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The Americas
Paperback. Another brilliant collection from the man David Wojahn has called one of our "most significant and individual voices," The Emperor of Water Clocks delights, challenges, and satisfies. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 289 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780374536572
- ISBN
- 9780374536572
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€ 15.99€ 13.87
€ 15.99
€ 13.87
Latin American Economic Crises: Trade and Labour (International Econom...
Bour, Enrique, Heymann, Daniel, Navajas, Fern...
Hardcover. This volume examines issues of economic interest faced by Latin America economies in the late 20th century, such as macroeconomic problems, financial crises, the development of trade and trade agreements and labour issues. Of particular interest are the chapters dealing with Argentina. Editor(s): Bour, Enrique; Heymann, Daniel; Navajas, Fernando. Series: International Economic Association. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; KCB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333999356
- ISBN
- 9780333999356
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€ 62.82
€ 62.82
paperback. In case studies from Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia and Peru, the authors analyse how legal frameworks have been implemented, appropriated and contested within a context of accelerating economic and legal globalization, highlighting key implications for social policy, human rights and social justice. Editor(s): Sieder, Rachel. Series: Institute of Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTF; JFSL1; JHMC; JPF; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 461.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333998717
- ISBN
- 9780333998717
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Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Hardback. In case studies from Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia and Peru, the authors analyse how legal frameworks have been implemented, appropriated and contested within a context of accelerating economic and legal globalization, highlighting key implications for social policy, human rights and social justice. Editor(s): Sieder, Rachel. Series: Institute of Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTF; JFSL1; JHMC; JPF; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333998700
- ISBN
- 9780333998700
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€ 119.57
€ 119.57
Hardcover. Peter Clegg presents a detailed analysis of the development of the Caribbean banana trade and analyzes why the influence and importance of the traditional actors within the trade has diminished since 1970. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JJP; KCLT; KCP; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 471.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333998496
- ISBN
- 9780333998496
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€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Hardcover. This volume examines the distinctive features of British and American conservative writings on government and society in the post-Cold War era. Bruce Pilbeam examines the possibility that conservatism is exhausted as an ideology of contemporary relevance. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJP; JPA; JPFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333997659
- ISBN
- 9780333997659
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€ 62.00
€ 62.00
hardcover. In this work, Linda Young argues that genteel culture was not merely derivative, but a re-working of aristocratic standards in the context of the middle class necessity to work. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 1KBB; 1MBF; 3JH; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333997468
- ISBN
- 9780333997468
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€ 62.70
€ 62.70
Hardback. Although seen widely as the 20th century's great religious war, as a conflict between the god fearing and the godless, this study of the religious dimension of the Cold War shows why religion is a key Cold War variable. Series: Cold War History. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; HRCC2; HRCX6; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993989
- ISBN
- 9780333993989
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€ 118.99
€ 118.99
Hardcover. In developing countries undergoing economic crises and following economic restructuring programmes, there is little regard for the "investing firm" in this process. This book focuses on the firm and its experience in the restructuring process within the context of a heterogenous private sector. Series: International Finance and Development. Num Pages: 422 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; KCB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 764.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993156
- ISBN
- 9780333993156
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Condition: New
€ 182.29
€ 182.29
Hardback. This text provides a general overview of accountability, a key concept in modern democratic governance. Richard Mulgan draws on examples and analyses from the United States and the United Kingdom as well as other "Westminster" countries. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1MBF; 1MBN; JPHV; JPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333987681
- ISBN
- 9780333987681
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Condition: New
€ 150.19
€ 150.19
Hardback. Through analysis of the management of sectors, the management of competition and conflict and the interplay of interests and coalitions, Diana Tussie and a team of local and international experts unravel the strands of the complex web of trade negotiations in Latin America. Editor(s): Tussie, Diana. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; KCLT; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333987230
- ISBN
- 9780333987230
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€ 119.10
€ 119.10
Hardcover. Summoning a wide range of French and American archival sources, this work demonstrates that the structure and dynamics of the Franco-American relationship during the post-war period were embedded in complex multilateral relationships within the Western alliance. Series: Cold War History. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333984574
- ISBN
- 9780333984574
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Condition: New
€ 119.52
€ 119.52
Hardback. Explores the political and economic fortunes of organized labour in five small, open democracies between 1975 and 2000 - particularly the role of labour market institutions, organizational histories and trade union ideologies in shaping outcomes under conditions of economic liberalization. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KLSH; 1KLSU; 1MBF; 1MBN; 3JJP; JPHV; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 475.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333981962
- ISBN
- 9780333981962
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€ 119.26
€ 119.26
Hardcover. This text focuses on a 30-year period in Nicaraguan history when an oligraphic democracy protected the country from it more usual extremes of anarchy and tyranny. It provides a case study illustrating the relationship between legitimate government and economic development in a developing country. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333971284
- ISBN
- 9780333971284
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Condition: New
€ 62.20
€ 62.20
hardcover. This text examines the influence of the belief in American exceptionalism on the history of U.S. foreign policy since the Vietnam War. Trevor B. McCrisken analyzes attempts by each post-Vietnam U.S. administration to revive the popular belief in exceptionalism. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333970140
- ISBN
- 9780333970140
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Condition: New
€ 62.62
€ 62.62
Hardback. Focusing on the language of the courtroom during the O.J. Simpson trial, Janet Cotterill examines the trial as the site of linguistic power and persuasion in representing and reconstructing the crime. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CF; LNAA; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 475.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333969014
- ISBN
- 9780333969014
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Condition: New
€ 119.26
€ 119.26
Linguistic Conflict and Language Laws: Understanding the Quebec Questi...
. Ed(S): Larrivee, Pierre (Lecturer, French L...
hardcover. The Quebec language laws provide a case in point of the relation between social change and language planning. This comprehensive analysis of Quebec language issue exposes the material and symbolic causes of these legislative measures and assesses their effects. Editor(s): Larrivee, Pierre (Lecturer, French Linguistics, Aston University, Birmingham). Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333968994
- ISBN
- 9780333968994
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Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Paperback. In this reflective account of what the revolution has meant to various actors such as the dominant powers, the Third World, fellow revolutionaries and intellectuals, Geraldine Lievesley addresses significant themes with which the revolution has engaged and the problems that it has encountered. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968536
- ISBN
- 9780333968536
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Condition: New
€ 61.67
€ 61.67
Hardcover. In this reflective account of what the revolution has meant to various actors such as the dominant powers, the Third World, fellow revolutionaries and intellectuals, Geraldine Lievesley addresses significant themes with which the revolution has engaged and the problems that it has encountered. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968529
- ISBN
- 9780333968529
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Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. This work is about the struggles of descendants of Indian indentured migrants in Trinidad in the first half of the 20th century, each desiring to preserve aspects of the gender system brought from India between 1845 and 1917, which were important to their continued definition of ethnic identity. Series: Institute of Social Studies, the Hague. Num Pages: 340 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; 3JJ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 643.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333962787
- ISBN
- 9780333962787
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Condition: New
€ 119.97
€ 119.97
Hardcover. This volume analyzes the macroeconomic events that took place in Bolivia between 1970 and 1995. In that time, the Bolivian economy moved from severe indebtedness and profound economic crisis to a period of economic stability and structural reform. Series: International Finance and Development. Num Pages: 464 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333961032
- ISBN
- 9780333961032
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Condition: New
€ 120.10
€ 120.10
Hardback. Selecting a control population, the link between British and American cultural values and entrepreneurship is unearthed. Godley shows that despite similar backgrounds and opportunities, the Jews in London were far less entrepreneurial, preferring to remain as workers, than Jews in America. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJC; HB; JFSR1; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333960455
- ISBN
- 9780333960455
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Condition: New
€ 118.69
€ 118.69
Hardcover. A look at the industrial practices in terms of wages, working conditions and industrial training in Great Sao Paulo between 1945 and 1960. These practices kept away the quality and innovation which could produce sustained growth in the long term, and so locked industry into inefficiency. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; KCF; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333949245
- ISBN
- 9780333949245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.23
€ 119.23
Hardback. This title discusses the formation of nationhood and citizenship and their transformation in the global age. It explores the question of transnational civil ties, the identities which emerge during the process of European integration, and how they relate to national identities. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1KBB; JFFS; JH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333945520
- ISBN
- 9780333945520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.26
€ 119.26