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Hardback. EPUB Editor(s): Edstrom, Hakan; Gyllensporre, Dennis. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFN; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292802
- ISBN
- 9780230292802
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€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Hardcover. This book focuses on the role of the city, and its processes of mutual transformation, in poetry by experimental women writers. Readings of their work are placed in the context of theories of urban space, while new visions of the contemporary city and its global relationships are drawn from their innovations in language and form. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC; JFSG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292789
- ISBN
- 9780230292789
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Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Hardcover. How have countries in the EU that were previously under Communist rule influenced the creation of a European policy towards other Post-Soviet nations? This study explores countries including the Czech Republic and Poland and shows how they have helped develop a coherent policy based reconciling political and historical foreign policy identities. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230291300
- ISBN
- 9780230291300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.84
€ 67.84
Hardcover. This book explores both theoretical and practical issues of language use in a migration context, using data from a German urban immigrant community in Canada. Through this transcontinental perspective, the book makes a new contribution to the literature on both language and identity and language and globalization. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDM; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230291010
- ISBN
- 9780230291010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
The Future of European Social Democracy. Building the Good Society.
. Ed(S): Meyer, Henning; Rutherford, Jonathan
Hardback. European social democracy is in crisis. In the last decade it has ceased to be about either society or democracy. The authors explore its values, how it can be revived and what kind of political economy it requires to thrive. This book includes a foreword by the two leaders of the 'Building the Good Society' project, Andrea Nahles and Jon Cruddas. Editor(s): Meyer, Henning; Rutherford, Jonathan. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPFF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290938
- ISBN
- 9780230290938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.29
€ 67.29
Hardback. This book analyzes in what way activation policies impact on given patterns of social citizenship that predominate in national contexts. It argues that the liberal paradigm of activation introduced into labour market policies in all Western European states challenges the specific patterns of social citizenship in each country. Editor(s): Betzelt, Sigrid; Bothfeld, Silke. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; JKSB; JPB; JPSN2; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230289543
- ISBN
- 9780230289543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.93
€ 67.93
Hardcover. Truth commissions, apologies, and reparations are just some of the transitional justice mechanisms embraced by established democracies. This groundbreaking exploration of political theory explains how these forms of state redress repair the damage state wrongdoing inflicts upon political legitimacy. Series: International Political Theory. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 figures. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHV; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285231
- ISBN
- 9780230285231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.75
€ 67.75
Youth in Conflict and Peacebuilding: Mobilization, Reintegration and R...
Özerdem, Alpaslan, Podder, Sukanya
Hardcover. This study investigates the role of youth in peacebuilding, and addresses the failure of states and existing research to recognise youths as political actors, which can result in their contribution to peacebuilding being ignored. Series: Rethinking Political Violence. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFSP2; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285217
- ISBN
- 9780230285217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Hardcover. The topic of neutrality on the good is linked rather closely to the ideal of political liberalism as formulated by John Rawls. Here internationally renowned authors, in several cases among the most prominent names to be found in contemporary political theory, present a collection of ten essays on the idea of liberal neutrality. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285101
- ISBN
- 9780230285101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
hardcover. This first book-length study of the socialisation of MPs uses questionnaire data gathered over two Parliaments (1992-97 and 1997-2001) to find out how MPs learn about, and what their attitudes are towards, their role as a Member of Parliament. It analyzes their participation in debates, the use of Parliamentary Questions and committee work. Series: Understanding Governance. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JMH; JPP; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284890
- ISBN
- 9780230284890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.65
€ 67.65
Hardback. Exploring a wide variety of case studies and developmental issues from a capability perspective, this book is an original contribution to both development and children's studies that raises a strong case for placing children's issues at the core of human development. Editor(s): Biggeri, Mario; Ballet, Jerome; Comim, Flavio. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 224 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284814
- ISBN
- 9780230284814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.29
€ 129.29
Hardcover. Robert Weatherley argues that Chinese perceptions of democracy and human rights have been heavily influenced by the pressing issue of how to make China strong in the face of a perceived threat posed by foreign imperialism, be it military imperialism during the previous two centuries and cultural imperialism in more recent decades. Series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTF; JPHV; JPVH; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284616
- ISBN
- 9780230284616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
Hardcover. The world of international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) has dramatically changed during the last two decades. The author critically analyses the engagement of INGOs within the contemporary international development landscape, enabling readers to further understand INGOs involvement in the politics of social change. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSR; JPSN; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284562
- ISBN
- 9780230284562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.40
€ 66.40
The Europeanization of Gender Equality Policies. A Discursive-Sociolog...
Lombardo, Emanuela; Forest, Maxime
Hardback. A discursive-sociological approach to the Europeanization of gender and other equality policies. Using largely unpublished empirical data covering twenty-nine European countries this book adopts a pluralistic perspective to explore the complex and often divergent gender and other equality policy outputs of Europeanization. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSJ; JPB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284395
- ISBN
- 9780230284395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.45
€ 67.45
Hardback. Amidst claims of threats to national identities in an era of increasing diversity, should we be worried about the upsurge in religious animosity in the United States, as well as Europe? This book explores how French society is divided along conflicts about religion, increasingly visible in public schools, and shows the effect that this has had. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; HRAM2; JFSR; JNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284203
- ISBN
- 9780230284203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Hardcover. A lively discussion of costume dramas to women's films, Shelley Cobb investigates the practice of adaptation in contemporary films made by women. The figure of the woman author comes to the fore as a key site for the representation of women's agency and the authority of the woman filmmaker. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230283848
- ISBN
- 9780230283848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.80
€ 65.80
Hardback. We are living in the age of imagination and communication. This book, about the new ways time is experienced and organised in post-industrial workplaces, argues that the key feature of working time within knowledge, and other workplaces, is unpredictability, creating a culture that seeks to insert acceptance of unpredictability as a new 'standard'. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282971
- ISBN
- 9780230282971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.14
€ 116.14
Hardcover. Providing an overview of the future research challenges for economists and social scientists concerning population ageing, pensions, health and social care in Europe, this book examines how scientific research can provide cutting-edge evidence on income security and well-being of the elderly, and labour markets and older workers. Editor(s): Bovenberg, Lans; Van Soest, Arthur H. O.; Zaidi, Asghar. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JKSG; KFFP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282902
- ISBN
- 9780230282902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.28
€ 69.28
Hardback. Democracy in Southeast Asia seems to be in crisis. The contributors to this volume argue that this is a crisis of democratic governance. They look into its causes, consequences and prospects, comparing themes of democratic governance in Southeast Asia such as political culture, civil society, political parties and institutions and human rights Editor(s): Croissant, Aurel; Bunte, Marco. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; JPHV; JPQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282353
- ISBN
- 9780230282353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.69
€ 67.69
Hardcover. An interdisciplinary approach to the study of the EU in UN human rights and environmental governance which addresses the legal and political science dimensions. With contributions from academics and policy-makers, this volume is a comprehensive analysis of how the challenges it faces impact on the EU's position in UN fora. Editor(s): Wouters, Jan; Schunz, Simon. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSN1; JPSN2; LBBP; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282315
- ISBN
- 9780230282315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.07
€ 128.07