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Hardback. The contributors argue that rare earths are essential to the information technology revolution on which humans have come to depend for communication, commerce, and, increasingly, engage in conflict. They demonstrate that rare earths are a strategic commodity over which political actors will and do struggle for control. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KCN; KCP; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 435.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364234
- ISBN
- 9781137364234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardcover. Founded in 1893, the National League of the Blind was the first nationwide self-represented group of visually impaired people in Britain. This book explores its campaign to make the state solely responsible for providing training, employment and assistance for the visually impaired as a right, and its fight to abolish all charitable aid for them. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFG; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364463
- ISBN
- 9781137364463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardcover. Providing a coherent and current account of how the U.S. manages to 'pivot to Asia' amid a rising China, this book provides an insightful glimpse into China-US relations, and the complexities of the two nations' economic and defense issues as China asserts is financial and military might in Asia and beyond. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364623
- ISBN
- 9781137364623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.91
€ 67.91
Hardback. This book will argue against the use of well-being to guide policymaking and in favor of a rule-oriented approach to policymaking that respects the choices of individuals. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364654
- ISBN
- 9781137364654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Paperback. This book will argue against the use of well-being to guide policymaking and in favor of a rule-oriented approach to policymaking that respects the choices of individuals. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364661
- ISBN
- 9781137364661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.74
€ 126.74
Hardcover. There is a modest but growing body of scholarly literature on experiences of retail work, with only a handful of studies existing on retail organizing. Before Revolutionizing Retail, no scholar had captured or analysed the breadth of political action being pursued in this crucial economic sector. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF; KCP; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 189 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364678
- ISBN
- 9781137364678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
3D Printing for Development in the Global South: The 3D4D Challenge
Birtchnell, Thomas, Hoyle, William
Hardcover. Birtchnell and Hoyle explore how printers, designs, materials and infrastructures all need to be 'just right' in order for meaningful social change to happen with appropriate scale. The 3D4D Challenge suggests 3D printing could reach scale in the Global South, even perhaps having the same impact as the mobile phone or microfinance in development. Num Pages: 145 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; KJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137365651
- ISBN
- 9781137365651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
The Transformation of Global Health Governance: Competing Ideas, Inter...
McInnes, Colin, Lee, Kelley, Kamradt-Scott, A...
Hardcover. The authors examine how health governance is being transformed amid globalization, characterized by the emergence of new actors and institutions, and the interplay of competing ideas about global health. They explore how this has affected the governance of specific health issues and how it relates to global governance more broadly. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPS; KCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137365712
- ISBN
- 9781137365712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.28
€ 66.28
Hardcover. Chaudhuri pinpoints the evolving nature of US commercial banks and banking regulations and explores their impact on the economy. Num Pages: 279 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFK; LNPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137365811
- ISBN
- 9781137365811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.75
€ 128.75
Hardcover. The global focus of corporations, government institutions, and NGOs have led to a defining question of the era: How do foreigners feel about working for Americans? Through surveys with over 700 Foreign Service nationals working within the US State Department, Benton examines perceptions of non-Americans working in overtly American environments. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; KCF; KJK; KJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137365842
- ISBN
- 9781137365842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Paperback. The book, which has an extended new Preface, examines the policies of central banks, financial regulators and private sector financial institutions in the development and management of the global financial crisis. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFK; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137366900
- ISBN
- 9781137366900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.05€ 62.16
€ 125.05
€ 62.16
Hardcover. Written by an insider, this book takes a critical look at the myths and contradictions surrounding India as a consumer market, to examine the new opportunities that it offers. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFT; KJC; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 357 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137367099
- ISBN
- 9781137367099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.55
€ 47.55
Hardcover. Surmounting the Global Crisis critiques the impact of NATO enlargement and the US 'pivot to Asia' on both the Russia and China and examines how these dual US-backed policies may influence key countries in the Euro-Atlantic, wider Middle East, and Indo-Pacific regions in general. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1F; JPSL; JPSN; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137367365
- ISBN
- 9781137367365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Mohamed Rabie re-examines the relevance of major ideas and systems of the recent past, including ideology and its relation to society, in Global Economic and Societal Transformation. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCG; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137367778
- ISBN
- 9781137367778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Hardcover. For brands to succeed in a competitive environment they need to build a 'loving' relationship with their customers. Brands need to construct an emotional engagement with customers so that they feel genuinely connected to it and what it has to offer. Through 15 steps this books reveals how to use High Design principles to build a truly loved brand. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJF; KJSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369000
- ISBN
- 9781137369000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. Bank Regulation in China provides an in-depth analysis of the country's contemporary banking regulatory system, focusing on regulation of foreign banks and consumer financial protection. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KFFK; LNPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369321
- ISBN
- 9781137369321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Hardcover. Successes and Challenges of Emerging Economy Multinationals investigates a broad variety of cases presenting clear evidence of fast successful internationalization of emerging economy multinationals. This in-depth analysis leads to the indication of numerous novel directions for further theoretical expansion and new empirical research. Editor(s): Marinova, Svetla. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KCM; KJK; KJVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369406
- ISBN
- 9781137369406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.19
€ 128.19
Hardcover. Crumbling business models mean news media structures must change. Gavin Ellis explores the past and present use of newspaper trusts - drawing on case studies such as the Guardian, the Irish Times and the Pulitzer Prize winning Tampa Bay Times - to make the case for a form of ownership dedicated to sustaining high quality journalism. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369437
- ISBN
- 9781137369437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.69
€ 67.69
Hardcover. This book charts the course of monetary policy in the UK from 1967 to 1982. It shows how events such as the 1967 devaluation, the collapse of Bretton Woods, the stagflation of the 1970s, and the IMF loan of 1976 all shaped policy. It shows that the 'monetarist' experiment of the 1980s was based on a fundamental misreading of 1970s monetary policy. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 black & white tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; KCBM; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369536
- ISBN
- 9781137369536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardcover. Professionals Making Judgments examines the role of judgment in professional work. The book makes the argument that too many studies of professionalism put emphasis on rational decision making. The more theoretical parts of the book are complemented by empirical studies of three distinct domains of professional practice. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJD; KJM; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369567
- ISBN
- 9781137369567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.98
€ 126.98
Hardcover. This edited collection provides the first in-depth analysis of social policies and the risks faced by young people. The book explores the effects of both the economic crisis and austerity policies on the lives of young Europeans, examining both the precarity of youth transitions, and the function of welfare state policies. Editor(s): Antonucci, Lorenza; Hamilton, Myra; Roberts, Steven. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages, No more than 20 tables and 10 graphs/charts. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSP2; JKS; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137370518
- ISBN
- 9781137370518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Yoshimatsu explores the causes and implications of the diverse degree of institution-building in East Asia by examining two processes of initiating and developing multilateral institutions in five policy areas: trade, finance, food security, energy security, and the environment. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSN; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137370549
- ISBN
- 9781137370549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardcover. This book is a timely revival of the social and political importance of meaningful work, which explores a philosophy of work based upon the value of meaningfulness and argues for the institution of a new politics of meaningfulness. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBL; KJWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137370570
- ISBN
- 9781137370570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardcover. Unmasking Financial Psychopaths explores three unrelated - yet crucial - factors that have contributed to the rise of 'financial psychopaths' in society and what this means for financial consumers. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JM; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137370754
- ISBN
- 9781137370754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34