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Hardback. This study argues that protestant society had traditionally sanctioned women's role in spreading literacy, but this became politicized in the 1790s. Wollstonecraft's literary vocation was shaped by the expectations of the power of print to educate and reform individuals and society, in the radical circles of the Unitarian publisher Joseph Johnson. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 443.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333972519
- ISBN
- 9780333972519
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€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Paperback. This study argues that protestant society had traditionally sanctioned women's role in spreading literacy, but this became politicized in the 1790s. Wollstonecraft's literary vocation was shaped by the expectations of the power of print to educate and reform individuals and society, in the radical circles of the Unitarian publisher Joseph Johnson. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333972526
- ISBN
- 9780333972526
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€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardback. Twenty years after a return from fundamentalism to economic reality, China has become the world's tenth largest economy and an increasingly important global power. The author focuses on China's quest for and experience of modernity. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 489.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333977156
- ISBN
- 9780333977156
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€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardcover. This text examines approaches to cultural policy within the global economy by tapping into the debate on ethical theory and international political economy. It challenges the positions of nationalists and welfare economists, before developing an alternative communitarian ethics for cultural policy. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; KCP; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333981979
- ISBN
- 9780333981979
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€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardback. Using an inter-disciplinary approach ranging across economics, economic geography, sociology and management studies, this book analyses the nature of globalization within business service transnational corporations in management consultancy and investment banking. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCA; KFFK; KJL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 391.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333982013
- ISBN
- 9780333982013
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€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardcover. In this work, Karen Duke explores the conflicts and contradictory pressures in the development of prison drugs policy in Britain from 1980 to the 21st century. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFH1; JKVP1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 397.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333982037
- ISBN
- 9780333982037
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€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Hardback. This title traces the evolution of anti-drugs policies at European Union level from the late 1960s to the present. Phases of drug policy development, key policy actors and institutions are described with particular reference to the influence of transnational networks of expertise. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; 3JJP; JFFH1; JFFS; JKVC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 433.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333982136
- ISBN
- 9780333982136
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€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Hardback. This volume is about the history of Europe in the 20th century and concentrates on two particular aspects: first, it examines the impact of the Great War on Europe; secondly, it is concerned with European civilization and with ideas of what it means to be "European". Editor(s): Spiering, Menno; Wintle, Michael. Num Pages: 221 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 461.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333984024
- ISBN
- 9780333984024
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€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardback. Deborah Chambers draws on the metaphor of friendship as a strategy for exploring contemporary changes in informal social ties. She traces the shift from fixed and permanent ties of family, neighbourhood and community to fluid and transient ties typified by computer mediated communication. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBA; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333984079
- ISBN
- 9780333984079
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€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Paperback. Deborah Chambers draws on the metaphor of friendship as a strategy for exploring contemporary changes in informal social ties. She traces the shift from fixed and permanent ties of family, neighbourhood and community to fluid and transient ties typified by computer mediated communication. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBA; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 264.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333984086
- ISBN
- 9780333984086
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€ 65.84
€ 65.84
Hardback. This work is a study of the social and economic opportunities open to and seized upon by Muslim Hausa women, primarily in the city of Katsina, Nigeria, since the 1970s. Series: Institute of Social Studies, the Hague. Num Pages: 489 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJP; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 772.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 489
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333984567
- ISBN
- 9780333984567
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€ 129.86
€ 129.86
Social Relations and the Life Course: Age Generation and Social Change
. Ed(S): Allan, Professor Graham; Jones, Gill
hardcover. This collection of essays represents research into changing patterns of family, household and community life. The book explores how these informal social relationships change over time and the life course. It should be useful reading on courses concerned with the family and youth sociology. Editor(s): Allan, Professor Graham; Jones, Gill. Series: Explorations in Sociology. British Sociological Association Conference Volume Series. Num Pages: 245 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JFSP; JHBK; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333984970
- ISBN
- 9780333984970
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€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. Feminist Poststructuralist Discourse Analysis helps analyse how speakers construct their gendered identities within a complex web of power relations. Demonstrated here through a study of teenagers' conversation in class and senior managers' discussions in business meetings, it challenges the view that females are disempowered in mixed-sex settings. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 435.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333986356
- ISBN
- 9780333986356
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Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardcover. This text examines the role of Christian history in 19th-century definitions of homosexual identity. Frederick S. Roden charts the emergence of the modern homosexual in relation to religious, not exclusively sociological, discourses. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HRAX; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 479.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333986431
- ISBN
- 9780333986431
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€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Hardback. Hanson explores the different ways in which pregnancy has been constructed and interpreted in Britain over the last 250 years. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; JFSJ1; MJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 140.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333986448
- ISBN
- 9780333986448
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Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardback. This text analyzes the interaction between nationalism, feminism and socialism in Indonesia since the beginning of the 20th century until the New Order State of President Suharto. The focus is on the communist women's organization Gerwani. Series: Institute of Social Studies, the Hague. Num Pages: 408 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFFK; JPFF; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 671.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333987186
- ISBN
- 9780333987186
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Condition: New
€ 68.39
€ 68.39
Hardback. In this work, theoretical contributions to the globalization debate within international political economy are empirically evaluated, covering different geographical parts of the world (Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, Malaysia and South Africa). Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFFS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 148 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333987643
- ISBN
- 9780333987643
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Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardback. This text focuses on female tragic heroes in England from c1610 to c1645. Their sudden appearance can be linked to changing ideas about the relationships between bodies and souls, men's bodies and women's, marriage and mothering, and the law and religion. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; JFCX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 455.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333987919
- ISBN
- 9780333987919
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. The interpretation of Walter Benjamin's work presented here analyzes some of the central enigmatic features of his writing, arguing that they result from the co-presence of religious scepticism and the desire for a religious foundation of social life. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPCF5; HRAB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993590
- ISBN
- 9780333993590
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€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Paperback. This title addresses three questions through its three-part structure: what is the nature of the globalization?; what resulting challenges now confront cities and localities?; and, how can local leaders respond to this changing environment in ways which strengthen local democracy? Num Pages: 274 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSG; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993736
- ISBN
- 9780333993736
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Condition: New
€ 58.57
€ 58.57
Hardcover. Men and the Language of Emotions challenges the commonly held association of rationality with masculinity, involving distancing from the language of emotions. Drawing on a study of heterosexual men talking about their life and relationships, he demonstrates that men are capable of speaking of emotions, and in direct and uninhibited ways. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFD; JFSJ2; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333995747
- ISBN
- 9780333995747
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardback. The central question of "Europe and Globalization" is "what did Europe do for globalization in the past, and what is globalization doing for Europe today?" The contributors to the volume assess this complex process, and Europe's role within it. Editor(s): Kierzkowski, Henryk; etc. Num Pages: 349 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333998397
- ISBN
- 9780333998397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.88
€ 67.88
Public Policy in the Age of Globalization: Responses to Environmental ...
. Ed(S): Hveem, Professor Helge; Nordhaug, Kr...
hardcover. This title focuses on changes in environmental and economic policies in six developing countries. It shows how domestic politics interact with international actors such as multilateral institutions. Editor(s): Hveem, Professor Helge; Nordhaug, Kristen. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333998489
- ISBN
- 9780333998489
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Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. Kieran Flanagan explores the link between visual culture and religion in terms of tales, memory and character. He draws out the sociological implications of handling the virtual and virtue in ways of seeing. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRLB; JFC; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333998540
- ISBN
- 9780333998540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99