Search Results: Politics & Government from Twin City Antiquarian Books

Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1986 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Maroon cloth, gilt titles on spine, x, 344 pp, 14 illustrations, notes, index. DJ slightly rubbed at extremities, else fine; in Brodart archival cover. "From diverse perspectives the authors evaluate the appropriate division of responsibilities between the public and private sectors. Their focus on first principles leads to a fundamental reassessment of traditional roles and relationships." Contains essays by the editors, Thomas K. McCraw, Michael Walzer, Michael O'Hare, Winthrop Knowlton, T. C. Schelling, Glenn C. Loury, Diane Ravitch, Gerald M. Edelman, Robert C. Clark, Alvin C. Warren, Jr., Paul A. Samuelson, and Lawrence H. Summers. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Fine/Near Fine. 23½ X 16 cm.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1925 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Dark green ribbed cloth, gilt titles on spine, ix, 675 pp, footnotes, index. Extremities heavily rubbed & corners bumped, rear endpaper torn along gutter, hinges reglued with acid-free PVA, small marginal tear to half-title. According to the preface, the author stresses principles rather than factual details, and "in presenting the principles, ... the endeavor has been made to relate them to the several important steps in the normal process of popular government, beginning with public opinion and proceeding through elections and legislation to administration and adjudication." He notes that structure is necessarily not given first place because the functions of the various offices vary widely from city to city. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. First Edition. . Good/No dj. 22 X 15 cm.

Detroit: Center for Health Education, 1969 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Inscribed by author. Green cloth, gilt titles on spine, xviii, 137, [2] pp, 7 b & w illlustrations, index. A few tiny ink spots on boards. DJ lightly soiled, worn at corners & spine ends; in Brodart archival cover. Inscribed by author to fellow psychiatrist Donald W. Hastings on recto of ffep, dated Christmas 1969.. Presumed First Edition. . Near Fine/VG+. 23½ X 15½ cm.

New York et al.: Viking, 2006 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black boards, gilt titles on spine, xvii, 462 pp, notes, index. Slight edge wear, notes in ink on verso of rfep, small ink mark in margin of p. 253. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 4 oz.). First Edition. . Very Good/Fine. 23½ X 15½ cm.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1948 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Tan cloth, top edge dyed to match, white titles on spine, ix, 261 pp, index. Spine ends rubbed, else fine. Childs shows how the Foreign Service operates under the Foreign Service Act of 1946, using the Paris embassy as his main example. Contents: evolution of the Foreign Service (FS); FS as a career; FS and the Department of State; FS & other government agencies; profession & practice of diplomacy; the Paris embassy--showcase of the diplomatic service; an ambassador in action; administrative work of the embassy; the embassy's political, consular, economic, & information & cultural relations sections. Appendices: the Foreign Service Act; the British & French Foreign Services; Honors & comparative ranks of FS officers. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . VG+/No dj. 22 X 14½ cm.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1946 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Dark blue cloth with gilt titles, xvi, 487 pp, bibliography, index. A ring and a white stain, possibly paint or milk, on front board, else very good with light edge wear and slight soiling to top edge. Study of the society and forms of government in Germany, Italy, Japan, (Vichy) France, the Soviet Union, Britain, and the United States, written in the waning days of World War 2. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 2nd ptg. . VG-/No dj. 22 X 15 cm.

Beograd: Socialist Thought and Practice, 1978 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. White cover, red & black titles on front cover only, 289 pp. Covers browning, else fine. Stultifying reading, in our opinion, but perhaps useful if you are studying Yugoslavian socialism in the late 1970s. Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 4 oz.). Wraps. VG+/No dj. 20 X 14 cm.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Teal cloth, gilt & black titles & decorations, [viii], 242, [2] pp. One corner lightly bumped, top & bottom edges of boards slightly faded. DJ shows a bit of edge wear; in Brodart archival cover. Reischauer brought the knowledge and experience of many years of working in, studying, and writing about the Far East to this book on American foreign policy in Asia. He was a military intelligence officer in WW2, worked in the State Department's Division of Far Eastern Affairs, and served as Ambassador to Japan from 1961 to 1966. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 2nd ptg. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 22 X 15 cm.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1968 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black cloth, white & red titles on spine, [xii], 211 pp, 38 b & w illustrations, notes, chronology, bibliography, index. A few faint spots on boards & edges, else fine. Price-clipped DJ has 2 tears (with creasing) to bottom edge, slight wear to bottom edge; in Brodart archival cover. Jacker surveys anarchism in America both as a political philosopy and as a political (or anti-political) movement. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Near Fine/VG+. 23½ X 16 cm.

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full yellow cloth, black titles on spine, xv, 223 pp, notes, bibliography, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: "Europe's failure to integrate its Muslim millions, combined with America's battered image in the Muslim world, have left too many Western Muslims easy prey for violent dogmas. Until American and Europe adopt new strategies, Shore argues, Europe will increasingly become the incubation ground for breeding new Bin Ladens." Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 12 oz.). First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 22½ X 14½ cm.

Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1982 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Prepared for the Atlantic Council Working Group on the United States and Canada. Brown simulated leather, xiv, 331 pp, notes, index. DJ has a rubbed strip on front panel, and a tear under 1 cm on rear panel; in Brodart archival cover. This look at US-Canadian relations examines the issues of energy, investment, trade, environment, defense, and Quebecois nationalism. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Fine/VG. 23½ X 16 cm.

New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1967 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Published simultaneously in Canada by Clark, Irwin, & Co. as One Continent--Two Voices. Black cloth, gilt titles on spine, notes, index. DJ has slight browning & edge wear; in Brodart archival cover. The authors state their theme: "The obligation of our two countries to make of the North American continent a model for relations between independent nations is no less than our opportunity for doing so." They start with a look back, then discuss nationalism, foreign policy, defense, the role of Canada in the western hemisphere, economics, water supply, continental institutions, migration, and the need for Americans to be better educated about Canada (Canadians already are well educated about the United States). Shipping weight 2 lbs.. . Fine/Near Fine. 21½ X 14½ cm.

Boston, New York, Toronto & London: Little, Brown and Company, 1995 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Grey boards with blue spine, gilt titles on spine & blind device on front board, x, 262 pp. Light pencil notes & underlining on a few pages in Chapter 1, else fine. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Full-page excerpt from this book clipped from the Star Tribune is laid in. Contents: the cultures of congress: spending, hypocrisy, fear, power, isolation partisanship; agents of change; ten real reforms; ten common cents tips to elect a better congress; empowering yourself as a citizen. Appendices: the Declaration of Independence; the Constitution of the United States. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Near Fine/Fine. 24 X 16 cm.

Ottawa, IL: Green Hill Publishers, Inc., 1983 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Quarter dark blue cloth, blue paper-covered boards, gilt titles on spine, [vii], 253 pp, notes, bibliography, index. DJ front fore-edge rubbed, 1 cm puncture to rear joint, else fine; in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: "Fearful of antagonizing the formal GOP leadership, and yet determined that there should be conservative alternatives offered to the House, a handful of congressmen organized the Republican Study Committee--and launched what was to become one of the most potent forces in the House. ... This is their story, told by the man in the eye of the whirlwind...." The author was director of the Committee, and later president of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that was influential with the Reagan administration. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. . Fine/Near Fine. 23½ X 16 cm.

Berlin: Staatsverlag der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, 1974 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Trade paperback, 57, [7] pp. One corner bent, slight wear to tail of spine. English translation of the East German constitution of 1968 as amended on 8 October 1974.. 3rd Ed. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No dj. 23 X 16 cm.

Berkeley, Los Angeles & London: University of California Press, 1989 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full maroon cloth, foil titles on spine, xiv, 315 pp, notes, bibliography, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Scholarly study of the abortion debate and activists on both sides in Fargo, North Dakota. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 23½ X 15½ cm.

Manchester & New York: Manchester University Press, 1997 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. No. 4 in the Johns Hopkins Nonprofit Sector Series. Pale green with black titles, xiii, 525 pp, chapter notes & bibliographies, index. Bottom rear corner bumped, else as new. From the flyleaf: "Defining the Nonprofit Sector demonstrates beyond doubt that the division of societies into public and private sectors is much too simplistic. A third sector with its own characteristic features and dynamics has already emerged as a powerful force in the global economy. Students, social scientists and policymakers interested in the nonprofit sector, social welfare policy, economics, public management and democratic practice will find this book of considerable interest." Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No dj. 21½ X 14 cm.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1920 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Orange cloth, black titles on spine, xv, 317 pp. Top edge foxed, owner's name rubber-stamped on front paste-down and title page. DJ smudged with a 2" stain (offset from a spill on another book) on back panel, slight edge wear, corners of flaps clipped, original price present on spine; in Brodart archival cover. Original date of publication was November 1919, so this is not long afterwards. Henry Adams's brother Brooks Adams prepared the nearly-completed manuscript of Henry's pessimistic look at democracy for publication after Henry's death in 1918. To this he prefixed his own biographical sketch of his brother and the development of political thought in his family over the previous century, which extend over the first 122 pages. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. Early printing. . VG/G+. 20 X 14 cm.

Indianapolis: Liberty Classics, 1981 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Reprint of the second edition of 1896, with a new introduction by William Murchison. Two volumes, quarter grey cloth, nat. linen-covered boards, white titles on spines, blind & grey titles on front boards, red ribbon bookmarks bound in, xxx, 479, [1], xxv, 501, [1] pp. From the Introduction: "Democracy and Liberty is about a great many things besides democracy and liberty in purest form. To name only a few of these things: the Irish land question, Indian suttee, Mormonism and polygamy, England's Italian Policy, gambling, drunkenness as a disease, divorce, and women's rights. ... The argument of the book is the incompatibility of two concepts which, in the late 20th century, are regarded virtually as twins--democracy and liberty. ... What Lecky feared was that his country's government would pass out of the hands of gentlemen and 'into the hands of… Read More

London, New York & Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1963 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Copyright 1958. Full dusty-rose cloth, copper titles on spine, [ix], 324, [1] pp, fold-out map, footnotes, bibliography, index. Edges lightly rubbed, paper browning. DJ extremities rubbed, 1 cm tear with creasing to top of rear panel; in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: "The purpose of this book is to assess the prospects for West German democracy. After dealing with the lack of a democratic tradition and giving a brief outline of events since the War, the author considers in turn the provisional constitution; political parties; government and politics at the federal, provincial, and local levels; the Civil Service; and the trade unions." The book concludes with chapters on the German people & politics, political education, the problem of reunion, recent developments, and the future of German democracy. Shipping weight 3 lbs.… Read More