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Asia-Pacific Nations in International Peace Support and Stability Oper...
. Ed(S): Aoi, Chiyuki; Heng, Yee-Kuang
paperback. This book aims to provide for a path-breaking cross-regional comparison of the capabilities and readiness of Asia-Pacific countries to contribute to peace support missions, with an eye to identifying emerging trends and policy implications. Editor(s): Aoi, Chiyuki; Heng, Yee-Kuang. Series: Asia Today. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JPA; JPB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349474356
- ISBN
- 9781349474356
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€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Paperback. This book examines violence against women in the name of honor in Iraqi Kurdistan, taking an intersectional perspective. It reveals the links between destructive, state-sanctioned honor discourse and notions of manhood as they are shaped by a resistance culture dedicated to the struggle against ethnic oppression. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHB; JKV; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349474370
- ISBN
- 9781349474370
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€ 126.38
€ 126.38
Paperback. The contributors respond to the absence of critical debate surrounding the ways in which spaces of the city do not merely contain, but also constitute, urban poverty. The volume explores how the spaces of the city actively produce and reproduce urban poverty. Editor(s): Lemanski, C; Marx, C. Series: EADI Global Development Series. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFF; JPQB; KCM; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349474493
- ISBN
- 9781349474493
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€ 65.94
€ 65.94
Paperback. Science Fiction, Alien Encounters, and the Ethics of Posthumanism offers a typology of alien encounters and addresses a range of texts including classic novels of alien encounter by H.G. Wells and Robert Heinlein; recent blockbusters by Greg Bear, Octavia Butler and Sheri Tepper; and experimental science fiction by Peter Watts and Housuke Nojiri. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349474530
- ISBN
- 9781349474530
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349474677
- ISBN
- 9781349474677
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. The concept of "care" defines our humanity. Covering topics as diverse as familial care, medical care, artistic care, scientific care, and various other permutations of the term, this book examines the word and concept of "care" from a cultural perspective, tracing its use throughout literature and history. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; HBTB; JFC; JFSR; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349474691
- ISBN
- 9781349474691
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€ 66.16
€ 66.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHB; JPA; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349474899
- ISBN
- 9781349474899
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€ 67.09
€ 67.09
paperback. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; APFN; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349474912
- ISBN
- 9781349474912
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Crumbling business models mean news media structures must change. Gavin Ellis explores the past and present use of newspaper trusts drawing on case studies such as the Guardian, the Irish Times and the Pulitzer Prize winning Tampa Bay Times to make the case for a form of ownership dedicated to sustaining high quality journalism." Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JP; KNTJ; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349474950
- ISBN
- 9781349474950
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€ 66.66
€ 66.66
State Formation and Identity in the Middle East and North Africa
. Ed(S): Christie, Kenneth; Masad, Mohammad
Paperback. For states in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, the "Arab Spring" has had different implications and consequences, stemming from the politics of identity and the historical and political processes that have shaped development. This book focuses on how these factors interact with globalization and affect state formation. Editor(s): Christie, Kenneth; Masad, Mohammad. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349475032
- ISBN
- 9781349475032
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€ 65.86
€ 65.86
Paperback. Editor(s): Erman, E.; Nasstrom, Sofia. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPS; JPSD; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349475094
- ISBN
- 9781349475094
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€ 65.53
€ 65.53
Paperback. The interest of this book lies at the very center of a recent deployment of homosexual liberation on a larger scale. The reader will be able to understand how each of the traditions studied articulates its own regulatory mechanisms of male sexuality in general, and homosexuality. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAB; HRAC; HRAM; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349475117
- ISBN
- 9781349475117
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€ 66.40
€ 66.40
The Science of Stories. Applications of the Narrative Policy Framework...
. Ed(S): Jones, M.; Shanahan, E.; McBeth, Mar...
Paperback. The study of narratives in a variety of disciplines has grown in recent years as a method of better explaining underlying concepts in their respective fields. Through the use of Narrative Policy Framework (NPF), political scientists can analyze the role narrative plays in political discourse. Editor(s): Jones, M.; Shanahan, E.; McBeth, Mark K. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; HPS; JFD; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349475216
- ISBN
- 9781349475216
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€ 182.81
€ 182.81
Paperback. This edited collection addresses how therapy can engage with issues of race, culture, religion and spirituality. It is a response to the need for practitioners to further their understanding and skills base in developing ways of appropriately responding to the interconnectivity of these evolving issues. Editor(s): Nolan, G.; West, W. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JMS; MMJ; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349475278
- ISBN
- 9781349475278
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€ 126.82
€ 126.82
Paperback. Cinema frequently depicts various types of work, but this representation is never straightforward. It depends on and reflects many factors, especially the place and time the film is made and the type of audience it addresses. Here, the contributors employ transnational and transhistorical perspectives to compare filmic depictions of work. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; JFC; JFD; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 387.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349475445
- ISBN
- 9781349475445
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€ 66.28
€ 66.28
Paperback. Exploring recent contemporary debates on gender and migration, this book scrutinizes the relationship between women's work in ethnic economies and social integration, arguing that women in Britain zigzag their way to social integration. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ; JFSL; JHBL; KC; KJWB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349475469
- ISBN
- 9781349475469
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€ 65.62
€ 65.62
Paperback. During the Elizabethan era, writers such as Shakespeare, Spenser, Sidney, Daniel, and others frequently expounded on mercy, exploring the sources and outcomes of clemency. This fresh reading of such depictions shows that the concept of mercy was a contested one, directly shaped by tensions over the exercise of judgment by a woman on the throne. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349475773
- ISBN
- 9781349475773
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€ 65.98
€ 65.98
Paperback. Re-imagining the Family explores contemporary films and literature about the effects of legal and illegal immigration on the structure and the stories of the contemporary 'European' family, with a focus on Germany. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JFSL; JFSR; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349475858
- ISBN
- 9781349475858
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€ 65.70
€ 65.70
Paperback. Editor(s): Casanova, E; Jafar, A. Num Pages: 204 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSR; JHB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349476039
- ISBN
- 9781349476039
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€ 65.70
€ 65.70
Paperback. Religion and social action is both empowering and limiting for women. This study shows the Guadalupanas' awareness of themselves as agents for change and their difficulties in understanding and maintaining their limited gendered roles within church and community. Num Pages: 214 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRC; HRCC7; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349476053
- ISBN
- 9781349476053
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€ 65.62
€ 65.62
Paperback. "Meals in Early Judaism: Social Formation at the Table is the first book about the meals of early Judaism. As such it breaks important new ground in establishing the basis for understanding the centrality of meals in this pivotal period of Judaism and providing a framework of historical patterns and influences"-- Editor(s): Marks, S. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HRAX; HRCG; HRJ; JFC; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349476190
- ISBN
- 9781349476190
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Condition: New
€ 137.48
€ 137.48
Paperback. Black Theology as Mass Movemen t is a call to current and future theologians to stretch the boundaries of Black Liberation Theology from what has become primarily an academic subfield into a full fledge liberation movement beyond the walls of the academy. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRC; HRCM; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349476299
- ISBN
- 9781349476299
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Condition: New
€ 126.32
€ 126.32
Paperback. Series: Critical Approaches to Children's Literature. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSY; JFC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 237.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349476480
- ISBN
- 9781349476480
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Not all original works invoke the encore impulse in their audiences. Those that do generally spawn replications - sequels, spin-offs, or re-makes. This book presents a theory of why some replications succeed and others fail across genres and media. Num Pages: 257 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349476503
- ISBN
- 9781349476503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.94
€ 65.94