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Hardcover. In this interdisciplinary collection leading experts and scholars from criminology, psychology, law and history provide a compelling analysis of practices and beliefs that lead to violence against women, men and children in the name 'honour'. Editor(s): Gill, Aisha K.; Strange, Carolyn; Roberts, Karl Anton. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSR; JKS; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137289544
ISBN
9781137289544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.41

Hardcover. The book brings civilizational politics back to the studies of international relations and foreign policy through a study of the multiple meanings of international relations and related terms in East Asia and the intrinsic relation of international relations to individual choices of scholarly identity. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1FPC; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137289445
ISBN
9781137289445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.26

Hardcover. Through a theoretical and empirical examination of the 1956 Suez Crisis, the 1966 NATO crisis, and the 2003 Iraq crisis, Eznack explores the connections between affect and emotion, the occurrence of crises, and the repair of those crises in close allies' relationships, and provides a new perspective on alliances and friendly relations among states. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137289315
ISBN
9781137289315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.15

Hardcover. Public policy systems often sustain chronic capacity stress (CCS) meaning they neither excel nor fail in what they do, but do both in ways that are somehow manageable and acceptable. This book is about one archetypal case of CCS - crowding in the British prison system - and how we need a more integrated theoretical understanding of its complexity. Series: Executive Politics and Governance. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; JPL; JPP; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137289155
ISBN
9781137289155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.95

Hardcover. The Politics of the American Dream analyzes the role of the 'American Dream' in contemporary American political culture. Utilizing analytic political theory, Ghosh creates a unique picture of Dream Politics, and shows the effect on the landscape of American politics. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSC; JPA; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137289049
ISBN
9781137289049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.28

Paperback. Transformative Pastoral Leadership in the Black Church offers practical wisdom from comparative analysis of the experiences of a male pastor and a female pastor in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCX1; HRCX4; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137287786
ISBN
9781137287786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.44

Hardcover. The traditional Marxian picture of a two-class polarisation seems far removed from today's diverse society. Re-examining the very foundations of the Marxian theory in the process, the author argues that important critiques can fruitfully be understood and to accomplish the goal, he extends the traditional concepts in innovative and original ways. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSC; JPFC; KCF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137287724
ISBN
9781137287724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.88

Hardcover. Intimacy and Friendship on Facebook theorises the impact of Facebook on our social lives through the lens of intimacy. Lambert constructs an original understanding of why people welcome public intimacy on Facebook and how they attempt to control it, asking the reader to re-imagine what it means to be intimate online. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137287137
ISBN
9781137287137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.98

Hardcover. This book deconstructs the neopatrimonial paradigm that has dominated analysis of Nigerian and African development. It shows that by denying agency to Nigerian societies and devaluing indigenous culture and local realities, Eurocentric diffusionism played a significant role in the failure of development planning. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBJH; HBLW3; JPRB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137286642
ISBN
9781137286642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.23

Hardcover. This book presents an atheistic case against the legalization of assisted suicide. Critical of both sides of the argument, it questions the assumptions behind the discussion. Yuill shows that our attitudes towards suicide - not euthanasia - are most important to our attitudes towards assisted suicide. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFME; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137286291
ISBN
9781137286291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.99

Hardcover. Is it acceptable to kill an animal that has been granted a pleasant life? This book rigorously explores the moral basis of the ideal of animal-friendly animal husbandry and sheds new light on utilitarian moral theory by pointing out the assumptions and implications of two different versions of utilitarianism, with surprising conclusions. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137286260
ISBN
9781137286260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.56

Hardcover. This book applies a systems and risk perspective on international energy relations, author Per Hogselius investigates how and why governments, businesses, engineers and other actors sought to promote - and oppose- the establishment of an extensive East-West natural gas regime that seemed to overthrow the fundamental logic of the Cold War. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJP; JPS; KCLT; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137286147
ISBN
9781137286147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.75

Hardcover. This book demonstrates the international dimension of eugenic racial policy and of scientific racism over the course of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; HBTZ; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137286116
ISBN
9781137286116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.23

Hardcover. Animation, Embodiment and Digital Media articulates the human experience of technology-mediated animated phenomena in terms of sensory perception, bodily action and imaginative interpretation, suggesting a new theoretical framework with analyses of exemplary user interfaces, video games and interactive artworks. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 figures. BIC Classification: JFCA; UGG; UGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137283078
ISBN
9781137283078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.34

Hardcover. Domestic Violence, Family Law and School discusses the ways in which family law disputes in cases of domestic violence can impact on children's lives at pre-school and school. In drawing on new research, the book establishes a new framework for understanding how welfare systems tackle domestic violence. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JFSP1; JNH; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137283047
ISBN
9781137283047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.71

Hardcover. Providing a balance of empirical research and practical concerns, this book explores the definitions and historical context of spiritual abuse, outlines a process model for the different stages of spiritual abuse and includes strategies for therapists working with survivors of spiritual abuse. Num Pages: 160 pages, 3 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: HRAM1; JFSR; JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137282866
ISBN
9781137282866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.01

Hardcover. In this original analysis of contemporary Russia, the author shows how Putin's regime is a completely new, right-wing political model that combines features of Mussolini's Italy with the 19th Century Bonapartism of Napoleon III and 21st Century Populism of Berlusconi. An essential read. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137282804
ISBN
9781137282804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.54

Hardcover. This book explores the politics borne of consumption through the case of coffee activism and ethical consumption. It analyses the agencies, structures, repertoires and technologies of promotion and participation in the politics of fair trade consumption through an exploration of the relationship between activism and consumption. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFFT; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137282682
ISBN
9781137282682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.67

Paperback. A powerful chronicle of the astounding persistence of Indo-European glorification of battle, morphed into today's militant Christian Right. The book is written as a lively chronicle making clear the astounding power of the ancient cultural tradition embedding our language, and the real battle we face to contain this 'Christian' jihad. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137282446
ISBN
9781137282446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.75

Hardcover. A powerful chronicle of the astounding persistence of Indo-European glorification of battle, morphed into today's militant Christian Right. The book is written as a lively chronicle making clear the astounding power of the ancient cultural tradition embedding our language, and the real battle we face to contain this 'Christian' jihad. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137282149
ISBN
9781137282149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.51

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