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Hardcover. This study explores the roles played by magic in contemporary African warfare, specifically through the case of Sierra Leone, to assess its impact on behaviour in conflict. A conceptual framework is suggested for analysing culturally alien practices more broadly and to inform approaches to civilian and military intervention. Num Pages: 188 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; HRQX2; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621022
- ISBN
- 9780230621022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Hardcover. War and Social Welfare is a critical study of the internationally-led reconstruction of the social welfare programs in post-conflict Kosovo. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWYK; JKS; JWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620780
- ISBN
- 9780230620780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. While featuring field-based examples in multiple disciplines, including political science, anthropology, communication, psychology, sociology, law and teacher training, this book presents real cases of conflict work. Explained are concepts underlying conflict transformation and strategies that have been adapted for use in professional practice. Editor(s): Carter, Candice C. Num Pages: 236 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTJ; JNAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620643
- ISBN
- 9780230620643
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Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 47.16
€ 53.46
€ 47.16
Paperback. This book examines the evolution of black leadership and politics since the Civil Rights Movement. It looks at the phenomenon of Barack Obama, from his striking emergence as a successful candidate for the Illinois State Senate to President of the United States, as part of the continuum of African American political leaders. Editor(s): Marable, Manning; Clarke, Kristen. Series: Critical Black Studies. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620520
- ISBN
- 9780230620520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. This book examines the evolution of black leadership and politics since the Civil Rights Movement. It looks at the phenomenon of Barack Obama, from his striking emergence as a successful candidate for the Illinois State Senate to President of the United States, as part of the continuum of African American political leaders. Editor(s): Marable, Manning; Clarke, Kristen. Series: Critical Black Studies. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620506
- ISBN
- 9780230620506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.92
€ 69.92
Paperback. This book investigates whether the theory of deliberative democracy - developed in the West to focus democratic theory on the legitimation that deliberation can afford - has any application to Chinese processes of democratization. It discovers pockets of theory useful to guide Chinese practices, and also Chinese practice that can educate the West. Editor(s): Leib, Ethan J.; He, Baogang. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620346
- ISBN
- 9780230620346
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Turkey and Israel are two of the most important countries in the Middle East, but also are outsiders to the region for political and cultural reasons. Here Bengio examines the historic, geo-strategic and political-cultural roots of the Turkish-Israeli relationship, from the 1950s until today. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBH; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620339
- ISBN
- 9780230620339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book surveys the transformation and projection of American power abroad since the collapse of the Berlin Wall. It summarizes U.S. handling of the Soviet Union's disintegration and covers the last seventeen years of U.S. interventions and conflicts. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPQB; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430. 260 pages. This book surveys the transformation and projection of American power abroad since the collapse of the Berlin Wall. It summarizes U.S. handling of the Soviet Union's disintegration and covers the last seventeen years of U.S. interventions and conflicts. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPQB; JPSD. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight: 430.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620216
- ISBN
- 9780230620216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Paperback. The overwhelming impact of Europe followed by precocious independence produced an exceptional outward orientation, which has prompted successive waves of reform. This book explores the resulting patterns that can be observed in multiple domains, through the optic of a 'mausoleum of modernity.' Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619968
- ISBN
- 9780230619968
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Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardcover. Using historical and contemporary case studies, Youde traces the shifting balance between surveillance and global public good provision and suggests that a human rights-based strategy offers a stable compromise. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619951
- ISBN
- 9780230619951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. This book examines conservative intellectuals' response to Richard Nixon the politician, the president, and the policymaker. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619944
- ISBN
- 9780230619944
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book is concerned with the three-way relationship between neoliberalism, women's education, and the spatialization of the state, and analyses this through an ethnography lens of women's education programs in India. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ1; JHMC; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619913
- ISBN
- 9780230619913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Paperback. The author offers a new account of the formation of sexual identity, coined 'emerged fusion,' which avoids the traps of the essentialism versus constructivism debate, and offers a viable third alternative. Series: Future of Minority Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619654
- ISBN
- 9780230619654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.78
€ 65.78
Paperback. This book addresses the richness and depth of our intimate relationships and especially those moments when we come to see ourselves and the other person in a new way. Halling goes on to say that however much we are influenced by heredity and upbringing, we are also agents with the capacity for openness and transcendence. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMH; JML; YXL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619647
- ISBN
- 9780230619647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Hardcover. Constructing Mexico City: Colonial Conflicts over Culture, Space, and Authority examines the spatial, material, and cultural dimensions of life in eighteenth-century Mexico City, through programs that colonial leaders created to renovate and reshape urban environments. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTB; JFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619579
- ISBN
- 9780230619579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 46.85
€ 53.46
€ 46.85
Hardcover. Proceeding from a longitudinal analysis of Nigeria's governorship history, this book shows how personalities have overwhelmed institutions, to the detriment of the country's democratic consolidation. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JPHL; JPHV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412. A Dynamic Engagement Option for Current and Aspiring Leaders. 288 pages, Illustrations. Proceeding from a longitudinal analysis of Nigeria's governorship history, this book shows how personalities have overwhelmed institutions, to the detriment of the country's democratic consolidation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JPHL; JPHV; JPQB. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 20. Weight: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619340
- ISBN
- 9780230619340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Paperback. What does it take to win the White House? This book helps students understand both the issues and how and why people vote for one candidate. Special attention is paid to battleground states. Drawing on concepts from political science, this book advances students' understanding both of the field and the phenomenon. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 2. Weight in Grams: 294. 224 pages, illustrations. What does it take to win the White House? This book helps students understand both the issues and how and why people vote for one candidate. Special attention is paid to battleground states. Drawing on concepts from political science, this book advances students' understanding both of the field and the phenomenon. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHF. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 2. Weight: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619333
- ISBN
- 9780230619333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Hardcover. Japan-Africa Relations seeks to study the complex nature of the dynamics of power relations between Japan and Africa since the Bandung Conference in 1955, with an emphasis on the period starting from the 1970s up to the present. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1H; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619326
- ISBN
- 9780230619326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.67
€ 67.67
Hardcover. This volume provides an overview of EU actions seeking to manage diversity, introduces a conceptual framework to think about diversity in the European Union, and provides a tapestry of cases that illustrate minority politics and activism, contestations over identity and difference, and the construction of new meanings of European citizenship. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPQB; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619296
- ISBN
- 9780230619296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Hardcover. Freiner defines a new understanding of nationalism, with a focus on the ways in which the Japanese state has utilized Confucian philosophy to create a Japanese national identity and on the impact of this on women. She examines the key policy areas of education and social security alongside the roles that women have played in these initiatives. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFFE3; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 220 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619289
- ISBN
- 9780230619289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53