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Hardcover. This book explores the role that boundary making plays in creating a societal understanding of current migration dynamics and, by extension, in legitimising migration regimes. By comparing most recent developments in Europe and China, it reveals insights on convergent social and political practices of boundary making under divergent conditions. Editor(s): Pries, Ludger. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; JFFM; JFFN; JFSL1; JPH; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230369719
- ISBN
- 9780230369719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. This is the first book to critically analyze the future of higher education systems in the four BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China - and the USA, analyzing academic salaries, contracts and working conditions and how national policy will affect the academic profession in each context. Editor(s): Altbach, Philip G.; Reisberg, Liz; Yudkevich, Maria; Androushchak, Gregory; Kuzminov, Yaroslav. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FKA; 1FPC; 1KBB; 1KLSB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230369788
- ISBN
- 9780230369788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.57
€ 127.57
Hardcover. Russia has recently re-emerged as the dominant political, economic and military actor in former Soviet nations. Kanet and Freire bring together a stellar cast of contributors to consider Russia's recent return as a major regional and international actor and its likely future policy toward its neighbours. Editor(s): Freire, Maria Raquel; Kanet, Roger E. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230390171
- ISBN
- 9780230390171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Hardcover. Under the themes of Justice, Participation and Social Exclusion contributors explore and discuss the impact on those targeted or excluded by important public and social policies in European countries. Contexts, consequences and controversies current in the global North are uncovered highlighting the ethical implications for policy research. Editor(s): Petrie, Stephanie. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSC; JKS; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230390829
- ISBN
- 9780230390829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. This work seeks to take a fresh look at the contentious question of the longevity and popularity of Mussolini's regime in Italy. In particular, it draws upon new research to challenge what has been the most influential paradigm over the last couple of decades, namely, the interpretation of Italian fascism as a consensual dictatorship. Editor(s): Albanese, Giulia; Pergher, Roberta. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3J; HBJD; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230392922
- ISBN
- 9780230392922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardcover. Institutions, networks and communities "standardized" the historical discipline and profession in the nineteenth and twentieth century, in both the old and the new European nation states. This collection focuses on the growth of the infrastructure of historiography: the archives, journals, biographical dictionaries and the historical museums. Editor(s): Porciani, Ilaria; Tollebeek, Jo. Series: Writing the Nation. Num Pages: 452 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230500051
- ISBN
- 9780230500051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.80
€ 69.80
Hardcover. This volume asks which national histories underpinned which national identity constructions in almost every nation state in Europe during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It explores the construction of national identities through history writing and analyses their interrelationship with histories of ethnicity/race, class and religion. Editor(s): Lorenz, Chris; Berger, Stefan. Series: Writing the Nation. Num Pages: 656 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBA; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230500068
- ISBN
- 9780230500068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.22
€ 132.22
Hardcover. This collection of essays argues that there is an pre-history, that is, a longer tradition of the transnationalization of historical culture and historical science. It seeks to substantiate the claim that history writing reflected the globality of its time as much as followed the nationalization of the societies in which it was produced. Editor(s): Middell, Matthias; Roura Aulinas, Lluis. Series: Writing the Nation. Num Pages: 546 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230500075
- ISBN
- 9780230500075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.23
€ 131.23
Hardcover. 'Bearing Gifts to Greeks' focuses on the under-documented work of the relief agencies involved in dealing with wartime famine and humanitarian aid in Greece during the tripartite occupation and the ensuing civil war in the 1940s. A selection of remarkable photographs from the time, many of which have not been published before, support the text. Editor(s): Clogg, Richard. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBWQ; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230500358
- ISBN
- 9780230500358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. The 2007 election in Ireland came after the successful Northern Ireland peace process and over a decade of rapid economic growth. This book examines what happened; analyzes the election results, the opinion poll evidence and the media coverage to establish why it happened; and assesses the long-term significance. Editor(s): Gallagher, Michael; Marsh, Michael. Num Pages: 308 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 221 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230500389
- ISBN
- 9780230500389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20
Hardcover. Provides an examination of medicine and the market in pre-modern England, colonial North America and British India. This book explores the themes in the social history of medicine, including midwifery, magic, gender, books, public health, poverty, the social organization of medical practice and colonialism, from the 15th to the mid-19th centuries. Editor(s): Jenner, Mark S. R.; Wallis, Patrick. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FKA; 1KB; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230506435
- ISBN
- 9780230506435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.28
€ 161.28
Hardcover. Most research on institutional features of distinct varieties of capitalism in Europe has analyzed only large corporations. This volume explores the impact of the institutional and structural changes on corporate governance, management culture, and social relationships in small and medium sized enterprises in different European countries. Editor(s): Bluhm, Katharina; Schmidt, Rudi. Num Pages: 318 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KJVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230515895
- ISBN
- 9780230515895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.47
€ 67.47
Hardcover. This book analyses German politics and economy. It analyzes the gathering crisis during the Red-Green government, the government's efforts to impose a reform agenda, the impact of the 2005 federal elections, and provides an evaluation of the success of the Grand Coalition in meeting these challenges in the run-up to the 2009 elections. Editor(s): Miskimmon, Alister; Paterson, William E.; Sloam, James. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JMC; JPHF; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230516854
- ISBN
- 9780230516854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. This volume analyzes the changing power relations in the Russian regions and in their relationship with the centre. It considers Russian federalism and the changes that Putin has introduced, and the distribution of power at the regional level. The result is a rich survey of the state of federal relations in Russia. Editor(s): Gill, Graeme. Series: Studies in Central and Eastern Europe. Num Pages: 231 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230516861
- ISBN
- 9780230516861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Hardcover. This volume brings together specialists from a range of disciplines to discuss the discursive construction of ethnic, national and regional identities and analyse how specific identity discourses condition and constrain knowledge and action with regard to various socio-political issues in Europe. Editor(s): Mole, Richard C. M. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; CFB; JMS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517066
- ISBN
- 9780230517066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Hardcover. This volume applies two fashionable theoretical paradigms - "The Other" and "intercultural dialogue" - to Russian film and television. Editor(s): Hutchings, Stephen C. Series: Studies in Central and Eastern Europe. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; APFA; JFC; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517363
- ISBN
- 9780230517363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Paperback. 'Luxury in the 18th Century' explores the political, economic, moral and intellectual effects of the production and consumption of luxury goods, and provides a broadly-based account from a variety of perspectives, addressing key themes of economic debate, material culture, the principles of art and taste, luxury as 'female vice' and the exotic. Editor(s): Berg, Maxine; Eger, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517790
- ISBN
- 9780230517790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. This volume explores the discursive nature of post-1989 social change in Central and Eastern Europe. Through a set of national case studies, the construction of post-communist transformation is explored from the point of view of accelerating and unique dynamics of linguistic and discursive practices. Editor(s): Galasinska, Aleksandra; Krzyzanowski, Michal. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; CFB; CFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230521025
- ISBN
- 9780230521025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. Examining the ways in which national theatres have formed and evolved over time, this new collection highlights the difficulties these institutions encounter today, in an environment where nationalism and national identity are increasingly contested by global, transnational and local agendas, and where economic forces create conflicting demands. Editor(s): Wilmer, S. E. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; AN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230521094
- ISBN
- 9780230521094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Hardcover. France's liberation was expected to trigger a decisive break both with the Vichy regime and with the pre-war Third Republic. What happened was an untidy patchwork of unplanned continuities and false starts. This volume analyses the complex process of regime change, economic renewal, social transformation, and adjustment to a fast-evolving world. Editor(s): Knapp, Andrew. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230521216
- ISBN
- 9780230521216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13