. Why do more people vote - or get involved in other civic and political activities - in some communities than in others? This book demonstrates that our communities shape our civic and political engagement, and that schools are especially significant communities for fostering strong civic norms. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 280 pages, 31 line illus. 35 tables. BIC Classification: JPHF; JPRB; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138299
ISBN
9780691138299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. Based on historical archives, interviews, and a survey evidence, this title suggests that the gun control campaign has been stymied by a combination of factors, including the inability to secure patronage resources, difficulties in articulating a message that resonates with supporters, and strategic decisions made in the name of effective policy. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138329
ISBN
9780691138329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Examines the roles violence and terrorism have played in the exercise of democratic ideals in America. This book explores how crowds, rallying behind the principle of popular sovereignty and desiring to make law conform to justice, can disdain law and engage in violence. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JPHV; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138770
ISBN
9780691138770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. From the Korean War to the conflict in Iraq, this book examines the ways in which the American public decides whether to support the use of military force. Contrary to the conventional view, it demonstrates that the public does not respond reflexively and solely to the number of casualties in a conflict. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 line illus. 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBWS; JPS; JPVK; JPWS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139081
ISBN
9780691139081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Paperback. Provides an examination of the intelligence failures that preceded September 11. This work shows how and why the intelligence system itself left us vulnerable. It argues that after the Cold War ended, the CIA and FBI failed to adapt to the rise of terrorism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPSH; JPWL2; JWKF; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141039
ISBN
9780691141039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Human rights workers have achieved positions of formidable power. They have done much good. But the moral ambiguity of their work and questions about whether they can sometimes cause real harm endure. This book tackles those questions. It presents a tale of the bright sides and the dark sides of the humanitarian world built by good intentions. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JPVH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 114 x 15. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141381
ISBN
9780691141381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

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. In an America where the rich and fortunate have free rein to do as they please, can the ideal of liberty and justice for all be anything but an empty slogan? This title describes how these ordinary people conceive of citizenship, how they acquire and exercise power, and how religious ideas and institutions contribute to their successes. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JPA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156651
ISBN
9780691156651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.22

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691157214
ISBN
9780691157214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW; JPA; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691157900
ISBN
9780691157900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Develops a theory of organizational leadership and governance to explain why some organizations expand their scope of action in ways that do not benefit their members directly. This title reveals how activist labor unions expand the community of fate and provoke preferences that transcend the private interests of individual members. Num Pages: 336 pages, 31 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; JPWH; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158563
ISBN
9780691158563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.49
€ 97.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFD; JPWD; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780727908490
ISBN
9780727908490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.04

Paperback. '[A] masterpiece of reportorial thoroughness, painstaking research, and serious reflection.' Edward Said Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 1QFM; HRH; JPS; JPWL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745319179
ISBN
9780745319179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.95

Paperback. Shows how multicultural Britain is under attack by government policies and vitriolic press campaigns that encourage racism Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFFJ; JFSL; JPWL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326450
ISBN
9780745326450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.87

Paperback. The inside story of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, from its beginnings in 1964 to the signing of the Oslo agreement in 1993. Editor(s): Makdisi, Jean Said; Asser, Martin. Translator(s): Al-Hout, Hader; Othman, Laila. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; BGHA; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328836
ISBN
9780745328836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.71

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745329727
ISBN
9780745329727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.84

Paperback. Updated edition of the controversial book which argues that the only way to defeat Al Qaeda it is to engage with its arguments in a serious way. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 204 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
Second Edition, New edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745331676
ISBN
9780745331676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. Chomsky, Butler, Finkelstein and other leading commentators discuss state terrorism. Editor(s): Bailes, Jon; Aksan, Cihan. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPVR; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332413
ISBN
9780745332413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.34

Hardback. A sober and critical reflection of the wave of social movement struggles which have taken place in post-Apartheid South Africa. Editor(s): Dawson, Marcelle C.; Sinwell, Luke. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5-10 illustrations and tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332734
ISBN
9780745332734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.20
€ 83.19

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