Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
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
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Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
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
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€ 62.54
€ 62.54
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
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€ 61.39
€ 61.39
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. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349465156
- ISBN
- 9781349465156
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€ 62.79
€ 62.79
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
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Condition: New
€ 117.82
€ 117.82
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896801523
- ISBN
- 9780896801523
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.33
€ 31.99
€ 30.33
paperback. Based on the Port au Choix Archaeology Project, this volume provides a comparative understanding of how different cultures adapted to the changing physical environment, impacted their physical surroundings, created cultural landscapes and interacted with each other. Editor(s): Renouf, M. A. P. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 324 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBCF; HDD; JFSL9; JHM; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461428541
- ISBN
- 9781461428541
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Condition: New
€ 181.78
€ 181.78
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
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Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
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
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Condition: New
€ 118.34
€ 118.34
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
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Condition: New
€ 61.84
€ 61.84
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
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Condition: New
€ 61.98
€ 61.98
Paperback. Social researchers are increasingly aware of their obligations to the 'hard to reach' communities they research. This book identifies the issues associated with researching these communities and offers both conceptual analyses and practical suggestions. The contributors are members of ARCSHS staff or drawn from the affected communities themselves. Editor(s): Pitts, M. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349513949
- ISBN
- 9781349513949
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Condition: New
€ 61.56
€ 61.56
Paperback. How do rapid social and technological changes shape reproductive realms today? This book considers the complex choices, anxieties and challenges that come alongside postmodern reproduction for women and men in the West. Topics include surrogacy, fatherhood, sperm banking, egg donation, contraception, breastfeeding, and postpartum body image. Editor(s): Nash, M. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; JHB; MBS; MFKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349443291
- ISBN
- 9781349443291
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Condition: New
€ 62.28
€ 62.28
Paperback. Editor(s): Low, M. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; HBJF; JFC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2005
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349530571
- ISBN
- 9781349530571
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Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Paperback. The problem of memory in China, Japan and Korea involves a surfeit rather than a deficit of memory, and the consequence of this excess is negative: unforgettable traumas prevent nations from coming to terms with the problems of the present. These compelling essays enrich Western scholarship by applying to it insights derived from Asian settings. Editor(s): Kim, M. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL; JFC; JFSL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314850
- ISBN
- 9781349314850
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Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
paperback. This book provides a novel approach to unemployment as a contested political field in Europe andexamines theimpact of welfare state regimes, conceived as political opportunity structures specific to this field, public debates and collective mobilizations in unemployment politics." Editor(s): Giugni, M. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JHBL; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- SKU
- V9781349314294
- ISBN
- 9781349314294
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Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Demoor, M. Num Pages: 253 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349726905
- ISBN
- 9781349726905
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Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. Some states have a long history of reaching out to citizens living in other countries but since 2000 it has become much more common for states to encourage loyalty from current or former citizens living abroad. Using detailed case studies, this book sets out to explain this significant development, with an innovative new theoretical framework. Editor(s): Collyer, M. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349446964
- ISBN
- 9781349446964
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Condition: New
€ 62.36
€ 62.36
Paperback. Men, Masculinities, Travel and Tourism draws together established and emerging academics that have a key interest in men, masculinity, travel and tourism. Through the chapters collected in this volume the reader will be exposed to cutting edge research and writing that offer global and local perspectives within these fields. Editor(s): Casey, M. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSR; JHBS; KNS; PDZ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349465118
- ISBN
- 9781349465118
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Condition: New
€ 61.72
€ 61.72
Hardcover. This work examines reformations of Islam and culture in Turkey and the successful Islamic modernist Fethullah Gulen movement. Editor(s): Yavuz, M. Hakan (Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of Utah, USA); Esposito, John L. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFSR2; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630159
- ISBN
- 9780815630159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.71
€ 78.71