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Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA; JPP; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168531
ISBN
9780691168531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Hardback. John Medearis argues that democracies face challenges which go beyond civic lethargy and unreasonable debate. Democracy is inherently a fragile state of affairs because citizens create the very institutions that overwhelm them. Hostile threats are the product of their own collective activities, and preserving democracy will always entail struggle. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725331
ISBN
9780674725331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.39

Hardback. Editor(s): Bilgrami, Akeel; Cole, Jonathan R. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHV; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168809
ISBN
9780231168809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Bilgrami, Akeel; Cole, Jonathan R. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JNM; JPA; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168816
ISBN
9780231168816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Paperback. In the West during the Cold War, freedom of expression was vaunted as liberal democracy's most cherised possession. This text documents a secret campaign in which some of the most vocal exponents of intellectual freedom were instruments - whether they knew it or not - of America's secret service. Num Pages: 544 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJH; HBLW3; JFC; JPA; JPFK; JPSH; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 35. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Granta
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862073272
ISBN
9781862073272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.56

Hardback. After the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, Chief Medical Examiner Charles Hirsch proclaimed that his staff would do more than confirm the victims' identity. They would attempt to return to families every human body part larger than a thumbnail. As Jay D. Aronson shows, delivering on that promise proved to be a monumentally difficult task. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 243 x 31. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674971493
ISBN
9780674971493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.27

Paperback. An ambitious study that addresses some of the most important questions in contemporary American politics: Do presidents pander to public opinion by backing popular policy measures that they believe would actually harm the country? Why do presidents "go public" with policy appeals? And do those appeals affect legislative outcomes? Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 tables, 7line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226092829
ISBN
9780226092829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. Explains how American constructions of Middle Eastern racial identity have changed over the years, paying particular attention to the shift in perceptions of the Middle Easterner from friendly foreigner to enemy alien, a trend accelerated by the tragic events of 9/11. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814782736
ISBN
9780814782736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Democracy and democratization are now high on the political agenda, but there is growing indifference to the gap between rich and poor. Political equalities matter more than ever, while economic inequality is accepted almost as a fact of life. It is the separation between economic and political that lies at the heart of this book. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JHM; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745621098
ISBN
9780745621098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.41

Paperback. A creative, narrative approach to environmental destruction in urban waterscapes, focusing on neighborhood activists who pressure their governments to follow existing law Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPA; RNK; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439909317
ISBN
9781439909317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Hardback. Proposes a new approach called value democracy. This title argues that the state should protect the right to express illiberal beliefs, but the state should also engage in democratic persuasion when it speaks through its various expressive capacities: publicly criticizing, giving reasons to reject, and other discriminatory viewpoints. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHV; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147628
ISBN
9780691147628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JPA; JPHV; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171296
ISBN
9780691171296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. The author's first collection of essays, Reappraisals, was centred on twentieth-century Europe in history and memory. In this book, his widow and fellow historian, gathers together important essays from the span of his career that chronicle both the evolution of his thought and the consistency of his passionate engagement and intellectual elan. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HBG; HBLW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099593430
ISBN
9780099593430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

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

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Hardcover. Marsilio Ficino (1433-99) was one of the most influential thinkers of the Renaissance. He put before society a new ideal of human nature, emphasizing its divine potential. This title features his principles which have formed the basis of good government and inspired statesmen down the ages. Translator(s): Farndell, Arthur. Series: Commentaries by Ficino on Plato's Writings. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856832574
ISBN
9780856832574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.64

Paperback. Accounts for the origins of Social Security as we know it. This book tells the story of the Townsend Plan - a political organization that sought to alleviate poverty and end the Great Depression through a government-provided retirement stipend of $200 a month for every American over the age of sixty. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 halftones. 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JKSG; JPA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138268
ISBN
9780691138268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JPA; JPHF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164694
ISBN
9780691164694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.84
€ 83.50

Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JPA; JPHF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164700
ISBN
9780691164700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Hardback. Critique of liberal rights and their place in social movement strategy from a radical Marxist perspective Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPV; JPW; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335407
ISBN
9780745335407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.56
€ 83.48

Paperback. Critique of liberal rights and their place in social movement strategy from a radical Marxist perspective Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPV; JPW; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335414
ISBN
9780745335414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.96

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