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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Despite the inroads made by women in the professions, the glass ceiling remains a persistent barrier to their career progression. Using a range of interactional sociolinguistic data this publication investigates the crucial role that gendered discourses play in perpetuating workplace gender inequalities. Series: Communicating in Professions and Organizations. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230279681
- ISBN
- 9780230279681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
Paperback. Phantoms of War in Contemporary German Literature, Films and Discourse offers an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of fundamental shifts in German cultural memory. This paperback edition includes a new preface. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; APFA; DSBH; JFC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230279650
- ISBN
- 9780230279650
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Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Hardcover. This study advances a model for Critical Discourse Analysis which draws on Evolutionary Psychology and Cognitive Linguistics, applied in a critical analysis of immigration discourse. It will be of special interest to students and researchers with which to explore new perspectives in CDA. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFGR; JFD; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 143 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408. New Perspectives on Immigration Discourse. 240 pages, 33 figures, 6 tables. This study advances a model for Critical Discourse Analysis which draws on Evolutionary Psychology and Cognitive Linguistics, applied in a critical analysis of immigration discourse. It will be of special interest to students and researchers with which to explore new perspectives in CDA. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: CFB; CFGR; JFD; JFFN. Dimension: 143 x 219 x 20. Weight: 402.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230279506
- ISBN
- 9780230279506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Engineering Society: The Role of the Human and Social Sciences in Mode...
Br?Ckweh, Kerstin, Wetzell, Richard F.
Hardcover. Explaining crime by reference to abnormalities of the brain is just one example of how the human and social sciences have influenced the approach to social problems in Western societies since 1880. Focusing on applications such as penal policy, therapy, and marketing, this volume examines how these sciences have become embedded in society. Editor(s): Ziemann, Benjamin; Schumann, Dirk. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JFF; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230279070
- ISBN
- 9780230279070
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Condition: New
€ 63.59
€ 63.59
Hardcover. As leader of the Conservative party, David Cameron inherited a multi-faceted gender problem: only 17 women MPs; an unhappy women's organization; electorally uncompetitive policies 'for women'; and a party which was seemingly unattractive to women voters. This book is an account of the feminization of the party since 2005. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; JFSJ1; JPFM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230279001
- ISBN
- 9780230279001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.46
€ 63.46
Hardcover. This book sets out an original Youth Work-based SRE programme and explores how a range of socioeconomic, cultural and sexual norms, values and attitudes differently shape decision-making on sex, intimacy and future plans across different contexts. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JHBK5; JNF; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278868
- ISBN
- 9780230278868
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Condition: New
€ 118.99
€ 118.99
Hardcover. The recent crisis has redrawn attention to financial globalization. Dilip Das examines under what circumstances it can be welfare-enhancing and lead to rapid economic growth. Written in an accessible style, the book gives the latest insights on the topic. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278608
- ISBN
- 9780230278608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.66
€ 119.66
Hardcover. The politics of multiculturalism faces challenges in Western democratic states. Arguing that this setback is based on the notion of culture as separate and distinct, this book explores how to face current challenges to multiculturalism without reifying culture, group and identity. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484. Towards a Theory of Intercultural Justice. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. 288 pages, 0. The politics of multiculturalism faces challenges in Western democratic states. Arguing that this setback is based on the notion of culture as separate and distinct, this book explores how to face current challenges to multiculturalism without reifying culture, group and identity. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFN; JFSL1. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 24. Weight: 484.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278516
- ISBN
- 9780230278516
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Condition: New
€ 63.40
€ 63.40
Hardcover. Using a wide range of rich original sources, this unique reference guide provides a remarkable picture of England's medieval Jewry. Following an extensive introduction, the dictionary includes illustrations, maps, and over 40 topographic, 30 biographic and 80 general entries, including texts of key legislation. Num Pages: 466 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; HBJD1; HBLC1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278165
- ISBN
- 9780230278165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.79
€ 152.79
Hardcover. An examination of the development of local radio broadcasting and the trend for locally-owned, locally-originated and locally-accountable commercial radio stations to fall into the hands of national and international media groups. Starkey traces the early development of local radio through to present-day digital environments. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APW; GTC; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230276895
- ISBN
- 9780230276895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.62
€ 62.62
Hardcover. This book offers an innovative way of doing critical discourse analysis that focuses on the performatively produced concepts and social structures that support oppressive attitudes in a community. It draws upon ethnographic data from a women's field hockey club to examine players' homophobic attitudes towards lesbians on the team. Num Pages: 167 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFGR; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230276666
- ISBN
- 9780230276666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.87
€ 61.87
Hardcover. This sourcebook presents nearly 200 specially-translated Greek and Roman texts from Homer to Plutarch, revealing the place of the animal in the moral consciousness of the Classical era. Philosophical, historical, dramatic and poetic texts explore how animals were regarded in all aspects of ancient life, from philosophy to farming. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA; HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230276611
- ISBN
- 9780230276611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Hardcover. Film and Female Consciousness explores the representation of female consciousness on-screen and demonstrates the ways in which the thought of Luce Irigaray can be used to address the traditional problems of the objectification of women in cinema as outlined by feminist theory since the 1970s. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230275690
- ISBN
- 9780230275690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.10
€ 63.10
Hardcover. In this timely study, Pawling argues for a renewal of the 'politics of intellectual life', calling for an engaged critical theory written in the spirit of May 1968, as exemplified in the works of figures such as Sartre, Derrida, Badiou, Jameson and Said. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Critical
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230275652
- ISBN
- 9780230275652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. This book explores the ethnic and racial options exercised by young mixed race people in Britain. It reveals the diverse ways in which young people identify and experience their mixed status, the complex nature of such identities, and the rise of other identity strands which are now challenging race and ethnicity as dominant and salient identities. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230275041
- ISBN
- 9780230275041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.79
€ 63.79
Hardcover. An exploration of the representations of the women's movement, its members, and their goals between 1968 and 2008 in the British and American press. Examining over 1100 news articles, the book analyses the nuanced ways feminism has historically been supported, marginalized and debated in the mainstream press. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230274457
- ISBN
- 9780230274457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. Building on the impressive first edition, this revised and updated book examines a wide range of highly topical issues. Dr Panic questions whether economic prosperity, social wellbeing and peace are sustainable given existing national attitudes, institutions and policies, and explores the changes needed to prevent another global economic collapse. Num Pages: 328 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KCR; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273610
- ISBN
- 9780230273610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.07
€ 63.07
Hardcover. This book reinterprets the EU using classical and early modern republican political theory. Bypassing the nation-state, it presents a new theory of the creation, change and demise of organizations in world politics. It also argues that the state is a problematic solution to 'state-failure' and explores alternative republican commonwealths. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273559
- ISBN
- 9780230273559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.36
€ 62.36
Paperback. Mundane Heterosexualities is the first major empirical study of heterosexual relationships. Critiquing feminist debates, and examining heterosexual practices across the last century, this book argues that as a social, rather than sexual category, heterosexuality can be seen as the organizing principle of our everyday lives. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273474
- ISBN
- 9780230273474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.51
€ 61.51
Hardcover. Through a series of specific questions that cut to the core of conspiracism as a global social and cultural phenomenon this book deconstructs the logic and rhetoric of conspiracy theories and analyses the broader social and psychological factors that contribute to their persistence in modern society. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFHC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272798
- ISBN
- 9780230272798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.31
€ 108.31