Political structure & processes
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Political structure & processes
The Changing Basis of Political Conflict in Advanced Western Democraci...
Arwine, Alan T., Mayer, Lawrence C.
Hardcover. Political conflict in Western democracies has traditionally emerged from politics rooted in competing ideologies and interests. With the rise of politics of identity, political conflict is morphing as political parties align themselves with identities, rather than ideologies or interests. Series: Perspectives in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 133 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHV; JPL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137306647
- ISBN
- 9781137306647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Hardcover. This book traces the rise of the political dynasty in the Middle East and, in the process, provides the context for the current Arab uprising. The author shows that a father-to-son transfer of power has no basis in Islam, and yet the idea of dynastic power became entrenched in the Middle East. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308115
- ISBN
- 9781137308115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.72
€ 66.72
Hardcover. Exploring how restrictions on citizenship helped create conditions for political violence in Peru, this book recounts the hidden history of how local processes of citizen formation in an Andean town were persistently overruled, thereby perpetuating antagonism toward the state and political centralism in Peru. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFFE; JPH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137309525
- ISBN
- 9781137309525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. This book provides an in-depth look into the cognitive and argumentative nature of political discourse with a focus on the role and place of conceptual metaphors in practical argumentation. Neagu's empirical investigation centres on the corpus of the American Presidential debates in 2008 and speeches by Barack Obama from 2009-2011. Num Pages: 139 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFGR; JPA; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137309891
- ISBN
- 9781137309891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.69
€ 66.69
Hardcover. Ralf Emmers assesses whether the joint exploration and development of resources can act as a means to reduce tensions in contested territories. Num Pages: 96 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH; JPQB; JPS; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310132
- ISBN
- 9781137310132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84
Making Brazil Work: Checking the President in a Multiparty System (Stu...
Melo, Marcus André, Pereira, Carlos
Hardcover. This book offers the first conceptually rigorous analysis of the political and institutional underpinnings of Brazil's recent rise. Using Brazil as a case study in multiparty presidentialism, the authors argue that Brazil's success stems from the combination of a constitutionally strong president and a robust system of checks and balances. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310835
- ISBN
- 9781137310835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.78
€ 161.78
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137319630
- ISBN
- 9781137319630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. This award-winning book seeks to answer some of the big questions on the legitimacy of the European Union. It does so by tracing the history of constructions and contestations of the EU's legitimacy in discourses of the European institutions and in public debate drawing on findings from a vast and diverse range of sources. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; 3JJP; 3JMC; JPA; JPH; JPSN2; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137327833
- ISBN
- 9781137327833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.15
€ 68.15
Hardcover. This book analyses the immediate challenges from headlong cuts, root-and-branch restructuring and the longer-term pressures from population ageing. It demonstrates that a more humane and generous welfare state that will build social inclusiveness is possible and shows how it can be achieved. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSB; JPH; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137328106
- ISBN
- 9781137328106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Hardcover. Democratic government is something that has eluded Iran despite a series of non-violent revolutions aimed at establishing a system of governance that would promote both public freedom and political accountability. This explores the obstacles to the growth of democracy in Iran and posits a plan for non-violent action to help Iranians achieve it. Series: The Theories, Concepts and Practices of Democracy. Num Pages: 117 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JPHV; JPVH; JPVR; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137330161
- ISBN
- 9781137330161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.54
€ 66.54
Hardcover. Saving Capitalism and Democracy tries to answer the difficult questions posed by intellectuals, the media, politicians, students and ordinary people concerning the crisis and how to avert an impending catastrophe. Num Pages: 220 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPHV; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137330413
- ISBN
- 9781137330413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.57
€ 128.57
Paperback. Newell identifies key speeches in the careers of key leaders in American history at seven critical turning points to look at what it takes to be a statesman. Analysis of the speeches and the events preceding and following show how they grappled with conflicting values, varying demands, and the uncertainties of trying to forge a good society. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137330925
- ISBN
- 9781137330925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.68
€ 72.68
Hardcover. No one in this world truly understands what democracy means. We operate democracy only through best guesses. This uncertainty has caused, and continues to cause, significant political troubles. This book offers a way forward. It provides a new tool that will allow us to understand democracy for the entire planet and all of humanity. Series: The Theories, Concepts and Practices of Democracy. Num Pages: 110 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 221 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137338655
- ISBN
- 9781137338655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardcover. Grassroots Advocacy and Health Care Reform places a detailed account of how the Health Care for America Now campaign in Pennsylvania carried out contemporary issue advocacy in the context of an understanding of American politics. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPP; JPWD; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137339195
- ISBN
- 9781137339195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Paperback. This is the first definitive study of the presidency of America's least understood and most under-appreciated Chief Executive. Combining government with private resources, Hoover became the first president to pit government action against the economic cycle, setting precedents and spawning ideas employed by his successor and all future presidents. Num Pages: 560 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137346735
- ISBN
- 9781137346735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.47
€ 103.47
Hardcover. Dialectical Democracy through Christian Thought offers an accessible yet theologically groundbreaking intervention into the battle over the role of government in the market. This book shows that the fight over policy involves a fundamental disagreement about who we are as human beings: independent individuals, or essentially social creatures. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAM2; HRCM; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137347268
- ISBN
- 9781137347268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Hardcover. This book is an analysis of how oil has affected governance and human, political, and economic development in the countries of the Persian Gulf and shaped these countries' relations with the rest of the world. Num Pages: 217 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBX; JPH; KCP; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137353764
- ISBN
- 9781137353764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.17
€ 67.17
Hardcover. In an EU increasingly worried about the security of its citizens and its territory, how should the European Parliament make policy decisions in these areas? This study investigates how the empowerment of the European Parliament has led it to abandon its defence of civil liberties in order to become a full partner in inter-institutional negotiations Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 black & white tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPH; JPQB; JPSN2; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137410542
- ISBN
- 9781137410542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.96
€ 66.96
Hardcover. The book studies the intersections between satirical comedy and national politics in order to show that one of the strongest supports for our democracy today comes from those of us who are seriously joking. This book shows how we got to this place and why satire may be the only way we can save our democracy and strengthen our nation. Num Pages: 264 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137427977
- ISBN
- 9781137427977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.20
€ 129.20
Hardback. The project examines how three prominent philosophers of education - William Torrey Harris, John Dewey, and Gregory Bateson - each developed a world view that provides a philosophical basis for environmental education. Series: The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education. Num Pages: 109 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JPHV; RNA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 291.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137484208
- ISBN
- 9781137484208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.81
€ 127.81
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership. Num Pages: 260 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPA; JPHL; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137504975
- ISBN
- 9781137504975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.02
€ 118.02
Hardcover. This book recovers Aristotle's understanding of the roles of rhetoric and prudence in public leadership, comparing it to the other major political theories of leadership: utilitarianism, as advocated by J.S. Mill, and duty-ethics, as advocated by Immanuel Kant. Series: Recovering Political Philosophy. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPHL; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137506481
- ISBN
- 9781137506481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. The anthology investigates a number of pertinent questions surrounding democratic governance and human security in Sierra Leone after the end of the civil war. The questions include: how successful is the democratization process in Sierra Leone? Is Sierra Leone progressing towards sustained democracy or morphing into a hybrid regime? Editor(s): Mustapha, Marda; Bangura, Joseph J.; Newman, S. J. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; HBJH; HBTR; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137512840
- ISBN
- 9781137512840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.29
€ 67.29
Hardcover. This book examines the European Union (EU) coordination of the G7, G8 and G20 (Gx). The author comprehensively maps out the different coordination processes for each Gx forum and assesses the procedures used, the actors involved as well as the evolution of the Gx forum over time. Series: The European Union in International Affairs. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 black & white tables, 26 figures. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPH; JPSN2; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137517296
- ISBN
- 9781137517296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53