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Hardcover. It is the first study which comprehensively, systematically and critically examines the role and usefulness of the concept of Maqasid al-Shari'a (higher Objectives of Islamic Law) in contemporary Muslim reformist thought in relation to number of specific issues pertaining to Islamic legal philosophy, law, ethics and the socio-political sphere. Editor(s): Duderija, Adis. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRHT; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137323859
- ISBN
- 9781137323859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Drawing upon economic history, cultural studies, intellectual history and the history of science and medicine, this collection of case studies examines the transatlantic transfer and transformation of goods and ideas, with particular emphasis on their reception in Europe. Editor(s): Aram, Bethany; Yun Casalilla, Bartolome. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBTB; HBTQ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 664.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137324047
- ISBN
- 9781137324047
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Condition: New
€ 151.48
€ 151.48
Hardcover. Justice, Sustainability, and Security not only enhances our knowledge of these issues, but it teases out our moral dimensions and offer prescriptions for how governments and global actors might craft their policies to better consider their effects on the global human condition. Editor(s): Heinze, Eric A. Num Pages: 263 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137324962
- ISBN
- 9781137324962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardcover. This volume examines the cultural and ideological dimensions of the Cold War in Turkey. Departing from the conventional focus on diplomacy and military, the collection focuses on Cold War's impact on Turkish society and intellectuals. It includes chapters on media and propaganda, literature, sports, as well as foreign aid and assistance. Editor(s): Ornek, Cangul; Ungor, Cagdas. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137326683
- ISBN
- 9781137326683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardcover. This book explains the causes and consequences of the intersection of two transformative global forces - trade and conflict - since 1500. The nine historical case studies - interspersed over 500 years and spanning the globe - make a major historical contribution to the enduring debate about whether trade makes peace more likely. Editor(s): Coppolaro, Lucia; McKenzie, Francine. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; GTJ; HBG; HBTK; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137326829
- ISBN
- 9781137326829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.40
€ 68.40
Hardcover. Port cities were the means through which cultural and economic exchange took place between continental societies and the maritime world. In examining the ports of Brazil, the Caribbean and West Africa, this volume will provide fresh insight into the meaning of the 'First Globalisation'. Editor(s): Suarez Bosa, Miguel. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QSA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTM; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137327970
- ISBN
- 9781137327970
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Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. This collection probes the troubling connections between war and republic during Revolutionary era, 1776-1840. It presents the work of an international team of scholars, some of them in English for the first time. Editor(s): Serna, Pierre; De Francesco, Antonino; Miller, Judith A. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137328816
- ISBN
- 9781137328816
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Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardcover. Bringing together renowned scholars in the field with younger researchers, this interdisciplinary study of the history of post-war industrial policy in Europe investigates transfers across borders and locates industrial policy in the context of the Cold War from a global perspective. Editor(s): Grabas, Christian; Nutzenadel, Alexander. Num Pages: 401 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTK; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137329899
- ISBN
- 9781137329899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.31
€ 68.31
Hardcover. This volume in the series Mass Dictatorship in the Twentieth Century series sees twelve Swedish, Korean and Japanese scholars, theorists, and historians of fiction and non-fiction probe the literary subject of life in 20th century mass dictatorships. Editor(s): Schoenhals, Michael; Sarsenov, Karin. Series: Mass Dictatorship in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBTB; JPF; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137330680
- ISBN
- 9781137330680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Hardcover. This volume examines the political engagement of religious associations in the post-socialist countries of Central and Southeastern Europe, with a focus on revelations about the collaboration of clergy with the communist-era secret police, intolerance, and controversies about the inclusion of religious instruction in the schools. Editor(s): Ramet, Sabrina P. Series: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DVW; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; HRAM2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137330710
- ISBN
- 9781137330710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.00
€ 68.00
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary volume aims to understand the linkages between the origins and aftermaths of genocide. Exploring social dynamics and human behaviour, this collection considers the interplay of various psychological, political, anthropological and historical factors at work in genocidal processes. Editor(s): Ingelaere, Bert; Parmentier, Stephan; Haers, Jacques; Segaert, Barbara. Series: Rethinking Political Violence. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 graphs, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JFFE; JFM; JPS; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137332424
- ISBN
- 9781137332424
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Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. Leading scholars working on Buddhism and politics in South and Southeast Asia add to current discussions regarding 'Engaged Buddhism' and the recent work on protests. The writers have mostly established themselves in their fields, offering a diverse approach and country-by-country coverage. Editor(s): Whalen-Bridge, John; Kitiarsa, Pattana. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HRAM2; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137332943
- ISBN
- 9781137332943
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Condition: New
€ 67.75
€ 67.75
Hardcover. This collection of essays by major scholars analyze the religious diversity in Chinese religion, bringing together topics from traditional and contemporary contexts and Chinese religions' encounters with Western religion. Editor(s): Schmidt-Leukel, Perry; Gentz, Joachim. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRAX; HRKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137333193
- ISBN
- 9781137333193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.95
€ 67.95
Hardcover. The industrial age has proved to be a formative period for Europe. Industrial heritage nowadays bears witness to the development that took place in differently structured regions. This volume presents different paths of industrial development and gives an overview of the concepts of regions, used among economic, social and cultural historians. Editor(s): Czierpka, Juliane; Oerters, Kathrin; Thorade, Nora. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137333407
- ISBN
- 9781137333407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Paperback. The Ethics of Creativity illuminates the thorny issues that arise when novel creative ideas collide with what we believe to be 'right' or 'good'. This book tackles questions of when creativity and ethics tend to coincide and when conflict, and how both might be harnessed to support a brighter future for all. Editor(s): Moran, Seana; Cropley, David; Kaufman, James (California State University, San Bernardino). Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMC; JMRN; KJG; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137333520
- ISBN
- 9781137333520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.07
€ 47.07
Hardcover. Drawing on extensive new research, and bringing much new scholarship before English readers for the first time, this wide-ranging volume examines how knowledge was created and circulated throughout the Dutch Empire, and how these processes compared with those of the Imperial Britain, Spain, and Russia. Editor(s): Boomgaard, Peter. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137334015
- ISBN
- 9781137334015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardcover. The Palgrave Handbook of German Idealism features essays from leading scholars on German philosophy. It is the most comprehensive secondary source available, covering not only the full range of work by Kant, Fichte, Schelling and Hegel, but also idealists such as Reinhold and Schopenhauer, critics such as Jacobi, Maimon, and the German Romantics Editor(s): Altman, Matthew C. Num Pages: 825 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137334749
- ISBN
- 9781137334749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 289.73
€ 289.73
Hardcover. This volume explores some of the critical reconfigurations of the Union as wrought by the Civil War and offer insights into public memory of what the conflict signified. Editor(s): Morgan, Iwan W.; Davies, Philip John. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137336477
- ISBN
- 9781137336477
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. Advancing Digital Humanities moves beyond definition of this dynamic and fast growing field to show how its arguments, analyses, findings and theories are pioneering new directions in the humanities globally. Editor(s): Bode, Katherine; Arthur, Paul Longley. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; H. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137337009
- ISBN
- 9781137337009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.09
€ 129.09
Hardcover. Would it be cool to see woolly mammoth alive one day? Disappeared species have always fascinated the human mind. A new discussion of using genomic technologies to reverse extinction and to help in conservation has been sparked. This volume studies the question philosophically. Editor(s): Oksanen, Markku; Siipi, Helena. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMG; PSAD; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137337634
- ISBN
- 9781137337634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50