Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Paperback. This volume offers a series of essays debating the topic of globalization - our increasingly integrated and interconnected world. "Globalization and Multicultural Societies" argues that the globalization process is a major catalyst in transforming contemporary society. Editor(s): Ricciardelli, Marina; Urban, Sabine; Nanopulos, Kostas; Nanopoulos, Kostas (Professor, Universite Robert Schuman, Strasbourg, France). Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFS; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268029579
- ISBN
- 9780268029579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.67
€ 38.99
€ 35.67
Paperback. Through a series of comparative case studies, the author demonstrates that the conflicts and struggles over capitalist globalization in the Andes are intricately connected to the political power of the military in the region. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349288298
- ISBN
- 9781349288298
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Condition: New
€ 63.34
€ 63.34
Hardback. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403977380
- ISBN
- 9781403977380
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Condition: New
€ 50.80€ 45.21
€ 50.80
€ 45.21
Hardback. Drawing on case studies from the Pacific Rim, this book traces the selective adaptation of international trade law to local conditions. Editor(s): Potter, Pitman B.; Biukovic, Ljiljana. Series: Asia-Pacific Legal Culture and Globalization. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 graphs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; LBBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774819039
- ISBN
- 9780774819039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.29
€ 120.29
Paperback. State of the art overview of the relationship between globalization studies and literature and literary studies. The first book length treatment of this cutting edge area, pitched for undergraduate students. Series: Themes in 20th and 21st Century Literature. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640242
- ISBN
- 9780745640242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.18
€ 24.18
Hardback. State of the art overview of the relationship between globalization studies and literature and literary studies. The first book length treatment of this cutting edge area, pitched for undergraduate students. Series: Polity Themes in 20th and 21st Century Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640235
- ISBN
- 9780745640235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.22
€ 71.22
Paperback. This volume considers the spread of Spanish today and particularly its role in the processes of globalization. Spanish is frequently dominant in contact with other languages. But how contested is its hegemony and how far does it threaten other languages? How are these other minoritized languages faring in a world of few strong, global languages? Editor(s): Mar-Molinero, Clare; Stewart, Miranda. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 2ADSL; CFB; CFF; JFFS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580091
- ISBN
- 9780230580091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.00
€ 123.00
Hardcover. This volume considers the spread of Spanish today and particularly its role in the processes of globalization. Spanish is frequently dominant in contact with other languages. But how contested is its hegemony and how far does it threaten other languages? How are these other minoritized languages faring in a world of few strong, global languages? Editor(s): Mar-Molinero, Clare; Stewart, Miranda. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 1KL; 2ADS; CFB; JFFS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230000186
- ISBN
- 9780230000186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.76
€ 123.76
Hardback. Globalization has pushed China and India to the centre of the stage but what has been the impact on workers in these countries? This book demonstrates the complexity of the processes and responses at play. There are signs that both states are shifting their role in a 'counter movement from above'. But will this be enough to quell the social unrest? Editor(s): Bowles, Paul; Harriss, John. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; JFFS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230880
- ISBN
- 9780230230880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.24
€ 65.24
Paperback. An insider's analysis of the major institutions of globalization, this title details Joseph E. Stiglitz's disillusionment with the International Monetary Fund and other major institutions as they put the interests of Wall Street and the financial community ahead of the poorer nations. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- W.W.Norton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393324396
- ISBN
- 9780393324396
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.86
€ 18.99
€ 17.86
hardcover. Editor(s): McBride, Stephen. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United States
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- SKU
- V9780312229573
- ISBN
- 9780312229573
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Condition: New
€ 123.20
€ 123.20
Contains essays that present a multidimensional perspective of globalization in Southeast Asia. This book delves into the political, economic, security, social, and cultural dimensions of globalization and local responses, offering evidence of complex interfacing between the global and the local. Editor(s): Chong, Terence. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Singapore
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812304889
- ISBN
- 9789812304889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.08€ 59.04
€ 64.08
€ 59.04
Hardcover. This volume develops a set of provocative themes: globalization is not new; it is neither legally inevitable nor irreversible; and international legal systems and institutions can assert only a special and limited influence on globalizing developments. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; LB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312294915
- ISBN
- 9780312294915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.45
€ 65.45
Paperback. This volume develops a set of provocative themes: globalization is not new; it is neither legally inevitable nor irreversible; and international legal systems and institutions can assert only a special and limited influence on globalizing developments. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; LB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312294786
- ISBN
- 9780312294786
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Condition: New
€ 64.78
€ 64.78
Editor(s): Baber, H E; Dimon, Denise. Num Pages: 650 pages, illustrations (black and white), 1 map. BIC Classification: KJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 841.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554810123
- ISBN
- 9781554810123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.22€ 76.31
€ 86.22
€ 76.31
Hardcover. This text examines the threats to security - physical, political and economic - of specific aspects of globalization and then explores the social responses to these threats. The contributors cover politics, the environment, conflict, finance, manufacturing, armaments, labour, and other factors. Editor(s): Harriss-White, Barbara. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFFS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333963548
- ISBN
- 9780333963548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.75
€ 64.75
Paperback. Editor(s): Harriss-White, Barbara. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPS; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349664269
- ISBN
- 9781349664269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.69
€ 63.69
Paperback. Has the far-reaching experiment in creating a new world order along neoliberal lines succeeded? John Rapley answers with an emphatic no, contending that the rosy picture painted by neoliberal proponents of globalisation was based on false assumptions. Num Pages: 193 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Pub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588262202
- ISBN
- 9781588262202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Hardcover. This volume studies the relation between globalization and inequalities in emerging societies by linking Area and Global Studies, aiming at a new theory of inequality beyond the nation state and beyond Eurocentrism. Editor(s): Rehbein, Boike. Series: Frontiers of Globalization. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; JFFS; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486. Series: Frontiers of Globalization. 296 pages, 15 black & white tables, 3 graphs, 2 figures. Editor(s): Rehbein, Boike. This volume studies the relation between globalization and inequalities in emerging societies by linking Area and Global Studies, aiming at a new theory of inequality beyond the nation state and beyond Eurocentrism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; JFFS; JPS; KCP. Dimension: 144 x 219 x 24. Weight: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230299733
- ISBN
- 9780230299733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Paperback. "This volume studies the relation between globalization and inequalities in emerging societies by linking Area and Global Studies, aiming at a new theory of inequality beyond the nation state and beyond Eurocentrism"-- Editor(s): Rehbein, Boike. Series: Frontiers of Globalization. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JHB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335329
- ISBN
- 9781349335329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.34
€ 64.34