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Hardback. Transformation of Education Policy deals with internalization processes in education policy and their impact on national policy making. It investigates national responses to the PISA study for secondary education and the Bologna study for tertiary education. Editor(s): Martens, Kerstin; Nagel, Alexander-Kenneth; Windzio, Michael; Weymann, Ansgar. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 299 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JPA; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230246348
- ISBN
- 9780230246348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.87
€ 67.87
Hardback. Does the democratic nation state remain a legitimate regime form in the current age of globalization? This book uses a novel, analytical approach to probe this topical question, drawing on a comparative study of legitimation discourses in the media of four Western democracies (Switzerland, Germany, Britain, and the United States.) Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 267 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247628
- ISBN
- 9780230247628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.48
€ 67.48
Hardback. This book challenges some of the most basic assumptions underpinning the growing interest in religion, including: that religion is increasing and secularisation is decreasing and that religion is the main component of identity for all minority ethnic people. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFSL1; JFSR; JPV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247635
- ISBN
- 9780230247635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Hardback. Patrick Pearse was not only leader of the 1916 Easter Rising but also one of the main ideologues of the IRA. Based on new material on his childhood and underground activities, this book places him in a European context and provides an intimate account of the development of his ideas on cultural regeneration, education, patriotism and militarism. Num Pages: 438 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230248717
- ISBN
- 9780230248717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.23
€ 129.23
Hardback. This book critically analyses the ways in which Africa has shifted from the periphery of global trade, international relations and politics to the centre of the world stage because of its existing and potential economic prowess and purchasing power that the continent has to offer. Editor(s): Modi, Renu. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JPS; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230248854
- ISBN
- 9780230248854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.48
€ 67.48
Hardcover. Jonathan Wheeldon offers a rare and unusually reflective insider account of the transformational challenges of the music industry, and the cultural industries in general, over the past 15 years. He also makes a potentially valuable contribution to loosening the industrial-political deadlock in the debate over copyright reform. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230249431
- ISBN
- 9780230249431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Hardback. Climate Terror engages with a highly differentiated geographical politics of global warming. It explores how fear-inducing climate change discourses could result in new forms of dependencies, domination and militarised 'climate security'. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSL; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230249615
- ISBN
- 9780230249615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardback. A compelling argument of how human health is adversely affected by our poor treatment of non-human animals. The author contents that in order to successfully confront the 21st Century's health challenges, we need to broaden the definition of the word 'public' in public health to include non-human animals. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230249738
- ISBN
- 9780230249738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.69
€ 227.69
Paperback. Confusion about governance abounds. Many lack appreciation of how different traditions of thought in the social sciences contribute to our understanding. This book tackles these weaknesses head on and aims to provide a wider vision of the area, examining three critical areas of practice: environmental, corporate and participatory governance. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JPA; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230250390
- ISBN
- 9780230250390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 161.25
€ 161.25
Hardback. Telling the stories of mothers, fathers and children in their own words, Vaizey recreates the experience of family life in Nazi Germany. From last letters of doomed soldiers at Stalingrad to diaries kept by women trying to keep their families alive in cities under attack, the book vividly describes family life under the most extreme conditions. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 265 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230251489
- ISBN
- 9780230251489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.48
€ 67.48
Hardback. This analysis of the rhetoric of nine successfully persuasive politicians explains how their use of language created credible and consistent stories about themselves and the social world they inhabit. It explores their use of metaphors, their myths and how language analysis helps us to understand how politicians are able to persuade. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 707.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230251649
- ISBN
- 9780230251649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.41
€ 129.41
hardcover. Shahar Hameiri argues that state building interventions are creating a new form of transnationally regulated statehood. Using case-studies from the Asia-Pacific, he analyzes the politics of state building and the implications for contemporary statehood and the global order. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230251861
- ISBN
- 9780230251861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.45
€ 67.45
Hardback. This book discusses the meaning and practice of British community cohesion policies, youth identities in racially-tense areas and the British government's attempts to 'prevent violent extremism' amongst young Muslims. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; JFSL1; JFSP2; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230251953
- ISBN
- 9780230251953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Hardback. This book explores the origins of the so-called 'punitive turn' in penal policy across Western nations over the past two decades. It demonstrates how the context of neoliberalism has informed penal policy-making and argues that it is ultimately neoliberalism which has led to the recent intensification of punishment. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JKVP; JPQB; JPV; LNFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230251977
- ISBN
- 9780230251977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82
Hardcover. Will the future be a climate disaster? Will biotechnologies bring huge improvements to lifespan? Predictions vary, but children's status as human embodiments of the future puts them at the centre of attempts to shape the world and the discipline of childhood studies can therefore make a critical and creative contribution to future-making. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; RNPG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252271
- ISBN
- 9780230252271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Hardback. Analyses the impact of the managerial reforms of the European Commission. In 1999 the resignation of the College of Commissioners triggered the implementation of a White Paper which listed 98 measures to overhaul the way the Commission did business. Ten years later what impact have the reforms had on the European Commission and European governance? Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPH; JPP; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252578
- ISBN
- 9780230252578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.36
€ 67.36
Hardback. A freshly provocative look at the nexus linking EU security, trans-Turkey energy supply routes to Europe and Turkey's EU membership negotiations, this book argues that Europe's collective energy security prospects have become increasingly tied to Turkey's progress towards joining the EU. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1DVUA; 1QFE; JPSL; JPSN2; LNCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252615
- ISBN
- 9780230252615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardback. Geir Honneland discusses some of the big questions in social science: What is identity? What is the role of identity and narrative in the study of international relations? The location is the Kola Peninsula, the most heavily militarized area of the world during the Cold War, now set to become Europe's next big oil playground. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; CF; JFSF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252677
- ISBN
- 9780230252677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Hardcover. This book examines the meanings and significance of the UK Gender Recognition Act within the context of broader social, cultural, legal, political, theoretical and policy shifts concerning gender and sexual diversity, and addresses current debates about equality and diversity, citizenship and recognition across a range of disciplines. Series: Citizenship, Gender and Diversity. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFJ; JFSJ; LAQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230271890
- ISBN
- 9780230271890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Hardback. This book investigates the relationships between political violence, social violence and economic violence using examples from South Africa, Northern Ireland, Lebanon and Syria. It examines the cultural impact of war and argues that a culture of violence can explain the high levels of violence which are frequently found in post-war societies. Series: Rethinking Political Violence. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JP; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272033
- ISBN
- 9780230272033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49