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The Wind of Change. Harold Macmillan and British Decolonization.
. Ed(S): Butler, L.; Stockwell, Sarah E.
Paperback. Editor(s): Butler, L.; Stockwell, Sarah E. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJH; HBL; HBTQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348268
- ISBN
- 9781349348268
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€ 127.00
€ 127.00
Paperback. Is there more to 1970s British cinema than sex, horror and James Bond? This lively account argues that this is definitely the case and explores the cultural landscape of this much maligned decade to uncover hidden gems and to explode many of the well-established myths about 1970s British film and cinema. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFN; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348213
- ISBN
- 9781349348213
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€ 65.96
€ 65.96
Paperback. What are the grounds for and limits to obedience to the state? This book offers a fresh analysis of the debate concerning the moral obligation to obey the state, develops a novel account of political obligation and provides the first detailed argument of how a theory of political obligation can apply to subjects of an unjust state. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348114
- ISBN
- 9781349348114
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€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Paperback. Focused onunique features of economic development, thisedited volume examinesthe nature and structure of corporate governance of several key state-owned enterprisesin China andpublic sector unitsin India in five strategic sectors: oil and natural gas, steel, coal, electricity generation, and banking industries." Editor(s): Yi-chong, Xu. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JP; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348091
- ISBN
- 9781349348091
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€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. In this concise introduction to the complexities of contemporary western intelligence and its dynamics during an era of globalization, Adam Svendsen discusses intelligence cooperation in the early 21st century, with a sharp focus on counter-terrorism and WMD counter-proliferation during the 'War on Terror.' Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; JPSD; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348077
- ISBN
- 9781349348077
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Focused on the role of Central Europe in international politics at the turn of the 20th century, the authors take stock of the knowledge about the discipline of IR, enhance the visibility of scholars from Central Europe, and fill the void which has emerged after several researches on Central Europe were completed in the 1990s. Editor(s): Sabic, Zlatko. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348053
- ISBN
- 9781349348053
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€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Paperback. Butler sheds light on how American political leaders sell the decision to intervene with military force to the public and howa just war frame is employed in US foreign policy. He provides three post-Cold Warexamples of foreign policy crises: thePersian Gulf War (1990-91), Kosovo (1999), and Afghanistan (2001)." Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFS; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348039
- ISBN
- 9781349348039
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€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. South Africa has the world's largest number of people living with HIV. This book offers a history of AIDS activism in South Africa from its origins in gay and anti-apartheid activism to the formation and consolidation of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), including its central role in the global HIV treatment access movement. Series: Global Ethics. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHB; JHM; JPQB; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347995
- ISBN
- 9781349347995
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
paperback. Using the cases ofNorthern Cyprus and Transdniestria, the authorexamines state-building as practiced by informal states. Exploring symbolic and economic dimensions of state-building projects and using insights from political sociology, sheinvestigates how they function under circumstances of non-recognition." Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPA; JPS; JW; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347964
- ISBN
- 9781349347964
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€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Paperback. This is the first volume in the trilogy 'Many Peaces' on transrational peace and elicitive conflict transformation. It proposes an innovative analysis of peace interpretations in global history and contemporary cultures of peace, the so-called five families of energetic, moral, modern, post-modern, and transrational. Series: Many Peaces. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPA; JPP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 433.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347940
- ISBN
- 9781349347940
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€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Paperback. Exploring the ways in which the GDR has been remembered since its demise in 1989/90, this volume asks how memory of the former state continues to shape contemporary Germany. Its contributors offer multiple perspectives on the GDR and offer new insights into the complex relationship between past and present. Editor(s): Saunders, A. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBTB; HBTQ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347926
- ISBN
- 9781349347926
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€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Paperback. The first book to examine in detail the ways in which people adapt their understanding and behaviours towards poverty as a direct result to their experiences of poverty in developing countries, including world-leading academics and case studies from China, India, Ethiopia and South Africa. Editor(s): Clark, D. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347902
- ISBN
- 9781349347902
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€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Paperback. "Hardie investigates the link between the financialization - defined as the ability to trade risk - and the capacity of emerging market governments to borrow from private markets. He considers the government bond markets in Brazil, Lebanon and Turkey and includes interviews with 126 financial market actors"-- Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPS; KCB; KCP; KJSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347889
- ISBN
- 9781349347889
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€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Sustainable Development and Subnational Governments
. Ed(S): Bruyninckx, Hans; Happaerts, Sander;...
Paperback. This book highlights the importance of the subnational level of governance in relation to sustainable development, exploring how subnational governments have taken up the challenge to design sustainable development policies and their involvement in international decision-making on sustainable development. Editor(s): Bruyninckx, Hans; Happaerts, Sander; Brande, Karoline van den. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347865
- ISBN
- 9781349347865
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€ 66.41
€ 66.41
paperback. This EU-funded project examines the dynamics of conflict, collaboration and competition in relation to access to oil, gas and minerals. It involves 12 different institutions from across the EU and examines oil, gas and other minerals - spanning geology, technology studies, sociology, economics and political science. Editor(s): Dannreuther, Roland; Ostrowski, Wojciech. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCN; KCP; RND; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- SKU
- V9781349347827
- ISBN
- 9781349347827
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€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. We cannot truly understand - let alone counter - terrorism in the 21st century unless we also understand the processes of communication that underpin it. This book challenges what we know about terrorism, showing that current approaches are inadequate and outdated, and develops a new communication model to understand terrorism in the media age. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JPWL; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347803
- ISBN
- 9781349347803
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. The authors explore the outlook of Rwanda in the context of development of East Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. They examine Rwanda's vision, achievements and uncertainties in terms of national unity, institutional leadership, the spectre of industrial policy and economic development, perceptions of civil society engagement, etc Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; JPS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 379.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347780
- ISBN
- 9781349347780
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€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. This timely book examines austerity's conflicted meanings, from austerity chic and anti-austerity protest to economic and eco-austerity. Bramall's compelling text explores the presence and persuasiveness of the past, developing a new approach to the historical in contemporary cultural politics. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFC; JFD; JFSR; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347766
- ISBN
- 9781349347766
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€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Paperback. Two volumes of essays dedicated to the memory of Saki Ruth Dockrill, Professor of Contemporary History and International Security at King's College, London. Editor(s): Baxter, C.; Dockrill, Michael L.; Hamilton, K. Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBTQ; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347742
- ISBN
- 9781349347742
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Two volumes of essays dedicated to the memory of Saki Ruth Dockrill, Professor of Contemporary History and International Security at King's College, London. Editor(s): Young, J.; Pedaliu, Effie; Kandiah, M. Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347728
- ISBN
- 9781349347728
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Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08