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hardcover. Examines the ways in which library administrators can use the political process to achieve their goals and objectives without compromising the deeply held ethical principles of librarianship. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GLC; GLM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810831155
ISBN
9780810831155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.63

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. In politics, utopian's do not have a monopoly on imagination. The author argues that even the most conservative defenses of the status quo, require imaginative acts of some kind. He explores the role of imagination in politics, particularly how imaginative constructs interact with political reality. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142289
ISBN
9780691142289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.78

Hardcover. This book examines the development of biopolitics as an academic perspective within political science. It reviews the work of the leading proponents of this perspective and presents a comprehensive view of biopolitics as a framework to structure political inquiry. Editor(s): Blank, Robert H.; Hines, Samuel M., Jr.; Funke, Odelia; Losco, Joseph; Stewart, Patrick. Series: Research in Biopolitics. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784411084
ISBN
9781784411084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.87

Paperback. Focusing on the theories of human motivation that emerged during the transition from feudalism to the modern period, this book includes essays on the relationship between politics and the passions from Machiavelli to Bentham. It addresses the crisis of moral and philosophical discourse in the early modern period. Editor(s): Kahn, Victoria; Saccamano, Neil; Coli, Daniela. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118628
ISBN
9780691118628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509507818
ISBN
9781509507818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.54

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509507801
ISBN
9781509507801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

Paperback. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 792 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 215 x 54. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691174051
ISBN
9780691174051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Paperback. Visit our website for sample chapters! Editor(s): Zinman, Richard M.; Weinberger, Jerry. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847694464
ISBN
9780847694464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.14

Hardcover. Series: The Collected Works of James M. Buchanan. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972339
ISBN
9780865972339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.52

Paperback. The author offers a challenging and wide-ranging analysis of the crisis of contemporary politics showing that problems which were thought to be peculiar to the Left are now spreading to the whole political system. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745608136
ISBN
9780745608136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.74

Hardback. Scholars normally emphasize the contrast between the two great eighteenth-century thinkers Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Adam Smith. Rousseau is seen as a critic of modernity; Smith as an apologist. However, Istvan Hont finds significant commonalities in their work, arguing that both were theorists of commercial society but from different perspectives. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD1; HPS; JPA; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674967700
ISBN
9780674967700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.09

Paperback. Fastest way to grasp key political concepts. Series: In Minutes. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784293253
ISBN
9781784293253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. This lively and accessible text provides a uniquely broad-ranging and thematic introduction to the politics of an increasingly significant and dynamic region of the contemporary world. Series: Comparative Government and Politics. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPA; JPB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 246 x 29. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137466488
ISBN
9781137466488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 187 x 20. Weight in Grams: 889.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pearson
Edition
15th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780205994724
ISBN
9780205994724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 235.60

Paperback. Argues that placing politics in time can enrich our understanding of complex social dynamics, and improve the theories and methods that we use to explain them. This book explores a range of features and implications of evolving social processes. It is intended for students in fields from political science, history, and sociology. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHBC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691117157
ISBN
9780691117157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.59

Hardback. Contemporary democracy is in crisis. People believe less and less in a system of democratic institutions that can cope with today's social problems. The author sheds new light on this problem, using the ideas of M M Bakhtin and others to show that dialogue in democracy can transcend both antagonistic and consensual perspectives. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748644056
ISBN
9780748644056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.48
€ 102.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Black Rose Books Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551642925
ISBN
9781551642925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. Dramatizes how everyday life in the United States intersects with and is influenced by the power of events, on the one hand, and forces of conformity and normalcy on the other. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814718971
ISBN
9780814718971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816648450
ISBN
9780816648450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Looks at qustions, such as: What happens to left and liberal political orientations when faith in progress is broken, when both the sovereign individual and sovereign states seem tenuous, when desire seems as likely to seek punishment as freedom, when all political conviction is revealed as contingent and subjective? Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691070858
ISBN
9780691070858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.78

Paperback. From Plato through the nineteenth century, the West could draw on comprehensive political visions to guide government and society. This title takes up the thought of seven influential thinkers, each of whom attempted to construct a political solution to this problem. Num Pages: 424 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226104294
ISBN
9780226104294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.71

Paperback. What is the purpose of talk in a democratic society? Do the American people interact with their government in distinctive ways? In this text, contributors present work on how politics is transacted in American society and how public communication affects those transactions. Editor(s): Hart, Roderick P.; Sparrow, Bartholomew. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 365.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742500716
ISBN
9780742500716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226671390
ISBN
9780226671390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.49

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