Political structure & processes
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Political structure & processes
Paperback. Weak or failed states - where no government is in control - are the source of many of the world's most serious problems, from poverty, AIDS and drugs to terrorism. This book explains the concept of state-building and discusses the problems and causes of state weakness and its national and international effects. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: 3JM; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 14. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861977045
- ISBN
- 9781861977045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. Num Pages: 260 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1H; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607413714
- ISBN
- 9781607413714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.57€ 81.20
€ 116.57
€ 81.20
Hardcover. Assembles leading theorists of a new paradigm of political theory, State Crimes Against Democracy, undertaking judicious and devoted hacking exposing the elusive nodes and circuitry that propagate elite dominance in world affairs, and what can be done to restore the demos to democracy. Editor(s): Kouzmin, Alexander; Witt, Matthew T.; Kakabadse, Andrew. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348172
- ISBN
- 9780230348172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. Andrew Taylor provides an overview of the origins, evolution, and impact of state failure since the 1990s. Avoiding quickly outdated country-based case studies, he focuses on failure as a process rather than an event, putting contemporary usage in a wider historical context. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247604
- ISBN
- 9780230247604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804776738
- ISBN
- 9780804776738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Paperback. This book situates state failure and state collapse in historical context and explains the structures and forces that have led to state collapse in a number of countries around the world. It also analyses and critiques contemporary interventions and reconstruction efforts in collapsed states. Editor(s): Milliken, Jennifer. Series: Development and Change Special Issues. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405105361
- ISBN
- 9781405105361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.14
€ 32.14
Paperback. A comparative study of state formation in 19th-century Latin America that examines the different social and political paths that have led to democracy or military rule. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 photographs, 11 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822324744
- ISBN
- 9780822324744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.87
€ 37.99
€ 28.87
Hardcover. Stein Rokkan was one of the leading social scientists of the post-war world. He was a prolific writer whose main contribution to social science - the conceptual and developmental map of Europe - is presented here for the first time in an integrated and systematic way. Editor(s): Kuhnle, Stein; Flora, Peter; Urwin, Derek (Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen). Series: Comparative European Politics. Num Pages: 440 pages, figures and tables. BIC Classification: 1D; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 33. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198280323
- ISBN
- 9780198280323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 376.66
€ 376.66
Paperback. Attempts to explain the country's politics in the light of the historical evolution of state-society relations in Myanmar since the pre-colonial kings, through the colonial era onwards, and third, post-colonial regime in this strategically important South East Asian nation. Num Pages: 540 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBJF; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 1750.
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Unknown
- Number of pages
- 540
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659099
- ISBN
- 9781850659099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.61
€ 40.99
€ 36.61
Hardback. Election 2000: aberration or paradigm? The essays in this innovative volume, combining scholarly and journalistic views, seek to place the extraordinary events of the 2000 presidential election into context with the trends of electoral politics before and after. Editor(s): Shafer, Byron E. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; JPA; JPHF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517639
- ISBN
- 9780742517639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.39
€ 173.39
Paperback. Offers an assessment of democracy in America that charts the strengths and weaknesses of the nation's democratic mechanisms and outlines the challenges that lie ahead. This title focuses on the quality of American political life, the representativeness of its governing institutions, and the issues of racial and economic equity. Series: Essential Texts in American Government Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408610
- ISBN
- 9780878408610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.48
€ 35.48
Hardcover. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: JPHC; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817914547
- ISBN
- 9780817914547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.16
€ 28.16
Hardback. Being critical and empirically grounded, the book explores the complex, often counter-balancing consequences of the involvement of traditional authority in the wave of democratization and liberal-style state-building that has rolled over sub-Saharan Africa in the past decade. Series: Governance, Security and Development. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600331
- ISBN
- 9780230600331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Paperback. Editor(s): Nellington, Lara H. Num Pages: 90 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 90
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606927113
- ISBN
- 9781606927113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.04€ 45.36
€ 63.04
€ 45.36
Hardback. Through an in-depth analysis of the Chilean labour market, social welfare, and state reforms, this book reveals the manner in which neoliberal reform in Chile has undermined the urban poor's incentives and ability to hold public officials accountable, negatively affecting the quality of Chilean democracy. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230605954
- ISBN
- 9780230605954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Paperback. * The first volume to present an accessible yet challenging overview of the changing geographies of state power under capitalism. * A unique, interdisciplinary collection of contributions by major theorists and analysts of state spatial restructuring in the current era. Editor(s): Brenner, Neil; Jessop, Bob (Lancaster University); Jones, Martin (University of Wales Aberystwyth); Macleod, Gordon (University of Durham). Num Pages: 368 pages, 6. BIC Classification: JPHC; KCL; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631230342
- ISBN
- 9780631230342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Hardcover. The major focus of this reader is the restructuring of state spatiality in the contemporary period of global capitalism. It demonstrates that processes of state re-scaling represent merely one dimension of an multifaceted reconfiguration of state spatiality in the contemporary period. Editor(s): Brenner, Neil; Jessop, Bob (Lancaster University); Jones, Martin (University of Wales Aberystwyth); Macleod, Gordon (University of Durham). Num Pages: 368 pages, 6. BIC Classification: JPHC; KCL; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631230335
- ISBN
- 9780631230335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.08
€ 147.08
Paperback. Explores international efforts to help the world's fragile post-civil war countries to build viable states that can provide for security and deliver the basic services essential for development. Series: War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPH; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661599
- ISBN
- 9780745661599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Hardcover. Explores international efforts to help the world's fragile post-civil war countries today build viable states that can provide for security and deliver the basic services essential for development. This book concludes with a road map toward a better global regime to enable peacebuilding and development-oriented statebuilding into the 21st century. Series: War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JPH; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661582
- ISBN
- 9780745661582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.68
€ 60.68
Paperback. This book chronicles how the "forgotten borough" has grappled with its uneasy relationship with the rest of the City of New York since the 1920s. The authors analyze the politics behind events that have shaped Staten Island. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761858317
- ISBN
- 9780761858317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.31
€ 62.31