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Hardcover. This book demystifies the often misunderstood place that spirituality plays in counselling and psychotherapy and explores how transpersonal psychology has been welcomed or ignored by all major schools of psychology. Sharrock serves to enliven the thinking of any psychologist, counsellor or psychotherapist regardless of their clinical orientation. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517769
- ISBN
- 9780230517769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardcover. Drawing on a particular emphasis within the phenomenological tradition as exemplified by Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Eugene Gendlin, this book considers the role of the lived body as a way of knowing and being within three practical contexts that illustrate some of the nuances of embodied enquiry: qualitative research, psychotherapy, spirituality. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517752
- ISBN
- 9780230517752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. In the first book-length study of this topic, D.W. McKiernan examines the way mainstream commercial cinema represents society's complex relationship with the idea and practice of community in the context of rapidly changing social conditions. Films examined include Ae Fond Kiss, The Idiots and Monsoon Wedding. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517615
- ISBN
- 9780230517615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. The book explores the relationship between embodiment and the production of the key structures which frame agency to map out potential for social change. It uses modalities of ageing embodiment in the context of sport participation in later life, specifically Master athletics, including barriers, opportunities and physiological dimensions. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBS; JHMC; WSKC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 383.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517592
- ISBN
- 9780230517592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardcover. The book brings together for the first time John Addington Symonds' key writings on homosexuality, and the entire correspondence between Symonds and Havelock Ellis on the project of Sexual Inversion. The source edition contains a critical introduction to the sources. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517394
- ISBN
- 9780230517394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. In a search for a deeper understanding of the complex relationship between gender, language and religious identity, this book gathers a global range of studies from the field of linguistics. It connects language use to both a religious and gender identity and shows how language works to unite, oppress, liberate or fracture the various participants. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; HR; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517295
- ISBN
- 9780230517295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Hardcover. Placing gender at the centre of the debate about young children and multimedia, particularly video games, the book develops a relational approach to game play using an account of affect. The book explores central issues of violence and parental regulation and argues that economic relations are not remote from the micro relations of playing. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFSJ; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517172
- ISBN
- 9780230517172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardcover. Offering first major study of the views of the Conservative Party towards the key aspects of Anglo-German relations from 1905 to 1914, it examines the Conservative response to the German threat, and argues that it showed a marked absence of open hostility towards Germany. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; JPFM; JPL; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 225 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517110
- ISBN
- 9780230517110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. The first full-length scholarly history of the British fire service, 1800-1978, this book scrutinizes how firemen created a professional public service incumbent upon municipal government. It examines the influence of major fires and leading personalities within the fire service in constructing a professional ethos for municipal fire brigades. Num Pages: 243 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JKSW2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517103
- ISBN
- 9780230517103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book explores the interplay of ICT and language learning within the context of technological and social change, from the printing press to the mobile phone. It considers how technological advances, through their impact on communication, language and education, affect not only how languages are learnt, but also what kind of language is learnt. Num Pages: 236 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CJA; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517073
- ISBN
- 9780230517073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardcover. This collection is the result of a five-year-long collaboration of sociologists in Sweden, Spain and the United States. In-depth, extended interviews with couples explore their daily lives and provide insights into the impact of modernity, gender roles, and expectations of the meaning of money and the complex financial reality of households. Editor(s): Diaz-Martinez, Capitolina. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 1DSE; 1KBB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517028
- ISBN
- 9780230517028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardcover. Exploring current approaches to addressing boys' education in schools, this book highlights the limitations of structural reform initiatives and the failure to address the impact of socioeconomic status, race, sexuality, disability and hegemonic masculinity on both boys' and girls' participation in schooling. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JNF; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517011
- ISBN
- 9780230517011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. This book examines the evolution of public assistance for the poor in England from the late medieval era to the Industrial Revolution. Placing poor relief in the context of the unique class relations of agrarian capitalism, it considers how and why relief in England in the early modern period was distinct. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; JFSC; JKSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230516939
- ISBN
- 9780230516939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Whom a prime minister or president will not shake hands with is still more noticed than with whom they will. Public identity can afford to be ambiguous about friends, but not about enemies. Barker examines the accounts of how enmity functions in the cultivation of identity, how essential or avoidable it is, and what the global consequences are. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPHC; JPHL; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230516816
- ISBN
- 9780230516816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This work explores contemporary debates on migration and integration, focussing on Euro-Muslims. It critically engages with republicanist and multiculaturalist policies of integration and claims that integration means more than cultural and linguistic assimilation of migrant communities. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230516793
- ISBN
- 9780230516793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardcover. In 2000 the European Union and its 78 African-Caribbean-Pacific partners signed the Cotonou Agreement, heralding a new era in developmental politics. This comprehensive book draws attention to the limitations in the EU's approach to implementing pro-poor, environmentally sustainable development amongst its African-Caribbean-Pacific partners. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPSN2; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230516786
- ISBN
- 9780230516786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. In the UK in 2002 the celebrity chef Jamie Oliver set out to transform a group of unemployed young Londoners into enterprising, passionate workers. Their struggles, and those that train and manage them, to develop a passionate orientation to work highlights many of the challenges we all face in the globalized labour markets of the 21st century. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; KCF; KJM; KJVX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514. Salvation, Passion and Young Workers. 288 pages, 1 black & white tables. In the UK in 2002 the celebrity chef Jamie Oliver set out to transform a group of unemployed young Londoners into enterprising, passionate workers. Their struggles, and those that train and manage them, to develop a passionate orientation to work highlights many of the challenges we all face in the globalized labour markets of the 21st century. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JH; KCF; KJM; KJVX. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 23. Weight: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230515543
- ISBN
- 9780230515543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Hardcover. The mass media, press and television have always been central in the formation of corporate identity and the promotion of business image and reputation. This volume provides a new perspective into the interrelationships between media and organizations across three dimensions: Media as Business, Media in business and Business in the media. Editor(s): Morsing, Mette. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; KJP; KJSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230515512
- ISBN
- 9780230515512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Hardcover. To what extent do business schools in Europe contribute to competitiveness of the economy? European Business Schools imitate their North American counterparts in order to catch up in the competition for knowledge and training in management. The book compares institutional settings of business schools and presents five foresight scenarios for 2020. Editor(s): Durand, Thomas; Dameron, Stephanie. Num Pages: 381 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JNM; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230515482
- ISBN
- 9780230515482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.97
€ 67.97
Hardcover. This book provides a sociological perspective on fitness culture as developed in commercial gyms, investigating the cultural relevance of gyms in terms of the history of the commercialization of body discipline, the negotiation of gender identities and distinction dynamics within contemporary cultures of consumption. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392. Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun. Series: Consumption and Public Life. 248 pages, 0. This book provides a sociological perspective on fitness culture as developed in commercial gyms, investigating the cultural relevance of gyms in terms of the history of the commercialization of body discipline, the negotiation of gender identities and distinction dynamics within contemporary cultures of consumption. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHBS. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 19. Weight: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507494
- ISBN
- 9780230507494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80