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Society & social sciences
Hardcover. Based on domestic and international research on the interaction of race and ethnicity within education, this book aims to promote and advocate a range of contemporary issues related to race, ethnicity and inclusion in relation to pedagogy, teaching and learning. Editor(s): Race, Richard; Lander, Vini. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL1; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137274755
- ISBN
- 9781137274755
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Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardcover. Approaches to Language, Culture and Cognition aims to bring cognitive linguistics and linguistic anthropology closer together, calling for further investigations of language and culture from cognitively-informed perspectives against the backdrop of the current trend of linguistic anthropology. Editor(s): Yamaguchi, Masataka; Tay, Dennis; Blount, Benjamin. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 black & white tables, 19 figures. BIC Classification: CFD; JHMC; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137274816
- ISBN
- 9781137274816
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Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. In this book, Parent puts together a history of representations of the 1944 mutiny in Senegal. Combining firsthand analysis of the works and their intertextual interactions as well an external perspective, Parent engages with history, literature, film, poetics, and politics and highlights the importance of remembering the past. Num Pages: 222 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1HFDS; DSB; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137274960
- ISBN
- 9781137274960
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Tamsin Barber addresses the experience of the British-born Vietnamese as an overlooked minority population in 'super-diverse' London, exploring the emergence of the pan-ethnic 'Oriental' category as a new form of collective consciousness and identity in Britain. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FMV; JFFN; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275189
- ISBN
- 9781137275189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Hardcover. When parents form families by reaching across social barriers to adopt children, where and how does race enter the adoption process? How do agencies, parents, and the adopted children themselves deal with issues of difference in adoption? This volume engages writers from both sides of the Atlantic to take a close look at these issues. Editor(s): Bashi Treitler, Vilna. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275226
- ISBN
- 9781137275226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardcover. Exploring the ambivalent grammar of empathy where questions of geo-politics and social justice are at stake - in popular science, international development, postcolonial fiction, feminist and queer theory - this book addresses the critical implications of empathy's uneven effects. It offers a vital transnational perspective on the 'turn to affect'. Series: Thinking Gender in Transnational Times. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275257
- ISBN
- 9781137275257
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Condition: New
€ 138.78
€ 138.78
Hardcover. The first book-long analysis of the 'mediatization of politics', this volume aims to understand the transformations of the relationship between media and politics in recent decades, and explores how growing media autonomy, journalistic framing, media populism and new media technologies affect democratic processes. Editor(s): Esser, Frank; Stromback, Professor Jesper. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 455.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275837
- ISBN
- 9781137275837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. The entrepreneurial university has been tasked with making an impact. This collection presents professional-personal reflections on research experience and interpretative accounts of navigating fieldwork and broader publics, politics and practices of (dis)engagement primarily through a feminist, queer and gender studies lens. Editor(s): Taylor, Yvette. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275868
- ISBN
- 9781137275868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Hardcover. This book provides a comparative look at key issues that characterize and contextualize upper secondary science education in sixteen countries in Oceania, South America, Asia, Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East, incluing links with elementary and early science, final assessment, and the secondary/tertiary education interface. Editor(s): Vlaardingerbroek, Barend; Taylor, Neil. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNF; JNLC; JNU; YQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275950
- ISBN
- 9781137275950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 47.00
€ 53.37
€ 47.00
Hardcover. This book examines how the war crime legacy resulting from the Yugoslav war of the 1990s on political and military transformation in Serbia was an impediment to security reform, democratization and the achievement of Western standards in the Belgrade armed forces. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWS; JPHV; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137276131
- ISBN
- 9781137276131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. During the era of the French revolution, patriots across Europe tried to introduce a national uniform. This book, the first comparative study of national uniform schemes, discusses case studies from Austria, Bulgaria, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Turkey the United States, and Wales. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBTB; JFCK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277138
- ISBN
- 9781137277138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. This book aims to contribute to our understanding of recent changes in Chinese and Western cooperatives. It will provide a variety of audiences with relevant and useful information for further co-operative development, mutual understanding and cooperation. Editor(s): Gijselinckx, Caroline; Zhao, Li; Novkovic, Sonja. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QFH; JPS; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277275
- ISBN
- 9781137277275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277336
- ISBN
- 9781137277336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardcover. Transnational civil society is often seen as an important contributor to the democratization of global governance. In their engagement with the World Bank, however, transnational civil society organizations prioritize pre-existing mission over responsiveness to claimed stakeholders and undercut the authority of developing country governments. Series: Interest Groups, Advocacy and Democracy Series. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSR; JPP; JPW; KCLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277602
- ISBN
- 9781137277602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.19
€ 105.19
Paperback. Holocaust as Fiction seeks to explain and critically evaluate the extraordinary success of Schlink's internationally acclaimed novel, The Reader, the widely read 'Selb' detective trilogy, and two popular films based closely on his work. Num Pages: 268 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APF; DSBH; DSK; HBTZ1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277633
- ISBN
- 9781137277633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.00
€ 116.00
Hardcover. An investigation of post-racial politics and the future of coalition politics in an American city. Num Pages: 270 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JMC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277718
- ISBN
- 9781137277718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardcover. This volume explores South Korea's successful transition from an underdeveloped, authoritarian country to a modern industrialized democracy. South Korea's experience of foreign aid gives a unique perspective on how to use foreign aid for economic development as well as how to build a strong partnership between developed and developing countries. Editor(s): Kim, Eun Mee; Kim, Pil Ho. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; JPB; JPHV; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137278166
- ISBN
- 9781137278166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.26
€ 139.26
Race, Gender and the Body in British Immigration Control: Subject to E...
Smith, Evan, Marmo, Marinella
Hardcover. This book analyses the practice of virginity testing endured by South Asian women who wished to enter Britain between the late 1960s and the early 1980s, and places this practice into a wider historical context. Using recently opened government documents the extent to which these women were interrogated and scrutinized at the border is uncovered. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280435
- ISBN
- 9781137280435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. This book provides an analysis of the changes the Sicilian mafia has undergone from legitimisation to denunciation. It argues that conceptualisations of the mafia in public and scientific debate, during the nineteenth and more than half of the twentieth century, created a mystique that legitimised the mafia and contributed to their success. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSV; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280497
- ISBN
- 9781137280497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. Academics and practitioners examine the developing field of integrated education in conflicted societies, where children who would normally be educated apart are deliberately educated together. They draw on a range of theoretical and practical frameworks, providing numerous case studies from Northern Ireland, Israel, Macedonia, and Cyprus. Editor(s): McGlynn, Claire; Zembylas, Michalinos; Bekerman, Zvi. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JNFR; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- PALGRAVE
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280978
- ISBN
- 9781137280978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 47.31
€ 53.37
€ 47.31