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paperback. This book analyses the nature of the contemporary racial state, exploring issues such as the nature of postraciality, racial neoliberalism, the state of multiculturalism and whiteness, alongside the functioning of state institutions and policy concerning the military, education, community surveillance, asylum and extradition. Editor(s): Rhodes, J.; Kapoor, Nisha; Kalra, Virinder. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2013
SKU
V9781349349678
ISBN
9781349349678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.21

Paperback. An informed discussion of the global education market, analysing the rankings system, and the determinants which help universities to advance. The authors examine possible improvements in the promotion and commercialization of university research, and the role of universities in the social and economic development of transition economies. Editor(s): Bienkowski, W.; Brada, Josef C.; Stanley, Gordon. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JNF; JNM; KCG; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349349227
ISBN
9781349349227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.29

Paperback. " In examining the enduring appeal that rags-to-riches stories exert on our collective imagination, this book highlights the central role that films have played in the ongoing cultural discourse about success and work in America"-- Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFN; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349348916
ISBN
9781349348916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Young people are regularly posited as a threat to social order and Deconstructing Youth explores why. Applying Derridean deconstruction to case studies on youth sexuality, violence and developmental neuroscience, Gabriel offers a fresh perspective on how we might attend to 'youth problems' by recasting the foundations of the concept of 'youth'. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSP; JHB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349348879
ISBN
9781349348879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.72

Paperback. In this concise introduction to the complexities of contemporary western intelligence and its dynamics during an era of globalization, Adam Svendsen discusses intelligence cooperation in the early 21st century, with a sharp focus on counter-terrorism and WMD counter-proliferation during the 'War on Terror.' Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; JPSD; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349348077
ISBN
9781349348077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Butler sheds light on how American political leaders sell the decision to intervene with military force to the public and howa just war frame is employed in US foreign policy. He provides three post-Cold Warexamples of foreign policy crises: thePersian Gulf War (1990-91), Kosovo (1999), and Afghanistan (2001)." Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFS; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349348039
ISBN
9781349348039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

paperback. Using the cases ofNorthern Cyprus and Transdniestria, the authorexamines state-building as practiced by informal states. Exploring symbolic and economic dimensions of state-building projects and using insights from political sociology, sheinvestigates how they function under circumstances of non-recognition." Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPA; JPS; JW; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349347964
ISBN
9781349347964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.88

Paperback. The book analyses intersections between gender and diversity through cross-national studies of European public spheres. The approach confronts research on European democracy and the public sphere with gender and diversity research and reflections about European equality and diversity issues are based on new research from a large-scale EU project. Editor(s): Siim, Birte; Mokre, Ms. Monika. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ; JHB; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349347650
ISBN
9781349347650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.88

Paperback. Based on interviews with pregnant women, this book provides a multi-disciplinary empirical account of pregnant embodiment and how it relates to wider sociological and feminist discourses about gender, bodies, 'fitness', 'fat', celebrity and motherhood. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; JFSR; JHB; JHBK; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349347131
ISBN
9781349347131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Paperback. This study considers the recent surge of science fiction narratives from the postcolonial Third World as a utopian response to the spatial, political, and representational dilemmas that attend globalization. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349346479
ISBN
9781349346479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Based on interviews with entrepreneurs, professionals and regional party cadres' from a range of age groups, this book argues that Western class categories do not directly apply to China and that the Chinese new middle class is distinguished more by socio-cultural than by economic factors. Series: Frontiers of Globalization. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFFS; JHB; KCP; KJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349346455
ISBN
9781349346455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.02

paperback. Through critical analysis of Turkey's transformation under the AKP, this book explores the relationship between domestic transformations and global/regional dynamics. It also discusses the relationship between the Turkish transformation and the Arab uprisings and the implications of the Turkish case for regime transitions in the Arab world. Series: Islam and Nationalism. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2014
SKU
V9781349346325
ISBN
9781349346325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.81

Paperback. This volume investigates what role colonial communities and diaspora have had in shaping the Portuguese empire and its heritage, exploring topics such as Portuguese migration to Africa, the Ismaili and the Swiss presence in Mozambique, the Goanese in East Africa, the Chinese in Brazil, and the history of the African presence in Portugal. Editor(s): Cahen, M. (Department of Mathematics, Free University of Brussels, Belgium). Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 363 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTQ; JFC; JFFN; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
363
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349346042
ISBN
9781349346042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.21

Paperback. Increasing numbers of people from Western nations are leaving home to work within the developing economies of Asia. Here, Angela Lehmann explores a second-tier city in China and uses sociological theory to understand the impact of global mobility on identity, community and belonging. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFFN; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349345595
ISBN
9781349345595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Taking a fresh look the history of northern working-class life in the second half of the twentieth century, this book turns to the concept of generation and generational change. The author explores Zygmunt Bauman's bold vision of modern historical change as the shift from solid modernity to liquid modernity. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349345359
ISBN
9781349345359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Marx, I.; Nelson, K. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JHB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349345335
ISBN
9781349345335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. This book analyzes the aims, activities and structures of cross border migrant organizations in four European countries of arrival and seven countries of origin, exploring different patterns of cross-border resource mobilization and coordination. Editor(s): Pries, Ludger; Sezgin, Zeynep. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349345137
ISBN
9781349345137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. A comprehensive exploration of theories of citizenship and inclusiveness in an age of globalization. The authors analyze democracy and the political community in a transnational context, using new critical, conceptual and normative perspectives on the borders, territories and political agents of the state. Editor(s): Beckman, L.; Erman, E. Series: Palgrave Studies in Citizenship. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPA; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349345014
ISBN
9781349345014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.60

Paperback. Series: International Relations and Development Series. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFFS; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349344970
ISBN
9781349344970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.53

Paperback. Twenty years after the post-apartheid Government took office, this timely text interrogates the extent to which the attitudes, identities and everyday lives of British people have changed in accordance with the 'new' South Africa. New ethnographic research is drawn upon to explore important questions of mobility, locality and identity. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JPA; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349344796
ISBN
9781349344796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.69

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