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Hardcover. Nabokov gained international fame with Lolita, a highly erotic and morally disturbing novel. Through its comprehensive study of the amorous and sexual behaviors of Nabokov's characters this book shows how Eros, both as a clown or a pervert, contributes to the poetic excellence of his novels and accounts for the unfolding of the plots. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137404589
- ISBN
- 9781137404589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. Through the prism of intimacy, Burleigh sheds light on eighteenth and early-nineteenth-century American texts. This insightful study shows how the trope of the family recurred to produce contradictory images - both intimately familiar and frighteningly alienating - through which Americans responded to upheavals in their cultural landscape. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137404077
- ISBN
- 9781137404077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardcover. This book examines the nature of representation in democracy, focusing specifically on the factors shaping constituent evaluations of the US House Representatives and the resulting implications for government. Num Pages: 154 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137402028
- ISBN
- 9781137402028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.05
€ 66.05
Hardcover. Much research is devoted to the decision-making power and precedent set by the Supreme Court. Less attention, however, is given to the strategic behavior during case selection. This book argues that case selection is done strategically, and by means of various criteria - influencing its constitutional position and importance. Num Pages: 202 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137399915
- ISBN
- 9781137399915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Canadian Historical Writing presents an archaeology of contemporary Canadian historical writing within the theory and practice of historiography. Drawing on international debates within the fields of literary studies and history, the book focuses on the roles played by time, evidence, and interpretation in defining the historical. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398888
- ISBN
- 9781137398888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Hardback. Three days after September 11, 2001, Congress passed an unprecedented authorization of the use of military force (AUMF 2001) that remains in force today. As the theatre of operation against terrorism changes, the applicability and legality of the AUMF 2001 is under increasing scrutiny - giving way to academic discussion over its current status. Num Pages: 141 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPV; JPWL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398628
- ISBN
- 9781137398628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Hardcover. The book discussed how contemporary political campaigns are increasingly sensitive to candidate-centered appeals, analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of their own candidate to determine how their personalities, backgrounds, and likability and background fit into a campaign narrative, theme, and issue agenda. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPHL; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398604
- ISBN
- 9781137398604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. The book provides a fresh perspective on the shifting media landscape within Washington DC, re-evaluating journalist-source relationships, the power dynamic within the media corps, and the ways in which technology have changed the description of DC political news - detailing the ways in which media relationships are changing within Washington DC. Num Pages: 204 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JM; JFD; JFFS; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398598
- ISBN
- 9781137398598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. This book analyzes the foreign policy decision-making processes of Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama during military intervention by way of contemporary foreign policy decision-making models (FPDMs). Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137397652
- ISBN
- 9781137397652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. After pioneering this technology and growing the market, COMSAT fell prey to changes in government policy and to its own lack of entrepreneurial talent. The author explores the factors which contributed to this rise and fall of COMSAT. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTT; TJKS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137396914
- ISBN
- 9781137396914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardback. In the US, retirement savings are low while risk exposure is high, thus dooming many retirees to a low standard of living. This book offers straightforward solutions to build real retirement security for American families. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFD; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395627
- ISBN
- 9781137395627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 43.58
€ 53.99
€ 43.58
Hardcover. Philanthropy in Transition examines the rising importance of new channels of giving, from purchase made from social market enterprises to social impact investing. While these movements extend the reach and appeal beyond traditional philanthropy, the result is a widening distance between donor and recipient that raises new challenges. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JKSN1; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395610
- ISBN
- 9781137395610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394422
- ISBN
- 9781137394422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardcover. Taking as its starting point Delmore Schwartz's self-appointment as both a 'poet of the Hudson River' and 'laureate of the Atlantic,' this book comprehensively reassesses the poetic achievement of a critically neglected writer. Runchman reads Schwartz's poetry in relation to its national and international perspectives. Series: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394378
- ISBN
- 9781137394378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. The Cleveland Play House has mirrored the achievements and struggles of both the city of Cleveland and the American theatre over the past one hundred years. This book challenges the established history (often put forward by the theatre itself) and long-held assumptions concerning the creation of the institution and its legacy. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 292 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394347
- ISBN
- 9781137394347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.68€ 46.85
€ 53.68
€ 46.85
Paperback. This book explores the cultural and societal development and implications of bilingual instruction in the American education system from the pre-Civil War era to the 1960s and 1970s. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFDM; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393289
- ISBN
- 9781137393289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 39.22
€ 48.99
€ 39.22
Hardback. Disability Incarcerated offers an outstanding collection of interdisciplinary scholarship examining the incarceration and segregation of people with disabilities the United States and Canada. Editor(s): Ben-Moshe, Liat; Chapman, Chris; Carey, Allison C.; Carey, A. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JFFG; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393234
- ISBN
- 9781137393234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.92
€ 129.92
Analyzing the Drone Debates: Targeted Killings, Remote Warfare, and Mi...
Deshaw Rae, James, Crist, John
Hardcover. The book examines principal arguments for and against the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance and 'targeted killing.' Addressing both sides of the argument with clear and cogent details, the book provides a thorough introduction to ongoing debate about the future of warfare and its ethical implications. Num Pages: 157 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSF; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393074
- ISBN
- 9781137393074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Hardcover. Media coverage of presidential actions can not only serve journalistic purposes, but can also act as a check against unilateral decision making. The book seeks to uncover how the news media has worked to curtail overreaching power within the executive branch, demonstrating how the fourth estate keeps presidential overreach at bay. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 207 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393067
- ISBN
- 9781137393067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardback. Spanning the history of American leadership, the book examines all facets of American thought leaders and innovators along with the models of ethics and courage they've provided for the American consciousness. From Thomas Paine to Rosa Parks, the book provides a multi-faceted approach to American leadership studies. Num Pages: 267 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393050
- ISBN
- 9781137393050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04