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Political structure & processes
Paperback. Critically examines the history of democracy, from ancient history to the directions it might take in the future. Over the course of 42 chapters, this book explores the full breadth of the origins of democracy and expands the canon of democratic history by exploring new - and sometimes surprising - examples from around the world. Editor(s): Isakhan, Benjamin; Stockwell, Stephen. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBL; JPHV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 245 x 34. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474400145
- ISBN
- 9781474400145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Hardback. A reference work that critically examines the history of democracy, from ancient history to the directions it might take in the future. Over the course of 42 chapters, it explores the full breadth of the origins of democracy and expands the canon of democratic history by exploring new - and sometimes surprising - examples from around the world. Editor(s): Isakhan, Benjamin; Stockwell, Stephen. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPHV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 251 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748640751
- ISBN
- 9780748640751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.55€ 158.83
€ 166.55
€ 158.83
hardcover. This text examines the "dark side" of civil society - the cases in which the participation of average citizens leads to undemocratic results. It looks at associational life in pre-Nazi Germany, anti-desegregation movements in the United States and organizations for rights in democratic Argentina. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPHV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748988
- ISBN
- 9780804748988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.07
€ 105.07
Paperback. Focussing on how the Romans made Europe work as a homogenous civilisation and looking at why we are failing to make the EU work in modern times, this is an authoritative and amusing study from bestselling author Boris Johnson. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3JM; JPH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers London
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007224456
- ISBN
- 9780007224456
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. The inside story of the Emperors of China. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784290733
- ISBN
- 9781784290733
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. This first volume of Margaret Thatcher's memoirs, which encompasses the entirety of her career as Prime Minister. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; BGHA; BM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 59. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007456635
- ISBN
- 9780007456635
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
paperback. This text portrays America as dying from a refusal to engage a dialogue, a polity where everybody speaks, but nobody listens. Yet from this ailment the author provides a diagnosis which defends dialogue, negotiating conflict and keeping democracy alive. Series: William E.Massey Senior Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; JPWF; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674212664
- ISBN
- 9780674212664
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06
Paperback. Proposes a system of government that would uphold civic freedom and security by instilling the virtues of active citizenship, and that would also encourage citizens to put the needs of the state above selfish, personal interests. Ambitious in scope, but also pragmatic, this work creates a modern theory of republic politics. Editor(s): Crick, Bernard. Translator(s): Walker, Leslie J. Father; Richardson, Brian. Num Pages: 544 pages, notes. BIC Classification: JPA; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- 4.1.1984
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140444285
- ISBN
- 9780140444285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Hardcover. Editor(s): Roberts, Stephen. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB; JPH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Verso
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781688489
- ISBN
- 9781781688489
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Condition: New
€ 121.91
€ 121.91
Hardback. This work examines the Yugoslavian attempt to adapt Marx's "Paris Commune" model of participatory democracy to the context of a one-party nation state. It also provides a critical but positive assessment of the Yugoslav experiment in participatory democracy at workplace and communal levels. Num Pages: 754 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JPHV; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1003.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 754
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761803584
- ISBN
- 9780761803584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.95
€ 216.95
Hardback. Argues that religious conservatives have in fact dramatically increased and improved democratic participation and that they are far more civil and reasonable than is commonly believed. This title shows that the vast majority of Christian Right leaders encourage their followers to embrace deliberative norms in the public square. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; JPA; JPF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691137407
- ISBN
- 9780691137407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.53€ 42.58
€ 53.53
€ 42.58
Hardcover. Editor(s): Loftager, Jorn; Olesen, Thomas; Sorensen, Mads P. Num Pages: 479 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 250 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Publisher
- Aarhus Univ Pr
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788771841046
- ISBN
- 9788771841046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.80
€ 39.80
Paperback. Part of "Radical Thinkers" series, this work presents key texts by philosophers and thinkers. It offers a fresh understanding of democracy which acknowledges the inescapable and essential antagonism in its workings by one of the foremost political theorists. Series: Radical Thinkers. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 59167th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844673551
- ISBN
- 9781844673551
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.54
€ 15.99
€ 14.54
Hardcover. Discussing the roles of civil society in the initiation stage of democratization in China, this text argues that there is a semi-civil society in China, and that this plays dual roles in the initial stage of democratization in China. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333673676
- ISBN
- 9780333673676
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Condition: New
€ 214.12€ 203.83
€ 214.12
€ 203.83
The Democratic Imagination. Envisioning Popular Power in the Twenty-fi...
Cairns, James; Sears, Alan
Paperback. The Democratic Imagination examines different conceptions of democracy, exploring tensions that emerge in key moments and debates in the history of democracy, from Ancient Greece to the French Revolution to contemporary Egypt. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442605282
- ISBN
- 9781442605282
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 492 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691611372
- ISBN
- 9780691611372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.27€ 64.47
€ 83.27
€ 64.47
Paperback. Explores various topics in American politics starting from the nation's founding. This book covers topics ranging from the role of personal character of political elites in the Early Republic, to the importance of courts in building a modern regulatory state, to the centrality of local political institutions in the late twentieth century. Editor(s): Jacobs, Meg; Novak, William J.; Zelizer, Julian E. Num Pages: 464 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691113777
- ISBN
- 9780691113777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. Examining how industrial leaders met the challenge from the democratic movements, this text explores how this has affected democratization processes and management models in the Nordic region. In response, industry developed new kinds of strategies, channels of influence and management styles. Editor(s): Myrvang, Christine; Sejersted, Francis. Num Pages: 379 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; JPHV; KCS; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Copenhagen Business School Press
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763000956
- ISBN
- 9788763000956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.15€ 40.83
€ 51.15
€ 40.83
Paperback. Despite howls for reform, the only thing separating us from another election disaster of the kind that hit Florida in 2000, and that almost struck again in Ohio in 2004, may simply be another close vote. This book proposes a simple solution: a Democracy Index that would rate the performance of state and local election systems. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154374
- ISBN
- 9780691154374
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.92
€ 24.99
€ 18.92
Paperback. The Deliberative Democracy Handbook is a terrific resource for democratic practitioners and theorists alike. It combines rich case material from many cities and types of institutional settings with careful reflection on core principles. It generates hope for a renewed democracy, tempered with critical scholarship and political realism. Editor(s): Gastil, John; Levine, Peter. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 183 x 18. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118105108
- ISBN
- 9781118105108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143109938
- ISBN
- 9780143109938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 101 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 107 x 10. Weight in Grams: 62.
- Edition
- 1998. 3rd Printing ed.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bantam Classics
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553214826
- ISBN
- 9780553214826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.41
€ 7.41
The Death of "Why?". The Decline of Questioning and the Future of Demo...
Andrea Batista Schlesinger
Hardback. Obsessed with answers, we have lost sight of the power and value of questions. Schlesinger argues that we're besieged by cultural forces that urge us to avoid critical thinking and independent analysis. He profiles individuals and institutions renewing the practice of inquiry at a time when society demands such activity from us all. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576755853
- ISBN
- 9781576755853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.06
€ 18.99
€ 17.06
Hardback. Explores the turbulent election of 1968 and its significance in the larger context of American history. Looking through the eyes of the year's most important players including Robert Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, Martin Luther King, Hubert Humphrey, and more, the author shows the importance of domestic upheaval on the election. Series: Vietnam: America in the War Years. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742543911
- ISBN
- 9780742543911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.69
€ 29.99
€ 25.69