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Paperback. Localization is a manifesto to unite those who recognize the importance of cultural, social and ecological diversity for our future - and who do not aspire to a monolithic global consumer culture. This book details self-reinforcing policies to create local self-sufficiency and shows that there is an alternative to globalization. Num Pages: 304 pages, Index. BIC Classification: JFFS; KC; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0012255
ISBN
9781853836121
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A work about how the design of institutional change results in unintended consequences. Using the case of Indonesia, and comparing it with Thailand and the Philippines, this book seeks to understand the seeming puzzle of how local predatory systems of power remain resilient in the face of international and domestic pressures. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSL3; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804768535
ISBN
9780804768535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

hardcover. This book provides an important statement on the underlying social dynamics of local politics in Indonesia following the end of the New Order in 1998. It represents the culmination of a substantial and influential body of work by Hadiz on the political economy of Indonesia's post-authoritarian transition. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSL3; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804768528
ISBN
9780804768528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.72

Paperback. Editor(s): Kutsar, Dagmar; Kuronen, Marjo. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 238 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 373.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319357669
ISBN
9783319357669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

paperback. An examination ofthe development of local radio broadcasting and the trend for locally-owned, locally-originated and locally-accountable commercial radio stations to fall into the hands of national and international media groups. Starkey traces the early development of local radio through to present-day digital environments." Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; GTC; HBTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349325412
ISBN
9781349325412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Paperback. An examination of the development of local radio broadcasting and the trend for locally-owned, locally-originated and locally-accountable commercial radio stations to fall into the hands of national and international media groups. Starkey traces the early development of local radio through to present-day digital environments. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APW; GTC; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137477637
ISBN
9781137477637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.86

Hardcover. An examination of the development of local radio broadcasting and the trend for locally-owned, locally-originated and locally-accountable commercial radio stations to fall into the hands of national and international media groups. Starkey traces the early development of local radio through to present-day digital environments. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APW; GTC; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230276895
ISBN
9780230276895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.03

Hardback. How San Francisco's housing protest movements help us understand global mobilization Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439909942
ISBN
9781439909942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.31

Paperback. How San Francisco's housing protest movements help us understand global mobilization Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB; JFSG; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439909959
ISBN
9781439909959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Local Planning for Terror and Disaster gives voice to experts in key fields involved with local preparedness, assessing the quality of preparedness in each field, and offering directions for improvement. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 14. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118112861
ISBN
9781118112861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 125.79

Paperback. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Oak Tree Press Dublin
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KEX0208262
ISBN
9781860761195
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. This book has been developed from a report of the cross-national 'PRIDE' (Partnerships for Rural Integrated Development in Europe) research project. The research focused on the public and private sector rural development experience of six member states of the European Union, namely Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK. Editor(s): Moseley, Malcolm J. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibiliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSF; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780851996578
ISBN
9780851996578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.55

Paperback. Contains conference papers from the 3rd North Atlantic Studies Conference. This work compares Northern Irish and Welsh nationalism, "the character of nationalist movements is inextricably bound up with the processes of modern state formation". It includes articles that focus on structures and relations of incorporation or integration. Editor(s): Dybbroe, Susanne; Moller, Poul Brobech. Series: North Atlantic Studies. Num Pages: 68 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; JFC; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 292 x 211 x 6. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
68
Condition
New
SKU
V9788798342489
ISBN
9788798342489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.00

paperback. "Even in an age of emerging nationhood, English men and women still thought very much in terms of their parishes, towns, and counties. This book examines the vitality of early modern local consciousness and its deployment by writers to mediate the larger political, religious, and cultural changes of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries"-- Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HBJD; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2011
SKU
V9781349325610
ISBN
9781349325610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.40

Hardcover. In historical studies, 'collective memory' is most often viewed as the product of nationalizing strategies carried out by political elites in the hope to create homogeneous nation-states. In contrast, this book asserts that collective memories develop out of a never-ending, triangular negotiation between local, national and transnational actors. Editor(s): Beyen, Marnix; Deseure, Brecht. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137469373
ISBN
9781137469373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.43

Series: Culture and Social Practice. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Transcript Verlag, Roswitha Gost, Sigrid Nokel u. Dr. Karin Werner United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9783899423785
ISBN
9783899423785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. Explores the crucial notion of "colonial difference" in the study of the modern colonial world and traces the emergence of an epistemic shift, which author calls "border thinking". This title expands the horizons of debates under way in postcolonial studies of Asia and Africa by dwelling in the genealogy of thoughts of South/Central America. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 line illus. 3 tables. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
With a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156095
ISBN
9780691156095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.66

Hardcover. Examines two major themes: the strain placed on local economic cultures and networks in the South and in Eastern Europe by globalization and deregulation; and the success rates of both novel, locally-rooted and more traditional economic structures in their attempts to adapt to deregulation. Editor(s): Dijk, Meine Pieter van. Series: Macmillan International Political Economy S. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1FM; 1H; 1KLS; GTF; JFFS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333792421
ISBN
9780333792421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.42

Paperback. Based on the empirical analysis of the effectiveness of four provincial centres for the diffusion of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a market mechanism for emission reductions, Miriam Schroder scrutinizes the strengths and weaknesses of hybrid actors' performance on the local Chinese carbon market." Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JPA; JPS; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349337217
ISBN
9781349337217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. This interdisciplinary textbook examines children's lives across the world, acknowledging the great differences as well as points of comparison, between childhoods in different contexts. Editor(s): Montgomery, Heather. Series: Childhood. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 17. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447305835
ISBN
9781447305835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.59

Hardback. An introduction to the context in which UK social work is practised, Local Authority Social Services. The book is based on the realities of work in a modern social services department and addresses the major changes that have taken place. It also looks at the prospects for personal social services. Editor(s): Hill, Michael; Hudson, Bob; Mitchell, Stephen; Shaw, Ian; Tunstill, Jane. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKSN; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631209461
ISBN
9780631209461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.24

Paperback. Illustrates how ethnographic research itself can become a tool for activism. This book features ten studies that present activist groups across US - from transgender activists in New York City, to South Asian teenagers in Silicon Valley, to evangelical Christians and Palestinian Americans. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128513
ISBN
9780231128513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. Illustrates how ethnographic research itself can become a tool for activism. This book features ten studies that present activist groups across US - from transgender activists in New York City, to South Asian teenagers in Silicon Valley, to evangelical Christians and Palestinian Americans. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128506
ISBN
9780231128506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91
€ 90.75

Paperback. Drawing on the lives and work of a diverse group of artists, Michelle Habell-Pallan explores perspectives that defy both traditional forms of Latino cultural nationalism and the expectations of US culture. The result is a rethinking of identity politics and a lens from which to view the dynamics of race, class, gender, and sexuality. Num Pages: 310 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFCA; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736630
ISBN
9780814736630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

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