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Paperback. The current volume from the editors of the acclaimed Reclaiming Latin America will address the current trajectories of rightwing politics in Latin America in the face of leftist governments and regional alliances, the discrediting of neoliberalism, and the decline of US hegemony. Editor(s): Dominguez, Francisco; Lievesley, Geraldine; Ludlam, Steve. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848138117
- ISBN
- 9781848138117
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€ 35.99€ 30.57
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Paperback. Identifies the existence of a practice that lies at the core of the western security regime - the projection of the worst-case scenario. This title demonstrates that, unlike the openly 'totalitarian' states of the past, bureaucratic rule is favoured over charismatic leadership. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848135307
- ISBN
- 9781848135307
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€ 32.99€ 27.37
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Paperback. The End of Certainty takes a fresh and provocative look on world politics today. Stephen Chan leads the reader on a rollercoaster ride through how we can establish a new kind of international relations and construct a common future for the planet Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9781848134027
- ISBN
- 9781848134027
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.44
€ 25.99
€ 22.44
Paperback. Under the 60-year dictatorship of General Alfredo Stroessner's Colorado party, wealth and power became concentrated in the hands of a small few; until elections in 2008 broke the party's hold on the country. This book tells the story of how Fernando Lugo, a bishop from a deprived diocese, swept to victory and what this means for his country. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848133136
- ISBN
- 9781848133136
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€ 46.99€ 38.69
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Paperback. Fouada meets Farid, her lover, every Tuesday in a restaurant overlooking the Nile. But this week their usual table is deserted. Farid has disappeared. As she searches for him, Fouada becomes tormented by questions. Translator(s): Eber, Shirley. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 178.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848132238
- ISBN
- 9781848132238
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.33
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Paperback. Offers an analysis of the role that Iran plays in regional and global politics. This book provides a perspective on one of the Middle East's most controversial and mis-understood countries. It presents not only an introduction to the country, but also the ideas to help the reader understand the Middle East. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HRAM2; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848132207
- ISBN
- 9781848132207
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.55
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Paperback. Reveals global governance as the calculated mismanagement of life, directing neoliberal ideology through global networks, and undermining the human security of millions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848132177
- ISBN
- 9781848132177
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.43
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Paperback. Explains how internal displacement and efforts to engineer resettlement are conceived and practiced by policy makers and practitioners. This book considers the origins and parameters of internal displacement and resettlement policy and practice and proposes an explanation for why it often fails. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FKS; GTF; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848130463
- ISBN
- 9781848130463
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.69
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Paperback. Transnational corporations are one of the most important actors in the global economy, occupying a powerful position.This book finds that these corporations are damaging the lives of millions of poor people in developing countries. Looking at various sectors where transnational corporations are involved, it shows how the poor are affected. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFA; KCL; KJVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848130333
- ISBN
- 9781848130333
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.24
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€ 27.24
Paperback. The incredible story of Lula, from an early life of poverty and chaos to becoming President of Brazil. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14, Black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848130111
- ISBN
- 9781848130111
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.69
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Paperback. Uses a global spread of case studies to illustrate that water is not simply an issue of physical scarcity, but a politically-driven issue with profound implications. This book argues that for the international community to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, governments must step in to protect the rights of the poor. Editor(s): Kulindwa, Kassim; Mascarenhas, Adolfo; Hemson, David; Lein, Haakon. Series: International Studies in Poverty Research. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842779620
- ISBN
- 9781842779620
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.69
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Hardcover. Written by and about Indigenous feminists, whose work demonstrates a powerful and original intellectual and political contribution demonstrating that feminism has much to offer Indignenous women in their struggles against oppression and for equality. Editor(s): Green, Joyce. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 135. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842779293
- ISBN
- 9781842779293
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€ 100.46€ 89.48
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Paperback. Featuring contributions from major figures from Samir Amin to Jan Aart Scholte, this book is an analysis of what the globalization of party politics would mean for the nation state, global governance and democracy worldwide. Editor(s): Patomaki, Katarina Sehm; Ulvila, Marko. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 135. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842779187
- ISBN
- 9781842779187
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.69
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Paperback. Focuses on the universal concepts of the individual, civil society, the state, justice, authority and obligation and how these have been interpreted by Middle Eastern thinkers in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Series: World Political Theories. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842778975
- ISBN
- 9781842778975
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.58
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Paperback. Includes chapters that address the diversity and variety of everyday sexual lives and sexual politics in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Japan. This book highlights the gendered and sexual consequences of globalization and rapid social change. It describes the local situations in which women's sexual lives are lived. Editor(s): Jackson, Stevi; Liu, Jieyu; Woo, Ms Juhyun. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFSJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 102 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842778890
- ISBN
- 9781842778890
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.61
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Paperback. From cleaning to construction, from agriculture to domestic work, every day migrant labourers are exploited and enslaved. The author argues that even governments, keen to protect big business, are complicit in this exploitation; their 'law and order' approach on immigration being part of this complicity. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842778524
- ISBN
- 9781842778524
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.51
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€ 27.51
Paperback. Victor J. Seidler, one of the leading contributors to the growing debate about masculinities, turns his attention to the lives of young men and their understandings of themselves as gendered beings. Series: Global Masculinities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842778074
- ISBN
- 9781842778074
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.39
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Paperback. Seeking to understand the political significance of the World Social Forum, this work provides a detailed analysis of its leading participants and how they drive the politicisation process. It explores the WSF's significance in transmitting ideas and its potential for becoming a political force. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842778012
- ISBN
- 9781842778012
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.21
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Paperback. Drawing on their own broad-ranging research at UNICEF and UNDP, the authors argue that fiscal, monetary, and other macro-economic policies for poverty reduction, human development and economic growth can be compatible with micro-level interventions to provide basic social services. Series: International Studies in Poverty Research. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842777732
- ISBN
- 9781842777732
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.69
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Paperback. An illuminating account of the politics of Britain's decision to support the US-led invasion of Iraq. Num Pages: 224 pages, Notes Bibliography Index. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW3; JPFF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842777411
- ISBN
- 9781842777411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.69
€ 46.99
€ 38.69