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Hardcover. The book analyses the Spanish financial system from the turn of the last century to the present day and the economic, social and political backdrop to this history. The result is a consummate survey of historical developments leading right up to today's key issues and challenges, and to what the future may hold. Editor(s): Molina, Jose Luis Malo de; Martin-Acena, Pablo. Num Pages: 462 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; 3JMC; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230350045
- ISBN
- 9780230350045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.73
€ 131.73
Hardcover. This book analyses German politics and economy. It analyzes the gathering crisis during the Red-Green government, the government's efforts to impose a reform agenda, the impact of the 2005 federal elections, and provides an evaluation of the success of the Grand Coalition in meeting these challenges in the run-up to the 2009 elections. Editor(s): Miskimmon, Alister; Paterson, William E.; Sloam, James. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JMC; JPHF; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230516854
- ISBN
- 9780230516854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Paperback. To mark ten years since Labour's election, the next generation of political thinkers, including MPs and policy specialists have come together to outline what the next phase of the progressive agenda should be and how it can be achieved. This collection of essays considers the future direction of progressive governance, politics and policy. Editor(s): Pearce, Nick; Margo, Julia. Num Pages: 444 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; 3JMG; JPFF; JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230524941
- ISBN
- 9780230524941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.43
€ 128.43
Hardcover. The Impact of 9/11 and the New Legal Landscape is the third 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: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPWL2; LNFV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 188 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608382
- ISBN
- 9780230608382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.29
€ 67.29
Hardcover. The Impact of 9-11 on the Media, Arts, and Entertainment is the fourth volume of the six-volume series The Day that Changed Everything? This volume's contributors include P.J. Crowley, Mel Dubnick, Nancy Snow, Michele Cloonan, and other leading scholars. Editor(s): Morgan, Matthew J. Series: The Day That Changed Everything?. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; AB; JFD; JPWL2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608412
- ISBN
- 9780230608412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.01
€ 139.01
Hardcover. This book investigates the methods used by the Bush Administration to control bureaucratic agencies, including executive orders, signing directives, political appointments, and others, as well as the effects those methods have had on agency outputs. Editor(s): Provost, Colin; Teske, Paul. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230609549
- ISBN
- 9780230609549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardcover. This book offers an in-depth analysis of political life in France and Europe at the beginning of the 21st century at a time of change and crisis. Encompassing questions about values, political actors and electoral choices, it is dedicated particularly to scholars and students enrolled in comparative politics programs. Editor(s): Perrineau, Pascal; Roban, Luc. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DDF; 3JM; JPB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230614802
- ISBN
- 9780230614802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardcover. The 2008 US presidential election was a 'global event.' Across the world, countries felt they had a major stake in this election. This study investigates the perception of the candidates, the issues, and the importance of the 2008 election from abroad and discovers that these shared perceptions amount to a 'world view'. Editor(s): Maass, Matthias. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPHF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618688
- ISBN
- 9780230618688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Contemporary Turkey often appears to be juggling a plethora of agenda issues with military interventions of varying degrees and short lived, wobbly coalition governments. This work offers clear and accessible background information to events that have aided and hindered the country's development. Editor(s): Lovatt, Debbie. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSR2; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333753781
- ISBN
- 9780333753781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Hardcover. Since independence, Latin America has maintained close links with Britain. This book examines past, present and putative future cultural and social implications of the relationship through case studies focusing on English-speaking immigrants and their descendants throughout Latin America. Editor(s): Marshall, Oliver. Series: Institute of Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 415 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; GTB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333770153
- ISBN
- 9780333770153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.20
€ 129.20
Hardcover. Since 1998 the world has been preoccupied with the Asia crisis, its contagion and its economic impact. This book contains research and analysis on such issues as poverty, education, health, nutrition and employment for a number of major economies in Asia and Oceania affected by the crisis. Editor(s): Hoa, Professor Tran van. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; 1MK; 3JM; GTB; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333792490
- ISBN
- 9780333792490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.77
€ 126.77
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.
- Format
- 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. This text examines the threats to security - physical, political and economic - of specific aspects of globalization and then explores the social responses to these threats. The contributors cover politics, the environment, conflict, finance, manufacturing, armaments, labour, and other factors. Editor(s): Harriss-White, Barbara. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFFS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333963548
- ISBN
- 9780333963548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Hardcover. In September 2009 Dmitrii Medvedev unveiled the term that was to become the defining objective of his presidency: 'modernization.' The contributors to this book, drawn from the leading scholars in Russian affairs, focus on the contested nature of the concept of modernization and the obstacles that arose in attempting to carry it out. Editor(s): Jonson, Lena; White, Stephen. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JM; HBJD; HBLX; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137011190
- ISBN
- 9781137011190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Hardcover. This volume dissects how the economic crisis and recession of the late 2000s and the subsequent austerity measures of the coalition government have impacted on class inequalities in the UK. Editor(s): Atkinson, Will; Roberts, Steven; Savage, Mike. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMG; JFSC; JHBL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137016379
- ISBN
- 9781137016379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.33
€ 138.33
Hardcover. Sarkozy came to power promising radical political and social change while simultaneously developing a presidential persona that melded the public and the personal under the glare of media attention, unparalleled in the French Fifth Republic. This volume provides a detailed analysis of the fit between his ambitions and the outcomes of his presidency Editor(s): Raymond, Gino G. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JMC; 3JMG; HBJD; JPF; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137025319
- ISBN
- 9781137025319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
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. Combining a diverse range of case studies with discussion between leading scholars in star studies and transnational cinema, this book analyzes stars as sites of cross-cultural contestation and the essays in this collection explore how the plasticity of stars helps disparate peoples manage the shifting ideologies of a transnational world. Editor(s): Meeuf, Russell; Raphael, Raphael. Series: Global Cinema. Num Pages: 302 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; APB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137268273
- ISBN
- 9781137268273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
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 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