Comparative politics
Results 61 - 80 of 303
Comparative politics
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
€ 45.99€ 37.54
€ 45.99
€ 37.54
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€ 23.74
€ 27.99
€ 23.74
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
€ 52.88€ 48.30
€ 52.88
€ 48.30
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
€ 55.24€ 43.04
€ 55.24
€ 43.04
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
€ 45.99€ 32.25
€ 45.99
€ 32.25
Paperback. Evaluating changes in liberal political theory and jurisprudence, particularly American liberalism after WWII, this book argues that the expansion of rights for adults has come at a high and generally unnoticed cost. It documents the indifference of liberal theorists and jurists to what were long deemed core elements of children's welfare. Series: New Forum Books. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPB; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134703
- ISBN
- 9780691134703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.06
€ 53.99
€ 38.06
Paperback. Why do very different countries often emulate the same policy model? Two years after Ronald Reagan's income-tax simplification of 1986, Brazil adopted a similar reform even though it threatened to exacerbate income disparity. This book demonstrates that bounded - not full - rationality drives the spread of innovations across countries. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPA; JPB; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134710
- ISBN
- 9780691134710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.25
€ 45.99
€ 32.25
Paperback. Argues that demographic and environmental stress - the interactions among rapid population growth, environmental degradation, inequality, and emerging scarcities of vital natural resources - represents one important source of turmoil in today's world. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFE; JPB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138350
- ISBN
- 9780691138350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.25
€ 45.99
€ 32.25
Paperback. Reveals how the Muslim world is in the throes of an ideological struggle that extends far beyond the Middle East, and how struggles like it have been a recurring feature of international relations since the dawn of the modern European state. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 line illus. 4 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3J; HRAM2; JFSR2; JPB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142395
- ISBN
- 9780691142395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.12
€ 53.99
€ 38.12
Paperback. Examines opinions by constitutional courts in liberal democracies to better understand the logic and nature of constitutional review. This book argues that the constitutional judge's role is nothing like that of the legislator or chief executive, or even the ordinary judge. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; LNDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144047
- ISBN
- 9780691144047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.78€ 40.56
€ 51.78
€ 40.56
Paperback. Examining such countries as Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Palestine, and Saudi Arabia, this title explores how Arab citizens decide whether to back existing regimes, regime transitions, and democratization projects, and how the global position of Arab states shapes people's attitudes toward their governments. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149653
- ISBN
- 9780691149653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 33, 32 tables, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; JKVK; JPB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453274
- ISBN
- 9780801453274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Paperback. case is a unique reference point for students of American political development and comparative democratization. Editor(s): King, Desmond; Lieberman, Robert C.; Ritter, Gretchen; Whitehead, Laurence. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPB; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893254
- ISBN
- 9780801893254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.95
€ 39.95
Paperback. Graduate and undergraduate students alike will find it a useful guide to key issues facing emerging democracies today. Editor(s): Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F.; Costopoulos, Philip J. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897771
- ISBN
- 9780801897771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.75
€ 32.99
€ 27.75
Hardback. Finally, Policing Democracy probes democratic politics, power relations, and regional disparities of security and reform to establish a framework for understanding the crisis and moving beyond it. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8, 2 maps, 6 figures. BIC Classification: HBJK; JKSW1; JPB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898020
- ISBN
- 9780801898020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.26€ 53.83
€ 59.26
€ 53.83
Paperback. Based on years of fieldwork and empirical research, this study elucidates the tensions that globalization has created and shows why Latin America is a battleground for those seeking to shape the twenty-first century's world order. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Globalization. Num Pages: 444 pages, 12, 11 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: JHB; JPB; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898341
- ISBN
- 9780801898341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.58
€ 45.99
€ 37.58
Paperback. What effect has the crisis had on current ideas in development thinking? How has it affected and how will it affect economic policy and political realities in Latin America and Asia, including China and India? Will the financial collapse reinforce shifts in geopolitical power and influence, and in what form? This book deals with these questions. Editor(s): Birdsall, Nancy; Fukuyama, Francis. Series: Forum on Constructive Capitalism. Num Pages: 360 pages, 33, 33 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPB; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899768
- ISBN
- 9780801899768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.58
€ 42.99
€ 35.58
Paperback. Comparing Egypt and Syria, this book argues that Arab states where executive power is more centralized are better at adapting to prevent regime change than states where decentralized relationships prevails. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804780636
- ISBN
- 9780804780636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Diamond, Larry; Shin, Gi-Wook. Series: Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804789189
- ISBN
- 9780804789189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.86
€ 36.99
€ 32.86
Hardcover. Series: Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1FPK; JFFN; JPB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804797627
- ISBN
- 9780804797627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.00
€ 123.00