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Hardback. EPUB Series: Global Ethics. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFFD; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230798
- ISBN
- 9780230230798
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Condition: New
€ 149.83
€ 149.83
Hardback. A study of the political, military and technical aspects of Britain's nuclear weapons programme under the Macmillan government, contrasting Britain's perceived political decline with its growth in technological mastery and military nuclear capability. Important reading for anyone interested in the history and military technology of the cold war. Series: Nuclear Weapons and International Security Since 1945. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JPSF; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230675
- ISBN
- 9780230230675
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€ 128.60
€ 128.60
Hardback. This new study maps and synthesizes existing research on the ways in which journalism deals with death. Folker Hanusch provides a historical overview of death in the news, looks at the conditions of production, content and reception, and also analyzes emerging trends in the representation of death online. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230460
- ISBN
- 9780230230460
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€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Hardback. This book adopts novel theoretical approaches to study the diverse welfare pathways that have evolved across Central and Eastern Europe since the end of communism. It highlights the role of explanatory factors such as micro-causal mechanisms, power politics, path departure, and elite strategies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JKSB; JPB; JPP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230262
- ISBN
- 9780230230262
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Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
Hardback. Based on the views of teenagers across Europe and in the Far East, this book argues that we need to reconsider how we judge schools and what they are for. It shows that the treatment of pupils in schools makes more difference to teenagers' views on society, and on what it means to be fair, than it does to differences in attainment. Num Pages: 210 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBC; JNKS; JNL; YNGL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230255
- ISBN
- 9780230230255
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Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardback. Debates on participatory tend to be abstract, with references to experiences in Athens over 2000 years ago. This book uses recent experience in participatory innovations at the city level to explore the practice of participation. Taking examples from Latin America and the UK it argues the case for revitalizing democracy through participation. Editor(s): Pearce, Jenny. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; JPHV; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229440
- ISBN
- 9780230229440
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Condition: New
€ 116.91
€ 116.91
Hardback. This book re-examines political, conceptual and methodological concerns of 'intersectionality', bringing these into conversation with sexuality studies. It explores sexual identifications, politics and inequalities as these (dis)connect across time and place, and are re-constituted in relation to class, disability, ethnicity, gender and age. Editor(s): Taylor, Yvette; Hines, Sally; Casey, Mark E. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229303
- ISBN
- 9780230229303
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Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Hardback. Katsumata demonstrates that something interesting is taking place inside the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). He shows that an association of minor powers in Southeast Asia is promoting its cooperative security norm, and influencing the policies of its external partners. Thus, the ARF is one of the important pathways to regional security. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 217 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1QFS; GTB; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229297
- ISBN
- 9780230229297
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Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Hardback. This book focuses on human trafficking in Europe for labour and sexual exploitation. It includes empirical work on trafficking throughout Europe, identifying underlying causes in globalization, migration policies and gender inequality. It questions whether European responses- from policy makers or civil society are adequate. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTS; JFF; JFMX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229099
- ISBN
- 9780230229099
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Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardback. Critics question the representativeness of NGOs, the democratic quality of their internal procedures, and their accountability to the wider public. This volume, written jointly by academics and practitioners, clarifies the issues at stake and controversially discusses proposals for reform. Editor(s): Steffek, Jens; Hahn, Kristina. Num Pages: 285 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPSD; JPSN; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230228719
- ISBN
- 9780230228719
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Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Hardback. In recent years children have become an increasingly important consumer market, and there is growing concern about the 'commercialisation' of childhood. This book sheds light on these debates, offering new empirical data and challenging critical perspectives on children's engagement with consumer culture from a wide range of international settings. Editor(s): Buckingham, David; Tingstad, Vebjorg. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JFSP1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230227835
- ISBN
- 9780230227835
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Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Hardback. In the 21st century celebrities and celebrity culture thrives. This book explores the much noted but little analyzed relationship between celebrity and crime. Criminals who become celebrities and celebrities who become criminals are examined, drawing on Foucault's theory of governance. Series: Cultural Criminology. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JKV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224681
- ISBN
- 9780230224681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.26
€ 116.26
Hardback. The globalization of trade, investment, and finance continues apace. Many have benefited from this, but deep inequalities persist. This book argues that the interconnections established by globalization make possible a critique of its inequality. For those who take seriously human dignity, equality is a basic presumption of social institutions. Series: Global Ethics. Num Pages: 195 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224575
- ISBN
- 9780230224575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardback. The author draws on lesser known archival materials, including Marx's notebooks on women and patriarchy and technology to offer a new interpretation of Marx's concept of alienation as this concept develops in his later works. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224407
- ISBN
- 9780230224407
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Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardback. A useful resource for anybody interested in contemporary thinking on happiness, Philosophy and Happiness encompasses a variety of philosophical traditions and draws from empirical work in psychology and economics to answer some of the oldest, and most pressing, questions about what contributes to individual well-being and life satisfaction. Editor(s): Bortolotti, Lisa. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JMQ; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 505.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224292
- ISBN
- 9780230224292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardback. The history of United Nations peacekeeping is largely one of failure. This book puts a case for augmenting ad hoc peacekeepers with competent contract labour; and within the constraints of a new legal regime, supporting future operations with well-trained contractors who might subdue by force those who inflict gross human rights abuses on others. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSN1; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224254
- ISBN
- 9780230224254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.72
€ 67.72
Hardback. Poverty and inequality are among the most significant determinants of health. Increased inequality gaps associated with globalization have serious implications for global health. Global changes in political economy shape global health influencing who bears the burden from epidemics, unhealthy environments and lack of access to health care. Editor(s): MacLean, Sandra J.; Brown, Sherri A.; Fourie, Pieter. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; KCP; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224247
- ISBN
- 9780230224247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardback. This collection opens up spaces where lives end, bodies are disposed of and memories generated: hospitals, hospices, care homes, coroners' courts, funeral premises, cemeteries, roadsides, the spirit world. Using material culture studies it illuminates the ways human beings make meaningful the challenges of death, dying and bereavement. Editor(s): Hockey, Jenny; Komaromy, Carol; Woodthorpe, Kate. Num Pages: 285 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224162
- ISBN
- 9780230224162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Hardback. Ethno-nationalism presents a multitude of challenges to the structure of the international political system and to the internal governance of states. This volume explores the multifaceted nature of these challenges across the world, while also examining how states have responded to meet them, through a wide range of case studies and comparisons. Editor(s): Guelke, Adrian. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JPB; JPFN; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224100
- ISBN
- 9780230224100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.48
€ 67.48
Public Opinion, Transatlantic Relations and the Use of Force: A Transa...
Everts, Philip, Everts, Philip P., Isernia, P...
Hardcover. This book explores the intersection of the study of transatlantic relationships and the study of public support for the use of force in foreign policy. It contributes to two important debates: one about the nature of transatlantic partnership, and another about the determinants of support for the use of military force in a comparative perspective. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JPS; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224087
- ISBN
- 9780230224087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24