Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Hardcover. This edited collection about migration in Nigeria reflects on the state's use of power in society, particularly in Africa. Editor(s): Adebanwi, Wale; Obadare, Ebenezer. Series: Africa Connects. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBJH; HBTB; JFFN; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230622340
- ISBN
- 9780230622340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardcover. In the face of high unemployment in Europe for the past thirty years, the unemployed have organized themselves and mobilized at levels ranging from the local to the transnational. This work explores why, when, and how the unemployed move from acquiescence to protest. Editor(s): Chabanet, Didier; Faniel, Jean. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619395
- ISBN
- 9780230619395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.79
€ 67.79
Hardcover. In this book, an international team of scholars explores not only the politics of xiagang, but also the effect on Chinese workers and their families, and the variety of their responses to this unprecedented dislocation in their lives. Editor(s): Gold, Thomas B.; Hurst, William; Won, Jaeyoun; Qiang, Li. Num Pages: 270 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JPV; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230613706
- ISBN
- 9780230613706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Hardcover. This book offers the first comparative critical appraisal of how women live in the US and in France and suggests paths of reflection on what women can do to improve their lives in the 21st century. Editor(s): Mousli, Beatrice; Roustang-Stoller, Eve-Alice. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230613263
- ISBN
- 9780230613263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Hardcover. A timely examination of the plight of children and youths in developing nations. The chapters strike a balance between diagnostic analysis of the conditions of risk, with prescriptive ideas for approaching and intervening with marginalized children. Editor(s): Denov, Myriam; Maclure, Richard Alexander; Campbell, Kathryn. Num Pages: 319 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSP1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606821
- ISBN
- 9780230606821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580091
- ISBN
- 9780230580091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.21
€ 127.21
Paperback. Are TESOL professionals now fairly seen as agents of a new English-speaking empire? Or, if they wish to distance themselves from this role, are there ways of working and living that would make this differentiation clear? An international group of authors put forward their differing proposals for the development of TESOL. Editor(s): Edge, Julian. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; EBA; EL; JFFS. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL; (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580060
- ISBN
- 9780230580060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Hardcover. Based on a decade of research by the Chronic Poverty Research Centre, this volume includes material on inter-generational transmission, the importance of assets and vulnerability, and conflict, and new thinking about the close relationship between social exclusion and adverse incorporation. Editor(s): Shepherd, Andrew; Brunt, Julia. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230579347
- ISBN
- 9780230579347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. Despite abundant scepticism about their economic benefits, Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) have proliferated at a rapid pace. Policy diffusion models explain how different sets of preferential trade agreements are interconnected and establish under what conditions FTAs can work for or against the emergence of coherent regional blocs. Editor(s): Solis, Mireya; Stallings, Barbara; Katada, Saori. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFFS; JPS; KCLT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230577787
- ISBN
- 9780230577787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Hardcover. This collection analyses relationships between religious and consumption practices and cultures, and their diverse responses to ecological crisis, ranging from indifference to engagement. Editor(s): Thomas, Lyn. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFCD; JFFT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382. Paradise Lost?. Series: Consumption and Public Life. 216 pages, 1 figures, 2 colour illustrations. Editor(s): Thomas, Lyn. This collection analyses relationships between religious and consumption practices and cultures, and their diverse responses to ecological crisis, ranging from indifference to engagement. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HRAM; JFCD; JFFT. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576674
- ISBN
- 9780230576674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. Explores the ways in which the nation-state and nationalism are challenged by contemporary realities. This volume addresses changes to our understanding of national sovereignty, problems posed by violent conflict between rival national projects, the feasibility of postnationalist democracy and citizenship, and the debate over global justice. Editor(s): Breen, Dr. Keith; O'Neill, Shane. Series: International Political Theory. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPFN; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458. Critical Reflections on Nationalism and Post-Nationalism. Series: International Political Theory. 296 pages, 0. Editor(s): Breen, Keith; O'Neill, Shane. Explores the ways in which the nation-state and nationalism are challenged by contemporary realities. This volume addresses changes to our understanding of national sovereignty, problems posed by violent conflict between rival national projects, the feasibility of postnationalist democracy and citizenship, and the debate over global justice. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPFN; JPHV. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 22. Weight: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576537
- ISBN
- 9780230576537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Hardcover. In this impressive volume a combination of theorists - linguists, historians and lawyers - address the subject of citizenship testing for language proficiency and 'cultural' knowledge. Discussing themes of identity and cultural belonging, they draw out the implications for Australia and the wider international community. Editor(s): Slade, Christina; Mollering, Martina. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1MBF; CFB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576339
- ISBN
- 9780230576339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.08
€ 128.08
Hardcover. This book explores the significance of food practices for childhood identities, from early babyhood to middle childhood and teenage years. It examines how children and families negotiate food and eating practices; what influence the media has on these; the role institutions play; and how far class and ethnicity shape the food that children eat. Editor(s): James, Allison; Kjorholt, Anne Trine; Tingstad, Vebjorg. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 231 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFT; JFSP1; JHBK; JHBT; JKSB1; JMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230575998
- ISBN
- 9780230575998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. The result of major research on development, security and culture, this collection, and second volume Sustainable Development in a Globalized World, outlines the emerging field of global studies and the theoretical approach of global social theory. It considers social relations and the need for intercultural dialogue to respect 'the other'. Editor(s): Hettne, Bjorn. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; GTN; JFFS; JPSN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551282
- ISBN
- 9780230551282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Hardcover. The outcome of a major research project on development, security and culture, this collection along with a second volume Human Values and Global Governance, outlines the emerging field of global studies and the theoretical approach of global social theory. It focuses on the problem of development in the context of the globalized condition. Editor(s): Hettne, Bjorn. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1FK; 1KL; GTF; JFFS; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551275
- ISBN
- 9780230551275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.39
€ 128.39
Hardcover. This unique book examines the relationship between wounding and sexuality, bringing together issues around sexuality, gender, power, violence and representations. Drawing on a range of disciplines including cultural and media studies, sociology and psychology, it explores social practices such as S&M, cosmetic surgery and 'extreme' sports. Editor(s): Burr, Vivien; Hearn, Prof. Jeff. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFE; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230549340
- ISBN
- 9780230549340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.59
€ 67.59
Hardcover. Bringing together a group of intellectuals from a number of disciplines, this collection breaks new ground within the field of postcolonial diaspora studies, moving beyond the Anglophone bias of much existing scholarship by investigating comparative links between a range of Anglophone, Francophone, Hispanic and Neerlandophone cultural contexts. Editor(s): Keown, Michelle; Murphy, David; Procter, James. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230547087
- ISBN
- 9780230547087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Hardcover. With the aim of providing a comprehensive analysis of institutions, and of the global economy more generally, this volume explores systems of institutions and the effect of corruption, developments in behavioural economics, the impact of immigration, and the links between democratic progress and economic growth. Editor(s): Kornai, Janos; Matyas, Laszlo; Roland, Gerard. Series: International Economic Association. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFX; KCB; KCL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230546998
- ISBN
- 9780230546998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Hardcover. Economic development is a necessary but not sufficient condition for welfare development. This book examines complex relations between democracy and social policy and the conditions under which democratic regimes can deliver adequate social protection to citizens as well as how social policy aids democratic consolidation. Editor(s): Bangura, Yusuf. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230546950
- ISBN
- 9780230546950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Hardcover. Tracing sexual violence in Europe's twentieth century from the Armenian genocide to Auschwitz and Algeria to Bosnia, this pathbreaking volume expands military history to include the realm of sexuality. Examining both stories of consensual romance and of intimate brutality, it also contributes significant new insights to the history of sexuality. Editor(s): Herzog, Dagmar. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFFE2; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230542532
- ISBN
- 9780230542532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.29
€ 128.29