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Paperback. "NATO has many European and global partner countries. The political and military utility of all these partnerships is clear; they 'provide' more security than they 'consume.' But the utility for NATO of partners also changes over time. This book scrutinizes these partnerships, both from a NATO perspective and from that of its partners"-- Editor(s): Matlary, J.; Petersson, M. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPQB; JPS; JPSN; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349324231
ISBN
9781349324231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.64

Paperback. Using the case studies of Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, Lebanon and Northern Ireland this book dissects internationally-supported peace interventions. Looking at issues of security, statebuilding, civil society and economic and constitutional reform, it proposes using the concept of hybridity to understand the dynamics of societies in transition. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPA; JPS; JPSD; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 379.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349324217
ISBN
9781349324217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.13

Paperback. McDowell and Braniff explore the relationship between commemoration and conflict in societies which have engaged in peace processes, attempting to unpack the ways in which the practices of memory and commemoration influence efforts to bring armed conflict to an end and whether it can even reactivate conflict as political circumstances change. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBAH; JHB; JPA; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349324194
ISBN
9781349324194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.59

Paperback. This book provides an analysis of the external and internal linkages that have for decades impeded economic and political reforms in the Arab world, and presents a framework that enables policy makers and practitioners to better understand, identify and deal with the root causes of terrorism. Editor(s): Harrigan, Jane; El-Said, Hamed. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349324071
ISBN
9781349324071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.21

Paperback. "This book shows how domestic political institutions and the lack of time pressure have an impact on negotiations at the WTO. It provides detailed information on WTO ministerial meetings as well as on the political economy of trade policy in the EU, U.S., Brazil, and Australia"-- Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JPA; JPS; JPSD; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349324057
ISBN
9781349324057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.56

Paperback. This book reinterprets the EU using classical and early modern republican political theory. Bypassing the nation-state, it presents a new theory of the creation, change and demise of organizations in world politics. It also argues that the state is a problematic solution to 'state-failure' and explores alternative republican commonwealths. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JPA; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 351.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349324033
ISBN
9781349324033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. The first comparative study of the spread of mass education around the world in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this unique new book uses a bottom-up focus and demonstrates, to an extent not appreciated hitherto, the gulf between the intentions of the government and the reality on the ground. Editor(s): Brockliss, Laurence; Sheldon, Nicola. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; JFCX; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 256 x 23. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349323999
ISBN
9781349323999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.69

paperback. Now in paperback, this book considers crime fighting from the perspective of the civilian city-goer, from the mid-Victorian garotting panics to 1914. It charts the shift from the use of body armour to the adoption of exotic martial arts through the works of popular playwrights and novelists, examining changing ideals of urban, middle-class heroism. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2011
SKU
V9781349323951
ISBN
9781349323951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.84

Paperback. Tannam focuses on the role of bureaucracies when dealing with conflict in two international organisations, the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN), providing a unique comparative account of their policy-making procedures. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JHB; JPB; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349323876
ISBN
9781349323876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.44

Paperback. Despite reports of exile proving disastrous to the region, 300,000 Russian subjects, from political dissidents to the elderly and mentally disabled, were deported to Siberia from 1823-61. Their stories of physical and psychological suffering, heroism and personal resurrection, are recounted in this compelling history of tsarist Siberian exile. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBJF; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349323791
ISBN
9781349323791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.77

Paperback. "The two concepts at the centre of this book: Europe, and the Second World War, are constantly changing in public perception. Now that 'Europe' is an even more contested idea than ever, this volume informs the current discourse on European identity by analysing Europe's reaction to the tragedy, heroism and disgrace of the Second World War"-- Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBWQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349323739
ISBN
9781349323739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.51

Paperback. This wide-ranging study of three European cities shows how hybrid forms of governance emerge from the tensions between new ideas and past legacies, and existing institutional arrangements and powerful decision makers. Using detailed studies of migration and neighborhood policy, as well as a novel Q methodology analysis of public administrators. Series: Understanding Governance. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349323715
ISBN
9781349323715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.36

Paperback. A study of prime ministerial leadership in Britain and Australia. Tony Blair and John Howard were election winning leaders in two similar countries. They succeeded in dominating politics for over 10 years, but both fell dramatically from office. This book asks how these prime ministers established such predominant positions. Series: Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349323692
ISBN
9781349323692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. Examines recent evidence of a growing symmetry in the operation of devolution in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This book makes one of the first systematic and detailed comparisons of the operation of the devolved institutions and machinery of governance. It uses a comparative approach to explore the key workings of government. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349323678
ISBN
9781349323678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.13

Paperback. A significant contribution to memory studies and part of an emergent strand of work on global memory. This book offers important insights on topics relating to memory, globalization, international politics, international relations, Holocaust studies and media and communication studies. Editor(s): Conrad, S. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFD; JHB; JHBA; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349323562
ISBN
9781349323562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.55

Paperback. "A collection of essays from scholars around the globe examining the ethical issues and problems associated with some of the major areas within contemporary international communication: journalism, PR, marketing communication, and political rhetoric"-- Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; GTC; JFD; JPS; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349323548
ISBN
9781349323548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.39

Paperback. While the gender and age of the girl may seem to remove her from any significant contribution to empire, this book provides both a new perspective on familiar girls' literature, and the first detailed examination of lesser-known fiction relating the emergence of fictional girl adventurers, castaways and 'ripping' schoolgirls to the British Empire. Series: Critical Approaches to Children's Literature. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 343.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349323524
ISBN
9781349323524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. In India today only35 percent ofpeople have access to medicines. This book examines the rise of drug prices in India, anddevelops a new healthcare model, which if implemented, would extend access to medicines to India's entire population. Sensitivity tests show that the proposed model is affordable, equitable and implementable" Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCA; KCM; KCQ; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349323487
ISBN
9781349323487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.84

paperback. Contributing to the growth in plagiarism studies, this timely newbook highlights the impact of the allegation of plagiarismon the working lives of some of the major writers of the period, and considers plagiarism in relation to the emergence of literary copyright and the aesthetic of originality." Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349323425
ISBN
9781349323425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.53

Paperback. This collection critically examines twenty-first century representations of ageing, focusing on various media images and discourses as well as individuals' own experiences and self-presentations of ageing, drawing on innovative new empirical data. Editor(s): Ylanne, Virpi. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSJ; JFSP; JFSP31; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349323401
ISBN
9781349323401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

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