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Society & culture: general
Paperback. An original and timely study of men's experiences of depression in which the author tackles the discursively constructed relationship between the self and depression showing its linguistic and social complexity and analyses the relationship between depression and masculinity. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349353521
- ISBN
- 9781349353521
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Condition: New
€ 126.64
€ 126.64
Majority Cultures and the Everyday Politics of Ethnic Difference
. Ed(S): Petersson, Bo; Tyler, Katharine
Paperback. Examining the ways in which majority Western cultures govern, represent and exclude those that are considered to be ethically 'other', this book asks what is the impact of globalization, governance and Western immigration controls on the construction of the majority 'self' and the minority 'other'? Editor(s): Petersson, Bo; Tyler, Katharine. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349353460
- ISBN
- 9781349353460
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Children today are growing up in a world of global media. Many have also become global citizens, through their experience of migration and transnational networks. This book reviews research and debate in the media, globalization, migration and childhood, with empirical research in which children's voices are featured prominently and directly. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSP; JFSR; JHBK; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349353323
- ISBN
- 9781349353323
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Condition: New
€ 65.96
€ 65.96
Paperback. This book explores how memories are used to re-establish a sense of belonging, analyzing the relationships between migrants' adjustment, assimilation and re-membering home. It considers memories as social expressions as well as the tensions and conflicts in representing and renegotiating memories in literature and cinema. Editor(s): Kuah-Pearce, Khun Eng; Davidson, Andrew P. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349353309
- ISBN
- 9781349353309
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Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Paperback. This is the first full-length study in English of the New Right in Germany and it breaks new ground by considering the New Right as a political and a cultural movement. The book examines the often contradictory motives that feed into New Right political pronouncements and explores the cultural thinking that feeds into extreme political commitment. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349353019
- ISBN
- 9781349353019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.64
€ 65.64
Paperback. This book explores the publishing and reading practices formed and changed by the First World War. From an exploration of British and Australian trench journals to the impact of war on the literary figures of the home front, the essays provide new information about the production, circulation and reception of reading matter during this time. Editor(s): Hammond, M.; Towheed, Shafquat. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349352876
- ISBN
- 9781349352876
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. The momentum of economic progress in India and China will bring about the next major shift in geopolitics. This book analyzes the economic experience of both countries in the context of development and globalization, and offers insights that could be crucial for development thinking. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KCM; KCP; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349352722
- ISBN
- 9781349352722
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Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
paperback. An investigation into the way fairytale plots and characters are used in postmodern fiction. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- SKU
- V9781349352661
- ISBN
- 9781349352661
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Condition: New
€ 65.76
€ 65.76
Paperback. This study presents a critique of social constructionist identity politics, which is distinguished from specific identity-based political positions, from within and with social constructionist commitments. Gupta examines the institutionalization of social constructionist identity politics in literary studies, considering the notions of canonicity. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349352647
- ISBN
- 9781349352647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Paperback. Re-energizing Citizenship examines the dual character of civil society. The book provides a critical examination of attempts to re-energize citizenship in a range of contexts and offers insights into what works. Editor(s): John, P.; Brannan, Tessa. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349352586
- ISBN
- 9781349352586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.70
€ 126.70
Paperback. Drawing from a wide spectrum of disciplines, the essays in this collection examine in different national contexts the consequences of the "Latin American multicultural turn" in Afro Latino social movements of the past two decades. Editor(s): Rahier, Jean. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JHM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349352357
- ISBN
- 9781349352357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. This book takes a fascinating look at the role of the Arab-Islamic world in the rise of the West. It examines the cultural transmission of ideas and institutions in a number of key areas, including science, philosophy, humanism, law, finance, commerce, as well as the Arab-Islamic world's overall impact on the Reformation and the Renaissance. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPA; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349352272
- ISBN
- 9781349352272
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Condition: New
€ 126.92
€ 126.92
Paperback. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349352173
- ISBN
- 9781349352173
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Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFD; APFR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349352098
- ISBN
- 9781349352098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Paperback. Moving away from orthodox narratives of the Raj and British presence in India, this book examines the significance of the networks and connections that South Asians established on British soil. Looking at the period 1858-1950, it presents readings of cultural history and points to the urgent need to open up the parameters of this field of study. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349352012
- ISBN
- 9781349352012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Paperback. A new, original investigation into how screenwriting works; the practices, creative 'poetics' and texts that serve the screen idea. Using a range of film, media and creative theories, it includes new case studies on the successful ITV soap Emmerdale, Hitchcock's first major screenwriter and David Lean's unfinished film, Nostromo. Series: Palgrave Studies in Screenwriting. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFD; APFN; DSC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349351916
- ISBN
- 9781349351916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Cosmopolitanism and the Media explores the diverse implications of today's digital media environments in relation to people's worldviews and social practices. The book presents an empirically grounded account of the relationship between cosmopolitanized lifeworlds and forces of surveillance, control and mobility. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFD; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349351893
- ISBN
- 9781349351893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.54
€ 65.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFN; AV; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349351879
- ISBN
- 9781349351879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Paperback. Examining a range of fantasy films released in the past decade, Pheasant-Kelly looks at why these films are meaningful to current audiences. The imagery and themes reflecting 9/11, millennial anxieties, and environmental disasters have furthered fantasy's rise to dominance as they allow viewers to work through traumatic memories of these issues. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; APFN; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349351831
- ISBN
- 9781349351831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Paperback. This book examines evolution of medieval patience literature from a focus on male and female sufferers to a focus on female suffers in particular. Using feminist revisions of genre-theory, Waugh analyses the concept of counterfeit consciousness in the works of Margery Kempe and Chaucer among others. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 247 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349351787
- ISBN
- 9781349351787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95