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Paperback. Charles Taylor's work as an intellectual historian, epistemologist and normative political theorist has made him a leading figure in contemporary social philosophy. This book examines the problem of political fragmentation through an analysis of Taylor's thought and politics. Series: 20th Century Political Thinkers. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521278
- ISBN
- 9780742521278
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Condition: New
€ 77.29
€ 77.29
The Cultural Gradient. The Transmission of Ideas in Europe, 1789 -1991...
. Ed(S): Evtuhov, Catherine; Kotkin, Stephen
Paperback. Is there a sharp dividing line separating Europe into "East" and "West"? This volume brings together scholars to examine the evolution of the conception of Europe over the two centuries since the French Revolution. Editor(s): Evtuhov, Catherine; Kotkin, Stephen. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 433.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742520639
- ISBN
- 9780742520639
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Condition: New
€ 68.51
€ 68.51
Paperback. Euro banknotes and coins came into circulation as of January 2002, this work explores the origins of and progress toward the introduction of the euro, and the contributors focus on the importance of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) as part of the larger process of European integration. Editor(s): Verdun, Amy. Series: Governance in Europe Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPSN2; KCBM; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 355.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742518841
- ISBN
- 9780742518841
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Condition: New
€ 75.15
€ 75.15
Hardcover. A cross-cultural study of opium in 19th-century China. It explores early Western observations of opium smoking, the formation of arguments for and against the legalization of opium, the portrayals of opium smoking in Chinese poetry and prose, and scenes of opium-smoking interactions in China. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742518025
- ISBN
- 9780742518025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.30
€ 184.30
The Chinese Diaspora. Space, Place, Mobility and Identity.
. Ed(S): Ma, Laurence J.C.; Cartier, Carolyn
Paperback. Leading scholars in the field consider the profound importance of meanings of place and the spatial processes of mobility and settlement for the Chinese overseas. Editor(s): Ma, Laurence J.C.; Cartier, Carolyn. Series: Why of Where. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFFN; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517561
- ISBN
- 9780742517561
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Condition: New
€ 88.84
€ 88.84
Paperback. The contributors to this volume focus on adverse social conditions that confront young people in postmodernity, such as the relentless pressure to consume, social dis-investment in education, harsh responses to youth crime, and the continuing climate of intolerance. Editor(s): Strickland, Ronald. Series: Culture and Politics Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSP2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 355.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516519
- ISBN
- 9780742516519
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Condition: New
€ 74.93
€ 74.93
Paperback. The authors' goal in studying the Kenrick case is to examine how taken-for-granted assumptions about class, gender and familiarial relations contributed to the longevity of the cast-iron hardware firm. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516403
- ISBN
- 9780742516403
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Condition: New
€ 76.86
€ 76.86
Paperback. An account of one of the world's most extensive and successful experiments in decentralization. Launched in 1996, the campaign mobilized over three million of Kerala's 30 million people and resulted in bottom-up development planning in all 1052 of its villages and urban neighbourhoods. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JPHV; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516076
- ISBN
- 9780742516076
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Condition: New
€ 74.88
€ 74.88
Paperback. Research about people always makes assumptions about the nature of humans as subjects. This collaboration by a group of feminist researchers looks at subjectivity in relation to researchers, the researched, and audiences, as well as the connections between subjectivity and knowledge. Num Pages: 312 pages, bibliography, references, index. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBC; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 495.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515628
- ISBN
- 9780742515628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.53
€ 88.53
Hardcover. Argues that ordinary people exercise real power in American politics mainly at those extraordinary moments when they rise up in anger and hope, defy the rules that ordinarily govern their daily lives, and by doing so, disrupt the workings of the institutions in which they are enmeshed. Series: Polemics. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515352
- ISBN
- 9780742515352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.28
€ 34.99
€ 29.28
Paperback. Written by women from all stations of life and from drastically different backgrounds, these stories reconstruct not only the world of the Gulag but also its meaning for society at large. It covers the entire span of the Gulag's existence, from the 1920s to the 1980s. Num Pages: 364 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511460
- ISBN
- 9780742511460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.00
€ 87.00
Paperback. These stories introduce an emerging generation of women writers, including Chen Ran, Bikwan Wong and Chen Xue. By presenting fiction from the PRC, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the collection deliberately maps the literary contours of same-sex intimacy in cultural rather than purely political terms. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; DSBH; GTB; JFSJ1; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511385
- ISBN
- 9780742511385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.03
€ 63.03
Paperback. Editors provide a substantive introduction to the history and theories of perfectionism and neutrality, expertly contextualizing the essays and making the collection accessible. Editor(s): Klosko, George; Wall, Steven. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508446
- ISBN
- 9780742508446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.39
€ 76.39
Hardcover. Charting the rise of the faith-based movement for global human rights, the author tells the story of the personalities and forces, clashes and compromises, strategies and protests that shape it. In doing so, she shows that by raising issues such as global religious persecution and others, the movement is impacting foreign policy around the world. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 176 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508040
- ISBN
- 9780742508040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.95
€ 34.99
€ 30.95
Paperback. In this volume, a distinguished Shakespeare scholar and literary critic proves that pop culture can be every bit as complex, meaningful, and provocative as the most celebrated works of literature - and a lot more fun. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742507791
- ISBN
- 9780742507791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.94
€ 34.94
Paperback. Series: Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian & Pacific Perspectives. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742500945
- ISBN
- 9780742500945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.12
€ 88.12
A comprehensive analysis of the Obama presidency, its actions in office and its policy directions. The changes in orientation and policy directions that took place are both accounted for and explained in a policy and political context as are their consequences for the institution of the presidency itself. Editor(s): Crotty, William J. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739172346
- ISBN
- 9780739172346
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Condition: New
€ 154.62
€ 154.62
Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFS; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739165577
- ISBN
- 9780739165577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 144.88
€ 144.88
Editor(s): Cebeci, Munevver. Num Pages: 410 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JPQ; JPS; JPSN2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739147177
- ISBN
- 9780739147177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.77
€ 195.77
Paperback. The human soul is for pre-modern philosophers the cause of both thinking and life. This double aspect of the soul, which makes man a rational animal, expresses itself above all in human action. Deadly Thought: "Hamlet" and the Human Soul traces Hamlet's famous inability to act to his inability to hold together these twin aspects of the soul. Series: Applications of Political Theory. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; HP; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739102152
- ISBN
- 9780739102152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.83
€ 81.83