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Hardback. No country in the world has more political battles, military conflicts, and ethnic complexity per person and per square mile than does Lebanon. This book explains the issues, events, and personalities involved in one of the globe's most dramatic and important stories. Editor(s): Rubin, Barry. Series: Middle East in Focus. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JMC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230605879
- ISBN
- 9780230605879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.47
€ 67.47
Hardback. As India's attempts to carve out a foreign policy that is in sync with their rising international stature, they are having to deal with a range of issues that are controversial but central to the future of an Indian global strategy. This book examines these issues and deduces major trends in Indian foreign policy. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604582
- ISBN
- 9780230604582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Hardback. This book traces the evolution of post-Cold War relations between China and the US, focusing on their often conflicting efforts to achieve economic growth, military prowess and technological sophistication. Adopting a dual approach with equal emphasis on Beijing and Washington, it sheds new light on the relationship between the countries. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604551
- ISBN
- 9780230604551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.92€ 47.40
€ 53.92
€ 47.40
Hardback. This is the first book to be primarily directed at analyzing the evolving solution to the Kurdish problem in Iraq and Turkey. Although this solution remains cautiously fragile, it does represent a strikingly positive future that until recently seemed so bleak. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBQ; JFSL; JPF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230603707
- ISBN
- 9780230603707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardback. This study analyzes American, Vietnamese and Japanese personal values, attempting to understand how it can be ethnographers find large differences in values between cultures, yet empirical surveys find relatively small, almost trivial differences in personal values between cultures. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFM; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602991
- ISBN
- 9780230602991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Hardback. This book is a collection of essays that both explores the tradition of revenge drama in Japan and compares that tradition with the revenge tradition in European Renaissance drama. Editor(s): Wetmore, Kevin J., Jr. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 148 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602892
- ISBN
- 9780230602892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Hardback. This book critically examines the origins of American diplomacy in the greater Persian Gulf region, arguing that it was the inability of the United States to contend effectively with the disintegration of British imperial authority in the Gulf that eventually led it to assume its current role in the region. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBX; 1KBB; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230601512
- ISBN
- 9780230601512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Hardback. The book explores the critical importance of Pan-Asianism in Japanese imperialism. Pan-Asianism was a cultural as well as political ideology that promoted Asian unity and recognition. The focus is on Pan-Asianism as a propeller behind Japan's expansionist policies from the Manchurian Incident until the end of the Pacific War. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230601031
- ISBN
- 9780230601031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.49
€ 161.49
Hardback. This book provides readers with a fresh analysis of the Arab state by using a new theoretical framework: hybrid sovereignty. The author examines various areas to make his argument: citizenship, the issue of minorities, electoral engineering, the failure of central rule, tribalism, and the lack of impersonal bureaucratic mechanism. Series: The Middle East in Focus. Num Pages: 283 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 563.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600409
- ISBN
- 9780230600409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.67
€ 67.67
Hardback. This book examines village democracy and the prospects of China's democratization. It explains how three key factors - township, economy and kinship - shape village democracy and account for rural variations. It considers the extension of village to township elections, the idea of a mixed regime and its impact on political development in China. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSF; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600164
- ISBN
- 9780230600164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardcover. The Meiji Restoration of 1868 is one of the most astonishing political events of the modern era, yet it doesn't fit easily with Western precedents of mass mobilization and social transformation. This book challenges some of the preconceptions that have hindered the Restoration being understood on its own terms. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230593862
- ISBN
- 9780230593862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Hardback. With contributions by experts from official agencies in Africa, international financial institutions, the private sector, and academia, this book focuses on financial sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa and how institutions can play a more active role in economic development. Editor(s): Quintyn, Marc; Verdier, Genevieve. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JM; KCM; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580503
- ISBN
- 9780230580503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.41
€ 128.41
Hardback. The rise of the Arab world and China are part of the same story, once trading partners via the Silk Road. It isn't a coincidence that Arab traders have returned to China at the same time that China is fast regaining its share of the global economy. This is a breakthrough account of how China is spurring growth in the Arab world. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FPC; KCLT; KJC; KJK; KJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580268
- ISBN
- 9780230580268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardback. It is widely admitted that markets are the main driving force of the economy but governments' intervention could, in some circumstances, improve on their outcomes. This book provides a structured analysis relating theoretical arguments, implementation approaches and effectiveness of industrial policy. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; 1KBB; KCP; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230579880
- ISBN
- 9780230579880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.72
€ 127.72
hardcover. While major theories of economic regionalism in the existing literature are primarily constructed to explore institutionalized regional integration, European integration in particular, the analytical framework developed in this work explains the unique process and pattern of regional integration in East Asia. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576544
- ISBN
- 9780230576544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Hardback. In Chinese Capitalisms, experts examine the rise of capitalism on China and Taiwan, analyzing impacts exerted by global capitalism, Chinese civilization, and remnants of socialist practice. In focusing on these, they also address longstanding issues such as Weber's China Thesis, state-business relationships, and China's civil society, among others. Editor(s): Chu, Yin-Wah. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 262 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQ; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576490
- ISBN
- 9780230576490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. Presenting a communicational perspective on the British empire in India during the 20th century, the book seeks to examine how, and explain why, British proconsuls, civil servants and even the monarch George V, as well as Indian nationalists, interacted with the media, primarily British and American, and with what consequences. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 figures, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JJ; GTC; HBJQ; HBLW; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230572584
- ISBN
- 9780230572584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardback. Examines the evolution of the modern Afghan state in the shadow of Britain's imperial presence in South Asia during the first half of the nineteenth century, and challenges the staid assumptions that the Afghans were little more than pawns in a larger Anglo-Russian imperial rivalry known as the 'Great Game'. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230554214
- ISBN
- 9780230554214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Hardback. Assesses the stability of the Chinese economy and the nature of its economic governance. Svenja Schlichting examines how internationalization has impacted on financial market development in China and how far this has contributed to the development of new institutions within China. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCBM; KFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551985
- ISBN
- 9780230551985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardback. Europe and Asia are two major centres for the development of multi-polar and multi-lateral relations. This volume explores the substance and manner in which the member countries of the EU and their Asian counterparts interact at bilateral, multi-lateral and inter-regional levels. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230550674
- ISBN
- 9780230550674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37