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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. This is the first comprehensive text on social psychological approaches to communication, providing an excellent introduction to theoretical perspectives, special topics, and applied areas and practice in communication. Bringing together scholars of international reputation, this book provides a unique contribution to the field. Editor(s): Hook, Derek; Franks, Bradley; Bauer, Martin W. Num Pages: 386 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247352
- ISBN
- 9780230247352
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€ 151.02
€ 151.02
Hardcover. With the current global crisis, high levels of volatility in trade, capital flows, commodity prices, aid, and the looming threat of climate change, this book brings together high-quality research and presents conceptual issues and empirical results to analyze the determinants of the vulnerability to poverty in developing countries. Editor(s): Grimm, Michele; Klasen, Stephan; Waibel, Hermann. Num Pages: 355 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCC; KCM; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230248915
- ISBN
- 9780230248915
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€ 119.69
€ 119.69
Hardcover. A first in multimodal/multisemiotic discourse studies this collection of original articles by international scholars focuses primarily on texts from non-English speaking contexts. The illuminating insights enhance our understanding of how language and other semiotic resources construe specific cultural and social concerns. Editor(s): Bowcher, Wendy L. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; GTC; GTE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230251632
- ISBN
- 9780230251632
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€ 120.33
€ 120.33
Hardcover. This book examines race, ethnicity, crime and criminal justice in the Americas and moves beyond the traditional focus on North America to incorporate societies in Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Editor(s): Kalunta-Crumpton, Anita. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; JFSL; JKV; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230251984
- ISBN
- 9780230251984
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€ 63.40
€ 63.40
Hardcover. This important source for students, researchers, advertisers and parents reviews the debates and presents new research about advertising to children. Chapters cover food and alcohol advertising, the effects of product placement and new media advertising, and the role of parents and teachers in helping children to learn more about advertising. Editor(s): Blades, Mark; Oates, Caroline; Blumberg, Fran C.; Gunter, Barrie. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFDV; JFSP1; KJSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252028
- ISBN
- 9780230252028
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Condition: New
€ 119.41
€ 119.41
Hardcover. Encompassing feminism, masculinities and queer theory, and drawing on film, literature, language, creative writing and digital technologies, these essays, from scholars experienced in teaching gender theory in university English programmes, offer inventive and student-focused strategies for teaching gender in the twenty-first century classroom. Editor(s): Tolan, Fiona; Ferrebe, Dr. Alice. Series: Teaching the New English. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252516
- ISBN
- 9780230252516
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Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Paperback. Encompassing feminism, masculinities and queer theory, and drawing on film, literature, language, creative writing and digital technologies, these essays, from scholars experienced in teaching gender theory in university English programmes, offer inventive and student-focused strategies for teaching gender in the twenty-first century classroom. Editor(s): Tolan, Fiona; Ferrebe, Dr. Alice. Series: Teaching the New English. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252523
- ISBN
- 9780230252523
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Condition: New
€ 61.56
€ 61.56
Hardcover. This book explores migration experiences of African families across two generations in Britain, France and South Africa. Global processes of African migration are investigated, and the lived experiences of African migrants are explored in areas such as citizenship, belonging, intergenerational transmission, work and social mobility. Editor(s): Attias-Donfut, Claudine; Cook, Joanne; Hoffman, Jaco; Waite, Louise. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFN; JFFS; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252745
- ISBN
- 9780230252745
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€ 62.23
€ 62.23
Hardcover. This book seeks to explore the development and policy implications of South-South migration, specifically with regard to the role and challenges for social policy. It examines the linkages and impact of migration on gender and care regimes, human resource flows, remittances, poverty, and political organizations by or for migrants. Editor(s): Hujo, Katja; Piper, Nicola. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBD; KC; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230271586
- ISBN
- 9780230271586
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Condition: New
€ 119.10
€ 119.10
Hardcover. This volume brings a plurality of approaches -- from political economic to Foucauldian -- to bear on the broad range of contestations around urban neoliberalism. The contributors explore the range of resistant agency and reveal the heterogeneity of intersecting power relations that movements mobilize against. Editor(s): Kunkel, Jenny; Mayer, Margit. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; KCA; RGCP; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230271838
- ISBN
- 9780230271838
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Condition: New
€ 139.98
€ 139.98
Hardcover. Genre in Asian Film and Television takes a dynamic approach to the study of Asian screen media previously under-represented in academic writing. It combines historical overviews of developments within national contexts with detailed case studies on the use of generic conventions and genre hybridity in contemporary films and television programmes. Editor(s): Chan, Felicia; Karpovich, Angelina; Zhang, Xin. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; APFA; APFN; APT; JFCA; JFDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 309 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272170
- ISBN
- 9780230272170
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Condition: New
€ 63.04
€ 63.04
Hardcover. This collection critically examines twenty-first century representations of ageing, focusing on various media images and discourses as well as individuals' own experiences and self-presentations of ageing, drawing on innovative new empirical data. Editor(s): Ylanne, Virpi. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272590
- ISBN
- 9780230272590
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Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Paperback. Social protection is fast becoming a key theme in development policy. This book, now in paperback, examines the political processes shaping social protection policies; compares key conceptual frameworks available for analysis; and provides a comparative discussion on social protection policies focused on the poor and poorest. Editor(s): Barrientos, Armando; Hulme, David. Series: Palgrave Studies in Development. Num Pages: 371 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; JKSB; JKSR; KCM; YQG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273580
- ISBN
- 9780230273580
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Condition: New
€ 150.14
€ 150.14
Hardcover. Examining the new realities of economic immigration to Europe, this book focuses on new trends and developments, including the rediscovery of economic migration, legalization measures, irregular migration, East-West flows, the role of business and employer associations, new positions amongst trade unions, and service sector liberalization. Editor(s): Menz, Georg; Caviedes, Alexander. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JFSL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230274822
- ISBN
- 9780230274822
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Condition: New
€ 62.62
€ 62.62
Hardcover. Children in Culture, Revisited follows on from the first volume, Children in Culture, and is composed of a range of chapters, newly written for this collection, which offer further fully inter- and multidisciplinary considerations of childhood as a culturally and historically constructed identity rather than a constant psycho-biological entity. Editor(s): Lesnik-Oberstein, Karin. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230275546
- ISBN
- 9780230275546
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Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Hardcover. This volume offers a comprehensive discussion of Media Memory and brings Media and Mediation to the forefront of Collective Memory research. The essays explore a diversity of media technologies (television, radio, film and new media), genres (news, fiction, documentaries) and contexts (US, UK, Spain, Nigeria, Germany and the Middle East). Editor(s): Neiger, Motti; Meyers, Oren; Zandberg, Eyal. Series Editor(s): Hoskins, Andrew; Sutton, John. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230275683
- ISBN
- 9780230275683
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Condition: New
€ 120.08
€ 120.08
Hardcover. New urban developments such as office blocks, warehouses and retail complexes are increasingly commonin outer city regionsacrossthe world. This book examines the processes of post-suburbanization in international perspective, exploring how developments across the world might be considered post-suburban. Editor(s): Phelps, Nicholas F.; Wu, Fulong. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230276390
- ISBN
- 9780230276390
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Condition: New
€ 62.92
€ 62.92
Hardcover. A systematic examination of the relationship between post-Marxist discourse theory and media studies. This volume interrogates discourse theory - as read via the work of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe - through an engagement with major approaches to critical media politics and a range of issues in contemporary media politics. Editor(s): Dahlberg, Lincoln; Phelan, Sean. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230276994
- ISBN
- 9780230276994
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Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Hardcover. This book explores understandings and experiences of 'dirty work' - tasks or occupations that are seen as disgusting and degrading. It complicates the 'clean/dirty' divide in the context of organizations and work and illustrates some of the complex ways in which dirty work identities are managed. Editor(s): Simpson, Ruth; Slutskaya, Natasha; Lewis, Patricia; Hopfl, Heather. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 220 x 13. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277137
- ISBN
- 9780230277137
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Condition: New
€ 62.76
€ 62.76
Hardcover. This book is an original volume of essays that sheds new and critical light on current and emerging filmmaking trends and practices in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea. A timely and important contribution to existing scholarship in the field. Editor(s): Lee, Vivian P. Y. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; APFA; APFN; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277670
- ISBN
- 9780230277670
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Condition: New
€ 63.04
€ 63.04
Hardcover. Global contributors discuss the theoretical controversies concerning the merits and demerits of affirmative action, and explain why affirmative action is needed in multi-ethnic countries. They analyse actual experience with affirmative action policies - their origin, nature and consequences - in nine countries. Editor(s): Brown, Graham; Langer, Arnim; Venugopal, R.; Stewart, Frances. Series: Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JPB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277809
- ISBN
- 9780230277809
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Condition: New
€ 62.84
€ 62.84
Hardcover. European borders that aim to control migration and mobility increasingly rely on technology to distinguish between citizens and aliens. This book explores new tensions in Europe between states and citizens, and between politics, technology and human rights. Editor(s): Dijstelbloem, Huub; Meijer, Albert. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFD; JFFN; JPVH1; LNDH; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278462
- ISBN
- 9780230278462
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Condition: New
€ 62.51
€ 62.51
Hardcover. This book explores and celebrates imaginative and creative approaches to youth research, showcasing a wide range of innovative methods including music elicitation, mental mapping, blog analysis and mobile methods. Editor(s): Heath, Sue; Walker, Charlie. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFSP2; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278493
- ISBN
- 9780230278493
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Condition: New
€ 119.43
€ 119.43
Hardcover. A collection of original essays drawing together international research on the media's use of opinion polls, covering both theoretical and methodological approaches. Editor(s): Holtz-Bacha, Christina; Stromback, Professor Jesper. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFDT; JFDV; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278899
- ISBN
- 9780230278899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.52
€ 119.52