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Hardback. Inside Defense brings together scholars, policy experts and practitioners to provide a comprehensive view of the U.S. military to understand the military's role in international politics and its relationship with domestic institutions and society. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPS; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 595.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230602601
ISBN
9780230602601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.87

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

€ 66.37

Hardback. A remarkably engaging work of literary analysis, this book employs biography and cultural history to explore the scene of the abandoned house in the lives and work of Frost, Bishop, and Ashbery. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230603226
ISBN
9780230603226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.03

Hardback. The Anti-Hero in the American Novel rereads major texts of the 1960s to offer an innovative re-evaluation of a set of canonical novels that moves beyond entrenched post-modern and post-structural interpretations towards an appraisal which emphasizes the specifically humanist and idealist elements of these works. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230603233
ISBN
9780230603233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.76

Hardback. This collection contributes to scholarly discussions about the African American novel as a literary form. Essays respond to the general question, what has been the impact of the African American vernacular tradition from the spirituals, blues, gospel and jazz to hip hop on the structure and style of the modern African American novel? Editor(s): King, Lovalerie; Selzer, Linda F. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 521.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230603271
ISBN
9780230603271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.39

Hardback. This is an exploration of how Latin America developed an alternative modernity during the early twentieth century, one that challenges the key assumptions of the Western dominant model. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 495.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230603875
ISBN
9780230603875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.21

Hardback. In this volume a series of contributions look at the impact of direct democracy on those processes of representative democracy to raise -- and answer -- the question: Does direct democracy harm representative democracy? Editor(s): Bowler, Shaun; Glazer, Amihai. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230604452
ISBN
9780230604452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.61

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

€ 52.90
€ 47.39

Hardback. Using the methods of Edgar Allan Poe's sleuth C. Auguste Dupin, Kopley here offers surprising discoveries about Poe's detective tales and traces the origins of the modern detective tale genre. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230604704
ISBN
9780230604704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Hardback. The authors discussed in this book, including James Fenimore Cooper, William Faulkner, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, and Leslie Marmon Silko, place this cross-cultural contact in nature, not only collapsing cultural and racial boundaries, but also complicating divisions between "wilderness" and "civilization." Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230605411
ISBN
9780230605411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Hardback. This book argues that popular feminist fiction provided a key means by which American culture narrated and negotiated the perceived breakdown of American progress after the 1960s. It explores the intersection of two key features of late twentieth-century American culture. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230605428
ISBN
9780230605428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.76

Hardback. Through an in-depth analysis of the Chilean labour market, social welfare, and state reforms, this book reveals the manner in which neoliberal reform in Chile has undermined the urban poor's incentives and ability to hold public officials accountable, negatively affecting the quality of Chilean democracy. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230605954
ISBN
9780230605954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Hardback. The book argues that the concept of self-defense in Islamic and International law is compatible. Al-Qaeda's declaration of Jihad does not meet the Islamic legal test. Similarly, the invasion of Iraq does meet the international legal test. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; JPS; JPWL; LAFS; LBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230606180
ISBN
9780230606180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.52

Hardback. Benefiting from a truly Pan-American perspective, these essays evaluate the economics and politics of the new patterns of North-South integration in the particular context of the Americas, questioning if regional and bilateral trade agreements like NAFTA, CAFTA or the FTAA are appropriate mechanisms to promote economic development. Editor(s): Sanchez-Ancochea, Diego; Shadlen, Kenneth C. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; JFFS; KCL; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230606579
ISBN
9780230606579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.27

Hardback. The Impact of 9/11 on Politics and War is the first volume of the six-volume series The Day that Changed Everything? edited by Matthew J. Morgan. The series brings together from a broad spectrum of disciplines the leading thinkers of our time to reflect on one of the most significant events of our time. Editor(s): Morgan, Matthew J. Series: The Day That Changed Everything?. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPWL2; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230607637
ISBN
9780230607637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.15

hardcover. The Impact of 9/11 on Business and Economics is the second volume of the six-volume series The Day that Changed Everything? edited by Matthew J. Morgan. The series brings together from a broad spectrum of disciplines the leading thinkers of our time to reflect on one of the most significant events of our time. Editor(s): Morgan, Matthew J. Series: The Day That Changed Everything?. Num Pages: 285 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPWL2; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2009th Edition
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230608375
ISBN
9780230608375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Hardback. This book explores the widely admitted failure of regional integration in this continent, linking the features of regional institutional arrangements with domestic politics and includes an inquiry into regionalism at the hemispherical level. Series: The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230608474
ISBN
9780230608474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Hardback. In this edited volume, distinguished scholars and policy analysts explore how China's rise has brought great opportunities for cooperation as well as great challenges for geo-political competition between the United States and China. Editor(s): Zhao, Suisheng. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230608481
ISBN
9780230608481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

Hardback. This book presents findings of systematic research into the contested meanings of development and wellbeing from a country, Peru, which has recently experienced both rapid economic growth and deep social conflict. Editor(s): Copestake, James. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JM; GTF; JFF; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230608696
ISBN
9780230608696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.65

Hardback. This volume assesses Franklin Roosevelt's role as war leader from the vantage point of the twenty-first century, by looking at different aspects of his foreign policy. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 58. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230609389
ISBN
9780230609389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.21

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