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Political science & theory

Hardback. Most Americans admire the determination and drive of artists, athletes, and CEOs, but they seem to despise similar ambition in their elected officials. Ambition in America: Political Power and the Collapse of Citizenship is an engaging examination of this little-studied and interesting phenomenon. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; JPA; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813145044
ISBN
9780813145044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.65

Paperback. Suitable for readers discovering the tradition of political thought that dates back to Socrates and Plato, this book calls on recurring questions about morality and power, justice and war, the risk of democracy, the necessity for evil, the perils of tolerance, and the meaning of happiness. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057029
ISBN
9780674057029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.82

Hardback. The way people think and act politically is not set in stone. This title presents students and scholars of sociology, comparative politics, and cultural studies with an original position on political culture, showing how the political cultures of our times pose not only grave dangers, but also opportunities for creative alternatives. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745646367
ISBN
9780745646367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Paperback. The way people think and act politically is not set in stone. This title presents students and scholars of sociology, comparative politics, and cultural studies with an original position on political culture, showing how the political cultures of our times pose not only grave dangers, but also opportunities for creative alternatives. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745646374
ISBN
9780745646374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801484544
ISBN
9780801484544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801434426
ISBN
9780801434426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.27

hardcover. Responds to recent assaults on liberal theory by proposing a "critical moral liberalism". This text sets forth the basic arguments for the liberal moral obligation to maximize people's ability to govern their own lives, and for the conception that the good life goes with this. Series: Studies in Social, Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847683130
ISBN
9780847683130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.66

Hardcover. With the U.S. war in Afghanistan in its twelfth year, axioms regarding the American national will in war not being able to tolerate anything other than quick and costless adventures have been found useless in understanding why the U.S. continues to persist in that endeavor. This book answers complex questions about modern US intervention abroad. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137426208
ISBN
9781137426208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.63

paperback. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442638983
ISBN
9781442638983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138785618
ISBN
9781138785618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.56

Paperback. Grafting the Marxian idea that private property is coercive onto the liberal imperative of individual liberty, this new thesis from one of America's foremost intellectuals conceives a revised definition of justice that recognizes the harm inflicted by capitalism's hidden coercive structures. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118720387
ISBN
9781118720387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.72

Paperback. Series: Policy Analyses in International Economics. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPA; KCLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881326727
ISBN
9780881326727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.09

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

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. Since 1989 an indigenous political movement - the Coalition of Workers, Peasants, and Students of the Isthmus (COCEI) - has governed the southern Mexican city of Juchitan. This title examines this Zapotec Indian movement and shows how COCEI forged a political and cultural path - overcoming oppression in the 1970s to achieve democracy in the 1990s. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLS; JFSL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320630
ISBN
9780822320630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Hardback. This insightful, concise story makes clearer the complexities of the revolutionary era and shows how the first president's political ideas shaped governmental institutions and instantiated the nation's foundational principles. Series: The Political Philosophy of the American Founders. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891090
ISBN
9780801891090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.30

Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; LBBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801448027
ISBN
9780801448027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.91

paperback. Editor(s): Chang, Jen. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; JPA; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 183 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552660638
ISBN
9781552660638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.48

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
€ 33.37

Paperback. 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 book looks 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; JFFN; JFSL1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
New in Paper
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160931
ISBN
9780691160931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.43

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 442 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 971.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642734
ISBN
9780691642734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 222.08

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