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Paperback. Since 1990, more than 10 million people have been killed in the civil wars of failed states, and hundreds of millions more have been deprived of fundamental rights. This book examines how and why states decay and what, if anything, can be done to prevent them from collapsing. Editor(s): Rotberg, Robert I. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; JPHC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116723
- ISBN
- 9780691116723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.00€ 33.45
€ 41.00
€ 33.45
An annotated and modified version of the translation published by Aris and Phillips Ltd.A model of accuracy and fluency, Christopher Rowe's translation of Statesman--as modified for publication in Plato, Complete Works (Hackett Publishing Co., 1997)--is now available in a student edition, with a brief introduction, notes, and a select bibliography. Translator(s): Rowe, Christopher. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 98
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204638
- ISBN
- 9780872204638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.31
€ 41.99
€ 30.31
Paperback. Series: Borderlines. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816627639
- ISBN
- 9780816627639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. The contemporary world is defined by dizzying flows of people and ideas. But while Western travel is associated with a pioneering spirit of discovery, the dominant image of Muslim mobility is the jihadi who travels not to learn but to destroy. This book challenges these stereotypes. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JHMC; JPA; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138404
- ISBN
- 9780691138404
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. If the conservative view of the American race problem is frightening, the traditional liberal view seems impotent. Analyzing the race problem from neither right nor left, this book sheds light on America's longest running social and moral dilemma. It examines the intractable racial problems confronting Americans at the end of the 20th century. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPA; JPVH; LNDA; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 63. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Tiny crease on edge of cover, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0002694
- ISBN
- 9780520078789
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Voigt, Rudiger. Series: Staat-Souveranitat-Nation: Beitrage Zur Aktuellen Staatsdiskussion. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531186436
- ISBN
- 9783531186436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.92
€ 61.92
Paperback. Pluto Classic edition of this 'manifesto' for anarchism, written during the Spanish Civil War by one of the movement's most well-known voices. With an introduction by Noam Chomsky. Series: Pluto Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFCX; JPA; JPFB; JPFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745313870
- ISBN
- 9780745313870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.83
€ 33.99
€ 22.83
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rudolf Steiner Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855841918
- ISBN
- 9781855841918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.86
€ 26.99
€ 23.86
Paperback. Series: Political Evolution & Institutional Change. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403964939
- ISBN
- 9781403964939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.83
€ 55.83
Hardcover. This book details the political history of Timor-Leste, both preceding and following its declaration of independence. Series: Emerging Asia. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJF; JPA; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 305 x 23. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089648044
- ISBN
- 9789089648044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.59
€ 148.59
Paperback. West Germany and the Portuguese Dictatorship 1968-1974 examines West Germany's ambiguous policy towards the Portuguese dictatorship of Marcelo Caetano. Lopes sheds new light on the social, economic, military, and diplomatic dimensions of the awkward relationship between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Caetano regime. Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349486649
- ISBN
- 9781349486649
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Gottschang, Thomas R. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KCC; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349236671
- ISBN
- 9781349236671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.18
€ 193.18
Hardback. A study of the television dramas about government corruption that became hugely popular in the mid-1990s and their reflection of China's post-Socialist anxieties. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFDT; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826310
- ISBN
- 9780774826310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.83
€ 105.83
Paperback. "This first book-length study of the socialisation of MPs uses questionnaire data gathered over two Parliaments (1992-97 and 1997-2001) to find out how MPs learn about, and what their attitudes are towards, their role as a Member of Parliament. It analyzes their participation in debates, the use of Parliamentary Questions and committee work"-- Series: Understanding Governance. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JMH; JMS; JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349330072
- ISBN
- 9781349330072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages, 20 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; HBJD; JFSL1; JPA; JPS; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271020303
- ISBN
- 9780271020303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.32€ 43.70
€ 50.32
€ 43.70
Hardcover. Exploring the relationship between religion and the state Focusing on the intersection of religion, law, and politics in contemporary liberal democracies, Blackford considers the concept of the secular state, revising and updating enlightenment views for the present day. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470658864
- ISBN
- 9780470658864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.69
€ 126.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226316208
- ISBN
- 9780226316208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 41.39
€ 51.99
€ 41.39
Paperback. Contrary to those observers who attribute group violence to irrationality, primordial instinct, or complex psychology, this work uncovers a systematic exploitation of self-interest in the underpinnings of group identification and collective violence. It also uses examples from Mafia vendettas to ethnic violence in places such as Bosnia and Rwanda. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HPL; JFFE; JMH; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 11. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- n Second printing
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691048253
- ISBN
- 9780691048253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.72€ 41.90
€ 52.72
€ 41.90
Paperback. This book examines the cultural transformations of the Federal Republic of Germany in its second decade since unification. Editor(s): Starkman, Ruth A. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349530380
- ISBN
- 9781349530380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Paperback. Utopia should be understood as a method rather than a goal. This book rehabilitates utopia as a repressed dimension of the sociological and in the process produces the Imaginary Reconstitution of Society, a provisional, reflexive and dialogic method for exploring alternative possible futures. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHB; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230231979
- ISBN
- 9780230231979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.33
€ 193.33
Paperback. Arguing that hypocrisy can be constructive and that strictly principled behaviour can be destructive, this book explores a range of ethical alternatives, distinguishing the various types of hypocrisy and integrity. Drawing on the work of Machiavelli and Rousseau, it considers the moral limits. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305844
- ISBN
- 9780226305844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.91
€ 36.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349367412
- ISBN
- 9781349367412
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Comprises 34 essays from leading scholars in history, classics, philosophy, and political science to illuminate Greek and Roman political thought in all its diversity and depth. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 658 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 246 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 658
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118451359
- ISBN
- 9781118451359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 51.55
€ 52.99
€ 51.55
Paperback. This text introduces the political thought of Yanaihara Tadao (1893-1961), the most prominent Japanese social scientist working on empire, population migration and colonial policy, and uses it as a platform which to examine the global challenges faced by the U.S. hegemonic world order today, or what is often described as the Western liberal order. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan History of International Thought. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349450589
- ISBN
- 9781349450589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.44
€ 126.44