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Paperback. Do the various aspects of Europe's multi-leveled public diplomacy form a coherent overall image, or do they work against each other to some extent? European Public Diplomacy pushes the literature on public diplomacy forward through a multifaceted exploration of the European case. Editor(s): Cross, Mai'a K. Davis; Melissen, Jan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; JPH; JPSD; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 238 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137343307
- ISBN
- 9781137343307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.87
€ 71.87
Hardcover. The first study of its kind, this book traces 150 years of the history of fatherhood in Scandinavia and shows how Scandinavian gender equality policy has important implications for the rest of the world. Among other interesting findings, Lorentzen reveals that the modern-day rise in equality fathering can be traced back to the 19th century. Series: Global Masculinities. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; JFSJ2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137343376
- ISBN
- 9781137343376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Analyzing a wide body of cultural texts, including literature, film, and other visual arts, Gender, Empire, and Postcolony: Luso-Afro-Brazilian Intersections is a diverse collection of essays on gender in Portuguese colonialism and Lusophone postcolonialism. Editor(s): Owen, Hilary. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137343413
- ISBN
- 9781137343413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Hardcover. This volume discusses the lives and writings of five nonconformist women who comprised the heart of a vibrant literary circle in England between 1760 and 1840. Whelan shows these women's keen awareness and often radical viewpoints on contemporary issues connected to politics, religion, gender, and the Romantic sensibility. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137343604
- ISBN
- 9781137343604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. 1977 is usually associated with West German terrorism, but it witnessed another cultural watershed: punk music. A new reckoning with the legacy of political and aesthetic spaces, this book argues the centrality of punk music for understanding crises of state and terrorist violence, American racism and German fascism, and aesthetic production. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; AVGU; HBJD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137343666
- ISBN
- 9781137343666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. Through detailed analyses of major and newly available datasets, this study examines the utility of a public probity-focused approach to understanding citizen disaffection with politicians. It shows that perceptions of public probity are coherent, substantively meaningful, responsive, and, most importantly, that they do matter. Series: Political Corruption and Governance. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137343741
- ISBN
- 9781137343741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. This book explores, from a sociological perspective, the relationship between acting as symbolic work and the commercialization of popular culture. Particular attention is paid to the social conditions that gave rise to stardom in the theatre and cinema, and how shifts in the marketing of stars have impacted upon contemporary celebrity culture. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137344274
- ISBN
- 9781137344274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. Internet Governance and the Global South argues that the state and the market collaborate with each other in shaping the Internet at national and supranational levels. Series: Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; JFD; JPA; UBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137344335
- ISBN
- 9781137344335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Paperback. This book argues that a major reason for America's propensity to 'lose the peace' is the way the nation defines war and how the US military is currently organized for warfare. The author offers new propositions and operational approaches to war-planning that give new hope and practical solutions to overcoming the paradox of American Way of War. Num Pages: 338 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JPSD; JPWL; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137344427
- ISBN
- 9781137344427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Hardcover. This book examines the experiences of those dedicated drinkers at the forefront of the new night-time leisure industries that revolutionized the way we think about our city centres. Smith uses the night-time leisure economy as a lens through which to view the relationship between global consumer capital and the erosion of 'traditional' adulthood. Series: Leisure Studies in a Global Era. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG; JHBS; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137344519
- ISBN
- 9781137344519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. The author argues that there are conflicting traditions with regard to the question of what is the moral standing of animals according to Christianity. The dominant tradition maintains that animals are primarily resources but there are alternative strands of Christian thought that challenge this view. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 black & white tables, 2 diagrames. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; HRCM; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137344571
- ISBN
- 9781137344571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Do judges' decisions depend on how long it is since they ate their lunch? Is the best place for a woman to seduce a man on a rickety bridge? Does free will really exist? This book explores how our genes and experiences determine our behaviour as well as discussing the implications determinism may have on personal responsibility and morality. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; JMR; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137345240
- ISBN
- 9781137345240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardcover. It is said that men are 'in crisis,' blighted by the adverse effects of corrosive masculine norms ranging from emotional disconnection to aggression. This book follows one group of men seeking to overcome their masculine inheritance and ultimately reach a sense of wellbeing by taking up meditation. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JKSM; JMG; JMP; VXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137345271
- ISBN
- 9781137345271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardcover. EPUB Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMAF; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 219 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137345301
- ISBN
- 9781137345301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. This book weaves together service users' lived experiences of mental health recovery and ideas about how creative activities such as art, music, and creative reading and writing can promote it, particularly within social and community settings. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JKSM; JMP; MQCL5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137345479
- ISBN
- 9781137345479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20
Hardcover. Beliefs held by US and European elites about unregulated markets and a currency union without fiscal union led to a transatlantic crisis unmatched in severity since the Great Depression. Leading scholars of elites analyze how elites have responded to the crisis, are altered by it and what this 'hour of elites' means for democracy. Editor(s): Best, Heinrich; Higley, John. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPQB; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137345745
- ISBN
- 9781137345745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Virtually all countries in the world are struggling to provide the necessary resources to Higher Education. The challenges are particularly complex for economically poor countries in Africa, which have recorded massive expansion in the past decade. This book analyzes the state of funding and financing higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa. Num Pages: 396 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HF; JNKG; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137345776
- ISBN
- 9781137345776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary collection places corporate security in a theoretical and international context. Arguing that corporate security is becoming the primary form of security in the twenty-first century, it explores a range of issues including regulation, accountability, militarization, strategies of securitization and practitioner techniques. Editor(s): Lippert, Randy. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKVK; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137346063
- ISBN
- 9781137346063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.38
€ 194.38
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary examination of present-day identities and histories of the former Yugoslavia explores relationships with the social, political, cultural and historical 'facts and fictions' that have marked the different parts of the region. It shows that while nationalism remains important other social dynamics also exert a strong influence. Editor(s): Velikonja, Mitja; Abazovic, Dino. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; HBJD; JFC; JFFS; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137346131
- ISBN
- 9781137346131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. This book is an original, ethnographic study of the emergence of a new type of thinking about children and their rights in urban China. It brings together evidence from a variety of Chinese government, academic, pedagogic and media publications, and from interviews and participant observations conducted in schools and homes in Shanghai, China. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSP1; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137346582
- ISBN
- 9781137346582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36