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The Americas

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137006592
ISBN
9781137006592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137027979
ISBN
9781137027979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137033734
ISBN
9781137033734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137269492
ISBN
9781137269492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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

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

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

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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

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

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

Hardcover. This book improves understandings of how and why clientelism endures in Latin America and why state policy is often ineffective. Political scientists and sociologists, the contributors employ ethnography, targeted interviews, case studies, within-case and regional comparison, thick descriptions, and process tracing. Editor(s): Hilgers, Tina. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137275981
ISBN
9781137275981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

Hardcover. Occupying Political Science describes and analyzes the OWS movement from multiple political science perspectives rooted in the local context of lower Manhattan. Editor(s): Welty, Emily; Bolton, Matthew; Nayak, Meghana; Malone, Christopher, Jr. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JMG; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137277398
ISBN
9781137277398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Hardcover. Current scholarship on Latin American historical fiction has failed to take feminism and postcolonialism into account. This study uses these important contemporary discourses as a starting point for a new definition of the Latin American historical novel that includes national identity, magical realism, historical intertextuality, and symbolism. Editor(s): Weldt-Basson, Helene Carol. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSA; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137277565
ISBN
9781137277565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Hardcover. This book demonstrates that the cooperative model is based on principles essential to building a more just and democratic society. It is argued that this is the best economic reform alternative to neoliberal capitalism and authoritarian socialism in Cuba, and that this model can also radically transform other economies around the world. Editor(s): Pineiro Harnecker, Camila. Num Pages: 363 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; KCD; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137277749
ISBN
9781137277749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.78

Hardcover. Ranging from conceptual theater to visual poetry the New York School explored the possibilities of collaboration like no other group of American poets. New York School Collaborations gathers essays from a diverse group of scholars on the alliances and artistic co-productions of New York School poets, painters, musicians, and film-makers. Editor(s): Silverberg, Mark. Series: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137280565
ISBN
9781137280565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Hardcover. This book is the first English language critical anthology to examine Latin American science fiction in its entirety. Editor(s): Ginway, M. Elizabeth; Brown, J. Andrew. Num Pages: 241 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; DQ; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137281227
ISBN
9781137281227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.66

Hardcover. Oprah Winfrey has long promoted black issues by being involved as a producer or actor in the adaptation of works by African American writers for film. This volume evaluates Winfrey's involvement in the visual interpretation of African American literary texts using film, music, black masculinity, black feminist, and cultural theory. Editor(s): Green, Tara T. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APFB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137282453
ISBN
9781137282453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

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