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Society & culture: general
Hardback. In Religion, Ethnicity and Social Change the author argues that the recent focus on religious fundamentalism in ethnic conflict has obscured the ambiguous role of 'mainstream' Western religion. The book examines the relationship between the religious and secular spheres at a time of rapid transition in South Africa and Northern Ireland. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1HFMS; HRAF; JFF; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 455.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333720479
- ISBN
- 9780333720479
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€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. The authors in this volume address the question "What is empowerment?" Is it power over resources? Is it the ability to create "effective demand"? They evaluate how in different circumstances different political agents have been seen as provider of resources. Editor(s): Afshar, Haleh. Series: Women's Studies at York. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333719749
- ISBN
- 9780333719749
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Condition: New
€ 118.15
€ 118.15
Hardback. The authors in this volume address the question "What is empowerment?" Is it power over resources? Is it the ability to create "effective demand"? They evaluate how in different circumstances different political agents have been seen as provider of resources. Editor(s): Afshar, Haleh. Series: Women's Studies at York. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333719732
- ISBN
- 9780333719732
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Condition: New
€ 119.05
€ 119.05
Hardcover. This text looks at global change in terms of unipolarization in international security, globalization in the world economy, and democratization in global governance, providing a Japanese angle on addressing complex interplays between the social forces underlying these themes. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFFS; JPS; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 573.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333719206
- ISBN
- 9780333719206
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Condition: New
€ 63.00
€ 63.00
Paperback. A study of the contentious issue of the public's right to know in time of war or limited conflict. Analysis of the relationship between the media and the military in the Falklands, Grenada, Panama and the Gulf reveals a central theme of the battle between the military and their political masters. Num Pages: 391 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JFD; JPVH2; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333719053
- ISBN
- 9780333719053
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Condition: New
€ 68.01
€ 68.01
Hardcover. This challenge to critical orthodoxy argues that Wordsworth rejected the political dogmas of his age after the French Revolution. He attacked the binary thinking dominating public affairs and questioned the value of the Georgian domestic ideal, using the homeless to bear his message. Series: Romanticism in Perspective: Texts, Cultures, Histories. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; JFCX; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333718872
- ISBN
- 9780333718872
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Condition: New
€ 119.52
€ 119.52
Hardback. An examination of the role of the media during crises, which considers the general issues that are pertinent in communicating at a time of disaster, and looks at the relationship between the media and the organisations dealing with particular crises, such as Hillsborough and Dunblane. Editor(s): Harrison, Shirley. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFC; JKSR; JKSW; KJM; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333717851
- ISBN
- 9780333717851
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€ 119.10
€ 119.10
Paperback. Providing critical assessment of the "globalization thesis" through sustained analysis of the nexus of processes underlying social and cultural relations, this text examines and explores the many contradictions embedded within different discourses of globalization. Editor(s): Brah, A.; Hickman, Mary J.; Mac an Ghaill, Mairtin. Series: Explorations in Sociology. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JFSL; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333717769
- ISBN
- 9780333717769
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Condition: New
€ 182.21
€ 182.21
Paperback. This work brings together research about a diverse range of groups: Welsh, Irish, Jewish, Arab, White, African and Indian. The aim of the book is to critique orthodox explanations in the field, drawing upon the best of "old" and "new" theory. Editor(s): Hickman, Mary J.; Mac an Ghaill, Mairtin. Series: Explorations in Sociology. British Sociological Association Conference Volume Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333717745
- ISBN
- 9780333717745
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Condition: New
€ 67.68
€ 67.68
Hardcover. The examination of perceptions of war is crucial to the understanding of the origins of World War I. Taking into account media history, cultural studies and military history, Glenn R. Wilkinson argues that the Edwardian press depicted war as distant, safe, beneficial and desirable. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBWN; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 383.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333717431
- ISBN
- 9780333717431
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Condition: New
€ 118.82
€ 118.82
Hardback. This work analyzes recent debates on cultures and communities in the context of globilization. It sets the framework for discussing cultural strategies to combat social exclusion and to promote community participation in transformative agendas for local economic and social development. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333716625
- ISBN
- 9780333716625
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Condition: New
€ 119.05
€ 119.05
Hardcover. This text examines the effects of the competition of satellite, cable and the Internet on the standards of terrestrial television and considers what can be done to maintain the standards and quality instigated and guaranteed by the establishing instruments at the time of their inception. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APT; JFD; KNTD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 465.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333716465
- ISBN
- 9780333716465
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€ 119.21
€ 119.21
Hardback. This book examines the global and regional operations of Chinese business firms and considers their implications for the management and organization of these firms, aided by specific case studies. Editor(s): Yeung, Henry Wai-Chung; etc.; Olds, Kristopher (Lecturer, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore). Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFS; KJK; KJM; KJV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333716298
- ISBN
- 9780333716298
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Condition: New
€ 181.68
€ 181.68
Hardback. In Western Europe, the notion of social exclusion is rapidly diffusing in the late 20th-century. This book investigates the notion of social exclusion as a new way to approach social issues such as the "new poverty" long term unemployment, precariousness, social polarization and disintegration. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCB; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 475.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333715499
- ISBN
- 9780333715499
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Condition: New
€ 119.26
€ 119.26
Hardcover. Through an examination of the critical junctures in post-colonial Sri Lanka, Kenneth D. Bush refines and advances our understanding of the dynamics underpinning violent and non-violent 'ethnic' conflict. The book enables us to understand how the ebb and flow of relations within ethnic groups affects relations between groups, for good or for ill. Series: MBA Series. Num Pages: 285 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKS; GTJ; JFSL; JHMP; JPV; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333714560
- ISBN
- 9780333714560
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Condition: New
€ 62.92
€ 62.92
Hardcover. Exploring the role of refugees in international relations, this study sheds light on Alliance policies towards World War II Ukrainian refugees and demonstrates how these refugees had an impact on international refugee policy. It also refers to the origins of the Cold War. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; HBJD; HBWQ; JFFC; JFFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333714546
- ISBN
- 9780333714546
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Condition: New
€ 119.35
€ 119.35
Hardcover. By contrasting Pound's political values with those of Stein and Zukofsky, this study argues that these three different writers share a complex set of attitudes that are grounded in a collective social fantasy corresponding to the rise of mass consumption and the emergence of corporate social forms. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333714515
- ISBN
- 9780333714515
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Condition: New
€ 119.57
€ 119.57
Hardback. Examines the complex relationship between Shakespeare and Irish literary and cultural traditions. Addressing Shakespearean representations of Ireland as well as Irish writers' responses to the dramatist, the book ranges from theatrical performances, pedagogical practices to political developments. Editor(s): Burnett, Mark Thornton; Wray, Ramona. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSB; DSGS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333714508
- ISBN
- 9780333714508
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Condition: New
€ 119.43
€ 119.43
Hardback. Offers a culturally-informed analysis of the literary significance of landscape in the Romantic period. This book discusses the cultural construction of gender as defined through landscape viewing, and includes an investigation of property law, aesthetic tracts and conduct books. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSA; DSBF; DSC; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333714492
- ISBN
- 9780333714492
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Condition: New
€ 119.23
€ 119.23
Hardback. Daniele Joly brings together theoretical and empirical research on ethnic minorities in Eastern and Western Europe showing that their positions and the increased prejudices they encounter share many similarities throughout Europe. Editor(s): Joly, Daniele. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1DV; JFFJ; JFFN; JFSL; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333714188
- ISBN
- 9780333714188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.26
€ 119.26
Hardback. Harold Fisch explores the biblical influence on the style and structure of landmark works by Fielding, Defoe, George Eliot, Kafka, Dostoevsky and others. Whilst the great novelists could not manage without the Bible, at the same time 'it would not do'. The book concludes with two chapters on the Israeli novelists S.Y. Agnon and A.B. Yehoshua. Series: Cross-Currents in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; HRA; HRLB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333714096
- ISBN
- 9780333714096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.21
€ 119.21
Hardback. An attempt to re-create and examine the literary culture of 1798, the culture on which Wordsworth and Coleridge decided to make their "experiment". This is a book in which Wordsworth and Coleridge vie for attention, as they did in 1798, with many other writers, including Schleiermacher. Editor(s): Cronin, Richard. Series: Romanticism in Perspective. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333714089
- ISBN
- 9780333714089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.09
€ 181.09
Hardback. Since 1957, more than 45 countries have received aid from China, yet little has been known about the effectiveness or impact of this assistance. This book provides an account of China's experience as an aid donor in rural Africa. Series: Macmillan International Political Economy S. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; GTF; JFSF; JKSR; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333712801
- ISBN
- 9780333712801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.46
€ 119.46
Hardback. This is an ethnographic study of Malay Muslim enterprise and entrepreneurial culture among the beneficiaries of the New Economic Policy (NEP) in Malaysia, a government programme of action intended to develop the indigenous Malay population in an ethnically-polarized nation. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1QFM; JFSR2; JHM; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333712757
- ISBN
- 9780333712757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.21
€ 119.21