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Hardcover. The 1990s represented for the Brazilian economy a period of quite significant change. This book looks at how the economy changed and what led to it. Editor(s): Baumann, Renato. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJPR; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333921968
- ISBN
- 9780333921968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Hardcover. Contributors to this volume identify the optimum approach for Latin America to take in protecting its interests and enhancing its advantages in global trade, and assess the various tools that negotiators might use during the forthcoming round of multilateral negotiations. Editor(s): Rich, Patricia G. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 491.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333929018
- ISBN
- 9780333929018
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Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
Hardcover. This text provides a long-term historical assessment of the main features of civil-military relations in this region, from independence in the early nineteenth century to the current process of democratic consolidation, with special attention to the cases of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru. Editor(s): Silva, Patricio. Series: Latin American Studies Series. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBW; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333930939
- ISBN
- 9780333930939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Hardcover. The emergence of firm level data such as the European Community Innovation Survey (CIS), has led to a surge of studies on innovation and firm behaviour. Written by an international group of contributors, the studies in this book document progress in four inter-related fields. Editor(s): Kleinknecht, Alfred; Mohnen, Pierre A. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBC; KCH; KJMV6; KN; PDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333961094
- ISBN
- 9780333961094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.89
€ 194.89
Hardcover. This is a collection of essays by British and American historians and political theorists. Moving beyond a conventional action/reaction view of capitalism and its critics, the volume explores how critical traditions and beliefs have helped to shape capitalism. Editor(s): Bevir, Mark; Trentmann, Frank. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; KCLF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333980811
- ISBN
- 9780333980811
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Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Hardcover. The issues of the activism of the private sector in Latin American policy-making, the globalisation of markets and the privatisation of international economic relations, form the main themes of this study on trade policy reform in Latin America. Editor(s): Lengyel, Miguel F.; Ventura-Dias, Vivianne. Num Pages: 255 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPS; KCLT1; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333987247
- ISBN
- 9780333987247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. This collection offers a critical, analytical perspective and empirical data on market-orientated social policy reforms in Latin America. The six case studies presented examine labour, education, health and general social development programmes. Editor(s): Haagh, Louise; Helgo, Camilla. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFF; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333998656
- ISBN
- 9780333998656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.31
€ 128.31
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137006592
- ISBN
- 9781137006592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.19
€ 128.19
Hardcover. The politicians and pastors who revised the Texas social studies standards made worldwide headlines. Politics and the History Curriculum sets the debate over the Texas standards within a broad context of politics, religion, media, and education, providing a clear analysis of these events and recommendations for teachers and policy makers. Editor(s): Erekson, Keith A. Num Pages: 243 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137008930
- ISBN
- 9781137008930
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Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 47.15
€ 52.90
€ 47.15
Hardcover. This book is the first comprehensive study of child sexual abuse in the Caribbean, exploring issues such as the ontology of childhood, links between slavery, colonialism and present-day gender-based violence, the impact of child sexual abuse on the brain and child protection after natural disasters. Editor(s): Jones, Adele D. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFFE1; JFFE2; JFSP1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137020048
- ISBN
- 9781137020048
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Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Hardcover. Presents research findings and theoretical developments in the International Business field, with special emphasis on the issues of internationalization, innovation and sustainability in Latin America. Editor(s): Liberman, Leonardo; Newburry, William. Series: AIB Latin America. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; KJD; KJK; KJVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137024121
- ISBN
- 9781137024121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137027979
- ISBN
- 9781137027979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.60
€ 67.60
Hardcover. Using case studies from Nigeria, Qatar, the United States, the West Indies, and others, the contributors to this volume examine aspects such as audience response, film education for children, and the impact on crime in the various studios, clubs, film festivals, NGOs, peripatetic workshops, and alternative film schools where filmmaking is taught. Editor(s): Hjort, Mette. Series: Global Cinema. Num Pages: 316 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1H; 1K; APFX; JNRV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032683
- ISBN
- 9781137032683
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Condition: New
€ 151.19
€ 151.19
Paperback. This volume analyzes how higher education responses to sociopolitical and economic influences affect gender equality at the nation-state and university levels in the European Union and the United States. Editor(s): Sagaria, Mary Ann Danowitz. Series: Issues in Higher Education. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFE; JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137033734
- ISBN
- 9781137033734
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Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 46.57
€ 52.90
€ 46.57
Hardcover. The Mexican government's full-frontal attack on the powerful drugs cartels has achieved mixed results. This book considers the issue from a variety of viewpoints. The essential argument is that the organized crime is best combated by institutional reforms directed at strengthening the rule of law rather than by a heavy reliance on armed force. Editor(s): Philip, George; Berruecos, Susana. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 221 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JKVM; JPA; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137034045
- ISBN
- 9781137034045
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Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardcover. Toward a North American Legal System is a collection of scholarship that looks at a timely issue in public policy. Two decades after NAFTA, the team assembled by James T. McHugh works through both philosophical and practical questions related to a possibly more integrated legal system on the North American continent. Editor(s): McHugh, James T. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; LNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137269492
- ISBN
- 9781137269492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Paperback. Mario Vargas Llosa is a heterogeneous writer whose positions have often not been consistent from novel to novel, between his fictional and nonfictional work, between his literary and political commentary, and as his political commentary has proceeded over the decades. This analysis of his work reveals his insights into socio-political matters. Editor(s): De Castro, Juan E.; Birns, Nicholas. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSA; DSBH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270924
- ISBN
- 9781137270924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.06
€ 66.06
Hardcover. Leading historians provide new insights into the founding generation's views on the place of public education in America. This volume explores enduring themes, such as gender, race, religion, and central vs. local control, in seven essays of the 1790s on how to implement public education in the new USA. The original essays are included as well. Editor(s): Justice, Benjamin. Series: Historical Studies in Education. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; JNA; JNB; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137271013
- ISBN
- 9781137271013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 47.96
€ 52.90
€ 47.96
Hardcover. Eleven essays by historians and sociologists examine cancer research and treatment as everyday practice in post-war Europe and North America. These are not stories of inevitable medical progress and obstacles overcome, but of historical contingencies, cultural differences, hope, and often disappointed expectations. Editor(s): Timmermann, Carsten; Toon, Elizabeth. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBTB; MBGR; MBS; MBX; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137272072
- ISBN
- 9781137272072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Hardcover. This collection of case studies explains the pathways between development patterns, economic strategies, and violence in Latin America. Editor(s): Ascher, William; Mirovitskaya, Natalia S. Series: Pathways for Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFE; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 220 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137272683
- ISBN
- 9781137272683
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Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Hardcover. This collection of ground-breaking articles examines problems romance presents in the American Western. Looking a range of films, this book offers readers important and challenging insights into the complicated nature of love and the versatile frontier narrative that address key social, political, and ethical components of the Western genre. Editor(s): Matheson, Sue. Num Pages: 259 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; APT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137272935
- ISBN
- 9781137272935
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Varied perspectives on the development of planetary science and exploration during the Space Age. Editor(s): Launius, Roger D. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 390 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137273161
- ISBN
- 9781137273161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.39
€ 151.39
Hardcover. This book makes an important contribution to the study of political communication. Its chapters analyse forms of media talk associated with contemporary political elections. Key topics include: changing forms of political interview, televised political debates, and the use of multimedia in promotional discourse. Editor(s): Tolson, Andrew; Ekstrom, Mats. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFCA; JFD; JP; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137273314
- ISBN
- 9781137273314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Hardcover. This edited collection interprets and assesses the transformation of Brazil under the Workers' Party. It addresses the extent of the changes the Workers' Party has brought about and examines how successful these have been, as well as how continuity and social change in Brazil have affected key domains of economy, society, and politics. Editor(s): De Castro, Fabio; Koonings, Kees; Wiesebron, Marianne. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JM; JPL; JPQ; JPS; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137273802
- ISBN
- 9781137273802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24