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Hardcover. Islamophobia in America offers new perspectives on prejudice against Muslims, which has become increasingly widespread in the USA in the past decade. The contributors document the history of anti-Islamic sentiment in American culture, the scope of organized anti-Muslim propaganda, and the institutionalization of this kind of intolerance. Editor(s): Ernst, Carl W. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM9; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 395.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137290069
- ISBN
- 9781137290069
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€ 61.98
€ 61.98
Hardcover. Offering insightful anthropological-historical contributions to the understanding of elites worldwide, this book helps us grasp their ways of life and role in times of contested global inequalities. Case studies include the Polish gentry, the white former colonial elite of Mauritius, professional elites, and transnational (financial) elites. Editor(s): Abbink, Jon; Salverda, Tijo. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137290540
- ISBN
- 9781137290540
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€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Hardcover. Drawing on a range of theoretical perspectives and engaging with new empirical evidence from around the world, this collection examines how privilege, agency and affect are linked, and where possibilities for social change might lie. Editor(s): Maxwell, Claire; Aggleton, Peter. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSC; JFSJ; JHBA; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137292629
- ISBN
- 9781137292629
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€ 118.71
€ 118.71
Hardcover. A collection of essays that explores magical realism as a momentary interruption of realism in US ethnic literature, showing how these moments of magic realism serve to memorialize, address, and redress traumatic ethnic histories. Editor(s): Sandin, Lyn di Iorio; Perez, Richard. Num Pages: 289 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293299
- ISBN
- 9781137293299
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€ 109.40
€ 109.40
Hardcover. This volume critically explores the global deepening of market economy models and the associated tensions of livelihood and ecology in the current context of global economic crisis. Editor(s): Atasoy, Yildiz. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPRB; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293671
- ISBN
- 9781137293671
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€ 119.97
€ 119.97
Hardcover. This book aims to further the understanding of migration processes and policies in a European context with a particular focus on evaluating integration and the gendered aspects of migration, integration and citizenship. Integration is regarded as a contested concept and as entailing a variable and problematic set of discourses and practices. Editor(s): Anthias, Floya; Pajnik, Mojca. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL1; JPA; LNDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293992
- ISBN
- 9781137293992
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€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardcover. This volume is the first major exploration of the issues relevant to young people who are affected by sexual exploitation and trafficking from a variety of critical perspectives. Issues include accommodation, gangs, migrant and refugee communities, perpetrators, international policy and the language through which we construct child exploitation. Editor(s): Melrose, Margaret; Pearce, Jenny. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFE2; JFSP1; JKSB1; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137294098
- ISBN
- 9781137294098
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€ 119.26
€ 119.26
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137296955
- ISBN
- 9781137296955
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€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardcover. The contributors engage with a range of critical and contemporary issues of two key societies in the Asia-Pacific region, Australia and Malaysia. These include foreign policy and national security; multiculturalism and citizenship; the middle class; global governance; migrants and international students. Editor(s): Tazreiter, Claudia; Tham, Siew Yean. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1MBF; JFFN; JFFS; JPB; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298379
- ISBN
- 9781137298379
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€ 63.23
€ 63.23
Paperback. Is food aid the way of the future? What are the prospects for integrated public policies informed by the right to food? First World Hunger Revisited investigates the rise of food charity and corporately sponsored food banks as effective and sustainable responses to increasing hunger and food poverty in twelve rich 'food-secure' societies. Editor(s): Riches, Graham; Silvasti, Tiina. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFA; JPVH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298720
- ISBN
- 9781137298720
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€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Hardcover. This book emerged from the online project 'A Manifesto for Media Education' and takes forward its starting points by asking some of the original contributors to expand upon their view of the purpose of media education and to support their perspective with accounts of practice. Editor(s): Fraser, Pete; Wardle, Jonathan. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JFD; JNU; YQJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137300201
- ISBN
- 9781137300201
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€ 62.20
€ 62.20
Hardcover. The First World War cannot be sufficiently documented and understood without considering the analytical category of gender. This exciting volume examines key issues in this area, including the 'home front' and battlefront, violence, pacifism, citizenship and emphasizes the relevance of gender within the expanding field of First World War Studies. Editor(s): Hammerle, Christa; Uberegger, Oswald; Bader-Zaar, Birgitta. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137302199
- ISBN
- 9781137302199
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€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardcover. Adopting a truly global, theoretical and multidisciplinary perspective, Media Pluralism and Diversity intends to advance our understanding of media pluralism across the globe. It compares metrics that have been developed in different parts of the world to assess levels of, or threats to, media pluralism. Editor(s): Sukosd, Miklos; Picard, Robert G.; Valcke, Peggy. Series: Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business. Num Pages: 384 pages, 23 black & white tables, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137304292
- ISBN
- 9781137304292
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€ 140.82
€ 140.82
Hardcover. This volume explores the variety of forms, strategies and practices of Islamic organizations in Europe and the United States. It focuses on the reactions of organized Muslims at local, national, and transnational levels to the on-going debates on their integration into society and the structures of state-church relations. Editor(s): Kortmann, Matthias; Rosenow-Williams, Kerstin. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL; JFSR; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137305572
- ISBN
- 9781137305572
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€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Hardcover. By analyzing the negotiation of femininities and masculinities within contemporary Hollywood cinema, Postfeminism and Contemporary Hollywood Cinema presents diverse interrogations of popular cinema and illustrates the need for a renewed scholarly focus on contemporary film production. Editor(s): Gwynne, Joel; Muller, Nadine. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; APFN; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137306838
- ISBN
- 9781137306838
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€ 119.41
€ 119.41
Hardcover. Theory on the Edge brings together some of the foremost specialists working at the interdisciplinary interface between Irish Studies, feminist theory, queer theory, and gender and sexuality studies in order to trace the contemporary development of feminist thinking and activism in Ireland. Editor(s): Giffney, Noreen; Shildrick, Margrit. Series: Breaking Feminist Waves. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JM; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137306975
- ISBN
- 9781137306975
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€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. In a broad interdisciplinary perspective, established experts and leading young scholars bring together important currents of Hegelianism in Europe from the 19th to the 21st century to trace the political, social and intellectual contexts in which Hegel's philosophy was taken up and inspired very different forms of Hegelianism and Anti-Hegelianism. Editor(s): Herzog, Lisa. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137309211
- ISBN
- 9781137309211
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€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardcover. This book is a comprehensive study of migration politics in ten European countries, tracing how language, discourse, and political parties matter to migration policymaking. Editor(s): Korkut, Umut; Bucken-Knapp, Gregg; McGarry, Aidan; Hinnfors, Jonas; Drake, Helen. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310897
- ISBN
- 9781137310897
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€ 54.99€ 44.39
€ 54.99
€ 44.39
Hardcover. The Muslim-majority nations of Malaysia and Indonesia are known for their extraordinary arts and Islamic revival movements. This collection provides an extensive view of dance, music, television series, and film in rural, urban, and mass-mediated contexts and how pious Islamic discourses are encoded and embodied in these public cultural forms. Editor(s): Daniels, Timothy P. Num Pages: 236 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRH; JFCA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320025
- ISBN
- 9781137320025
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Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Hardcover. Although humans slumber for approximately one third of our lives, sleep itself is vastly understudied. This volume provides a comparative frame through which we can understand the myriad ways in which sleep reflects and embodies culture as contributors examine aspects of sleep in various countries and contexts. Editor(s): Glaskin, Katie; Chenhall, Richard. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; JMTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320933
- ISBN
- 9781137320933
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Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137321886
- ISBN
- 9781137321886
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Condition: New
€ 66.42
€ 66.42
Hardcover. Bringing together academic and practitioner points of view, this edited collection shows how violence enters into ordinary, routine practices of childhood and children's experiences. The contributing authors seek to understand how violence is enacted against children in infancy, adolescence, in school, in care, at home and on the street. Editor(s): Wells, Karen C.; Burman, Erica; Montgomery, Heather; Watson, Alison. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFSP1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137322593
- ISBN
- 9781137322593
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Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Hardcover. This timely and innovative book delivers a comprehensive analysis of the non-recognition of the right to a family life of migrant live-in domestic and care workers in Argentina, Canada, Germany, Italy, Lebanon, Norway, the Philippines, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, the United States of America, and Ukraine. Editor(s): Kontos, Maria; Bonifacio, Glenda Tibe. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBK; JHBL; JPVH; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137323545
- ISBN
- 9781137323545
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Condition: New
€ 63.87
€ 63.87
Hardcover. An introduction to the range of potential disaster scenarios, covering the issues and organizational relationships of importance to the student of consequence management. These include the roles, responsibilities, and coordination requirements of first responders, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and the military. Editor(s): Larsen, Jeffrey A. Series: Initiatives in Strategic Studies: Issues and Policies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPS; JWKW; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 569.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137326775
- ISBN
- 9781137326775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.07
€ 63.07