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Hardcover. Intimacy and Friendship on Facebook theorises the impact of Facebook on our social lives through the lens of intimacy. Lambert constructs an original understanding of why people welcome public intimacy on Facebook and how they attempt to control it, asking the reader to re-imagine what it means to be intimate online. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 395.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137287137
- ISBN
- 9781137287137
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Condition: New
€ 61.98
€ 61.98
Hardcover. This book presents an atheistic case against the legalization of assisted suicide. Critical of both sides of the argument, it questions the assumptions behind the discussion. Yuill shows that our attitudes towards suicide - not euthanasia - are most important to our attitudes towards assisted suicide. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFME; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286291
- ISBN
- 9781137286291
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€ 118.99
€ 118.99
Hardcover. Is it acceptable to kill an animal that has been granted a pleasant life? This book rigorously explores the moral basis of the ideal of animal-friendly animal husbandry and sheds new light on utilitarian moral theory by pointing out the assumptions and implications of two different versions of utilitarianism, with surprising conclusions. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286260
- ISBN
- 9781137286260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.56
€ 108.56
Hardcover. This book demonstrates the international dimension of eugenic racial policy and of scientific racism over the course of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; HBTZ; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286116
- ISBN
- 9781137286116
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Condition: New
€ 63.23
€ 63.23
Hardcover. Animation, Embodiment and Digital Media articulates the human experience of technology-mediated animated phenomena in terms of sensory perception, bodily action and imaginative interpretation, suggesting a new theoretical framework with analyses of exemplary user interfaces, video games and interactive artworks. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 figures. BIC Classification: JFCA; UGG; UGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137283078
- ISBN
- 9781137283078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.34
€ 62.34
Domestic Violence, Family Law and School: Children's Right to Particip...
Eriksson, Maria, Bruno, Linnéa, Näsman, Eli...
Hardcover. Domestic Violence, Family Law and School discusses the ways in which family law disputes in cases of domestic violence can impact on children's lives at pre-school and school. In drawing on new research, the book establishes a new framework for understanding how welfare systems tackle domestic violence. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JFSP1; JNH; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137283047
- ISBN
- 9781137283047
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Condition: New
€ 118.71
€ 118.71
Hardcover. Providing a balance of empirical research and practical concerns, this book explores the definitions and historical context of spiritual abuse, outlines a process model for the different stages of spiritual abuse and includes strategies for therapists working with survivors of spiritual abuse. Num Pages: 160 pages, 3 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: HRAM1; JFSR; JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137282866
- ISBN
- 9781137282866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.01
€ 139.01
Hardcover. This book explores the politics borne of consumption through the case of coffee activism and ethical consumption. It analyses the agencies, structures, repertoires and technologies of promotion and participation in the politics of fair trade consumption through an exploration of the relationship between activism and consumption. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFFT; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137282682
- ISBN
- 9781137282682
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Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Hardcover. Contesting Kurdish Identities in Sweden sheds light on the day-to-day strategies of accommodation and resistance that Kurdish youth use in the face exclusive narratives and structures of belonging and citizenship regimes in the Middle-East and Sweden. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 1FB; JFFJ; JFSL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137282071
- ISBN
- 9781137282071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.10
€ 63.10
Hardcover. This book is an ethnographic look at Christian and Muslim women living together in Lebanon and facing modernity. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HRAF; JFSJ1; JFSL1; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137281982
- ISBN
- 9781137281982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Spatial Literacy: Contemporary Asante Women's Place-making (Gender and...
Epifania Akosua Amoo-Adare
Hardcover. This book makes the case for an urgent praxis of critical spatial literacy for African women. It provides a critical analysis of how Asante women negotiate and understand the politics of contemporary space in Accra and beyond and the effect it has on their lives, demonstrating how they critically 'read that world.' Series: Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137281067
- ISBN
- 9781137281067
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Condition: New
€ 56.70
€ 56.70
Hardcover. Analyzing the circumstances surrounding the creation and development of the Atlanta University System, this book shows how philanthropists' positive involvement created a unique higher educational center for black Americans that exists nowhere else in the nation. Series: Philanthropy and Education. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; JFSL3; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137281005
- ISBN
- 9781137281005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.41
€ 54.99
€ 43.41
Hardcover. This book analyzes the unfolding of a new institutional phenomenon: the cosmonational parliament of the cross-border nation and the expanded state, focusing on three European national parliaments, namely the French Senate, the Italian Chamber of Representatives and Senate, and the Croatian unicameral parliament. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280596
- ISBN
- 9781137280596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.84
€ 61.84
Hardcover. In the UN, indigenous peoples have achieved more rights than any other group of people. This book traces this to the ability of indigenous peoples to create consensus among themselves; the establishment of an indigenous caucus; and the construction of a global indigenousness. Num Pages: 298 pages, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280534
- ISBN
- 9781137280534
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Condition: New
€ 62.84
€ 62.84
Hardcover. The rapid increase in adoption of modern 'connective' technologies like the mobile phone has reshaped the social landscape of Africa. This book examines the myriad possibilities that the post-global moment offers African societies to develop and to relate, offering profound new insights into the processes of globalization. Editor(s): de Bruijn, Mirjam; van Dijk, Rijk. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137278012
- ISBN
- 9781137278012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Hardcover. How is performer-object interaction enacted and perceived in the theatre? How thereby are varieties of 'meaning' also enacted and perceived? Using cognitive theory and ecological ontology, Paavolainen investigates how the interplay of actors and objects affords a degree of enjoyment and understanding, whether or not the viewer speaks the language. Series: Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance. Num Pages: 298 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; JFC; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277916
- ISBN
- 9781137277916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.43
€ 119.43
Hardcover. Transcendental History defends the claim that historicality is the very condition for human knowledge. By explaining this thesis, and by tracing its development from Kant and Hegel to Derrida and Agamben, this book enriches our understanding of the history of philosophy and contributes to epistemology and the philosophy of history. Translator(s): Possen, David Dov. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277770
- ISBN
- 9781137277770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Hardcover. By 2010, 260 million citizens were living outside of their permanent hukou location, a major challenge to the constrictive Mao-era system of migration and settlement planning. Jason Young shows how these new forces have been received by the state and documents the process of change and the importance of China's hukou system. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFM; JHBD; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277305
- ISBN
- 9781137277305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Hardcover. Niebisch retraces how the early Avant-Garde movements started out as parasites inhabiting and irritating the emerging mass media circuits of the press, cinema, and wired and wireless communication and how they aimed at creating a media ecology based on and inspired by technologies such as the radio and the photo cell. Series: Avant-Gardes in Performance. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; AP; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137276858
- ISBN
- 9781137276858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 44.06
€ 54.99
€ 44.06
Hardcover. This book develops a groundbreaking, novel approach to examining ethical consumer behaviour from the perspective of evolutionary theory, illustrating the deeply rooted potentials and limits within society for reducing environmental harm. Num Pages: 150 pages, 3 figures, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFT; JPVH1; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137276797
- ISBN
- 9781137276797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.25
€ 72.25
Hardcover. Martin Luther King, Jr., was not an advocate of homosexual rights, nor was he an enemy; however both sides of the debate have used his words in their arguments, including his widow, in support of gay rights, and his daughter, in rejection. This fascinating situation poses the problem that Michael G. Long seeks to address and resolve. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; JFFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275516
- ISBN
- 9781137275516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.08
€ 62.08
Hardcover. The chapters in this international collection investigate a wide range of theorizations of rurality and literacy; literate practices and pedagogies; questions of place, space, and sustainability; and representations of rurality that challenge simplistic conceptions of standardized literacy and the real-and-imagined world beyond the metropolis. Editor(s): Green, Bill. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFC; JFSF; JNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275486
- ISBN
- 9781137275486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.93€ 75.33
€ 89.93
€ 75.33
Hardcover. Joyce and the Science of Rhythm situates the modernist writings of James Joyce within the context of the scientific discourse on 'rhythm' that emerged in the late nineteenth century. Series: New Directions in Irish & Irish American Literature. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; DS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275479
- ISBN
- 9781137275479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Hardcover. In this book, Emslie establishes that narrative explanations are to be preferred over non-narrative in the humanities. They are more truthful in two senses. They both correspond more closely to reality and allow inference as to normative values. This is particularly the case when aesthetics are added to the mix. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275448
- ISBN
- 9781137275448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.51
€ 62.51