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Hardcover. This collection explores the representation and performance of queer youth in media cultures, primarily examining TV, film and online new media. Specific themes of investigation include the context of queer youth suicide and educational strategies to avert this within online new media, and the significance of coming out videos produced online. Editor(s): Pullen, Christopher. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFCA; JFD; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137383549
- ISBN
- 9781137383549
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Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardcover. The muscle-bound male body is a perennial feature of classically-inflected action cinema. This book reassesses these films as a cinematic form, focusing on the depiction of heroic masculinity. In particular, Hercules in his many incarnations has greatly influenced popular cultural interpretations of manliness and the exaggerated male form. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137384706
- ISBN
- 9781137384706
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€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. This book aims to decipher the complex web of structural, institutional and cultural contradictions which shape the inclusion-exclusion dialectic and the multifaceted grid within which the 'us' becomes the 'other' and the 'other' becomes the 'us'. It looks at how international migrants in Europe transform from legal subjects into legal abjects. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JFFS; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137384959
- ISBN
- 9781137384959
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Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Hardcover. Through extensive analysis of the Swedish Armed Forces this study explores the possibilities and pitfalls of implementing of a gender perspective in military organizations and operations. It established a number of important lessons for similar attempts in other countries and discusses the continued process of implementation in the Swedish military Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; JFSJ; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385048
- ISBN
- 9781137385048
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Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Reimagining Black Difference and Politics in Brazil: From Racial Democ...
Alexandre Emboaba da Costa
Hardcover. This book examines Black Brazilian political struggle in a moment characterized by the intermingling of post-racial ideologies and multicultural policies in the Americas. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL; JFSL3; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386335
- ISBN
- 9781137386335
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. This book is about different formations of memory, construction of multiple identifications and transformation of social categories through an exclusionary violence case against Gypsies in Turkey. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJPL; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386618
- ISBN
- 9781137386618
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Condition: New
€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Hardcover. The book examines Muslim-European interactions in the interwar period and provides original insights into the emergence of geopolitical and intellectual East-West networks that transcended national, cultural, and linguistic borders. Editor(s): Ryad, Umar. Series: The Modern Muslim World. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBLW; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137387035
- ISBN
- 9781137387035
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Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Hardcover. This book analyzes how different constituencies within Pakistan are grappling with interpreting and redefining Muslim women's rights in contemporary society. Num Pages: 204 pages, 2 black & white tables, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388995
- ISBN
- 9781137388995
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. This book uses ethnography as theological practice, yielding a theology constructed at the intersection of church, academy and everyday life. Drawing on the author's research in her Baptist church, the resulting 'ethnographic theology' produces creative theological insights, while also proposing fresh alternatives for Christian thought and action. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRCM; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137390431
- ISBN
- 9781137390431
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Condition: New
€ 160.46
€ 160.46
Challenges in Economic and Financial Policy Formulation: An Islamic Pe...
Askari, Hossein, Iqbal, Zamir, Mirakhor, Abba...
Hardcover. Challenges in Economic and Financial Policy Formulation provides an introductory, yet comprehensive, treatment of macroeconomic policies and their implementation in an Islamic-designed economic system. Series: Palgrave Studies in Islamic Banking, Finance, and Economics. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR2; KCB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137390455
- ISBN
- 9781137390455
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Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. Marriages across ethnic borders are increasing in frequency, yet little is known of how discourses of 'normal' families, ethnicity, race, migration, globalisation affect couples and children involved in these mixed marriages. This book explores mixed marriage though intimate stories drawn from the real lives of visibly different couples. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHBK; JKSN; JMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137390776
- ISBN
- 9781137390776
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
LGBT Activism and the Making of Europe: A Rainbow Europe? (Gender and ...
Ayoub, Phillip, Paternotte, David
Hardcover. This book explores the alleged uniqueness of the European experience, and investigates its ties to a long history of LGBT and queer movements in the region. These movements, the book argues, were inspired by specific ideas about Europe, which they sought to realize on the ground through activism. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSK; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137391759
- ISBN
- 9781137391759
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Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. Early Childhood in Postcolonial Australia is a critical narration of how Australian children use cultural markers such as, skin color, diet and religious practices to build their identity categories of "self" and "other." Series: Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSP1; JHB; JNFR; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137392176
- ISBN
- 9781137392176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 46.52
€ 53.36
€ 46.52
The Millennial Generation and National Defense: Attitudes of Future Mi...
G. Ender, Morten, E. Rohall, David, D. Matthe...
Hardcover. This study captures the attitudes and values of the youth generation of college students in the USA toward the military, war, national defence, and foreign policy matters. Providing a unique insight into civilian and military Millenials, the authors explore the impact of 9/11 and the level of tolerance within the military. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JMH; JWL; JWT; JWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137392312
- ISBN
- 9781137392312
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Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Hardcover. Both a scholarly and personal critique of current feminist Moroccan discourses, this book is a call for a larger-than-Islam framework that accommodates the Berber dimension. Sadiqi argues that current feminist discourse, both secular and Islamic ones, are not only divergent but limit the rich heritage, knowledge, and art of Berber women. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBM; 3J; JFFK; JFSJ; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137392688
- ISBN
- 9781137392688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Educational Learning and Development: Building and Enhancing Capacity ...
Baguley, Margaret, Danaher, Patrick Alan, Dav...
Hardcover. Through ten research projects, this book explores the topic of educational learning and development in order to examine issues that are impacting, either positively or negatively, on current research in this area. The authors explore the capacity building potential of the projects and what factors impacted on or assisted their development. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSF; JMRL; JNC; JNF; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137392831
- ISBN
- 9781137392831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardcover. This is the first book to comprehensively examine Latin America's literary response to the deadly HIV virus. Proposing a bio-political reading of AIDs in the neoliberal era, Lina Meruane examines how literary representations of AIDS enter into larger discussions of community, sexuality, nation, displacement and globalization. Translator(s): Rosenberg, Andrea. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSBH; JFFH2; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394989
- ISBN
- 9781137394989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. The present book is a journey of many women across the world who have struggled to give women's studies visibility. Drawing upon the contributors' diverse experiences and concerns, it explores the metamorphosis of women's studies from the early days to date. Editor(s): Pande, Rekha. Series: Gender, Development and Social Change. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395733
- ISBN
- 9781137395733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.00
€ 68.00
Hardcover. This book presents a collection of nine studies which contribute to a more robust and richer understanding of entrepreneurship, self-employment and retirement in a diversity of settings, including the Netherlands, Canada, the United Kingdom, Singapore and the US, by drawing on both qualitative and quantitative data. Editor(s): Sappleton, Natalie; Lourenco, Fernando. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; KJH; KJVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398376
- ISBN
- 9781137398376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardcover. This comprehensive, interdisciplinary collection examines diverse forms of anti-social behaviour in Victorian and contemporary Britain, providing a unique comparison of the methods which have been employed by governments to control it. Num Pages: 395 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JM; JFF; JFSC; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137399304
- ISBN
- 9781137399304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.11
€ 129.11