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Society & culture: general

Hardback. This book contributes to developing social science research in the age of the internet by providing the most up to date overview of the status and role of web methods in the field. Editor(s): Gibson, Rachel; Cantijoch, Marta; Ward, Stephen. Num Pages: 304 pages, 28 figures, 25 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137276766
ISBN
9781137276766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 213 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349293537
ISBN
9781349293537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. A collective biography of the veterans of the battle of El Santuario (1829), this book uses the untold stories of ordinary lives to examine the history of the imperial conflicts that shaped politics and society in Colombia and Venezuela after independence from colonial rule. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 268 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBL; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 419.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349344116
ISBN
9781349344116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.48

Hardback. This book presents the latest evidence from Young Lives, a unique international study of children and poverty. It shows how the persistence of inequality amid general economic growth is leaving some extremely poor children behind, despite the promises of the Millennium Development Goals. Editor(s): Bourdillon, Michael; Boyden, Jo. Series: Palgrave Studies on Children and Development. Num Pages: 304 pages, 37 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFSP1; JKSB1; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137404022
ISBN
9781137404022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.55

Hardback. This volume examines and documents the impact of the Jewish experience on the life and work of the influential theoretician of international politics, Hans J. Morgenthau. It explores the very real impact anti-semitism and Morgenthau's German-Jewish heritage had on his political thought. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JFSR1; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739103746
ISBN
9780739103746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.91

Hardcover. Through a wide-ranging study of labour in the cultural industries, this book critically evaluates how various sociological traditions - including critical theory, governmentality and liberal-democratic approaches - have sought to theorize the creative cultural worker, in art, music, media and design-based occupations. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; KCF; KCP; KNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230019218
ISBN
9780230019218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.67

Hardback. Examining gender roles in social movements, this title shows how liberation struggles are viewed through women's eyes and how gender affects women's mobilization, strategies, and outcomes in social movement organizations. It is a suitable text to introduce a sophisticated view of race and gender into social movement courses. Series: Gender Lens Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759101876
ISBN
9780759101876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.45

Hardback. This book challenges the uncritical use of the long held dictum of the development discourse that education empowers women. Situated in the post-structuralist feminist position it argues that in its current state the educational discourse in Pakistan actually disempowers women. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSJ1; JNFN; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230618534
ISBN
9780230618534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.37
€ 46.61

hardcover. Editor(s): Ehrlich, M. Avrum. Num Pages: 1254 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 186 x 56. Weight in Grams: 3102.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1254
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781851098736
ISBN
9781851098736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.55
€ 169.83

paperback. In the second edition of this groundbreaking social history, M. Ann Hall begins with an important new chapter on Aboriginal women and early sport and ends with a new chapter tying today's trends and issues in Canadian women's sport to their origins in the past. Num Pages: 424 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ1; WSBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442634121
ISBN
9781442634121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; DSBD; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349386932
ISBN
9781349386932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. The focus of this book is on how community comes to influence political behaviour; it takes an interdisciplinary approach blending the fields of community psychology, sociology, and political science. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBA; JPA; JPP; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349383672
ISBN
9781349383672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. This book explores the significance of sport in the understanding of past and current societal dynamics in the Arab world. It examines sport in relation to cultural, political and economic changes in the Arab World, including nation-state building, the formation of national identity and international relations in post-colonial context. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JHBS; JPA; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349338849
ISBN
9781349338849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.72

Paperback. This book presents a study of remembrance practices emerging after the 2005 London bombings. Matthew Allen explores a range of cases that not only illustrate the effects of the organisation of remembrance on its participants, but reveal how people engaged in memorial culture to address difficult and unbearable conditions in the wake of 7/7. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFC; JFD; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349465156
ISBN
9781349465156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. This book examines violence against women in the name of honor in Iraqi Kurdistan, taking an intersectional perspective. It reveals the links between destructive, state-sanctioned honor discourse and notions of manhood as they are shaped by a resistance culture dedicated to the struggle against ethnic oppression. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHB; JKV; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349474370
ISBN
9781349474370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.34

Paperback. For over two centuries, Western scholars have discussed African philosophy and culture, often in disparaging, condescending terms, and always from an alien European perspective. This book demonstrates the potential for the development of African philosophy and even African traditional medicine. Series: Ohio RIS Africa Series. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; MM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896801523
ISBN
9780896801523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.87

Paperback. "A timely intervention into debates on the representation of feminist and feminine identities in contemporary visual culture. The essays in this collection interrogate how and why certain formulations of feminism and femininity are currently prevalent in mainstream cinema and television, offering new insights into postfeminist media phenomena"-- Editor(s): Waters, M. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; JFC; JFD; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349310982
ISBN
9781349310982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback. This book explores what happened in the transition economies of China, Vietnam and Myanmar from both macro and micro perspectives, and questions whether the governments of these countries are capable of implementing effective reform and transformation. Editor(s): Watanabe, M. Series: IDE-JETRO series. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; KCL; KCM; KCS; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349281411
ISBN
9781349281411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.92

Paperback. Melodrama in Contemporary Film and Television debates the ways in which melodrama expresses and gives meaning to: trauma and pathos; memory and historical re-visioning; home and borders; gendered and queer relations; the family and psychic identities; the national and emerging public cultures; and morality and ethics. Editor(s): Stewart, M. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFN; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349457502
ISBN
9781349457502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.20

paperback. Ranging from conceptual theater to visual poetry the New York School explored the possibilities of collaboration like no other group of American poets. New York School Collaborations gathers essays from a diverse group of scholars on the alliances and artistic co-productions of New York School poets, painters, musicians, and film-makers. Editor(s): Silverberg, M. Series: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349447770
ISBN
9781349447770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.36

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