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paperback. This text is an attempt to analyze systematically the contrast in the results of post-Stalinist reform in China and Russia. It argues that there emerged a "transition orthodoxy" about how to reform the communist systems of political economy. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPC; JPFC; KCB; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
1995th Edition
SKU
V9780333622650
ISBN
9780333622650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.58

Paperback. The central controversy running through this book is whether Mrs Thatcher's "green" speeches of 1988 marked a fundamental shift by the Conservatives or whether they were merely political rhetoric, designed to rule out a temporary surge of popular support for the Green party. Editor(s): Gray, Tim S. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; JPQB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333621219
ISBN
9780333621219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Hardback. The central controversy running through this book is whether Mrs Thatcher's "green" speeches of 1988 marked a fundamental shift by the Conservatives or whether they were merely political rhetoric, designed to rule out a temporary surge of popular support for the Green party. Editor(s): Gray, Tim S. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; JPQB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333621202
ISBN
9780333621202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.48

Hardback. This is a study of the political movement in the Manchester-Salford conurbation, considered Chartism's most important provincial centre. The book explores the aspects of the Chartist experience in the "shock city" of the industrial revolution. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLL; JPR; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333620526
ISBN
9780333620526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.61

Hardback. Focusing on electoral support for nationalist parties and for nationalist demands, James G. Kellas provides a detailed and up-to-date survey of nationalist politics in practice. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333620465
ISBN
9780333620465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Hardback. A comparative and theoretical account of the heritage and prospects of socialism in Western Europe which characterizes socialist political theory as transformative. The analysis generates a comparative study of European socialist parties and their attitudes to international institutions. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPA; JPFF; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333620397
ISBN
9780333620397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.30

Paperback. The aim of this book is to bring together classical, recent and contemporary analyses of the social movement phenomenon. Analysis is represented in several variants of its discursive form: the expository essay, the critique, the general theory, the specific case study and the futuristic meditation. Editor(s): Lyman, Stanford M. Series: Main Trends of the Modern World S. Num Pages: 450 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 573.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333620199
ISBN
9780333620199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.33

Hardback. This text offers a study of management decision-making in six Beijing state enterprises during the period 1985 to 1989, when the government adopted decentralization as the key to reforming state industries. It examines the relations between managers, Party and planning authorities. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; JPH; KCC; KJMD; KJV; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333619483
ISBN
9780333619483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.64

Paperback. Examines the transformation since 1945 in the campaign techniques used by political parties. This book analyzes the development of each element of electioneering, as well as overall issues such as agenda setting and negative campaigning. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JPHF; JPL; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333619452
ISBN
9780333619452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.22

Paperback. Gendered distinctions and differences in working life are produced by often hidden practices. What are they like? How do they work? This book creates, through its multidisciplinary approach and empirical data, a wide perspective on gendered practices in working life. Editor(s): Rantalaiho, Liisa; Heiskanen, Tuula. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333618547
ISBN
9780333618547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.45

Paperback. Explores the interconnection between women's domestic lives and their paid employment in order to demonstrate how male definitions of work need to be reformulated. Women's continued disadvantage in the labour market is examined through contemporary, cross-national and historical studies. Editor(s): Arber, Sara; Gilbert, Nigel. Series: Explorations in Sociology. British Sociological Association Conference Volume Series. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333618141
ISBN
9780333618141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Hardback. This collection of essays by colleagues and former students pays homage to Axel Leijonhuvfvud. It discusses issues that have featured at the centre of his research for over 30 years: history of thought, philosophy of science and transition dynamics, as well as monetary macroeconomics. Editor(s): Vaz, Daniel; Velupillai, Kumaraswamy; Kumaraswamy Vellupillai (Professor of Economics, Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland). Num Pages: 422 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; KCA; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333617724
ISBN
9780333617724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.57

hardcover. This text examines whether authoritarian or democratic governments are best for economic development. Using ten case studies pitting Latin American countries against Southeast Asian ones, the text concludes that political credibility is the key to economic development. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KLC; 1KLS; JPF; JPHV; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Edition
1995th Edition
SKU
V9780333617694
ISBN
9780333617694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.66

Hardback. Argues that just beneath and in the interstices of the formal city, there exists an informal city. The metaphor is not geographical, but structural and hermeneutical. This is the city where manoeuvres that cannot be done publicly, legally, ethically or otherwise, are performed. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333617670
ISBN
9780333617670
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.40

Paperback. This volume traces and debates the course of rational choice Marxism, which promised to construct historical explanations and social theories with clarity and rigour. Instead, it took a "political turn" in addressing issues of class and production, and the prospects for electoral socialism. Editor(s): Carver, Terrell; Thomas, Paul. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPFC; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333617663
ISBN
9780333617663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Paperback. Reinvestigates realism in the context of international relations through a dialogue between classical international theory and critical theoretical challenges to it. Essays in international theory are combined with writings in critical and postructuralist theories of international relations. Editor(s): Derian, James der. Num Pages: 429 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
429
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333617618
ISBN
9780333617618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.09

Hardcover. Combines critical historical analysis and case studies of the theory and practice of post-1945 international development. The book includes a study of South African housing struggles and Zimbabwean development strategies, and it advocates deepening radical and popular participatory democracy. Editor(s): Moore, David B.; Schmitz, Gerald J. Series: Macmillan International Political Economy S. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPHV; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave MD
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333617533
ISBN
9780333617533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.29

Hardback. In contrast to the dissident movements of Eastern Europe, the East German movement remained committed to the revisionist reform of the communist regime. This book argues that the peculiarities of German history and culture prevented the possibility of a "national" opposition to communism. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBTV; JPFC; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 521.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333617397
ISBN
9780333617397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.19

Paperback. A study of the ways governments have used their naval forces in international disputes during the 20th century. Now in its third edition, this book has been revised and brought up to date, following the dismantling of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Series: Studies in International Security. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBG; HBLW; JPSD; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333616802
ISBN
9780333616802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 204.35

Hardback. Encompassing the study of the relationship between the governments of liberal democracies in 11 countries, mainly from Western Europe, but also including the United States and India, this work also assesses the parties which support these governments. Editor(s): Blondel, Jean; Cotta, Maurizio. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1FKA; 1KBB; JPFK; JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333616604
ISBN
9780333616604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.53

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