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Society & social sciences
Hardcover. This book explores the contributions that research, with refugees and with faith-based organizations for example, makes to strengthen community development and consequently promote active citizenship and social justice. Editor(s): Mayo, Marjorie; Mendiwelso-Bendek, Zoraida; Packham, Carol. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFS; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137034731
- ISBN
- 9781137034731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.84
€ 67.84
Hardcover. The question of burden sharing has always been important in NATO with an acute relevance today as the US will cut its defence budget over a ten-year period and is no longer automatically willing to lead military operations. This volume considers Europe's role in political force for the future exploring eight European case studies. Editor(s): Petersson, Magnus; Matlary, Janne Haaland. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFN; JPSN; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137034991
- ISBN
- 9781137034991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.35
€ 118.35
Hardcover. The collection demonstrates the ways in which established traditions and scholars have come together under the umbrella of linguistic ethnography to explore important questions about how language and communication are used in a range of settings and contexts, and with what effect. Editor(s): Snell, Julia; Shaw, Sara; Copland, Fiona. Series: Palgrave Advances in Language and Linguistics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 black & white tables, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; GTC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137035028
- ISBN
- 9781137035028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.85
€ 67.85
Hardcover. This volume scrutinizes new developments in contemporary mobility and migration politics and shows that they are based on a mix of traditional coercive interventions and less repressive and indirect practices. Editor(s): Geiger, Martin; Pecoud, Antoine. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBD; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263063
- ISBN
- 9781137263063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.05
€ 129.05
Hardcover. Explores how British and Japanese firms have responded to globalization from a long-term perspective. Incorporates studies from the 18th century and sheds light on the impact of the institutional setting, the influence of government and entrepreneurs, and the weight of historical contingency in conditioning firm responses to globalization. Editor(s): Umemura, Maki; Fujioka, Rika. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; JFFS; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263629
- ISBN
- 9781137263629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardcover. This is the first of its kind in its topical coverage of the developments and prospects of Islamic finance education at Western higher education. Intended to establish itself as a unique reference for academics and researchers this book gives an insight into ethics and values in curricula development at business schools and in finance departments. Editor(s): Trullols, Cristina; Belouafi, Ahmed; Belabes, Abderrazak. Series: IE Business Publishing. Num Pages: 312 pages, 39 figures, 2 maps, 17 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JNKG; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263681
- ISBN
- 9781137263681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.36
€ 129.36
Hardcover. Academic literature rarely gives an account of the ethical challenges and emotional pitfalls the researcher is confronted with before, during and after being in the field. Giving personal accounts, the authors explore some of the challenges one can face when engaging in local-level research in difficult situations. Editor(s): Ansoms, An; Thomson, Susan; Murison, Jude. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JHBC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263742
- ISBN
- 9781137263742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.72
€ 66.72
Hardcover. Globalization and the technological revolution have forced organizations to rethink decision-making structures favouring the adoption of highly innovative practices. This book analyzes the impact of new technologies testing empowerment, engagement and democratization against the new organizational morphology of political parties and corporations. Editor(s): Avril, Emmanuelle; Zumello, Christine. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; JPA; JPP; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137264220
- ISBN
- 9781137264220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.69
€ 67.69
Hardcover. The Nordic welfare states have found themselves in the firing line of post-industrial developments, resulting in fundamental changes and new social needs to attend to. This book explores responses to changing social risks across areas such as structural unemployment, entrepreneurship, immigration, single parenthood, education and health. Editor(s): Harslof, Ivan; Ulmestig, Rickard. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 black & white tables, 23 figures. BIC Classification: GPQD; JHBL; JKSB; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137267184
- ISBN
- 9781137267184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.57
€ 67.57
Hardcover. Featuring contributions from a wide array of international scholars, the book explores the variety of representational strategies used to depict female traumatic experiences in texts by or about women, and in so doing articulates the complex relation between trauma, gender and signification. Editor(s): Andermahr, Sonya; Pellicer-Ortin, Silvia. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137268341
- ISBN
- 9781137268341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.69
€ 67.69
Hardcover. The first cross-cultural analysis of the differences in career trajectories and experiences between a senior group of women academics and a younger group who are at early and mid-career stages. Major themes in the autobiographical stories of these women were national context; organisational context; family, class and location; and agency. Editor(s): White, Kate; Bagilhole, Barbara. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137269164
- ISBN
- 9781137269164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Hardcover. Some of the most prominent sociologists working in education today have collaborated to address a wide range of empirical and theoretical issues. Adopting an international perspective, this book foregrounds cutting-edge research that highlights both the diversity and complexity of understanding education in society. Editor(s): Brooks, Rachel; Bhopal, Kalwant; McCormack, Mark. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137269874
- ISBN
- 9781137269874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.42
€ 66.42
Hardcover. The history of humanitarian intervention has often overlooked Africa. This book brings together perspectives from history, cultural studies, international relations, policy, and non-governmental organizations to analyze the themes, continuities and discontinuities in Western humanitarian engagement with Africa. Editor(s): Everill, Bronwen; Kaplan, Josiah. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HBJH; JKSR; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270016
- ISBN
- 9781137270016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.84
€ 67.84
Hardcover. Literary Politics identifies and debates competing definitions of 'English Studies' as an academic subject, celebrates the diversity of contemporary literary studies, and demonstrates the ways in which a range of literary texts can be understood as politically engaged, sometimes in unexpected ways. Editor(s): Philips, Deborah; Shaw, Katy. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JNF; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270139
- ISBN
- 9781137270139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardcover. An examination of how Botswana overcame the legacies of exceptional resource deficiency and colonial neglect, to transform itself from one of the poorest nations of the world to a middle income economy. Contributions review how economic, social and institutional policies interacted to produce successful poverty reduction. Editor(s): Selolwane, Onalenna. Series: Developmental Pathways to Poverty Reduction. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; JFFA; KCB; KCM; KCP; KCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270160
- ISBN
- 9781137270160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.63
€ 67.63
Paperback. Mario Vargas Llosa is a heterogeneous writer whose positions have often not been consistent from novel to novel, between his fictional and nonfictional work, between his literary and political commentary, and as his political commentary has proceeded over the decades. This analysis of his work reveals his insights into socio-political matters. Editor(s): De Castro, Juan E.; Birns, Nicholas. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSA; DSBH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270924
- ISBN
- 9781137270924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Hardcover. Leading historians provide new insights into the founding generation's views on the place of public education in America. This volume explores enduring themes, such as gender, race, religion, and central vs. local control, in seven essays of the 1790s on how to implement public education in the new USA. The original essays are included as well. Editor(s): Justice, Benjamin. Series: Historical Studies in Education. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; JNA; JNB; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137271013
- ISBN
- 9781137271013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.51€ 48.38
€ 52.51
€ 48.38
Paperback. Drawing on the non-individualistic perspective of social representations theory, this book presents an alternative view of social identity by articulating the inseparable dynamic relationships that exist between content, process and power relations when social identity is embedded in social knowledge. Editor(s): Moloney, Gail; Walker, Iain. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137271075
- ISBN
- 9781137271075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Second Edition,New Edition,2nd edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137272003
- ISBN
- 9781137272003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.49
€ 68.49
Hardcover. Problem gambling is a perennial issue frequently reported in the media. This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource on problem gambling research. It describes the state of the art of the subject and presents the latest developments such as computer modelling of gambling behaviour and risk profiles of gambling products. Editor(s): Gobet, Fernand; Schiller, Marvin. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH; JMP; JMR; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137272416
- ISBN
- 9781137272416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.91
€ 151.91