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Alaska Politics and Government by Thomas A. Morehouse
€40.16Alaska is the largest and one of the least populated of the fifty states-extremes that create a unique government. Tied together by tiny airports and vast pipelines, the state features abundant natural resources and a remoteness that make it one of the... -
North Carolina Government and Politics by Jack D. Fleer
€29.21North Carolina has been a leader in the South and the nation since 1775, when it became "First in Freedom" by calling for its independence from British rule. Throughout its history, the state has had a reputation as a progressive force. This... -
Torture and Democracy by Darius Rejali 9780691143330
RRP: €57.12€45.93This is the most comprehensive, and most comprehensively chilling, study of modern torture yet written. Darius Rejali, one of the world's leading experts on torture, takes the reader from the late nineteenth century to the aftermath of Abu Ghraib, from... -
The Real Venezuela: Making Socialism in the 21st Century by Iain Bruce 9780745327365
RRP: €29.74€19.49Venezuela has become a huge source of hope and inspiration for the Left throughout the world. Some see it as a shining example of how to begin building a successful socialist state, but Western leaders see it as a dangerous enemy and accuse Chavez of... -
Schwarzenegger Syndrome: Politics and Celebrity in the Age of Contempt by Gary Indiana 9781565849518
RRP: €17.84€11.76From the California recall circus, in which Gary Coleman, Larry Flynt, and Arianna Huffington vied with over one hundred other candidates to replace a supposedly inept governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger emerged triumphant. How did this onetime bodybuilding... -
Peaceable Kingdoms: New England Towns in the Eighteenth Century by Michael Zuckerman 9780393008951
RRP: €24.99€20.73In this provocative analysis of the New England town before the Revolution, and of its enduring impact on the American character, Michael Zuckerman makes a major contribution toward a reinterpretation of the nature of American society and the origins of... -
Dynamic Democracy: Public Opinion, Elections, and Policy Making in the American States by Devin Caughey
RRP: €28.56€27.41A new perspective on policy responsiveness in American government. Scholars of American politics have long been skeptical of ordinary citizens' capacity to influence, let alone control, their governments. Drawing on over eight decades of state-level... -
Localism and Centralism in Europe: The Political and Legal Bases of Local Self-Government by Edward C. Page 9780198277279
RRP: €47.59€45.02Why do some countries appear to be far more centralized than others? In some countries local government has responsibility for a wide range of public services, while in others these services are delivered by national and other non-local bodies. Moreover... -
Friends With Benefits: The India-US Story by Seema Sirohi
RRP: €25.59€15.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789356295902Author Seema SirohiFormat PaperbackPage Count 508Imprint HarperCollins IndiaPublisher HarperCollins IndiaWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 220mm... -
The 99 Percent Economy: How Democratic Socialism Can Overcome the Crises of Capitalism by Paul Adler
RRP: €19.03€16.54We live in a time of crises - economic turmoil, workplace disempowerment, unresponsive government, environmental degradation, social disintegration, and international rivalry. In The 99 Percent Economy, Paul S. Adler, a leading expert on business... -
California Plants: A Guide to Our Iconic Flora by Matt Ritter 9780999896006
RRP: €23.79€22.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsLong-listed for Golden Poppy Book Awards (United States).Book InformationISBN 9780999896006Author Matt RitterFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Pacific Street... -
America and the Production of Islamic Truth in Uganda Yahya Sseremba 9781032412085
RRP: €148.75€128.35This book investigates the ways in which the war on terror has transformed the postcolonial state in Africa. Taking American intervention in Islamic education in Uganda as the entry point, the book demonstrates how state control over Islamic truth... -
Paths Out of Dixie: The Democratization of Authoritarian Enclaves in America's Deep South, 1944-1972 by Robert Mickey 9780691149639
RRP: €41.65€33.49The transformation of the American South--from authoritarian to democratic rule--is the most important political development since World War II. It has re-sorted voters into parties, remapped presidential elections, and helped polarize Congress. Most... -
Liberal City, Conservative State: Moscow and Russia's Urban Crisis 1906-1914 by Robert William Thurston 9780195043310
€115.43Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Culture Wars and Local Politics by Elaine B. Sharp 9780700609369
RRP: €32.07€26.62This collection offers alternative explanations of local actions with a focus on conflict. It features examples of experiences selected from various cities. It examines how the responses of local governments to specific issues are influenced by such... -
Who Runs Georgia? by Calvin Kytle 9780820320755
€38.59Nearly one hundred thousand newly enfranchised blacks voted against race-baiting Eugene Talmadge in Georgia's 1946 Democratic primary. His opponent won the popular vote by a majority of sixteen thousand. Talmadge was elected anyway, thanks to the... -
Texas at Crossroads by Champagne 9780890963173
€34.51The Lone Star State finds itself in the midst of a great transition. No longer the rustic frontier state of myth and legend, Texas is a complex, highly urbanized society that is rapidly replacing old dreams with new ones. Faced with increasing demands on... -
Boss Cox's Cincinnati: Urban Politics in the Progressive Era by Zane L. Miller 9780814250648
€31.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814250648Author Zane L. MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Ohio State University PressPublisher Ohio State University Press -
Who Runs Georgia? by Calvin Kytle 9780820352749
€102.70In 1947, Eugene Talmadge died before he could be inaugurated as governor of Georgia. For 63 days, Georgia waited for the state supreme court to decide whether Herman, Talmadge's son, or the lieutenant governor-elect would be seated. This book examines... -
American Legislative Leaders in the Northeast, 1911-1994 by James Roger Sharp 9780313302152
€86.36The last of four volumes comprising a biographical dictionary of state speakers from 1911 to 1994, this book covers Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont. Following an... -
Governor Rockefeller in New York: The Apex of Pragmatic Liberalism in the United States by James E. Underwood 9780313213359
€99.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313213359Author James E. UnderwoodFormat HardbackPage Count 335Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
The Capitol Press Corps: Newsmen and the Governing of New York State by David Morgan 9780837198835
€77.98The Capitol Press Corps is a study of the interaction of New York State legislators, senior public officials, and the Capitol press corps during the three years following Nelson Rockefeller's departure. It analyzes media/government relations at a time of... -
Rolling the Dice with State Initiatives: Interest Group Involvement in Ballot Campaigns by Robert M. Alexander 9780275974961
€77.98Alexander examines interest group involvement in direct democracy. The tools of direct democracy--initiative, referendum, and recall--were initially created to delimit the power of economic interest groups and curb the power of political machines. Today,... -
Budgeting in the States: Institutions, Processes, and Politics by Edward J. Clynch 9780275980139
€99.53Budgeting is a central activity in state government, and annual or biennial appropriations are the most important recurring decisions made by state legislatures. Gubernatorial recommendations reflect state agency program needs and portray the policy... -
State-Local Relations: A Partnership Approach, 2nd Edition by Joseph F. Zimmerman 9780275952358
€46.99This is a revision and update of Zimmerman's classic study of relations between state and local government. The first edition, published in 1983, was based on three decades of research into intergovernmental affairs and examined the legal, financial, and... -
American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994 by Charles F. Ritter 9780313302145
€86.36The second of four volumes comprising a biographical dictionary of state house speakers from 1911 to 1994, this book covers speakers from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and... -
Interest Groups and State Economic Development Policies by Kennith G. Hunter 9780275949778
€99.53Confident in the knowledge that the U.S.was the dominant world economic power, state leaders paid little attention to economic development after World War II. Then, with increasing competition from Asia, Germany, and South America, the recession of the... -
Faces of Inequality: Social Diversity in American Politics by Rodney E. Hero 9780195117141
RRP: €99.96€83.25The controversial new thesis of Faces of Inequality is that a state's racial and ethnic composition, more than any other factor, directs its political processes and policies. Social diversity is therefore central to any understanding of state political... -
American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1979-1987 by Marie Marmo Mullaney 9780313280924
€88.51This continuation of a classic serves as a valuable research and reference tool for those seeking basic biographical information about American governors, and students wishing to do statistical analysis of voting trends in gubernatorial elections... -
New Jersey's Multiple Municipal Madness by Alan Karcher 9780813525662
RRP: €39.27€28.91A critical look at how and why the boundary lines of New Jersey's 566 municipalities were drawn, pointing to the irrationality of these excessive divisions. Alan Karcher looks at the history and high cost of New Jersey's multiple municipalities. He... -
State Government Export Promotion: An Exporter's Guide by Alan Posner 9780899300429
€77.98Alan R. Posner discusses the ways state government agencies can and do promote and facilitate the overseas exports of producers in their respective states. He presents detailed case studies of successful state programs and outlines how business can... -
County Governments in an Era of Change by David R. Berman 9780313278242
€77.98This long-needed, volume gives an overview of the past, present, and future of American county government. Recognized authorities describe how county governments have developed, how they are chosen and function in metropolitan and rural counties, and how... -
Public Employees, Unions, and the Erosion of Civic Trust: A Study of San Francisco in the 1979s by Randolph H. Boehm 9780313270703
€77.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313270703Author Randolph H. BoehmFormat HardbackPage Count 265Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
Partners in Crime: The Rockefeller, CFR, CIA and Castro Connection to the Kennedy Assassination: The by Servando Gonzalez 9780932367747
RRP: €27.32€23.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780932367747Author Servando GonzalezFormat PaperbackPage Count 380Imprint IntelibooksPublisher IntelibooksWeight(grams) 508g -
The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government by Donald P. Haider Markel 9780198778462
€42.36The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government is an historic undertaking. It contains a wide range of essays that define the important questions in the field, evaluate where we are in answering them, and set the direction and terms of discourse for... -
The Initiative and Referendum in California, 1898-1998 by John M. Allswang 9780804738217
RRP: €38.08€20.67This book provides a detailed analytic history of direct legislation—the initiative and referendum—in California from its origins in the late nineteenth century to the present day. California was one of the first states to implement mechanisms for direct... -
Counties as Service Delivery Agents: Changing Expectations and Roles by J. Edwin Benton 9780275976545
€99.06Counties generally fulfill three service roles: traditional or state-mandated; local or municipal; and regional or urban. Benton has written the first scholarly treatment of county governments as providers of all three of these types of services,... -
Interstate Cooperation: Compacts and Administrative Agreements by Joseph F. Zimmerman 9780275977566
€99.06Zimmerman places in perspective the important roles played by interstate compacts and interstate administrative agreements in the governance systems of the United States. Compacts are identified and classified by type. Particular emphasis is placed on... -
Reform in Detroit: Hazen S. Pingree and Urban Politics by Melvin G. Holli 9780313226717
€77.98This is a political biography of Hazen S. Pingree, Mayor of Detroit from 1890-1897, who established the first significant social reform administration of the time.Book InformationISBN 9780313226717Author Melvin G. HolliFormat HardbackPage Count... -
Urban Republicanism in the South. by Donald Stuart Strong 9780837193595
€77.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780837193595Author Donald Stuart StrongFormat HardbackPage Count 69Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO