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Paperback. This new and updated edition is essential for those wanting to understand the limits to collective action on global environmental problems. It develops and applies the tools of regime analysis to the question of how the various global commons are, or fail to be, governed effectively. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, web sources. BIC Classification: JPQB; LBBP; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471985747
- ISBN
- 9780471985747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.29
€ 92.29
Hardback. Examines the prospects for cosmopolitan democracy as a viable and humane response to the challenges of globalization. This book looks at various aspects of cosmopolitan democracy in theory and practice. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPSN; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134901
- ISBN
- 9780691134901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.89€ 46.96
€ 58.89
€ 46.96
Paperback. Explores the debates and rhetoric surrounding home-based workers that have taken place in global movements and multilateral organizations since the early 1900s. This title describes the rules that have separated home and work and, in the process, created a diverse array of distinctly gendered identities. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFSJ; JHBL; JPS; KCF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115612
- ISBN
- 9780231115612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.36
€ 40.99
€ 29.36
Paperback. Global crises not only deeply impact the economy and people's livelihoods, they also unsettle basic ideas and assumptions about the meaning and drivers of development. This collection of theoretical and empirical studies explores the substance and politics of policy change following the 2007/8 crisis from the perspective of developing countries. Editor(s): Varghese Buchholz, Rebecca; Utting, Peter; Razavi, Shahra. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPB; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349334186
- ISBN
- 9781349334186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. Global crises not only deeply impact the economy and people's livelihoods, they also unsettle basic ideas and assumptions about the meaning and drivers of development. This collection of theoretical and empirical studies explores the substance and politics of policy change following the 2007/8 crisis from the perspective of developing countries. Editor(s): Utting, Peter; Razavi, Shahra; Varghese Buchholz, Rebecca. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 black & white tables, 12 figures. BIC Classification: GTF; JPS; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230297821
- ISBN
- 9780230297821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Hardback. Series: The Contemporary City. Num Pages: 323 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR; JHB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137535955
- ISBN
- 9781137535955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.35
€ 139.35
Paperback. * This book challenges the assumption that a free global market will afford the same opportunities to both rich andpoor states * Drawing on a number of nineteenth- and twentieth-centurythinkers, Selwyn argues instead that class relations are thecentral cause of poverty and inequality, within and betweencountries. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660158
- ISBN
- 9780745660158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.94
€ 23.99
€ 23.94
Hardcover. The central paradox of the contemporary world is the simultaneous presence of wealth on an unprecedented scale, and mass poverty. Liberal theory explains the relationship between capitalism and poverty as one based around the dichotomy of inclusion (into capitalism) vs exclusion (from capitalism). Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660141
- ISBN
- 9780745660141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Paperback. With contributions by more than thirty of the world's leading scholars of democracy, this volume presents the most comprehensive assessment available of the state of democracy in the world at the beginning of the new millennium. Editor(s): Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801868429
- ISBN
- 9780801868429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.61
€ 35.99
€ 30.61
Hardback. Global free trade is one of the most controversial phenomena of our time. Richard Munch offers a new theory of global labour division to explain deeper transformations in the production and distribution of wealth brought about by global free trade. He then carries out and analyzes empirical investigations based on this theory. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFS; KCF; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137567178
- ISBN
- 9781137567178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. A new approach to ethnic mobilization that considers the interplay between global forces, national-level variation in inequality and repression, and the political mobilization of ethnicity. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804778626
- ISBN
- 9780804778626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. Regenerative medicine, encompassing stem cells and tissue engineering, has attracted huge interest within commercial, clinical and government circles, and promises to change medicine itself. This book provides the first detailed examination and critical assessment of the field to be made by social science. Editor(s): Webster, A. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPQB; MBGR; MBS; TCBG; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349439249
- ISBN
- 9781349439249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.85
€ 126.85
Hardcover. Regenerative medicine, encompassing stem cells and tissue engineering, has attracted huge interest within commercial, clinical and government circles, and promises to change medicine itself. This book provides the first detailed examination and critical assessment of the field to be made by social science. Editor(s): Webster, Andrew. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; MBGR; MBS; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137026545
- ISBN
- 9781137026545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardcover. The reason for the depth the 2008's global depression lies in the intractability of modern economic systems. This has led to an emergence of unprecedented migratory patterns, the analysis and management of which is key to economic recovery. Num Pages: 355 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; KCL; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230303560
- ISBN
- 9780230303560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardback. Cooperation and collaboration at the regional level appears to be at an unprecedented high, yet there are still substantial disparities across national levels in education, political, and economic sectors. Authors explain at what scale policy decisions are taken within the policy environment and who has the authoritative allocation of values. Editor(s): Berman, Evan. Series: Public Policy and Governance. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786350442
- ISBN
- 9781786350442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.24
€ 141.24
Paperback. Since the Stonewall rebellion in 1969, gay and lesbian movements have grown from small outposts in a few major cities to a worldwide mobilization. This book brings together stories of the emergence and growth of movements in more than a dozen nations on five continents. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFSK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566396455
- ISBN
- 9781566396455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Paperback. The study of global environmental politics draws on a variety of academic traditions. This title examines four important aspects of the field: international environmental cooperation; the issues of science, uncertainty and risk; the experience of developing states in global environmental negotiations; and the role of non-state actors. Series: International Relations for the 21st Century S. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826490520
- ISBN
- 9780826490520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.38
€ 84.38
Hardback. This book considers the relationship between law and ethics in our increasingly globalized world. Editor(s): Shingleton, Bradley; Stilz, Eberhard. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JP; LATC; LB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Nomos/Bloomsbury
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474259262
- ISBN
- 9781474259262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.55€ 70.27
€ 76.55
€ 70.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312226121
- ISBN
- 9780312226121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Paperback. Editor(s): Tate, C. Neal; Vallinder, Torbjorn. Num Pages: 570 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPH; LAB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 230 x 37. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 570
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814782279
- ISBN
- 9780814782279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36