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Paperback. Politics is at its most dramatic during debates over important pieces of legislation. It is thus no stretch to refer to legislation as a living, breathing force in American politics. This title provides fresh insights into contemporary American politics and public policy. Editor(s): Jenkins, Jeffery A.; Patashnik, Eric M. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; LNDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226396453
- ISBN
- 9780226396453
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.26
€ 40.99
€ 31.26
Hardcover. Editor(s): Robinson, Ethan M.; Turner, Amanda P. Num Pages: 175 pages, tables, graphs, charts. BIC Classification: JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612095004
- ISBN
- 9781612095004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 210.66€ 143.24
€ 210.66
€ 143.24
Hardback. Poised to become the dominant Asia-Pacific power, China yet remains an elusive international player. This text shows how the drive for security and power underlying Chinese foreign policy is reinforced by other factors, including China's internal political struggles. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847690121
- ISBN
- 9780847690121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.07
€ 186.07
paperback. This biography of Harry Truman presents a picture of an extraordinary American President. Drawing archival material and interviews, McCullough chronicles Truman's boyhood, his entry into politics and his emergence as President. This book won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1993. Num Pages: 1117 pages, 316pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780671869205
- ISBN
- 9780671869205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.96
€ 18.99
€ 13.96
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- second edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894916
- ISBN
- 9780801894916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.72
€ 40.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Turner, Violet L.; Watson, Maddox M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620813980
- ISBN
- 9781620813980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.47€ 62.66
€ 89.47
€ 62.66
Paperback. Series: Urban Institute Press. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Urban Institute Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877667360
- ISBN
- 9780877667360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.20
€ 70.20
Paperback. The first book about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families that connects issues of gender, sexuality, and the family with the broader issues of social movements, politics, and law. Editor(s): Bernstein, Mary; Reimann, Renate. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSK; JHBK; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116916
- ISBN
- 9780231116916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.74
€ 51.74
Paperback. This book examines the policy responses to superterrorism, suggesting that the world was not in fact turned upside down by the events of 11 September 2001, but rather that some established trends and tendencies were picked up and reinforced while others were recast. Editor(s): Freedman, Lawrence. Series: Political Quarterly Monograph Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 169 x 10. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405105934
- ISBN
- 9781405105934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.90
€ 24.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBTZ; HBWS5; JPQ; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Progressive Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781615777921
- ISBN
- 9781615777921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback. Budgeting has long been considered a rational process using neutral tools of financial management, but this outlook fails to consider the outside influences on leaders' behavior. This title shows that political culture and ideological orientations are at least as important as financial tools in shaping budgets. Series: Texts and Teaching/Politics, Policy, Administration Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPQ; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878407521
- ISBN
- 9780878407521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.29
€ 71.29
Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States...
. Ed(S): United States Congress; Bowling, Ken...
A rich source of information about the members of Congress, their lives in New York, their concerns about their families, and the services they performed for their constituents, the documents from these three new volumes will be incorporated into The Early Republic, an innovative online reference hosted by the Johns Hopkins University Press. Editor(s): United States Congress; Bowling, Kenneth R.; DiGiacomantonio, William Charles; Veit, Helen E. Series: Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791. Num Pages: 1136 pages, 6, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1634.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894466
- ISBN
- 9780801894466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 151.08
€ 151.08
Paperback. Sometime in the first half of the twentieth century, a coterie of fire ants came ashore from South American ships docked in Mobile, Alabama. They invaded the South, damaging crops, harassing game animals and hindering harvesting methods. The US Dept of Agriculture developed a campaign that failed to eradicate the ants . Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, 1 port. BIC Classification: JPQB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226079820
- ISBN
- 9780226079820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.08
€ 41.99
€ 32.08
Hardcover. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rocky Mountain Books,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927330210
- ISBN
- 9781927330210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.71
€ 23.99
€ 16.71
Hardcover. Num Pages: 430 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 149 x 33. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New Century Publications India
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788177081176
- ISBN
- 9788177081176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.49€ 40.05
€ 55.49
€ 40.05
Paperback. Focusing on the most explosive and enduring of equality movements--the struggle for social and economic parity by African Americans--Riley argues that the president's unwritten mandate as the designated protector of domestic social order is to suppress or moderate major social change. Only in extreme circumstances have presidents become advocates of serious reform. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JPA; JPH; JPQ; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107235
- ISBN
- 9780231107235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.75
€ 55.75
Paperback. Compares and contrasts the developments in three major federal policy areas in the United States: welfare, Medicare, and Social Security. This title concentrates on three cases of social policy reform (or attempted reform) that took place during the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W Bush, Beland and Waddan. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589018846
- ISBN
- 9781589018846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.57
€ 44.57
Paperback. An eye-opening look at how America's social policy has been hijacked by a rhetoric of extremes. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780393321135
- ISBN
- 9780393321135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.80
€ 21.99
€ 19.80
Paperback. Foreign policies have always played an important role in the movements of migrants. A number of essays in this volume show how the foreign policies of the United States and Germany have directly or inadvertently contributed to the influx from the former Yugoslavia, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the former Soviet Union. Editor(s): Munz, Rainer; Weiner, Myron. Series: Migration & Refugees S. Num Pages: 384 pages, Index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; JFFN; JPQB; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571810885
- ISBN
- 9781571810885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.10
€ 45.10
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FM; HBJF; JPA; JPP; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649504
- ISBN
- 9780691649504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.49
€ 134.49
Paperback. Reveals how George W. Bush's religious fundamentalism has been transformed into political policy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPQB; JPWL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745323053
- ISBN
- 9780745323053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.99
€ 32.99
€ 21.99
Paperback. Jansson documents how presidents from FDR to Clinton have made ill-advised choices that squandered trillions of dollars. Using Office of Management and Budget projections through 2004, Jansson shows how the madness continues-and how an informed electorate can put an end to it. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JPQB; KCP; KCZ; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114332
- ISBN
- 9780231114332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
The Liberals and J. Edgar Hoover. Rise and Fall of a Domestic Intellig...
William W (University Of Pittsburgh) Keller
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFK; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635835
- ISBN
- 9780691635835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.83
€ 114.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 138 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPQB; KFFR; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739172896
- ISBN
- 9780739172896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.50
€ 64.50