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Paperback. Acheraiou challenges postcolonial discourse analysis and proposes a new model of interpretation that resituates the historical, ideological and conceptual denseness of the Colonial idea. He questions key issues, including hybridity, Otherness and territoriality, and expands the postcolonial field by introducing ground-breaking theoretical concepts. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349362646
- ISBN
- 9781349362646
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Organizations are central actors of modern society. No understanding of our world is complete without a theory of how they work. Successful organizations must engage in power-projects. Such is the overarching argument of this volume, a collection of papers by many of the world's leading social scientists and organizational scholars. Editor(s): Golsorkhi, Damon; Courpasson, David; Sallaz, Jeffrey. Series Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780526645
- ISBN
- 9781780526645
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€ 148.00
€ 148.00
Hardcover. The last 15 years has seen an explosion of studies that use cognitive science to understand theatre, whilst at the same time theatre-makers are using their artistic practice to address research question. This book looks at the current discourse around these emerging fields. Num Pages: 84 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ANF; GPS; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137522726
- ISBN
- 9781137522726
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Condition: New
€ 65.76
€ 65.76
Hardback. Drawing on a wealth of empirical evidence spanning a century of environmental rule making, the author shows how the delegation of authority to private actors has played a small but consistent role in multilateral environmental agreements over the years, largely in the area of treaty implementation. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: JPS; LBBP; RND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157580
- ISBN
- 9780691157580
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€ 108.35€ 82.62
€ 108.35
€ 82.62
Paperback. Drawing on a wealth of empirical evidence spanning a century of environmental rule making, the author shows how the delegation of authority to private actors has played a small but consistent role in multilateral environmental agreements over the years, largely in the area of treaty implementation. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: JPS; LBBP; RND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157597
- ISBN
- 9780691157597
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€ 36.99€ 27.68
€ 36.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. Drawing on a wide range of international experience, a state of the art introduction to the distinctive role and nature of public strategy which is designed to meet the needs of students and practitioners alike. Series: The Public Management and Leadership Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 black & white tables, 16 figures. BIC Classification: JPP; KJC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 232 x 14. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137377562
- ISBN
- 9781137377562
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Condition: New
€ 70.19
€ 70.19
Hardcover. This text reviews Collingwood's thought via his own rethinking of Hegel. It establishes the revisionary character of Collingwood's defence of liberal civilization in theory and practice. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333998724
- ISBN
- 9780333998724
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Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Paperback. Exposes the racist assumptions underlying such "scientific" works as the Bell Curve. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 250.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813108735
- ISBN
- 9780813108735
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Condition: New
€ 41.60
€ 41.60
Hardcover. Because science has shown that racial essentialism is false, and because the idea of race has proved virulent, many people believe we should eliminate the word and concept entirely. Michael Hardimon criticizes this thinking, arguing that we must recognize the real ways in which race exists in order to revise our understanding of its significance. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975668
- ISBN
- 9780674975668
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.41
€ 48.99
€ 41.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFE2; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487187
- ISBN
- 9780801487187
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.36
€ 38.99
€ 35.36
Paperback. The marriage of neuroscience and the science of choice behaviour gave birth to neuroeconomics. Jan de Jong explores this new discipline, investigating the relationship between choice behaviour and brain activity, and the light that this sheds on our systems of reasoning. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMJ; KCA; KCC; KCK; KJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349325535
- ISBN
- 9781349325535
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Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Rethinking Readiness in Early Childhood Education: Implications for Po...
Iorio, Jeanne Marie; Parnell, Will. Ed(S): Bo...
paperback. This book challenges traditional conceptions of readiness in early childhood education by sharing concrete examples of practice, policy and histories that rethink readiness. This book seeks to reimagine possible new educational worlds for young children. Editor(s): Borch, Karl. Series: Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNK; JNKC; JNLA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349503599
- ISBN
- 9781349503599
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Condition: New
€ 106.75€ 87.10
€ 106.75
€ 87.10
Rethinking Readiness in Early Childhood Education: Implications for Po...
Iorio, Jeanne Marie, Parnell, Will
Hardcover. This book challenges traditional conceptions of readiness in early childhood education by sharing concrete examples of practice, policy and histories that rethink readiness. This book seeks to reimagine possible new educational worlds for young children. Editor(s): Borch, Karl. Series: Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137485113
- ISBN
- 9781137485113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.27€ 125.07
€ 155.27
€ 125.07
The volume editors conclude with an assessment of the current state of realism and suggest ways for the debate to progress. Editor(s): Freyberg-Inan, Annette; Harrison, Ewan; James, Patrick. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892851
- ISBN
- 9780801892851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.77
€ 81.77
Paperback. Since the mid-1980s there has been an explosion of regionalist projects of which the European Union (EU), while the most pervasive example, is but one of many. This major text by a leading authority in the field adopts a thematic approach to provide a reassessment of regionalism and the role of regions in global governance. Series: Rethinking World Politics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPS; KCL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272415
- ISBN
- 9780230272415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.04
€ 70.04
Paperback. Drawing on the work of leading scholars as well as policy makers and analysts, this volume offers the most comprehensive and accessible exploration to date of the major puzzles, issues, and questions surrounding the complex and increasingly visible role of religion in world affairs. Editor(s): Shah, Timothy Samuel; Stepan, Alfred; Toft, Monica Duffy. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; HRAM2; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199827992
- ISBN
- 9780199827992
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Condition: New
€ 60.24
€ 60.24
Hardcover. Based on historic and ethnographic approaches, this volume examines how the ideological images of Asian women are produced, circulated, appropriated, and pluralized. Contributors analyze the interactions between the politicized formation of ideological representations and the everyday practices of women who resist and re-contextualize these images. Editor(s): Ijichi, Noriko; Kato, Atsufumi; Sakurada, Ryoko. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSJ1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137531513
- ISBN
- 9781137531513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardback. Reprogenetic technologies have been embraced by advocates as tools that can create healthier, smarter, more admirable human beings. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFMG; MBDC; MFKC; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190460204
- ISBN
- 9780190460204
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Condition: New
€ 97.54
€ 97.54
Paperback. Residential child care is a crucial, though relatively neglected area of social work. This book looks at policy and practice and the ideas that have shaped the development of the sector. It is suitable for practitioners in residential child care, social workers and students on social work and social care courses. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349088
- ISBN
- 9781861349088
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.70
€ 36.99
€ 36.70
Paperback. What is the meaning of revolution in the twenty-first century? One hundred years ago 'October 1917' was a unique event inspiring socialists and oppressed peoples and became an inevitable point of reference for 20th century politics. Today the left needs both come to terms with this legacy and to transcend it, through a critical reappraisal of its Editor(s): Panitch, Leo; Albo, Gregory. Series: Socialist Register. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: JPFF; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 296 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850367256
- ISBN
- 9780850367256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.70
€ 24.99
€ 21.70