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Hardcover. A reflection on the specific context of neoliberal capitalism and it's impact on education. The chapters establish the intersectionality of state, capital and education and engage with possibilities of transcending the onslaught of capital in different geographical locations - from the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern Hemisphere. Editor(s): Kumar, Ravi. Series: Marxism and Education. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137006868
- ISBN
- 9781137006868
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€ 53.37€ 47.24
€ 53.37
€ 47.24
Hardcover. Relying on a blend of policy, critical-theoretical and practice-based perspectives, describes and critically analyze key trends in the region, while pointing out new directions pertaining to future developments in education and culture in South Asia in relation to the contradictory implications of globalization in both urban and rural contexts. Editor(s): Kapoor, Dip; Barua, Bijoy P.; Datoo, Al-Karim. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FK; JFFS; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137006875
- ISBN
- 9781137006875
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€ 53.37€ 47.16
€ 53.37
€ 47.16
Paperback. This book starts out from the deep concern with contemporary tendencies towards depoliticisation of public issues and popular interests and makes a case for rethinking more democratic popular representation. It outlines a framework for popular representation, examines key issues and experiences and provides a policy-oriented conclusion. Editor(s): Tornquist, Olle; Webster, Neil; Stokke, Kristian. Series: Governance, Security and Development. Num Pages: 273 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137006929
- ISBN
- 9781137006929
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Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Hardcover. In this collection, distinguished scholars investigate how forced and voluntary migrations intersect with global politics, from economic and environmental crises to human rights and security. Editor(s): Khory, Kavita R. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137007117
- ISBN
- 9781137007117
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Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. Escaping the economic and security-centered approaches, prevalent in contemporary U.S. debate the contributors explore political relations between the European Union (EU) and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).Their inter-disciplinary perspectives touch on domains such as security, comparative integration, human rights, energy. Editor(s): Portela, Clara; Novotny, Daniel. Series: Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FM; 1QFE; 1QFS; GTF; JPSD; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137007490
- ISBN
- 9781137007490
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€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. This is a provocative collection of timely reflections on the state of social democracy and its inextricable links to crime and justice. Authored by some of the world's leading thinkers from the UK, US, Canada and Australia, the volume provides an understanding of socially sustainable societies. Editor(s): Carrington, Kerry; Ball, Matthew; O'Brien, Erin; Tauri, Juan. Series: Critical Criminological Perspectives. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 602.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137008688
- ISBN
- 9781137008688
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Condition: New
€ 68.31
€ 68.31
Hardcover. The politicians and pastors who revised the Texas social studies standards made worldwide headlines. Politics and the History Curriculum sets the debate over the Texas standards within a broad context of politics, religion, media, and education, providing a clear analysis of these events and recommendations for teachers and policy makers. Editor(s): Erekson, Keith A. Num Pages: 243 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137008930
- ISBN
- 9781137008930
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€ 53.37€ 47.16
€ 53.37
€ 47.16
Hardcover. By assembling original, ethnographically-grounded research in legislatures, executives, and bureaucracies, this volume illuminates and unpacks the structures, practices, and values of government actors in local, regional, and national contexts. Editor(s): Coulter, Kendra; Schumann, William R. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137009210
- ISBN
- 9781137009210
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Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. Dance Ethnography and Global Perspectives presents the work of dance scholars whose professional fieldwork spans several continents and includes studies of the dance and movement systems of varied global communities. Editor(s): Dankworth, Linda E.; David, Ann R. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ASDC; ASDT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137009432
- ISBN
- 9781137009432
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Condition: New
€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Hardcover. As a country, Taiwan is one of the most vibrant, exciting, colourful and entrepreneurial on earth. The contributors reveal what underpins the vitality of Taiwan, examining the relevance of its democratic politics, civil society and the presence of an existential threat from China, as well as the importance of its international business nexus. Editor(s): Tsang, Steve. Series: The Nottingham China Policy Institute Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; GTB; GTF; JPP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137009890
- ISBN
- 9781137009890
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Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. In this book, leading academics and policy practitioners develop approaches for managing critical contemporary and emerging security challenges for South East Europe. They attempt to conceptualize and realize security as a cooperative endeavour for collective good, in contrast to security narratives driven by power and national egotism. Editor(s): Cross, Sharyl; Kentera, Savo; Vukadinovic, Radovan; Nation, R. Craig. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVW; JPS; JPWL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137010193
- ISBN
- 9781137010193
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Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. In September 2009 Dmitrii Medvedev unveiled the term that was to become the defining objective of his presidency: 'modernization.' The contributors to this book, drawn from the leading scholars in Russian affairs, focus on the contested nature of the concept of modernization and the obstacles that arose in attempting to carry it out. Editor(s): Jonson, Lena; White, Stephen. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JM; HBJD; HBLX; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137011190
- ISBN
- 9781137011190
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Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. Do party systems help or hinder democracy in Africa? Drawing lessons from different types of party systems in six African countries, this volume shows that party systems affect democracy in Africa in ways that are unexpectedly different from the relation between party systems and democracy observed elsewhere. Editor(s): Doorenspleet, Renske; Nijzink, Lia. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JPB; JPHV; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137011701
- ISBN
- 9781137011701
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. In the wake of the economic crisis, many public services are facing a challenging environment in which they receive less funding but are expected to deliver better services. Organisational Innovation in Public Services develops new theoretical models and analyses case studies to provide an important insight into how to modernise public services. Editor(s): Valkama, Pekka; Bailey, Stephen J.; Anttiroiko, Ari-Veikko. Series: Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQB; KJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137011831
- ISBN
- 9781137011831
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Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardcover. Confronting the issue of the unacceptable as a social category, this collection of international essays provides distinctive perspectives on the theme of what is deemed socially acceptable. The book reveals the ways category of the unacceptable reflects sexual, racial and political fault-lines of a society. Editor(s): Potts, John; Scannell, John. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137014566
- ISBN
- 9781137014566
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Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardcover. This edited collection explores the agency of women who do violence and have violence done to them. It contributes to the philosophical and theoretical debate, as well as offering practical, social and political responses to the issues examined. This book has one open access chapter under a CC BY license Editor(s): Widdows, Heather; Marway, Herjeet. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFFK; JFM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137015112
- ISBN
- 9781137015112
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Condition: New
€ 127.81
€ 127.81
Hardcover. This volume dissects how the economic crisis and recession of the late 2000s and the subsequent austerity measures of the coalition government have impacted on class inequalities in the UK. Editor(s): Atkinson, Will; Roberts, Steven; Savage, Mike. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMG; JFSC; JHBL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137016379
- ISBN
- 9781137016379
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Condition: New
€ 138.35
€ 138.35
Hardcover. Development was founded on the belief that religion was not important to development processes. The contributors call this assumption into question and explore the practical impacts of religion by looking at the developmental consequences of Pentecostal Christianity in Africa, and by contrasting Pentecostal and secular models of change. Editor(s): Freeman, Dena. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; HRCC96; JPWH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave MacMillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137017246
- ISBN
- 9781137017246
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Condition: New
€ 149.80
€ 149.80
Hardcover. Private Television in Western Europe: Content, Markets, Policies describes, analyses and evaluates the phenomenon of private television in Europe, clustered around the themes of European and national experiences, content and markets, and policies. Editor(s): Donders, Karen; Pauwels, Caroline; Loisen, Jan. Series: Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; APTX; JFCA; JFDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137017543
- ISBN
- 9781137017543
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Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. This book is the first comprehensive study of child sexual abuse in the Caribbean, exploring issues such as the ontology of childhood, links between slavery, colonialism and present-day gender-based violence, the impact of child sexual abuse on the brain and child protection after natural disasters. Editor(s): Jones, Adele D. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFFE1; JFFE2; JFSP1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137020048
- ISBN
- 9781137020048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55