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paperback. In a capitalist economy, taxes are the most important instrument by which the political system puts into practice a conception of economic and distributive justice. Taxes arouse strong passions, fueled not only by conflicts of economic self-interest, but by conflicting ideas of fairness. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JP; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195176568
- ISBN
- 9780195176568
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Condition: New
€ 60.91
€ 60.91
Paperback. Can ordinary people really gather together and make laws that are binding on themselves and their communities? Frank M. Bryan discusses this with particular reference to the New England town meeting which provides a model of such a pure form of democracy. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226077970
- ISBN
- 9780226077970
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.08
€ 32.99
€ 26.08
Paperback. Presents late-1990s thinking on monetary policy rules. The text seeks to determine which types of rules/policy guidelines function best. It presents research findings on the potential response of interest rates to an array of variables, including alterations in the rates of inflation and exchange. Series: NBER Business Cycles S. Num Pages: 448 pages, 82 line drawings, 33 tables. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 25. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226791258
- ISBN
- 9780226791258
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.35
€ 47.99
€ 37.35
Paperback. By considering both the costs and benefits of potential policy solutions, the author stresses that real-world decision making is best served by an explicit recognition of as many trade-offs as possible. He incorporates developments in policy debates, including the rise of new paternalism, or policies designed to protect people from themselves. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226924496
- ISBN
- 9780226924496
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Condition: New
€ 36.77
€ 36.77
Paperback. An important contribution to the expanding literature on "everyday politics" Editor(s): White, Adam. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FB; 1HB; GTB; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992563
- ISBN
- 9780295992563
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Paperback. This definitive biography of Subhas Chandra Bose, the revered and controversial Indian nationalist who struggled to liberate his country from British rule before and during World War II, moves beyond the legend to reveal the impassioned life and times of the private and public man. Num Pages: 448 pages, 68 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBTR; JPFN; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 228 x 319. Weight in Grams: 690.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674065963
- ISBN
- 9780674065963
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.05
€ 36.99
€ 31.05
Paperback. This work shows how immigrants in the USA responded to the Civil War. It stresses the social and political situation in the US from which the phenomonon of the ethnic regiments emerged, the relationships the groups had within larger society, and the impact the war had on the ethnics. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBW; JFFN; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218288
- ISBN
- 9780823218288
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.83
€ 41.99
€ 37.83
Hardcover. Lord Acton (1834-1902) is often called a historian of liberty. Acton is mainly known for a single maxim, 'Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely'. In this title, the author presents an indepth consideration of Acton's thought. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804651
- ISBN
- 9780875804651
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Condition: New
€ 57.46
€ 57.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Patel, Ana Cutter; De Greiff, Pablo; Waldorf, Lars. Series: Advancing Transitional Justice. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JP; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Social Science Research Council United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984125708
- ISBN
- 9780984125708
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Hardcover. What is the relationship between anger and justice, especially when so much of our moral education has taught us to value the impartial spectator, the cold distance of reason? This book looks at the emotionally charged South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFE; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226119984
- ISBN
- 9780226119984
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.08
€ 44.99
€ 34.08
Paperback. An insider's view of the idealism, anger and vitality of the much-maligned group known as the Young Lords as they rose to become the most respected and powerful voice of Latin American empowerment in the US. From their emergence in the 60's to their fracture in 1972, this is the story of how one group took on the establishment - and won. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; JPWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813535593
- ISBN
- 9780813535593
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.05
€ 41.99
€ 37.05
Paperback. Series: Borderlines. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 1KJC; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816631117
- ISBN
- 9780816631117
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.35
€ 27.99
€ 26.35
Paperback. Editor(s): Mossberger, Karen; Clarke, Susan E.; John, Peter. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 700 pages, 28 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 171 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1150.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 700
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199385553
- ISBN
- 9780199385553
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Condition: New
€ 77.59
€ 77.59
hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1DVKS; 1DVWR; CFB; JPSL; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801445378
- ISBN
- 9780801445378
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Condition: New
€ 84.59
€ 84.59
paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5. BIC Classification: JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475245
- ISBN
- 9780801475245
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; 3JH; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475382
- ISBN
- 9780801475382
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.70
€ 31.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Arguing that world leaders are driven by the same desire for power recognized by every primatologist as a universal alpha male characteristic, this book, based on nearly 2000 profiles of political leaders, is a scholarly attempt to measure political leadership with the cool objectivity of science. Num Pages: 490 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMJ; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813190686
- ISBN
- 9780813190686
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Condition: New
€ 48.44
€ 48.44
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12, 2 black & white line drawings, 6 maps, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFN; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501700569
- ISBN
- 9781501700569
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.12
€ 34.99
€ 32.12
hardcover. White Supremacy pervades American history. Moreover, notwithstanding landmark civil rights gains and egalitarian aspirations, America remains segregated and unequal. This book examines the role of law in reinforcing and ameliorating racial injustice. Although surveying key historical precedents, its primary focus is the present. Series: University Casebook Series. Num Pages: 1033 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 190. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- West Academic United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 1033
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609302306
- ISBN
- 9781609302306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 434.01
€ 434.01
paperback. Relates the concepts of subalternity, antagonism and autonomy to contemporary movements in Latin America and elsewhere. Series: Reading Gramsci. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780745334059
- ISBN
- 9780745334059
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Condition: New
€ 59.99€ 47.49
€ 59.99
€ 47.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 484 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572411159
- ISBN
- 9781572411159
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Condition: New
€ 55.89€ 44.27
€ 55.89
€ 44.27
Paperback. This complete treatise of political philosophy demonstrates Yves R. Simon's belief that, even in the best conceivable circumstances, government is needed to determine direction toward the common good and to provide the means for united action. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA; JPHV; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038038
- ISBN
- 9780268038038
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.72
€ 31.99
€ 28.72
paperback. Editor(s): Katzenstein, Peter J. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 384 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; JPH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801495953
- ISBN
- 9780801495953
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Condition: New
€ 54.71€ 54.41
€ 54.71
€ 54.41
Hardcover. By studying military enrollment and conflict, this book traces the story of the African American quest for freedom and liberty from the days of the Revolutionary War to the 21st Century. Num Pages: 304 pages, Colour & mono throughout. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JPVH; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 209 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Dalton Watson Fine Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854432582
- ISBN
- 9781854432582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.83
€ 38.99
€ 30.83