Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Hardcover. Exclusion is the main predicament faced by people with disabilities across contexts and cultures, yet it is one of the least academically studied concepts. This book offers an applied linguistics perspective on critical and timely issues in disability research, filling in a number of gaps in discourse analysis and disability studies. Series: Postdisciplinary Studies in Discourse. Num Pages: 240 pages, 37 figures. BIC Classification: CFGR; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137519566
- ISBN
- 9781137519566
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€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardback. This cutting edge volume investigates how Hong Kong's economic structure and neoliberal policies have contributed to class inequality in China's global city. Specific topics include educational stratification, attitudes towards works, political attitudes, and class identifications. Series: Series in Asian Labor and Welfare Policies. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JFFJ; JFFN; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137517555
- ISBN
- 9781137517555
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€ 66.58
€ 66.58
The Politics of Agrarian Reform in Brazil: The Landless Rural Workers ...
Robles, Wilder, Veltmeyer, Henry
Hardcover. The Politics of Agrarian Reform in Brazil examines the interrelationships among peasant mobilization, agrarian reform and co-operativism in contemporary Brazil. Series: Social Movements and Transformation. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFFA; JHB; JPWF; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137517197
- ISBN
- 9781137517197
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€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. Few women's voices have survived from the antiquity period, but evidence shows that, especially in the area of religion, women were influential in Greek culture. Drawing on Socrates' Symposium, Nye advances this notion by not only exploring the original religious meaning of Diotima's teaching but also how that meaning has been lost throughout time. Series: Breaking Feminist Waves. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKP3; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137516015
- ISBN
- 9781137516015
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€ 138.75
€ 138.75
Hardback. Mexican figures like La Virgen de Guadalupe, la Malinche, la Llorona, and la Chingada reflect different myths of motherhood in Mexican culture. For the first time, Melero examines these instances of portrayed motherhood as a discursive space in the political, cultural, and literary context of early twentieth century Mexico. Series: Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 142 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 335.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137514615
- ISBN
- 9781137514615
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€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Hardcover. This book examines the struggles that unfolded in Latin America over the memory of the pasts of political violence experienced by the countries of the continent in the second half of the twentieth century: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the United States, Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Editor(s): Montano, Eugenia Allier; Crenzel, Emilio A. Series: Memory Politics and Transitional Justice. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFE; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137514486
- ISBN
- 9781137514486
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€ 160.98
€ 160.98
Hardcover. Although philosophers debate the morality of open borders, few social scientists have explored what would happen if immigration were no longer limited. This book looks at three examples of temporarily unrestricted migration in Miami, Marseille, and Dublin and finds that the effects were much less catastrophic than opponents of immigration claim. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DDF; 1KBB; JFFN; JHBD; JPSL; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137513915
- ISBN
- 9781137513915
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€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Welfare State Transformations and Inequality in OECD Countries
. Ed(S): Wulfgramm, Melike; Bieber, Tonia; Le...
Hardback. Editor(s): Wulfgramm, Melike; Bieber, Tonia; Leibfried, Stephan. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JKSB; JPQB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137511836
- ISBN
- 9781137511836
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€ 117.39
€ 117.39
Rethinking Transit Migration: Precarity, Mobility, and Self-Making in ...
Basok, Tanya, Bélanger, Danièle, Rojas Wies...
Hardcover. Questioning the notion of transit migration, the book examines factors that shape Central American migrants' mobility and immobility in the transnational space, comprised on Central American countries, Mexico, and the US. Series: Mobility and Politics. Num Pages: 129 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFFN; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137509741
- ISBN
- 9781137509741
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Condition: New
€ 71.54
€ 71.54
Hardback. This study explores the 'imaginary of disaster' that appears in popular fictions about the apocalyptic breakdown of society. Focusing on representations of crime, law, violence, vengeance and justice, it argues that an exploration post-apocalyptic story-telling offer us valuable insights into social anxieties. Num Pages: 124 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JFFE; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137509062
- ISBN
- 9781137509062
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€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Hardcover. Since 1989, when the movement for Kashmiri independence took the form of an armed insurgency, it has been one of the most highly militarized regions in the world. This book is based on the idea that preserving memory is central to the struggle for justice and to someday rebuild a society shattered by two decades of armed conflict. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; JFFE; JPVH; JPVR; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137509055
- ISBN
- 9781137509055
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Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
hardcover. Editor(s): Keil, Kathrin; Knecht, Sebastian. Num Pages: 319 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTN; JFFS; JPB; JPP; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137508836
- ISBN
- 9781137508836
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Condition: New
€ 194.92
€ 194.92
Hardback. This is the first study that examines online anti-Semitism in Turkey. Nefes surveys important historical events concerning Turkish-Jewry and analyses people's online expressions about Adolf Hitler in the most popular forum website in Turkey, Eksi Sozluk. Num Pages: 65 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFP; JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 246.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 65
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137507969
- ISBN
- 9781137507969
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€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Hardback. What explains civil society participation in policy making in Latin American democracies? Risley comparatively analyzes actors who have advocated for children's rights, the environment, and freedom of information in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. Successful issue framing and effective alliance building are identified as 'pathways' to participation. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFF; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137506542
- ISBN
- 9781137506542
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardback. Editor(s): Lahusen, Christian; Giugni, Marco. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA; JFSP3. 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
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137504869
- ISBN
- 9781137504869
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Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. Num Pages: 167 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 167
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137504708
- ISBN
- 9781137504708
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Condition: New
€ 127.18
€ 127.18
Hardcover. The claim is frequently made on behalf of African moral beliefs and practices that they do not objectify and exploit nature and natural existents like Western ethics does. This book investigates whether this is correct and what kind of status is reserved for other-than-human animals in African ethics. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; HPD; HPQ; HPS; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137504043
- ISBN
- 9781137504043
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Condition: New
€ 105.17
€ 105.17
Hardback. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPWL; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137503930
- ISBN
- 9781137503930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.46
€ 160.46
Hardback. Based on extensive research, this book is a fundamental critique of psychiatry that examines the foundations of psychiatry, refutes its basic tenets, and traces the workings of the industry through medical research and in-depth interviews. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; JFFH; JMA; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137503831
- ISBN
- 9781137503831
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Condition: New
€ 128.65
€ 128.65
Hardcover. Building on contemporary efforts to theorize conflicts related to borders, migration, and belonging, this book transforms existing analyses in order to propose critical interventions. The chapters are written from multiple disciplinary perspectives and present rigorous empirical and theoretical analyses to advocate progressive transformation. Editor(s): Bauder, Harald; Crook, Nora. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JHM; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137503800
- ISBN
- 9781137503800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56