Political control & freedoms
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Political control & freedoms
Paperback. To govern in a democracy, political leaders have to compromise. When they do not, the result is political paralysis - dramatically demonstrated by the gridlock in Congress in recent years. This book shows why compromise is so important, what stands in the way of achieving it, and how citizens can make defensible compromises more likely. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPHV; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New Preface by the authors
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160856
- ISBN
- 9780691160856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.82
€ 21.99
€ 17.82
paperback. This text looks at opinion polls, the news media, special interest groups, and interviews with congressional members, using the Iran-Contra hearing as a case study. It explores the construction, interpretation and uses of public opinion and questions the media's role in forming public policy. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPA; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231108218
- ISBN
- 9780231108218
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.98
€ 40.99
€ 28.98
Hardcover. One-third of America's adult population has passed through the criminal justice system and now has a criminal record. This book argues that the broad reach of the criminal justice system has recast the relation between citizen and state, resulting in a sizable - and growing - group of second-class citizens. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 22 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226137667
- ISBN
- 9780226137667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.50€ 78.69
€ 93.50
€ 78.69
Paperback. Reveals the crucial role that spectacle played in American activism and reform movements in the 1800s Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472035977
- ISBN
- 9780472035977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Hardcover. Editor(s): Benson, Amy. Num Pages: 165 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR2; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634834421
- ISBN
- 9781634834421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.90€ 171.00
€ 227.90
€ 171.00
Paperback. Exploring the interface between cultural politics of Black Power and the Black Arts movements and the production of postwar African American popular culture, this book shows how the reliance of Black politics on an oppositional image of African Americans was the formative moment in the construction of authentic blackness as a cultural identity. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928609
- ISBN
- 9780813928609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.90
€ 38.90
Hardback. Exploring the interface between cultural politics of Black Power and the Black Arts movements and the production of postwar African American popular culture, this book shows how the reliance of Black politics on an oppositional image of African Americans was the formative moment in the construction of authentic blackness as a cultural identity. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928593
- ISBN
- 9780813928593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.12
€ 83.12
Paperback. Examines human rights violations by Israel, the Palestinian Authority and armed groups. This book measures the events of the intifadah against universal human rights standards. It also pays tribute to the work of Palestinian, Israeli and international human rights organisations and human rights defenders. Num Pages: 84 pages, b&w photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBTV; JPVH; JPWQ; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 238. Israel/Occupied Territories/Palestinian Authority. 84 pages, b&w photographs and illustrations. Examines human rights violations by Israel, the Palestinian Authority and armed groups. This book measures the events of the intifadah against universal human rights standards. It also pays tribute to the work of Palestinian, Israeli and international human rights organisations and human rights defenders. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBTV; JPVH; JPWQ; LN. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 7. Weight: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Amnesty International UK
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862103101
- ISBN
- 9780862103101
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Condition: New
€ 10.38
€ 10.38
Paperback. Drawing upon anthropology, political science, environmental history, and political ecology, this study looks at how control over and access to resources have been defined, negotiated, and contested by colonial state agents, the postcolonial Malaysian state, and local people. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 232 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMM; JPVH3; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780295987620
- ISBN
- 9780295987620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Hardcover. This book lays out the foundation of a privacy doctrine suitable to the cyber age. It limits the volume, sensitivity, and secondary analysis that can be carried out. In studying these matters, the book examines the privacy issues raised by the NSA, publication of state secrets, and DNA usage. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPVH2; JPWJ; UR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137513588
- ISBN
- 9781137513588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Paperback. Argues that the laws governing Israeli electronic media are structured to limit the boundaries of public discourse. This title contends that free speech in Israel is institutionally muted to ensure the continued domination of the Jewish majority and its preferred interpretation of what Israel means as a Jewish-democratic state. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFD; JPVH2; LNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252076930
- ISBN
- 9780252076930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.06
€ 22.06
Hardcover. Editor(s): Omara-Otunnu, Amil; Mobilia, Sergio; Purkayastha, Bandana. Series: Critical Debates on Frontpage. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 498. Series: Critical Debates on Frontpage. 200 pages. Editor(s): Omara-Otunnu, Amil; Mobilia, Sergio; Purkayastha, Bandana. Cateogry: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: JPVH. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 18. Weight: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- frontpage
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789381043066
- ISBN
- 9789381043066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.61
€ 19.99
€ 18.61
Paperback. Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: JFSR1; JPV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 7. Weight in Grams: 324. Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. 232 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFSR1; JPV; JPWL. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 7. Weight: 324.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140430
- ISBN
- 9780231140430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.68
€ 33.99
€ 24.68
Hardcover. Why do some issues go viral and then just as quickly fall off the radar? How is it that the media can sustain public interest for months in a complex story like negotiations over Obamacare while ignoring other important issues in favor of stories on "balloon boy"? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPV; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226065434
- ISBN
- 9780226065434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.50€ 78.69
€ 93.50
€ 78.69
Paperback. Why do some issues go viral and then just as quickly fall off the radar? How is it that the media can sustain public interest for months in a complex story like negotiations over Obamacare while ignoring other important issues in favor of stories on "balloon boy"? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPV; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226065571
- ISBN
- 9780226065571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.69
€ 33.99
€ 26.69
Hardback. Though Massachusetts banned slavery in 1780, prior to the Civil War a law prohibiting marriage between whites and blacks reinforced the state's racial caste system. Amber Moulton recreates an unlikely collaboration of reformers who sought to rectify what they saw as an indefensible injustice, leading to the legalization of interracial marriage. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 28. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967625
- ISBN
- 9780674967625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.71€ 49.91
€ 53.71
€ 49.91
Hardcover. The Country of First Boys is Amartya Sen's intellectual journey through the past and present to seek an understanding of India's history and the demands of its future. In this collection, Sen examines justice, identity, deprivation, inequalities, gender politics, education, the media, and the importance of getting your priorities right. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 204 x 26. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198738183
- ISBN
- 9780198738183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.64
€ 23.99
€ 22.64
hardcover. Amarasingam analyzes the reactions of diasporic Tamils in Canada at a time when the separatist Tamil movement was being crushed by the Sri Lankan armed forces. His work provides an in-depth examination of how a separatist sociopolitical movement beginning in Sri Lanka is carried forward, altered, and adapted by the diaspora. Series: Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 diagram, 8 tables. BIC Classification: JPVH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820348124
- ISBN
- 9780820348124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.68
€ 163.68
Paperback. Series: Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 diagram, 8 tables. BIC Classification: JPVH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820348131
- ISBN
- 9780820348131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
paperback. Every December 12th, thousands of Mexican immigrants gather for the mass at New York City's St Patrick's Cathedral in honour of Our Lady of Guadalupe's feast day. They kiss images of the Virgin, wait for a bishop's blessing - and they also carry signs asking for immigration reform. This book examines this juxtaposition of religion and politics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814732151
- ISBN
- 9780814732151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.43
€ 32.99
€ 29.43
Paperback. Reveals the various propaganda campaigns sent out by the US during the Cold War. This title shows all the shady ways in which our government spent billions of dollars dedicated to an exaggerated version of the truth and how President Reagan used this to deceive and lie to the Soviets. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTW; JPSH; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611455168
- ISBN
- 9781611455168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.38
€ 16.99
€ 16.38
The recent reawakening of the debate about migration in the new millennium has evoked intense emotion, particularly in the United States and Europe. Global Crossings cuts through the jungle of myth, falsehood, and misrepresentation that dominates the debate, clarifying the causes and consequences of human migration. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JHB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Independent Institute,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598131338
- ISBN
- 9781598131338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.19
€ 29.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. An argument that well-meaning indigenous rights and development claims and interventions may misrepresent and hurt the very people they seek to help, based on extensive ethnographic research in eastern India. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 illustrations, 1 map, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347651
- ISBN
- 9780822347651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Thirteen essays examine literature, film, cartoons, music, etc. to conceptualize citizenship as a narrative construct. Editor(s): Fleischmann, Aloys N. M.; Van Styvendale, Nancy; McCarroll, Cody. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888645180
- ISBN
- 9780888645180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.57
€ 44.99
€ 32.57