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Paperback. In this edited volume, distinguished scholars and policy analysts explore how China's rise has brought great opportunities for cooperation as well as great challenges for geo-political competition between the United States and China. Editor(s): Zhao, S. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPB; JPS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349375479
- ISBN
- 9781349375479
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book presents findings of systematic research into the contested meanings of development and wellbeing from a country, Peru, which has recently experienced both rapid economic growth and deep social conflict. Editor(s): Copestake, James. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JKSN; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349375677
- ISBN
- 9781349375677
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€ 66.78
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Paperback. By comparing the role and influence of early Christian missionaries with those of Christian NGOs today, this bookcritically assesses the idea of a Christian 'civilizing mission' within the context of China. It provides a local, non-Han perspective based on a rich array of historical, ethnographical, and empirical sources." Series: Culture and Religion in International Relations. Num Pages: 278 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349375745
- ISBN
- 9781349375745
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. As many can attest, the prevalence of sexual imagery has increased in modern society over the past half century. In this timely new study, Kenneth Kammeyer traces the historical development of sexual imagery in America and society's preoccupation with it, all within a firm theoretical and sociological framework Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JFD; JFSJ; JFSR; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349375912
- ISBN
- 9781349375912
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€ 66.95
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Paperback. This book examines the social, economic and political aftermath of the famous Anglo-American 'destroyers-for-bases' deal of 2nd September 1940 that saw fifty obsolete U.S. destroyers exchanged for 'base colonies' in Trinidad, Bermuda, Newfoundland and the Bahamas. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 311 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349375936
- ISBN
- 9781349375936
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€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Paperback. China's leaders areconfronted with building a new support system in the countryside, shifting the burden in urban China from the factory to the local state, and integrating new social groups into existing systems. This book comprises a detailed study of healthcare, disease control, social insurance and social relief." Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349376056
- ISBN
- 9781349376056
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€ 66.95
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Paperback. What is 'authoritarian rule' andis itbest studied? Using the Dominican Republic, this book investigates new methods of analysis, arguingthat it should be imperative to approach authoritarian histories like other histories on the basis of detailed investigations of power relationships, everyday practices and meanings." Num Pages: 261 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349376070
- ISBN
- 9781349376070
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Roberts, B.; Wilson, R. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JPA; JPP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349376193
- ISBN
- 9781349376193
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Violence, Politics, and Gender in Early Modern England
. Ed(S): Ward, J (University College, Galway ...
paperback. Editor(s): Ward, J (University College, Galway Rothamsted Research, UK University College, Galway Rothamsted Research, UK Rothamsted Research, UK University College, Galway University College, Galway University College, Galway University College, Galway). Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; DSBB; HBJD; HBL; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- SKU
- V9781349376230
- ISBN
- 9781349376230
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€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. This book demonstrates the integral nature of gendered issues and feminist frameworks for a comprehensive understanding of contemporary IR bringing together the work of feminist scholars, teachers and activists into a coherent and accessible collection. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPA; JPB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349376735
- ISBN
- 9781349376735
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€ 66.01
€ 66.01
paperback. Utilizing cross-cultural strands, this comparative study analyzes Caribbean literary representations of magic and invisible cities reworking the notion of the city as both instituted social space and imaginary community. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349376889
- ISBN
- 9781349376889
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Paperback. This book examines the unprecedented explosion of homosexual discourse in post-Soviet Russia and details how homosexuality has come to signify a surprising and often contradictory array of uniquely post-Soviet concerns. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; DS; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349377008
- ISBN
- 9781349377008
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€ 66.95
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Paperback. The first scholarly collection devoted to "The Rocky Horror Picture Show, " dissecting the film from diverse perspectives including gender and queer studies, disability studies, cultural studies, genre studies, and film studies. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; AS; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349377138
- ISBN
- 9781349377138
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€ 66.16
€ 66.16
paperback. Sorensen investigates the manner in which Chilean media and public culture discuss human rights violations committed during the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) as well as human rights problems which still exist. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 261.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349377381
- ISBN
- 9781349377381
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€ 52.90€ 47.15
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Paperback. This book is a study of the processes of democratization and regionalization in the Southern Cone of Latin America, which ran roughly parallel to one another between 1985 and 1991. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPHV; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349377664
- ISBN
- 9781349377664
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€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Paperback. China's infamous death penalty record is the product of firm Party-state control and policy-setting. Though during the 1980s and 1990s, the Party's emphasis was on "kill many," in the 2000s the direction of policy began to move toward "kill fewer." This book details the policies, institutions, and story behind the reform of the death penalty. Series: Palgrave Series in Asian Governance. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFC; JKVP; JP; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 397.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349378166
- ISBN
- 9781349378166
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€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. Editor(s): Pinn, A.; Emerson, Michael O. Num Pages: 303 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JNA; JNKC; JNMT; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349378814
- ISBN
- 9781349378814
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€ 52.90€ 47.17
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Paperback. This text argues for the usefulness of fictional realities for criminological theorizing and analysis. It illustrates that a creative and critical social scientific practice requires craft norms rather than commercial norms that threaten to completely colonize higher education. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFD; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349378869
- ISBN
- 9781349378869
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 259 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSC; HP; JF; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349379118
- ISBN
- 9781349379118
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Paperback. "Gender and decolonization in the Congo focuses on women and questions of gender in its examination of Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961), the assassinated leader of the independent Congo"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 247 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; JFSJ; JPA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349379255
- ISBN
- 9781349379255
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Paperback. Series: Marxism and Education. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JNA; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349379767
- ISBN
- 9781349379767
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€ 52.90€ 47.15
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Paperback. Series: Education, Politics and Public Life. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JNA; JNF; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349379965
- ISBN
- 9781349379965
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€ 52.90€ 47.17
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Paperback. Focusing in particular on pairings of writers within the larger grouping of poets, this book suggests how literary partnerships became pivotal to American poets in the wake of Donald Allen's 'New American Poetry' anthology. Series: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349380343
- ISBN
- 9781349380343
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€ 66.95
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Paperback. This ethnographic study of prostitution in the metropolitan city of Dalian, China, explores the lives of rural migrant women working as karaoke bar hostesses, delving into the interplay of gender politics, nationalism, and power relationships that inhere in practices of birth control, disease control, and control of women's bodies. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JHM; JHMC; PNN; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349380466
- ISBN
- 9781349380466
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95