Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. What is social visibility? How does it affect people and public issues? How are visibility regimes created, organized and contested? Tackling both social theory and social research, the book is an exploration into how intervisibilities produce crucial sociotechnical and biopolitical effects. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHB; JHBA; JPA; TBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349316755
- ISBN
- 9781349316755
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. How does culture articulate, frame, organise and produce stories about social class and class difference? What do these stories tell us about contemporary models of success, failure, struggle and aspiration? Drawing on examples from the 1980s to the present day, this book investigates the changing landscape of class in Britain. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFF; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349316533
- ISBN
- 9781349316533
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€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Paperback. Critical and scientific realism have emerged as important perspectives on international relations in recent years. The attraction of these approaches lies in the claim that they can transcend the positivism vs postpositivism divide. This book demonstrates the vitality of this approach and the difference that 'realism' makes. Editor(s): Joseph, J.; Wight, C. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFS; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349316380
- ISBN
- 9781349316380
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€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Paperback. How do mainstream film, television, advertising, videogames and newspapers engage with topics such as vivisection, hunting, animal performance, farming, meat eating and animal control? This book explores social, economic, ethical and cultural aspects of relationships between popular media forms and key animal issues. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AS; HPQ; HPS; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349316175
- ISBN
- 9781349316175
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€ 149.87
€ 149.87
Paperback. Combining case studies with normative theory, this bookanalyzes the democratic credentials of transnational actors participating in global governance, ranging from corporations and philanthropic foundations to NGOs andsocial movements. This leads to innovative interpretations of democratic legitimacy in a transnational context." Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFS; JHB; JPA; JPHV; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349316137
- ISBN
- 9781349316137
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€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Paperback. This book gives a novel understanding of the globalization debate as well as the structure of world politics. Drawing on Foucault and Waltz it suggests 'polity' as a third model of political structure beyond hierarchy and anarchy. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPA; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349315840
- ISBN
- 9781349315840
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€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. This fascinating interdisciplinary study examines the relationship between literary interest in visionary kinds of experience and medical ideas about hallucination and the nerves in the first half of the nineteenth century, focusing on canonical Romantic authors, the work of women writers influenced by Romanticism, and visual culture. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; DSBF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349315642
- ISBN
- 9781349315642
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Condition: New
€ 127.33
€ 127.33
International Conflict Over Water Resources in Himalayan Asia
Wirsing, Robert G.; Jasparro, Christopher; St...
Paperback. The authors explore the fresh water crisis of Himalayan Asia. While the region hosts some of the world's mightiest rivers, it is also home to rapidly modernizing, increasingly affluent, and demographically multiplying societies, ensuring the rapid depletion of water resources and of disputes over ownership of transboundary waters. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JP; KCP; RGL; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349315222
- ISBN
- 9781349315222
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€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349315208
- ISBN
- 9781349315208
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
paperback. This book covers social inequalities in Chinese cities and provides comparative perspectives on inequality and social polarization, neoliberalization and the poor, the change of property rights, rural to urban migration and migrants' enclaves, deprivation and residential segregation, state social security and reemployment training programs." Editor(s): Wu, F.; Webster, C. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JPA; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- SKU
- V9781349315123
- ISBN
- 9781349315123
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Science and politics are closely connected in today's global environmental issues. This book focuses on these links in relation to climate change, the threats to wildlife species, and natural hazards and disasters. Study of these reveals the need for more effective international cooperation and the limits of global governance. Series: Global issues series. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPA; JPS; LNKJ; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349315086
- ISBN
- 9781349315086
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Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. The distinctly contemporary proliferation of pornography and hate speech poses a challenge to liberalism's traditional ideal of a 'marketplace of ideas' facilitated by state neutrality about the content of speech. This new study argues that the liberal state ought to depart from neutrality to meet this challenge. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFD; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349315062
- ISBN
- 9781349315062
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€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Paperback. The problem of memory in China, Japan and Korea involves a surfeit rather than a deficit of memory, and the consequence of this excess is negative: unforgettable traumas prevent nations from coming to terms with the problems of the present. These compelling essays enrich Western scholarship by applying to it insights derived from Asian settings. Editor(s): Kim, M. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL; JFC; JFSL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314850
- ISBN
- 9781349314850
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFC; JFSL; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314805
- ISBN
- 9781349314805
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Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. Providing a new perspective on migration and sex work in Europe, this book is based on interviews with migrant women in the sex sector.It brings together issues of migration, labour and political subjectivity in order to refocus scholarly and policy agenda away from sex slavery and organized crime, towards agency and citizenship." Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFN; JFSJ; JFSL; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314768
- ISBN
- 9781349314768
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€ 65.88
€ 65.88
The European Minority Rights Regime. Towards a Theory of Regime Effect...
Galbreath, David J.; McEvoy, Joanne
Paperback. Evaluates the nature of the international governance of minority rights in the context of the enlargement of the European Union. This book examines the origin and development of the European Minority Rights Regime paying particular attention to the institutions, policies and actions of European organisations. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314522
- ISBN
- 9781349314522
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Using approaches from sociology, media and religious studies, David Herbert compares recent public controversies involving or implicating religion in the UK (England and Northern Ireland), the Netherlands and France. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HRAM; JFD; JHB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314508
- ISBN
- 9781349314508
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Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Paperback. A collection of original essays from leading scholars in the field exploringthe contemporary debates, concerns and controversies ongoing in Spanish film industry, culture and scholarship. The essays reveal the far-reaching shifts that have occurred in the Spanish film scene, making essential reading for all interested in European cinema." Editor(s): Davies, A. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JFD; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314379
- ISBN
- 9781349314379
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book argues for the centrality of Georg Simmel's social theory to the relational and processual emphases that are often considered as much more recent developments in social theory. Situating Simmel's work in particular with respect to New Vitalism and Bruno Latour's work, the book shows that Simmel has still an enormous amount to contribute. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFF; JHB; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314317
- ISBN
- 9781349314317
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
paperback. This book provides a novel approach to unemployment as a contested political field in Europe andexamines theimpact of welfare state regimes, conceived as political opportunity structures specific to this field, public debates and collective mobilizations in unemployment politics." Editor(s): Giugni, M. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JHBL; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- SKU
- V9781349314294
- ISBN
- 9781349314294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86