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Hardcover. International researchers examine the interplay between gender and metaphor in political language in the UK, USA, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, and Singapore. They draw on a variety of corpus data to determine to what extent conceptual metaphors used by women in political power differ with, or remain the same as that of men. Editor(s): Ahrens, Kathleen. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: CFG; CFP; JPA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230203457
- ISBN
- 9780230203457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Paperback. This comprehensive guide to research and debate centres around language learning in childhood, the age factor and the different contexts where language learning happens, including home and school contexts. The scope is wide, capturing examples of studies with different age groups, different methodological approaches and different languages. Series: Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: CFDC; CFDM; CJA; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230203426
- ISBN
- 9780230203426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.45
€ 138.45
Hardcover. An exploratory study, based on group discussions and in-depth interviews of real managers, that examines different aspects of the life cycle to clarify why so few women get to the top. It offers advice on how to establish priorities, and explores existing stereotypes within organizations regarding women in upper management. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202993
- ISBN
- 9780230202993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.42
€ 66.42
Hardcover. Martin Flanagan uses Bakhtin's notions of dialogism, chronotope and polyphony to address fundamental questions about film form and reception, focussing particularly on the way cinematic narrative utilises time and space in its very construction. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; HPCF3; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202962
- ISBN
- 9780230202962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. This day by day account of the Dreyfus Affair chronicles for the first time in English the drama that destabilized French society (1894-1906) and reverberated across the world. Meticulous research, new translations of key documents, a wealth of primary sources and illustrations and a select bibliography make this an indispensable reference work. Num Pages: 560 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202856
- ISBN
- 9780230202856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.99
€ 63.99
Political Engagement Amongst Ethnic Minority Young People: Making a Di...
O'Toole, Therese, Gale, Richard
Hardcover. This book engages with debates on ethnic minority and Muslim young people showing, beyond apathy and violent political extremism, the diverse forms of political engagement in which young people engage. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSL1; JFSP2; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202733
- ISBN
- 9780230202733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Hardcover. Adopting a perspective inspired by Henri Lefebvre, this book considers the spread of multiculture from the central city to the periphery and considers the role that 'race' continues to play in structuring the metropolis, taking London, New York and Paris as examples. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0, 2 black & white halftones, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSG; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202702
- ISBN
- 9780230202702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
Economic Liberalisation, Social Capital and Islamic Welfare Provision
Harrigan, Jane R., El-Said, Hamid
Hardcover. This book looks at two aspects of Islamic activity in the Middle East and North Africa, the development of social capital and the provision of welfare services, within the context of economic liberalisation programmes to see whether the retrenchment of the state under liberalisation has created a space for Islamic-based activities. Num Pages: 227 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202191
- ISBN
- 9780230202191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88
Hardcover. Having lost an election, been thrown out by their party, or retired on grounds of ill-health, what do former British prime ministers do? In the first book to look at the lives, political roles and influence of former prime ministers, Theakston analyzes all the former prime ministers from Walpole in the 18th century to Blair today. Series: Understanding Governance. Num Pages: 277 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202184
- ISBN
- 9780230202184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Paperback. In this book, the sixth in the highly regarded How Ireland Voted series, leading Irish political scientists examine what happened; analyse the election results, the opinion poll evidence and the media coverage to establish why it happened; and assess the long-term significance. Editor(s): Gallagher, M.; Marsh, M. Num Pages: 308 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 171 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201989
- ISBN
- 9780230201989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.37
€ 127.37
Hardcover. The first detailed and systematic study of the social science of poverty as practiced by the Victorian experts who had so much influence on relief policy in this area, and who were among the founders of British social science. The book examines what they knew, or what they thought they knew, about the poor. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 139 x 220 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201897
- ISBN
- 9780230201897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. Following a group of people as they make the transition from homeless to 'housed' , this book presents a new perspective on homelessness, the individual factors associated with it such as addiction, mental illness and traumatic life histories, and how welfare and poverty interact with these conditions. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201620
- ISBN
- 9780230201620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Hardcover. Based on interview material with a wide range of Protestant clergy in Northern Ireland, this book examines how Protestant identity impacts on the possibility of peace and stability and argues for greater involvement by the Protestant churches in the transition from conflict to a 'post-conflict' Northern Ireland. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; GTJ; HBJD1; HRCC9; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201613
- ISBN
- 9780230201613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.60
€ 67.60
Household Divisions of Labour: Teamwork, Gender and Time (Palgrave Mac...
Birch, Elisa Rose, Le, Anh, Miller, Paul
Hardcover. This book investigates the extent of gender inequality in the division of labour in the modern household. Through comparisons of the time allocations of single couple families without children, couple families with children and lone parents, a comprehensive account of the evolution of gender inequality over a typical lifecourse is presented. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 266 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201583
- ISBN
- 9780230201583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Emotions and Understanding: Wittgensteinian Perspectives
Gustafsson, Ylva, Kronqvist, Camilla, McEachr...
Hardcover. This unique collection of articles on emotion by Wittgensteinian philosophers provides a fresh perspective on the questions framing the current philosophical and scientific debates about emotions and offers significant insights into the role of emotions for understanding interpersonal relations and the relation between emotion and ethics. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM; JMQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201446
- ISBN
- 9780230201446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.25
€ 39.25
Community, Citizenship and the 'War on Terror': Security and Insecurit...
Noxolo, Patricia, Huysmans, Jef
Hardcover. In the context of the 'global war on terror', the issue of security has come to affect more and more intimate elements of people's everyday lives. This is the starting point of this interdisciplinary collection, which focuses on how the line between security and insecurity is negotiated through changing concepts of 'community' and 'citizenship'. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPB; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201217
- ISBN
- 9780230201217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Hardcover. Bringing together some of the most eminent thinkers in the field, this book celebrates the seminal contribution of Ted Benton to such pressing themes as: realism, naturalism and the philosophy of the social sciences; the continuing relevance of Marxism; philosophical anthropology and human needs; and ecology, society and natural limits. Editor(s): Moog, Sandra. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; RGC; RNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201156
- ISBN
- 9780230201156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Hardcover. Providing the first EU-wide study of the way football hooliganism has been defined by academics, law makers and enforcers, and the media since the 1960s, this book examines the regulation and policing of the phenomenon, which has been influenced by security-related developments within post-bipolar Europe Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFE; WSJA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201149
- ISBN
- 9780230201149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book is the first sociological and feminist critique of multicultural theory and practice. Using empirical research, it answers the question: is multiculturalism bad for women? arguing that it is not only bad for (minority ethnic) women, but for minority and majority communities, and for society as a whole. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JFSL1; YQN; YXN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201101
- ISBN
- 9780230201101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Hardcover. This book offers an evocative cross-cultural exploration into the everyday lives and music practices of young people from their own broad social, cultural and ethnic perspectives. Youth from seven urban locales in Australia, the UK, the US and Europe document and reflect on their own learning processes and music activities. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AVG; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230200586
- ISBN
- 9780230200586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.89
€ 67.89