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Hardcover. Maternal Horror Film: Melodrama and Motherhood examines the function of the mother figure in horror film. Using psychoanalytic film theory as well as comparisons with the melodrama film, Arnold investigates the polarized images of monstrous and sacrificing mother. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137014115
- ISBN
- 9781137014115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.81
€ 160.81
Hardcover. The term 'housing crisis' has recently been associated with rising foreclosure rates and tottering financial institutions, particularly in the US and Europe. However, in many emerging countries, the housing crisis is about urban poverty, unplanned settlements, overcrowded slums and homelessness. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFB; KCL; KCX; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan 2013-02-07
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137014023
- ISBN
- 9781137014023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardcover. This book analyzes the cosmopolitan lives of British Asian Muslim women. Drawing on interview and online data, the book debunks stereotypical assumptions and explores the multiple and meaningful links that British Asian Muslim women establish within and outside their communities. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137013866
- ISBN
- 9781137013866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Paperback. This study looks at the ongoing efforts of the Alternative Global Movement and World Social Forum to reconcile contests over political organization among three of the most prominent groups on the contemporary left - social and liberal democratic NGOs, anti-authoritarian (anarchist) social movements, and political parties. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPA; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137013323
- ISBN
- 9781137013323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This collection of essays by international scholars addresses the global development of performance research in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The collection, now in paperback, functions as a critical reader on diverse approaches to studying performance that contest dominant paradigms of performance studies. Editor(s): McKenzie, Jon; Roms, Heike; Wee, C. J. W.-L. Series: Performance Interventions. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; ASZ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137011183
- ISBN
- 9781137011183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Hardcover. This is the first book to examine "migrant-soldiers' in the British army and places the phenomenon of Britain's multicultural army in relation to British culture, history and nationalism. It also explores the impact of war on UK society during the 21st Century Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFN; JFSL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137010025
- ISBN
- 9781137010025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.72
€ 67.72
Hardcover. This text explores how Afro-Brazilians define their Africanness through Candomble and Quilombo models, and construct paradigms of blackness with influences from US-based perspectives, through the vectors of public rituals, carnival, drama, poetry, and hip hop. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137009999
- ISBN
- 9781137009999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Vulnerabilities, Impacts, and Responses to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Afr...
Tadele, Getnet, Kloos, Helmut
Hardcover. This book examines HIV/AIDS vulnerabilities, impacts and responses in the socioeconomic and cultural context of Sub-Saharan Africa. With contributions from social scientists and public health experts, the volume identifies gender inequality and poverty as the main causes of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Editor(s): Tadele, Getnet; Kloos, Helmut. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 black & white tables, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFH2; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 469.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137009944
- ISBN
- 9781137009944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Paperback. A fascinating exploration of the way in which animals are 'framed' - contextualized, decontextualized - in contemporary visual culture. Written in a highly engaging style, this book challenges the field, dealing with some highly controversial aspects of animal exploitation and boldly examines material that is seldom discussed within animal studies. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; HPQ; JFC; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137009838
- ISBN
- 9781137009838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.30
€ 71.30
Hardcover. Do the news media have any role in the transformation of war and warfare? Focusing on television, this book argues that the news media alters the cognitive and strategic environment of the actors of war and politics and therefore changes the way these interact with one another. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 black & white tables, 2 diagrames. BIC Classification: JFDT; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan 2012-11-13
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137009746
- ISBN
- 9781137009746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Paperback. This critical introduction to gay and lesbian identity within the media explores the concept of 'new storytelling'. The case studies look at film, television and online media, focusing on the narrative potential of individual storytellers who, as producers, writers and performers, challenge identity concerns and offer new expressions of liberty. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APT; JFD; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137009241
- ISBN
- 9781137009241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.41
€ 61.41
Hardcover. This book is the first to apply the theory of multiple modernities to the study of nationalism, examining the modernity of nationalism through three major case-studies: Anglo-British, Finnish and Japanese. Series: Identities and Modernities in Europe. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137008749
- ISBN
- 9781137008749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Paperback. Fear is ingrained in the history of cities but our short-sightedness prevents us from grasping its evolution over time. Increasingly, risk and fear are experienced, portrayed and discussed as globalized phenomena, particularly since 9/11. This research puts urban insecurity in perspective, with a comparison of world cities in the North and South. Series: Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; JKVC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137007926
- ISBN
- 9781137007926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.65
€ 125.65
Hardcover. In recent times, there has been a substantial push by people to escape the metropolis for lifestyles in small coastal, country, or mountainside locales. This book explores the narratives emerging from amenity-left migration using methods developed within the 'strong' cultural sociology. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 186 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBA; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137007612
- ISBN
- 9781137007612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.37
€ 66.37
Hardcover. In this introduction to the semiotic theory of one of the most innovative theorists of the twentieth century, the Russian literary scholar and semiotician Yuri Lotman, offers a new look at Lotman's profound legacy by conceptualizing his ideas in modern context and presenting them as a useful tool of cultural analysis. Series: Semiotics and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; GTE; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137007148
- ISBN
- 9781137007148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.42
€ 66.42
Hardcover. Weber contributes to the ongoing scholarly discussion about Islam in the West, demonstrating how current thinking about gender violence prohibits the intellectual inquiry necessary to act against such violence, and analyzes ways in which Muslim women participate in the public sphere by thematizing violence in literature, art, and media. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFE; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137007087
- ISBN
- 9781137007087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Shamans, Spirituality, and Cultural Revitalization: Explorations in Si...
Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer
Paperback. Many voices clamour to be heard in debates about whether shamans cure, and whether shamanic spirituality is worth continuing or recovering in the twenty-first century. This book provides new insights into the fascinating resurgence of shamanism through an exploration of the political repression of religion and its transcendence. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FCS; HRA; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137005564
- ISBN
- 9781137005564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardcover. Juxtaposes the global discourse on ICT-D with in-depth case studies on the pattern of access and use of telecentres to draw implications for the possible development trajectories induced by the provision of ICTs in rural hinterlands of India. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFP; KJD; UB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137005533
- ISBN
- 9781137005533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
The Social Development of Leadership and Knowledge: A Reflexive Inquir...
Warwick, Robert, Board, Douglas
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137005502
- ISBN
- 9781137005502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Children of Immigrants in a Globalized World: A Generational Experienc...
Colombo, Enzo, Rebughini, Paola
Hardcover. This book explores the generational experience of children of immigrants growing up in an increasingly globalized and interconnected world, comparing the lives of Mediterranean youths with those from America and Northern Europe. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JFSL; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137005281
- ISBN
- 9781137005281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.54
€ 66.54
Hardcover. It's hard to imagine a good life without friends. But why is friendship so valuable? What is friendship at all? What unites friends and distinguishes them from others? Is the preference given to friends rationally and morally justifiable? This collection examines answers given by classic philosophers and offers new answers by contemporary thinkers. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137003980
- ISBN
- 9781137003980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
Hardcover. In this book Hay argues that the moral and political frameworks of Kantianism and liberalism are indispensable for addressing the concerns of contemporary feminism. After defending the use of these frameworks for feminist purposes, Hay uses them to argue that people who are oppressed have an obligation to themselves to resist their own oppression. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137003898
- ISBN
- 9781137003898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardcover. A philosophical and psychoanalytic investigation of relations to otherness, violence, disobedience and belonging, Radical Sociality explores the possibilities and vicissitudes of contemporary forms of belonging and the limits and challenges of democracy. Series: Studies in the Psychosocial. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFS; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137003683
- ISBN
- 9781137003683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardcover. This book prioritises the perspectives of queer young people, including those who have experience of self-harming or feeling suicidal. Presenting analysis based on research carried out with young people both online and face-to-face, the authors offer a critical perspective on the role of norms in the production of self-harming and suicidal youth. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFSK; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137003447
- ISBN
- 9781137003447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.11
€ 105.11