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Interdisciplinary studies

Paperback. "Peace interventions can promote violence, while conflict may be a crucial means for constraining and preventing it. This book explores these statements, re-thinking the relationships between peace, conflict and violence. From this perspective it reinterprets several phenomena that challenge the "peace process" in Northern Ireland"-- Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPA; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349327294
ISBN
9781349327294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Paperback. Adopting a people-centred perspective to globalization, the authors explore complex, counterintuitive and even unintended forms and consequences of bottom-up politics, going beyond simplistic understandings of ordinary people as either victims or beneficiaries of globalization. Editor(s): Kostovicova, Denisa; Glasius, Marlies. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JHB; JPA; JPS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349327539
ISBN
9781349327539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.43

Paperback. To avoid uncontrolled climate change, greenhouse gas emissions will have to be brought under control by major emitters outside the affluent West. The authors investigate the political obstacles in BRIC countries and what their governments could do to strengthen climate policies without incurring serious political damage. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JPQB; JPSN; RND; TQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349327591
ISBN
9781349327591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.19

Paperback. "This book investigates issues related to health inequality with a particular interest on developing countries. It provides rigorous empirical work on both trends and causal factors behind health inequality, analyzes the implications of health deprivations on poverty traps and suggests practical policies which can be implemented"-- Editor(s): McGillivray, Mark; Dutta, I.; Lawson, D. Series: Studies in Development Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPQB; KCA; KCM; KCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349327799
ISBN
9781349327799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.69

paperback. "This is the first book to offer a systematic analysis of human rights in the 21st century. The chapters, written from diverse methodological perspectives, provide rich and varied insights on vital questions concerning the resiliency, weaknesses, and prospects of human rights today"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Goodhart, Michael; Mihr, Anja. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPB; JPS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2011
SKU
V9781349327973
ISBN
9781349327973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.55

Paperback. The way in which energy is governed in China is driving its rising level of carbon dioxide emissions. This book analyses the nature of energy governance in China by combining ideas relating to transition management with institutionalist theories, which helps to identify factors which assist or constrain the country's path to a low-carbon economy. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HPQ; JP; KCN; RND; THRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349328130
ISBN
9781349328130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.36

Paperback. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFSJ; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349328178
ISBN
9781349328178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.43

Paperback. This book examines the role of everyday action in accepting, resisting and reshaping interventions, and the unique forms of peace that emerge from the interactions between local and international actors. Building on critiques of liberal peace-building, itredefines critical peace and conflict studies, based on new research from 16 countries." Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPA; JPB; JPS; JPSD; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349328215
ISBN
9781349328215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.12

paperback. This book explores the possibilities and difficulties of living with HIV and ARVs, or antiretroviral treatment, today. It draws on HIV-positive people's stories from both the UK and the South African epidemics and offers a deep understanding of the continuing difficulties of living with HIV and the effective strategies for coping that have evolved. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPQB; MBS; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2013
SKU
V9781349329397
ISBN
9781349329397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Paperback. Moving beyond both tourism and politics literatures' current understandings of how tourism is developed, this book offers an original theory of interlocking regimes to account for the manner in which public and private bodies either facilitate or prevent development within tourism. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHBS; JPA; KCP; KNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349329519
ISBN
9781349329519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.43

Paperback. Since 1949, Chinese capitalists have experienced some dramatic shifts in their political and economic life. Keming Yang examines what such changes tell us about China's current political situation and future political development, making use of both historical and current interdisciplinary evidence. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JPA; KCP; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349329724
ISBN
9781349329724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.96

paperback. Series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JKV; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2014
SKU
V9781349329748
ISBN
9781349329748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

Paperback. Editor(s): Lofgren, Hans; Williams, O. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 265 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPS; KCM; KCP; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349329762
ISBN
9781349329762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.43

Paperback. This book documents and analyzes the experiences of the UN's first Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. It highlights the conceptual advances in the legal understanding of the right to food in international human rights law, as well as analyzes key practical challenges through experiences in 11 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Series: International Relations and Development Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPS; JPVH; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349329786
ISBN
9781349329786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.78

Paperback. Series: Rethinking Political Violence. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JHBK; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 379.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349330348
ISBN
9781349330348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.96

Paperback. How can civilians in newly democratized countries ensure their control over the military? While establishing civilian control of the military is a necessary condition for a functioning democracy, it requires prudent strategic action on the part of the decision-makers to remove the military from positions of power and make it follow their orders. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JPHV; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349330522
ISBN
9781349330522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.93

Paperback. In the midst of growing criticism of current economic orthodoxies and welfare systems, basic income is growing in popularity. This is the first book to discuss existing at examples of basic income, in both rich and poor countries, and to consider its prospects in other places around the world. Editor(s): Murray, M.; Pateman, Carole. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCF; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349330546
ISBN
9781349330546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.68

Paperback. Understanding Collective Political Violence offers a unique view on contemporary processes of violent political mobilization across continents: Africa, Latin America, South East Asia and the Middle East. It pays particular attention to unconventional combatants such as women or children and details the drivers of their violent engagement." Editor(s): Guichaoua, Yvan. Series: Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; GTJ; JFSJ; JPA; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349330607
ISBN
9781349330607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.39

Paperback. Following the 2010 earthquake catastrophe, this book examines the economic and political challenges facing Haiti. It presents an overview of the country's economic history, and seeks new prospects for economic growth and development in the future. Editor(s): Lundahl, Mats. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; KCP; KCU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349330928
ISBN
9781349330928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.15

Paperback. Editor(s): Howell, J. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPA; JPP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349331499
ISBN
9781349331499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

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