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Society & culture: general
paperback. This study examines the origins and development of racism in North America through addressing the inception and persistence of the concept of "race" and the biology of human variance. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFF; JFSL; JHM; JHMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349370290
- ISBN
- 9781349370290
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€ 140.29
€ 140.29
paperback. An extended study of the writings of Lil' Kim, the multi-platinum selling Hip Hop artist. Examines Lil' Kim's anti-sexist, gender-defiant and ultra-erotic verse alongside issues of race and the politics of imprisonment. This is the first study to apply the tools of literary criticism to Hip Hop's lyrical writings. Num Pages: 243 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AP; AV; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349376827
- ISBN
- 9781349376827
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€ 62.74€ 54.73
€ 62.74
€ 54.73
paperback. This book sets out to narrate the contributions to and influence on the history of Chile that British visitors and immigrants have had, not as bystanders but as key players, starting in 1554 with the English Queen 'Bloody Mary' becoming Queen of Chile, and ending with the decline of British influence following the Second World War. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJK; HBTQ; JFC; JFF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349381098
- ISBN
- 9781349381098
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Condition: New
€ 53.78€ 47.76
€ 53.78
€ 47.76
International Students and Global Mobility in Higher Education: Nation...
Bhandari, Rajika; Blumenthal, Peggy
paperback. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JNF; JNM; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 335.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349381487
- ISBN
- 9781349381487
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€ 53.78€ 47.76
€ 53.78
€ 47.76
paperback. Shakespeare's 'Whores' studies each use of the word 'whore' in Shakespeare's canon, focusing especially on the positive personal and social effects of female sexuality, as represented in several major female characters, from the goddess Venus, to the queen Cleopatra, to the cross-dressing Rosalind, and many others. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349439126
- ISBN
- 9781349439126
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€ 128.63
€ 128.63
American War Cinema and Media since Vietnam: Politics, Ideology, and C...
Keeton, Patricia; Scheckner, Peter
paperback. No other cinematic genre more sharply illustrates the contradictions of American society - notions about social class, politics, and socio-economic ideology - than the war film. This book examines the latest cycle of war films to reveal how they mediate and negotiate the complexities of war, class, and a military-political mission largely gone bad. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HBJK; HBL; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349447435
- ISBN
- 9781349447435
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€ 118.81
€ 118.81
paperback. For a millennium and a half in China, Christianity has been perceived as a foreign religion for a foreign people. This volume investigates various historical attempts to articulate a Chinese Christianity, comparing the roles that Western and Latin forms of Christian theology have played with the potential role of Eastern Orthodox theology. Series: Christianities of the World. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HRA; HRAC; HRCM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349457342
- ISBN
- 9781349457342
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€ 118.81
€ 118.81
Open Source Intelligence in the Twenty-First Century: New Approaches a...
. Ed(S): Hobbs, C.; Moran, M.
paperback. This edited book provides an insight into the new approaches, challenges and opportunities that characterise open source intelligence (OSINT) at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It does so by considering the impacts of OSINT on three important contemporary security issues: nuclear proliferation, humanitarian crises and terrorism. Editor(s): Hobbs, C.; Moran, M. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFD; JPS; JPWL; JW; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349469666
- ISBN
- 9781349469666
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€ 128.83
€ 128.83
paperback. Series: Critical Approaches to Children's Literature. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSY; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349472529
- ISBN
- 9781349472529
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€ 118.38
€ 118.38
The Sounds of Silent Films: New Perspectives on History, Theory and Pr...
Tieber, Claus; Windisch, Anna Katharina
paperback. The Sounds of Silent Films is a unique collection of investigatory and theoretical essays that, for the first time, unite up-to-date research on the complex historical performance practices of silent film accompaniment with in-depth analyses of relevant case studies. Series: Palgrave Studies in Audio-Visual Culture. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; AV; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349489053
- ISBN
- 9781349489053
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€ 139.75
€ 139.75
The Politics of Adaptation: Media Convergence and Ideology
. Ed(S): Hassler-Forest, Dan; Nicklas, Pascal
paperback. In the age of globalization, digitization, and media convergence, traditional hierarchies between media are breaking down. This book offers new approaches to understanding the politics and their underlying ideologies that are reshaping our global media landscape, including questions of audience participation and transmedia storytelling. Editor(s): Hassler-Forest, Dan; Nicklas, Pascal. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DSA; JFC; JFD; JPA. 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
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349495429
- ISBN
- 9781349495429
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€ 109.28
€ 109.28
Laughter, Humor, and the (Un)making of Gender: Historical and Cultural...
. Ed(S): Foka, Anna; Liliequist, Jonas
paperback. "The present volume shows how humor and laughter are not only fundamental to the construction and reproduction of gender norms and identities, but also provide powerful rhetorical tools for subversion and change. Scholars from a variety of disciplines have been invited to reflect on this claim before the nineteenth century"-- Editor(s): Foka, Anna; Liliequist, Jonas. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSJ. 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
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349501397
- ISBN
- 9781349501397
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€ 108.61
€ 108.61
paperback. Series: Mapping Global Racisms. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSL; JHB; JHBA; JKV. 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
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349502813
- ISBN
- 9781349502813
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€ 108.44
€ 108.44
paperback. Editor(s): Fernandez l'Hoeste, Hector D.; Irwin, R.; Anker, Richard; Poblete, Juan. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHBS; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349503940
- ISBN
- 9781349503940
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€ 139.81
€ 139.81
paperback. An examination of how screen texts embrace, refute, and reinvent the cultural heritage of antiquity, this volume looks at specific story-patterns and archetypes from Greco-Roman culture. The contributors offer a variety of perspectives, highlighting key cultural relay points at which a myth is received and reformulated for a particular audience. Editor(s): Cyrino, Monica S.; Safran, Meredith E. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APFN; JFC; JFD. 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
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349504800
- ISBN
- 9781349504800
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€ 108.64
€ 108.64
paperback. Editor(s): Sterckx, Roel. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBTB; HRA; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2005
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349527465
- ISBN
- 9781349527465
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€ 119.27
€ 119.27
paperback. Editor(s): Reynolds, E. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349527489
- ISBN
- 9781349527489
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€ 140.29
€ 140.29
paperback. This book considers how white U.S.-Americans may participate in racial justice-making, and shows how 'white' identities embody problematic moral realities, arguing that reparations for people of African descent and sovereignty for Native peoples are critical for racial justice and transformation of what it means to be white in the United States. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HPQ; HRA; HRAB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537464
- ISBN
- 9781349537464
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€ 67.36
€ 67.36
paperback. Looking at a variety of countries, this book explores the influence of cultural dimensions on the interrelations between personal and social identity, and the impact of identity salience on attitudes, stereotypes, and the structures of consciousness. Num Pages: 279 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR; JHB; JHM; JMS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 417.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349539208
- ISBN
- 9781349539208
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Condition: New
€ 129.95
€ 129.95
hardcover. Num Pages: 476 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2090
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403975898
- ISBN
- 9781403975898
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Condition: New
€ 224.11€ 182.69
€ 224.11
€ 182.69
paperback. The same-sex marriage debate is part of a broader discussion about sexual orientation that we are having as a society. This timely volume provides a forum for leading scholars to share their work on topics including same-sex families, hate crimes and bias. Editor(s): Hope, Debra A. Series: Nebraska Symposium on Motivation. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JMH; JMU; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441918642
- ISBN
- 9781441918642
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Condition: New
€ 119.62
€ 119.62
hardcover. This single-volume handbook, covering the breadth of the field for the first time, presents a new framework for understanding the sociology of aging. It examines each element from three core perspectives: social phenomena, the life course, and social policy. Editor(s): Angel, Jacqueline L.; Settersten, Richard. Series: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Num Pages: 689 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHB; JMD; MBN; MFKH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 187 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 689
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441973733
- ISBN
- 9781441973733
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Condition: New
€ 187.52
€ 187.52
hardcover. This volume examines the lives of prominent leaders from ancient Greece to the present. It explores how these leaders imposed their individual missions and mystiques on others, thereby fulfilling , and sometimes creating, distinct needs in their followers. Editor(s): Strozier, Charles B.; Offer, Daniel; Abdyli, Oliger. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; JF; JHM; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441983855
- ISBN
- 9781441983855
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Condition: New
€ 123.07
€ 123.07
Handbook of International Feminisms: Perspectives on Psychology, Women...
. Ed(S): Rutherford, Alexandra; Capdevila, Ro...
hardcover. This handbook presents the histories, status, and contours of feminist research and practice in regional and/or national contexts. Global experts present their perspectives on women, culture, and rights to illuminate the diverse forms of feminist psychological work. Editor(s): Rutherford, Alexandra; Capdevila, Rose; Undurti, Vindhya; Palmary, Ingrid. Series: International and Cultural Psychology. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441998682
- ISBN
- 9781441998682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.16
€ 183.16