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Political structure & processes

Hardback. Looking at how armies supportive of democracy are built, this title argues that the military is the important institution that states maintain, for without military elites who support democratic governance, democracy cannot be consolidated. It demonstrates that building democratic armies is the quintessential task of democratizing regimes. Num Pages: 472 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JPHV; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691137681
ISBN
9780691137681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.17
€ 82.56

Paperback. Looking at how armies supportive of democracy are built, this title argues that the military is the important institution that states maintain, for without military elites who support democratic governance, democracy cannot be consolidated. It demonstrates that building democratic armies is the quintessential task of democratizing regimes. Num Pages: 472 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JPHV; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691137698
ISBN
9780691137698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Hardback. Contains Thomas Jefferson's papers from the end of his presidency until his death. This work includes 592 documents from 1 May 1812 to 10 March 1813. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 792 pages, 8 duotones. 10 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691137711
ISBN
9780691137711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.51
€ 126.61

Hardback. Lawmaking is crucial to American democracy because it completely defines and regulates the public life of the nation. This title draws on a range of historical and empirical data to better understand how lawmaking works across different policy areas. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 line illus. 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691137810
ISBN
9780691137810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.31
€ 73.93

Paperback. Lawmaking is crucial to American democracy because it completely defines and regulates the public life of the nation. This title draws on a range of historical and empirical data to better understand how lawmaking works across different policy areas. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 line illus. 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691137827
ISBN
9780691137827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138107
ISBN
9780691138107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.48

Paperback. Why do more people vote - or get involved in other civic and political activities - in some communities than in others? This book demonstrates that our communities shape our civic and political engagement, and that schools are especially significant communities for fostering strong civic norms. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 280 pages, 31 line illus. 35 tables. BIC Classification: JPHF; JPRB; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138299
ISBN
9780691138299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. Argues that demographic and environmental stress - the interactions among rapid population growth, environmental degradation, inequality, and emerging scarcities of vital natural resources - represents one important source of turmoil in today's world. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFE; JPB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138350
ISBN
9780691138350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Examines the roles violence and terrorism have played in the exercise of democratic ideals in America. This book explores how crowds, rallying behind the principle of popular sovereignty and desiring to make law conform to justice, can disdain law and engage in violence. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JPHV; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138770
ISBN
9780691138770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Demonstrating how candidates and their campaigns affect the economic vote, this book provides a different way of understanding past elections - and predicting future ones. It offers a theory of campaigns that explains why electoral victory requires more than simply being the candidate favored by prevailing economic conditions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 28 line illus. 39 tables. BIC Classification: JPHF; JPVL; KCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139630
ISBN
9780691139630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. Investigates the role of civic associations in promoting democratic attitudes and behavioral patterns in contexts that are less than democratic. This work argues that, in state-centralized environments, associations can just as easily promote civic qualities vital to authoritarian citizenship - such as support for the regime in power. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140995
ISBN
9780691140995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. Shows that presidents and leaders of all stripes have worked to put the Court on a pedestal and have encouraged its justices to accept the role of ultimate interpreters of the Constitution. This work examines why presidents have found judicial supremacy to be in their best interest and why constitutional leadership has been passed to the courts. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; LNAA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141022
ISBN
9780691141022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.45

Paperback. The US Food and Drug Administration is the most powerful regulatory agency in the world. How did the FDA become so influential? This book traces the history of FDA regulation of pharmaceuticals, revealing how the agency's organizational reputation has been the primary source of its power, yet also one of its ultimate constraints. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 856 pages, 13 halftones. 17 line illus. 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JMC; JPH; KNDP; LNTM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
824
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141800
ISBN
9780691141800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.33
€ 46.57

Hardback. Religion and liberty are often thought to be mutual enemies. This title argues that political emancipation and the defense of political liberty have always required the self-sacrifice of people with religious sentiments and a religious devotion to liberty. It shows that when this has been corrupted or suffocated, Italians have lost their liberty. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HRAM2; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142357
ISBN
9780691142357
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 42.00

Paperback. Offers comprehensive analysis of electoral politics in America's municipalities. Arguing that explanations of voting behavior are ill suited for local contests, the author puts forward a theory that the differences between local, state, and national democracies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143569
ISBN
9780691143569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.59

Hardback. Provides a fresh perspective on the problem of civic engagement, challenging idealists who aspire to revolutionize democracies and their citizens. This title identifies ways to achieve the political engagement we want and need without resorting to coercive measures such as compulsory national service or mandatory voting. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144689
ISBN
9780691144689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 42.00

Hardback. Examines how governments could use research data on what makes people happy - in a variety of policy areas to increase well-being and improve the quality of life for their citizens. This title looks at the policy implications for economic growth, equality, retirement, unemployment, health care, family programs, education, and government quality. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144894
ISBN
9780691144894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.43

Paperback. Examines the changing nature of the modern state and reveals the dangers these changes pose to democracy. This title shows how fresh ideas about governance have gradually displaced old-style notions of government in Britain and around the world. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145396
ISBN
9780691145396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 42.00

Paperback. Political conservatives have long believed that the best government is a small government. But if this were true, the author argues, the nation would not be experiencing stagnant wages, rising health care costs, increasing unemployment, and concentrations of wealth for a narrow elite. Series: The Public Square. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146201
ISBN
9780691146201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Since the 2000 presidential election, the United States has been embroiled in debates about electronic voting. This title cuts through the media spin to assess the advantages and risks associated with different ways of casting ballots - and shows how e-voting can be the future of American democracy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146225
ISBN
9780691146225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

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