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Hardback. Women's Voices in Management examines a wide array of women's voices across different geo-political, social and organizational contexts in management. Extant research provides clear evidence on gendering in organizations throughout all the ranks including top management. Editor(s): Syna, Helena Desivilya; Costea, Carmen-Eugenia. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJG; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137432131
- ISBN
- 9781137432131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Hardcover. The Luxury Market in Brazil provides a holistic and practitioners approach to luxury marketing in Brazil. The book analyses the key challenges and opportunities facing luxury brands, while providing an insight into the skills and competencies to develop and implement effective luxury marketing strategies that are specific to the market in question. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCK; KJD; KJK; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137432544
- ISBN
- 9781137432544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. In this book, five scholars square off in a lively debate over the ethics of drones and their contentious use. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPSF; JPVH; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137432612
- ISBN
- 9781137432612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardcover. This book examines the transformations of Egyptian childhoods that occurred across gender, class, and rural/urban divides. It also questions the role of nostalgia and representation of childhood in illuminating key underlying political, social, and cultural developments in Egypt. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137432773
- ISBN
- 9781137432773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Washington 101: An Introduction to the Nation's Capital
Daughtery, Laura, Matthew N. Green, Mazzenga,...
Hardcover. Washington 101 offers a layman's introduction to the richness and diversity of the nation's capital. An exploration of the history, politics, architecture, and people of the city and region, Washington 101 is a must-read for anyone curious to learn more about Washington. Num Pages: 281 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137433381
- ISBN
- 9781137433381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardcover. Examining performers from the ancient Mediterranean world to the modern Islamic Middle East, including India and Pakistan, Shay explores the careers, artistic performances, and legacies of these individuals who were forced to produce entertainment and art for, and have sex with, any and all patrons. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ASD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137433602
- ISBN
- 9781137433602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.95
€ 138.95
Hardback. Thinking through Digital Media: Transnational Environments and Locative Places speculates on animation, documentary, experimental, interactive, and narrative media that probe human-machine performances, virtual migrations, global warming, structural inequality, and critical cartographies across Brazil, Canada, China, India, USA, and elsewhere. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137433619
- ISBN
- 9781137433619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Hardcover. The increased targeting of civilians by militants raises serious and profound questions for policy-makers. Examining conflict in Northern Ireland, Israel and Palestine, this book focuses on ethno-nationalist militant groups and formulates a model to constrain violence against civilians. Series: Rethinking Political Violence. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1FBH; 1FBP; JFFE; JPB; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137433794
- ISBN
- 9781137433794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. This book explores how different governments have leveraged their capacity to advance a revival of nuclear power. Presenting in-depth case studies of France, Finland, Britain and the United States, Baker and Stoker argue that governments may struggle to promote new investment in nuclear power. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 figures, 9 black & white tables, 10 graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1DNF; 1KBB; JPS; KCP; KNBN; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137433855
- ISBN
- 9781137433855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Hardcover. A distinctive contribution to the politics of citizenship and immigration in an expanding European Union, this book explains how and why differences arise in responses to immigration by examining local, national and transnational dimensions of public debates on Romanian migrants and the Roma minority in Italy and Spain. Series: Palgrave Studies in Citizenship Transitions. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFFN; JHMC; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137433916
- ISBN
- 9781137433916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardcover. The magazine Photoplay pioneered the construction of both female stars as social types and fans as aspiring consumers in the first mass consumption society. The construction of female identity based on goods and performance in a consumer society resulted in multiple, fragmented, and unstable selves - a legacy evident in postmodern culture today. Num Pages: 310 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137433992
- ISBN
- 9781137433992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137434128
- ISBN
- 9781137434128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.01
€ 78.01
Hardcover. The Occupy movement and the Arab Spring have brought global attention to the potential of social media for empowering otherwise marginalized groups. This book addresses questions like what happens after the moment of protest and global visibility and whether social media can also help sustain civic engagement beyond protest. Editor(s): Uldam, Julie; Vestergaard, Anne. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137434159
- ISBN
- 9781137434159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardback. Presenting a critical overview of what 'emerging multipolarity' means for the world's foremost global trading bloc and economic power, the European Union, this book offers new insights into how the rise of the emerging economies has impacted the EU and its role within the World Trade Organization. Series: Global Reordering. Num Pages: 143 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFFS; JPSN2; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 143
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137434197
- ISBN
- 9781137434197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Hardcover. This timely and interdisciplinary volume analyzes the many impacts of and contrasting responses to the Argentine political, economic, and social crises of 2001-02. Chapters offer original theoretical models and examine the relationship between political, cultural, economic, and societal spheres. Editor(s): Wylde, Christopher; Ozarow, Daniel; Levey, Cara. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 265 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFC; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137434258
- ISBN
- 9781137434258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
The Transmedia Archaeology: Storytelling in the borderlines of science...
Scolari, Carlos, Bertetti, Paolo, Freeman, Ma...
Hardcover. In this book, the authors examine manifestations of transmedia storytelling in different historical periods and countries, spanning the UK, the US and Argentina. It takes us into the worlds of Conan the Barbarian, Superman and El Eternauta, introduces us to the archaeology of transmedia, and reinstates the fact that it's not a new phenomenon. Num Pages: 107 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137434364
- ISBN
- 9781137434364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.44
€ 82.44
Hardcover. Fabos and Isotalo address the issue of forced migration and mobility in the Muslim world. Their work explores the tensions between Muslim religious conceptions of space and place and new policies of 'migration management' and secure borders. Editor(s): Fabos, Anita Hausermann; Isotalo, Riina. Series: Religion and Global Migrations. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRH; JFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137434869
- ISBN
- 9781137434869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Judging Free Speech: First Amendment Jurisprudence of US Supreme Court...
Knowles, Helen J., Lichtman, Steven B.
Paperback. Judging Free Speech contains nine original essays by political scientists and law professors, each providing a comprehensive, yet concise and accessible overview of the free speech jurisprudence of a United States Supreme Court Justice. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH2; LNDC4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137434906
- ISBN
- 9781137434906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Judging Free Speech: First Amendment Jurisprudence of US Supreme Court...
Knowles, H., Lichtman, S., Taylor, Neil
Hardcover. Judging Free Speech contains nine original essays by political scientists and law professors, each providing a comprehensive, yet concise and accessible overview of the free speech jurisprudence of a United States Supreme Court Justice. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH2; LNDC4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137434913
- ISBN
- 9781137434913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Hardcover. The book tracks the development of Justice Thurgood Marshall's rationale and reason regarding Indian law. Drawing from Marshall's career preceding his appointment to the Supreme Court, it is anticipated that Marshall's views In Indian law would be consistent with his previous role as a champion of the disenfranchised in America. Num Pages: 90 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JP; LNDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137434920
- ISBN
- 9781137434920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.72
€ 65.72