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Hardback. Shows how to adapt democracy to advanced information technologies that can enhance political decision making and enable us to navigate the social rapids ahead. This title demonstrates how these technologies combine to address a problem as old as democracy itself - how to help citizens better evaluate the consequences of their political choices. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: JPHV; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151021
ISBN
9780691151021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Citizens are political simpletons - that is only a modest exaggeration of a common characterization of voters. This title brings together the political scientists, who offer insights into the political thinking of the public, the causes of party polarization, and the paradoxical relationship between turnout and democratic representation. Editor(s): Sniderman, Paul M.; Highton, Benjamin. Num Pages: 416 pages, 28 line illus. 53 tables. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151113
ISBN
9780691151113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.46

Paperback. The American National Election Studies (ANES) is the social science survey program devoted to voting and elections. This book brings together a group of social scientists that developed and tested measures that might be added to the ANES, with the goal of extending scholarly understanding of the causes and consequences of electoral outcomes. Editor(s): Aldrich, John H.; McGraw, Kathleen M. Num Pages: 432 pages, 24 line illus. 98 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151465
ISBN
9780691151465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Hardback. Italy is a country of free political institutions, yet it has become a nation of servile courtesans, with Silvio Berlusconi as their prince. Drawing upon the republican conception of liberty, this title shows that a people can be unfree even though they are not oppressed. Translator(s): Shugaar, Antony. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
With a New introduction by the author
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151823
ISBN
9780691151823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.03

Hardback. Situating Tocqueville in the context of the crisis of authority in post revolutionary France, this title shows that Tocqueville was an ambivalent promoter of democracy, a man who tried to reconcile himself to the coming wave, but who was also nostalgic for the aristocratic world in which he was rooted. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGA; HBJD; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 232 x 34. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Translation
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152042
ISBN
9780691152042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.99

Paperback. An encyclopedia that provides comprehensive coverage of both the traditional topics of US political history and the broader forces that shape American politics - including economics, religion, social movements, race, class, and gender. Editor(s): Kazin, Michael; Edwards, Rebecca; Rothman, Adam. Num Pages: 672 pages, 3 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 183 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Concise
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152073
ISBN
9780691152073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Examines the "constitutional faith" that has, since 1788, been a central component of American "civil religion". By taking the parallel between wholehearted acceptance of the Constitution and religious faith, this book opens up a host of intriguing questions about what it means to be American. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
With a New afterword by the author
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152400
ISBN
9780691152400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. Proposes a way of interpreting the Constitution of US, one that respects the Constitution's text and history but also refuses to view the document as frozen in time. This book illuminates the underpinnings of constitutionalism itself, and shows that ours is indeed a Constitution, not of any particular generation, but of many minds. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152424
ISBN
9780691152424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.81

Paperback. Not long after he led the legal team in Brown v Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall aided Kenya's constitutional negotiations, as adversaries battled over rights and land - not with weapons, but with legal arguments. This work tells the story of Marshall's work with Kenyan leaders as they fought with the British for independence in the 1960s. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1KBB; HBJH; JPVH1; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152448
ISBN
9780691152448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. How might happiness research affect government policy in the United States - and beyond? This book examines how governments could use the rapidly growing research data on what makes people happy - in a variety of policy areas to increase well-being and improve the quality of life for all their citizens. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFCD; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152561
ISBN
9780691152561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.96

Hardback. Governments and NGOs - in an effort to promote democracy, freedom, fairness, and stability throughout the world - have organized teams of observers to monitor elections in a variety of countries. This book argues that the practice of international election monitoring is broken, but still worth fixing. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28 line illus. 38 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152776
ISBN
9780691152776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.84
€ 83.22

Paperback. Governments and NGOs - in an effort to promote democracy, freedom, fairness, and stability throughout the world - have organized teams of observers to monitor elections in a variety of countries. This book argues that the practice of international election monitoring is broken, but still worth fixing. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28 line illus. 38 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152783
ISBN
9780691152783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.99

Hardback. The American racial order - the beliefs, institutions, and practices that organize relationships among the nation's races and ethnicities - is undergoing its greatest transformation since the 1960s. This title takes a look at the reasons behind this dramatic change, and considers how different groups of Americans are being affected. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 halftones. 14 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFSL1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152998
ISBN
9780691152998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Hardback. Thomas Jefferson is overjoyed by American victories late in the War of 1812 and highly interested in the treaty negotiations that ultimately end the conflict. This title presents 591 documents of Jefferson dated from 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 800 pages, 10 duotones. 25 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 56. Weight in Grams: 1285.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
840
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153186
ISBN
9780691153186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 126.50

Hardback. A title that opens on 1 July 1802, when Thomas Jefferson is in Washington, and closes on 12 November, when he is again there. Upon learning in August of the declaration of war by Mawlay Sulayman, the sultan of Morocco, much of the president's and the cabinet's attention is focused on that issue. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 808 pages, 8 duotones. 7 line illus. 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: 1257.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153230
ISBN
9780691153230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 126.82

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153261
ISBN
9780691153261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.64

Hardback. For decades the European Union tried changing its institutions, but achieved only unsatisfying political compromises and modest, incremental treaty revisions. In late 2009, however, the EU was successfully reformed through the Treaty of Lisbon. This title examines how political leaders ratified this treaty against all odds. Num Pages: 248 pages, 34 line illus. 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPHL; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153926
ISBN
9780691153926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.84
€ 83.50

Paperback. For decades the European Union tried changing its institutions, but achieved only unsatisfying political compromises and modest, incremental treaty revisions. In late 2009, however, the EU was successfully reformed through the Treaty of Lisbon. This title examines how political leaders ratified this treaty against all odds. Num Pages: 248 pages, 34 line illus. 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPHL; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153933
ISBN
9780691153933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Hardback. Focuses on declassified records of federal employee loyalty program created in response to fears that Communists were infiltrating the US government to reveal how disloyalty charges were used to silence these New Dealers and discredit their policies. This title demonstrates how the Second Red Scare undermined the reform potential of the New Deal. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 424 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153964
ISBN
9780691153964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.02

Paperback. Presents a theory of party identification, the central concept in the study of voting. Challenging the traditional idea that voters identify with a political party out of blind emotional attachment, this book explains why party identification in contemporary American politics and enables voters to make coherent policy choices. Num Pages: 160 pages, 11 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154176
ISBN
9780691154176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.64

Paperback. A comprehensive study of Hispanic voters in the United States. It paints a complex portrait of this diverse population. Examining race, politics, and comparative political behavior, it discusses the concept of Hispanic political identity, taking into account the ethnic, generational, and linguistic distinctions within the Hispanic population. Num Pages: 232 pages, 17 line illus. 35 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154350
ISBN
9780691154350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.73

Hardback. As China continues to transform itself, many assume that the nation will eventually move beyond communism and adopt a Western-style democracy. This book provides a standard for evaluating political progress in China and enriches the dialogue of possibilities available to this rapidly evolving nation. Editor(s): Bell, Daniel A.; Fan, Ruiping. Translator(s): Ryden, Edmund. Series: The Princeton-China Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN1; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154602
ISBN
9780691154602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.32

Hardback. Begins with a look at the ideas of Mancur Olson and George Williams, who shifted the question of why cooperation happens from an emphasis on group benefits to individual costs. This book then explores how these ideas have influenced our thinking about cooperation, coordination, and collective action. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 line illus. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM; JPA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154954
ISBN
9780691154954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

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