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Hardcover. Inspired by a conference held at Northeastern University on the topic of Women, War, and Violence, editors Robin M. Chandler, Lihua Wang, and Linda K. Fuller bring together research and real-life stories from twenty-one international contributors who document gender involvement from victims to valiant in wartime and activism. Editor(s): Chandler, Robin M.; Fuller, Linda K.; Wang, Lihua. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ1; JPW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230103719
- ISBN
- 9780230103719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardcover. This volume draws on disciplines as different as Psychology, Anthropology, History and Biology to explain when and why individuals act to promote their own self-interest and when they sacrifice their own outcomes so that others can benefit. Editor(s): Forsyth, Donelson R.; Hoyt, Crystal L. Series: Jepson Studies in Leadership. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; KJMB; KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 220 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104037
- ISBN
- 9780230104037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Hardcover. These innovative essays take a comparative approach to queer studies while simultaneously queering the field of comparative literature, strengthening the interdisciplinary of both. The book focuses not only on comparative praxis, but also on interrogating our assumptions and categories of analysis. Editor(s): Spurlin, William J.; Hayes, Jarrod; Higonnet, Professor Margaret R. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384. Interrogating Identities Across Time and Cultures. 244 pages. Editor(s): Hayes, Jarrod; Higonnet, Margaret R.; Spurlin, William J. These innovative essays take a comparative approach to queer studies while simultaneously queering the field of comparative literature, strengthening the interdisciplinary of both. The book focuses not only on comparative praxis, but also on interrogating our assumptions and categories of analysis. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: DSA; JFSK. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 18. Weight: 384.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104365
- ISBN
- 9780230104365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. This book performs a study of the role of religion in a world that is simultaneously globalizing yet deeply divided. Editor(s): Anceschi, Luca; Camilleri, Joseph Anthony; Palapathwala, Ruwan; Wicking, Andrew. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104624
- ISBN
- 9780230104624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardcover. This book analyzes the music that young portenas/os (the inhabitants of Buenos Aires, Argentina) actually listen to nowadays, which, contrary to well-entrenched stereotypes, is not tango but rock nacional, cumbiaand romantic music. Chapters examine the music and what the Argentinean youth use it to say about themselves. Editor(s): Vila, Pablo; Seman, Pablo. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AVG; JFC; JFSL4; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104631
- ISBN
- 9780230104631
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Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardcover. This book explores the effects and consequences of major global power and major regional power status attribution on the foreign policies of states striving for such status and the consequences of status differentiation for the international system and the post-Cold War international order. Editor(s): Volgy, Thomas J.; Corbetta, Renato; Grant, Keith A.; Baird, Ryan G. Series: Evolutionary Processes in World Politics. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBWS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104648
- ISBN
- 9780230104648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Exploration of the emotionologies of several medieval, romance emotional communities through both fictional and non-fictional narratives. The contributors analyze texts from different linguistic traditions and different periods, but they all focus on women characters. Editor(s): Rider, John Jeffrey; Friedman, Jamie. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 285 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105140
- ISBN
- 9780230105140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Mario Vargas Llosa is a heterogeneous writer whose positions have often not been consistent from novel to novel, between his fictional and nonfictional work, between his literary and political commentary, and as his political commentary has proceeded over the decades. This analysis of his work reveals his insights into socio-political matters. Editor(s): De Castro, Juan E.; Birns, Nicholas. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLSR; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105294
- ISBN
- 9780230105294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. While there have been scholarly commentaries on the philosophy of fashion, none yet have attempted to engage fashion on its own hybrid, inflected, and heterogeneous terms. Celebrating the plurality and audacity inherent in its subject, Fashion Statements presents insightful, playful, and accessible essays on the philosophy of fashion. Editor(s): Scapp, Ron; Seitz, Brian. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105423
- ISBN
- 9780230105423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardcover. This book describes the findings of a five-year journey of inquiry of medical and social scientists. Of particular interest and emphasis are issues of gender, poverty, Aboriginal status, and cultural factors that frame the lives of "typical" and "non-typical" young children and their families in urban, rural and remote communities. Editor(s): Goelman, Hillel; Pivik, Jayne; Guhn, Martin. Series: Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMC; JNA; JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 135 x 27. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105430
- ISBN
- 9780230105430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.31
€ 53.36
€ 47.31
Hardcover. This path-breaking collection covers the significance of China's extreme environmental challenges for both Chinese society and the world, how these challenges are impacting domestic Chinese society and its political institutions, and how these institutions are responding in their efforts to address the environmental problems. Editor(s): Kassiola, Joel Jay; Guo, Sujian. Series: Environmental Politics and Theory. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352. Domestic and Global Political Impacts and Responses. Series: Environmental Politics and Theory. 240 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Kassiola, Joel Jay; Guo, Sujian. This path-breaking collection covers the significance of China's extreme environmental challenges for both Chinese society and the world, how these challenges are impacting domestic Chinese society and its political institutions, and how these institutions are responding in their efforts to address the environmental problems. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS; RN. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 18. Weight: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230106642
- ISBN
- 9780230106642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardcover. This book presents the main results of an electoral panel study which is both unique and innovative not only in French political research but also among Western European electoral studies. The survey was conducted among a sample of 1,846 French voters interviewed on four separate occasions (2007 Presidential and Legislative elections). Editor(s): Cautres, Bruno; Muxel, Anne. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 319 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1DDF; JPHF; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230107021
- ISBN
- 9780230107021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Hardcover. This edited volume represents a re-examination of the most central issues in the history of the Iraqi nation state until the American occupation (1920-2003) and, in the light of that history, a re-evaluation of developments under the occupation (2003-2008). Editor(s): Zeidel, Ronen; Baram, Amatzia; Rohde, Achim. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230107106
- ISBN
- 9780230107106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardcover. This collection, with contributions on seventeen countries from social scientists from Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, analyzes the characteristics and potential of diverse educational, political and related initiatives towards progressive changes in gender relations to show how men are reacting to contemporary social change Editor(s): Ruspini, Elisabetta; Hearn, Prof. Jeff; Pease, Bob; Pringle, Keith. Series: Global Masculinities. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230107151
- ISBN
- 9780230107151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. This volume deals with issues of widespread interest including, the origins of investor rights in different markets, the political, legal and economic conditions that determine levels of shareholder participation, and the implications of variation in investor rights. Editor(s): Koppell, Jonathan G. S. Num Pages: 306 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFT; KFFH; KFFM; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230107328
- ISBN
- 9780230107328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Paperback. A cultural and historical exploration of Italian and Italian American discrimination. Editor(s): Connell, William J.; Gardaphe, Fred. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108301
- ISBN
- 9780230108301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book examines the legacy of the Bush presidency in term of presidential leadership, politics, and public policy. It focuses on Bush's expansion of presidential power in pursuit of the 'war on terror,' the ideological and pragmatic foundations of presidential politics, and the complexity of Bush's domestic and foreign policy legacies. Editor(s): Morgan, Iwan W.; Davies, Philip John. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370. The Right Man?. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. 240 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Morgan, Iwan W.; Davies, Philip John. This book examines the legacy of the Bush presidency in term of presidential leadership, politics, and public policy. It focuses on Bush's expansion of presidential power in pursuit of the 'war on terror,' the ideological and pragmatic foundations of presidential politics, and the complexity of Bush's domestic and foreign policy legacies. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHL; JPS. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 18. Weight: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108585
- ISBN
- 9780230108585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. This book is an exploration of contemporary Jewish-Muslim relations in the United States and the distinct ways in which these two communities interact with one another in the American context. Each essay discusses a different episode from the recent twentieth and current twenty-first century American milieu that links these two groups together. Editor(s): Aslan, Reza; Tapper, Aaron J. Hahn. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108608
- ISBN
- 9780230108608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Paperback. This book is an exploration of contemporary Jewish-Muslim relations in the United States and the distinct ways in which these two communities interact with one another in the American context. Each essay discusses a different episode from the recent twentieth and current twenty-first century American milieu that links these two groups together. Editor(s): Aslan, Reza; Tapper, Aaron J. Hahn. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR1; JFSR2; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330. Commonalities, Contentions, and Complexities. 228 pages. Editor(s): Aslan, Reza; Tapper, Aaron J. Hahn. This book is an exploration of contemporary Jewish-Muslim relations in the United States and the distinct ways in which these two communities interact with one another in the American context. Each essay discusses a different episode from the recent twentieth and current twenty-first century American milieu that links these two groups together. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR1; JFSR2; JPF. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 12. Weight: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108615
- ISBN
- 9780230108615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. This book is about how China strives to rebuild its soft power through communication. It recounts China's efforts by examining a set of public diplomacy tactics and programs in its pursuit of a 'new' and 'improved' global image. These case studies invites the reader to a more expansive discussion on the instruments of soft power. Editor(s): Wang, Jian. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Series in Global Public Diplomacy. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108622
- ISBN
- 9780230108622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60