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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Men's biological clocks may not be ticking loudly, but what about the social clock? Are there benefits to being in-step with social norms for the timing of parenthood? In a clear and accessible style, this book examines the advantages and disadvantages of early, on-time, and delayed first fatherhood. The book includes a foreword by Ross D. Parke. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137372710
- ISBN
- 9781137372710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.38
€ 119.38
Hardback. The Settler Colonial Present explores the ways in which settler colonialism as a specific mode of domination informs the global present. It presents an argument regarding its extraordinary resilience and diffusion and reflects on the need to imagine its decolonisation. Num Pages: 167 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 347.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 167
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137372468
- ISBN
- 9781137372468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.69
€ 108.69
Paperback. As many can attest, the prevalence of sexual imagery has increased in modern society over the past half century. In this timely new study, Kenneth Kammeyer traces the historical development of sexual imagery in America and society's preoccupation with it, all within a firm theoretical and sociological framework. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JHBA; JHBK5; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137372253
- ISBN
- 9781137372253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.95
€ 61.95
Hardcover. Religion and social action is both empowering and limiting for women. This study shows the Guadalupanas' awareness of themselves as agents for change and their difficulties in understanding and maintaining their limited gendered roles within church and community. Num Pages: 214 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRCC7; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137372192
- ISBN
- 9781137372192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
Hardcover. Re-imagining the Family explores contemporary films and literature about the effects of legal and illegal immigration on the structure and the stories of the contemporary 'European' family, with a focus on Germany. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137371836
- ISBN
- 9781137371836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.18
€ 62.18
Paperback. Thousands of women are murdered every year by close relatives for allegedly violating an unwritten social code or rebelling against the patriarchal order. The book examines the roots and evolution of honor-based violence, as well as the ongoing struggle to eradicate it worldwide. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137371430
- ISBN
- 9781137371430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.64
€ 61.64
Football's Dark Side: Corruption, Homophobia, Violence and Racism in t...
Cashmore, Ellis, Cleland, Jamie
Hardcover. Association football is the richest, most popular sport in history with a multicultural global following. It is also riven with corruption, racism, homophobia and a violence that has for decades resisted all attempts to tame it. Cashmore and Cleland examine football's dark side: the unpleasant, sleazy and downright nasty aspects of the sport. Num Pages: 112 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSK; JHBS; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137371263
- ISBN
- 9781137371263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.61
€ 61.61
Hardcover. This book explores the possibility of drawing upon a punk ethos to inspire and invigorate sociology. It uses punk to think creatively about what sociology is and how it might be conducted and aims to fire the sociological imaginations of sociologists at any stage of their careers, from new students to established professors. Num Pages: 90 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGU; JFC; JFS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137371201
- ISBN
- 9781137371201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.39
€ 61.39
Hardcover. Exploring recent contemporary debates on gender and migration, this book scrutinizes the relationship between women's work in ethnic economies and social integration, arguing that women in Britain zigzag their way to social integration. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137371119
- ISBN
- 9781137371119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.31
€ 62.31
Hardcover. Cinema frequently depicts various types of work, but this representation is never straightforward. It depends on and reflects many factors, especially the place and time the film is made and the type of audience it addresses. Here, the contributors employ transnational and transhistorical perspectives to compare filmic depictions of work. Editor(s): Mazierska, Ewa. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 171 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137370853
- ISBN
- 9781137370853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137370600
- ISBN
- 9781137370600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.75
€ 118.75
Hardcover. This edited collection provides the first in-depth analysis of social policies and the risks faced by young people. The book explores the effects of both the economic crisis and austerity policies on the lives of young Europeans, examining both the precarity of youth transitions, and the function of welfare state policies. Editor(s): Antonucci, Lorenza; Hamilton, Myra; Roberts, Steven. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages, No more than 20 tables and 10 graphs/charts. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSP2; JKS; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137370518
- ISBN
- 9781137370518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardcover. The interest of this book lies at the very center of a recent deployment of homosexual liberation on a larger scale. The reader will be able to understand how each of the traditions studied articulates its own regulatory mechanisms of male sexuality in general, and homosexuality. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM; JFSJ; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369888
- ISBN
- 9781137369888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.02
€ 63.02
Hardcover. Crumbling business models mean news media structures must change. Gavin Ellis explores the past and present use of newspaper trusts - drawing on case studies such as the Guardian, the Irish Times and the Pulitzer Prize winning Tampa Bay Times - to make the case for a form of ownership dedicated to sustaining high quality journalism. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369437
- ISBN
- 9781137369437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.30
€ 63.30
hardcover. Editor(s): Geppert, A. Num Pages: 352 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2018
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369154
- ISBN
- 9781137369154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.45
€ 120.45
Creating Citizenship Communities: Education, Young People and the Role...
Davies, Ian, Sundaram, Vanita, Hampden-Thomps...
Hardcover. On the basis of a national research project undertaken in England, this volume explores how and why young people's engagement is so important globally in education and society, and looks at what teachers and students think about citizenship and community. The authors make recommendations to enhance understanding and the potential for engagement. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JNF; JNKP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137368850
- ISBN
- 9781137368850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.52
€ 119.52
Hardcover. The concept of "care" defines our humanity. Covering topics as diverse as familial care, medical care, artistic care, scientific care, and various other permutations of the term, this book examines the word and concept of "care" from a cultural perspective, tracing its use throughout literature and history. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 213 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137368621
- ISBN
- 9781137368621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Hardcover. Written by an insider, this book takes a critical look at the myths and contradictions surrounding India as a consumer market, to examine the new opportunities that it offers. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFT; KJC; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 357 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137367099
- ISBN
- 9781137367099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.53
€ 44.53
Hardcover. This book examines violence against women in the name of honor in Iraqi Kurdistan, taking an intersectional perspective. It reveals the links between destructive, state-sanctioned honor discourse and notions of manhood as they are shaped by a resistance culture dedicated to the struggle against ethnic oppression. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JFFE; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137367006
- ISBN
- 9781137367006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.82
€ 118.82
Hardcover. This book provides a wealth of comparative information on social justice in higher education worldwide by examining how the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program, the world's largest private fellowship program in higher education, has succeeded in fostering social justice leadership over the past ten years. Editor(s): Bigalke, Terance W.; Zurbuchen, Mary S. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 261 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137366498
- ISBN
- 9781137366498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 44.01
€ 54.99
€ 44.01
Hardcover. Film, media, and cultural theorists have long appealed to Lacanian theory in order to discern processes of subjectivization, representation, and ideological interpellation. Here, the contributors take up a Zizekian approach to studies of cinema and media, raising questions about power, ideology, sexual difference, and enjoyment. Editor(s): Flisfeder, Matthew; Willis, Louis-Paul. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; HPCF; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137366245
- ISBN
- 9781137366245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Hardcover. Yamamoto Sanehiko's (1885-1952) achievements as a publisher, writer, and politician in the interwar period served as both a catalyst and a template for developments after the wars. While exploring the accomplishments the compelling figure, this study sheds new light on the social, cultural, and political changes that occurred in postwar Japan. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JJP; DSK; HBTB; JFC; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137366214
- ISBN
- 9781137366214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
Hardcover. Intersex bodies have been figured as troubling by doctors, parents, religious institutions and society at large. In this book, scholars draw on constructive and pastoral theologies, biblical studies, and sociology, suggesting intersex's capacity to 'trouble' is positive, challenging unquestioned norms and assumptions in religion and beyond. Editor(s): Cornwall, Susannah. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG; HRCM; HRCV4; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137366153
- ISBN
- 9781137366153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.06
€ 150.06
Paperback. This book explores women's organizations and their various educational contributions through local, state, and national networks from 1890 to 1960. Contributors investigate how women united to support and sustain education in both formal and informal settings and examine various associations. Editor(s): Knupfer, Anne Meis; Woyshner, Christine A. Num Pages: 268 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; JNB; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 214 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137366061
- ISBN
- 9781137366061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.51
€ 54.99
€ 43.51