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Hardback. Dancers create 'civic culture' as performances for public consumption, but also as vernaculars connecting individuals who may have little in common. Examining performance and the construction of culturally diverse communities the book suggests that amateur and concert dance can teach us how to live and work productively together. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ASD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230000032
- ISBN
- 9780230000032
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Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Hardback. Where is feminist state theory today? This book offers novel insights into social science debates by analyzing feminist theories of the state. The themes are developed within a comparative perspective. Focusing on devolution in Scotland and the European Union, the book further explores how feminist state theories conceive multi-level governance. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JFFK; JKSB1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 395.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230000254
- ISBN
- 9780230000254
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Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardback. Matthew Watson draws a distinction between the spatial and the functional mobility of capital, allowing fresh insights into existing work on the subject whilst repoliticizing the very idea of capital being 'in motion'. The dynamics of capital mobility and the patterns of risk exposure are illustrated through four detailed global case studies. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KCP; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001244
- ISBN
- 9780230001244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21
Hardback. This book examines whether we are moving towards an integrated regional system of legal provision for minorities. It illustrates the tension between newer member states, many of which have an interest in seeing minority issues addressed, and established members, which remain hesitant in committing themselves fully to a minority rights regime. Editor(s): Weller, M.; Blacklock, Denika; Nobbs, Katherine. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFSL1; JPSN2; JPVH; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001299
- ISBN
- 9780230001299
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Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardback. This book examines how young people understand and live politics, using innovative research methods. It treats age, class, gender and ethnicity as political 'lived experiences'. It concludes that young people are alienated, rather than apathetic, and that their interests and concerns are rarely addressed within mainstream political institutions. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSP2; JHMC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001312
- ISBN
- 9780230001312
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. The New Economy in Development presents conceptual and empirical analyses of the opportunities offered by information and communications technologies (ICT). Contributors include scholars and policy makers from international organizations, and the chapters include understudied cases from Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Asia. Editor(s): D'Costa, Anthony P. Series: Technology, Globalization and Development. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; KCM; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001466
- ISBN
- 9780230001466
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Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardback. This interdisciplinary book indicates the need to address well-being from individual, community and social perspectives in an integrated manner. The book complements the harm-based focus of much social scientific research into health. Chapters by a wide range of academics present a new dynamic view of well-being for the Twenty-First Century. Editor(s): Haworth, John T.; Hart, Graham J. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFS; JMH; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001688
- ISBN
- 9780230001688
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Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardback. In this timely volume, fourteen international contributors explore the relationship between media and trust, beginning with an examination of the decline of trust in key institutions. The book concludes by considering the future implications for media communication and exploring potential directions for further research in this Age of Suspicion. Editor(s): Bakir, Vian; Barlow, David M. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230002548
- ISBN
- 9780230002548
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Condition: New
€ 127.81
€ 127.81
Hardback. This book brings together authors from eleven countries to analyze and reflect on what globalization means to them. Does it mean the same in Russia as it does in the U.S.? The same in China as in South Africa? This book provides a global dialogue on globalization and brings much-needed new perspectives. Editor(s): Petras, James; Bowles, Paul; Veltmeyer, Henry; Cornelissen, Scarlett; Tang, Kwong-Leung; Invernizzi, Noela. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230004658
- ISBN
- 9780230004658
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Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Quantitative Approaches to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement
. Ed(S): Kakwani, Nanak C.; Silber, Jacques
hardcover. This book is written in light of the latest developments in the field of multidimensional poverty measurement. It includes clear presentations of more than a dozen different quantitative techniques and provides empirical illustrations based on data sources from developed or developing countries. Editor(s): Kakwani, Nanak C.; Silber, Jacques. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 569.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230004894
- ISBN
- 9780230004894
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Condition: New
€ 128.53
€ 128.53
Hardback. With representatives from different disciplines stressing the central importance of freedom in analyzing poverty and emphasizing some important policy issues, this book offers a view of poverty that will orient research in directions previously neglected, and help those in charge of implementing poverty reduction policies. Editor(s): Kakwani, Nanak C.; Silber, Jacques. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230004900
- ISBN
- 9780230004900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.87
€ 128.87
Hardback. Exploring the globalization of reproductive labour, this book expands a traditional focus on domestic workers and presents an important analysis of the international migration of professional nurses and religious care workers. The study covers a range of countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBL; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230005341
- ISBN
- 9780230005341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.23
€ 150.23
Hardback. This book explores the transition of unitary to multiple forms of citizenship around the globe. The contributions to this volume probe into the proposition that the increasing tolerance towards dual citizenship is a test case for the growing liberalization of citizenship law in liberal and emerging democracies. Editor(s): Faist, Thomas; Kivisto, Peter. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230006546
- ISBN
- 9780230006546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.39
€ 128.39
Hardback. This book analyzes successive governments' management of the AIDS epidemic in South Africa. The book covers the years 1982-2005, using expert thinking regarding public policy making to identify gaps in the public sector's handling of the epidemic. It highlights critical lessons for policy makers and other public health managers. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFH2; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230006676
- ISBN
- 9780230006676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
New Arenas of Education Governance: The Impact of International Organi...
. Ed(S): Leibfried, Stephan; Martens, Kerstin...
hardcover. This volume provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of new arenas of education governance, examining the impact of international organizations and marketization. It explores how education policy is made at international levels, and the consequences for national policy-making. Editor(s): Leibfried, Stephan; Martens, Kerstin; Rusconi, Alessandra; Leuze, Kathrin. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JN; JPQB; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230007031
- ISBN
- 9780230007031
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Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21
Hardback. Using examples from the US, Europe and Asia, this collection presents empirical studies of print, recorded music, movies, radio, television and the Internet to reveal both how media structure public spheres and how people use media to participate in the public sphere. Editor(s): Butsch, Richard. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230007215
- ISBN
- 9780230007215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardback. Examining health promotion in the context of globalization, this book explores how globalization affects health and shows how practitioners can respond to these new challenges. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; MBNH; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230007222
- ISBN
- 9780230007222
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. This wide-ranging, historically informed study examines the career of the culture concept and related notions of context in comparative and international politics, tracing connections through the disciplines of anthropology and history as well as through issues in nationalism and democracy. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230007666
- ISBN
- 9780230007666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.09
€ 128.09
Hardback. This book brings together experts on national history writing from all five continents to discuss the role of history in the making of national identities in a transnational and comparative way. The institutionalization and professionalisation of history writing is analysed in the context of history's increasing nationalization. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230008021
- ISBN
- 9780230008021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.00
€ 67.00
Hardback. This new collection of essays explores questions of subjectification, selfhood and identity in the contemporary Asia Pacific, examining the way that migrant lives express the complex interplay of local and global processes in the post-Cold War era, and collectively questioning the novelty of the 'global age' in this region. Editor(s): Robinson, Kathryn. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QRP; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230013308
- ISBN
- 9780230013308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardback. This volume offers a close look at four cases of indigenous language revitalization: Maori in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Saami in Scandinavia, Hnahno in Mexico and Quechua and other indigenous languages in Latin America. Essays by experts from each case are in turn discussed in international perspective by four counterpart experts. Editor(s): Hornberger, Nancy H. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDM; JFSL9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230013322
- ISBN
- 9780230013322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardback. This book is a comparative analysis of children of international migrants in Britain, France and Germany, using survey data from the EFFNATIS project. By analysing data on linguistic, structural, political, religious and socio-cultural behaviour, it offers exciting new evidence on sociological models of immigrant incorporation. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JFFD; JFFN; JFSL1; JFSP1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230018792
- ISBN
- 9780230018792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Hardback. An interdisciplinary study providing first-hand evidence of the everyday lives of politicians; what politicians actually do on 'the backstage' in political organizations. The book offers answers to the widely discussed phenomena of disenchantment with politics and depoliticization. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230018815
- ISBN
- 9780230018815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardback. This volume provides a thorough analysis of Turkey's accession to the EU and contributes to ongoing debates about the future relationship. It is a highly dynamic encounter and both questions and answers related to the accession seem constantly in flux. The book provides valuable information on the present and future state of affairs. Editor(s): LaGro, Esra; Jorgensen, Knud Erik. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFC; JPSN2; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019553
- ISBN
- 9780230019553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12