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The Americas
Hardcover. Much research is devoted to the decision-making power and precedent set by the Supreme Court. Less attention, however, is given to the strategic behavior during case selection. This book argues that case selection is done strategically, and by means of various criteria - influencing its constitutional position and importance. Num Pages: 202 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137399915
- ISBN
- 9781137399915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Hardcover. This book examines the nature of representation in democracy, focusing specifically on the factors shaping constituent evaluations of the US House Representatives and the resulting implications for government. Num Pages: 154 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137402028
- ISBN
- 9781137402028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.69
€ 61.69
Hardcover. Through the prism of intimacy, Burleigh sheds light on eighteenth and early-nineteenth-century American texts. This insightful study shows how the trope of the family recurred to produce contradictory images - both intimately familiar and frighteningly alienating - through which Americans responded to upheavals in their cultural landscape. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137404077
- ISBN
- 9781137404077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.84
€ 61.84
Hardcover. Nabokov gained international fame with Lolita, a highly erotic and morally disturbing novel. Through its comprehensive study of the amorous and sexual behaviors of Nabokov's characters this book shows how Eros, both as a clown or a pervert, contributes to the poetic excellence of his novels and accounts for the unfolding of the plots. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137404589
- ISBN
- 9781137404589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardcover. "Soft" Counterinsurgency reviews the promises and achievements of Human Terrain Teams, the small groups of social scientists that were eventually embedded in every combat brigade in Iraq and Afghanistan. Num Pages: 118 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; HBWS5; JHBC; JWA; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137404800
- ISBN
- 9781137404800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.61
€ 61.61
Hardcover. Pynchon and Philosophy radically reworks our readings of Thomas Pynchon alongside the theoretical perspectives of Wittgenstein, Foucault and Adorno. Rigorous yet readable, Pynchon and Philosophy seeks to recover philosophical readings of Pynchon that work harmoniously, rather than antagonistically, resulting in a wholly fresh approach. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137405494
- ISBN
- 9781137405494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. Robert Wagner was New York City's true New Deal mayor, killed Tammany Hall. The world Wagner shaped delivers municipal services efficiently at the cost of local democracy. The story of Wagner's mayoralty will be of interest to anyone who cares about New York City, local democracy and the debate about the legacy of the City's important leaders. Num Pages: 141 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPG; JPHL; JPP; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137406217
- ISBN
- 9781137406217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.69
€ 61.69
Hardcover. Hart Crane's Queer Modernist Aesthetic argues that the aspects of experience which modernists sought to interrogate - time, space, and material things - were challenged further by Crane's queer poetics. Reading Crane alongside contemporary queer theory shows how he creates an alternative form of modernism. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137407757
- ISBN
- 9781137407757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.31
€ 62.31
Hardcover. As American security became increasingly dependent on technology to shape the consciousness of its populace and to defend them, science fiction shows like The Twilight Zone, Star Trek, and The X-Files both promoted the regime's gendered logic and raised significant questions about that logic and its gendered roles. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137408884
- ISBN
- 9781137408884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Hardcover. This book covers arguments made by various sides of the political-religious divide from the past 30 years, showing what the actual differences are between these groups. By stressing the typically ignored similarities, the book better informs partisans and the public to move debate forward. Series: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; JPFK; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 220 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137409140
- ISBN
- 9781137409140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.95
€ 61.95
Hardcover. Through a paired comparison of two moments of mass mobilization, in Ukraine and Argentina, focusing on the role of different actors involved, this text maps out a multi-layered sequence of events leading up to mass mobilization. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 1KLSA; 3JMC; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 548.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137409768
- ISBN
- 9781137409768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.10
€ 63.10
Hardcover. Serial Memoir chronicles the phenomenon of seriality in memoir, a transition in life writing toward repeated acts of self-representation in the later twentieth century. Such a shift demonstrates a new way to understand and represent constantly-shifting subjectivities and their ambivalent relationship to the concept and structure of the archive. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137410320
- ISBN
- 9781137410320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Hardcover. Five presidents (Eisenhower, Reagan, Clinton, Bush, and Obama) have been elected to and served a second term. Seemingly free from electoral pressure, each president has taken a unique approach to their second term, and the book seeks to unpack the rationale behind their decisions and actions in their final years of power. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137410986
- ISBN
- 9781137410986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.95
€ 61.95
The Little Rock Crisis. What Desegregation Politics Says About Us.
Perry, Ravi K.; Perry, D. Larouth
Hardback. The Little Rock Crisis frames the story of the Little Rock 1957 desegregation crisis through the lens of memory. Over time, those memories - individual and collective - have motivated Little Rockians for social and political action and engagement. Num Pages: 271 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBSR; 3JJPG; JFSL3; JNB; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137410993
- ISBN
- 9781137410993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.26
€ 63.26
hardcover. This book provides an overview of the economic and social status of African-American males in America which continues to deteriorate at an alarming rate. Num Pages: 122 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; LNFX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137411662
- ISBN
- 9781137411662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.95
€ 61.95
Hardcover. Featuring interviews, conversations and observations from a multi-sited ethnography of Ecuadorean musicians and their families, this book offers an innovative response to previous analyses of globalization and indigenous languages, demonstrating how transcultural practices can enhance the use and maintenance of indigenous and minority languages. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; CFB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137412423
- ISBN
- 9781137412423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.90
€ 61.90
Hardcover. How has contemporary American theatre presented so-called undocumented immigrants? Placing theatre artists and their work within a context of on-going debate, Guterman shows how theatre fills an essential role in a critical conversation by exploring the powerful ways in which legal labels affect and change us. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137412485
- ISBN
- 9781137412485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.83
€ 54.99
€ 43.83
Hardback. Providing a critical account of the collapse of the FTAA negotiations and alterations to power relations in the Americas, this book argues that the collapse was rooted in a "crisis of authority" prompted by growing opposition in the Americas to US leadership and the neo-liberal reforms that had been promoted by Washington since the 1980s. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JM; JPS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137412768
- ISBN
- 9781137412768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.00
€ 63.00
Coloniality of Diasporas: Rethinking Intra-Colonial Migrations in a Pa...
Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel
Hardcover. Focusing on piracy in the seventeenth century, filibustering in the nineteenth century, intracolonial migrations in the 1930s, metropolitan racializations in the 1950s and 1960s, and feminist redefinitions of creolization and sexile from the 1940s to the 1990s, this book redefines the Caribbean beyond the postcolonial debate. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; 2ADF; 2ADS; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137413062
- ISBN
- 9781137413062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardback. A first of its kind, The Palgrave Handbook of Comparative North American Literature provides an overview of Comparative North American Literature, a cutting-edge discipline. Contributors make important interventions into multiculturalism in North America and into U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada border literatures. Editor(s): Nischik, Reingard M. Num Pages: 417 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137413895
- ISBN
- 9781137413895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.31
€ 121.31
Hardback. Historical abuse of children is a worldwide phenomenon. This book assesses the enablers of abuse and the reasons it took so long for officials to respond. It analyzes redress for institutional abuse in two countries, Canada and Australia, using first-hand accounts of survivors' experiences. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MBF; JFFE1; JFFE2; JKSB1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137414342
- ISBN
- 9781137414342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.90
€ 119.90
Hardcover. Democracy promotion is an established principle in US and EU foreign policies today, but how did it become so? This comparative study explores the promotion of democracy, focusing on exponents from emerging democracies alongside more established Western models, and investigates the impact of democratic interests on foreign policy. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFE; JPB; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137414465
- ISBN
- 9781137414465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.48
€ 62.48
Hardcover. The way detectives access and attain the 'truth' about a crime is an important indicator of how they relate to contemporary political developments. This book explores these methods of detection and positions the genre in a specific political, aesthetic, narrative and industrial context. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137425652
- ISBN
- 9781137425652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.23
€ 103.23
Hardcover. With the U.S. war in Afghanistan in its twelfth year, axioms regarding the American national will in war not being able to tolerate anything other than quick and costless adventures have been found useless in understanding why the U.S. continues to persist in that endeavor. This book answers complex questions about modern US intervention abroad. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137426208
- ISBN
- 9781137426208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12