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Social issues & processes
Mobile Commons, Migrant Digitalities and the Right to the City (Mobili...
Trimikliniotis, Nicos, Parsanoglou, Dimitris,...
Hardcover. This book examines the relationship between urban migrant movements, struggles and digitality which transforms public space and generates mobile commons. The authors explore heterogeneous digital forms in the context migration, border-crossing and transnational activism, displaying commonality patterns and inter-dependence. Series: Mobility and Politics. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; JFFN; KCU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137412317
- ISBN
- 9781137412317
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Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Hardcover. How has contemporary American theatre presented so-called undocumented immigrants? Placing theatre artists and their work within a context of on-going debate, Guterman shows how theatre fills an essential role in a critical conversation by exploring the powerful ways in which legal labels affect and change us. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137412485
- ISBN
- 9781137412485
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€ 53.46€ 46.85
€ 53.46
€ 46.85
Hardcover. Interweaving phenomenological, hermeneutical, and sociopolitical analyses, this book considers the ways in which feminists conceptualize and produce the temporalities of feminism, including the time of the trace, narrative time, calendar time, and generational time. Series: Breaking Feminist Waves. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137413154
- ISBN
- 9781137413154
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€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardcover. This book analyses social work through the concept of 'xenoracism' to challenge the outdated concepts of racism that still pervade social work. It illustrates how, through their discursive practices, social workers are able to counteract the dominant anti asylum seeking discourses. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFFJ; JFSL1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137415035
- ISBN
- 9781137415035
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€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Hardcover. This is an environmental history of humans and wildfire on the Cape Peninsula, from the practices of Khoikhoi herders to the conflagrations of January 2000. The book examines how the region's unique, famously diverse fynbos vegetation has been transformed since European colonial settlement, through urbanisation and biological modifications. Series: Palgrave Studies in World Environmental History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 graphs, 12 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBTB; HBTP; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137415431
- ISBN
- 9781137415431
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€ 67.85
€ 67.85
Interrogating the Theory and Practice of Communication for Social Chan...
Thomas, Pradip Ninan, Van de Fliert, Elske
Hardcover. A new addition to the Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change series, this book sets the stage for subsequent books by identifying and analysing the current gaps in the field. It critically reviews the theory, practice and strategies of Communication for Social Change in relation to occurring structures, policies and discourses. Series: Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137426307
- ISBN
- 9781137426307
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€ 104.89
€ 104.89
Hardcover. This book follows the transnational lives of children growing up as British Bangladeshi individuals in multicultural London. Exploring the array of international events, communities and forces which influence them, Zeitlyn examines the socialisation practices among British Bangladeshi families and how this shapes their childhood and identities. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKB; JFFN; JFSL1; JFSP1. 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
- V9781137426437
- ISBN
- 9781137426437
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Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardcover. As gender training is applied increasingly as a development solution to gender inequality, this book examines gender inequality in Pakistan's public sector and questions whether a singular focus on gender training is enough to achieve progress in a patriarchal institutional context. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFFJ; JPHL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137426468
- ISBN
- 9781137426468
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€ 53.46€ 47.04
€ 53.46
€ 47.04
Hardcover. When addressed in its full reactive potential, gender has a tendency to unfix the reassuring certainties of education and academia. Gender pedagogy unfolds as an account of teaching gender learning that is rooted in Derrida's concept of the 'trace', reflecting the unfixing properties of gender and even shaking up academic knowledge production. Series: Palgrave Studies in Gender and Education. Num Pages: 153 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; JHBA; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137428486
- ISBN
- 9781137428486
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Condition: New
€ 77.11
€ 77.11
Hardcover. Examining a wide range of works, from Gulliver's Travels to The Hunger Games, Representing the Modern Animal in Culture employs key theoretical apparatuses of Animal Studies to literary texts. Contributors address the multifarious modes of animal representation and the range of human-animal interactions that have emerged in the past 300 years. Editor(s): Dubino, Jeanne; Smyth, Andrew. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137428646
- ISBN
- 9781137428646
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Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. Inglis explores the meanings of life as told by one-hundred ordinary people living around Ireland. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFC; JFFM; JFS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137429124
- ISBN
- 9781137429124
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€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. Molly Makris uses an interdisciplinary approach to urban education policy to examine the formal education and physical environment of young people from low-income backgrounds and demonstrate how gentrification shapes these circumstances. Series: Palgrave Studies in Urban Education. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFSG; JNF; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137429155
- ISBN
- 9781137429155
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Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 46.85
€ 53.46
€ 46.85
Hardcover. This book investigates key issues facing leaders in increasingly complex decision-making environments as a result of globalization. It presents a synthesis and interpretation of academic research in multiple disciplines and integrates it into a practical approach that is readily useable by leaders in government, corporations, and civil society. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JPP; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137431202
- ISBN
- 9781137431202
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Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. This volume examines British and US attitudes towards the means and mechanisms for the facilitation of an Arab-Israeli reconciliation, focusing specifically on the refugee factor in diplomatic initiatives. It explains why Britain and the US were unable to reconcile the local parties to an agreement on the future of the Palestinian refugees. Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFFD; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137431509
- ISBN
- 9781137431509
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€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardcover. This book identifies risk and protective factors influencing routes into, through and out of sexual exploitation and sex work. It explores how the sense made of key childhood and adult experiences influences the ability to manage roles and identities and choices they feel empowered or forced to make. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137431752
- ISBN
- 9781137431752
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Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Hardcover. The increased targeting of civilians by militants raises serious and profound questions for policy-makers. Examining conflict in Northern Ireland, Israel and Palestine, this book focuses on ethno-nationalist militant groups and formulates a model to constrain violence against civilians. Series: Rethinking Political Violence. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1FBH; 1FBP; JFFE; JPB; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137433794
- ISBN
- 9781137433794
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Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. A distinctive contribution to the politics of citizenship and immigration in an expanding European Union, this book explains how and why differences arise in responses to immigration by examining local, national and transnational dimensions of public debates on Romanian migrants and the Roma minority in Italy and Spain. Series: Palgrave Studies in Citizenship Transitions. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFFN; JHMC; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137433916
- ISBN
- 9781137433916
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Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardback. Presenting a critical overview of what 'emerging multipolarity' means for the world's foremost global trading bloc and economic power, the European Union, this book offers new insights into how the rise of the emerging economies has impacted the EU and its role within the World Trade Organization. Series: Global Reordering. Num Pages: 143 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFFS; JPSN2; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 143
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137434197
- ISBN
- 9781137434197
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Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Hardcover. Fabos and Isotalo address the issue of forced migration and mobility in the Muslim world. Their work explores the tensions between Muslim religious conceptions of space and place and new policies of 'migration management' and secure borders. Editor(s): Fabos, Anita Hausermann; Isotalo, Riina. Series: Religion and Global Migrations. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRH; JFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137434869
- ISBN
- 9781137434869
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Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Hardcover. Based on an extensive interview study with lesbian, transgender and queer BDSM practitioners, this book sheds new light on sexuality and current theoretical debates in gender and queer studies. It critically discusses practices of establishing consent, pushing boundaries, playing with gender and creating new kinds of intimacies and embodiments. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; JFSK; JHBK5; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137435019
- ISBN
- 9781137435019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.50
€ 194.50