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Hardback. As economic stagnation freezes the globe; capitalism is increasingly questioned; war, revolution and political instability unsettles the Middle East; and President Obama's campaign for the Presidency looms, Volume 23 of Political Power and Social Theory reflects on these and related issues and whether the concept of "capitalism" should be problemat Editor(s): Go, Julian. Series: Political Power and Social Theory. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780528663
- ISBN
- 9781780528663
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Condition: New
€ 145.49
€ 145.49
Hardback. What does it take to build and sustain effective government institutions? What have we learnt about the attempts to design and redesign public sector institutions in different countries? What works and what doesn't, and why? This book intends to answer these questions and presents analytical tools essential in planning for institutional reform, Series: Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQ; KNV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780528687
- ISBN
- 9781780528687
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Condition: New
€ 155.31
€ 155.31
Hardback. This volume explores the relationship between media, movements, and political change through analyses of how actors use print media and the Internet to achieve their goals. The chapters examine the role of media in the (Anti-)Abortion, Globalization, Labor, Townsend, and White Power movements as well as Barack Obama's 2008 campaign. Editor(s): Earl, Jennifer S.; Rohlinger, Deana A. Series: Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change. Num Pages: 261 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780528809
- ISBN
- 9781780528809
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Condition: New
€ 135.28
€ 135.28
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780529189
- ISBN
- 9781780529189
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Condition: New
€ 135.55
€ 135.55
Hardback. Illustrates interim narrative field texts of identity as teacher educator stories and demonstrates how researchers utilize common places of temporality, sociality, and place in analyzing narratives. This title describes conceptualizations of narrative research processes, bringing forward narrative tools and methods of layering narratives. Editor(s): Chan, Elaine; Keyes, Dixie; Ross, Vicki. Series: Advances in Research on Teaching. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GPS; JNMT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780529240
- ISBN
- 9781780529240
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Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Hardback. Featuring the work of several up-and-coming scholars working to deepen theoretical perspectives on addiction and its relationship to social control and deviance, this volume fills a gap in addiction studies by offering critical perspectives that interrogate and challenge traditional and/or mainstream understandings of addiction. Editor(s): Netherland, Julie. Series Editor(s): KatzRothman, Barbara. Series: Advances in Medical Sociology. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780529301
- ISBN
- 9781780529301
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Condition: New
€ 135.55
€ 135.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Clandinin, D. Jean; Steeves, Pam; Caine, Vera. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JNHX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780529745
- ISBN
- 9781780529745
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Condition: New
€ 59.78
€ 59.78
Paperback. The Sacred and the Profane examines the hipster and the current cultural impasse by going beyond 'going-against-the-grain.' Num Pages: 77 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 86.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 77
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780990347
- ISBN
- 9781780990347
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€ 13.99€ 13.37
€ 13.99
€ 13.37
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780992716
- ISBN
- 9781780992716
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.35
€ 16.99
€ 15.35
Paperback. Deals with invention and innovation in the context of postmodern society and information economy. This title applies "popular culture" theory to such companies as Virgin, Microsoft, and Apple, to analyse their innovation strategies. It combines popular culture theory with innovation theory and entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 131 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; KJD; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 131
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780992877
- ISBN
- 9781780992877
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.37
€ 13.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. In this inspirational book of one woman s journey through depression, Beverley Jones leads you along her personal road to recovery and beyond, courageously demonstrating how an ordinary life can become extraordinary and how experience can indeed be the greatest gift. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 6. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 94
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780993928
- ISBN
- 9781780993928
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.08
€ 16.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. A taste of austerity, the limits of democracy and the overlooked, untold stories of a country in 'crisis'. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; JP; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780996059
- ISBN
- 9781780996059
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.42
€ 20.99
€ 19.42
Paperback. Without Madame Blavatsky the New Age would not exist. This pioneering and phenomenal spiritual traveller deserves new respect and recognition. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRQC5; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 219 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780996530
- ISBN
- 9781780996530
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.32
€ 13.99
€ 13.32
Paperback. Based on detailed analysis of interviews with gay clergymen, and also with retired heterosexual clergymen whose ministries span the period since the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, this book provides specific examples to back up the contention that the approach of the Church of England to homosexuals has increasingly been characterised by hypocrisy. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780999180
- ISBN
- 9781780999180
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.42
€ 16.99
€ 15.42
Paperback. A comprehensive guide to the psychology of parenting. Jargon-free, accessible and succinct, with cross-referencing throughout. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: JMC; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780999227
- ISBN
- 9781780999227
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.42
€ 16.99
€ 15.42
Paperback. This book explores small town austere Britain. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780999982
- ISBN
- 9781780999982
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.43
€ 16.99
€ 15.43
Paperback. John Hatchard considers the need for good governance, accountability and integrity in both the public and private sector. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JPZ; LND; LNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781004487
- ISBN
- 9781781004487
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 43.55
€ 49.99
€ 43.55
Paperback. In this erudite and comprehensive study, Adrian Pearce offers a detailed survey of British trade with Spanish America in the latter half of the eighteenth century, drawing together a variety of sources and looking at all aspects of commercial activity. Series: Liverpool Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781380062
- ISBN
- 9781781380062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.87
€ 40.99
€ 35.87
Paperback. A challenging study about the production, spread and use of understandings of national history and identity for political purposes in twentieth-century Argentina. Series: Liverpool Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 284 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; HBJK; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781380093
- ISBN
- 9781781380093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.69
€ 37.99
€ 33.69
Paperback. Focusing on one of Ireland's most abidingly controversial political figures, this book gives a thorough account of Sean MacBride's republican activities, also exploring political subversion within the Irish Free State, the nature of Irish republican collaboration with Nazi Germany, and the larger narrative of a revolutionary movement in decline. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781380116
- ISBN
- 9781781380116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.95
€ 69.95