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Hardcover. From the outset, Silvio Berlusconi's career was expected to be short, and he has been considered finished several times, only to have reemerged victorious. This fascinating political and historical study shows that Berlusconi's success and resilience have lain in his ability to provide answers to longstanding questions in Italian history. Series: Italian & Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JMC; HBJD; JFC; JFD; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137438669
- ISBN
- 9781137438669
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€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. In recent years the death penalty has sharply declined across Africa, but this trend belies actual public opinion and the retributivist sentiments held by political elites. This study explains capital punishment in Africa in terms of culturally specific notions of life and death as well as the colonial-era imposition of criminal and penal policy. Num Pages: 130 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
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- Hardback
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- 2014
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- Palgrave Pivot
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- New
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- V9781137438751
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- 9781137438751
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€ 66.05
€ 66.05
Paperback. The book contains groundbreaking and immersive essays on crucial 20th Century scholars on social theory, discussed and analyzed from a radical, critical theory perspective. Aronowitz provides his unique and lauded critical eye toward the leading thinkers of our age, crafting an immersive set of essays on radical thought. Series: Political Philosophy and Public Purpose. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137438874
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- 9781137438874
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€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Hardcover. Founded in 1920, the International Federation of University brought together women committed to promoting higher education across divisions hardened by global conflict. Here, Christine von Oertzen traces the IFUW's international rise and Cold War decline, making a valuable contribution to the cultural, diplomatic, and intellectual history. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFSJ1; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 664.
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- Hardback
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- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137438881
- ISBN
- 9781137438881
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€ 184.44
€ 184.44
Paperback. Responding to the targeted destruction of women, Fields argues for establishing Gender as a protected class under the Genocide Convention. Cases are explored, historically, anthropologically, psychologically and sociologically, from the author's field research, as well as focuses on morbidity, mortality and demographic documentation data. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
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- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
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- V9781137439178
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- 9781137439178
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€ 65.78
€ 65.78
Hardcover. This study reassesses the criminal body from sentencing to execution and afterlife, using the nineteenth-century Red Barn murder as a case study. Positioned within the burgeoning field of medical humanities, it places culture and power at the centre of debates surrounding criminal justice and public punishment. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JHBZ; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137439383
- ISBN
- 9781137439383
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€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Hardcover. Violence and Understanding in Gaza is the first comprehensive investigation of the British broadsheets' coverage of the Gaza War. Written in accessible language and engaging style, it critiques the newspapers' output, which it is argued replicates the black and white logic of war instead of focusing on negotiations and peace. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBH; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137439499
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- 9781137439499
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€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. An analysis of the new physical presence of Chinese companies operating in Latin America and the Caribbean, the associated challenges that they face, and how they are impacting the region and its relationship with the PRC. Series: The Political Economy of East Asia. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KL; JPB; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
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- V9781137439765
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- 9781137439765
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€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardcover. This book analyzes the failure of the EU's peace-through-trade policy in Iraq and Iran between 1979 and 2009 from a theoretical and empirical perspective. The author adds to the trade-peace theory debate and provides evidence supporting the need to review the EU's peace-through-trade-policy towards Iraq and Iran, and in general. Series: The Political Economy of the Middle East. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FBQ; 1QFE; GTJ; JPSN2; KCLT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137439796
- ISBN
- 9781137439796
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Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardcover. After a Facebook rebellion in Egypt and Twitter protests in Turkey, the internet has been proclaimed as a globe-shifting, revolutionizing force that can incite complex social phenomena such as collective actions. This book critically assesses this claim and highlights how internet use can shape mobilizing processes to foster collective actions. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cyberpsychology. Num Pages: 82 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 218 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137439994
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- 9781137439994
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Condition: New
€ 65.66
€ 65.66
Paperback. In 1986 the first research study investigating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) was published. This book, with a foreword by Steven C. Hayes, describes the research journey that ACT has taken over the past 30 years and suggests, in light of the progress that has already been made, how ACT research should move forward in the coming decades. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 figures, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JMQ; MMJT1; MMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137440167
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- 9781137440167
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€ 65.78
€ 65.78
Paperback. Confronting the issue of the unacceptable as a social category, this collection of international essays provides distinctive perspectives on the theme of what is deemed socially acceptable. The book reveals the ways in which the category of the unacceptable reflects sexual, racial and political fault-lines of a society. Editor(s): Potts, John; Scannell, John. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFP; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137440198
- ISBN
- 9781137440198
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€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Hardcover. This book provides a multifaceted analysis of the so-called US 'rebalance' (or 'pivot') toward Asia by focusing on the diplomatic, military, and economic dimensions of the American policy shift in the Asia Pacific region. Editor(s): Mejier, Hugo. Series: The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137440365
- ISBN
- 9781137440365
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Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Household Recycling and Consumption Work: Social and Moral Economies (...
Wheeler, Kathryn, Glucksmann, Miriam
Hardcover. Consumers are not usually incorporated into the sociological concept of 'division of labour', but using the case of household recycling, this book shows why this foundational concept needs to be revised. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT; RNA; RNH; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137440433
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- 9781137440433
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Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. This book looks at a sample of female drug addicts seeking recovery in Narcotics Anonymous (NA). Through working the Twelve Steps and by attending women-only groups, these women are able to confront the double standard that makes recovery from addiction especially difficult. Num Pages: 134 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JFSJ1; JKSN; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137440693
- ISBN
- 9781137440693
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Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Hardcover. Exploring the way in which criminal punishment is interpreted and narrated by offenders, this book examines the meaning offenders ascribe to their sentence and the consequences of this for future desistance. Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVP1; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137440822
- ISBN
- 9781137440822
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Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Paperback. This original and incisive study of the fiction of Jean Rhys, Jamaica Kincaid and Toni Morrison uses cutting edge cultural and literary theory to examine the 'knotted' mother-daughter relations that form the thematic basis of the texts examined. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137440853
- ISBN
- 9781137440853
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Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Hardcover. As higher education is disrupted by technology and takes place less and less on campus, what does meaningful community engagement look like? How can it continue to enrich learning? In Community Engagement 2.0?, Crabill and Butin convene a dialogue: five writers set out theoretical and practical considerations, five more discuss the issues raised. Editor(s): Butin, Dan W. Series: Community Engagement in Higher Education. Num Pages: 132 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNKP; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137441058
- ISBN
- 9781137441058
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Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 46.25
€ 53.37
€ 46.25
Photography, Music and Memory: Pieces of the Past in Everyday Life (Pa...
Keightley, Emily, Pickering, Michael
Hardcover. This book explores how photography and recorded music act as vehicles or catalysts in processes of remembering, and how they are regarded, treated, valued and drawn upon as resources connecting past and present in everyday life. It does so via two key concepts: vernacular memory and the mnemonic imagination. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: AJC; AVG; JFCA; JMRM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137441201
- ISBN
- 9781137441201
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Condition: New
€ 138.47
€ 138.47
Paperback. Exploring the forms and meanings of mediated politics beyond the news cycle, this book encompasses genres drawn from television, radio, the press and the internet, assessing their individual and collective contribution to contemporary political culture through textual analysis and thematic review. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137441386
- ISBN
- 9781137441386
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Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84