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The Americas
Hardback. From 1837 to 1861 Thoreau kept a journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This book finds Thoreau intensely concentrating on detailed observations of natural phenomena and on 'the mysterious relation between myself and these things. Editor(s): O'Connell, Patrick F.; Sattelmeyer, Robert. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 800 pages, 78 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 43. Weight in Grams: 857.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691065366
- ISBN
- 9780691065366
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€ 133.99€ 101.11
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Hardback. From 1837 to 1861, Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This work comprises a single manuscript notebook of nearly five hundred pages that Thoreau filled between March 9 and August 18, 1853. Editor(s): Rossi, William; Thomas, Heather Kirk. Num Pages: 480 pages, 38 line illus., 4 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691065373
- ISBN
- 9780691065373
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€ 133.99€ 101.00
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Paperback. Flexibility, specialization, and niche marketing helped the United States emerge as a global manufacturing leader between the Civil War and World War I. This book recasts the history of this vital episode in the development of American business, by considering the crucial impact of trades featuring specialty, not standardized, production. Num Pages: 416 pages, 27 halftones, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 690.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070186
- ISBN
- 9780691070186
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€ 67.58€ 52.16
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Paperback. Challenges hallowed American traditions of judicial review and judicial supremacy, which allow US judges to invalidate "unconstitutional" governmental actions. This book encourages us to take responsibility for protecting our liberties. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPHV; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070353
- ISBN
- 9780691070353
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€ 51.99€ 37.19
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Paperback. Traces the origins, development, and consolidation of patriotic cultures in the United States from the latter half of the nineteenth century up to World War I, a period in which the country emerged as a modern nation-state. Num Pages: 366 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 571.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- a
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070520
- ISBN
- 9780691070520
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€ 53.99€ 38.89
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Paperback. Examines how and when politicians play the race card and then manage to plausibly deny doing so. This book analyzes the causes, dynamics, and consequences of racially loaded political communication. Num Pages: 328 pages, 17 line illus., 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; JFFJ; JFSL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 292 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070711
- ISBN
- 9780691070711
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€ 53.99€ 38.89
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Paperback. We live in an age of economic paradox. The dynamism of America's economy is astounding - the country's industries are the most productive in the world and spin off new products and ideas at a bewildering pace. Yet Americans feel deeply uneasy about their economic future. This work explains why these changes have occurred. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 line illus., 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691086880
- ISBN
- 9780691086880
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€ 55.92€ 44.05
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Paperback. Features the history of an evangelical revival known in America as the "Great Awakening"�'. This book offers an overview of this episode and proposes an explanation of its origins. It demonstrates that the Great Awakening was invented not by historians but by eighteenth-century evangelicals who were skillful and enthusiastic religious promoters. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 halftones, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRCC99; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691086910
- ISBN
- 9780691086910
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€ 53.99€ 38.89
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Paperback. Immigration is perhaps the most enduring and elemental leitmotif of America. This book presents a study of the politics and policies it has inspired, from the founders' earliest efforts to shape American identity to the struggles over Third World immigration, noncitizen rights, and illegal aliens. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088051
- ISBN
- 9780691088051
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€ 45.99€ 32.93
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Paperback. Provides a different approach to an old debate in political economy - that over whether class conflict or group competition is more prevalent in politics. This book outlines the conditions under which one type of political conflict is more likely than the other. It is useful to those interested in understanding developments in trade policy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 39 tables, 14 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCLT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088556
- ISBN
- 9780691088556
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€ 45.99€ 32.69
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Paperback. Explores questions ranging from the nature of creating the US Constitution to the philosophy behind amending it. This collection brings together 14 essays that consider the meaning of having a constitution, the implications of choices in the design of constitutions, and the meaning of judicial supremacy in the interpretation of the Constitution. Editor(s): Barber, Sotirios A.; George, Robert P. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088693
- ISBN
- 9780691088693
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€ 55.92€ 43.99
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Hardback. Describes inner cities as structures of subordination. Given the government's role in creating and maintaining segregation, this work argues, justice demands no less than the sweeping federal action. It includes ten responses from scholars, journalists, and practicing lawyers. It is aimed at those interested in social justice, and domestic policy. Editor(s): Cohen, Joshua; Decker, Jefferson; Rogers, Joel. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSG; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088815
- ISBN
- 9780691088815
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€ 51.99€ 37.19
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Paperback. Presents an account of the economic impact of immigration on America. This work reveals that the benefits of immigration have been exaggerated and that, if we allow immigration to continue unabated and unmodified, we are supporting an astonishing transfer of wealth from the poorest people in the country, who are disproportionately minorities. Num Pages: 296 pages, 40 line illus., 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088969
- ISBN
- 9780691088969
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€ 55.92€ 43.70
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Paperback. The great Tidewater planters of mid-eighteenth-century Virginia were fathers of the American Revolution. This book focuses on how elite planters gave meaning to existence. It examines the value-laden relationships that led from tobacco to politics, and from agrarian experience to political protest. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; KCZ; KNAC; KNDF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 314.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089140
- ISBN
- 9780691089140
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€ 38.99€ 28.71
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Hardback. Shows how microeconomics can and should be used in the analysis of public policy problems. This book offers the microeconomic tools necessary to understand policy analysis of a wide range of matters of public concern - including the California electricity crisis, welfare reform, public school finance, global warming, and health insurance. Num Pages: 784 pages, 142 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 185 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1756.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089348
- ISBN
- 9780691089348
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€ 127.00€ 95.90
€ 127.00
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Paperback. Presents an analysis of the rise and fall of US inflation after 1960. This book examines two explanations for the behavior of inflation and unemployment in this period: the natural-rate hypothesis joined to the Lucas critique and a more traditional econometric policy evaluation modified to include adaptive expectations and learning. Num Pages: 168 pages, 25 line illus., 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCBM; KCH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691090122
- ISBN
- 9780691090122
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€ 51.99€ 36.95
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Paperback. A study of the emergence of democracy in Latin America. It shows that traditional theories of democratization fall short in explaining this phenomenon. It argues that democracy can be far more inclusive and can rely on a sphere of autonomous association and argument by citizens. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691090887
- ISBN
- 9780691090887
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€ 49.99€ 35.48
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Hardback. Covers events in the thirteen months of the author's time in Philadelphia serving as vice president under President John Adams and presiding over a Senate that was dominated by his political opponents, the Federalists. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 808 pages, 9 halftones. 7 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1285.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 808
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691094984
- ISBN
- 9780691094984
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€ 165.44€ 123.96
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Paperback. The belief that US presidents' legislative policy formation has centralized over time, shifting inexorably out of the executive departments and into the White House, is shared by many who have studied the American presidency. Andrew Rudalevige argues that such a linear trend is neither at all certain nor necessary for policy promotion. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095011
- ISBN
- 9780691095011
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€ 45.99€ 32.93
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Paperback. Focusing on a contract involving Mexico's National Autonomous University, this book examines the practices through which researchers, plant vendors, indigenous cooperatives, and other actors put prospecting to work. It considers the consequences of linking scientific research and rural 'enfranchisement' to the logics of intellectual property. Series: In-Formation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JHM; KNDP; RNC; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095578
- ISBN
- 9780691095578
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€ 45.99€ 32.69
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Paperback. A pioneer in the commercialization of religion, George Whitefield (1714 - 1770) is seen by many as the most powerful leader of the Great Awakening in America: through his passionate ministry he united local religious revivals into a national movement before there was a nation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BG; HRCX1; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691096162
- ISBN
- 9780691096162
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€ 45.99€ 32.97
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Paperback. Drawing on historical research, this work demonstrates how athletics influence the class composition and campus ethos of selective schools, as well as the messages that these institutions send to prospective students, their parents, and society at large. It shows that athletic programs raise even more difficult questions of educational policy. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16 tables, 82 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691096193
- ISBN
- 9780691096193
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€ 55.92€ 43.62
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Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691096810
- ISBN
- 9780691096810
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€ 60.58€ 47.40
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Paperback. The institution of property is as old as mankind, and property rights are deemed vital to a prosperous economic system. This book explores how property rights arise, and how they bolster economic development. It also examines as well how controversies over valuable property rights are resolved: by agreement, by violence, or by law. Editor(s): Anderson, Terry L.; McChesney, Fred S. Num Pages: 408 pages, 2 tables. 14 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH3; KCP; LNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691099989
- ISBN
- 9780691099989
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Condition: New
€ 67.58€ 52.50
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