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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Told through the voices of local community leaders, this book analyzes how communities respond to natural disasters and how outsiders contribute positively - or negatively - to their response, promoting debate on the role of aid and the media in times of crisis. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114289
- ISBN
- 9780230114289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Hardcover. From the artistic practice of improvisation to the politics of nationalism, the essays in this volume break new ground and significantly extend our understanding of the relations between British and Italian culture in its analysis of the reception of Dante and Italian literature in British Romanticism. Editor(s): Burwick, Frederick; Douglass, Paul. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 267 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2AB; DSBF; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114487
- ISBN
- 9780230114487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. Employing a range of approaches to examine how "monster-talk" pervades not only popular culture but also public policy through film and other media, this book is a "one-stop shop" of sorts for students and instructors employing various approaches and media in the study of "teratologies," or discourses of the monstrous. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114500
- ISBN
- 9780230114500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.25
€ 140.25
Hardcover. Identifying an apprehension about the nature and constitution of urbanism in North American plays, Westgate examines how cities like New York City and Los Angeles became focal points for identity politics and social justice at the end of the twentieth century, and how urban crises inform the dramaturgy of contemporary playwrights. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; DSG; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114531
- ISBN
- 9780230114531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.09
€ 53.36
€ 47.09
Hardcover. Weaving together a social history of the American beef industry with her own account of growing up in the shadow of her grandfather's cattle business, Halley juxtaposes the two worlds and creates a link between the meat industry and her own experience of the formation of gender and sexuality through family violence. Series: Critical Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFSJ1; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115187
- ISBN
- 9780230115187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Hardcover. Based on the author's second stage of research on emotions of the matrilineal Moslem Minangkabau of West Sumatra, Indonesia, this book is a continuation of Heider's groundbreaking 1991 book, Landscapes of Emotion. This work demonstrates how situating emotion at the center of an investigation is a powerful ethnographic tool. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSL; JHMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115248
- ISBN
- 9780230115248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book analyzes the interaction between gender and species in Chaucer's poetry and strives to understand his adaptation of medieval discourse through an ecofeminist lens. Works that either speak of animals, or those with animals speaking, give new insights into the medieval textual handling of the 'others' of society. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115279
- ISBN
- 9780230115279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardcover. A forgotten yet award-winning playwright, Cal Yeomans was one of the founders of gay theater whose work was fueled by gay liberation and extinguished by the AIDS epidemic. Schanke's examination of his life and legacy allows a rare exploration into this pivotal moment of gay American history. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSG; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115750
- ISBN
- 9780230115750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.19
€ 53.36
€ 47.19
Hardcover. An important contribution to a much needed critical turn in the vast and still rapidly growing child soldier literature. Editor(s): Beier, J. Marshall. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115767
- ISBN
- 9780230115767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Educating from Marx: Race, Gender, and Learning (Marxism and Education...
Mojab, Shahrzad, Carpenter, Sara
Hardcover. Educators have been working to develop an important body of literature on neo-liberalism, capitalism, and imperialism. This combines original empirical studies with literature review from critical adult education and feminist theory to examine the theories, and practices of adult education from a Marxist-Feminist perspective. Series: Marxism and Education. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JNA; JNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115811
- ISBN
- 9780230115811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.28
€ 53.36
€ 47.28
Hardcover. McGee studies historical representation in commodified, popular cinema as expressions of historical truths that more authentic histories usually miss and argues for the political and social significance of mass culture through the interpretation of four recent big-budget movies: Titanic, Gangs of New York, Australia, and Inglourious Basterds. Num Pages: 218 pages, 0. BIC Classification: APFA; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116511
- ISBN
- 9780230116511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Paperback. Roselle analyzes how political leaders of powerful states use media to explain military defeats. The cases of the United States in Vietnam and the Soviet Union in Afghanistan highlight the role of great power identity, domestic politics, and media structure. Series: The Palgrave MacMillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 218 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116771
- ISBN
- 9780230116771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.76
€ 65.76
Hardcover. This book explores the resistance of three English poets to Francis Bacon's project to restore humanity to Adamic mastery over nature, moving beyond a discussion of the tension between Bacon and these poetic voices to suggest theywere also debating the narrative of humanity's intellectual path. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DSA; DSBD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116849
- ISBN
- 9780230116849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Hardcover. Arguing that Antarctica is the most mediated place on earth and thus an ideal location for testing the limits of bio-political management of population and place, this book remaps national and postcolonial methods and offers a new look on a 'forgotten' continent now the focus of ecological concern. Series: Critical Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture. Num Pages: 202 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTS; JFFS; JHB; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116870
- ISBN
- 9780230116870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. This first biography of John Erskine views him in the larger contexts of the mass culture and expanded commercialism that helped propel his fame. It also relates a life narrative that demonstrates perils of academic celebrity along a conceptual path from public intellectual to pop icon. Num Pages: 268 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BGF; BGL; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117754
- ISBN
- 9780230117754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
Hardcover. This book provides the first national study of this intense and challenging struggle which disrupted and refashioned institutions in almost every state. It also illuminates the context for one of the most transformative educational movements in American history through a history of black higher education and black student activism before 1965. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSL3; JNKS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117808
- ISBN
- 9780230117808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Paperback. This book provides the first national study of this intense and challenging struggle which disrupted and refashioned institutions in almost every state. It also illuminates the context for one of the most transformative educational movements in American history through a history of black higher education and black student activism before 1965. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 249 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSL3; JNKS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117815
- ISBN
- 9780230117815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.16
€ 48.16
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; HBTD; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117860
- ISBN
- 9780230117860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.32
€ 39.32
Paperback. A comparative history of the Spanish, Yugoslav and Greek Civil Wars 1936-1949 from the standpoints of politics, socio-economic structures, national questions, international conjunctures and foreign interventions. From the shifting nexus of relations between domestic and international conditions, Minehan explores the similarities and differences. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBW; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117877
- ISBN
- 9780230117877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Hardcover. A critical look at the links between civil actors, new media, and political change, using case studies from Africa, particularly urban, political, non-state actors in Kenya and Zambia. Series: The Palgrave MacMillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFD; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117921
- ISBN
- 9780230117921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Hardcover. This book brings together the author's interviews with many prominent figures in fantasy, horror, and science fiction to examine the traditions and extensions of the gothic mode of storytelling over the last 200 years and its contemporary influence on film and media. Num Pages: 437 pages, 64 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230118164
- ISBN
- 9780230118164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.91
€ 129.91
Paperback. This book brings together the author's interviews with many prominent figures in fantasy, horror, and science fiction to examine the traditions and extensions of the gothic mode of storytelling over the last 200 years and its contemporary influence on film and media. Num Pages: 437 pages, 64 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230118171
- ISBN
- 9780230118171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.07
€ 129.07
Mobility and Migration in Asian Pacific Higher Education (Internationa...
Neubauer, Deane E., Kuroda, Kazuo
Hardcover. Through case studies in eight Asian countries, Europe, and the United States, this volume explores the range and consequences of increased mobility within Asia-Pacific higher education and the patterns of migration emerging for persons, ideas, institutions, and practices. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QRP; JFFN; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230118188
- ISBN
- 9780230118188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.09
€ 53.36
€ 47.09
Paperback. This book explores how girls growing up in girl power media culture understand gender, self, empowerment, and resistance. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230119963
- ISBN
- 9780230119963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.81
€ 65.81