Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Hardback. This book provides a ground-breaking, interaction-based framework of rituals, drawing on multiple research disciplines. It examines ritual as a relational action constructed in interaction through pre-existing patterns and captures the features of ritual phenomena by analysing interactants' behaviour in culturally and socially diverse contexts. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230393042
- ISBN
- 9780230393042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardback. Focusing on the EU, this volume, with a combination of theoretical perspectives and empirical research, examines the problems multilevel governance causes for democratic legitimacy by placing it in a comparative and theoretical context, and explore how challenges faced by the EU compare with those faced by traditional federal systems worldwide. Editor(s): DeBardeleben, Joan; Hurrelmann, Achim. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230500778
- ISBN
- 9780230500778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
hardcover. Drawing together insights from media studies, sociology and science and technology studies, this book is one of the first major studies of media coverage, policy debates and public perceptions of nanotechnologies, and makes a fascinating and timely contribution to debates about the public communication of science. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFT; PDR; TBN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230506930
- ISBN
- 9780230506930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Hardback. Children today are growing up in a world of global media. Many have also become global citizens, through their experience of migration and transnational networks. This book reviews research and debate in the media, globalization, migration and childhood, with empirical research in which children's voices are featured prominently and directly. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFN; JFSP1; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230506992
- ISBN
- 9780230506992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardback. This book explores the pressing issues of border control and infectious disease from the nineteenth to present day. The book places world health in world history, microbes and their management in globalization, and disease in the history of international relations, bringing together leading scholars on the history and politics of global health. Editor(s): Bashford, Alison. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; JFFS; JPS; MBNS; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507067
- ISBN
- 9780230507067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Hardback. Most Western democracies established women's policy agencies to improve the status of women by the 1990s. One of the book's key questions is how have women's policy agencies been able to develop, maintain or enhance their roles in the transformed political context and how have women's movements adapted to change in twelve states. Editor(s): Outshoorn, Joyce; Kantola, Johanna. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230516618
- ISBN
- 9780230516618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.53
€ 128.53
Hardback. Using data for India and Peru, the authors compare and contrast four different approaches to poverty analysis at a theoretical and empirical level. The research reveals the implications for measuring poverty and for policy, concluding that the approach chosen does make a marked difference to conclusions drawn. Editor(s): Stewart, Frances; Saith, Ruhi; Harriss-White, Barbara. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230516724
- ISBN
- 9780230516724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Hardback. This is the first book to focus on governance and cultures of consumption, expanding the debate and raising new conceptions and policy agendas. It questions the changing place of the consumer as citizen in recent trends in governance, the tensions between competing ideas and practices of consumerism, and the active role of consumers in governance. Editor(s): Bevir, Mark; Trentmann, Frank. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFT; JPW; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517288
- ISBN
- 9780230517288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.08
€ 128.08
Hardback. This book takes performance studies in exciting new directions, exploring the ways in which ethics can be used to understand the complex questions facing contemporary spectators. Engaging with five key performances, the book reflects on the emotional and intellectual impacts of politically inflected performance on spectators, critics and theorists. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 219 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG; HPQ; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230518018
- ISBN
- 9780230518018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. In spite of the lack of plausible alternatives to liberal democracy, the age of globalization has ushered in serious challenges to the democratic legitimacy of the nation state. The contributors in this collection explore the frontiers of normative and empirical legitimacy research, drawing upon a range of key conceptual and methodological issues. Editor(s): Hurrelmann, Achim; Schneider, Steffen; Steffek, Jens. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 286 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPHV; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230518100
- ISBN
- 9780230518100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardback. This book demonstrates that, when reforming the water sector, policymakers should arrange social policies that mitigate the negative impact of reforms. It presents a detailed analysis of the current issues, and uses country studies to show how social policies are vital in ensuring affordable access to water supply. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context Series. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; KNBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230520820
- ISBN
- 9780230520820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
France on The World Stage: Nation-State Strategies in the Global Era
. Ed(S): Maclean, Mairi; Szarka, Joseph
hardcover. This book examines the ways in which France's relations with the international community have evolved in a period of accelerating globalization. It considers the role of the nation state, and its capacity for political initiative, examining French strategies to reinforce French influence on the world stage. Editor(s): Maclean, Mairi; Szarka, Joseph. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFFS; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230521261
- ISBN
- 9780230521261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Paperback. Provides a collection on the period in feminism known by many as the 'third wave'. The three sections in this book - genealogies and generations, locales and locations, politics and popular culture - interrogate the wave metaphor and, indicate possible future trajectories for the feminist movement. Editor(s): Gillis, Stacy; Howie, Gillian; Munford, Rebecca. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230521742
- ISBN
- 9780230521742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.65
€ 105.65
Hardback. Social protection is fast becoming an important theme in development policy. This book examines the political processes shaping social protection policies; compares the key conceptual frameworks available for analyzing social protection; and provides a comparative discussion on social protection policies focused on the poor and the poorest. Editor(s): Barrientos, Armando; Hulme, David. Series: Palgrave Studies in Development. Num Pages: 371 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; JKSB; JKSR; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 371
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230525306
- ISBN
- 9780230525306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.03
€ 162.03
hardcover. This book offers a fresh look at sustainable consumption, exploring how grassroots community action can spread ideas in society. It presents a 'New Economics' approach based on alternative measures of wealth and value, examining how these are put into practice through local organic food systems, low-impact eco-housing, and complementary currencies. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFT; RNU; THX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230525337
- ISBN
- 9780230525337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.69
€ 127.69
Hardback. This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of global governance from a gendered perspective. It not only furthers the emerging feminist theorizing on global governance, but also provides a theoretically informed and empirically based analysis of both institutions and transformative practices. Editor(s): Rai, Shirin M.; Waylen, Georgina. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFFS; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537040
- ISBN
- 9780230537040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.56
€ 128.56
Gendered Migrations and Global Social Reproduction (Migration, Diaspor...
Kofman, Eleonore, Raghuram, Parvati
Hardcover. Eleonore Kofman and Parvati Raghuram argue for the benefits of social reproduction as a lens through which to understand gendered transformations in global migration. They highlight the range of sites, sectors, and skills in which migrants are employed and how migration is both a cause and an outcome of depletion in social reproduction. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537088
- ISBN
- 9780230537088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. As conscientious consumers, we become overwhelmed with alarms about food contamination, climate change, chemical pollution and other environmental and health-related risks. This book explores green and politically engaged consumersim, asking the question: does green labelling offer ways toward a greener and more democratic society? Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFT; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537378
- ISBN
- 9780230537378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Hardcover. In this significant intervention into the academic and institutional debate on European cultural identity, Monica Sassatelli examines the identity-building intentions and effects of the European Capital of Culture programme, and also looks at the work of the Council of Europe and the recent European Landscape Convention. Num Pages: 247 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; JFFS; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537422
- ISBN
- 9780230537422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
Hardback. This book explores trends of inequality and poverty in China, identifies their causes and assesses their consequences, analyzing in detail the regional/personal variation in incomes, measures of human wellbeing, the gap between the coastal regions and the interior regions, and urban--rural disparity. Series: Studies in Development Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFA; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230538047
- ISBN
- 9780230538047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27