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Hardcover. This collection examines the current stage of multicultural challenges and their influence on democracy in 12 countries of Europe and East Asia. Contributors draw out the differences between European and East Asian approaches to universalizing locality and localizing global norms regarding human rights and democratic individuality. Editor(s): Kim, Nam-Kook. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FP; JFFN; JFSL1; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137403445
- ISBN
- 9781137403445
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Do international norms affect the activity of Islamist movements? This book analyzes and assesses the extent to which Islamism has been affected by the rules and principles that regulate international society, focusing on Hezbollah. It concludes that international norms are among the most significant factors changing Islamist politics. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 279 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPF; JPFR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137403018
- ISBN
- 9781137403018
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Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Hardcover. This anthology hopes to contribute, in particular, to the analysis of the mutually constitutive interaction of the use of cyberspace and Asian cultures, with particular attention to ethical, feminist, and religious perspectives especially within Catholic Christianity. Editor(s): Brazal, Agnes M.; Abraham, Kochurani. Series: Content and Context in Theological Ethics. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; HRAM1; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137401649
- ISBN
- 9781137401649
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€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. This book investigates the development of contemporary Iranian civil society and the role of public intellectuals, looking in particular at how different reformist public intellectuals used civil society to craft their vision of Iran's socio-political future. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FBN; JPB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137401106
- ISBN
- 9781137401106
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Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
hardcover. This volume brings together the work of twenty-seven contributors to deepen our understanding of Chinese migration to Europe, with a particular focus on the case of Prato and Italy. Editor(s): Baldassar, Loretta; Johanson, Graeme; McAuliffe, Narelle; Bressan, Massimo. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FPC; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 580.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137400239
- ISBN
- 9781137400239
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Condition: New
€ 129.63
€ 129.63
Hardcover. This edited collection presents an alternative set of reflections on India's contemporary global role by exploring a range of influential non-Western state perspectives. Through multiple case studies, the contributors gauge the success of India's efforts to be seen as an alternative global power in the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398659
- ISBN
- 9781137398659
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Abadeer incorporates informal norms such as religion, mores, myths, taboos, codes-of-conduct, customary laws, and traditions, into the structure of formal rules (e.g., polity, judiciary, law, and the enforcement of law), which in turn influence the governance of the transactions. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFFJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 632.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398543
- ISBN
- 9781137398543
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Condition: New
€ 152.02
€ 152.02
Creating a Eurasian Union: Economic Integration of the Former Soviet R...
Vymyatnina, Yulia, Antonova, Daria
Hardcover. Creating a Eurasian Union offers a detailed analysis of the economies of the former Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan and the proposed Eurasian Union. Num Pages: 208 pages, 23 black & white tables, 70 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1DVUB; 1FCZ; 1QFE; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398536
- ISBN
- 9781137398536
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Condition: New
€ 66.05
€ 66.05
hardcover. In spite of efforts to liberalise the market and introduce incentives to local and foreign investors, investment performance in Syria remained poor, dragging down with it economic and employment growth. The author employs a political economic framework to investigate the failure of investment in Syria prior to the 'Arab Spring'. Series: Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 381.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137397713
- ISBN
- 9781137397713
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Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Hardcover. This book addresses the question of how to ground research practice in area-specific, yet globally entangled contexts such as 'Global Southeast Asia'. It offers a fruitful debate between various approaches to Southeast Asia Studies, while taking into consideration the area-specific contexts of research practice cross-cutting methodological issues. Editor(s): Huotari, Mikko; Ruland, Jurgen; Schlehe, Judith. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137397539
- ISBN
- 9781137397539
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Condition: New
€ 67.85
€ 67.85
Hardcover. This collection presents a varied picture of the state of democracy in Asia, revealing unique findings from a project entitled the 'Asia Democracy Initiative' which explored the role of ordinary people in democratization through the rise of expressive social values in Indonesia, South Korea, the Philippines and Thailand. Editor(s): Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora; Ku, Jae H.; Jackson, Karl. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1FMP; 1FMT; 1FPK; JPB; JPHV; JPR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137397492
- ISBN
- 9781137397492
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Condition: New
€ 67.47
€ 67.47
Hardback. This volume explores the domestic and transnational considerations associated with Indonesia's ascent, referring to its rise in terms of hard and soft power and its likely trajectory in the future. The range of contributors analyse economic resources, religious harmony, security, regional relations, leadership and foreign policy. Editor(s): Roberts, Christopher; Habir, Ahmad; Sebastian, Leonard C. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 396 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JPRB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137397409
- ISBN
- 9781137397409
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Condition: New
€ 152.13
€ 152.13
Hardcover. This volume is concerned with labor market developments in China from a comparative perspective on selected East and South Asian countries. It closely examines the changing structure of China's labor market in the context of the Lewisisan turning point in ecomomic development. Editor(s): Minami, Ryoshin; Makino, Fumio; Kim, Kwan S. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCF; KCG; KCM; KCU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137397256
- ISBN
- 9781137397256
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Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20
Hardcover. This book is a unique contribution to the study of democratization in Hong Kong, with chapters including the legal tradition in Hong Kong, the features of Hong Kong's indigenous democracy, the 2014 Umbrella Movement, and the evolution of the Chief Executive election. Series: The Theories, Concepts and Practices of Democracy. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JPHC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137397133
- ISBN
- 9781137397133
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Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Hardcover. The Future BRICS provides in depth quantitative and qualitative questions and answers about the future of the BRICS Forum as a synergistic economic alliance and is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the ongoing international debate about the economic future and sustainability of the emerging markets in general. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FKA; 1FPC; 1HFMS; 1KLSB; KCL; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137396433
- ISBN
- 9781137396433
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Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardcover. This book introduces the diverse practices of three non-canonical practitioners: David MacDougall, Desire Machine Collective and Kumar Shahani. It offers analysis of their documentary methods and aesthetics, exploring how their oeuvres constitute a critical and self-reflexive approach to documentary-making in India. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395436
- ISBN
- 9781137395436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardback. This two-volume book unveils trends, strengths, weaknesses and overall dynamics and implications of social entrepreneurship in the Middle East region, whilst identifying both opportunities and threats facing social entrepreneurship and supplements through a wealth of insights and examples inspired from practice and current applications. Editor(s): Jamali, Dima; Lanteri, Alessandro. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; KJC; KJG; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395344
- ISBN
- 9781137395344
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Condition: New
€ 128.91
€ 128.91
Hardcover. Tied by history, politics, and faith to all corners of the globe, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict fascinates and infuriates people across the world. Based on new archive research and original interviews, Headlines from the Holy Land explains why this fiercely contested region exerts such a pull over leading correspondents and diplomats. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; DNJ; HBJF1; JPSD; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395122
- ISBN
- 9781137395122
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Condition: New
€ 45.20
€ 45.20
Hardback. Series: The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Num Pages: 281 pages, 3 colour illustrations, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFSC; JPA; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393388
- ISBN
- 9781137393388
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Condition: New
€ 129.79
€ 129.79
Hardcover. The Growth of Chinese Electronics Firms outlines the way firms grow in China at an organizational level. Kimura uses China's electronics industry as a case study for measuring technology-fuelled growth and provides a way to understand diversified the growth process systematically. Num Pages: 174 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCD; KJV; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137391407
- ISBN
- 9781137391407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20