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Paperback. This book contributes to understanding of the contemporary relationship between Muslims and the Western societies in which they live, focusing particularly on the UK. Chapters reflect on the nature of multiculturalism, as well as a wide range of specific aspects of daily life, including religious dialogue, gender, freedom of speech and politics. Editor(s): Wetherly, Paul. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HR; JHB; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349315826
- ISBN
- 9781349315826
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€ 67.04
€ 67.04
paperback. This volume brings together twelve papers by linguists and philosophers contributing novel empirical and formal considerations to theorizing about vagueness. Three main issues are addressed: gradable expressions and comparison, the semantics of degree adverbs and intensifiers (such as 'clearly'), and ways of evading the sorites paradox. Editor(s): Egre, Paul; Klinedinst, Nathan. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFGA; HPM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349315741
- ISBN
- 9781349315741
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€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Paperback. Religion is playing an increasingly central role in African political and developmental life. This book offers an empirical and theoretical reflection on the relationships between religion, politics and development in Africa; the meanings of religion in non-Western contexts and the way that is embedded in the everyday life of people in Africa. Editor(s): Bompani, Barbara; Frahm-Arp, Maria. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSY; GTF; HRAM; JP; KCM; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349315161
- ISBN
- 9781349315161
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Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Paperback. The distinctly contemporary proliferation of pornography and hate speech poses a challenge to liberalism's traditional ideal of a 'marketplace of ideas' facilitated by state neutrality about the content of speech. This new study argues that the liberal state ought to depart from neutrality to meet this challenge. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFD; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349315062
- ISBN
- 9781349315062
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Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Paperback. Ireland's history of contested language systems has always been linked to its political realities; Language, Identity and Liberation attends to a movement of contemporary Irish writing that considers the significance of the region's tumultuous cultural, social and political history in portrayals of contemporary Ireland's everyday life and speech. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; DSBH; HBJD1; HBL; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314898
- ISBN
- 9781349314898
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Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Paperback. The problem of memory in China, Japan and Korea involves a surfeit rather than a deficit of memory, and the consequence of this excess is negative: unforgettable traumas prevent nations from coming to terms with the problems of the present. These compelling essays enrich Western scholarship by applying to it insights derived from Asian settings. Editor(s): Kim, M. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL; JFC; JFSL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314850
- ISBN
- 9781349314850
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFC; JFSL; JHB; JPQB. 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
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314805
- ISBN
- 9781349314805
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Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. Providing a new perspective on migration and sex work in Europe, this book is based on interviews with migrant women in the sex sector.It brings together issues of migration, labour and political subjectivity in order to refocus scholarly and policy agenda away from sex slavery and organized crime, towards agency and citizenship." Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFN; JFSJ; JFSL; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314768
- ISBN
- 9781349314768
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Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Value and Virtue in Public Administration: A Comparative Perspective
. Ed(S): de Vries, Michiel S; Kim, P
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 the public interest. Editor(s): De Vries, Michiel S; Kim, P. Series: Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHB; JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349314546
- ISBN
- 9781349314546
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Using approaches from sociology, media and religious studies, David Herbert compares recent public controversies involving or implicating religion in the UK (England and Northern Ireland), the Netherlands and France. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HRAM; JFD; JHB; JPS. 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
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314508
- ISBN
- 9781349314508
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Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Paperback. This book argues for the centrality of Georg Simmel's social theory to the relational and processual emphases that are often considered as much more recent developments in social theory. Situating Simmel's work in particular with respect to New Vitalism and Bruno Latour's work, the book shows that Simmel has still an enormous amount to contribute. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFF; JHB; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314317
- ISBN
- 9781349314317
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. In recentyears controversy has surrounded the narrative turn in history and the historical turn in fiction. This book clarifies what is at stake, tracing connections between historiography and life-writing, arguing that the challenges posed in representing the past illuminate issues which are central to all literary narrative." Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HBAH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314133
- ISBN
- 9781349314133
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Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Paperback. James Mussell provides an accessible account of the digitization of nineteenth-century newspapers and periodicals. As studying this material is essential to understand the period, he argues that we have no choice but to engage with the new digital resources that have transformed how we access the print archive. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBAH; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349313921
- ISBN
- 9781349313921
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Africa and International Relations in the 21st Century
. Ed(S): Shaw, T.; Cornelissen, Scarlett; Che...
Paperback. Editor(s): Shaw, T.; Cornelissen, Scarlett; Cheru, Fantu. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; JFFS; JPA; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349313846
- ISBN
- 9781349313846
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. An examination ofhow female same-sex desires were represented in a wide range of Italian and British medical writings, 1870-1920. It shows how the psychiatric category of sexual inversion was positioned alongside other medical ideas of same-sex desires, such as the virago, tribade-prostitute, fiamma and gynaecological explanations." Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JFSJ; MMJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349313686
- ISBN
- 9781349313686
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Dealing withthe historical and thematic intersections of Christianity and critical theory, this collection brings together a diversity of specialist scholars in the area. Building on recent discourses in theology as well as their knowledge of hermeneutic and critical traditions, they examine major themes in contemporary critical theory." Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC; HRC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349313600
- ISBN
- 9781349313600
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSBH5; HBJF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349313518
- ISBN
- 9781349313518
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Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Paperback. India was the object of intense sympathetic concern during the Romantic period. But what was the true nature of imaginative engagement with British India? This study explores how a range of authors, from Edmund Burke and Sir William Jones to Robert Southey and Thomas Moore, sought to come to terms with India's strangeness and distance from Britain. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBF; HBJD1; HBJF; HBL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349313426
- ISBN
- 9781349313426
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Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Paperback. The environment is currently a matter of international public and academic concern, but is often considered separately from health issues. This book brings together work from environmental and health historians to conceptualise the connection between environment and health at different times and in different geographical locations. Editor(s): Berridge, Virginia; Gorsky, Martin. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; MBX; PDX; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349313228
- ISBN
- 9781349313228
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Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Paperback. An exploration of the ways in which children learned and were taught to read, against the background of the transition from Ottoman Empire to Turkish Republic. This study gives us a fresh perspective on the transition from empire to republic by showing us the ways that reading was central to the construction of modernity. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF; HBL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349313167
- ISBN
- 9781349313167
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95