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Hardcover. While international attention has focused on China's developing economy, dramatic changes are also taking place in its legal system. This book gives an introduction to different aspects of Chinese law and presents a real life picture of legal practice in China, in which Chinese lawyers and judges speak openly about their frustrations and hopes. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; LAQ; LNB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137452054
- ISBN
- 9781137452054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardback. This book illustrates how local awareness of Western cultural hegemonic entities such as Broadway and Shakespeare have been implemented within South Korean theatre in the global era. With a focus on performances that targeted global audiences, Lee explores the ways in which Korea's nationalistic desires for global visibility are projected on stage. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; ANF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453570
- ISBN
- 9781137453570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
hardcover. This book reviews the evolution of the Chinese financial system, examining the effectiveness of reform strategies made by the government over the last ten years. Series: The Nottingham China Policy Institute Series. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCLF; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137454652
- ISBN
- 9781137454652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. Shin Kanemaru (1914-1996) served as a key power broker at the national level in Japan from the 1970s until the early 1990s. He was at the heart of the '1955 system' of conservative political rule. Though never Prime Minister himself, he controlled or strongly influenced the administrations of five Japanese Prime Ministers. Num Pages: 135 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137457363
- ISBN
- 9781137457363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Hardcover. This book analyzes the US army's use of the 'water cure' torture in the Philippine War and the ensuing political scandal that resulted. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137460752
- ISBN
- 9781137460752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. This is the first book that looks into the state and role of investigate journalism in the Arab world. It explores the vital role the media could potentially play in informing and empowering society, to assist in opening up the communicative space in a region where this has previously been taboo. Series: Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137461032
- ISBN
- 9781137461032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Hardcover. Japanese animation has been given fulsome academic commentary in recent years. However, there is arguably a need for a more philosophically consistent and theoretically integrated engagement. While this book covers the key thinkers of contemporary aesthetic theory, it aims to reground reflection on anime within the aesthetics of R.G. Collingwood. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137463340
- ISBN
- 9781137463340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.95
€ 115.95
The Chinese Stock Market. Evaluation and Prospects. Evaluation and Pro...
. Ed(S): Cheng, Siwei; Li, Ziran
Hardback. Both quantitative and qualitative analysis is used to review China's stock market in a book containing the latest research on China's IPO market, the 2006-07 market bubble, the development of institutional investors, the stock index futures market, stock sector performance, corporate governance of listed firms and China's growth enterprise market. Editor(s): Cheng, Siwei; Li, Ziran. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCX; KFFM2; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137464682
- ISBN
- 9781137464682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.48
€ 128.48
Hardcover. Over the last thirty years, China has been reforming its economy at breakneck speed. However a surge in nationalism is threatening China's relations with its neighbours and its rise to regional leadership. This book addresses a wide range of factors influencing the development of China's model and its influence on the rest of the world. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137465481
- ISBN
- 9781137465481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardback. Capturing the history of Kashmir and its cultural and social evolution, Nyla Ali Kahn deconstructs the life of her grandmother and other women of her generation to reconceptualize woman's identity in a politically militarized zone. An academic memoir, this book succinctly brings together the history, politics, and culture of Kashmir. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; BM; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137465634
- ISBN
- 9781137465634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Hardcover. The ways we understand processes of agrarian change are pressing issues for policy makers and development practitioners. Interpreting changes in two agrarian societies in India and Indonesia, the author reveals how transformations to self are critical factors shaping change, as well as under-recognized consequences of development initiatives. Series: Global Political Thinkers. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FMN; JFSF; JHMC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137466426
- ISBN
- 9781137466426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.36
€ 127.36
Teaching EFL Writing in the 21st Century Arab World
. Ed(S): Ahmed, Abdelhamid; Abouabdelkader, H...
Hardback. Editor(s): Ahmed, Abdelhamid; Abouabdelkader, Hassan. Num Pages: 275 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, 22 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JM; EBA; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 469.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137467256
- ISBN
- 9781137467256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Hardback. This book contends that structural reforms, the essential third arrow in Abe's 'Abenomics', will not happen. As a result, Abenomics is merely a combination of reckless monetary policy and ambiguous fiscal policies which will fail to regenerate Japan's fragile economy and cut sovereign debt. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KJC; KJK; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137469434
- ISBN
- 9781137469434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.92
€ 128.92
Hardcover. Johnson provides an historically rich examination of the intersection of early twentieth-century imperial culture, imperial politics, and imperial economics as reflected in the colonial built environment at New Delhi, a remarkably ambitious imperial capital built by the British between 1911 and 1931. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 colour tables, 3 maps, 5 black & white halftones, 2 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; HBJD1; HBJF; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137469861
- ISBN
- 9781137469861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. This collection of papers is from Palgrave's journal Comparative Economic Studies, carefully selected by a team of expert editors, this volumes collates the most sophisticated works to provide the readers with an essential guide to the economic development of China. Editor(s): Brada, Josef C.; Wachtel, Paul; Yang, Dennis Tao; Buitenhuis, Peter. Series: Palgrave Readers in Economics. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCG; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137469953
- ISBN
- 9781137469953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. The author aims to develop conceptual refining and theoretical reframing of the productivist welfare capitalism thesis in order to address a set of questions concerning whether and how productivist welfarism has experienced both continuity and change in East Asia. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; JKSB; JPRB; KCM; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137471840
- ISBN
- 9781137471840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Paperback. Through discussion of a dazzling array of artists in India and the diaspora, this book delineates a new language of dance on the global stage. Myriad movement vocabularies intersect the dancers' creative landscape, while cutting-edge creative choreography parodies gender and cultural stereotypes, and represents social issues. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ASDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137472403
- ISBN
- 9781137472403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. Given the reality of China's economic development and urbanization, this book studies the development of the private sector and the process of regional urbanization in the Yangtze River Delta region to provide a path for new urbanization throughout China. Num Pages: 260 pages, 14 black & white tables, 27 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; KCG; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137473264
- ISBN
- 9781137473264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JFC; JHB; JPQB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 437.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137475220
- ISBN
- 9781137475220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.40
€ 116.40
Hardcover. Colonial Contexts and Postcolonial Theology focuses on what postcolonial theologies look like in colonial contexts, particularly in dialogue with the First Nations Peoples in Australia and the Asia-Pacific. The contributors have roots in the Asia-Pacific, but the struggles, theologies and concerns they address are shared across the seas. Editor(s): Brett, Mark G.; Havea, Jione. Series: Postcolonialism and Religions. Num Pages: 283 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1MBF; 1MK; HRLB; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137475466
- ISBN
- 9781137475466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80