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The Formation of the BRICS and its Implication for the United States: ...
Schaefer, Mark E., Poffenbarger, John G.
Hardcover. Schaefer and Poffenbarger assess whether the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) are attempting to balance US power and analyze the United States' responses to the creation of this IGO through a mix of theoretical and policy-focused approaches. Num Pages: 141 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395641
- ISBN
- 9781137395641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Hardcover. The English School of International Relations has traditionally maintained that international society cannot accommodate hierarchical relationships between states. This book employs a unique theoretical and conceptual approach challenging this view and arguing that hierarchies are formed on Western states' need to manage globalised risks. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137396365
- ISBN
- 9781137396365
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Condition: New
€ 67.35
€ 67.35
Hardcover. This book analyzes the foreign policy decision-making processes of Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama during military intervention by way of contemporary foreign policy decision-making models (FPDMs). Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137397652
- ISBN
- 9781137397652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardback. One of modern democracy's biggest challenges is the overseas voter.This book is the first of its kind to explore the issues of military and overseas voting, an often neglected voting bloc, by investigating the successfulness of overseas voting initiatives, technologies, and policy efforts. Series: Elections, Voting, Technology. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398581
- ISBN
- 9781137398581
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Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
hardcover. Editor(s): De Valk, Mark. Num Pages: 342 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations, 17 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 596.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137399175
- ISBN
- 9781137399175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.28
€ 69.28
Hardcover. Much research is devoted to the decision-making power and precedent set by the Supreme Court. Less attention, however, is given to the strategic behavior during case selection. This book argues that case selection is done strategically, and by means of various criteria - influencing its constitutional position and importance. Num Pages: 202 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137399915
- ISBN
- 9781137399915
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. This book provides a comprehensive investigation into Hans Morgenthau's life and work. Identifying power, knowledge, and dissent as the fundamental principles that have informed his worldview, this book argues that Morgenthau's lasting contribution to the discipline of International Relations is the human condition of politics. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan History of International Thought. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137401090
- ISBN
- 9781137401090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.52
€ 128.52
Hardcover. Culture, Politics, and Governing: The Contemporary Ascetics of Knowledge Production is a critical, interdisciplinary approach to how the practices that govern the production of knowledge and culture have material consequences for how we experience everyday life. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137401960
- ISBN
- 9781137401960
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Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardcover. This book examines the nature of representation in democracy, focusing specifically on the factors shaping constituent evaluations of the US House Representatives and the resulting implications for government. Num Pages: 154 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137402028
- ISBN
- 9781137402028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.05
€ 66.05
Hardcover. Individuals have little incentive to vote, acquire political information or contribute campaign funds, because their vote has very little chance of affecting the outcome of an election. Jankowski offers an explanation and evidence for political participation based on the fact that most individuals are weakly altruistic. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137403186
- ISBN
- 9781137403186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardcover. With a religious re-emergence in international relations, this book provides an introduction to the role religions play within the global political arena. Culled from theoretical, practical, and real-world experiences, Ferrara explains the role religion now plays in global affairs on diplomatic and political levels. Series: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy. Num Pages: 139 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRAM2; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137407191
- ISBN
- 9781137407191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.92
€ 126.92
Hardcover. This book explores Marxist and Leninist revolutionary theory. Topics include: the philosophical dialectic, historical materialism, the revolutionary movement, and Communist cadre political rule in the socialist state. Emphasis on Lenin's wartime political treatment of imperialism, national self-determination, and socialism in one country. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137409133
- ISBN
- 9781137409133
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardback. Centering its study around three explanatory variables - actors, institutions and ideas - this book argues that Russia's hybrid institutional environment reduces the competition of policy ideas, both at the stage of policy elaboration by the community of state and non-state policy experts, and also at the stage of policy adoption by parliament. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JPA; JPP; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137409737
- ISBN
- 9781137409737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.11
€ 68.11
Hardcover. This book argues that the overlooked ideas of Jose Marti and Ernesto 'Che' Guevara explain recent politics in Latin America and the Caribbean but also, even more significantly, offer a defensible alternative direction for global development ethics. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137413222
- ISBN
- 9781137413222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardcover. From attempts to control inflation in the 1970s, through the reforms of the Thatcher years, to the rise and fall of New Labour, this book shows how different theories and conceptual models have been critical to the development of industrial relations in the UK. Num Pages: 145 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPP; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137413802
- ISBN
- 9781137413802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.72
€ 66.72
Hardback. This study explores modern Scotland and examines how Scottish politics, culture and identities have interacted within the national and international contexts in the last thirty years. It considers which voices and opinions have proven influential and defining and charts the boundaries of public conversation to and beyond the independence referendum Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JPA; JPF; JPR; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137414137
- ISBN
- 9781137414137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.61
€ 67.61
Paperback. An important contribution to a much needed critical turn in the vast and still rapidly growing child soldier literature. Editor(s): Beier, J. Marshall. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137415301
- ISBN
- 9781137415301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. Johnson argues that Aristotle's Politics needs to be understood as a 'two-layered' treatise - the first being Aristotle's political theory, and the second as a set of questions for statesmen and politicians. Employing this model, the book sets about to provide a reconceptualization of Politics as a multi-layered, canonical work. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137426192
- ISBN
- 9781137426192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
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
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. Since the late 1970s China has undergone a great transformation, during which time the country has witnessed an outpouring of competing schools of thought. This book analyzes the major schools of political thought redefining China's transformation and the role Chinese thinkers are playing in the post-Mao era. Series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPS; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137427809
- ISBN
- 9781137427809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. Examining the connection between the concept of authority and the transformation of the Ismaili imamate, Authority without Territory is the first study of the imamate in contemporary times with a particular focus on Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary leader of Shi'a Imami Ismaili Muslims. Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 diagrames. BIC Classification: HRHP; JFC; JFSR2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137428790
- ISBN
- 9781137428790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Hardcover. In this book, five scholars square off in a lively debate over the ethics of drones and their contentious use. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPSF; JPVH; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137432612
- ISBN
- 9781137432612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Washington 101: An Introduction to the Nation's Capital
Daughtery, Laura, Matthew N. Green, Mazzenga,...
Hardcover. Washington 101 offers a layman's introduction to the richness and diversity of the nation's capital. An exploration of the history, politics, architecture, and people of the city and region, Washington 101 is a must-read for anyone curious to learn more about Washington. Num Pages: 281 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137433381
- ISBN
- 9781137433381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardcover. This book introduces the concept of global modernity as a paradigm for the analysis of the contemporary era. Building on Parson's distinction between social, cultural, personal and organismic systems, it presents a four-dimensional scheme that aims to identify modernity's key structural components. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 218 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137435804
- ISBN
- 9781137435804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90