Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Confronting the issue of the unacceptable as a social category, this collection of international essays provides distinctive perspectives on the theme of what is deemed socially acceptable. The book reveals the ways category of the unacceptable reflects sexual, racial and political fault-lines of a society. Editor(s): Potts, John; Scannell, John. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137014566
- ISBN
- 9781137014566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardcover. Dance Ethnography and Global Perspectives presents the work of dance scholars whose professional fieldwork spans several continents and includes studies of the dance and movement systems of varied global communities. Editor(s): Dankworth, Linda E.; David, Ann R. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ASDC; ASDT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137009432
- ISBN
- 9781137009432
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€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Hardcover. By assembling original, ethnographically-grounded research in legislatures, executives, and bureaucracies, this volume illuminates and unpacks the structures, practices, and values of government actors in local, regional, and national contexts. Editor(s): Coulter, Kendra; Schumann, William R. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137009210
- ISBN
- 9781137009210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. In this collection, distinguished scholars investigate how forced and voluntary migrations intersect with global politics, from economic and environmental crises to human rights and security. Editor(s): Khory, Kavita R. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137007117
- ISBN
- 9781137007117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. Relying on a blend of policy, critical-theoretical and practice-based perspectives, describes and critically analyze key trends in the region, while pointing out new directions pertaining to future developments in education and culture in South Asia in relation to the contradictory implications of globalization in both urban and rural contexts. Editor(s): Kapoor, Dip; Barua, Bijoy P.; Datoo, Al-Karim. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FK; JFFS; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137006875
- ISBN
- 9781137006875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 47.16
€ 53.46
€ 47.16
Hardcover. Video games are inherently transnational by virtue of industrial, textual, and player practices. The contributors touch upon nations not usually examined by game studies - including the former Czechoslovakia, Turkey, India, and Brazil - and also add new perspectives to the global hubs of China, Singapore, Australia, Japan, and the United States. Editor(s): Huntemann, Nina B.; Aslinger, Ben. Series: Critical Media Studies. Num Pages: 290 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan 2013-01-08
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137006325
- ISBN
- 9781137006325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardcover. This book contributes to the growing literature on men and masculinities, but does so through a methodological lens. It addresses methodological approaches and challenges for feminist and pro-feminist studies of men and masculinities. Editor(s): Pini, Barbara; Pease, Bob. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ2; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137005724
- ISBN
- 9781137005724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.70
€ 116.70
Hardcover. While globalization undermines ideas of the nation-state in the Mediterranean, conversions reveal how religion can unsettle existing political and social relations. Through studies of conversions across the region this book examines the challenges that conversions represent for national, legal and policy ways of dealing with religious minorities. Editor(s): Roy, Olivier; Marzouki, Nadia. Series: Islam and Nationalism. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QRM; HRH; JFSL1; JFSR; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137004888
- ISBN
- 9781137004888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Hardcover. Contemporary city and suburban dwellers are constantly on the move. Does this mean they lack a sense of belonging to their neighbourhoods, or does enhanced mobility co-exist with feelings of community and belonging? This collection examines these questions through a unique series of neighbourhood-based global case studies. Editor(s): Watt, Paul; Smets, Peer. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137003621
- ISBN
- 9781137003621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. This book provides an indispensable voice in the scholarly conversation on migration. It shows how migration has shaped and has been shaped by the three Abrahamic religions - -Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. No theory of migration will be complete unless the theological insights of these religions are seriously taken into account. Editor(s): Padilla, Elaine; Phan, Peter C. Series: Christianities of the World. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRLB; HRLP5; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137001030
- ISBN
- 9781137001030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. Focuses on urban earthquake safety developments around the world. This book provides approaches and procedures for the creation of earthquake damage scenarios (EDS). It discusses needs and approaches to reducing earthquake risk. Editor(s): Tucker, Brian E.; Erdik, Mustafa Ozder; Hwang, Christina N. Series: NATO Science Series E:. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "An Evaluation of Guidelines for Developing Earthquake Damage Scenarios for Urban Areas", Istanbul, Turkey, October 8-11, 1993. Series: NATO Science Series E:. 346 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Tucker, Brian E.; Erdik, Mustafa Ozder; Hwang, Christina N. Focuses on urban earthquake safety developments around the world. This book provides approaches and procedures for the creation of earthquake damage scenarios (EDS). It discusses needs and approaches to reducing earthquake risk. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 24. Weight: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic
- Edition
- 1994th Edition
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329145
- ISBN
- 9780792329145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.14
€ 256.14
Hardcover. This book updates the liberation activist frameworks developed by Ignacio Martin-Baro and Paulo Freire. It offers stories from the frontlines of conflict as social science and psychological practice are allied with struggles for peace, justice, and equality. Editor(s): Montero, Maritza; Sonn, Christopher C. (School of Psychology, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia). Series: Peace Psychology Book Series. Num Pages: 303 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JMH; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387857831
- ISBN
- 9780387857831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 288.65
€ 288.65
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387365374
- ISBN
- 9780387365374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.37
€ 233.37
Hardcover. This collection offers a critical, analytical perspective and empirical data on market-orientated social policy reforms in Latin America. The six case studies presented examine labour, education, health and general social development programmes. Editor(s): Haagh, Louise; Helgo, Camilla. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFF; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333998656
- ISBN
- 9780333998656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Hardcover. This book gathers the most recent scholarship on the historicization of masculinity by the most original and widely respected thinkers in the field. By using the analytical tools of Queer Theory these interdisciplinary scholars have reconfigured the history of sexuality in radically altering how we think about sexuality and how we write history. Editor(s): O'Donnell, Katherine; O'Rourke, Michael. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; JFSK2; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333997437
- ISBN
- 9780333997437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. In this title, the contributors explore the different ways of analyzing gender in international studies beyond the state centric perspective of International Relations (IR). Editor(s): Odysseos, Louiza; Seckinelgin, Hakan. Series: Millennium. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 501.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333987131
- ISBN
- 9780333987131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Paperback. Examines the origins of European ethnic groups which subsequently developed into the nations of Europe. This book looks at evidence for the existence of an ethnic consciousness among the dominant European groups; this later formed the basis of nation states. Editor(s): Smyth, Alfred P. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333984499
- ISBN
- 9780333984499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.69
€ 193.69
Paperback. Prominent experts in the field to consider how globalization affects marginalized countries and groups. This volume containing a variety of case studies provides an assessment of the issue of globalization and offers a fresh look at the relationship between the global and the local. Editor(s): Grant, Richard; Short, John Rennie. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JPA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333964323
- ISBN
- 9780333964323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
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
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. This volume focuses on the European dimensions of international business, exploring and challenging increasingly dominant views held about about globalization and universal modes of management. Editor(s): Hughes, Michael D.; Taggart, James H. Series: Academy of International Business (UKI) Series. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFS; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333945315
- ISBN
- 9780333945315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.92
€ 128.92