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Hardcover. This book analyzes the Artists' House, a cultural center in Tehran, to place Iran's social and cultural transformation in a local-global context. The text addresses the interaction of Iranian youth with technology and mass communications, law, tradition, and contemporary questions concerning body, identity, and lifestyle. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137537157
- ISBN
- 9781137537157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. Using Michel Foucault's idea of governmentality, this book reinterprets various cases of revolt and popular uprisings in Bangladesh. It attempts to synthesize the theories of Foucault's governmentality and Antonio Gramsci's notions of hegemony and counter-hegemony. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKB; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137537140
- ISBN
- 9781137537140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Hardcover. This book provides an account of milestone health insurance reforms that took place in Korea and Thailand, which significantly advanced equitable access and redistribution in health care. Thai and Korean welfare champions were deeply informed by their experiences as activists in their countries' democracy movements. Series: Asia Today. Num Pages: 273 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 1FPK; JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137537119
- ISBN
- 9781137537119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.18
€ 140.18
Hardback. The launch of the ASEAN Economic Community raises key issues: the deepening of regional trade and the associated problem of exchange rate management. This volume questions the capacity of a shallow institution to deal with complex impacts on employment and inequality. Contributors analyze ASEAN's potential and weakness in readable terms. Editor(s): Jetin, Bruno; Mikic, Mia. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 707.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137537102
- ISBN
- 9781137537102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.13
€ 140.13
Hardback. The topic of China's rise and what it really means for the global and regional order is the subject of intense debate. In this volume, top scholars address China's power today, compare China's power with that of the USA, and forecast China's power in 2025. Editor(s): Chung, Jae Ho. Series: Asan-Palgrave Macmillan Series. Num Pages: 299 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137537065
- ISBN
- 9781137537065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.85
€ 67.85
Hardback. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; HBTQ; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137537010
- ISBN
- 9781137537010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.91
€ 116.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JHBK; JHM; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137536303
- ISBN
- 9781137536303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.81
€ 139.81
Hardback. Num Pages: 157 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHB; JNB; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137535702
- ISBN
- 9781137535702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.07
€ 116.07
Managing the Macroeconomy: Monetary and Exchange Rate Issues in India
Rajan, Ramkishen S., Yanamandra, Venkataraman...
Hardcover. While offering many growth-enhancing opportunities, India's ever-increasing integration with the world economy has given rise to a host of new challenges in managing the economy. This book provides an up-to-date empirical assessment of some of India's crucial policy challenges pertaining to its monetary and external sector management. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCB; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137534132
- ISBN
- 9781137534132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Bank Competition, Efficiency and Liquidity Creation in Asia Pacific (P...
Fu, Xiaoqing (Maggie), Lin, Yongjia, Molyneux...
Hardcover. This book investigates important policy-related issues in Asia Pacific banking. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 48 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1F; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 259 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137533821
- ISBN
- 9781137533821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Hardback. Why did the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) not follow the failure of the communist regimes in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union? This book examines this question by studying two crucial strategies that the CCP feels it needs to implement in order to remain in power: ideological reform and the institutionalization of leadership succession. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 black & white tables, 20 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFC; JPL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137533678
- ISBN
- 9781137533678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.71
€ 138.71
Hardcover. This book brings together twelve scholars - six Americans and six Chinese - to explore the ways America and China think about international order. The book shows how each country's traditions, historical experiences, and ideologies influence current global dialogues. Editor(s): Ikenberry, G. John; Jisi, Wang; Feng, Zhu. Series: Asia Today. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 black & white tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137532183
- ISBN
- 9781137532183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.73
€ 195.73
Hardback. Diwan and Galal looks at the structure and prospects of the Middle East economies after the 2011 Uprisings, focusing on issues of economic growth, inequality, the impact of oil, and the unfolding political transitions. Editor(s): Galal, Ahmed. Series: International Economic Association Series. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; KCG; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137529763
- ISBN
- 9781137529763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.43
€ 129.43
Hardback. This book analyses how key 'systems integration' technical pressures, and the increasing use of collaborative alliances for market and product development are impacting on the socio-technical policy directives of Chinese State leaders and the strategic behaviour of key Chinese high-technology firms operating in the global wireless sector. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 235 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQ; KCP; KNT; TJKW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137529640
- ISBN
- 9781137529640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardcover. This book develops a human capital model to explain transformational growth within different stages of economic development, which will induce technological changes and consequently will require a change in human capital. China is a case study in transition and can provide useful lessons to other emerging economies. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCG; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137529350
- ISBN
- 9781137529350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Hardback. During the post-World War-II period, several Asian economies turned in stellar performances. This book addresses the all-important query regarding the ebullient growth performance of a group of dynamic Asian economies. Its principal focus is the so-called Asian growth model, which enabled them to achieve what became known as the 'miraculous' growth Num Pages: 119 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; KCG; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 119
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137529268
- ISBN
- 9781137529268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.96
€ 65.96
Hardcover. This book explores the political aspects of China's climate change policy, focusing on the newly established carbon markets and carbon trading schemes. Lo makes a case for understanding the policy change in terms of discourse and in relation to narratives of national power and development. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 black & white tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCN; KCP; RND; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137528995
- ISBN
- 9781137528995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.18
€ 127.18
Hardcover. Decision makers' attitude towards women and gender has a significant influence on development, especially after conflict. This book analyses the effects of gender-inclusive policies deployed by the Kurdistan Regional Government in the areas of politics, the economy and education on the region and its people. Series: Gender, Development and Social Change. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JFSJ1; JPVH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137528810
- ISBN
- 9781137528810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.93
€ 66.93
Hardcover. This book examines the conciliatory institutions operating in China and Taiwan. The two legal systems are compared in order to shed light on the past and potential futures for criminal conciliation in China and the rest of the world. Series: Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137527530
- ISBN
- 9781137527530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Paperback. Drawing on a unique ethnographic inquiry, Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni explores the complexities of the relationship between socially and culturally constructed roles bestowed on Japanese women by a variety of state agents, including the market and the media, and the 'real' lives of these women. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFFK; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137523907
- ISBN
- 9781137523907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04