Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. This book discusses key issues in global and regional social policy, exploring Bob Deacon's pioneering approach to regulation, rights and redistribution. It addresses the role of international actors in shaping social policy and discusses the problems and possibilities of new alliances for global social justice. Editor(s): Kaasch, Alexandra; Stubbs, Paul. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBC; JKS; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137287304
- ISBN
- 9781137287304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. This book brings together thirteen timely essays from across the globe that consider a range of 'mediated youth cultures', covering topics such as the phenomenon of dance imitations on YouTube, the circulation of zines online, the resurgence of roller derby on the social web, drinking cultures, Israeli blogs, Korean pop music, and more. Editor(s): Bennett, Andy; Robards, Brady. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFDT; JFDV; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137287014
- ISBN
- 9781137287014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.26
€ 139.26
Hardcover. The contributors illustrate what twin analytical and practical challenges emerge from juxtaposing cultural, economic, historical, postcolonial, virtual, architectural, literary, security and political stances to the concept of the 'global city'. Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 black & white tables, 13 black & white line drawings, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; KCU; RNT; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286864
- ISBN
- 9781137286864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. Drawing on research from the Timescapes Study, this volume discusses the life chances and experiences of children and young people, parents and older generations. A unique qualitative longitudinal study forms the basis for the chapter contributions, delivering policy-relevant findings to address individual and family lives over time. Editor(s): Holland, Janet. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHBK; JMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137285072
- ISBN
- 9781137285072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Thatcher's Grandchildren explores sociological and political issues about childhood that have that have become increasingly significant in the twenty first century within a political landscape framed by neo-liberalism. Issues addressed include child protection and abuse, the media, education and schooling, and poverty. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; 3JMG; JFSP1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137281548
- ISBN
- 9781137281548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.91
€ 67.91
Hardcover. This book provides an analysis of the changes the Sicilian mafia has undergone from legitimisation to denunciation. It argues that conceptualisations of the mafia in public and scientific debate, during the nineteenth and more than half of the twentieth century, created a mystique that legitimised the mafia and contributed to their success. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSV; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280497
- ISBN
- 9781137280497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Race, Gender and the Body in British Immigration Control: Subject to E...
Smith, Evan, Marmo, Marinella
Hardcover. This book analyses the practice of virginity testing endured by South Asian women who wished to enter Britain between the late 1960s and the early 1980s, and places this practice into a wider historical context. Using recently opened government documents the extent to which these women were interrogated and scrutinized at the border is uncovered. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280435
- ISBN
- 9781137280435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Paperback. Holocaust as Fiction seeks to explain and critically evaluate the extraordinary success of Schlink's internationally acclaimed novel, The Reader, the widely read 'Selb' detective trilogy, and two popular films based closely on his work. Num Pages: 268 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APF; DSBH; DSK; HBTZ1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277633
- ISBN
- 9781137277633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.00
€ 116.00
Hardcover. During the era of the French revolution, patriots across Europe tried to introduce a national uniform. This book, the first comparative study of national uniform schemes, discusses case studies from Austria, Bulgaria, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Turkey the United States, and Wales. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBTB; JFCK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277138
- ISBN
- 9781137277138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. The entrepreneurial university has been tasked with making an impact. This collection presents professional-personal reflections on research experience and interpretative accounts of navigating fieldwork and broader publics, politics and practices of (dis)engagement primarily through a feminist, queer and gender studies lens. Editor(s): Taylor, Yvette. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275868
- ISBN
- 9781137275868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Hardcover. The first book-long analysis of the 'mediatization of politics', this volume aims to understand the transformations of the relationship between media and politics in recent decades, and explores how growing media autonomy, journalistic framing, media populism and new media technologies affect democratic processes. Editor(s): Esser, Frank; Stromback, Professor Jesper. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275837
- ISBN
- 9781137275837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Exploring the ambivalent grammar of empathy where questions of geo-politics and social justice are at stake - in popular science, international development, postcolonial fiction, feminist and queer theory - this book addresses the critical implications of empathy's uneven effects. It offers a vital transnational perspective on the 'turn to affect'. Series: Thinking Gender in Transnational Times. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275257
- ISBN
- 9781137275257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.78
€ 138.78
Hardcover. When parents form families by reaching across social barriers to adopt children, where and how does race enter the adoption process? How do agencies, parents, and the adopted children themselves deal with issues of difference in adoption? This volume engages writers from both sides of the Atlantic to take a close look at these issues. Editor(s): Bashi Treitler, Vilna. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275226
- ISBN
- 9781137275226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardcover. Tamsin Barber addresses the experience of the British-born Vietnamese as an overlooked minority population in 'super-diverse' London, exploring the emergence of the pan-ethnic 'Oriental' category as a new form of collective consciousness and identity in Britain. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FMV; JFFN; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275189
- ISBN
- 9781137275189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Hardcover. In this book, Parent puts together a history of representations of the 1944 mutiny in Senegal. Combining firsthand analysis of the works and their intertextual interactions as well an external perspective, Parent engages with history, literature, film, poetics, and politics and highlights the importance of remembering the past. Num Pages: 222 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1HFDS; DSB; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137274960
- ISBN
- 9781137274960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Based on domestic and international research on the interaction of race and ethnicity within education, this book aims to promote and advocate a range of contemporary issues related to race, ethnicity and inclusion in relation to pedagogy, teaching and learning. Editor(s): Race, Richard; Lander, Vini. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL1; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137274755
- ISBN
- 9781137274755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardcover. There is something unsettling, but also powerful, in the encounter with individual and collective experiences of human suffering. Intensive Media explores the discomfort and fascination initiated by instances of pain and suffering, their 'aversive affects', as they trouble but also vitalise contemporary media environments. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; JFCA; JFD; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137273505
- ISBN
- 9781137273505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Paperback. Examining the emotional practices of workers within the criminal justice system, this book argues that emotions can have both positive and negative impacts on practice, but are largely ignored in policy and practice discourse. Illustrating the value of these 'soft skills', Knight calls for the building of emotional resources within organizations. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; JKSN; JKVQ1; JKVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137273192
- ISBN
- 9781137273192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.05
€ 66.05
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137272713
- ISBN
- 9781137272713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. The Postcolonial Cultural Industry makes a timely intervention into the field of postcolonial studies by unpacking its relation to the cultural industry. It unearths the role of literary prizes, the adaptation industry and the marketing of ethnic bestsellers as new globalization strategies that connect postcolonial artworks to the market place. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137272584
- ISBN
- 9781137272584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. Fleetwood explores how women become involved in trafficking, focusing on the lived experiences of women as drug mules. Offering theoretical insights from gender theory and transnational criminology, Fleetwood argues that women's participation in the drugs trade cannot be adequately understood through the lenses of either victimization or agency. Series: Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSJ1; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137271891
- ISBN
- 9781137271891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Explaining Collective Violence in Contemporary Indonesia: From Conflic...
Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin
Hardcover. Tadjoeddin uniquely explores four types of violent conflicts pertinent to contemporary Indonesia (secessionist, ethnic, routine-everyday and electoral violence), and seeks to discover what socio-economic development can do to overcome conflict and make the country's transition to democracy safe for its constituencies. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFFE; JPA; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270634
- ISBN
- 9781137270634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book provides a cross-regional investigation of the role of citizenship and ethnicity in migration, political incorporation, and political transnationalism in the age of globalization, exploring the political realities of Dutch Antilleans in the Netherlands and Latin American Nikkeijin in Japan. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270542
- ISBN
- 9781137270542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Paperback. Published with the support of the Academy for Social Sciences, this volume provides an illuminating look at topics of concern to everyone at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Leading social scientists tackle complex questions such as immigration, unemployment, climate change, war, banks in trouble, and an ageing population. Editor(s): Cooper, Cary; Michie, Jonathan. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137269911
- ISBN
- 9781137269911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.26
€ 38.26