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Paperback. Using the public transit system of the San Francisco Bay Area for illustrative purposes, Chisholm argues that, contrary to contemporary canons of public administration, we should actively resist the temptations to consolidate and centralize our public organizations. Num Pages: 292 pages, 7 tables, 10 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520080379
- ISBN
- 9780520080379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.35
€ 36.99
€ 26.35
paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; JFC; JFSV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691612263
- ISBN
- 9780691612263
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Condition: New
€ 53.57€ 42.11
€ 53.57
€ 42.11
Paperback. Welfare reform was a spectacular success in New York under Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, and surprising because of the city's history of liberal social programs and its huge, entrenched welfare system. It changed the organizational culture, insisted on work first, adopted information technology, protected against fraud, and contracted for job placement. Editor(s): Savas, Emanuel S. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742549289
- ISBN
- 9780742549289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.72
€ 83.72
paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JKVQ1; JKVQ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Canada
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552664360
- ISBN
- 9781552664360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.60
€ 25.99
€ 22.60
Hardcover. This collection of essays celebrates the spirit of the music of the author's adopted home in Georgia's southern Appalachian mountains. Descriptions of music, hills and people blend together as Harvey explores where music has taken him, and where music can take anyone. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; AVGH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820321974
- ISBN
- 9780820321974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.95
€ 32.99
€ 28.95
Hardback. Ever since Alexis de Tocqueville published his observations in "Democracy in America", Americans have recognized the distinctiveness of their voluntary tradition. This book traces the origins of this venerable tradition to the vexed beginnings of American democracy in Massachusetts. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030794
- ISBN
- 9780674030794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.94€ 68.28
€ 74.94
€ 68.28
Paperback. Exploring the often difficult relations between hip-hop and schooling, Slam School builds a new and surprising argument: the very reasons teachers and administrators might resist the deliberate introduction of hip-hop into the planned curriculum are what make hip-hop so pedagogically vital. Num Pages: 208 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JNF; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804763660
- ISBN
- 9780804763660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.30
€ 25.99
€ 24.30
Hardback. The New York Times bestseller, revised and expanded with a new afterword: the essential update of Fareed Zakaria's international bestseller about America and its shifting position in world affairs. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393081800
- ISBN
- 9780393081800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.34
€ 32.99
€ 29.34
Paperback. The previously untold story of over 50,000 Irish men, women and children who were transported to Barbados and Virginia. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KJWWB; HBJD1; JFFN; JFSL; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Brandon
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KSS0003345
- ISBN
- 9780863222870
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, 150 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; PDZ; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623170530
- ISBN
- 9781623170530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.84
€ 21.99
€ 19.84
Paperback. Presents the thirty-year story of students, faculty, and administrators struggling with the politics of race in higher education at U C Berkeley's prestigious law school - one of the first institutions to implement affirmative action policies and one of the first to be forced to remove them. Num Pages: 262 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFJ; JFSL; JNMN; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233096
- ISBN
- 9780520233096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.00
€ 33.99
€ 25.00
Paperback. Examines the novels of four Caribbean women writers who have radically reformulated the meanings of the national, geographical, sexual, and racial concepts through which postcolonial studies represents difference. This book represents a phase in postcolonial studies that calls for a fundamental rethinking of the terminology and assumptions. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813923475
- ISBN
- 9780813923475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.90
€ 34.90
Paperback. Placing texts of Chicana/o indigenism and nationalism alongside European and Euro-American ethnographic, travel, and journalistic writing, this is the first comprehensive, comparative literary study of its kind Series: Chicana Matters Series. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292717978
- ISBN
- 9780292717978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.82
€ 24.99
€ 22.82
Hardback. Big Brother, Little Brother provides a fascinating case study of the impact of American culture on South Korea during the Johnson administration. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739104354
- ISBN
- 9780739104354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.17
€ 145.17
paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- International Scholars Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573092807
- ISBN
- 9781573092807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.99
€ 70.99
Hardback. In The Paradox of Generosity, Christian Smith and Hilary Davidson offer vital insight into how American adults conceive of and demonstrate generosity. Focusing not only on financial giving but on the many diverse forms philanthropy can take, they show the impact-both positive and negative-that giving has on individuals. Num Pages: 280 pages, 60 charts and graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCR; HRCV; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199394906
- ISBN
- 9780199394906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 45.30
€ 46.99
€ 45.30
Paperback. Editor(s): Clark, Paul F.; Delaney, John T.; Frost, Ann C. Series: LERA Research Volumes. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913447840
- ISBN
- 9780913447840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.43
€ 32.99
€ 29.43
Paperback. With enormous numbers of new immigrants, America is becoming dramatically more diverse racially, culturally, and ethnically. This title discusses the role of national leadership, especially the presidency, at a time when a fragmented and dysfunctional national identity has become a real possibility. Editor(s): Renshon, Stanley A. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPA; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408702
- ISBN
- 9780878408702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.04
€ 76.04
Freedom and the Court: Civil Rights and Liberties in the United States...
Abraham, Henry J., Perry, Barbara A.
Paperback. First published in 1967, "Freedom and the Court" has become a standard text on civil liberties law. Now updated to cover Supreme Court decisions through 2003, this eighth edition addresses essential questions of how to reconcile civil liberties with national security in the aftermath of 9/11. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1; LNAA; LNDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 8th ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612628
- ISBN
- 9780700612628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.89
€ 39.89
Paperback. "Silent Warfare" is an insider's guide to a shadowy, often misunderstood world. Abram Shulskey and Gary Schmitt explain such topics as the principles of collection, analysis, counter-intelligence and covert action, and their interrelationship with policy makers and democratic values. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574883459
- ISBN
- 9781574883459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.68
€ 29.99
€ 26.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AM; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226811154
- ISBN
- 9780226811154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.69
€ 37.99
€ 29.69
Paperback. A Companion to African American History is a collection of original and authoritative essays arranged thematically and topically, covering a wide range of subjects from the seventeenth century to the present day. Editor(s): Hornsby, Alton, Jr. Series: Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 175 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1018.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405179935
- ISBN
- 9781405179935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.78
€ 84.78
Paperback. Series: Made in. Num Pages: 176 pages, 35 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; WJS; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493013265
- ISBN
- 9781493013265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.40
€ 16.99
€ 15.40
Paperback. A history of the ideologies and personalities of the feminist peace movement in the US. This study explores: connections between militarism and violence against women; women as the "mothers" of society; women as naturally responsible citizens; and the desire to be independent of male control. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 360 pages, 42 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; GTJ; JFCX; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815602699
- ISBN
- 9780815602699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30