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Comparative politics

Paperback. How does cooperation emerge in a condition of international anarchy? This book attempts to answer this fundamental question through a study of international debt across three centuries. It explains how governments acquire reputations in the eyes of investors, and argues that concerns about reputation sustain international lending and repayment. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 line illus. 27 tables. BIC Classification: JPB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134697
ISBN
9780691134697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Argues that almost all successful nation-state projects have been associated with a particular political institution prior to independence: the segment-state, a jurisdiction defined by both human and territorial boundaries. Num Pages: 440 pages, 18 line illus. 36 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPB; JPFN; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134673
ISBN
9780691134673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.16
€ 46.32

Hardback. Stephen Bell and Andrew Hindmoor compare banking systems in the U.S. and UK to those of Canada and Australia and explain why the system imploded in the former but not the latter. Canadian and Australian banks were able to make profits through traditional lending practices, unlike their competition-driven, risk-taking U.S. and UK counterparts. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JPB; KCP; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674743885
ISBN
9780674743885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.37
€ 50.03

Paperback. Global Medieval compares mirrors for princes from varied historical contexts and lineages of political thought in order to determine whether a genuine history of political thought in the premodern period is possible. These texts become a lens for exploring ideals and manners of good rule across political, religious, and cultural divides. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088276
ISBN
9780674088276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Hardback. Free-market capitalism, hegemony, Western culture, peace, and democracy - the ideas that shaped world politics in the twentieth century and underpinned American foreign policy - have lost a good deal of their strength. The authors argue that the US must take a different stance toward the rest of the world in this, the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 224 pages, no illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPB; JPF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674058187
ISBN
9780674058187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.13

Hardback. The first publication in book form of the historic postrevolution conversations between activist playwright and Czech president Vaclav Havel and Polish journalist Adam Michnik Translator(s): Matynia, Elzbieta. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJPR; 3JM; JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204032
ISBN
9780300204032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.42
€ 43.15

Paperback. Analyzing how authoritarian regimes utilize coercion, this book sheds light on a fundamental period during the Chilean dictatorship. It provides an account of why the DINA was created in the first place, how it became the most powerful repressive institution in Chile, and why it was suddenly replaced with a different organization. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPB; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268038359
ISBN
9780268038359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FKA; HBJF1; JPB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152044
ISBN
9780231152044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.36
€ 56.67

Hardcover. Before making significant policy decisions, political actors and parties must first craft an agenda designed to place certain issues at the center of political attention. This book includes essays that make clear the efficacy of the agenda-setting approach for understanding not only how policies evolve, but also how political systems function. Editor(s): Green-Pedersen, Christoffer; Walgrave, Stefaan. Num Pages: 272 pages, 28 figures, 11 tables. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226128276
ISBN
9780226128276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.65
€ 78.49

Hardcover. Describes how the states in post-1945 Austria, Germany and Japan have tried to deal with the legacy of WWII. Num Pages: 265 pages, 2 b/w illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 1FPJ; 3JJPG; JPB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518. 265 pages, 2 b/w illus. 3 tables. Describes how the states in post-1945 Austria, Germany and Japan have tried to deal with the legacy of WWII. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 1FPJ; 3JJPG; JPB. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 20. Weight: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107021600
ISBN
9781107021600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.69

Hardcover. Baker argues that a political economy of consumption has replaced a previously dominant politics of labor and class in Latin America. Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 358 pages, 33 b/w illus. 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521899680
ISBN
9780521899680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.13

Hardcover. This book considers the dilemmas that arise in bringing peace and democracy to countries divided by civil war. Editor(s): Jarstad, Anna K.; Sisk, Timothy D. Num Pages: 310 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: JPB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521885669
ISBN
9780521885669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.69

Hardback. Based on data from European Union countries, this book presents a theoretical framework to discuss how governments coordinate budgeting decisions. Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 246 pages, 5 b/w illus. 45 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; JPB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521857468
ISBN
9780521857468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.92

Paperback. This book makes the case for recasting current theories of democracy, democratization and de-democratization. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402. 248 pages, 13 tables. This book makes the case for recasting current theories of democracy, democratization and de-democratization. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHV. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521701532
ISBN
9780521701532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.14

Hardcover. A new explanation of the wave of democratization that has swept the world over the last few decades. Num Pages: 220 pages, 12 b/w illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: JPB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521199063
ISBN
9780521199063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.67

Hardback. The first volume of IDS Companions to Development Studies focuses on pivotal writing emerging from the IDS fellowship during the last 50 years. It includes five topics: perspectives and paradigms, debunking myths, development policy, gender and international perspectives, and policy, as well as names like Seers, Singer, Lipton, Reg Green. Editor(s): Jolly, Richard. Series: IDS Companions to Development. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; JPB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9790230368339
ISBN
9780230368330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.79

Paperback. This book is a comparative-historical study of the politics of equitable development in Southeast Asia and the role of political institutions in addressing structural inequalities. Series: Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804786881
ISBN
9780804786881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.11

Paperback. Editor(s): Acharya, Amitav; Bischoff, Paul-Henri; Aning, Kwesi. Series: Routledge Studies in African Politics and International Relations. Num Pages: 198 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1H; JPB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138909816
ISBN
9781138909816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.86

Paperback. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of eugenics in North America focused on the second half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 309 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJ; JHBD; JPB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107659704
ISBN
9781107659704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.40

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780567599346
ISBN
9780567599346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.20

Paperback. Covering the period from Ted Heath's assumption of the leadership of the Conservative Party through to the early years of the Coalition, this volume provides a detailed analysis of the Tory Party's Macroeconomic and Microeconomic Policy-Making over the past 50 years providing an historical context for the political and economic events of today. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPB; JPP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2013
SKU
V9781349451791
ISBN
9781349451791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9788120757585
ISBN
9788120757585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Is liberal democracy appropriate for East Asia? This book argues for morally legitimate alternatives to Western-style liberal democracy in the region. It is divided into three parts that correspond to the three main hallmarks of liberal democracy - human rights, democracy, and capitalism. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123080
ISBN
9780691123080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.00

Paperback. Why do policy actors create branded policy ideas like Big Society and does launching them on Twitter extend or curtail their life? This book reveals how policy analysis can adapt in an increasingly mediatised to offer interpretive insights into the life and death of policy ideas in an era of hashtag politics. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2014
SKU
V9781349470822
ISBN
9781349470822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.62
€ 64.54

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