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Hardcover. Developing the theory of cultural trauma in regard to the shattering potential effects of political assassinations, Eyerman examines political and social life in three different national contexts: Martin Luther King, Bobby Kennedy, and Harvey Milk in the U.S.; Theo Van Gogh in the Netherlands; and Olof Palme and Anna Lindh in Sweden Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JHMC; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230118225
ISBN
9780230118225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.00

Hardcover. Through case studies in eight Asian countries, Europe, and the United States, this volume explores the range and consequences of increased mobility within Asia-Pacific higher education and the patterns of migration emerging for persons, ideas, institutions, and practices. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QRP; JFFN; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230118188
ISBN
9780230118188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.91
€ 47.09

Paperback. This book brings together the author's interviews with many prominent figures in fantasy, horror, and science fiction to examine the traditions and extensions of the gothic mode of storytelling over the last 200 years and its contemporary influence on film and media. Num Pages: 437 pages, 64 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230118171
ISBN
9780230118171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.05

Hardcover. This book brings together the author's interviews with many prominent figures in fantasy, horror, and science fiction to examine the traditions and extensions of the gothic mode of storytelling over the last 200 years and its contemporary influence on film and media. Num Pages: 437 pages, 64 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230118164
ISBN
9780230118164
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.90

Paperback. Japanese politics are undergoing a great transition, with seven prime ministers appointed within the past decade and two major political party turnovers within the last two decades. This book explores the gradual shift from what the editors call "karaoke democracy" to "kabuki democracy." Editor(s): Inoguchi, Takashi; Jain, Purnendra (University of Adelaide). Num Pages: 236 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117976
ISBN
9780230117976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.91
€ 46.60

Hardcover. Takes a critical look at present approaches to international education, focusing on the intercultural potential that it offers but mostly fails to deliver. The underlying premise of this profound, engaging book is that international education can be a transforming intercultural experience for hosts as well as visitors. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117938
ISBN
9780230117938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.91
€ 47.00

Hardcover. A critical look at the links between civil actors, new media, and political change, using case studies from Africa, particularly urban, political, non-state actors in Kenya and Zambia. Series: The Palgrave MacMillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFD; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117921
ISBN
9780230117921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.12

Paperback. This book is a comprehensive investigation, discussion, and analysis of the origins and development of the first civil war in the Sudan, which occurred between 1955 and 1972. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBW; HBWS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117884
ISBN
9780230117884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.34

Paperback. A comparative history of the Spanish, Yugoslav and Greek Civil Wars 1936-1949 from the standpoints of politics, socio-economic structures, national questions, international conjunctures and foreign interventions. From the shifting nexus of relations between domestic and international conditions, Minehan explores the similarities and differences. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBW; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
414
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117877
ISBN
9780230117877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.41

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; HBTD; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117860
ISBN
9780230117860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.30

Paperback. This book provides the first national study of this intense and challenging struggle which disrupted and refashioned institutions in almost every state. It also illuminates the context for one of the most transformative educational movements in American history through a history of black higher education and black student activism before 1965. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 249 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSL3; JNKS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117815
ISBN
9780230117815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.15

Hardcover. This book provides the first national study of this intense and challenging struggle which disrupted and refashioned institutions in almost every state. It also illuminates the context for one of the most transformative educational movements in American history through a history of black higher education and black student activism before 1965. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSL3; JNKS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117808
ISBN
9780230117808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.12

Hardcover. This first biography of John Erskine views him in the larger contexts of the mass culture and expanded commercialism that helped propel his fame. It also relates a life narrative that demonstrates perils of academic celebrity along a conceptual path from public intellectual to pop icon. Num Pages: 268 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BGF; BGL; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117754
ISBN
9780230117754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.51

Hardcover. This book analyzes the development of indigenous religious, commercial, and political institutions among the Oromo mainly during the relatively peaceful two centuries in its history, from 1704 to 1882. The largest ethnic group in East Africa, the Oromo promoted peace, cultural assimilation, and ethnic integration. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117747
ISBN
9780230117747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.03

Hardcover. American politics is increasingly driven by apocalyptic rhetoric. Highlighting possible adverse consequences of such politics for our freedom and quality of life, the book suggests alternative policy agendas, religious and philosophical discourses, cultural framing and modes of daily living Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HRAM2; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117723
ISBN
9780230117723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.61

Hardcover. An exploration of the idea of government of peoples who freely accept liberal democracy and try to realize democracy in their common institutions, the author proposes an integrated 'original position' consisting in a hypothetical agreement of liberal democratic peoples and potentially mobile citizens. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230116993
ISBN
9780230116993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

Hardcover. Explores how American youth are indoctrinated with Zionist mythology and how to intervene in that process by teaching about Palestine. It argues that as the relationship between Zionist education and the Israel lobby continues to be strong, it is necessary to correct the misrepresentations that infiltrate Western culture. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 1KBB; HBJF1; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230116887
ISBN
9780230116887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.91
€ 47.41

Hardcover. Arguing that Antarctica is the most mediated place on earth and thus an ideal location for testing the limits of bio-political management of population and place, this book remaps national and postcolonial methods and offers a new look on a 'forgotten' continent now the focus of ecological concern. Series: Critical Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture. Num Pages: 202 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTS; JFFS; JHB; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230116870
ISBN
9780230116870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Hardcover. This book explores the resistance of three English poets to Francis Bacon's project to restore humanity to Adamic mastery over nature, moving beyond a discussion of the tension between Bacon and these poetic voices to suggest theywere also debating the narrative of humanity's intellectual path. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DSA; DSBD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230116849
ISBN
9780230116849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.37

Paperback. Roselle analyzes how political leaders of powerful states use media to explain military defeats. The cases of the United States in Vietnam and the Soviet Union in Afghanistan highlight the role of great power identity, domestic politics, and media structure. Series: The Palgrave MacMillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 218 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230116771
ISBN
9780230116771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.74

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