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Hardcover. A multidisciplinary collection shedding light on the conditions and experiences of youth in Africa. Editor(s): Ensor, Marisa O. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSP1; JFSP2; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137024695
- ISBN
- 9781137024695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardcover. Sarkozy came to power promising radical political and social change while simultaneously developing a presidential persona that melded the public and the personal under the glare of media attention, unparalleled in the French Fifth Republic. This volume provides a detailed analysis of the fit between his ambitions and the outcomes of his presidency Editor(s): Raymond, Gino G. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JMC; 3JMG; HBJD; JPF; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137025319
- ISBN
- 9781137025319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Utilizing both historical and new research data, this book analyzes voting patterns for local and national elections in thirteen west European countries from 1945-2011. The result of rigorous and in-depth country studies, this book challenges the popular second-order model and presents an innovative framework to study regional voting patterns. Editor(s): Dandoy, Regis; Schakel, Arjan H. Series: Comparative Territorial Politics. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; JPB; JPHF; JPHV; JPL; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137025432
- ISBN
- 9781137025432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. Prompted by the 'affective turn' within the entire spectrum of the social sciences, this books brings together the twin disciplines of political psychology and the political sociology of emotions to explore the complex relationship between politics and emotion at both the mass and individual level with special focus on cases of political tension. Editor(s): Demertzis, Nicolas. Series: Palgrave Studies in Political Psychology. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMQ; JPVH1; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137025654
- ISBN
- 9781137025654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. Regenerative medicine, encompassing stem cells and tissue engineering, has attracted huge interest within commercial, clinical and government circles, and promises to change medicine itself. This book provides the first detailed examination and critical assessment of the field to be made by social science. Editor(s): Webster, Andrew. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; MBGR; MBS; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137026545
- ISBN
- 9781137026545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardcover. There is extraordinary diversity, depth, and complexity in the encounter between theatre, performance, and human rights. Through an examination of a rich repertoire of plays and performance practices from and about countries across six continents, the contributors open the way toward understanding the character and significance of this encounter. Editor(s): Becker, Florian; Hernandez, Paola; Werth, Brenda G. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; HPS; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137027092
- ISBN
- 9781137027092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 48.05
€ 53.46
€ 48.05
Hardcover. Public Space, Media Space asks how media saturation are transforming public space and our experience of it. From the role of graffiti and Youtube videos of street art in the Cairo revolution, to OOH (Out of Home) advertising, the book is diverse in its approach and global in its coverage. Editor(s): Berry, Chris; Harbord, Janet; Moore, Rachel O. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137027757
- ISBN
- 9781137027757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137027979
- ISBN
- 9781137027979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.61
€ 67.61
Hardcover. This comprehensive book examines the Iranian government's mobilization of resources to develop science and technology, presenting an overview of the structure, dynamics, and outcomes of the government's science and technology policies. Authors are leaders in the industries they discuss and offer an unparalleled look into Iran's technology sector. Editor(s): Soofi, Abdol S.; Ghazinoory, Sepehr. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JPQB; KNDH; KNTX; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137030092
- ISBN
- 9781137030092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This volume explores the impact of sexological and early psychoanalytic conceptions of sexual perversion on the representation of the erotic in the work of a range of major European modernists (including Joyce, Kafka, Lawrence, Mann, Proust and Rilke) as well as in that of some less-well-known figures of the period such as Dujardin and Jahnn. Editor(s): Schaffner, Anna Katharina; Weller, Shane. Series: Palgrave Studies in Modern European Literature. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBH; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137030290
- ISBN
- 9781137030290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. While many worry about population overload, this book highlights the dramatic fall in fertility rates globally exploring questions such as why are parents having fewer babies? Will this lead to population decline? What will be the impact of a world with fewer children and can social policy reverse fertility decline? Editor(s): Buchanan, Ann; Rotkirch, Anna. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 343 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; JHBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137030382
- ISBN
- 9781137030382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.00
€ 68.00
Hardcover. An exploration of the individual work of ten diplomats who were charged with negotiating conclusions to intractable conflicts in the Middle East and Balkans, this book is the first study to combine the outlooks of practitioners and academics on new forms of war, especially asymmetrical warfare between state and non-state actors. Editor(s): Fixdal, Mona. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVW; 1FB; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137030535
- ISBN
- 9781137030535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Hardcover. This book examines the struggles over technology's use in education, digging into what the purpose of education is, how we should achieve it, who the stakeholders are, and whose voices win out. Drawing on theoretical and empirical work, it lays bare the messy realities of technology use in education and their implications for contemporary society. Editor(s): Selwyn, Neil; Facer, Keri. Series: Digital Education and Learning. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JNF; JNV; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137031976
- ISBN
- 9781137031976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 47.00
€ 53.46
€ 47.00
Hardcover. This book presents a comparative historical overview of female employment patterns across the Mediterranean region, analyzing how the relationship between economic development, political change and the cultural environment shapes the evolution of gender roles in interconnected spheres of social life. Editor(s): Bugra, Ayse; Ozkan, Yalcin. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QRM; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032072
- ISBN
- 9781137032072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
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
€ 198.28
€ 198.28
Hardcover. Drawing on research across a wide range of European countries, this book analyzes the key issues at stake in developing long-term care systems for older people in Europe with a focus on progression and improvement for policy and practice. Editor(s): Leichsenring, Kai; Billings, Jenny; Nies, Henk. Num Pages: 408 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JKSG; JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032331
- ISBN
- 9781137032331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.16
€ 129.16
Hardcover. If societies have only memories of war, of cruelty, of violence, then why are we called humankind? This book marks a new trajectory in Memory Studies by examining cultural memories of nonviolent struggles from ten countries. The book reminds us of the enduring cultural scripts for human agency, solidarity, resilience and human kindness. Editor(s): Reading, Anna; Katriel, Tamar. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032713
- ISBN
- 9781137032713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.55
€ 70.55
Hardcover. An analysis of the transnationalization of politics in several societies concerned by programs of democracy promotion, the contributors to this book seek to understand how these new global norms and programs create forms of appropriation and resistance at the local level. Editor(s): Petric, Boris. Series: The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032744
- ISBN
- 9781137032744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. With a diverse list of contributors, this volume seeks to discuss in depth some of the key issues that migration poses to World Christianity in the fields of constructive theology, ethics, spirituality, mission, ministry, inculturation, interreligious dialogue, and theological education. Editor(s): Padilla, Elaine; Phan, Peter C. Series: Christianities of the World. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCX6; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013 ed.
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032881
- ISBN
- 9781137032881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. A collection of the finest works of scholarship examining education - mostly higher education - as civic engagement published over the last decade in JAC, an award-winning journal of rhetoric, politics, and culture. Editor(s): Olson, Gary A.; Worsham, Lynn. Series: Education, Politics and Public Life. Num Pages: 355 pages, biography. BIC Classification: J; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137033680
- ISBN
- 9781137033680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 48.56
€ 53.46
€ 48.56