Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This book offers a radical reformulation of the self-other dyad in early modern English culture, identifying a rich and now obsolete language that made selves objects rather than subjects. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349547623
- ISBN
- 9781349547623
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Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Paperback. In a series of encounters with key figures in the field of cultural studies, this book draws together interest in affect theory and contemporary politics to describe the mobilising effects of individual scholarly voices in cultural studies' history, emphasising the ongoing importance of engaged, public intellectualism throughout. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFCX; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349547562
- ISBN
- 9781349547562
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Condition: New
€ 65.64
€ 65.64
Paperback. The book examines the social and cultural context of new genetic knowledge associated with breast cancer. It looks at how this knowledge and technologies are used and received in two contrasting social arenas - cancer genetic clinics and a breast cancer research charity. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; MBS; MFN; MJCL; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349547548
- ISBN
- 9781349547548
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Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Paperback. The BSE epidemic, GM foods, avian flu, the growth of supermarkets and the crisis in obesity have shaken consumer trust in food. Uncovering surprising differences between countries, Trust in Food examines this and challenges the idea of the consumer as a sovereign individual, demonstrating how consumption is institutionalized within society. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JHBL; JPQB; KN; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349547395
- ISBN
- 9781349547395
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Online Matchmaking examines the joys, fears, and disappointments of hooking up with people in cyberspace. Unlike many other books in the field, this collection includes studies by experts from a range of disciplines including Communications, Cultural Studies, Health, Journalism, Psychology, Rhetoric, and Sociology. Editor(s): Whitty, Mike; Baker, A.; Inman, James. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFSJ; JHB; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349546978
- ISBN
- 9781349546978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
paperback. Using the experiences of Malawi, one of the poorest countries on the African continent, to illustrate both the challenges that poverty creates, and the opportunities for change that exist. Poverty, AIDS and Hunger outlines an easily-replicable model, at modest cost, that could lift people quickly out of poverty, with sustainable benefits. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHB; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349546909
- ISBN
- 9781349546909
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Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Paperback. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JFSR; JKV; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349546862
- ISBN
- 9781349546862
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. This book""accounts for the recent return of female-oriented film genres and examines their key formal features and recurring themes. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349546787
- ISBN
- 9781349546787
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Using an innovative, action research approach, Vickers explores the lives of women who work full time while caring for a child with significant chronic illness or disability. She demonstrates that such women can be disconnected from those around them, unsupported and overwhelmed with responsibility at home and work. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHBK; JHBL; JKS; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349546510
- ISBN
- 9781349546510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. The United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child resulted in even greater global awareness of the significance of children's rights and perspectives. The contributors to this book explore the extent to which children's interests are finding expression in different societies in Western Europe. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349546398
- ISBN
- 9781349546398
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. From a cross-disciplinary and conceptual perspective this book discusses the political solutions of constitutional patriotism, republicanism and liberal nationalism to cultural conflict. It places these debates in the context of real national traditions, where all civic language inevitably also reflects 'culture'. Editor(s): Mouritsen, P. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349546282
- ISBN
- 9781349546282
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Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Paperback. Editor(s): Duvell, Franck. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349546244
- ISBN
- 9781349546244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349546169
- ISBN
- 9781349546169
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Meinhof, Ulrike Hanna. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JPA; JPP; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349546145
- ISBN
- 9781349546145
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. This book explores the evolution and performance of the Turkish banking sector, in particular, the repercussions of overall economic structure, financial crises and political instability on its financial sector. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; KC; KFF; KFFH; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349546114
- ISBN
- 9781349546114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.21
€ 127.21
Paperback. This book brings a new dimension to the critical debate about the complex relationship of Woolf to the marketplace and commodity culturethrough a focus on the gift economy at work in Woolf's writing, exploring the political subversiveness of the gift and its significance inher modernist aesthetics." Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349546015
- ISBN
- 9781349546015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.78
€ 65.78
Paperback. This book revisits Cox and Harrod's conception of 'unprotected workers' through theoretical reflection and empirical explorations of the rise of millennialism, prostitution and the sex industry, the politics of migration, the interstices of class and gender, and trade union politics. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JHBL; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349545933
- ISBN
- 9781349545933
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Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DSA; JFD; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349545056
- ISBN
- 9781349545056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. The book turns the 'democratic peace' theme on its head: rather than investigating the reasons for the supposed pacifism of democracies, it looks for the causes of their militancy. In order to solve this puzzle, the authors look across International Relations, political theory, political philosophy and sociology. Editor(s): Geis, A.; Brock, L.; Mueller, H. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPS; JPSD; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349544554
- ISBN
- 9781349544554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; HPC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349544431
- ISBN
- 9781349544431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41