Political structure & processes
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Political structure & processes
The Treasury and Social Policy. The Contest for Control of Welfare Str...
Deakin, Nicholas; Parry, Richard
Hardback. What is the power of the Treasury in controlling the policies and development of the welfare state? Drawing on in-depth interviews with officials of the Treasury and the spending departments, this book traces the developing role of the Treasury in setting social policy, especially under Gordon Brown's chancellorship. Series: Transforming Government. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS; JPH; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333752456
- ISBN
- 9780333752456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Hardcover. Detailed and comprehensive analysis of how the Treaty of Lisbon emerged in 2007 this book explores the role played by the German Council Presidency and the EU's institutional actors in securing agreement among the leaders of member states on an intergovernmental conference as well as a new treaty text to replace the rejected Constitutional Treaty. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPHC; JPHV; JPSD; JPSN2; LBBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230242586
- ISBN
- 9780230242586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.71
€ 64.71
Hardcover. For the first time, European professional deregulation is the focus of reflection by social scientists. This book explores how professional associations act as pressure groups and highlights the democratic regime that is prevailing and the potential convergence problems that Europe may face. Editor(s): Rego, Raquel. Num Pages: 108 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFM; JHBL; JPH; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137352743
- ISBN
- 9781137352743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.96
€ 62.96
Hardcover. A Prosecution by Book. 256 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Dimension: 219 x 152 x 22. Weight: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New Press, The
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595583413
- ISBN
- 9781595583413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.32
€ 25.99
€ 22.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; KCB; KFFK; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349492572
- ISBN
- 9781349492572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.97
€ 120.97
Hardcover. This book explores the paradox of the global spread of democracy in an era of Western decline. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137353863
- ISBN
- 9781137353863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.48
€ 63.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL3; JPA; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195375916
- ISBN
- 9780195375916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.08
€ 61.08
Paperback. On November 8, 2016, American voters elected Donald J. Trump to become the 45th President of the United States. Peter Kivisto analyses how this happened, focusing on who Trump is, who his supporters are, and the role of the media, right-wing Christians and the Republican Party in making Trump's victory possible. The book concludes with an analysis. Series: Society Now. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: JP; JPFM; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781787143685
- ISBN
- 9781787143685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.51
€ 24.99
€ 21.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JFCA; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0014807
- ISBN
- 9780062686480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Presents a plea that we rethink democracy not as one political regime or form among others but as that which opens up the very experience of being in common. Translator(s): Brault, Pascale-Anne. Series: Just Ideas. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 5. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823232451
- ISBN
- 9780823232451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.48
€ 29.99
€ 27.48
Paperback. Aziz Rana offers an reinterpretation of the American political tradition from the colonial period to modern times, placing issues of race relations, immigration & presidentialism in the context of shifting notions of empire & citizenship. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTR; JPH; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 29. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674284333
- ISBN
- 9780674284333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.44
€ 29.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Re-examines a nineteenth-century strategy called fusion, in which a dominant-party candidate ran on the ballots of both the established party and a third party. This book concludes by analyzing the 2000 presidential election as an object lesson in the tyranny of the two-party system. It also includes suggestions for voting experiments. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110358
- ISBN
- 9780231110358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. In the second edition of The U.S. Congress, Donald A. Ritchie, a congressional historian for more than thirty years, takes readers on a fascinating, behind-the-scenes tour of Capitol Hill, pointing out the key players, explaining their behavior, and translating parliamentary language into plain English. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190280147
- ISBN
- 9780190280147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Hardcover. Taking a critical look at the realities that have shaped the first stage of Barack Obama's presidency, Morton Keller offers a history-focused examination of Obama's developing style of governing, with particular attention to his signature policies of the stimulus, financial, and health care reforms. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817912642
- ISBN
- 9780817912642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.57
€ 26.57
Paperback. One major party in American politics, the Democrats, has consciously identified itself with underdogs. This book analyzes the relationship between the party and the main political ideology of its base: liberalism. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349287154
- ISBN
- 9781349287154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.78
€ 63.78
Hardback. Looks at the political participation of individual citizens alongside the political advocacy of thousands of organized interests - membership associations such as unions, professional associations, trade associations, and citizens groups, as well as organizations like corporations, hospitals, and universities. Num Pages: 728 pages, 59 line illus. 58 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; JPVH1; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1186.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 728
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- V9780691154848
- ISBN
- 9780691154848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.90€ 50.63
€ 64.90
€ 50.63
Paperback. Looks at the political participation of individual citizens alongside the political advocacy of thousands of organized interests - membership associations such as unions, professional associations, trade associations, and citizens groups, as well as organizations like corporations, hospitals, and universities. Num Pages: 728 pages, 59 line illus. 58 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 728
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159867
- ISBN
- 9780691159867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Hardcover. Media coverage of presidential actions can not only serve journalistic purposes, but can also act as a check against unilateral decision making. The book seeks to uncover how the news media has worked to curtail overreaching power within the executive branch, demonstrating how the fourth estate keeps presidential overreach at bay. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 207 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393067
- ISBN
- 9781137393067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.20
€ 63.20
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Series in Global Public Diplomacy. Num Pages: 241 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV; JPS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349351343
- ISBN
- 9781349351343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.94
€ 62.94
Hardback. This book examines the U.S. Constitution by focusing on its origins in Western political thought and its organization and subsequent amendments. It describes the document as a series of choices among alternative governmental institutions that are designed to provide national security and secure ordered liberty. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137513496
- ISBN
- 9781137513496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.91
€ 184.91
Paperback. Romero and Luis Salamanca, Central University of Venezuela; Harold Trinkunas, Naval Postgraduate School. Editor(s): McCoy, Jennifer L.; Myers, David J. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20, 20 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884283
- ISBN
- 9780801884283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.53
€ 37.53
The Unsustainable Presidency. Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Beyond.
Grover, William F.; Peschek, Joseph G.
hardcover. The Unsustainable Presidency develops a structural theory of the office by challenging and redefining the twin imperatives upon which the modern chief executive was constructed and by applying the theory to the three most recent presidents: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137371812
- ISBN
- 9781137371812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.35
€ 63.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590335628
- ISBN
- 9781590335628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.01
€ 41.99
€ 30.01
Hardcover. An exploration of the concept of utopia in Latin America from the earliest accounts of the New World to current cultural production, the carefully selected essays in this volume represent the latest research on the topic by some of the most important Latin Americanists working in North American academia today. Editor(s): Beauchesne, Kim; Santos, Alessandra. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230103528
- ISBN
- 9780230103528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.74
€ 64.74