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Hardcover. South Africa has succeeded in establishing a democracy, but has yet to eliminate public violence from society. This book takes up the issue of post-settlement violence and ways of consolidating the newly found democratic peace. Series: Ethnic and Intercommunity Conflict Series. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; GTJ; JFFE; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333779187
- ISBN
- 9780333779187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.35
€ 67.35
Hardback. Part of a wider study of the management of contemporary peace processes, this book has a strong comparative theme. It draws heavily on interviews with key players (politicians and policymakers) in the Northern Ireland peace process. The book also assesses political movement and change. Series: Ethnic & Intercommunity Conflict. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPR; GTJ; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333779149
- ISBN
- 9780333779149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. The text shows, through in depth case studies, how some low income countries have made enormous strides in overcoming problems of adult literacy, lack of schooling, high child mortality, rapid population growth, mass poverty and gender inequalities. Editor(s): Ghai, Dharam. Num Pages: 379 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFF; JP; K. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333779125
- ISBN
- 9780333779125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
The Contemporary Giddens. Social Theory in a Globalizing Age.
Bryant, Christopher G. A.; Jary, David. Ed(S)...
paperback. Since becoming director of the London School of Economics in 1997, Anthony Giddens has played a leading public role, especially as Prime Minister Tony Blair's "guru". This book explains who Giddens is and discusses his work, describing especially his thoughts on modernity and globalization. Editor(s): Bryant, Christopher; Jary, David. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- SKU
- V9780333779057
- ISBN
- 9780333779057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Paperback. Beginning with an exploration of the awful miscarriages which prompted the establishment of the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice, the authors examine the role played by institutions and legal factors within the criminal process. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JKVP; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 533.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333778838
- ISBN
- 9780333778838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.07
€ 68.07
Paperback. In this tetxt, Clive Bloom offers a radical and controversial guide to the possibilities for intellectual life, popular culture, literary production and political authority in multi-cultural Britain in 2000 and beyond. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJPR; 3JM; DSBH; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333778333
- ISBN
- 9780333778333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.69
€ 65.69
Hardcover. In this text, Clive Bloom offers a radical and controversial guide to the possibilities for intellectual life, popular culture, literary production and political authority in multi-cultural Britain in 2000 and beyond. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJPR; 3JM; DSBH; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333778326
- ISBN
- 9780333778326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Hardcover. This work tackles key issues like state legitimacy, value pluralism, neutrality and public reasons, and argues that liberalism by-passes politics because it ignores or misunderstands human motivation, and elevates academic system building over political realities of conflict and power. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333778135
- ISBN
- 9780333778135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardback. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333778128
- ISBN
- 9780333778128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Religious Quest and National Identity in the Balkans
Hawkesworth, Celia; Heppell, Muriel; Norris, ...
Hardback. An insight into the cultural traditions that have shaped the Balkan region from pagan times, through folk culture, the medieval Christian churches, the encounter between Christianity and Islam, up to the religious and national mythologies that have proved so destructive in the modern era. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 268 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HRAX; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333778104
- ISBN
- 9780333778104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardback. Based on a series of surveys conducted during the 1990s, this text examines changes in the social backgrounds, attitudes, beliefs and political activities of Labour party members. Num Pages: 228 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333777787
- ISBN
- 9780333777787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardback. This text offers background to the Asian crisis from an economic, political and social point of view, and suggests possible scenarios which could take place in the future. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JPS; KCB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 469.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333777626
- ISBN
- 9780333777626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Learning and Work in the Risk Society: Lessons for the Labour Markets ...
Evans, Karen; Behrens, Martina; Kaluza, Jens
hardcover. Based on a comparative analysis of education and work during political and labour market changes of the transition to post-communism, the authors argue that the social polarizations and erosion of the "dual system" of education and training in Eastern Germany may portend the future for the West. Series: Anglo-German Foundation. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JHBL; JNRV; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333777510
- ISBN
- 9780333777510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardback. What implications does the Internet hold for human rights? This study describes the development and use of the Internet for human rights and examines its impact across the world upon various sectors of society. It discusses trends in human rights promotion and protection. Editor(s): Hick, Steven; Halpin, Edward F.; Hoskins, Eric. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPVH; PDR; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333777336
- ISBN
- 9780333777336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Paperback. In the 18th century, critics of capitalism denounced the growth of luxury and effeminacy; supporters applauded the increase of refinement and the improved status of women. This study explores the way the association of commerce and femininity permeated cultural production. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333777329
- ISBN
- 9780333777329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.69
€ 138.69
hardcover. In the 18th century, critics of capitalism denounced the growth of luxury and effeminacy; supporters applauded the increase of refinement and the improved status of women. This study explores the way the association of commerce and femininity permeated cultural production. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333777312
- ISBN
- 9780333777312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Executive Governance in Israel (Advances in Political Science)
Arian, Asher, Nachmias, David, Amir, Ruth
Hardcover. This is a comprehensive examination of the evolution of executive governance in Israel. The book describes and analyzes the political and bureaucratic structures and processes that led to the predominance of the executive in policymaking and governance. Editor(s): Arian, Asher; Nachmias, David; Amir, Ruth. Series: Advances in Political Science. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333777008
- ISBN
- 9780333777008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.21
€ 127.21
Hardback. An international team of scholars explores the myriad legacies of the war for South Africa, for Britain, for the Empire and beyond. The introduction sets the contributions in context, and the afterword offers thought-provoking reflections on their cumulative significance. Editor(s): Omissi, David; Thompson, Andrew. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333776995
- ISBN
- 9780333776995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.86
€ 194.86
Hardcover. This collection of critical essays explores thinking and evidence on the role of locally-elected representatives in Western democracies. The contributors deal with two principal themes: political recruitment and representativeness, and the processes of political representation. Editor(s): Rao, Nirmala. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333776957
- ISBN
- 9780333776957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.16
€ 127.16
Hardcover. This text offers an analysis of the evolution of British political communication since 1945. It explores the competition for coverage between political parties and media organizations, the ongoing rivalry between politicians and the press, and the implications for the quality of British democracy. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333776766
- ISBN
- 9780333776766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86