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Society & social sciences
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272507
- ISBN
- 9780230272507
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€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. Phillip McIntyre presents the latest scholarly research into creativity and creative practice. The book provides insights to media practitioners and policy professionals, looking at television, radio, film, journalism, photography, popular music and new media in relation to psychology, sociology and cultural studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272286
- ISBN
- 9780230272286
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€ 67.27
€ 67.27
It Came From the 1950s!: Popular Culture, Popular Anxieties
Jones, Darryl, McCarthy, Elizabeth, Murphy, B...
Hardcover. An eclectic and insightful collection of essays predicated on the hypothesis that popular cultural documents provide unique insights into the concerns, anxieties and desires of their times. 1950s popular culture is analysed by leading scholars and critics such as Christopher Frayling, Mark Jancovich, Kim Newman and David J. Skal. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; JFCA; JFDT; JFDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272217
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- 9780230272217
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€ 67.60
€ 67.60
Hardcover. What role does 'vanity' play in the lives of 21st century subjects? Exploring a range of fields including public health, information technology, media studies and feminist approaches to the body and beauty, this book offers a broad analysis of how 'vanity' shapes contemporary Western societies and its understandings of selfhood. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFCK; JFD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272187
- ISBN
- 9780230272187
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Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Paperback. Global Civil Society 2011 combines activist and academic accounts of contemporary struggles to promote, negotiate and deliver justice in a global frame without a central authority. In their engagement with cultural diversity and their networked communication the contributors rethink and remake justice beyond the confines of the nation state. Series: Global Civil Society Yearbook. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBCY; GTF; JFFS; JPB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 17. Weight in Grams: 566.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272019
- ISBN
- 9780230272019
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Condition: New
€ 68.23
€ 68.23
Living Alone: Globalization, Identity and Belonging (Palgrave MacMilla...
Jamieson, Lynn, Simpson, Roona
Hardcover. Exploring the growing global trend of solo living, this highly original study addresses core debates about contemporary social change in the context of globalization, including individualization and connection, the future of family formation, consumption and identities, belonging and 'community', living arrangements and sustainability. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230271920
- ISBN
- 9780230271920
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€ 139.53
€ 139.53
Hardcover. This book explores the relationship between children and citizenship, analyzing international perspectives on citizenship and human rights and developing new methods for facilitating the recognition of children as participating agents within society. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSB1; JNAM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230271876
- ISBN
- 9780230271876
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€ 128.33
€ 128.33
Hardcover. Exploring the illegal drug issue in international context, this book looks at why harmonization has not already taken place at the European level. It considers the desirability and viability of harmonization, examines the conflict between repressive and liberal drug policies and applies a multi-level governance lens to the issue. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKVG; JPB; JPSN2; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230271869
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- 9780230271869
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Condition: New
€ 66.42
€ 66.42
Hardcover. Examines the debates and developments about House of Lords reform since 1911, and notes that disagreements have occurred within, as well as between, the main political parties and governments throughout this time. It draws attention to how various proposals for reform have raised a wider range constitutional and political problems. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JPHC; JPL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230271661
- ISBN
- 9780230271661
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Condition: New
€ 67.48
€ 67.48
Hardcover. A unique study of how syphilis, better known as the French disease in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, became so widespread and embedded in the society, culture and institutions of early modern Venice due to the pattern of sexual relations that developed from restrictive marital customs, widespread migration and male privilege. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBTB; JFSJ; MBNS; MBX; MJCJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252929
- ISBN
- 9780230252929
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Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. In this book, Xiaoke Zhang addresses two fundamental political and policy questions: why do politicians have heterogeneous incentives to pursue public-regarding policies through capital market reforms and why do they differ in their abilities to initiate and implement market reform policies decisively and resolutely? Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; JPS; KCLF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252820
- ISBN
- 9780230252820
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€ 67.65
€ 67.65
Hardcover. This book traces the historic relationships between cotton production, the international cotton trade and poverty south of the Sahara, and assesses various approaches to corporate social responsibility and nongovernmental policy advocacy in this area. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HF; GTF; JFFA; KCP; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252783
- ISBN
- 9780230252783
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Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Hardcover. An exploration of Turkey's future role and impact on European energy security, looking at the connection between geopolitics, energy security and the EU's need for energy. The book focuses on Turkey's foreign and energy policies and importance as a natural funnel through which the EU can access hydrocarbons and renewables. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QFE; JPS; KNB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252684
- ISBN
- 9780230252684
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Condition: New
€ 66.54
€ 66.54
Hardcover. Interwar era efforts to expand US radio into China floundered in the face of flawed US policies and approaches. Situated at the intersection of media studies, technology studies, and US foreign relations, this study frames the ill-fated radio initiatives as symptomatic of an increasingly troubled US-East Asian relationship before the Pacific War. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBTB; JFD; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252660
- ISBN
- 9780230252660
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Condition: New
€ 117.55
€ 117.55
Hardcover. How could something as seemingly transcendental as the human mind have arisen from far simpler material beginnings? This book provides a comprehensive overview of evolution from pre-life and early life forms through increasing complexity to advanced cognitive systems using a new framework based on dynamic systems theory. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMAQ; JMBT; JMM; JMRN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434. How Molecules Became Minds. 256 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. How could something as seemingly transcendental as the human mind have arisen from far simpler material beginnings? This book provides a comprehensive overview of evolution from pre-life and early life forms through increasing complexity to advanced cognitive systems using a new framework based on dynamic systems theory. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JMAQ; JMBT; JMM; JMRN. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 20. Weight: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252493
- ISBN
- 9780230252493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Researching Families and Relationships: Reflections on Process (Palgra...
King, Caroline, Chen, Zhong Eric
Hardcover. This collection focuses on the real life experiences of conducting emprical research about families and relationships, with an emphasis on the actualities of doing research and the experiences of being a researcher. Editor(s): Simpson, Roona. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252448
- ISBN
- 9780230252448
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Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Hardcover. Through interviews with leading writers (including Ahdaf Soueif and Hanif Kureishi), this book analyzes the writing and opinions of novelists of Muslim heritage based in the UK. Discussion centres on writers' work, literary techniques, and influences, and on their views of such issues as the hijab, the war on terror and the Rushdie Affair. Num Pages: 361 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH5; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252332
- ISBN
- 9780230252332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.81
€ 67.81
Hardcover. The 10th edition of a library classic, British Political Facts records the who, the what and when of British political life from 1900 to the present day. Thoroughly researched and updated, this reliable and unique work is a treasure trove of information for scholars and politicos alike. Num Pages: 642 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JMC; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 10th Edition
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252295
- ISBN
- 9780230252295
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Condition: New
€ 253.42
€ 253.42
Hardcover. This book explores how the European Commission faced the challenge of enlargement. Based on extensive interviews, the work provides a lively and readable picture of life within the Commission, exploring how thousands of newcomers were recruited and socialized and how they changed the organization, including its gender balance. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH; JPP; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252219
- ISBN
- 9780230252219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Provides an accessible introduction to psychoanalytic explanations of consumer desire. Topics are drawn widely to reflect the scope of Freud's vision and include dreams, sexuality and hysteria. Discussion is widened to selectively include authors such as Melanie Klein and Jacques Lacan, and to include evaluation of current research. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFT; JMAF; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252196
- ISBN
- 9780230252196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53