Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.08
€ 128.08
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333714515
- ISBN
- 9780333714515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333714546
- ISBN
- 9780333714546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333714560
- ISBN
- 9780333714560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333715499
- ISBN
- 9780333715499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333716298
- ISBN
- 9780333716298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.96
€ 194.96
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333716465
- ISBN
- 9780333716465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333716625
- ISBN
- 9780333716625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333717431
- ISBN
- 9780333717431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333717745
- ISBN
- 9780333717745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333717769
- ISBN
- 9780333717769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.52
€ 195.52
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333717851
- ISBN
- 9780333717851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.72
€ 127.72
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333718872
- ISBN
- 9780333718872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333719053
- ISBN
- 9780333719053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333719206
- ISBN
- 9780333719206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.47
€ 67.47
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333719732
- ISBN
- 9780333719732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333719749
- ISBN
- 9780333719749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.70
€ 126.70
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333720479
- ISBN
- 9780333720479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. This volume charts the changing aspects of gender in Russia's cultural and social history from the late 17th century to the Stalinist era and the collapse of the Soviet Union. This work highlights femininity and masculinity in a culture that has undergone major change since the 17th century. Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333720783
- ISBN
- 9780333720783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.89
€ 149.89
The German Lands and Eastern Europe. Essays in the History of Their So...
. Ed(S): Bartlett, Roger P.; Schonwalder, Kar...
Hardback. A collection of twelve essays addressing key aspects of the relationship between Germans and their non German counterparts in central and eastern Europe, marked by friendship and co-operation as well as enmity and strife. In the STUDIES IN RUSSIA AND EAST EUROPE series. Editor(s): Bartlett, Roger P.; Schonwalder, Karen. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DV; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333720868
- ISBN
- 9780333720868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27