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Congressional Apportionment
ISBN: 9780837174860 / Angielski / Twarda / 233 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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257,78 |
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Congressmen and Their Constituencies
ISBN: 9780837178202 / Angielski / Twarda / 127 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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283,55 |
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Roosevelt and Romanism: Catholics and American Diplomacy, 1937-1945
ISBN: 9780837185811 / Angielski / Twarda / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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232,00 |
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American Voting Behavior
ISBN: 9780837196688 / Angielski / Twarda / 475 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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206,22 |
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Privatizing Subsidized Housing
ISBN: 9780844770956 / Angielski / Miękka / 50 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume explains why there is bipartisan interest in US privatisation of public housing and how it can be accomplished.
This volume explains why there is bipartisan interest in US privatisation of public housing and how it can be accomplished.
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38,35 |
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Critical Moral Liberalism: Theory and Practice
ISBN: 9780847683130 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this important book, Jeffrey Reiman responds to recent assaults on liberal theory by proposing a "critical moral liberalism." It is liberal in maintaining the emphasis of classical liberalism on individual freedom, moral in adhering to a distinctive vision of the good life rather than professing neutrality, and critical in taking seriously the objection-raised by feminists and Marxists, among others-that liberal theories often serve as ideological cover for oppression of one group by others. Critical moral liberalism has a conception of ideology, and resources for testing the suspicion...
In this important book, Jeffrey Reiman responds to recent assaults on liberal theory by proposing a "critical moral liberalism." It is liberal in main...
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631,81 |
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Worth Fighting for
ISBN: 9780849991240 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Worth Fighting For, former Vice President Dan Quayle brings to the nation an experienced awareness of the many challenges ahead. The stakes are high. But, he knows that your dreams, your hopes, your family and your future are worth fighting for. In Worth Fighting For, former Vice President Dan Quayle brings to the nation an experienced awareness of the many challenges ahead. The st... |
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65,44 |
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Budgeting Entitlements: The Politics of Food Stamps
ISBN: 9780878407972 / Angielski / Twarda / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As budgetary concerns have come to dominate Congressional action, the design and implementation of welfare programs have come under greater scrutiny. This book focuses on the food stamp program to examine how the growing integration of welfare and budgeting has affected both politics and people. Applying insightful analysis to this important policy topic, Ronald F. King looks at the effects on welfare transfers of the kinds of budgetary rules adopted by Congress: discretion, entitlement, and expenditure caps. King uses models based on these forms to interpret the events in the... As budgetary concerns have come to dominate Congressional action, the design and implementation of welfare programs have come under greater scrutin... |
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309,33 |
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The 2000 Federal Budget: Retrospect and Prospect
ISBN: 9780889118164 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 2000 Federal Budget is the proceedings of this important policy forum and brings together the findings of these specialists. In this collection of short papers and commentaries the authors focus on a range of issues and implications, beginning with assessments of the budgetary process as we enter the new millennium. They look at the macroeconomic effects, taxation and expenditure aspects, and the implications for social policy of measures contained in the 2000 budget. They examine the alternative perspectives reflected in successive Liberal budgets and conclude with a rapporteur's report...
The 2000 Federal Budget is the proceedings of this important policy forum and brings together the findings of these specialists. In this collection of...
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141,98 |
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The Conscience of a Conservative
ISBN: 9780895265401 / Angielski / Miękka / 117 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here is the path-breaking book that rocketed a political philosophy into the forefront of the nation's consciousness, written in words whose vigor and relevance have not tarnished with age. Here is the path-breaking book that rocketed a political philosophy into the forefront of the nation's consciousness, written in words whose vigor... |
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50,05 |
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Canada Decentralized: Can Our Nation Survive?
ISBN: 9780968580332 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Formerly able to over-rule provincial laws, Canada is now helpless to stop Quebec and other provinces from acting against national interests. The author examines the high cost of decentralisation and its dire implications for Canada's future.
Formerly able to over-rule provincial laws, Canada is now helpless to stop Quebec and other provinces from acting against national interests. The auth...
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60,49 |
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Governing America
ISBN: 9781416552116 / Angielski / Miękka / 484 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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115,42 |
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The Public Debate Over Controversial Supreme Court Decisions
ISBN: 9781568029375 / Angielski / Twarda / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book presents information through a unique integration of essays and primary source documents that bring both context and a sense of immediacy to the cases discussed. Each case entry includes:
- An informative introductory essays that explains: - The facts of the case; - The Court's ruling and its importance; - A brief overview of the scope and magnitude of public response, with narrative thread tying together primary sources. - Primary source selections from a wide range of public responses, including: - Newspapers and magazines; - Public opinion polls; -... The book presents information through a unique integration of essays and primary source documents that bring both context and a sense of immediacy to ...
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685,68 |
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Judicial Politics: Readings from Judicature
ISBN: 9781568029443 / Angielski / Miękka / 688 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Featuring carefully selected articles from "Judicature", this reader delivers the journal's renowned diversity of opinion, accessibility of writing, and welcome blend of both scholarly and real-world perspectives. It offers students a varied and comprehensive set of views from judges, lawyers, law professors, and social scientists.
Featuring carefully selected articles from "Judicature", this reader delivers the journal's renowned diversity of opinion, accessibility of writing, a...
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558,34 |
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Illustrated Great Decisions of the Supreme Court
ISBN: 9781568029641 / Angielski / Twarda / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. - Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (2000), granting the right to exclude homosexuals from leadership positions in the Boy Scouts;
- Bush v. Gore (2000), ceasing ballot recounts in the 2000 presidential election; - PGA Tour v. Martin (2001), obliging the PGA to accommodate a disabled golfer; - Lawrence v. Texas (2003), stating that a law criminalizing same-sex sodomy violates due process; - Gratz/Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), stating that an affirmative action program to achieve diversity in universities may or may not violate the equal protection clause, depending on how it's... - Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (2000), granting the right to exclude homosexuals from leadership positions in the Boy Scouts;
- Bush v. Gore (200... |
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538,76 |
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The Presidency, Congress, and Divided Government: A Postwar Assessment
ISBN: 9781585442119 / Angielski / Twarda / 279 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Can presidents hope to be effective in policy making when Congress is ruled by the other party? Political scientist Richard Conley brings to this crucial discussion a fresh perspective. He argues persuasively that the conditions of divided government have changed in recent years, and he applies a rigorous methodology that allows the testing of a number of important assumptions about party control of the legislative process and the role of the president.
Conley demonstrates that recent administrations have faced a very different playing field than those in the earlier post-war years... Can presidents hope to be effective in policy making when Congress is ruled by the other party? Political scientist Richard Conley brings to this cruc...
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205,71 |
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A Question of Intent: A Great American Battle with a Deadly Industry
ISBN: 9781586481216 / Angielski / Miękka / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tobacco companies had been protecting their turf for decades. They had congressmen in their pocket. They had corrupt scientists who made excuses about nicotine, cancer and addiction. They had hordes of lawyers to threaten anyone--inside the industry or out--who posed a problem. They had a whole lot of money to spend. And they were good at getting people to do what they wanted them to do. After all, they had already convinced millions of Americans to take up an addictive, unhealthy, and potentially deadly habit. David Kessler didn't care about all that. In this book he tells for the first...
Tobacco companies had been protecting their turf for decades. They had congressmen in their pocket. They had corrupt scientists who made excuses about...
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126,19 |
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The Woman at the Washington Zoo: Writings on Politics, Family, and Fate
ISBN: 9781586484576 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Marjorie Williams knew Washington from top to bottom. Beloved for her sharp analysis, elegant prose and exceptional ability to intuit character, Williams wrote political profiles for the "Washington Post" and "Vanity Fair" that came to be considered the final word on the capital's most powerful figures. Her accounts of playing ping-pong with Richard Darman, of Barbara Bush's stepmother quaking with fear at the mere thought of angering the First Lady, and of Bill Clinton angrily telling Al Gore why he failed to win the presidency to name just three treasures collected here open a window on a...
Marjorie Williams knew Washington from top to bottom. Beloved for her sharp analysis, elegant prose and exceptional ability to intuit character, Willi...
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65,47 |
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The Everything American Government Book: From the Constitution to Present-Day Elections, All You Need to Understand Our Democratic System
ISBN: 9781593370558 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If the confusion following the last presidential election is any indication, the average citizen knows precious little about the democratic system and the laws that affect their daily lives. The Everything American Government Book unravels the complexities of our democracy and provides readers with the knowledge necessary to make the right decisions and take an active role in the management of their country. From the roots of American government and the challenges that have helped shape it over the years to its current structure and systems, this thoroughly researched work is ideal... If the confusion following the last presidential election is any indication, the average citizen knows precious little about the democratic system ... |
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65,47 |
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2004 Annual Defense Report to the President and the Congress
ISBN: 9781596051706 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "When this Administration took office, the President charged us with a mission - to challenge the status quo, and prepare the Department of Defense to meet the new threats our nation will face as the 21st century unfolds." - U.S. Secretary of Defense, Donald H. Rumsfeld The Department of Defenses' transformative mission is planned against the backdrop of a global war on terrorism. As a result, THE ANNUAL DEFENSE REPORT represents the latest defense strategy with an innovative approach to balancing risks and rewards of a retooled national security policy. This report encompasses information on...
"When this Administration took office, the President charged us with a mission - to challenge the status quo, and prepare the Department of Defense to...
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73,33 |
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