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Hardcover. This book analyses recent reform trends of European health care systems. Using eight European countries case studies it connects policy reforms with a healthcare quadrilemma, and compares how well these systems perform in terms of economic efficiency, medical achievements, social inequalities, and responsiveness to patients and workers. Editor(s): Pavolini, Emmanuele; Guillen, Ana M. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB; KCQ; KCR; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230369610
- ISBN
- 9780230369610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.73
€ 65.73
Hardcover. This groundbreaking and truly interdisciplinary collection of essays examines how digital media technologies require us to rethink established conceptualisations of human memory in terms of its discourses, forms and practices. Editor(s): Garde-Hansen, Joanne; Hoskins, Andrew; Reading, Anna. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JMR; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230542525
- ISBN
- 9780230542525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.98
€ 123.98
Hardcover. Editor(s): Slavin, Robert E.; Sharan, Shlomo; Kagan, Spencer; Hertz-Lazarowitz, Rachel; Webb, Clark; Schmuck, Richard A. Num Pages: 472 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Plenum Press
- Edition
- 1985th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306417726
- ISBN
- 9780306417726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.94
€ 197.94
Hardcover. The essays in this volume exploring the construction of gender ideology in early modern England, focus attention on the implications of the gender debate for women writers and their literary relations, cultural ideology and the family, and political discourse and ideas of nationhood. Editor(s): Malcolmson, Cristina; Suzuki, Mihoko. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3J; DSBB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312294571
- ISBN
- 9780312294571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.48
€ 65.48
Hardcover. The Funk Era and Beyond is the first scholarly collection to discuss the significance of funk music in America. Contributors employ a multitude of methodologies to examine this unique musical genre's relationship to African American culture and to music, literature, and visual art as a whole. Editor(s): Bolden, Tony. Series: Signs of Race. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312296070
- ISBN
- 9780312296070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.44
€ 65.44
Hardcover. What are the causes and effects, in both the sending and receiving countries, of East-West migration? What are the policy reactions in the East and the West, and how is this phenomenon likely to develop and to be regulated in the near future? This book addresses these and other questions. Editor(s): Ardittis, Solon. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- MacMillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333592373
- ISBN
- 9780333592373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.58
€ 124.58
Paperback. By focusing on issues of identity, this study offers a radically new approach to the understanding and explanation of international relations. The text critiques dominant approaches to identity in international relations and highlights the complexity of forms of identification and allegiance in the contemporary world. Editor(s): Krause, Jill; Renwick, Dr. Neil. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan London
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333693841
- ISBN
- 9780333693841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.36
€ 123.36
Hardcover. This volume deals with the politics of ethnicity in east central Europe. The major part of the book focuses upon the nature of identity and inter-ethnic relations in the Central European region of Silesia. Editor(s): Cordell, Karl. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; JFSL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Macmillan Pub Co
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333731710
- ISBN
- 9780333731710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.38
€ 124.38
Hardcover. This volume brings together nearly 20 papers presented at the 1999 UK Political Science Association (PSA) conference. It contains papers on British parties, political theory and the history of political thought, as well as less familiar subects, such as the politics of Latin America. Editor(s): Pierson, Chris; Tormey, Simon. Series: PSA Yearbooks. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 715.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- MacMillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333779033
- ISBN
- 9780333779033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.42
€ 124.42
Hardcover. Focusing upon the rich interplay between ongoing institutional and technological changes, the dynamics of national industrial systems, and the modifications in policy instruments of the common market and the single currency, this text addresses key issues for growth and convergence. Editor(s): Fabel, Oliver; Farina, Francesco; Punzo, Lionello F. Num Pages: 265 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPSN2; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Macmillan Pub Co
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333794616
- ISBN
- 9780333794616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.46
€ 123.46
Hardcover. Focuses on urban earthquake safety developments around the world. This book provides approaches and procedures for the creation of earthquake damage scenarios (EDS). It discusses needs and approaches to reducing earthquake risk. Editor(s): Tucker, Brian E.; Erdik, Mustafa Ozder; Hwang, Christina N. Series: NATO Science Series E:. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "An Evaluation of Guidelines for Developing Earthquake Damage Scenarios for Urban Areas", Istanbul, Turkey, October 8-11, 1993. Series: NATO Science Series E:. 346 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Tucker, Brian E.; Erdik, Mustafa Ozder; Hwang, Christina N. Focuses on urban earthquake safety developments around the world. This book provides approaches and procedures for the creation of earthquake damage scenarios (EDS). It discusses needs and approaches to reducing earthquake risk. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 24. Weight: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic
- Edition
- 1994th Edition
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329145
- ISBN
- 9780792329145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.00
€ 249.00
Hardcover. Offers a systematic analysis of the rise of modern social science. This volume demonstrates that modern social science actually emerged during the critical period between 1750 and 1850. Editor(s): Heilbron, Johan; Magnusson, Lars; Wittrock, B. Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792345893
- ISBN
- 9780792345893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.46
€ 194.46
Hardcover. Containing state-of-the-art contributions on the various domains of European media policies, this Handbook deals with theoretical approaches to European media policy: its historical development; specific policies for film, television, radio and the Internet; and international aspects of the fragmented policy domain. Editor(s): Donders, Karen; Pauwels, Caroline; Loisen, Jan. Num Pages: 586 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFCA; JFD; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1015.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032171
- ISBN
- 9781137032171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.47
€ 189.47
Paperback. Is food aid the way of the future? What are the prospects for integrated public policies informed by the right to food? First World Hunger Revisited investigates the rise of food charity and corporately sponsored food banks as effective and sustainable responses to increasing hunger and food poverty in twelve rich 'food-secure' societies. Editor(s): Riches, Graham; Silvasti, Tiina. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFA; JPVH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298720
- ISBN
- 9781137298720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.86
€ 64.86
Hardcover. The end of the Cold War has seen an international proliferation of parliamentary bodies of all types and at all levels. How can this process of parliamentarization be assessed and under what conditions do these institutions operate? This book explores how regional integration and globalization are developing from a parliamentary perspective. Editor(s): Costa, Oliver; Dri, Clarissa; Stavridis, Stelios. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 graphs, 1 figures, 18 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPB; JPH; JPR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137322739
- ISBN
- 9781137322739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.38
€ 65.38
Hardcover. This book addresses the meanings and implications of self-organization and state society relations in contemporary Nigerian politics. Editor(s): Okome, Mojubaolu Olufunke. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JPQ; JPR; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137324528
- ISBN
- 9781137324528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.07
€ 64.07
Hardcover. Russia 2025 offers a compelling insight into Russia's future by exploring thematic scenarios ranging from politics to demographics. The widening rift between a modernizing, post-Communist society and a paternalistic government will ultimately shape developments in the coming years and will impact on state-society and Center-periphery relations. Editor(s): Lipman, Maria; Petrov, Nikolay. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH; JPQ; JPV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137336903
- ISBN
- 9781137336903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.78
€ 64.78
Hardcover. Resulting from an interdisciplinary dialogue between philosophy, political science and International Relations about Europe as a political community this volume rethinks the European political project beyond the rigid opposition between universalism and particularism approaching Europe as a space of the exposure of differences to each other. Editor(s): Prozorov, Sergei; Lindberg, Susanna; Ojakangas, Mika. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPH; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137361813
- ISBN
- 9781137361813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.78
€ 63.78
Hardcover. 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: 224 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369598
- ISBN
- 9781137369598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.57
€ 64.57
Hardcover. According to Max Weber, charisma is opposed to bureaucratic order. This collection reveals the limits of that formula. The contributors show how charisma is a part of cultural frameworks while retaining its ecstatic character among American and Italian Catholics, Syrian Sufis, Taiwanese Buddhists, Hassidic Jews, and Amazonian shamans, among others. Editor(s): Lindholm, Charles. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137377623
- ISBN
- 9781137377623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.71
€ 64.71