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The Customization of Science. The Impact of Religious and Political Wo...
. Ed(S): Fuller, Steve; Stenmark, Mikael; Zac...
Paperback. This collection explores whether and how religious and secular worldviews and political ideologies held by scientists, citizens, decision-makers and politicians influence science as practiced and understood today. Contributors explore the social and scientific repercussions of 'customizing' science to fit the needs and interests of various groups. Editor(s): Fuller, Steve; Stenmark, Mikael; Zackariasson, Ulf. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; JHB; PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349478880
- ISBN
- 9781349478880
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€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Paperback. Taking Hugh of St. Victor's On the Sacraments of the Christian Faith as his source text, Dillard applies the methods of analytic philosophy to develop a systematic theology in the spirit of Christian Platonism, exploring questions that remain pressing for readers interested in philosophy, theology, religion, and the history of medieval thought. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HRA; HRAB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479009
- ISBN
- 9781349479009
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€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Paperback. Edited by Francois Depelteau and Christopher Powell, this volume and its companion, Applying Relational Sociology: Networks, Relations, addresses fundamental questions about what relational sociology is and how it works." Editor(s): Powell, C. Num Pages: 247 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFF; JFSJ; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479023
- ISBN
- 9781349479023
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€ 116.60
€ 116.60
Paperback. Edited by Francois Depelteau and Christopher Powell, this volume and its companion, Conceptualizing Relational Sociology: Ontological and Theoretical Issues, addresses fundamental questions about what relational sociology is and how it works." Editor(s): Depelteau, Francois; Powell, C. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JHB; JHBA; JHBC; JHBK; KJSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479047
- ISBN
- 9781349479047
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€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Paperback. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; HBJD; HBJD1; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479122
- ISBN
- 9781349479122
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€ 66.54
€ 66.54
Paperback. Natural disasters in Asian countries have brought global attention to the work of local Buddhist communities and groups. Here, the contributors examine local Buddhist communities and international Buddhist organizations engaged in a variety of relief work in countries including India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, and Japan. Editor(s): Kawanami, Hiroko; Samuel, Geoffrey. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; HR; JFC; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479160
- ISBN
- 9781349479160
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€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Paperback. The discipline of social history has still not given enough attention to the ways in which the perceptions and roles of "ordinary" people changed over time. In these fascinating British and Dutch cases, we see how the study of this evolution imparts historical texture and enables us to understand early modernity with greater clarity. Editor(s): Jacob, M; Secretan, C. Num Pages: 299 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBJF; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 387.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479269
- ISBN
- 9781349479269
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€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Paperback. Series: International Political Theory. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479351
- ISBN
- 9781349479351
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€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Paperback. British Novelists in Hollywood, 1935-1965 calls attention to the shifting grounds of cultural expression by highlighting Hollywood as a site that unsettled definitions and narratives of colonialism and national identity for prominent British novelists such as Christopher Isherwood, P.G. Wodehouse, Evelyn Waugh, and J.B. Priestley. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DSBH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479375
- ISBN
- 9781349479375
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€ 65.60
€ 65.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; JNF; JNKC; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 275 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479399
- ISBN
- 9781349479399
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€ 96.54€ 79.60
€ 96.54
€ 79.60
Paperback. Since the 18th century, Greenland's geometric center, Eismitte, has been one of the most forbidding but scientifically rich locations in the Arctic. Tracing its history from European contact through the Cold War, this study shows how Eismitte was the setting for scientific knowledge production as well as diplomatic maneuvering. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; J; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479412
- ISBN
- 9781349479412
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€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Paperback. This book examines magic's generally maleficent effect on humans from ancient Egypt through the Middle Ages, including tales from classical mythology, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim cultures. It shows that certain magical motifs lived on from age to age, but that it took until the Italian Renaissance for magic tales to become fairy tales. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479467
- ISBN
- 9781349479467
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Condition: New
€ 116.36
€ 116.36
Paperback. Authors from a variety of disciplines dealing with diverse historical cases engage with the spatial deployment of violence and the possibilities for memory and resistance in contexts of state sponsored violence, enforced disappearances and regimes of exception. Contributors include Aleida Assmann, Jay Winter and David Harvey. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBTB; JFC; JFD; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479481
- ISBN
- 9781349479481
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBL; HBTB; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479504
- ISBN
- 9781349479504
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Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84
Paperback. In this dynamic and wide-ranging collection of essays, prominent scholars examine the condition of church-state relations in the United States, France, and Israel. Their analyses are rooted in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from ethnography and demography to political science, gender studies, theology, and the law. Editor(s): Berlinerblau, Jacques; Fainberg, Sarah; Nou, Aurora. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM; HRAX; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 404.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479542
- ISBN
- 9781349479542
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Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
paperback. Editor(s): Goodchild, Lester F. Series: Higher Education and Society. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; JNB; JNK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349479801
- ISBN
- 9781349479801
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Condition: New
€ 53.10€ 48.01
€ 53.10
€ 48.01
Paperback. This edited volume addresses the challenges and opportunities facing NATO post-2014, applying an original approach to strategy that will produce fresh insights into this hot topic within the international security community. Series: Governance, Security and Development. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPS; JPSD; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479863
- ISBN
- 9781349479863
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€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Paperback. The first ethnographic study of the trend toward religious, parochial schooling in urban Pakistan, this book provides data from over fifty-Karachi area schools to establish the complex reasons middle- and upper-class families enroll in religious Islamic schools. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JHB; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349480005
- ISBN
- 9781349480005
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€ 53.10€ 45.74
€ 53.10
€ 45.74
Paperback. Despite an outpouring in recent years of history and cultural criticism related to the Holocaust, Italian women's literary representations and testimonies have not received their proper due. This project fills this gap by analyzing Italian women's writing from a variety of genres, all set against a complex historical backdrop. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJD; HBL; HBWQ; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349480081
- ISBN
- 9781349480081
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Condition: New
€ 67.08
€ 67.08
Paperback. From diverse international and multi-disciplinary perspectives, the contributors to this volume analyze the experiences, challenges and responses of Orthodox Churches to the foundational transformations associated with the dissolution of the USSR. Editor(s): Krawchuk, A; Bremer, T. Num Pages: 379 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRC; HRCC8; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349480180
- ISBN
- 9781349480180
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Condition: New
€ 129.17
€ 129.17