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Hardcover. This volume dissects how the economic crisis and recession of the late 2000s and the subsequent austerity measures of the coalition government have impacted on class inequalities in the UK. Editor(s): Atkinson, Will; Roberts, Steven; Savage, Mike. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMG; JFSC; JHBL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137016379
- ISBN
- 9781137016379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.35
€ 138.35
Hardcover. Development was founded on the belief that religion was not important to development processes. The contributors call this assumption into question and explore the practical impacts of religion by looking at the developmental consequences of Pentecostal Christianity in Africa, and by contrasting Pentecostal and secular models of change. Editor(s): Freeman, Dena. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; HRCC96; JPWH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave MacMillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137017246
- ISBN
- 9781137017246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.80
€ 149.80
Hardcover. Private Television in Western Europe: Content, Markets, Policies describes, analyses and evaluates the phenomenon of private television in Europe, clustered around the themes of European and national experiences, content and markets, and policies. Editor(s): Donders, Karen; Pauwels, Caroline; Loisen, Jan. Series: Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; APTX; JFCA; JFDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137017543
- ISBN
- 9781137017543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. This book is the first comprehensive study of child sexual abuse in the Caribbean, exploring issues such as the ontology of childhood, links between slavery, colonialism and present-day gender-based violence, the impact of child sexual abuse on the brain and child protection after natural disasters. Editor(s): Jones, Adele D. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFFE1; JFFE2; JFSP1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137020048
- ISBN
- 9781137020048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardcover. Based on the findings of a large-scale, comparative research project, this volume systematically assesses the institutional design and national influence of the Open Method of Coordination in Social Inclusion and Social Protection (pensions and health/long-term care), at the European Union level and in ten EU Member States. Editor(s): Barcevicius, Egidijus; Weishaupt, Timo; Zeitlin, Jonathan. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JKSB; JPB; KCR; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 220 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137022615
- ISBN
- 9781137022615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. The authors investigate the exceptional political economy of the ten inhabited islands whose territory is divided amongst two or more countries: that are unitary geographical spaces but fragmented polities. Editor(s): Baldacchino, Godfrey. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPRB; JPSL; KCP; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137023124
- ISBN
- 9781137023124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardcover. Through comparative studies of aid-supported infrastructure projects in East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, the book examines how aid could assist development processes by facilitating development of local endogenous institutions. Editor(s): Nissanke, Machiko; Shimomura, Yasutami. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1HF; JKSR; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137023476
- ISBN
- 9781137023476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
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
€ 53.36€ 48.05
€ 53.36
€ 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
€ 53.36€ 47.00
€ 53.36
€ 47.00