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The Internationalization of East Asian Higher Education. Globalization...
. Ed(S): Palmer, J.; Roberts, A.; Cho, Y.; Ch...
Paperback. Editor(s): Palmer, J.; Roberts, A.; Cho, Y.; Ching, Gregory S. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JNA; JNF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 38. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291991
- ISBN
- 9781349291991
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€ 54.99€ 44.11
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Paperback. Since the 1980's, Marilena Chaui's writing has had a profound impact in Brazil, contributing to the academic conversation and resonating in popular culture. Here, in English for the first time, are ten of Chaui's most important essays, with an introduction by Maite Conde which situates the scholarship in the global context." Translator(s): Conde, Maite. Series: Theory in the World. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; GTE; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291922
- ISBN
- 9781349291922
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€ 67.68
€ 67.68
Paperback. This volume introduces the concept of Islamist extremist 'master narratives' and offers a method for identifying and analyzing them. Drawing on rhetorical and narrative theories, the chapters examine thirteen master narratives and explain how extremists use them to solidify their base, recruit new members, and motivate actions. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291861
- ISBN
- 9781349291861
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€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. South Africa's transition to democracy was met by the global audience with at first, disbelief, followed later by applause. After fifteen years of democracy big questions remain: has a more democratic regime also lead to a more liberal society? And has democracy made for a more peaceful society? Num Pages: 261 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291762
- ISBN
- 9781349291762
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€ 62.54
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Paperback. For nearly a decade, writers' collectives such as Kwani Trust in Kenya and Femrite, the Ugandan women writers' association, have dramatically reshaped the East African literary scene. This text extends the purview of postcolonial literary studies by providing the long overdue critical inquiry that these writers so urgently deserve. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2H; DSBH5; HPD; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291748
- ISBN
- 9781349291748
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€ 62.54
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Paperback. When themes of historical and cultural identity appear and repeat in popular film, it is possible to see the real pulse of a nation and comprehend a people, their culture and their history. National Identity in Global Cinema describes how national cultures as reflected in popular cinema can truly explain the world, one country at a time. Num Pages: 187 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 251.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291649
- ISBN
- 9781349291649
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€ 62.54
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Paperback. Contemporary cultural studies have marginalized "agency," namely the power of people to shape social life. Here, Stephen Tumino offers a new materialist challenge to these tendencies and articulates an internationalist cultural theory that puts global agency in the forefront of cultural analysis. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291601
- ISBN
- 9781349291601
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€ 62.54
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Paperback. A blend of political theory, social theory, and philosophy of culture, the book will show the relationship and tension between thought and action, politics and literature, power and dissent in modern politics and culture. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291588
- ISBN
- 9781349291588
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€ 62.54
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Paperback. Public Universities and the Public Sphere argues that two crises facing America - a crisis of public discourse and a crisis of public higher education - are closely connected. Part of the solution, Smith argues in this timely work, to both crises lies in understanding and building on the connection. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNK; JNM; RBGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291564
- ISBN
- 9781349291564
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€ 54.99€ 44.11
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Paperback. This book investigates whether international standards of good governance are applied to sub-state actors as well as to states. By examining the international response to self-determination claims, this project demonstrates that the international community does indeed hold sub-state groups accountable to such standards. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291533
- ISBN
- 9781349291533
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€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. Jane Flax argues that a reciprocal relationship exists between unconscious processes and race/gender domination and that unless we attend to these unconscious processes, no adequate remedy for the malignant consequences of our current race/gender practices and relations can be devised. Flax supports her arguments using a variety of sources. Series: Breaking Feminist Waves. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; JFC; JFFK; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291458
- ISBN
- 9781349291458
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€ 61.61
€ 61.61
Paperback. Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291434
- ISBN
- 9781349291434
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€ 62.08
€ 62.08
paperback. Editor(s): Jansen, S.; Pooley, Jefferson; Taub-Pervizpour, Lora. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291397
- ISBN
- 9781349291397
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€ 61.98
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Paperback. This book is about how China strives to rebuild its soft power through communication. It recounts China's efforts by examining a set of public diplomacy tactics and programs in its pursuit of a 'new' and 'improved' global image. These case studies invites the reader to a more expansive discussion on the instruments of soft power. Editor(s): Wang, J. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Series in Global Public Diplomacy. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JPS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291373
- ISBN
- 9781349291373
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€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. This book examines the legacy of the Bush presidency in term of presidential leadership, politics, and public policy. It focuses on Bush's expansion of presidential power in pursuit of the 'war on terror, ' the ideological and pragmatic foundations of presidential politics, and the complexity of Bush's domestic and foreign policy legacies Editor(s): Morgan, Iwan W.; Davies, Philip John. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291342
- ISBN
- 9781349291342
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€ 61.64
€ 61.64
Paperback. This is the first book devoted to the study of the thought of Albert Schweitzer as it relates to educational theory and practice. Rud argues that Schweitzer's life and work offer inspiration and timely insights for both educational thought and practice in our new century. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNB; JNF; JNK; JNKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 251.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291328
- ISBN
- 9781349291328
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 44.11
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Paperback. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HPK; JFSJ; JHB; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291229
- ISBN
- 9781349291229
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€ 61.53
€ 61.53
Paperback. This book aims to address this neglect in the European context with concentration on the UK case. Conceptually, it explores the meanings of diaspora and whether this is an appropriate concept to refer to Latin American migration to Europe in particular Editor(s): McIlwaine, Cathy. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 278 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JHB; JPS; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291175
- ISBN
- 9781349291175
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€ 62.54
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Paperback. Aninsightful look into the origins of modern Italian media culture by examining a sensational crime and trial that took place in Rome in the late 1870s, when a bloody murder triggered a national spectacle that became the first great media circus in the new nation of Italy, crucially shaping the young state's public sphere and image of itself." Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291151
- ISBN
- 9781349291151
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Condition: New
€ 62.28
€ 62.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHM; JHMC; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349290918
- ISBN
- 9781349290918
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Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13