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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Few women's voices have survived from the antiquity period, but evidence shows that, especially in the area of religion, women were influential in Greek culture. Drawing on Socrates' Symposium, Nye advances this notion by not only exploring the original religious meaning of Diotima's teaching but also how that meaning has been lost throughout time. Series: Breaking Feminist Waves. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKP3; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137516015
- ISBN
- 9781137516015
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€ 129.36
€ 129.36
Hardcover. This book is a study of the objectives of Islamic Finance in the modern banking space and offers insight into the effects of changes and developments occurring in Islamic banking products and services. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 figures, 57 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSR2; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137515650
- ISBN
- 9781137515650
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€ 118.82
€ 118.82
Regulating Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in the United States
Bayefsky, Michelle; Jennings, Bruce
Hardback. Reproductive technology allows us to test embryos' genes before deciding whether to transfer them to a woman's uterus. Embryo selection raises many ethical questions but is virtually unregulated in the United States. This comprehensive study considers the ethical, medical, political, and economic aspects of developing appropriate regulation. Series: Palgrave Series in Bioethics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 121 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; JPA; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 307.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 121
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137515438
- ISBN
- 9781137515438
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€ 61.64
€ 61.64
Hardcover. The traditional class analysis of politics in industrial societies described a conflict that pitted the well-off business class against the working class in a "democratic class struggle." This book holds that economic development has produced a New Class which rivals the business class in the politics of post-industrial societies. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137515407
- ISBN
- 9781137515407
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€ 62.56
€ 62.56
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary reader offers a fascinating exploration of the intersection of biopolitics and utopia by employing a range of theoretical approaches. Each essay provides a unique application of the two concepts to topics spanning the social sciences and humanities. Editor(s): Stapleton, Patricia; Byers, Andrew. Series: Palgrave Series in Bioethics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137514745
- ISBN
- 9781137514745
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Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Hardback. Mexican figures like La Virgen de Guadalupe, la Malinche, la Llorona, and la Chingada reflect different myths of motherhood in Mexican culture. For the first time, Melero examines these instances of portrayed motherhood as a discursive space in the political, cultural, and literary context of early twentieth century Mexico. Series: Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 142 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 335.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137514615
- ISBN
- 9781137514615
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€ 61.77
€ 61.77
Hardcover. This book examines the struggles that unfolded in Latin America over the memory of the pasts of political violence experienced by the countries of the continent in the second half of the twentieth century: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the United States, Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Editor(s): Montano, Eugenia Allier; Crenzel, Emilio A. Series: Memory Politics and Transitional Justice. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFE; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137514486
- ISBN
- 9781137514486
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€ 150.06
€ 150.06
Hardcover. Although philosophers debate the morality of open borders, few social scientists have explored what would happen if immigration were no longer limited. This book looks at three examples of temporarily unrestricted migration in Miami, Marseille, and Dublin and finds that the effects were much less catastrophic than opponents of immigration claim. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DDF; 1KBB; JFFN; JHBD; JPSL; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137513915
- ISBN
- 9781137513915
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Condition: New
€ 62.00
€ 62.00
Hardback. Series: The Palgrave MacMillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 467.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137513465
- ISBN
- 9781137513465
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Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Virtuous or Villainess? The Image of the Royal Mother from the Early M...
. Ed(S): Fleiner, Carey; Woodacre, Elena
Hardback. Editor(s): Fleiner, Carey; Woodacre, Elena. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 269 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137513144
- ISBN
- 9781137513144
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Condition: New
€ 180.89
€ 180.89
Welfare State Transformations and Inequality in OECD Countries
. Ed(S): Wulfgramm, Melike; Bieber, Tonia; Le...
Hardback. Editor(s): Wulfgramm, Melike; Bieber, Tonia; Leibfried, Stephan. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JKSB; JPQB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137511836
- ISBN
- 9781137511836
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Condition: New
€ 109.48
€ 109.48
Hardback. This book addresses the question of why the European middle classes were ready to accept some of the key features of neo-liberalism. Series: Palgrave Master Series. Num Pages: 123 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHB; JPFK; JPFM; KJVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 123
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137511607
- ISBN
- 9781137511607
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Condition: New
€ 74.60
€ 74.60
Hardcover. Alison Horbury investigates the reprisal of the myth of Persephone - a mother-daughter plot of separation and initiation - in post-feminist television cultures where, she argues, it functions as a symptom expressing a complex around the question of sexual difference - what Lacan calls 'sexuation', where this question has been otherwise foreclosed. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFDT; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137511362
- ISBN
- 9781137511362
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Condition: New
€ 62.28
€ 62.28
Migration of Rich Immigrants: Gender, Ethnicity and Class (Palgrave St...
Vailati, Alex, Rial, Carmen
Hardcover. Migration of Rich Immigrants addresses flows of emigrants who establish themselves in other countries temporarily or permanently, in favorable economic conditions. Vailati and Rial explore these migratory paths and analyze how gender, class, age, sexual orientation and ethnicity influence these processes. Series: Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137510761
- ISBN
- 9781137510761
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Condition: New
€ 62.23
€ 62.23
Rethinking Transit Migration: Precarity, Mobility, and Self-Making in ...
Basok, Tanya, Bélanger, Danièle, Rojas Wies...
Hardcover. Questioning the notion of transit migration, the book examines factors that shape Central American migrants' mobility and immobility in the transnational space, comprised on Central American countries, Mexico, and the US. Series: Mobility and Politics. Num Pages: 129 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFFN; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137509741
- ISBN
- 9781137509741
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Condition: New
€ 66.81
€ 66.81
Hardback. This study explores the 'imaginary of disaster' that appears in popular fictions about the apocalyptic breakdown of society. Focusing on representations of crime, law, violence, vengeance and justice, it argues that an exploration post-apocalyptic story-telling offer us valuable insights into social anxieties. Num Pages: 124 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JFFE; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137509062
- ISBN
- 9781137509062
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Condition: New
€ 61.64
€ 61.64
Hardcover. Since 1989, when the movement for Kashmiri independence took the form of an armed insurgency, it has been one of the most highly militarized regions in the world. This book is based on the idea that preserving memory is central to the struggle for justice and to someday rebuild a society shattered by two decades of armed conflict. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; JFFE; JPVH; JPVR; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137509055
- ISBN
- 9781137509055
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Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
hardcover. Editor(s): Keil, Kathrin; Knecht, Sebastian. Num Pages: 319 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTN; JFFS; JPB; JPP; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137508836
- ISBN
- 9781137508836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.65
€ 181.65
Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB; JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137508683
- ISBN
- 9781137508683
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Condition: New
€ 62.56
€ 62.56
Hardcover. This book brings together community festival and event research from around the world, from nine different countries. It explores critically how festivals and their communities develop and impact upon one another. Editor(s): Jepson, Allan. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137508539
- ISBN
- 9781137508539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.86
€ 180.86