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Hardcover. The gendered nature of the relationship between the press and emergence of cultural citizenship from the 1860s to the 1930s is explored through original data and insightful comparisons between India, Britain and France in this integrated approach to women's representation in newspapers, their role as news sources and their professional activity. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; JFD; JFSJ1; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230232440
- ISBN
- 9780230232440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. With a focus on colonial Bengal, this book demonstrates how the dynamics of agrarian prosperity or decline, communal conflicts, poverty and famine can only be properly understood from an ecological perspective as well as discussions of state's coercion and popular resistance, market forces and dependency, or contested cultures and consciousness. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBTB; RNC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230231832
- ISBN
- 9780230231832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Hardcover. An examination of why and how Fascist Italy sought to increase its influence in the Middle East, and why Italian efforts ultimately failed. Offering fresh insights into Fascist Italy's foreign and colonial policies, this book makes an important contribution to the complex history of relations between Europe and the Arab world. Num Pages: 269 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FB; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230231603
- ISBN
- 9780230231603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. Investigates the World Bank's promotion of market-led development in the underdeveloped world and the impact that this promotion has upon citizenship. This book looks at this subject using case studies drawn from Southeast Asia, one of the world's most diverse regions. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436. The World Bank and the Post-Washington Consensus in Southeast Ssia. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. 288 pages, black & white illustrations. Investigates the World Bank's promotion of market-led development in the underdeveloped world and the impact that this promotion has upon citizenship. This book looks at this subject using case studies drawn from Southeast Asia, one of the world's most diverse regions. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; GTF. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229556
- ISBN
- 9780230229556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.67
€ 67.67
Hardcover. Exploring the changes in Japanese workplaces such as restructuring, incentive principles and the increasing use of contingent workers from the perspective of employees, this title provides new insights into the mindsets of the workers by contrasting survey and theoretical sources with excerpts from blogs published by Japanese people. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229389
- ISBN
- 9780230229389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
China's Resource Diplomacy in Africa: Powering Development? (Internati...
Power, Marcus, Mohan, Giles, Tan-Mullins, May
Hardcover. The book seeks to understand China's evolving political and economic role in Africa and assesses what impacts Chinese aid, trade and investment have on the politics of specific African countries, and the extent to which it excites geopolitical competition. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 221 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229129
- ISBN
- 9780230229129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.53
€ 128.53
Hardcover. Explores the history and challenges of nuclear energy development in China, across five main areas: politics, economics, environment, technology transfer and the nuclear fuel cycle. It emphasizes the political challenges in developing a set of long-term national strategies to ensure speedy, safe and secure nuclear energy development. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQ; RNF; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230228900
- ISBN
- 9780230228900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. Examining how lesbian and gay Israelis negotiate the linguistic performance of their sexualities and the constraints of Israeli national ideologies, this book broadens current understandings of the uses and effects of variation in language and details the interconnections between language use and sexual, national and political identities. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; CFB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230227965
- ISBN
- 9780230227965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Hardcover. A far-reaching examination of exoticism, cultural internationalism and modernism's encounters with Indonesian tradition, Performing Otherness examines how Indonesia entered world stages through imperialism as an antimodern phantasm and through nationalism became a means of intercultural communication and cultural diplomacy. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AN; ASD; ASZM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498. Java and Bali on International Stages, 1905-1952. Series: Studies in International Performance. 304 pages, 0, 18 black & white halftones. A far-reaching examination of exoticism, cultural internationalism and modernism's encounters with Indonesian tradition, Performing Otherness examines how Indonesia entered world stages through imperialism as an antimodern phantasm and through nationalism became a means of intercultural communication and cultural diplomacy. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AN; ASD; ASZM. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 23. Weight: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224629
- ISBN
- 9780230224629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.60
€ 128.60
The Millennium Development Goals and Beyond: International Assistance ...
Feeny, Simon, Clarke, Matthew
Hardcover. This book examines how international aid donors and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) can assist countries in the Asia-Pacific region achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The book examines the progress countries have made towards the MDGs and highlights the need to tailor the goals to individual country circumstances. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTF; JKSR; JPWH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224438
- ISBN
- 9780230224438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. Yakinthou throws light on the challenges of adopting political settlements in frozen conflicts and divided societies by focusing on the conflict in Cyprus, the resolution of which has for years been held up, in large part by elite intransigence. The book offers answers for why elites in Cyprus are so unwilling to adopt a power-sharing solution. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 1FB; GTJ; HBJF1; JPA; JPB; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223752
- ISBN
- 9780230223752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.08
€ 128.08
Hardcover. This book is about understanding the differences and risks, ownership, culture and management practices when investing, managing or working with Chinese companies. It explores the progression of overseas listing of Chinese companies and the reasons behind theattitude shifts towards overseas Chinese stocks. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222656
- ISBN
- 9780230222656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. An exploration of headhunting and the collection of heads for European museums in the context of colonial wars, from the 1870s to the 1930s. The book offers a new understanding of the mutually dependent interaction between indigenous peoples and colonial powers, and how collected remains became regarded as objects of wider significance. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMNT; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222052
- ISBN
- 9780230222052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.90
€ 183.90
Hardcover. The first biography of Alfred Webb, Irish nationalist and president of the 1894 Indian National Congress. The biography explores how Webb viewed nationalism as a vehicle for global social justice. Drawing on archives in Britain, Ireland and India the author reveals how Irish and Indians used cosmopolitan London to create networks across the Empire. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1FKA; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBJF; JPFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220850
- ISBN
- 9780230220850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. An examination of the elements explicit to the Japanese post war governing system that enable the national ministries to extend their administrative authority over the political economy. It argues that the insular model defies structural reform and prevents the implementation of economic and social policies that can resolve socio-economic problems. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPP; JPQ; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220706
- ISBN
- 9780230220706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.18
€ 127.18
Hardcover. As a window for understanding the relationship between globalization and the state's pursuit of national industrial development, this book examines how and why the Chinese government succeeded in leveraging China's international competitive advantages to modernize the country's automotive industry. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCP; KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 1. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220607
- ISBN
- 9780230220607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.29
€ 128.29
Hardcover. This book investigates the role and the impacts of armies and military regimes in the Middle East. It argues that one of the main causes of the slow and stagnated economic development in the region is high military expenditure perpetuated by strong grips of armies on the politics of the region. Num Pages: 183 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JW; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220171
- ISBN
- 9780230220171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. A unique study of how a deeply religious country like India acquired the laws and policies of a secular state, highlighting the contradictory effects of British imperial policies, the complex role played by Indian Christians, and how this highly divided community shaped its own identity and debated that of their new nation. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220058
- ISBN
- 9780230220058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.73
€ 67.73
Hardcover. Following the launch in China of economic reforms and the 'open door policy', a new era of economic growth and global integration dawned. In 2008, the thirtieth anniversary year, China completes three decades of broad-based market-oriented macroeconomic reforms and restructuring. This book traces China's economic renaissance. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230218406
- ISBN
- 9780230218406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.68
€ 128.68
Hardcover. Rules of origin have emerged as one of the most controversial issues in any trade negotiations. This book analyzes the economics of rules of origin in regional trade agreements. It critically evaluates the empirical aspects, providing fresh perspectives on complex policy-negotiations and rules of origin implementation. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCL; KJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230217294
- ISBN
- 9780230217294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86