Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Case studies written by anthropologists, geographers, political scientists, and sociologists provide empirical detail and analytical insight into states' and communities' relations to natural resource sectors, and show how resource dependencies continue to shape their political spaces. Editor(s): Haarstad, Havard. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFF; KCM; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340701
- ISBN
- 9780230340701
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€ 62.70
€ 62.70
Hardcover. A multidisciplinary collection of new research in the humanities and social sciences on the role of consumption and consumers in modern Latin American cultures. Editor(s): Sinclair, John; Pertierra, Anna Cristina. Num Pages: 235 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340732
- ISBN
- 9780230340732
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€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Hardcover. By identifying and illustrating aspects of American culture that are out of sync with the modest republicanism that gave rise to the United States in the late eighteenth century, the contributors to this volume expose the vulgarity and excess of American culture. Editor(s): Federici, Michael P.; Gamble, Richard M.; Mitchell, Mark T. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340770
- ISBN
- 9780230340770
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Condition: New
€ 62.34
€ 62.34
Paperback. Oppression by censorship affects the film industry far more frequently than any other mass media. Including essays by leading film historians, the book offers groundbreaking historical research on film censorship in major film production countries and explore such innovative themes as film censorship and authorship, religion, and colonialism. Editor(s): Biltereyst, Daniel; Winkel, Roel Vande. Series: Global Cinema. Num Pages: 332 pages, 11 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 3 black & white tables, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340817
- ISBN
- 9780230340817
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Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Hardcover. Documents the many relationships and practices that depend on the suspension of knowledge or the generation, deployment, or recognition of ignorance. Editor(s): High, Casey; Kelly, Ann H.; Mair, Jonathan. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFP; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340824
- ISBN
- 9780230340824
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€ 62.34
€ 62.34
Hardcover. The constant flow of people, ideas, and commodities across the Atlantic propelled the development of a public sphere. Chapters explore the multiple ways in which a growing urban consciousness influenced national and international cultural and political intersections. Editor(s): Fay, Elizabeth; Von Morze, Leonard. Series: The New Urban Atlantic. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230341401
- ISBN
- 9780230341401
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€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Hardcover. This book examines the imposition of the western notion of childhood, deemed as universal, on other cultures and explores how local communities react to these impositions in various ways. Editor(s): Twum-Danso Imoh, Afua; Ame, Robert Kwame. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JFSP1; JKSB1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230342323
- ISBN
- 9780230342323
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Condition: New
€ 62.23
€ 62.23
Hardcover. Based on the case of the ILO, both as an actor and driver of international social policy, this collection explores the internationalization process of social rights, in a number of national and international contexts. This collection brings together a variety of new scholarship by a group of highly qualified and internationally renowned scholars. Editor(s): Kott, Sandrine; Droux, Joelle. Series: International Labour Organization (ILO) Century Series. Num Pages: 361 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBTB; JFFS; JHBL; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 218 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230343658
- ISBN
- 9780230343658
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Condition: New
€ 118.71
€ 118.71
Hardcover. Ethics of Media reopens the question of media ethics. Taking an exploratory rather than prescriptive approach, an esteemed collection of contributors tackle the diverse areas of moral questioning at work within various broadcasting practices, accommodating the plurality and complexity of present-day ethical challenges posed by the world of media. Editor(s): Couldry, Nick; Madianou, Mirca; Pinchevski, Amit. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 520.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230347632
- ISBN
- 9780230347632
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Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardcover. International institutions (United Nations, World Bank) and multinational companies have voiced concern over the adverse impact of resource extraction activities on the livelihood of indigenous communities. This volume examines mega resource extraction projects in Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chad, Cameroon, India, Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines. Editor(s): Sawyer, Suzana; Gomez, Edmund Terence. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSL9; KCP; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230347724
- ISBN
- 9780230347724
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Condition: New
€ 63.10
€ 63.10
Hardcover. Written by a diverse group of scholars and practitioners from Latin America, the US and Europe and taking into consideration the recent global financial crisis,the book offers a multifaceted insight into the expectations as well as the possible threats related to Latin America's incorporation into the sphere of global interconnectedness. Editor(s): Nilsson, Manuela; Gustafsson, Jan. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JM; JFFS; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave MacMillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230347748
- ISBN
- 9780230347748
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Condition: New
€ 62.70
€ 62.70
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348103
- ISBN
- 9780230348103
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Condition: New
€ 62.62
€ 62.62
Hardcover. Leading scholars investigate media policies in Europe, inquiring into the regulatory practices, policy tools and institutional features of media policy-making in 14 countries. The book offers a fresh assessment of the ways European media policies are formulated and identifies the factors that exert an influence throughout the process. Editor(s): Psychogiopoulou, Evangelia. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFD; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348127
- ISBN
- 9780230348127
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Condition: New
€ 62.87
€ 62.87
Hardcover. Drawing on data from across Europe and the US, this book comparatively analyzes the current state of minimum income protection policies and explores the prospects for their improvement. Editor(s): Marx, Ive; Nelson, Kenneth. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 360 pages, 55 figures, 35 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB; KCF; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348134
- ISBN
- 9780230348134
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Condition: New
€ 130.26
€ 130.26
Hardcover. Drawing on the writings of Foucault, this book explores the politics and power-dynamics of family life, examining how everyday obligations such as attending school, going to work and staying healthy are organized through the family. The book includes an essay by Foucault, Les desordres des familles, translated here in English for the first time. Editor(s): Duschinsky, Robbie; Rocha, Leon Antonio. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348479
- ISBN
- 9780230348479
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Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. Bringing together theories, ideas, insights and experiences of practitioners and researchers from Brazil, India, South Africa and the UK, this book explores children and young people's involvement in public action. The contributors consider the potential of children and young people's participation to be transformative. Editor(s): Tisdall, E. Kay M. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP1; JFSP2; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348677
- ISBN
- 9780230348677
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Condition: New
€ 118.71
€ 118.71
Hardcover. Through enhancing reflection on the treatment of cultural diversity in contemporary Western societies, this collection aims to move the debate beyond the opposition between ethnicity and citizenship and demonstrate ways to achieve equality in multicultural and globalised societies. Editor(s): Rigoni, Isabelle; Saitta, Eugenie. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 figures, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348776
- ISBN
- 9780230348776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
Hardcover. Exposing how memory is constructed and mediated in different societies, this collection explores particular contexts to identify links between the politics of memory, media representations and the politics of justice, questioning what we think we know and understand about recent history. Editor(s): Lee, Philip; Thomas, Pradip Ninan. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354067
- ISBN
- 9780230354067
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Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Hardcover. This collection examines the subject of identification and surveillance from 16th C English parish registers to 21st C DNA databases. The contributors, who range from historians to legal specialists, provide an insight into the historical development behind such issues as biometric identification, immigration control and personal data use. Editor(s): About, Ilsen; Brown, James; Lonergan, Gayle. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; JKVF1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354388
- ISBN
- 9780230354388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.28
€ 129.28
Paperback. In the setting of twenty-first century globalization this volume focuses on emerging societies, rather than emerging markets or powers. Adopting a sociological perspective, each chapter focuses on development and social inequality in emerging societies, with contributions from renowned international scholars. Editor(s): Nederveen Pieterse, Jan; Rehbein, Boike. Series: Frontiers of Globalization. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JPS; KCL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346. Development and Inequality. Series: Frontiers of Globalization. 272 pages, 19 black & white tables. Editor(s): Nederveen Pieterse, Jan; Rehbein, Boike. In the setting of twenty-first century globalization this volume focuses on emerging societies, rather than emerging markets or powers. Adopting a sociological perspective, each chapter focuses on development and social inequality in emerging societies, with contributions from renowned international scholars. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JPS; KCL. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 17. Weight: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354494
- ISBN
- 9780230354494
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Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. A volume of specially commissioned papers which draws on the diverse expertise of academic researchers, policy makers and educational practitioners to address the changing patterns of competition and provision, in international higher education. Topics addressed range from policy, provision, teaching, research and business engagement. Editor(s): Ennew, Christine; Greenaway, David. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 black & white tables, 19 figures. BIC Classification: JFFS; JNM; KC; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 3. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354869
- ISBN
- 9780230354869
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Condition: New
€ 119.07
€ 119.07
Hardcover. This collection explores sexualities, families, caring practices, and the ways in which people practice intimacy in an ever-changing social and political landscape. Authors map desires, struggles and reconfigurations, thereby broadening current understandings of what contemporary intimate life looks like. Editor(s): Sanger, Tam; Taylor, Yvette. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSK; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230356023
- ISBN
- 9780230356023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardcover. Housing policy has been central to the economic success stories of the major East Asian economies as well as a pillar of social and welfare provision. This book explores not only the development of their distinctive approach, but also the challenges posed in recent years, and currently, by rapid socio-economic and demographic change. Editor(s): Doling, John; Ronald, Richard. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFFB; KCU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230358584
- ISBN
- 9780230358584
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Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardcover. The book analyses intersections between gender and diversity through cross-national studies of European public spheres. The approach confronts research on European democracy and the public sphere with gender and diversity research and reflections about European equality and diversity issues are based on new research from a large-scale EU project. Editor(s): Siim, Birte; Mokre, Ms. Monika. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230359680
- ISBN
- 9780230359680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67