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Hardcover. Addressing the issue of how gendered spatial relations impact the production of literary works, this book discusses gender implications of spatial categories: the notions of home and away, placement and displacement, dwelling and travel, location and dislocation, and the 'quest for place' in women's writing from Argentina from 1920 to the present. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 2ADS; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120853
- ISBN
- 9780230120853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.21€ 45.14
€ 52.21
€ 45.14
Hardcover. This book analyzes the recent development of Gulf capitalism through to the aftermath of the 2008 economic crisis. Situating the Gulf within the evolution of capitalism at a global scale, it presents a novel theoretical interpretation of this important region of the Middle East political economy. Num Pages: 266 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FBX; JPS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 207 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110779
- ISBN
- 9780230110779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Hardcover. Extends Marxist analysis to include key concepts from the work of neo-Marxists Antonio Gramsci and Louis Althusser. It looks in detail at racism in the U.K. and the U.S. and goes on to examine the differences between schooling and education, and their relationship to racism in those two countries and in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Series: Marxism and Education. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230103795
- ISBN
- 9780230103795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.21€ 45.77
€ 52.21
€ 45.77
Hardcover. This book addresses how Saturday Night Live's confrontational, boundary-pushing approach spilled over into film production, contributing to some of the biggest hits in Hollywood history. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230103580
- ISBN
- 9780230103580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.13
€ 64.13
Paperback. Merry elaborates an ideal type of Islamic philosophy of education in order to examine the specific challenges that Islamic schools face, comparing the different educational realities facing Muslim populations in the Netherlands, Belgium, and the United States. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRH; JNLR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230103535
- ISBN
- 9780230103535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.21€ 44.34
€ 52.21
€ 44.34
Hardcover. Iraq: A Lost War deals with the impact of September 11th on the occupation of Iraq and the U.S. declaration of war on international terrorism. It investigates whether war in Iraq was morally justified and whether coalition forces capturing and hanging its president were morally and legally acceptable internationally. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230103078
- ISBN
- 9780230103078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Hardcover. One major party in American politics, the Democrats, has consciously identified itself with underdogs. This book analyzes the relationship between the party and the main political ideology of its base: liberalism. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFK; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230102743
- ISBN
- 9780230102743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.21
€ 64.21
Paperback. From examining the material evidence of notorious school shooters at Columbine and Virginia Tech to addressing the mental states of the violent youths he treats, Langman shows how to identify early signs of homicide-prone youth and what preventive measures parents and communities can take to protect themselves from the tragedy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JKV; JMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230101487
- ISBN
- 9780230101487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.15
€ 24.99
€ 20.15
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230100350
- ISBN
- 9780230100350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.21
€ 20.99
€ 17.21
Hardcover. Central to this book is a discussion of the notion of freedom in Marx and Engel's work. The book argues that the libertarian foundations of political economy were present in Marx's and Engel's work and utilizes contemporary theories of freedom to reinterpret and analyse their original work. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPFC; KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230018969
- ISBN
- 9780230018969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.84
€ 121.84
Hardcover. This tells of twenty-four couples negotiating the emotional and practical journey of parenting their learning 'disabled' child. The author, a researcher, sociologist and mother of a learning disabled daughter, questions the weak inclusive education discourse and unpacks parents' narratives in relation to denial, disappointment and social exclusion. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230018808
- ISBN
- 9780230018808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.63
€ 63.63
Hardcover. This book examines the role governments play in managing policy challenges such as religion, romance, gender relations, same-sex marriages and privacy protection in response to social changes in marriage. Elizabeth van Acker asks whether governments can or should intervene in this personal sphere. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230003378
- ISBN
- 9780230003378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.27
€ 64.27
Hardcover. This is an original study of the sociological imagination in regard to visual culture. It explores the reflexive dimensions of choice over seeing or not seeing in relation to paintings, images and islands. Bourdieu, Goffman and Simmel provide the basis for insights into how reflexivity in sociology has unexplored theological implications. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; DSB; HRLP5; JFCX; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230002654
- ISBN
- 9780230002654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Post-Suburban Europe: Planning and Politics at the Margins of Europe's...
Phelps, Nicholas A., Parsons, Nick, Ballas, D...
Hardcover. The term 'edge city' describes the rapid growth of urban centres at the edge of established cities. Widely discussed in the US, very little has been written about European edge cities. This book gives a comparative analysis of examples in Greece, Spain, Paris, Finland and the UK, with a theoretical analysis of edge cities and post-suburban Europe. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF; JFSG; JKSB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230002128
- ISBN
- 9780230002128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.98
€ 63.98
Hardcover. The essays in this volume analyse issues of national and regional identity during a key phase of nation-state formation in mid-nineteenth century Europe. By asking how contemporaries articulated regional and national identities, the book offers a fresh prospective on the process of nationalization in modern German, Austrian and Italian histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230000360
- ISBN
- 9780230000360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.07
€ 64.07
Paperback. "Most children fall into five basic personality types that stem from inborn physical characteristics: the sensitive child, the self-absorbed child, the defiant child, the inattentive child, and the act" Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780201441932
- ISBN
- 9780201441932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.49
€ 20.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. "Jean Liedloff, an American writer, spent two and a half years in the South American jungle living with Stone Age Indians. The experience demolished her Western preconceptions of how we should live and" Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFSL9; JHBA; JHMC; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780201050714
- ISBN
- 9780201050714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.97
€ 20.99
€ 16.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 232 x 41. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143189558
- ISBN
- 9780143189558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.31
€ 23.99
€ 21.31
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140390513
- ISBN
- 9780140390513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.53
€ 13.99
€ 13.53
Paperback. Presents an account of the scientific achievements and lives of cosmologists from Babylonians to Newton. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140192469
- ISBN
- 9780140192469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.76
€ 21.99
€ 19.76