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Politics
Paperback. Looks at the way we tax the poor in the United States, particularly in the American South, where poor families are often subject to income taxes, and where regressive sales taxes apply even to food for home consumption. This book argues that these policies contribute in unrecognized ways to poverty-related problems. Series: Wildavsky Forum Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 31 line illustrations, 27 maps, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JPQB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269675
- ISBN
- 9780520269675
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.68
€ 33.99
€ 24.68
Paperback. Often considered a lost decade, a pause between the liberal Sixties and Reagan s Eighties, the 1970s were indeed a watershed era when the forces of a conservative counter-revolution cohered. A critical decade in American history, "Rightward Bound" illuminates the seeds of both the successes and the failures of the conservative revolution." Editor(s): Schulman, Bruce J.; Zelizer, Julian E. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027589
- ISBN
- 9780674027589
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.51
€ 35.99
€ 30.51
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Olive Branch Press
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KAC0004679
- ISBN
- 9781566560832
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Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. By comparing the simple skills employed by firefighters-climbing ladders and manipulating hoses-with the mundane technologies-maps and accounting charts-of insurers, the author demonstrates that the daily routines of both groups were instrumental in making intense urban and industrial expansion a less precarious endeavor. Num Pages: 440 pages, 31, 2 black & white line drawings, 29 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JKSW2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 642.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407623
- ISBN
- 9781421407623
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.52
€ 49.99
€ 41.52
Hardback. Dean Rusk compared his position as secretary of state in the 1960s to a soldier in a foxhole, defending America against the communist alliance. This title tells that the foxhole really represented the universalist ideals Rusk cherished. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 235 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPHV; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842026857
- ISBN
- 9780842026857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.04
€ 167.04
Paperback. Editor(s): Miller, Robert T. Num Pages: 124 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 9. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613246900
- ISBN
- 9781613246900
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Condition: New
€ 68.69€ 48.68
€ 68.69
€ 48.68
Paperback. This text draws on work in political science, economics, cognitive science and psychology to offer an innovative theory of how people and organizations adapt to change and why these adaptations do not always work. The author argues that our decision-making capabilities are rational and adaptive. Num Pages: 242 pages, 18 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226406381
- ISBN
- 9780226406381
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.46
€ 37.99
€ 29.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPVH1; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494. Irregular Migrants and New Frontiers of the Political. 240 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPVH1; LNDA1. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 20. Weight: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151283
- ISBN
- 9780231151283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.15€ 50.39
€ 65.15
€ 50.39
Paperback. * A thoughtful and insightful textbook introduction to how health policy is made. * Pays attention to the social and political processes which structure what decisions are taken about health policy. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641744
- ISBN
- 9780745641744
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Condition: New
€ 28.32
€ 28.32
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jain, Purnendra (University of Adelaide); Patrikeeff, Felix; Groot, Gerry. Num Pages: 300 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QRP; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 188 x 26. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594549861
- ISBN
- 9781594549861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.53€ 107.22
€ 157.53
€ 107.22
This text offers both first-hand witness to women's resistance to state violence, and insights into the formation of women's community. It describes how political prisoners forged alliances to demand better conditions and to maintain their sanity in the confines of their cramped cell. Translator(s): Booth, Marilyn. Series: Literature of the Middle East S. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; BG; JFSJ1; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520088887
- ISBN
- 9780520088887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.14
€ 38.14
Paperback. Drawing on oral histories and a close study of daily life in rural Guyana, the author chronicles the complex struggles of the citizens of Guyana to form a unified national culture against the pulls of ethnic, racial, religious, and class identities. Num Pages: 343 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSG; JFC; JFSL3; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822311195
- ISBN
- 9780822311195
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.89
€ 37.99
€ 33.89
Hardback. The first analysis in any language of China's recent epic novels about official corruption, this book explores how Chinese authors treat the theme of official malfeasance in mass-market thrillers, how those works reflect modern life, and how they approach the taboo subject of regime change. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBH; DSK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754859
- ISBN
- 9780804754859
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Condition: New
€ 85.61
€ 85.61
Paperback. Global governance organizations (GGOs) - from the World Trade Organization to the Forest Stewardship Council - have taken on prominent roles in the management of international affairs. The author provides a clearer picture of the compromises within and the competition among these institutions by focusing attention on their organizational design. Num Pages: 392 pages, 3 figures, 46 tables. BIC Classification: JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226450995
- ISBN
- 9780226450995
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
€ 52.99
€ 41.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271018089
- ISBN
- 9780271018089
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 39.00
€ 49.99
€ 39.00
Hardback. Series: American Philological Association American Classical Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555405267
- ISBN
- 9781555405267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.72
€ 88.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801449130
- ISBN
- 9780801449130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.76
€ 60.76
Hardback. This concise history focuses on the development of American conservatism in the twentieth century up to the present. Series: Critical Issues in American History. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742542846
- ISBN
- 9780742542846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.40
€ 88.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: JPH; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560720799
- ISBN
- 9781560720799
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Condition: New
€ 131.47€ 98.70
€ 131.47
€ 98.70
Hardcover. Series: American University Studies, Series 9: History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 maps, 16 ill. BIC Classification: HBLX; HR; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 744. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light shelf wear, remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0017563
- ISBN
- 9780820412627
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A kaleidoscopic view of Afghanistan and the global networks of power, influence, and representation in which it is immersed Editor(s): Jalalzai, Zubeda; Jefferess, David. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350149
- ISBN
- 9780822350149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
€ 33.99
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Words of the Dead Chief: Being Extracts from the Public Speeches and ...
Charles Stewart Parnell [Jenny Wyse-Power (Co...
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press Dublin
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906359423
- ISBN
- 9781906359423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.72
€ 23.99
€ 20.72
Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brien, Mitchell; Stapenhurst, Frederick; Johnston, Niall. Num Pages: 256 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821375792
- ISBN
- 9780821375792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. The range of global human rights institutions which have been created over the past half century is a remarkable achievement. Yet, their establishment and proliferation raises important questions. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JPSN; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745634395
- ISBN
- 9780745634395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.80
€ 25.80