Northern Europe, Scandinavia
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Northern Europe, Scandinavia
Hardcover. Analyzing the renowned Saint Birgitta of Sweden from the perspectives of power, authority, and gender, this probing study investigates how Birgitta went about establishing her influence during the first ten years of her career as a living saint, in 1340-1349. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3H; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398925
- ISBN
- 9781137398925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.37
€ 66.37
Hardcover. Making an important addition to the highly Britain-dominated field of imperial studies, this book shows that, like numerous other evangelicals operating throughout the colonized world at this time, Danish missionaries invested remarkable resources in the education of different categories children in both India and Denmark. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1FKA; HBTB; HBTQ; HRCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137432988
- ISBN
- 9781137432988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Hardcover. This book explores how different governments have leveraged their capacity to advance a revival of nuclear power. Presenting in-depth case studies of France, Finland, Britain and the United States, Baker and Stoker argue that governments may struggle to promote new investment in nuclear power. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 figures, 9 black & white tables, 10 graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1DNF; 1KBB; JPS; KCP; KNBN; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137433855
- ISBN
- 9781137433855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88
Hardback. Series: Euro-Asian Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 1DVUA; 1FCZ; 1KLSB; JPS; KCM; KCN; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137447852
- ISBN
- 9781137447852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Paperback. How could tiny Iceland build a banking system in less than a decade that proportionally exceeded Switzerland's? Why did the bankers decide to grow the system so fast? How did businesses tunnel money out of the banking system? And why didn't anybody stop them? Bringing Down the Banking System answers these questions. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNC; KCBM; KCX; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137455574
- ISBN
- 9781137455574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.68
€ 126.68
Hardcover. The book presents interpretations of culture, health, politics, and religion in Sweden today, Sweden transforms from the well-functioning but existentially bland economic wonder to a more fragmented and gloomy society. Contributors include scholars from film studies, literary studies, political science, religious studies and theology Editor(s): Demker, Marie; Leffler, Yvonne; Sigurdson, Ola; Wolff, Janet. Num Pages: 205 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; HRA; JFC; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137472229
- ISBN
- 9781137472229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Hardcover. By taking the long view on the evolution of this country's tax policies through the past few decades, Henrekson and Stenkula explain how Sweden developed the highest tax-to-GDP ratio in the world, until the beginning of the 2000s. Editor(s): Henrekson, Magnus; Stenkula, Mikael. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 676.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137478146
- ISBN
- 9781137478146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.99
€ 128.99
Hardcover. Norway, Sweden, and Denmark are home to more than 90,000 transnational adoptees of Scandinavian parents raised in a predominantly white environment. This ethnography provides a unique perspective on how these transracial adoptees conceptualize and construct their sense of identity along the intersection of ethnicity, family, and national lines. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFSL; JHBK; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137480644
- ISBN
- 9781137480644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
Norway's Peace Policy: Soft Power in a Turbulent World
Kelleher, Ann, Taulbee, James Larry, Grosveno...
Hardcover. The post-Cold War world allows space for less powerful states to develop influential roles in responding to specific international problems. Norway has focused on the persistent issue of violent ethno-political conflict. This book explains why Norway chose its peace policy and demonstrates what is has been able to achieve. Num Pages: 260 pages, 3 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1DNN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137481993
- ISBN
- 9781137481993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Hardback. Series: Queer Studies and Education. Num Pages: 243 pages, 15 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNC; JFSJ; JFSK; JHMC; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137533326
- ISBN
- 9781137533326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.74
€ 116.74
Hardback. Editor(s): Greve, Carsten; Laegreid, Per; Rykkja, Lise H. Series: Public Sector Organizations. Num Pages: 236 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; JPP; JPQB; JPS; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137563620
- ISBN
- 9781137563620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.08
€ 194.08
Hardback. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; JPB; JPFM; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137567024
- ISBN
- 9781137567024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.69
€ 182.69
Hardback. Editor(s): Ugelvik, Thomas. Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Num Pages: 536 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137585288
- ISBN
- 9781137585288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.47
€ 207.47
Developing Principles and Models for Sustainable Forestry in Sweden
. Ed(S): Sverdrup, Harald; Stjernquist, Ingri...
Hardback. Summarizes those management principles that should be valid in areas where forests continuously are used for production, where biodiversity aspects are important, as well as economy and productivity, and where demands on soil status and water quality are set. This book also shows how system model thinking is used to reach the goals. Editor(s): Sverdrup, Harald; Stjernquist, Ingrid. Series: Managing Forest Ecosystems. Num Pages: 481 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; KNAL; RNF; RNU; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1910.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 481
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009990
- ISBN
- 9781402009990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 267.99
€ 267.99
Hardback. Shows that Swedish environmental support to the Baltic States has been directed primarily towards areas of joint concern, such as air pollution and effluents to the Baltic Sea. This book gives a view of how a particular support program is influenced by specific and self-interested considerations. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 1DVW; JPA; KCM; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011672
- ISBN
- 9781402011672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Hardback. Do constitutions matter? Are constitutions simply symbols of the political times at which they were adopted, or do they systematically affect the course of public policy? This work aims to address these and other questions using a blend of theory, history, and statistical analysis. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; JPHV; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402074325
- ISBN
- 9781402074325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.65
€ 132.65
Hardback. Climate change appears increasingly on the top of policy agendas. This book examines the linkages between energy and the environment in the Northern European context, and sets the questions of energy and the environment in the North in the global context. Editor(s): Jarvela, Marja; Juhola, Sirkku. Series: Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; KNB; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461403494
- ISBN
- 9781461403494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
Hardcover. How did Sweden go from a financially backward country to one with a well functioning financial system? Why did this financial revolution occur after the mid-nineteenth century and not before? This book discusses the role of politics and economics in this change and what it means for economic development, market integration and financial crises. Editor(s): Ogren, Anders. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230234048
- ISBN
- 9780230234048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardcover. Iceland became one of the symbols of the global financial crisis. It provides an ideal test case for the perceptions of economists, in particular their ability to anticipate crises. The book contains papers and reports, written prior to the collapse of Iceland's financial system, about the economy. What did and didn't they see coming, and why? Editor(s): Aliber, Robert Z.; Zoega, Gylfi. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNC; KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230276925
- ISBN
- 9780230276925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.65
€ 128.65
Hardcover. Using an analytical framework based on Foucault's concept of governmentality and through unique case-studies, this volume explores the ongoing transformations taking place in the Swedish welfare state. Editor(s): Larsson, Bengt; Letell, Martin; Thorn, Hakan. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293410
- ISBN
- 9780230293410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.89
€ 128.89