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Politics
Paperback. Examines school systems in four major US cities - Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco - to uncover the factors that worked for and against ethnically-representative school change. This book utilizes the politics of education reform to provide empirical scholarship about the broader contemporary politics of race and ethnicity. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 Tables, 3 Figures, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMP; JNA; JNLC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135370
- ISBN
- 9781592135370
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Condition: New
€ 34.21
€ 34.21
Paperback. As he systemically studies the barriers that Asian Americans face in the electoral and legislative processes, the author shows how racism is embedded in America's two-party political system. He demonstrates how the political logic of two-party competition actually works against Asian American political interests. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 Table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 281.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135493
- ISBN
- 9781592135493
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Condition: New
€ 32.80
€ 32.80
Hardback. As America's ethnically diverse foreign-born population, Asian Americans can puzzle political observers. This title employs a variety of methodologies - including quantitative, ethnographic, and historical - to illustrate how transnational ties between the US and Asia have shaped, and are defining, Asian American politics in multicultural society. Editor(s): Collet, Christian; Lien, Pei-te. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, 9 Tables, 7 Figures, 2 Halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; JFFN; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592138609
- ISBN
- 9781592138609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.00
€ 82.00
paperback. Presents the investigations about metropolitan inequalities in America's large urban regions. This title discovers the special patterns of opportunity in greater Philadelphia, a sprawling, complex metropolitan region consisting of over 350 separate localities. It also portrays the region's uneven development. Series: Philadelphia Voices, Philadelphia Visions Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 47 tables, 38 halftonese, 26 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JPQ; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592138975
- ISBN
- 9781592138975
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Condition: New
€ 35.03
€ 35.03
hardcover. In October 2001, the Bush administration sent Amb. James F. Dobbins, who had overseen nation-building efforts in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo, to war-torn Afghanistan to help the Afghans assemble a successor government to the Taliban. Num Pages: 192 pages, b+w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970839
- ISBN
- 9781597970839
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.18
€ 25.99
€ 25.18
hardcover. In 1955, after assignments at the US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) and on board a destroyer, Marvin Durning arrived at ONI's office in Munich, Germany. During this year, he participated in the final stages of transforming Germany from a defeated enemy into a respected democracy. World Turned Upside Down is Durning's account this period. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JPSH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971348
- ISBN
- 9781597971348
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.13
€ 25.99
€ 25.13
hardcover. Today the U.S. military is more nimble, mobile, and focused on rapid responses against smaller powers than ever before. One could argue that the Gulf War and the postwar standoff with Saddam Hussein hastened needed military transformation and strategic reassessments in the post-Cold War era. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971966
- ISBN
- 9781597971966
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.96
€ 31.99
€ 27.96
paperback. In this provocative set of essays, John Bookman delves beneath the transitory issues of the day to identify and respond to the fundamental, perennial questions of American politics. The questions concern the myths that shape the thinking of so many Americans about politics. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971997
- ISBN
- 9781597971997
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.53
€ 26.99
€ 24.53
Hardback. The battle for hearts and minds in the Middle East is being fought not on the streets of Baghdad, but on the newscasts and talk shows of Al Jazeera. The future of China is being shaped not by Communist Party bureaucrats, but by bloggers working quietly in cyber cafes. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972000
- ISBN
- 9781597972000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.81
€ 25.99
€ 24.81
Hardback. Osama bin Laden's words carry a great deal of weight in the West. When he speaks, or allegedly speaks, we listen. But what about the words of other key leaders in the Al-Qa'ida terrorist network? We can learn how to conduct the war on terrorism more successfully when we study their own manuals, written for their followers. Num Pages: 210 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPWL; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972529
- ISBN
- 9781597972529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.52€ 46.63
€ 50.52
€ 46.63
hardcover. The relationship between drugs and today's wars has grown more noticeable since the end of the Cold War and will likely gather strength in this era of increased globalization. Many violent groups and governments have recently turned to illicit narcotics in their entrepreneurial quests to stay viable in the post-Cold War world. Num Pages: 194 pages, tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JKVG; JPWL; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781597972567
- ISBN
- 9781597972567
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Condition: New
€ 45.85
€ 45.85
Hardback. The radicalization of Muslims and Islamic institutions in the United States, Europe, and across the Islamic world has fostered a new generation of Islamist activists, many of them willing to use violence to achieve their aims. Num Pages: 182 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPF; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597973021
- ISBN
- 9781597973021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.15
€ 31.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. On October 23, 1983, nearly simultaneous suicide truck bombings killed 241 U.S. peacekeepers in their barracks at the Beirut International Airport (BIA) and 58 French paratroopers at their headquarters two miles north of BIA. In this long-awaited book, the Marine Corps commander of the U.S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; HBLW3; HBW; JPWL; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597974257
- ISBN
- 9781597974257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.37
€ 43.37
Public Opinion and International Intervention: Lessons from the Iraq W...
. Ed(S): Sobel, Richard; Furia, Peter; Barret...
paperback. Rarely has a foreign policy event spawned such interest in international public opinion as has the Iraq War. Editor(s): Sobel, Richard; Furia, Peter; Barrett, Bethany. Num Pages: 322 pages, tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBWS5; JPS; JPVK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597974936
- ISBN
- 9781597974936
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. The period between 1775 and 1815 could be called the "critical period" of American foreign relations. At no time in American history was the existence of the republic in greater physical peril. Questions of foreign policy dominated American public life in a way unequalled until World War II. Series: Issues in the History of American Foreign Relations. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597975216
- ISBN
- 9781597975216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.44
€ 68.44
Hardback. Beginning with the Communist Saur Revolution of 1978 and continuing through Gen. David Petraeus's 2010 appointment replacing Stanley McChrystal as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, this book is an inside account of one of the most vicious conflicts fought between the two Cold War superpowers: the Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-89). Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597975308
- ISBN
- 9781597975308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.43
€ 27.99
€ 26.43
Warfare Welfare: The Not-So-Hidden Costs of America's Permanent War Ec...
Squires, Gregory D.; Raskin, Marcus G.
paperback. This edited volume reveals how a permanent war economy has made the United States unable to spread democracy abroad and has worsened domestic problems. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781597975339
- ISBN
- 9781597975339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.70
€ 34.99
€ 31.70
Hardback. The Revolutionary Years, 1775-1789, reveals how the nation's leaders asserted power during the fourteen crucial years from the Revolution's first shots at Lexington in April 1775 to the adoption of the Constitution in 1789. Num Pages: 174 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBWF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597976749
- ISBN
- 9781597976749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.80
€ 31.99
€ 28.80
hardcover. The killing of Osama bin Laden spotlighted Pakistan's unpredictable political dynamics, which are often driven by conspiracy theory, paranoia, and a sense of betrayal. In Pakistan, the late prime minister Benazir Bhutto famously declared, there is "always the story behind the story." In The Pakistan Cauldron, James P. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 b map; notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597979825
- ISBN
- 9781597979825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.80
€ 35.80
paperback. Explores the history of wilderness preservation politics in the United States. This title recounts that American pioneers originally viewed the wilderness as an enemy to destroy but with the rapid decline in natural resources in the nineteenth century, citizens realized their error and began to enact revolutionary environmental policies. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; RNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602230255
- ISBN
- 9781602230255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.24
€ 27.99
€ 26.24