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Hardcover. According to Max Weber, charisma is opposed to bureaucratic order. This collection reveals the limits of that formula. The contributors show how charisma is a part of cultural frameworks while retaining its ecstatic character among American and Italian Catholics, Syrian Sufis, Taiwanese Buddhists, Hassidic Jews, and Amazonian shamans, among others. Editor(s): Lindholm, Charles. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137377623
- ISBN
- 9781137377623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Despite the claims of Steven Pinker and others, violence has remained a historical constant since the Enlightenment, even though its forms and visibility have been radically transformed. Accordingly, the studies gathered here recast debate over violence in modern societies by undermining teleological and reassuring narratives of progress. Editor(s): Martschukat, Jurgen; Niedermeier, Silvan. Num Pages: 318 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137378682
- ISBN
- 9781137378682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. The book brings together original, state-of-the-art historical research from several continents and examines how mainly local peasant societies responded to colonial pressures to produce a range of different commodities. It offers new directions in the study of African, Asian, Caribbean, and Latin American societies. Editor(s): Hazareesingh, Sandip; Maat, Harro. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137381095
- ISBN
- 9781137381095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.55
€ 116.55
Hardcover. This collection of essays on the philosophy of love, by leading contributors to the discussion, places particular emphasis on the relation between love, its character and appropriateness and the objects towards which it is directed: romantic and erotic partners, persons, ourselves, strangers, non-human animals and art. Editor(s): Maurer, Christian; Milligan, Tony; Pacovska, Kamila. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137383303
- ISBN
- 9781137383303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. The diffusion of fascism in Europe coincided with a wave of dictatorships that supplanted democratic regimes. This volume explores this interaction and in their historical context. Editor(s): Costa-Pinto, Antonio; Kallis, Aristotle. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137384409
- ISBN
- 9781137384409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.51
€ 151.51
Hardcover. A collection of essays calling into question the ideas of the new radicalism in contemporary political theory. Editor(s): Smulewicz-Zucker, Gregory R.; Thompson, Michael J. Series: Political Philosophy and Public Purpose. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385154
- ISBN
- 9781137385154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Paperback. A multidisciplinary analysis of the role of values and virtue in public administration, this book calls for a rediscovery of virtue. It explores ways of enabling the public sector to balance the values that are presently dominant with classic values such as accountability, representation, equality, neutrality, transparency and public interest. Editor(s): Vries, Michiel S. de; Kim, Pan Suk. Series: Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPH; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137387981
- ISBN
- 9781137387981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardcover. A critical assessment of one of Britain's foremost historians and university leaders of the second half of the 20th century. Editor(s): Taylor, Miles. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137392572
- ISBN
- 9781137392572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.00
€ 68.00
Hardcover. The study of religion and politics is a strongly behavioral sub-discipline, and within the American context, scholars place tremendous emphasis on its influence on political attitudes and behaviors, resultuing in a better understanding of religion's ability to shape voting patterns, party affiliation, and views of public policy. Editor(s): Dulk, Kevin R. den; Oldmixon, Elizabeth Anne. Series: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JPA; JPFR; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394408
- ISBN
- 9781137394408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Hardcover. This edited collection addresses the relationship between diaspora, religion and the politics of identity in the modern world. It illuminates religious understandings of citizenship, association and civil society, and situates them historically within diverse cultures of memory and state traditions. Editor(s): Garnett, Jane; Hausner, Sondra L. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: HRAC; JFFN; JFSL1; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137400291
- ISBN
- 9781137400291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. This book examines how theatre in its various forms adapted itself to the new conditions of 1914-1918. Contributors draw on a range of source materials to show the different kinds of theatrical provision and performance cultures in operation not only in London but across parts of Britain and also in Australia and at the Front. Editor(s): Maunder, Andrew. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; AN; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137401991
- ISBN
- 9781137401991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardcover. This book explores centuries of power relations and imperial and civilizing rhetorics, overarching themes highlighted in these infrequently heard accounts by eastern travelers to the West. Considered in depth are evolutions in mental frameworks and practices that led to the emergence of anticolonial consciousness and strategies of protest. Editor(s): Richards, Anne Rypstat, PhD; Omidvar, Iraj. Series: Postcolonialism and Religions. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137405012
- ISBN
- 9781137405012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardcover. This collection explores the ways in which traumatic experience becomes a part of public memory. It explores the premise that traumatic events are realities; they happen in the world, not in the fantasy life of individuals or in the narrative frames of our televisions and cinemas. Editor(s): Goodall, Jane; Lee, Christopher. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137406798
- ISBN
- 9781137406798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardcover. Moral philosophy is no longer being pursued from arm-chairs. Instead, ethical questions are dissected in the experimental lab. This volume enables its readers to immerse themselves into Experimental Ethics' history, its current topics and future perspectives, its methodology, and the criticism it is subject to. Editor(s): Lutge, Christoph; Rusch, Hammes; Uhl, Matthias. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137409799
- ISBN
- 9781137409799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardcover. In order to better understand processes of European integration, this book offers a new perspective that compares past experiences of change to current transitional moments at the European level. It addresses key questions about European society, EU integration and social change to reveal the social construction of emergent polities and societies. Editor(s): Borner, Stefanie; Eigmuller, Monika. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; HBJD; JFFS; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137411242
- ISBN
- 9781137411242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Hardcover. To follow. Editor(s): Leonard, Adrian. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HBTM; KFFN; KJZ; KNGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 267 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137411372
- ISBN
- 9781137411372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.65
€ 194.65
Hardcover. With renewed attention to German idealism in general and to Fichte in particular, this timely collection of new papers will be of interest to anyone concerned with transcendental philosophy, German idealism, modern German philosophy and transcendental arguments. Editor(s): Rockmore, Tom; Breazeale, Mr Daniel. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137412225
- ISBN
- 9781137412225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.00
€ 68.00
Hardcover. This collection consists of original contributions that represent the state of the art of philosophical research on agency, free will, and moral responsibility. It should be of interest to both specialists and students with research interests in the philosophy of action and moral psychology. Editor(s): Buckareff, Andrei; Moya, Carlos. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137414946
- ISBN
- 9781137414946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary volume brings together the perspectives of business, political science, law, philosophy, anthropology and behavioural science to the debate on integrity and corruption. Editor(s): Hardi, Peter; Heywood, Paul M.; Torsello, Davide. Series: Political Corruption and Governance. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPZ; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137427632
- ISBN
- 9781137427632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. Tyler Perry has made over half a billion dollars through the development of storylines about black women, black communities and black religion. Yet, a text that responds to his efforts from the perspective of these groups does not exist. Editor(s): Manigault-Bryant, LeRhonda; Lomax, Tamura A.; Duncan, Carol B. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 295 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137429551
- ISBN
- 9781137429551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05