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Hardback. Drawing on a diversity of women's perspectives and theoretical standpoints, this book addresses issues in feminist research around women, sport, physical activity and PE. Editor(s): Clarke, Gill; Humberstone, Barbara. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333642306
- ISBN
- 9780333642306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
International Business and Europe in Transition (Academy of Internatio...
Fred Burton~Mo Yamin~Stephen Young
Hardcover. Examines international business in the context of a rapidly changing Europe. This work presents research attempting to answer such questions as: is the vision of a Single European market realistic?; and what are the barriers to its achievement? Editor(s): Burton, Fred; Yamin, Mo; Young, Stephen. Series: Academy of International Business. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPSN2; KJK; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 579.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333641965
- ISBN
- 9780333641965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.04
€ 195.04
Hardback. Evaluates the validity of a key proposition of public choice theory: that competition is associated with superior performance by governmental organizations. Three forms of competition in local government are identified, with their extent and consequences assessed in both the UK and USA. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JMH; JPR; KJF; KJM; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333641873
- ISBN
- 9780333641873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Hardcover. What happens after the "clash of civilizations?" Through the application of a new theory of postcolonial international relations, the author explores this fundamental question. Cultures clash but they also borrow from, absorb and ultimately transform one another. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QFH; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333641552
- ISBN
- 9780333641552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.11
€ 183.11
Hardback. Weimar has become synonymous with catastrophic political failure, the prelude to the moral and material disaster in the shape of Hitler and Nazi Germany. This work shows that such failure was never inevitable and that the option remained open right up to Hitler's assumption of power. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1900
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333641521
- ISBN
- 9780333641521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.30
€ 195.30
Votes and Budgets: Comparative Studies in Accountable Governance in th...
John Healey~William Tordoff~John Healy
Hardcover. With particular reference to the multi-party political systems of Botswana, Jamaica, Sri Lanka and Zambia under the Third Republic, this text presents case studies in accountable government and the management of the public funds. Editor(s): Healey, John; Tordoff, William. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 1HFMB; 1HFMZ; 1KJWJ; JPA; JPH; KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333638873
- ISBN
- 9780333638873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.19
€ 128.19
Hardback. The Victorian period was one of enormous cultural diversity with places for figures as different as Alfred Tennyson and Oscar Wilde. This text examines that diversity whilst drawing out the connections between disparate voices. Editor(s): Robbins, Ruth; Wolfreys, Julian. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333638866
- ISBN
- 9780333638866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.32
€ 194.32
Hardback. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are recognized as playing a role in the health sector in developing countries. This book includes the background to the growth both in the sector and interest in it, and the strengths and weaknesses of NGOs. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JPSN; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333638743
- ISBN
- 9780333638743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82
The Changing Face of Death. Historical Accounts of Death and Disposal....
. Ed(S): Howarth, Glennys; Jupp, Peter C.
Hardback. This work argues that attitudes to death and to disposal are formed culturally. It examines the factors in the formation and decline of such attitudes by analyzing specific issues from the 15th to the 20th century. Editor(s): Howarth, Glennys; Jupp, Peter C. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFC; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333638637
- ISBN
- 9780333638637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.58
€ 127.58
Hardcover. This text utilizes an analysis of mortality to acknowledge shifts of emphasis in cultural and religious traditions. A central concern is the diversity of representations of death to be found within the varying cultural, religious, medical and legal systems of contemporary western societies. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JFC; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 1. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333638620
- ISBN
- 9780333638620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82
Hardback. This text studies the social issues related to the status of women in Saudi Arabia and the extent to which Saudi Arabian women participate in their country's development. It also focuses on the education and work outside the home as they affect the role of the woman as wife, mother and homemaker. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; JFC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333638125
- ISBN
- 9780333638125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.10
€ 127.10
Hardback. This book argues that while the USA was instrumental in establishing the "idea" of human rights as a dominant theme in international relations, powerful economic and political interests succeeded in ensuring that a strong international regime for the protection of human rights did not emerge. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333637968
- ISBN
- 9780333637968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Paperback. A collection of essays for departments of sociology/anthropology, Caribbean and religious studies. Topics covered include: cultural continuity between Rastafari and Reviva; the Ndyuka and Winti religions; the symbolism of dreadlocks and Rastafari integration in British society. Editor(s): Chevannes, Barry. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 1QSC; HRK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333637777
- ISBN
- 9780333637777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.10
€ 72.10
Paperback. A collection of papers, written specially for this volume, which explores aspects of the ways in which dance and gender intersect in a variety of cultural contexts, from social and disco dance, to the Hollywood musical and dances from different cultures. Editor(s): Thomas, Helen. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ASD; JFC; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333637593
- ISBN
- 9780333637593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.57
€ 94.57
paperback. Violence is a more and more ubiquitous phenomenon. Studying it as a political phenomenon in and of itself, this text explores various types of violence, from ideological to fundamentalist movements, within a framework of comparative theory. Editor(s): Apter, David E. Num Pages: 423 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFS; JPA; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 1. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 423
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333637456
- ISBN
- 9780333637456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
Hardback. Violence is a more and more ubiquitous phenomenon. Studying it as a political phenomenon in and of itself, this text explores various types of violence, from ideological to fundamentalist movements, within a framework of comparative theory. Editor(s): Apter, David E. Num Pages: 423 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFS; JPA; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 423
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333637449
- ISBN
- 9780333637449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.25
€ 129.25
Hardcover. This text argues that privatization in Britain constitutes a form of state power. It provides an analysis of how market processes indirectly extend state control by governing participation in state asset sales, regulatory regimes, deregulated policy-making, and the marketing of trade unions. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPHV; JPQ; KJVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333637340
- ISBN
- 9780333637340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Hardback. Why have settler societies moved from a traditional position of ethnic insularity to being at the forefront of multicultural change? This book addresses the question through comparative study of Australia, Canada and New Zealand, set against the USA and UK experience. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MBF; 1MBN; JFFN; JFSL1; JHMP; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333636879
- ISBN
- 9780333636879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This study redraws the world of the overseas Japanese. Using the Japanese language press of Brazil, it explains the development of a community with its own, often aggressively independent or ironic views of identity, institutions, education, leisure, and on Japan itself. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333636862
- ISBN
- 9780333636862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.58
€ 127.58
hardcover. Against the broad historical background of economic globalization and dwindling nation-state resources, this text examines the impact of the end of the Cold War and of the geo-political transformation of Europe on a wide range of issues. Editor(s): Chafer, Tony; Jenkins, Brian. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333636664
- ISBN
- 9780333636664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90