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Hardcover. Alan Hollinghurst and the Vitality of Influence proposes a striking approach for reading the influences that interlace twentieth-century gay British writers. Focusing on the role of the textual image in literary influence, this book moves toward a new understanding of the interpenetration of literary and visual culture in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSA; DSK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137362025
- ISBN
- 9781137362025
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Visual Communication Theory and Research: A Mass Communication Perspec...
Fahmy, Shahira, Bock, Mary Angela, Wanta, Way...
Hardcover. In today's multimedia environment, visuals are essential and expected parts of storytelling. However, the visual communication research field is fragmented into several sub-areas, making study difficult. Fahmy, Bock, and Wanta note trends and discuss the challenges of conducting analysis of images across print, broadcast, and online media. Num Pages: 202 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137362148
- ISBN
- 9781137362148
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€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Hardcover. Youth Literature for Peace Education explores how to assess, choose, and make use of age-appropriate literature that can be used to teach both literacy and peace education, in and out of school. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JNAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137362261
- ISBN
- 9781137362261
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Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 46.85
€ 53.37
€ 46.85
Myth, Representation, and Identity: An Ethnography of Memory in Lipsi,...
Marilena Papachristophorou
Hardcover. Lipsi forms a modern construction that has disconnected from its past. Recently, the community has formed a collective identity reconstructed from fragments of collective memory. This book is an ethnographic account of the mythology proposed by the community and examines how history and collective memory tightly interconnect. Num Pages: 213 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137362735
- ISBN
- 9781137362735
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Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. This study argues that the decriminalization of sex work can be a potential national strategy for China to promote its human rights and contain the spread of HIV. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPV; JPVH1; LAY; LNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137362858
- ISBN
- 9781137362858
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€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. Flying and the pilot were significant metaphors of fascism's mythical modernity. Fernando Esposito traces the changing meanings of these highly charged symbols from the air show in Brescia, to the sky above the trenches of the First World War to the violent ideological clashes of the interwar period. Num Pages: 440 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DST; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB; JPFQ; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 824.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137362988
- ISBN
- 9781137362988
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Condition: New
€ 196.79
€ 196.79
Hardcover. Repetition and seriality are inherent in pornography and is constitutive for its functionality as a film genre, an industry, and an area of gender studies. By linking the styles of the genre to processes of serial production, consumption, and discussion, Schaschek questions the dominant assumptions about pornography and the stability of the genre. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137363121
- ISBN
- 9781137363121
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Conspiracy theories are a popular topic of conversation in everyday life but are often frowned upon in academic discussions. Looking at the recent spate of philosophical interest in conspiracy theories, The Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories looks at whether the assumption that belief in conspiracy theories is typically irrational is well founded Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137363152
- ISBN
- 9781137363152
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Condition: New
€ 160.62
€ 160.62
Hardcover. Was the Bush administration was successful in legitimating its preferences with habeas corpus, torture, and extraordinary rendition? As American transforms in the post-Bush era, scholars have begun to assess the post-9/11 period in American foreign and domestic policy, asking difficult questions regarding torture and human rights. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137363213
- ISBN
- 9781137363213
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Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. The enactive approach replaces the classical computer metaphor of mind with emphasis on embodiment and social interaction as the sources of our goals and concerns. Researchers from a range of disciplines unite to address the challenge of how to account for the more uniquely human aspects of cognition, including the abstract and the nonsensical. Editor(s): Cappuccio, Massimiliano; Froese, Tom. Series: New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137363350
- ISBN
- 9781137363350
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Condition: New
€ 128.56
€ 128.56
Paperback. The Affordable Care Act debate was one of the most important and most public examinations of the Constitution in our history. At the forefront of that debate were the bloggers of the Volokh Conspiracy who, from before the law was even passed, engaged in a spirited, erudite, and accessible discussion of the legal issues involved in the case. Editor(s): Burrus, Trevor. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JPA; JPW; LNTM; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137363749
- ISBN
- 9781137363749
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Condition: New
€ 43.45
€ 43.45
Hardcover. The Media of Testimony explores testimony relating to the Stasi in different cultural forms: autobiographical writing, memorial museums and documentary film. Combining theoretical models from diverse disciplines, it presents a new approach to the study of testimony, memory and mediation. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; APFR; HBTW; JFD; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364036
- ISBN
- 9781137364036
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. In civil war the causal mechanism on recruitment of combatants is complicated because armed groups interact for context-based strategic. This book argues that a group will adopt varying mobilization strategies depending upon the difference in a group's influence between the stronghold and contested areas, using as examples two Cambodian civil wars. Series: Asia Today. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMC; JPWQ; JPWS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364081
- ISBN
- 9781137364081
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€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. This original and detailed collection explores how regional actors deal with uncertainties that are inherent to the current geopolitical situation in East Asia. The contributors collectively demonstrate that strategic uncertainty has become a major factor in the shaping of the security order in East Asia. Editor(s): van der Putten, Frans-Paul. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364173
- ISBN
- 9781137364173
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Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Hardcover. As the RtoP moves from norm to operationalization, greater analysis of action to halt crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide and ethnic cleansing is needed. This uncovers opportunities and challenges associated with third pillar interventions by looking at legal, economic, political, military and alternative interventions in third-countries. Editor(s): Fiott, Daniel; Koops, Joachim Alexander. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364395
- ISBN
- 9781137364395
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Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardcover. Filmic constructions of war heroism have a profound impact on public perceptions of conflicts. Here, contributors examine the ways motifs of gender and heroism in war films are used to justify ideological positions, shape the understanding of the military conflicts, support political agendas and institutions, and influence collective memory. Editor(s): Kazecki, Jakub. Num Pages: 286 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFN; JFC; JFSJ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364531
- ISBN
- 9781137364531
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Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardcover. How do humanists speak for and from the humanities in an academy which values them less and less and market-driven approaches more and more? Jeffrey R. Di Leo provides a thorough critique of the higher education crisis and a set of practical and reasonable remedies for shaping the study and practice of the humanities in the academy of the future. Series: Education, Politics and Public Life. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364616
- ISBN
- 9781137364616
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€ 53.37€ 46.56
€ 53.37
€ 46.56
Hardcover. Providing a coherent and current account of how the U.S. manages to 'pivot to Asia' amid a rising China, this book provides an insightful glimpse into China-US relations, and the complexities of the two nations' economic and defense issues as China asserts is financial and military might in Asia and beyond. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364623
- ISBN
- 9781137364623
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Condition: New
€ 67.88
€ 67.88
Hardcover. Decolonizing Time: Work, Leisure, and Freedom demonstrates the importance of time as a central category for political theory, providing not only a history of the fight for time through political, feminist, and critical theory, but also assessing this tradition in the context of the United States. Series: Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364647
- ISBN
- 9781137364647
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Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Hardcover. There is a modest but growing body of scholarly literature on experiences of retail work, with only a handful of studies existing on retail organizing. Before Revolutionizing Retail, no scholar had captured or analysed the breadth of political action being pursued in this crucial economic sector. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF; KCP; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 189 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364678
- ISBN
- 9781137364678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36