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Hardback. This important collection of essays addresses the question of why scholars can no longer do without class in religious studies and theology, and what we can learn from a renewed engagement with the topic. This volume discusses what new discourses regarding notions of gender, ethnicity, and race might add to developments on notions of class. Editor(s): Rieger, Joerg. Series: New Approaches to Religion and Power. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRCM; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137351371
- ISBN
- 9781137351371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.77
€ 67.77
Hardcover. By setting the Irish religious conflict in a wide comparative perspective, this book offers fresh insights into the causes of religious conflicts, and potential means of resolving them. The collection mounts a challenge to views of 'Irish exceptionalism' and points to significant historical and contemporary commonalities across the Western world. Series: Histories of the Sacred and Secular, 1700-2000. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; HRAM2; HRAM9; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137351890
- ISBN
- 9781137351890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.92
€ 67.92
Hardcover. This book argues that the rising tide of anti-colonialism after the 1930s should be considered a turning point not just in harnessing a new mood or feeling of unity, but primarily as one that viewed empire, racism, and economic degradation as part of a system that fundamentally required the application of strategy to their destruction. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTR; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137352019
- ISBN
- 9781137352019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBB; 2ADS; 3JH; DSB; HBJD; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137352798
- ISBN
- 9781137352798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.35
€ 68.35
Hardcover. (Mis)readings of Marx In Continental Philosophy reflects on the way major European philosophers related to the work of Karl Marx. It brings together leading and emerging critical theorists to address the readings of Marx offered by Benjamin, Adorno, Arendt, Althusser, Foucault, Derrida, Deleuze, Negri, Badiou, Agamben, Ranciere, Latour and Zizek. Editor(s): Habjan, Jernej; Whyte, Jessica. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137352828
- ISBN
- 9781137352828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. Spanning from the Caribbean to East Asia and covering almost 3,000 years of history, from Classical Antiquity to the eve of the twenty-first century, Persistent Piracy is an important contribution to the history of the state formation as well as the history of violence at sea. Editor(s): Amirell, Stefan Eklof; Muller, Leos. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTM; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137352859
- ISBN
- 9781137352859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.77
€ 149.77
Paperback. The resolution of the civil war in El Salvador coincided with the end of the Cold War. After two years of negotiations and a decade-long effort to implement the peace accords, this work questions how peace was made and whether it has endured. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; GTJ; HBJK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 403.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137353573
- ISBN
- 9781137353573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Paperback. The history and politics of secularism and the public role of religion in France, India, Turkey, and the United States. It interprets the varieties of secularism as a series of evolving and contested processes of defining and remaking religion, rather than a static solution to the challenges posed by religious and political difference. Editor(s): Cady, Linell E.; Hurd, Elizabeth Shakman. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRAM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137353580
- ISBN
- 9781137353580
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Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. Drawing on a wide range of British and Argentine sources, this book highlights the importance of the neglected 1960s as the decade in which the dormant Falklands (Malvinas) dispute became reactivated, developing into a dynamic set of bilateral negotiations on the question of sovereignty. Editor(s): Ashton, Nigel J. Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1MTASF; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137354228
- ISBN
- 9781137354228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. This book looks at the reasons behind the emergence of a Catalan nationalist movement from the late 1880s, one of the most important developments that took place in nineteenth-century Spain, with the 'Catalan question' thereafter never far from the centre of the Spanish political stage. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137354488
- ISBN
- 9781137354488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.57
€ 129.57
Hardcover. A variety of thinkers used the concept of myth to articulate their anxieties about modernity. By telling the story of mythic thinking in Britain from its origins in Victorian social anthropology to its postwar cultural mainstreaming, this book reveals a yearning for transcendence in an age long assumed to be disenchanted. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; DSK; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137354969
- ISBN
- 9781137354969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.80
€ 67.80
Hardcover. In early modern English medicine, the balance of fluids in the body was seen as key to health. Menstruation was widely believed to regulate blood levels in the body and so was extensively discussed in medical texts. Sara Read examines all forms of literature, from plays and poems, to life-writing, and compares these texts with the medical theories. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBL; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137355027
- ISBN
- 9781137355027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.41
€ 162.41
Hardcover. The 2010 South African World Cup launched African football onto the global stage. This volume brings together top scholars on African football to explore a range of issues such as gender, identity, nationalism, history, cyber-fandom, the media and fan radicalization. Editor(s): Onwumechili, Chuka; Akindes, Gerard. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; JFD; JHBS; WSBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137355805
- ISBN
- 9781137355805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.73
€ 67.73
Hardcover. Drawing on the graphic and revealing evidence recorded by the different courts in early modern Saragossa, this book captures the spirit of an age when religious faith vied for people's hearts and minds with centuries-old beliefs in witchcraft and superstition. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137355874
- ISBN
- 9781137355874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.02
€ 150.02
'Civilising Mission' of Portuguese Colonialism, 1870-1930
Bandeira Jeronimo, Miguel; Costa-Pinto, Anton...
Hardback. This book provides an historical, critical analysis of the doctrine of 'civilising mission' in Portuguese colonialism in the crucial period from 1870 to 1930. Exploring international contexts and transnational connections, this 'civilising mission' is analysed and assessed by examining the employment and distribution of African manpower. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1H; 3JH; 3JJ; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137355904
- ISBN
- 9781137355904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.91
€ 128.91
Paperback. This book examines the non-fiction work of literary artist Alice Walker in order to glean values and ethical imperatives for womanist theological and ethical reflection. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; HRA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 212 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137356024
- ISBN
- 9781137356024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.19
€ 82.19
Hardcover. Providing a novel interpretation of Nietzsche's philosophical method, Nietzsche, Truth and Transformation addresses the philosophical problem of on what basis, if knowledge is always from a perspective, one can criticise modern humanity and culture, and how such critique can be actively responded to. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137357052
- ISBN
- 9781137357052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. This book argues that punishment's function is to communicate a message about an offenders' wrongdoing to society at large. It discusses both 'paradigmatic' cases of punishment, where a state punishes its own citizens, and non-paradigmatic cases such as the punishment of corporations and the punishment of war criminals by international tribunals. Series: Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JKVP; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137357113
- ISBN
- 9781137357113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardcover. Bringing together leading academics and practitioners from across the globe, this unique collection explores the emerging field of heritage crime studies. Moving beyond the traditional focus on illicit antiquities, the volume identifies the diversity of crimes that affect heritage and outlines various approaches to prevention. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABK; HD; JFC; JKV; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137357502
- ISBN
- 9781137357502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.57
€ 148.57
Hardcover. Baker explores public protests and their management by the police, focusing on the fatalities of strikers at the hands of police and outlining practices towards preventing such tragedies. Num Pages: 109 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTK; JFFE; JKV; JKVC; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137358059
- ISBN
- 9781137358059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.96
€ 65.96