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Paperback. This book, now in paperback with a striking new preface, presents one of the first systematic assessments of aesthetic insights into world politics. It examines the nature of aesthetic approaches and outlines how they differ from traditional analysis of politics using a series of case studies on language and poetics. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN; HPS; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230390638
- ISBN
- 9780230390638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.18
€ 127.18
Hardcover. Radio, the most widely used medium in the world, is a dominant mediator of musical meaning. Through a combination of critical analysis, interdisciplinary theory and ethnographic writing about community radio, this book provides a novel theorization of democratic aesthetics, with important implications for the study of old and new media alike. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APW; AV; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230390508
- ISBN
- 9780230390508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardcover. This book brings a fresh, original approach to understand social action in China and Vietnam through the conceptual lens of informal environmental and health networks. It shows how citizens in non-democratic states actively create informal pathways for advocacy and the development of functioning civil societies. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFS; JPWD; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230380202
- ISBN
- 9780230380202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. Engaging in a comprehensive examination of reality TV's advertising and promotional strategies, as well as the commodification of viewers, Consuming Reality dissects the unique and startling relation between mediation and consumption. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFDT; JFDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230379961
- ISBN
- 9780230379961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardcover. This book proposes the idea of a 'discourse trap' in which the discourses and associated terminology devised for political or military reasons can entrap policymakers by motivating or constraining their actions. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JP; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230372047
- ISBN
- 9780230372047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. Examines black voters' relationship to the political process and to the first black president in a prematurely post-racial America using interviews with members of the Congressional Black Caucus, empirical data, news accounts, academic literature and case law. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 221 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230371996
- ISBN
- 9780230371996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Paperback. The sixth edition of the Guide to Higher Education in Africa contains reliable and up-to-date information on higher education throughout Africa - over 950 institutions in 51 countries, plus details of national education systems and agencies - in a single reference source. Num Pages: 745 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1429.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Sixth Edition, Revised Edition, 6th edition
- Number of pages
- 748
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230369603
- ISBN
- 9780230369603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 232.42
€ 232.42
Hardcover. Draws together contributions from leading figures in the field of surveillance to engage in the discussion of the emergence of accountability as a means to manage threats to privacy. The first of its kind to enrich the debate about accountability and privacy by drawing together perspectives from experienced privacy researchers and policy makers. Editor(s): Neyland, Daniel; Hempel, Leon; Kroener, Inga; Postigo, Hector; Ilten, Carla; Guagnin, Daniel. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 black & white tables, 5 diagrames. BIC Classification: JFF; JPVH; KNSS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230369320
- ISBN
- 9780230369320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20
Hardcover. In this book, men in politics are the subjects of a gendered analysis with Elin Bjarnegard exploring how male networks are maintained and expanded, seeking to improve our understanding of the rationale underlying male dominance in politics. The role of informal institutions in unpredictable political settings are explored. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230369269
- ISBN
- 9780230369269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Moving from the birth of Europe to the current crisis, this irreverent and topical book questions the relevance of the European Union today, addressing issues ranging from immigration and Turkish integration to the sovereign debt crisis, and whether this will prove to be merely the beginning of intractable economic challenges. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPSN2; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 220 x 31. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230368927
- ISBN
- 9780230368927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.12
€ 68.12
Hardcover. Mediating Memory in the Museum is a contribution to an emerging field of research that is situated at the interface between memory studies and museum studies. It highlights the role of museums in the proliferation of the so-called memory boom as well as the influence of memory discourses on international trends in museum cultures. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; GM; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230368866
- ISBN
- 9780230368866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.22
€ 161.22
Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; VSPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230368644
- ISBN
- 9780230368644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.81
€ 127.81
Hardcover. Repression receives little attention in philosophical literature. This study of cases of repression that inhibit an agent's deliberative access to his reasons argues that an agent cannot correctly deliberate about a reason to overcome repression as if he did so, he would already have overcome repression and so would have no reason to do so. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFSJ; JMRN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230368507
- ISBN
- 9780230368507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Hardcover. Copyright governance is in a state of flux because the boundaries between legal and illegal consumption have blurred. Trajce Cvetkovski interrogates the disorganizational effects of piracy and emerging technologies on the political economy of copyright in popular music, film and gaming industries. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; LNRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230368477
- ISBN
- 9780230368477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Resilience of Regionalism in Latin America and the Caribbean: Developm...
Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano (Ed.)
Hardback. As regionalisation becomes an increasingly hot topic, the authors explain why regionalism has been most successful in Latin America and analyse current processes and opinions of possible future developments in the region, including the Caribbean, Central America, Brazil, and Mexico. Editor(s): Rivarola Puntigliano, Andres; Briceno-Ruiz, Jose. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPRB; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230368361
- ISBN
- 9780230368361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230368132
- ISBN
- 9780230368132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Hardcover. An analysis of literary accounts of suffering from sub-Saharan Africa, this book examines fiction and life-writing in English and French over the last forty years. Drawing on writers from the canonical to the less well-known, it uses close readings to examine the personal, social and political consequences of representing pain in literature. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230367425
- ISBN
- 9780230367425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Paperback. This collection of essays by scholars with expertise in a range of fields, cultural professionals and policy makers explores different ways in which the arts and humanities contribute to dealing with the challenges of contemporary society in ways that do not rely on simplistic and questionable notions of socio-economic impact as a proxy for value. Editor(s): Belfiore, Eleonora; Upchurch, Anna. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AB; H; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230366633
- ISBN
- 9780230366633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Political Autonomy and Divided Societies: Imagining Democratic Alterna...
Gagnon, Alain-G, Keating, Michael
Hardcover. An all star cast of academic experts offer an important and timely analysis of the pursuit of autonomy. They argue that it is key to move beyond the primarily normative debate about the rights or wrongs of autonomous regions on the basis of cultural concerns, instead focusing on understanding what makes autonomy function successfully. Series: Comparative Territorial Politics. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH; JPR; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230364257
- ISBN
- 9780230364257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.67
€ 67.67
Hardcover. This book explores how digital communication generates new intimacies and meanings of friendship in a networked society, developing a theory of mediated intimacies to explain how social media contributes to dramatic changes in our ideas about personal relationships, through themes of self, youth, families, digital dating and online social capital. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFFP; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230364172
- ISBN
- 9780230364172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60