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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. The text analyses identities within virtual on-screen environments. Investigating regions in Second Life, it explores topical issues of the body in virtual space, nature and mythology in virtual environments, and the key arguments surrounding normative and subversive representations of gender, sexuality and subversion in screen-based environments. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137468338
- ISBN
- 9781137468338
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Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Hardcover. Orientalist discourses in Brazilian culture are an expression of anxieties about the re-structuring of time and space in the network age. The book examines engagements with Japanese postmodern culture in Brazil, which emerge in relation to the history of Japanese immigration and through a series of European and North American discursive mediations. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137468314
- ISBN
- 9781137468314
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Condition: New
€ 118.57
€ 118.57
Hardback. Editor(s): Parry, Emma; McCarthy, Jeanette. Num Pages: 767 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; KCF; KJMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1312.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 767
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137467799
- ISBN
- 9781137467799
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Condition: New
€ 268.26
€ 268.26
Hardback. This innovative book explores the role of cast steel in instruments for refining the body in the eighteenth century, amidst the changing climate of ideas surrounding 'polite' bodily form and appearance. Num Pages: 140 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137467478
- ISBN
- 9781137467478
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Condition: New
€ 67.17
€ 67.17
Hardcover. Pandemics, Science and Policy analyses the World Health Organisation's (WHO) management of the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic. Abeysinghe illustrates the ways in which the WHO's account was vulnerable to contestation, and ultimately how uncertain risks can affect policy and action on the global level. Series: Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JMC; JFFH; MBNS; PDK; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137467195
- ISBN
- 9781137467195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.43
€ 62.43
Hardback. This book presents a new and nuanced exploration of the position of women in Muslim countries, based on research involving more than 300,000 women in 28 Muslim countries. It addresses topical debates on the role of Islam, modernization, globalization, neocolonialism, educational inequalities, patriarchy, household hierarchies, and more. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137466761
- ISBN
- 9781137466761
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Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 249 pages, 1 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFF; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 473.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137466730
- ISBN
- 9781137466730
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Condition: New
€ 108.76
€ 108.76
Hardcover. Neoliberal Culture presents a critical analysis of the impact of the global free-market - the hegemony of which has been described elsewhere by the author as 'a short counter-revolution' - on the arts, media and everyday life since the 1970s. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137466457
- ISBN
- 9781137466457
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Condition: New
€ 62.51
€ 62.51
Hardcover. The ways we understand processes of agrarian change are pressing issues for policy makers and development practitioners. Interpreting changes in two agrarian societies in India and Indonesia, the author reveals how transformations to self are critical factors shaping change, as well as under-recognized consequences of development initiatives. Series: Global Political Thinkers. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FMN; JFSF; JHMC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137466426
- ISBN
- 9781137466426
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Condition: New
€ 118.77
€ 118.77
Hardcover. What are the implications of colonialism for a theory of global justice today? What does rectificatory justice mean in the light of colonialism? What does global rectificatory justice require in practice? The author seeks to answer these questions covering a significant gap in the literature on global justice. Series: Global Ethics. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTR; JFFS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137466112
- ISBN
- 9781137466112
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Condition: New
€ 62.23
€ 62.23
Hardback. Economic Foundations for Creative Aging Policy offers public policy ideas to construct positive answers for ageing populations. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFSP31; JHBD; KCJ; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137466105
- ISBN
- 9781137466105
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Condition: New
€ 119.05
€ 119.05
Hardback. Was Salman Rushdie right to have written The Satanic Verses? Were the protestors right to have done so? What about the Danish cartoons? This book examines the moral questions raised by cultural controversies, and how intercultural dialogue might be generated within multicultural societies. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRH; JFMD; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137466075
- ISBN
- 9781137466075
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Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. Offering 12 interviews with postcolonial thinkers in the social sciences and humanities, this collection features theorists such as Sara Ahmed and Paul Gilroy. Topics range from Bob Marley to the Black Panthers, Fanon to feminism, and anti-apartheid to the academy, uncovering thought provoking adventures about resistance and empowerment. Editor(s): Sian, Katy P. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HPS; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137465658
- ISBN
- 9781137465658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.06
€ 62.06
Hardback. Capturing the history of Kashmir and its cultural and social evolution, Nyla Ali Kahn deconstructs the life of her grandmother and other women of her generation to reconceptualize woman's identity in a politically militarized zone. An academic memoir, this book succinctly brings together the history, politics, and culture of Kashmir. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; BM; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137465634
- ISBN
- 9781137465634
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Condition: New
€ 61.92
€ 61.92
Hardcover. In Argentina, Colombia, and Peru, there has been an out-pouring of popular-performative activities that have asked citizens to pose questions about the social order and about the memories of recent atrocities. Cala Buendia looks at ways in which cultural producers adapted or developed strategies as resources for social actors to use for change. Num Pages: 198 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137465375
- ISBN
- 9781137465375
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Condition: New
€ 61.84
€ 61.84
Hardcover. This volume examines journalism and memorialization in the age of social media, with a particular emphasis on communication in times of crisis. Recognizing that individuals are sharing more actively than ever before, this book investigates the implications of this emerging practice for journalism and mass communication. Num Pages: 205 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137465368
- ISBN
- 9781137465368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.98
€ 61.98
Hardcover. The experiences of African women in the era before independence remain a woefully understudied facet of African history. This innovative and carefully argued study thus adds tremendously to our understanding of colonial history by focusing on women's education, professionalization, and political mobilization in the East African islands of Zanzibar. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; HBJH; HBTR; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137465290
- ISBN
- 9781137465290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.99
€ 118.99
Hardcover. Cinema has long played a crucial role in the way that societies represent themselves. Hedges discusses the role of cinema in creating cultural memory within a global perspective that spans five continents. The book's innovative approach and approachable style should transform the way that we think of film and its social effects. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137465115
- ISBN
- 9781137465115
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Condition: New
€ 62.15
€ 62.15
Internet Addiction in Psychotherapy (Palgrave Studies in Cyberpsycholo...
Kuss, Daria J., Griffiths, Mark D.
Hardcover. Current knowledge about effective internet addiction treatment is limited. This book explores how 20 international internet addiction therapy experts experience the presenting problem of internet addiction in psychotherapy. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cyberpsychology. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH; JMH; JMP; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137465061
- ISBN
- 9781137465061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.75
€ 61.75
Multiculturalism and Conflict Reconciliation in the Asia-Pacific
. Ed(S): Shimizu, Kosuke; Bradley, William
Paperback. This book is open access under a CC BY license. This edited collection focuses on theories, language and migration in relation to multiculturalism in Japan and the Asia-Pacific.It investigates current conflicts that have arisen due to immigration and policies related to education, politics, language, work, citizenship and identity. Editor(s): Shimizu, Kosuke; Bradley, William. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CJ; JFSL; JNFR; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137464620
- ISBN
- 9781137464620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.64
€ 28.64