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Hardcover. Yar examines the autobiographies of fallen sports stars, exploring their fall from grace and the stigma it entails. Drawing upon sociological and criminological perspectives, it illuminates how fallen stars use confessional acts of story-telling to seek forgiveness, vindication and redemption. Num Pages: 116 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHBA; JHBS; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137403742
- ISBN
- 9781137403742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
Hardcover. This volume addresses the conceptualizations of the Other carried out by Western and Muslim societies historically and in contemporary times through empirical case studies. Editor(s): Eid, Mahmoud; Karim, Karim H. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137403650
- ISBN
- 9781137403650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Multiculturalism and Conflict Reconciliation in the Asia-Pacific
. Ed(S): Shimizu, Kosuke; Bradley, William
Hardback. Editor(s): Shimizu, Kosuke; Bradley, William. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QRP; JFSL; JNFR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137403599
- ISBN
- 9781137403599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.39
€ 40.39
Hardcover. Commedia all'italiana, or Comedy, Italian style, became popular at a time of great social change. This book, utilizing comedies produced in Italy from 1958-70, examines the genre's representation of gender in the everyday spaces of beaches and nightclubs, offices, cars, and kitchens, through the exploration of key spatial motifs. Series: Screening Spaces. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; APF; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137403568
- ISBN
- 9781137403568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardcover. This collection examines the current stage of multicultural challenges and their influence on democracy in 12 countries of Europe and East Asia. Contributors draw out the differences between European and East Asian approaches to universalizing locality and localizing global norms regarding human rights and democratic individuality. Editor(s): Kim, Nam-Kook. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FP; JFFN; JFSL1; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137403445
- ISBN
- 9781137403445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Frederick Luis Aldama and Christopher Gonzalez offer a thought-provoking conversation on the history of Latinos in the pro football leagues. As they weave their way through significant points where culture, politics, and history congeal, Aldama and Gonzalez thread together an alpha-to-omega, all-encompassing story of Latinos in the NFL. Series: Latino Pop Culture. Num Pages: 130 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFS; JFSL; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137403087
- ISBN
- 9781137403087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.63
€ 82.63
Hardcover. Analyzing women labeled as terrorists in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Gender and the Political examines Western cultural constructions of the female terrorist. The chapters argue that the development of the discourse on terrorism evolves in parallel with, and in response to, radical feminism in the US during this time. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137402752
- ISBN
- 9781137402752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
Hardback. Series: Pop Music, Culture and Identity. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 411.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137402035
- ISBN
- 9781137402035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.45
€ 149.45
Hardback. The book seeks to untangle the complexities of how America and the West work within emerging markets, addressing the political and diplomatic implications of investment alongside emerging theory within IPE and its implications for the USA. Num Pages: 155 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137401922
- ISBN
- 9781137401922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.28
€ 66.28
Hardcover. This anthology hopes to contribute, in particular, to the analysis of the mutually constitutive interaction of the use of cyberspace and Asian cultures, with particular attention to ethical, feminist, and religious perspectives especially within Catholic Christianity. Editor(s): Brazal, Agnes M.; Abraham, Kochurani. Series: Content and Context in Theological Ethics. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; HRAM1; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137401649
- ISBN
- 9781137401649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardback. Editor(s): Allen, Louisa; Rasmussen, Mary Lou. Num Pages: 720 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK5; JNU; YQNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1248.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137400321
- ISBN
- 9781137400321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 376.17
€ 376.17
hardcover. This volume brings together the work of twenty-seven contributors to deepen our understanding of Chinese migration to Europe, with a particular focus on the case of Prato and Italy. Editor(s): Baldassar, Loretta; Johanson, Graeme; McAuliffe, Narelle; Bressan, Massimo. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FPC; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137400239
- ISBN
- 9781137400239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.60
€ 128.60
Hardcover. Policing Wildlife examines both the extent and enforcement of wildlife law, one of the fastest growing areas of crime globally. The book considers how enforcement regimes need to adapt to contemporary wildlife crime threats, particularly those posed by terrorism and organised crime. Series: Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JKV; LNKG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137400000
- ISBN
- 9781137400000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.02
€ 194.02
Hardcover. This book examines Russia's 2013 anti-gay laws and their implications for the Sochi 2014 Olympics. Lenskyj argues that Putin's Russia and the International Olympic Committee wield power in similar ways, as evident in undemocratic governance, fraudulent voting processes, hypocrisy and absence of accountability. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHBS; KNSP; LNJS; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137399755
- ISBN
- 9781137399755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Hardcover. Craft and the Creative Economy examines the place of craft and making in the contemporary cultural economy, with a distinctive focus on the ways in which this creative sector is growing exponentially as a result of online shopfronts and home-based micro-enterprise, 'mumpreneurialism' and downshifting, and renewed demand for the handmade. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL; KC; KJE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137399649
- ISBN
- 9781137399649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28
Hardcover. This comprehensive, interdisciplinary collection examines diverse forms of anti-social behaviour in Victorian and contemporary Britain, providing a unique comparison of the methods which have been employed by governments to control it. Num Pages: 395 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JM; JFF; JFSC; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137399304
- ISBN
- 9781137399304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.08
€ 129.08
Hardback. This study explores the rapidly expanding world of online illicit drug trading. Since the fall of the infamous Silk Road, a new generation of cryptomarkets can be found thriving on the dark net. Martin explores how these websites defy powerful law enforcement agencies and represent the new digital front in the 'war on drugs'. Num Pages: 100 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 169 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137399045
- ISBN
- 9781137399045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.42
€ 82.42
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Language, Gender and Sexuality. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 colour illustrations, 4 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFGR; JFC; JFD; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398772
- ISBN
- 9781137398772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.68
€ 117.68
Hardcover. This volume brings together a range of different specialists in the arts and cultural industries, as well as international academics and public intellectuals, to explore how media and communication practices for social change are currently being reconfigured in both conceptual and rhetorical terms. Editor(s): Askanius, Tina; Ostergaard, Liv Stubbe. Series: Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398741
- ISBN
- 9781137398741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardcover. The book provides a fresh perspective on the shifting media landscape within Washington DC, re-evaluating journalist-source relationships, the power dynamic within the media corps, and the ways in which technology have changed the description of DC political news - detailing the ways in which media relationships are changing within Washington DC. Num Pages: 204 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JM; JFD; JFFS; KNTJ. 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
- V9781137398598
- ISBN
- 9781137398598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34