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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Beginning with a widespread definition of Decadence as when individual parts flourish at the expense of the whole, Regenia Gagnier - a leading cultural historian of late nineteenth-century Britain - shows the full range of meanings of individualism at the height of its promise. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247437
- ISBN
- 9780230247437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.28
€ 62.28
Hardcover. Crisis in the Global Mediasphere examines the evolution of contemporary global crises as an effect of mediation and cultural change. The book argues that a crisis consciousness has emerged through the interaction of crisis conditions and a more expansive human desire for pleasure. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402. Desire, Displeasure and Cultural Transformation. 256 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables. Crisis in the Global Mediasphere examines the evolution of contemporary global crises as an effect of mediation and cultural change. The book argues that a crisis consciousness has emerged through the interaction of crisis conditions and a more expansive human desire for pleasure. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JFD. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 21. Weight: 402.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247420
- ISBN
- 9780230247420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.92
€ 62.92
Memory and the Future: Transnational Politics, Ethics and Society (Pal...
Gutman, Yifat, Brown, Adam D., Sodaro, Amy
Hardcover. For those who study memory, there is a nagging concern that memory studies are inherently backward-looking, and that memory itself hinders efforts to move forward. Unhinging memory from the past, this book brings together an interdisciplinary group of prominent scholars who bring the future into the study of memory. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBA; HBTB; JFC; JFFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392. Transnational Politics, Ethics and Society. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. 232 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Gutman, Yifat; Brown, Adam D.; Sodaro, Amy. For those who study memory, there is a nagging concern that memory studies are inherently backward-looking, and that memory itself hinders efforts to move forward. Unhinging memory from the past, this book brings together an interdisciplinary group of prominent scholars who bring the future into the study of memory. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: HBA; HBTB; JFC; JFFS. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 18. Weight: 392.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247406
- ISBN
- 9780230247406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.34
€ 62.34
Hardcover. Based on original and previously unseen written and sound archives and interviews with former and current radio producers and presenters, Public Issue Radio addresses the controversial question of the political leanings of current affairs programmes, and asks if Analysis became an early platform for both Thatcherite and Blairite ideas. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFD; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247390
- ISBN
- 9780230247390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.98
€ 62.98
Media Consumption and Public Engagement: Beyond the Presumption of Att...
Couldry, Nick, Livingstone, Sonia, Markham, T...
Paperback. Democracy is based on the belief that the media gets the attention of voters. But is this plausible in an age of multiplying media, disillusionment with the political system and time-scarcity? This book, now available in paperback, addresses this question, and charts experiences of 'public connection'. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Rev Upd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247383
- ISBN
- 9780230247383
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Condition: New
€ 118.43
€ 118.43
Paperback. This is the first comprehensive text on social psychological approaches to communication, providing an excellent introduction to theoretical perspectives, special topics, and applied areas and practice in communication. Bringing together scholars of international reputation, this book provides a unique contribution to the field. Editor(s): Hook, Derek; Franks, Bradley; Bauer, Martin W. Num Pages: 386 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247369
- ISBN
- 9780230247369
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Condition: New
€ 47.33
€ 47.33
Globalization and Borders: Death at the Global Frontier (Transnational...
Weber, Leanne, Pickering, Sharon
Hardcover. This book analyzes the political and material conditions driving contemporary border control policies and discusses the processes that mediate popular and official understandings of border-related fatalities. Series: Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JKVC; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247345
- ISBN
- 9780230247345
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Condition: New
€ 63.00
€ 63.00
Hardcover. This book explores the processes of community, regeneration, relationality and affect in a small Welsh town after the closure of its iron and steel works - an industry at the heart of this community. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFSF; JFSJ; JHBL; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247062
- ISBN
- 9780230247062
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Condition: New
€ 62.64
€ 62.64
Hardcover. This collection examines human-animal relations and the different ways in which they can be understood, exploring animal rights and animal welfare; whether and under what circumstances animals are regarded as social actors with agency; media representations of human-animal relations; and the relation between animals and national identity. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFZ; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230246591
- ISBN
- 9780230246591
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Condition: New
€ 62.56
€ 62.56
Majority-Minority Relations in Contemporary Women's Movements: Strateg...
Predelli, Line Nyhagen, Halsaa, Beatrice, Thu...
Hardcover. This book examines contemporary relations between ethnic majority and ethnic minority women's movements in Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom, and women's movements' participation in and influence on public policy that focuses on violence against women. Series: Citizenship, Gender and Diversity. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFFM; JFSJ1; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 548.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230246584
- ISBN
- 9780230246584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.26
€ 63.26
Hardcover. Modern Privacies addresses emergent transformations of privacy in western societies from a multidisciplinary and international perspective. It examines social and cultural trends in new media, feminism, law, work and intimacy which indicate that our perceptions, evaluations and enactments of privacy in constant flux. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFP; JFFT; JHMC; JMH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230246119
- ISBN
- 9780230246119
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Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
Hardcover. This book surveys central issues and paradigms in contemporary political sociology, urging a recommitment to certain concepts and traditions for guidance in thinking and acting in the world. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBA; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230246102
- ISBN
- 9780230246102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Migration and Social Protection: Claiming Social Rights Beyond Borders...
Sabates-Wheeler, Rachel, Feldman, Rayah
Hardcover. The growing scale of international migration has reshaped the debate on the social rights and social protection available to people outside their countries of origin. This book uses conceptual frameworks, policy analysis and empirical studies of migrants to explore international migrants' needs for and access to social protection across the world. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JFFS; JKS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230245914
- ISBN
- 9780230245914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.94
€ 119.94
Hardcover. This book examines the life stories of a diverse sample of gay men from nine major international cities. Through their relationship stories, old established patterns of gay life are compared with new, emerging patterns of fatherhood, friendship and parenting. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSK2; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230244122
- ISBN
- 9780230244122
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Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Hardcover. The past decade has seen the emergence of new types of trade union representatives attracting new and more diverse activists; this book explores their motivations and values, drawing upon the voices of the activists themselves and capturing the relationship between work, social identity and class consciousness. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSV; JHBL; JPW; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230244115
- ISBN
- 9780230244115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.48
€ 62.48
Hardcover. A comprehensive review of recent scientific evidence examining the contributions of animal experimentation to human healthcare. The book also explores toxicity prediction, animal use during life and health sciences education, impacts on student attitudes toward animals, and the extent to which animals suffer in laboratories. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JFMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243927
- ISBN
- 9780230243927
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Condition: New
€ 63.07
€ 63.07
Hardcover. Animals, Equality and Democracy examines the structure of animal protection legislation and finds that it is deeply inequitable, with a tendency to favour those animals the community is most likely to see and engage with. Siobhan O'Sullivan argues that these inequities violate fundamental principle of justice and transparency. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. 232 pages, Illustrationsstrations. Animals, Equality and Democracy examines the structure of animal protection legislation and finds that it is deeply inequitable, with a tendency to favour those animals the community is most likely to see and engage with. Siobhan O'Sullivan argues that these inequities violate fundamental principle of justice and transparency. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Dimension: 134 x 224 x 18. Weight: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243873
- ISBN
- 9780230243873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.56
€ 129.56
Migration and Social Cohesion in the UK (Identity Studies in the Socia...
Hickman, Mary J., Mai, Nicola, Crowley, Helen
Hardcover. Based on a flagship research project for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's Immigration and Inclusion programme, this book argues that social cohesion is achieved through people (new arrivals as well as the long-term settled) being able to resolve the conflicts and tensions within their day-to-day lives in ways that they find positive and viable. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFFN; JFSC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243552
- ISBN
- 9780230243552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
The Mnemonic Imagination: Remembering as Creative Practice (Palgrave M...
Keightley, Emily, Pickering, Michael
Hardcover. An exploration of some of the key theoretical challenges and conceptual issues facing the emergent field of memory studies, from the relationship between experience and memory to the commercial exploitation of nostalgia, using the key concept of the mnemonic imagination. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JMRM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243361
- ISBN
- 9780230243361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.91
€ 149.91
Hardcover. University rankings have gained popularity around the world, and are now a significant factor shaping reputation. This book is the first comprehensive study of rankings from a global perspective, making an important contribution to our understanding of the rankings phenomenon. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBC; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243248
- ISBN
- 9780230243248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.64
€ 62.64