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Hardback. The second edition of Presidential Campaign Communication is designed to help readers understand and appreciate how the people of the United States use human communication to select their presidents. Series: Contemporary Political Communication. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; JFD; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745680224
- ISBN
- 9780745680224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.50
€ 79.50
Hardcover. Far more comprehensive than any existing text on this topic The combinations of theory and case studies offer an easy path to understanding key issues Several chapters address genuinely new issues while others shed new light on older concerns Treats an important and rapidly growing area of study. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745680163
- ISBN
- 9780745680163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.14
€ 73.14
hardcover. * The first book in Polity s exciting new Global Futures series, which focuses on the key questions set to determine the kind of world we re shaping for generations to come. * This short, punchy book makes a bold and compelling case for the continuation of war through the 21st century and beyond. Series: Global Futures. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745679228
- ISBN
- 9780745679228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.05
€ 54.05
Hardcover. This unique book explains the central role that research paradigms play in the design and conduct of social research. The authors argue that social research should not just describe or confirm a social problem but should seek to find an explanation for it and to do so requires research with 'eyes philosophically wide open'. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671840
- ISBN
- 9780745671840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.14
€ 73.14
Hardcover. At a time when significant social status, economic resources, and political opportunities seem to become ever more unequally distributed and only available to a few, this book represents the first systematic effort in recent years to develop a sociological model of elites and non-elites. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671826
- ISBN
- 9780745671826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.14
€ 73.14
Hardcover. * This second, fully revised and expanded edition of Diehl and Balas s successful text, expertly guides students through the complexities of peace operations in a focused, engaging and authoritative way. Series: War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671802
- ISBN
- 9780745671802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBT; JMH; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671765
- ISBN
- 9780745671765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardcover. This is the first book in Polity's new 'Urban Futures' series. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, proclamations rang out that gentrification had gone global. Series: Polity Urban Futures. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671642
- ISBN
- 9780745671642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.31
€ 74.31
Hardcover. * The latest work of Arthur Kroker, internationally renowned theorist, Canada Research Chair in Technology, Culture and Theory, and the Director of the Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture (PACTAC) at the University of Victoria. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671628
- ISBN
- 9780745671628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.14
€ 73.14
Hardcover. What do we know about war crimes and justice? What are the discursive practices through which the dominant images of war crimes, atrocity and justice are understood? In this wide ranging text, Michael J. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 396 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671543
- ISBN
- 9780745671543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.14
€ 73.14
Hardcover. In the mediated digital era, communication is changing fast and eating up ever greater shares of real-world power. Corporate battles and guerrilla wars are fought on Twitter. Facebook is the new Berlin, home to tinkers, tailors, spies and terrorist recruiters. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JPW; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671260
- ISBN
- 9780745671260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Chinese advertising as an industry, a discourse and profession in China s search for modernity and cultural globalization. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFDV; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671161
- ISBN
- 9780745671161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
hardcover. * David Vincent is a foremost social historian and has been working on the history of privacy and secrecy for a number of years * This new book will be a short history of privacy since the middle ages. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671123
- ISBN
- 9780745671123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.18
€ 73.18
hardcover. Jerusalem has for centuries been known as the spiritual center for the three largest monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Yet Jerusalem s other-worldly transcendence is far from the daily reality of Jerusalem, a city bombarded by conflict. Num Pages: 172 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 47. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671031
- ISBN
- 9780745671031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardback. China s military transformation is one of the major geo-strategic developments of the 21st Century. Billions of dollars are being spent modernizing The People s Liberation Army (PLA) as China seeks to upgrade and expand its military capabilities to rival the US. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745670782
- ISBN
- 9780745670782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. How can we understand another person's feelings, thoughts, words or behaviour? Through empathy, it is hoped, we might use our imaginations to shift our perspective into another person's, thereby grasping their thoughts and emotions. Series: Key Concepts in Philosophy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745670744
- ISBN
- 9780745670744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. We celebrate, talk about, and worry a great deal about transitions in life. Going to college, having a first child, losing a job, and retiring constitute just a few of the pivotal moments in the lives of many. Sociologists and psychologists have devoted considerable attention to life transitions. Num Pages: 267 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745670614
- ISBN
- 9780745670614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.67
€ 74.67
Hardcover. During the Cold War the concept of international security was understood in military terms as the threat or use of force by states. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 173 x 19. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745670539
- ISBN
- 9780745670539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.50
€ 79.50
Hardcover. In an interactive and densely connected world, transnational communication has become a central feature of everyday life. Taking account of a variety of media formats and different regions of the world, Adrian Athique provides a much-needed critical exploration of conceptual approaches to media reception on a global scale. Series: Global Media and Communication. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745670218
- ISBN
- 9780745670218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.14
€ 73.14
Hardcover. Immigrant Families aims to capture the richness, complexity, and diversity that characterize contemporary immigrant families in the United States. In doing so, it reaffirms that the vast majority of people do not migrate as isolated individuals, but are members of families. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745670157
- ISBN
- 9780745670157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77