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Paperback. Seeks to restore the jurisprudence of the late Justice of the Supreme Court George Sutherland - a jurisprudence anchored in the understanding of natural rights. He is remembered as one of the "four horsemen" who resisted Roosevelt and the New Deal; but we have forgotten his leadership in the cause of voting rights for women. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPVH; LAB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691016283
ISBN
9780691016283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Paperback. Lays out a developed theory of domestic politics, showing how domestic politics affects international outcomes. In developing this rational-choice theory, this book argues that any explanation that treats states as unitary actors is ultimately misleading. It examines the central factors that influence the strategic game of domestic politics. Num Pages: 328 pages, 11 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691011769
ISBN
9780691011769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 51.34

Paperback. Looks at a conversation among practitioners of two very different fields: ancient history and political theory. The topic of the conversation is classical Greek democracy and its contemporary relevance. Editor(s): Ober, Josiah; Hedrick, Charles. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691011080
ISBN
9780691011080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.29
€ 60.10

Paperback. Takes a look at the political origins and structures of European Monetary Unification and NAFTA. The theoretical arguments elaborated in this book extend beyond money and trade, touching upon issues of long-standing interest to students of security cooperation, environmental politics, nation-building - even political philosophy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 tables, 26 line illus. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691010410
ISBN
9780691010410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 46.96

Paperback. What turns rich nations into great powers? How do wealthy countries begin extending their influence abroad? This book seeks to answer these questions by examining the most puzzling case of a rising power in modern history - that of the United States. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 tables 4 maps 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691010359
ISBN
9780691010359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. Can the Supreme Court be free of politics? This book argues for an openly political role for the Supreme Court. It asserts that politically motivated constitutional decisionmaking is not only inevitable, it is legitimate and desirable as well. It examines that a political Court possesses instrumental value in American democracy. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LAB; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691007182
ISBN
9780691007182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Paperback. Based on more than three decades of observation, this title concludes that the very foundations of many social science theories - especially those in political science - are faulty. It observes that we live in a world where things are interconnected, where unintended consequences of our actions are unavoidable and unpredictable. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691005300
ISBN
9780691005300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 46.96

Paperback. Is liberal democracy a universal ideal? Proponents of 'Asian values' argue that it is a distinctive product of the Western experience and that Western powers shouldn't try to push human rights and democracy onto Asian states. This book attempts to chart a middle ground between the extremes of the international debate on human rights and democracy. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHV; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691005089
ISBN
9780691005089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 46.96

Paperback. Students of comparative politics have long faced a vexing dilemma: how can social scientists draw, applicable principles of political order from specific historical examples? This work offers a methodological response to this important question. It bridges the gap between the game-theoretic and empirically driven approaches in political economy. Num Pages: 264 pages, 40 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691001296
ISBN
9780691001296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.97
€ 53.97

Hardback. We associate prejudice with ignorance and bigotry and consider it a source of injustice. Can prejudice have a legitimate place in moral and political judgment? Adam Sandel shows that prejudice, properly understood, is not an obstacle to clear thinking but an essential aspect of it. The aspiration to reason without preconceptions is misguided. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674726840
ISBN
9780674726840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.39
€ 54.88

Hardback. Dispelling the myth that Florentine politics offered only negative lessons, Mark Jurdjevic shows that significant aspects of Machiavelli's political thought were inspired by his native city. Machiavelli's contempt for Florence's shortcomings was a direct function of his considerable estimation of the city's unrealized political potential. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725461
ISBN
9780674725461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.77
€ 57.11

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
€ 44.53

Paperback. In this presentation of William Manning's writings, early American political debates over "republicanism" and "liberalism" come to life. The writings offer a grass-roots view of the rise of democratic opposition in the new nation and also shed light on the popular culture of the epoch. Editor(s): Merrill, Michael; Wilentz, Sean. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPA; JPFF; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Text is Free of Markings
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674502888
ISBN
9780674502888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.20

Hardcover. Series: East Asian Monograph. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674451254
ISBN
9780674451254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.46

Hardcover. Sukhee Lee posits an alternative understanding of the relationship between the state and social elites during the Southern Song and Yuan dynasties. Challenging the assumption of a zero-sum competition between the powers of the state and of local elites, Lee shows that state power and local elite interests were mutually constitutive and reinforcing. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBJF; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417144
ISBN
9780674417144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.60

Hardcover. Translator(s): McLintock, David. Num Pages: 305 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674362321
ISBN
9780674362321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.82
€ 90.07

Hardcover. Ernest Gruening is perhaps best known for his vehement fight against US military involvement in Vietnam, where he set himself apart by casting one of two votes against the Tonkin Gulf Resolution in 1964. This political biography examines American dissenting thought through his 60-year career. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674260603
ISBN
9780674260603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.93
€ 79.96

Paperback. In the twelve essays in "Reflections on Memory and Democracy," an interdisciplinary group of contributors explores legacies of authoritarian political regimes noted for repression and injustice, questioning how collective experiences of violence shape memory and its relevance for contemporary social and political life in Latin America. Series: Series on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harvard University, The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Edition
1/1 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088290
ISBN
9780674088290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.85

Paperback. Global Medieval compares mirrors for princes from varied historical contexts and lineages of political thought in order to determine whether a genuine history of political thought in the premodern period is possible. These texts become a lens for exploring ideals and manners of good rule across political, religious, and cultural divides. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088276
ISBN
9780674088276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.85

Hardback. Caleb Smith explores the confessions, trial reports, maledictions, and martyr narratives that juxtaposed law and conscience in antebellum America's court of public opinion and shows how writers portrayed struggles for justice as clashes between human law and higher authority, giving voice to a moral protest that transformed American literature. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; DSB; HBJK; JPA; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073081
ISBN
9780674073081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Hardback. The Emancipation Proclamation is responsible both for Lincoln's being hailed as the Great Emancipator and for his being pilloried by those who consider his once-radical effort at emancipation insufficient. Holzer examines the impact of Lincoln's announcement at the moment of its creation, and then as its meaning has changed over time. Series: The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674064409
ISBN
9780674064409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Hardback. In Western democracies today, politics and politicians are held in contempt by the majority of citizens. Bilakovics argues that this disdain of politics follows neither from the discontents of our liberal political system nor from the preoccupations of a consumer society. Rather, he traces the sources of political cynicism to democracy itself. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674058224
ISBN
9780674058224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. "Common Sense". Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 112 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674051164
ISBN
9780674051164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Hardback. Constructs a theoretical model to calculate the effect of voters' attitudes about race and immigration on political parties' stances on income distribution. This book shows how parties choose their platforms and compete for votes. It offers insights into how politicians exploit social issues to advance their economic agenda. Num Pages: 432 pages, 59 line illustrations; 99 tables. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024953
ISBN
9780674024953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.82
€ 90.07

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