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Political structure & processes

paperback. Gerry Adams offers his own unique, intimate account of the early years of his career, from his childhood in working-class Belfast to the more turbulent years of social activism that followed. Updated with new introduction and epilogue covering the huge changes in Irish society since the Good Friday Agreement. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 304 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
O’Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847179166
ISBN
9781847179166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. An accessible, non-jargon laden book on the positive and negative possibilities of independence for Scotland. Editor(s): Hassan, Gerry; Mitchell, James. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
9781908373953
ISBN
9781908373953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.93

Hardcover. This book transforms our contemporary understanding of the recent political history of Central Africa. It charts the complex life and thought of Harry Nkumbula (ca. 1917-1983), the first openly nationalist African politician in Northern Rhodesia and, later, the leader of parliamentary opposition during Zambia's multi-party First Republic. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; HBJH; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230622746
ISBN
9780230622746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. This book is a study of the processes of democratization and regionalization in the Southern Cone of Latin America, which ran roughly parallel to one another between 1985 and 1991. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230613133
ISBN
9780230613133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.13

Paperback. This book examines the politics, culture, and day-to-day activities of Porto Alegre's citizens. It argues that the Brazilian town's importance may lie not just with its effective governance, but with its political logic, namely a greater access to government functions and government officials for traditionally disenfranchised citizens. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 tables, 5 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804751230
ISBN
9780804751230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. This book investigates participatory budgeting--a mainstay now of World Bank, UNDP, and USAID development programs--to ask whether its reforms truly make a difference in deepening democracy and empowering civil society. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFFS; JPHV; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804760560
ISBN
9780804760560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.38

This book examines the politics, culture, and day-to-day activities of Porto Alegre's citizens. It argues that the Brazilian town's importance may lie not just with its effective governance, but with its political logic, namely a greater access to government functions and government officials for traditionally disenfranchised citizens. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 tables, 5 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751223
ISBN
9780804751223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

paperback. Dominance and Decline provides a comprehensive, comparative account of Canadian election outcomes from 2000 through to 2008. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JMC; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781442603899
ISBN
9781442603899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Paperback. This work is a concise collection of Lincoln's writings from his early years to his death, with emphasis on the presidential years. These selections convey Lincoln's basic ideas, the nature of his wartime leadership, and his personality and character. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 297.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195151015
ISBN
9780195151015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.03

Paperback. Debating the Kennedy Presidency examines the successes and failures of Kennedy's foreign and domestic policies. The differing viewpoints of the two authors, as well as the supplementary documents, allow readers to examine the issues and draw their own conclusions about America's 35th president. Series: Debating Twentieth-Century America. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742508347
ISBN
9780742508347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.41

Hardcover. Comitology is the most important form of multi-level governance in the EU. Member State and Commission actors together create roughly 2,500 executive acts per year amounting to half of all European laws. Using new European and national data, this books argues that its accountability has improved over time, but that unexpected gaps have emerged. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16 figures, 15 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPH; JPQB; JPSN2; LNDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137319630
ISBN
9781137319630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Paperback. The emergence of the presidential couple is one of the most contentious developments in US post-war political history. Reaction to the First Couple reflects the country's changing morality and attitudes. This work traces these shifts through ten presidential marriages, including the Clintons. Num Pages: 472 pages, 33 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JPA; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
2 Rev Sub
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700610341
ISBN
9780700610341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.27

Paperback. Prev. title: Leading from the center, c2008. Num Pages: 360 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
Second Edition with a new Afterword
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700618835
ISBN
9780700618835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.37

Paperback. Focusing on clothing, bodily deportment, sex roles, sexual practices, and political rhetoric as forms of "fashion," this work bounds across two thousand years of history, showing how the evolution of fashion from an upper-class privilege into a vehicle of popular expression closely follows the rise of democratic values. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Series: New French Thought Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPS; JFCK; JFCX; JPHV; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691102627
ISBN
9780691102627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Gillespie, Michael Allen; Lienesch, Michael. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700605668
ISBN
9780700605668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.58

Paperback. Presents an understanding of the machinery and processes of government in the United Kingdom as well as of the forces shaping the country's politics. This book features clear summaries of arguments and chronologies of complex events, as well as boxes giving biographical data on significant political figures. Series: Modern Governments. Num Pages: 592 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 180 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1078.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226819
ISBN
9780631226819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.07

Hardback. This survey provides an overview of the tensions between a centralising state and the constituencies challenging it, and asks whether that model can remain viable or whether it is not, in fact, undergoing a process of profound change. Editor(s): Raymond, Gino G. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333670880
ISBN
9780333670880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.45

Paperback. Translator(s): McCuaig, William. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. 144 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHV. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight: 210. Translator(s): McCuaig, William.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152990
ISBN
9780231152990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.73

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138833524
ISBN
9781138833524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.55
€ 103.50

Paperback. Given the rise of terrorism and the persistence of extremism in both established and new democracies today, continued research and dialogue on the defense of democracy are necessary for its preservation. Num Pages: 348 pages, 3, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801887550
ISBN
9780801887550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.75

Hardback. Given the rise of terrorism and the persistence of extremism in both established and new democracies today, continued research and dialogue on the defense of democracy are necessary for its preservation. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801880384
ISBN
9780801880384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.95

Hardcover. From the outset, Silvio Berlusconi's career was expected to be short, and he has been considered finished several times, only to have reemerged victorious. This fascinating political and historical study shows that Berlusconi's success and resilience have lain in his ability to provide answers to longstanding questions in Italian history. Series: Italian & Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JMC; HBJD; JFC; JFD; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137438669
ISBN
9781137438669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.65

Paperback. Blistering essays critiquing how constant crisis has given rise to a new authoritarianism that threatens democracy, personal liberty and education. Series: City Lights Open Media. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 231.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
City Lights Books United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872866195
ISBN
9780872866195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.94

Hardback. An anthology of Giuseppe Mazzini's essays on democracy, nation building, and international relations. Editor(s): Recchia, Stefano; Urbinati, Nadia. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBLL; JPA; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136110
ISBN
9780691136110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

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