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Society & culture: general
Reimagining Black Difference and Politics in Brazil: From Racial Democ...
Alexandre Emboaba da Costa
Hardcover. This book examines Black Brazilian political struggle in a moment characterized by the intermingling of post-racial ideologies and multicultural policies in the Americas. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL; JFSL3; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386335
- ISBN
- 9781137386335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. This book is about different formations of memory, construction of multiple identifications and transformation of social categories through an exclusionary violence case against Gypsies in Turkey. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJPL; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386618
- ISBN
- 9781137386618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Hardcover. The Internet is the most terrifying and most beautifully innovative invention of the twentieth century. Using film theory and close textual analysis, Tucker offers an explanation of the Internet and a brief history of its portrayal on film in order examine how it has shaped contemporary versions of self-identity, memory, and the human body. Num Pages: 265 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386687
- ISBN
- 9781137386687
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Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. The book examines Muslim-European interactions in the interwar period and provides original insights into the emergence of geopolitical and intellectual East-West networks that transcended national, cultural, and linguistic borders. Editor(s): Ryad, Umar. Series: The Modern Muslim World. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBLW; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137387035
- ISBN
- 9781137387035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Paperback. How has the American Empire sustained global influence where many others have failed? An overlooked element is capabilities of new communications technologies, and their ability to convey ideological messages while neutralizing dissent through entertainment and spectacle, have allowed the US to retain cultural power on a global scale. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFFS; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137387264
- ISBN
- 9781137387264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Migrant Mobilization and Securitization in the US and Europe: How Does...
Ariane Chebel D'Appollonia
Hardcover. Immigrants and minorities in Europe and America have responded in diverse ways to security legislation introduced since 9/11 that targets them, labeling them as threats. This book identifies how different groups have responded and explains why, synthesizing findings in the fields of securitization, migrant integration, and migrant mobilization. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFFN; JPQB; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388049
- ISBN
- 9781137388049
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Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
The Assets Perspective: The Rise of Asset Building and its Impact on S...
Cramer, Reid, Shanks, Trina R. Williams
Hardcover. The economy's struggles to overcome the lingering effects of the Great Recession presented unique but essential questions.The book considers a full range of data which considers how this recent experience has impacted households, providing a thorough and contemporary treatment of how the assets perspective has prompted changes within social policy. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFM; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 616.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388278
- ISBN
- 9781137388278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. In the age of media convergence, stories have morphed into new forms yet their core purpose remains the same, which is to pass on knowledge and information. This book argues that the inherent interactivity of the internet and the emotional engagement of story can lead to innovative pedagogies in media-rich environments. Num Pages: 276 pages, 1 black & white tables, 4 black & white line drawings, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFD; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388360
- ISBN
- 9781137388360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardcover. Drawing on comparative country case studies, this book explores student mobility in Europe, incorporating original theoretical perspectives to explain how mobility happens and new empirical evidence to illustrate how students become mobile within their present educational and future working lives. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFFN; JFFS; JNKS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 222 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388506
- ISBN
- 9781137388506
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Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. This resounding defence of the principles of free expression revisits the Satanic Verses uproar of 1989, as well as subsequent incidents such as the Danish cartoons controversy, to argue that the human right of free speech is by no means so secure that it can be taken for granted. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSK; HRH; JFMD; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388599
- ISBN
- 9781137388599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Hardcover. This collection demonstrates a constructive potential in reimagining with doctrines, which unlocks them from centuries of patriarchal constraint. It opens the way for glimpsing divine action in the economy of salvation, while human struggles for justice are placed within a wider arena when discrete theological resources are deployed in this way. Editor(s): Kim, Grace Ji-Sun; Daggers, Jenny. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAM; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388674
- ISBN
- 9781137388674
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Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Hardcover. This book analyzes how different constituencies within Pakistan are grappling with interpreting and redefining Muslim women's rights in contemporary society. Num Pages: 204 pages, 2 black & white tables, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388995
- ISBN
- 9781137388995
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. This book explores the structural tensions and conflicts that arise with the abolition of border controls between the EU's member states and how this conflict ridden relationship affects and is affected by the institutional shape of the EU's external borders. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFFN; JPSN2; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137389411
- ISBN
- 9781137389411
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Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. This book offers unique insights into challenges faced by human service workers striving to achieve social justice in the aftermath of disasters. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; JH; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137389602
- ISBN
- 9781137389602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. What does consumption in the global south signify, and how are its complexities communicated in media discourses? This book looks at the media representation of consumer culture in Africa, China, Brazil and India through case studies ranging from celebrity selfies, to travel websites, news reports and documentary film. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFS; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137390127
- ISBN
- 9781137390127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. This book uses ethnography as theological practice, yielding a theology constructed at the intersection of church, academy and everyday life. Drawing on the author's research in her Baptist church, the resulting 'ethnographic theology' produces creative theological insights, while also proposing fresh alternatives for Christian thought and action. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRCM; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137390431
- ISBN
- 9781137390431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.46
€ 160.46
Challenges in Economic and Financial Policy Formulation: An Islamic Pe...
Askari, Hossein, Iqbal, Zamir, Mirakhor, Abba...
Hardcover. Challenges in Economic and Financial Policy Formulation provides an introductory, yet comprehensive, treatment of macroeconomic policies and their implementation in an Islamic-designed economic system. Series: Palgrave Studies in Islamic Banking, Finance, and Economics. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR2; KCB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137390455
- ISBN
- 9781137390455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. Marriages across ethnic borders are increasing in frequency, yet little is known of how discourses of 'normal' families, ethnicity, race, migration, globalisation affect couples and children involved in these mixed marriages. This book explores mixed marriage though intimate stories drawn from the real lives of visibly different couples. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHBK; JKSN; JMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137390776
- ISBN
- 9781137390776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book examines the contribution of mass media to modern democracies, in comparative perspective. Part I deals with the conceptualization and implementation of a systematic framework to assess democratic media performance, both in terms of media systems and content. Part II studies media effects on the quality of democracy. Series: Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPB; JPF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137391377
- ISBN
- 9781137391377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
LGBT Activism and the Making of Europe: A Rainbow Europe? (Gender and ...
Ayoub, Phillip, Paternotte, David
Hardcover. This book explores the alleged uniqueness of the European experience, and investigates its ties to a long history of LGBT and queer movements in the region. These movements, the book argues, were inspired by specific ideas about Europe, which they sought to realize on the ground through activism. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSK; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137391759
- ISBN
- 9781137391759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65