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Mindscapes - Philosophy, Science, And The Mind

de Martin Carrier

31,93€

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 Winner of the the 2016 Southern Cone Studies Section Social Sciences Book Award from the Latin American Studies AssociationThe philosophy of the mind is at the central core of this volume.
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The Social Democratic State - The Swedish Model And The Bureaucratic Problem Of Social Reforms

de Bo (Goteborgs Universitet, Sweden) Rothstein

26,27€

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 Sweden remains a capitalist society with economic and social power in the hands of big business. This work raises questions about the significance of electoral and governmental powers in capitalist societies and offers answers that can be applied to understanding other European social democracies.
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I Sing For I Cannot Be Silent - The Feminization Of American Hymnody, 1870-1920

de June Hadden Hobbs

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 Feminized hymns are the focus of this text where the author argues that the evangelical tradition is an oral-tradition - that it is not anti-intellectual but anti-print. The author goes on to show how women utilized the only oral communication allowed to them in public worship.
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Between The Branches - White House Office Of Leglislative Affairs

de Kenneth Collier

27,81€

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 This text traces the evolution of White House influence in Congress over nine administrations - from Eisenhower to Clinton. Collier argues that it is the president's ability to affect lawmakers' chances of re-election that gets results on Capitol Hill.
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Enigma Of Automobility - Democratic Politics And Pollution Control

de Rajan

42,23€

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 America's love affair with the automobile has produced superhighways, suburban sprawl, and air pollution, but the debate over air pollution policy in the United States often concentrates on making the cars better. This study looks toward a long-term ethical solution.
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National Elections And The Autonomy Of American State Party Systems

de James G. Gimpel

26,27€

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 The theory of candidate-centred politics allows Gimpel to explain why party factionalism has persisted in many regions of the United States in spite of fierce two-party competition. Using interviews, polling data, elections returns, and demographic information, Gimpel contends that major upheavals in the two-party balance of presidential voting may leave lower offices untouched.
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The Promise And Paradox Of Civil Service Reform

46,35€

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 Fourteen essays examine, through a public policy focus, the 1978 civil service reform and its aftermath.
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The Andrew Carnegie Reader

38,11€

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 An anthology which aims to bring together a representative selection of Carnegie's writings which show him as a shrewd businessman, celebrated philanthropist, champion of democracy and eternal optimist. This collection covers 60 years of the industrial giant's life.
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In Evidence - Poems Of The Liberation Of Nazi Concentration Camps

de Barbara Helfgott Hyett

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 A collection of poems in the voices of allied troops who liberated Nazi concentration camps in Europe in the sprong of 1945. Barbara Helfgott Hyett heard poems in the eyewitness testimony of United States soldiers. She has shaped the words of thirty speakers into a single narrative, a single voice.
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'He Shall Not Pass This Way Again' - Legacy Of Justice William O.Douglas

de Stephen L. Wasby

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 Scholars examine four major aspects of Justice Douglas's work: his relations with his colleagues; his views on civil liberties, which primarily led to his reputation as a liberal; his stance as an environmentalist; and his views as an internationalist.
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The Presidency And Public Policy Making

21,63€

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 The premise behind this book is that policy making provides a useful perspective for studying the presidency, perhaps the most important and least understood policy-making institution in the United States. The eleven essays focus on diverse aspects of presidential policy making, providing insights on the presidency and its relationship to other policy-making actors and institutions.
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Fragile Democracies - Legacies Of Authoritarian Rule

de Gretchen Casper

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 Based on an examination of the Marcos and Aquino administrations in the Philippines, and on a number of cases in Latin America, this work discusses the legacies of authoritarianism and shows how difficult it is for popularly elected new leaders to ensure that democracy will flourish.
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Negotiating Democracy - Transitions From Authoritarian Rule

de Michelle M. Taylor

42,23€

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 An explanation of why some countries succeed in installing democracy after authoritarian rule and why some of these democracies make progress towards consolidation. The book shows that a democratic government can be installed when elite bargaining during the transition process is relatively smooth.
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The Left'S Dirty Job - Politics Of Industrial Restructuring In France And Spain

de W. Rand Smith

27,81€

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 Corporate restructuring is an aspect of a global transformation that is challenging businesses and governments. This book examines the question: what choices exist for governments of industrialized democracies as they seek to help older industries adjust to changes and new sources of competition?
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Wars In The Midst Of Peace - International Politics Of Ethnic Conflict

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 This volume of essays assembles a diverse array of approaches to the problems of ethnic conflict, with researchers and scholars using pure theory, comparative case studies, and aggregate data analysis to approach the complex questions facing today's leaders.
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How Does Social Science Work? - Reflections On Practice

de Paul Diesing

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 Studies social scientists at work in many disciplines. This book describes how they investigate and the kinds of truth they produce, illuminating the weaknesses and dangers inherent in their research.
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The Veterans Charter And Post-World War Ii Canada

de Granatstein e Peter Neary

30,89€

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 The Veterans Charter was devised to help rehabilitate Canada's soldiers to civilian life following World War II, and promised to provide "opportunity with security" and a building block of the Canadian welfare state. This collection of essays explores the Charter's origins, history and benefits.
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Debt Wish - Entrepreneurial Cities, U.S. Federalism, And Economic Development

de Alberta M. Sbragia

26,27€

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 This work explores how entrepreneurial activity developed in the USA, and how federal and state politics facilitated or limited it. It analyses the implications of cities creating innovative, quasi-governments to circumvent state control over city finances.
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Shaping Suburbia - How Political Institutions Organize Urban Development

de Paul G. Lewis

24,21€

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 This study proposes that a fundamental political logic underlies the patterns of surburban growth in the US. Using data from case studies of Denver and Portland, the author shows that the political geography of a metropolitan area can play a key role in shaping its suburbs.
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The Moral Dimensions Of Public Policy Choice - Beyond The Market Paradigm

31,42€

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 Policy analysis has long been dominated by assumptions developed for the examination of markets, such as efficiency. This collection of essays explores alternatives to the market "paradigm" and shows how moral discrimination and choice can extend beyond the individual to encompass public decisions.
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Creating America - George Horace Lorimer And The "Saturday Evening Post"

de Jan Cohn

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 Described as the pre-eminent vehicle of mass culture in the United States in the days before radio and television, "The Saturday Evening Post" was the expression of its editor, George Horace Lorimer. This volume examines the growth of the magazine and how it helped to form the values of its time.
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Political Leadership - A Source Book

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 An edited collection of seminal literature on political leadership. Essays range from ancient Greece to the twentieth century, covering pundits that include Plato, Machiavelli, and Freud.
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Morgan Library Ghost Stories

de Hope Mayo e Inge Dupont

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Prodigal Son - Dancing For Balanchine In A World Of Pain And Magic

de Edward Villella

23,18€

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 Ballet dancer Edward Villella's autobiography, in which he describes what it was like working with George Balanchine at his School of American Ballet. Villella takes the reader inside the backstage life at the New York City Ballet, and describes his role as director of the Miami City Ballet.
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