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The Politics of Agrarian Reform in Brazil: The Landless Rural Workers ...
Robles, Wilder, Veltmeyer, Henry
Hardcover. The Politics of Agrarian Reform in Brazil examines the interrelationships among peasant mobilization, agrarian reform and co-operativism in contemporary Brazil. Series: Social Movements and Transformation. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFFA; JHB; JPWF; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137517197
- ISBN
- 9781137517197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 277 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPB; JPSN2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137517265
- ISBN
- 9781137517265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardback. This book is a social critique of the cultural taboo of the female virginity in the Middle East. It highlights the unobtainability of this cultural myth and its multilevel destructive influences on various aspects of social life. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSJ; JFSR2; JHBK5; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137517470
- ISBN
- 9781137517470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Hardback. This cutting edge volume investigates how Hong Kong's economic structure and neoliberal policies have contributed to class inequality in China's global city. Specific topics include educational stratification, attitudes towards works, political attitudes, and class identifications. Series: Series in Asian Labor and Welfare Policies. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JFFJ; JFFN; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137517555
- ISBN
- 9781137517555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 2 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JMB; JMM; MJN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137517616
- ISBN
- 9781137517616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.07
€ 150.07
Hardback. Series: Studies in Economic Transition. Num Pages: 334 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBTB; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137518491
- ISBN
- 9781137518491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.74
€ 150.74
Hardcover. This book focuses on the question of whether and how civil society may contribute to policy innovation. As the focus of civil society research is often more on the constraints on civil society by the state and less on the agency and effects of civil society organisations the authors provide a fresh and fruitful perspective. Series: The Nottingham China Policy Institute Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 black & white tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137518637
- ISBN
- 9781137518637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Hardcover. From putative 'success stories' such as Ghana and Rwanda to failed efforts in Zimbabwe and other countries, this volume brings together seven incisive case studies from diverse contexts-including post-war Sierra Leone, Uganda, and the new nation of South Sudan-to distil insights into the troubled progress of reform across the African continent. Editor(s): Adejumobi, Said. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JPFK; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137518811
- ISBN
- 9781137518811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardcover. Through a discussion of diverse art and media such as apocalyptic thrillers, rap, and television, Swirski debunks the American political system, sieving out fact from a sea of bipartisan untruths. Engaging with close analysis and multiple case studies, this book forges a more accurate picture of contemporary American culture and of America itself. Num Pages: 225 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137518880
- ISBN
- 9781137518880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardback. The Soldier Vote tells the story of how American citizens in the armed forces gained the right to vote while away from home. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JPHF; JPVH1; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137519191
- ISBN
- 9781137519191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardcover. Based on interviews with political decision-makers involved in post-Cold War case studies, this research reassesses the prevalent conclusion in the academic literature, according to which American public opinion has limited influence on military interventions, by including the level of commitment in the study of the decision-making process. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPVK; JPWS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137519221
- ISBN
- 9781137519221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.41
€ 128.41
Hardback. This books examines the conditions under which scientists compromised the ideals of science, and elucidates these with reference to the challenges of profit motives and national security concerns. The book also offers suggestions for changing the political and economic conditions under which the integrity of science and its ethos can be practiced. Num Pages: 121 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; PDA; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 307.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 121
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137519412
- ISBN
- 9781137519412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Hardback. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 239 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; CFB; EBA; JNF; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 483.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137519535
- ISBN
- 9781137519535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.67
€ 139.67
Hardcover. Exclusion is the main predicament faced by people with disabilities across contexts and cultures, yet it is one of the least academically studied concepts. This book offers an applied linguistics perspective on critical and timely issues in disability research, filling in a number of gaps in discourse analysis and disability studies. Series: Postdisciplinary Studies in Discourse. Num Pages: 240 pages, 37 figures. BIC Classification: CFGR; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137519566
- ISBN
- 9781137519566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardback. Editor(s): McNeill, Fergus; Durnescu, Ioan; Butter, Rene. Num Pages: 281 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN; JKVQ2; JKVS; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137519801
- ISBN
- 9781137519801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
The Testing and Learning Revolution: The Future of Assessment in Educa...
Gordon, Edmund W., Rajagopalan, Kavitha
Paperback. Gordon shows how we can use assessment to support teaching and develop students' competencies. Between 2011 and 2013, Gordon chaired an interdisciplinary commission of scholars and thinkers, who connected transformative research and ideas on learning, teaching, measurement, the nature of tests, intelligence, capability, technology, and policy. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNC; JNF; JNKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137519955
- ISBN
- 9781137519955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137519986
- ISBN
- 9781137519986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JNB; JNLR; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137520104
- ISBN
- 9781137520104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Hardcover. Juvenile Offenders and Guns explores how and why twenty-five incarcerated young men of color acquired and used guns, and how guns made them feel. Guns have multiple meanings and serve many purposes for these youth as they attempt to construct a capable masculinity in their worlds, growing up in homes where money is often scarce and fathers absent. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137520135
- ISBN
- 9781137520135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.58
€ 160.58
Paperback. Taking a close look at ordinary people 'telling their own story', Nancy Thumim explores self-representations in contemporary digital culture in settings as diverse as reality TV, online storytelling, and oral histories displayed in museums. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFC; JFDT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137520173
- ISBN
- 9781137520173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.37
€ 71.37