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The African Diaspora Population in Britain. Migrant Identities and Exp...
Aspinall, Peter J.; Chinouya, Martha J.
Hardback. This book focuses on the 'Black African' diaspora population living in Britain, including history of settlement, migration patterns, and where Black Africans currently live. It provides an analysis of areas where Black Africans face disadvantage, including labour market participation, housing, and health and social care. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFN; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137456533
- ISBN
- 9781137456533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. The quadrennial summer Olympic Games produces the world's biggest single-city cultural event. Drawing on ethnographic work around the London 2012 Games, this book contrasts the rhetoric and reality of mega-event delivery and shows that the notions of beneficial Olympic legacies and delivery benefits for host communities are, for most, unobtainable. Series: Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JHBS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137456724
- ISBN
- 9781137456724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Hardcover. Multiple sclerosis is an incurable neurological disease of unknown cause with a fearful reputation for generating disability, unemployment, poverty and early death. This book critically surveys the current state of multiple sclerosis research, demonstrating the shortfall of current research undertaken on the lives of people with multiple sclerosis. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFFA; JFFG; JFFH; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137457059
- ISBN
- 9781137457059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.36
€ 67.36
Culture and the Politics of Welfare: Exploring Societal Values and Soc...
Hudson, John, Jo, Nam Kyoung, Keung, Antonia
Hardcover. This text offers an in-depth examination of the influence of culture on welfare states. It suggests new ways in which cross-national differences in culture might be measured and, using a range of approaches, utilizes these measures to explore the role culture plays in shaping differences in social policy frameworks across high income countries. Num Pages: 138 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHB; JHBC; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137457486
- ISBN
- 9781137457486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.13
€ 66.13
Hardback. Dead women litter the visual landscape of the 2000s. In this book, Clarke Dillman explains the contextual environment from which these images have arisen, how the images relate to (and sometimes contradict) the narratives they help to constitute, and the cultural work that dead women perform in visual texts. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APT; JFSJ1; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137457684
- ISBN
- 9781137457684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 270 pages, 18 colour illustrations, 18 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137460370
- ISBN
- 9781137460370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.36
€ 117.36
Hardback. With the recent media interest in celebrity childhood sexual abuse and rape cases, we think we know what sexual violence is and who 'rape victims' are. But this portrayal is limited. Drawing on in-depth accounts from women who have experienced rape, this book revisits issues of credibility, responsibility and feminism to provide missing details. Num Pages: 141 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFFK; JHBK5; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137461711
- ISBN
- 9781137461711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.66
€ 71.66
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JFSP; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137461773
- ISBN
- 9781137461773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.23
€ 116.23
Hardcover. This book studies how religion influences the way people in Colombia remember a massacre of 79 civilians that occurred in a Catholic church in 2002. It analyses how strategies of memorialisation are part of religious peacebuilding initiatives that aim to resist and denounce crimes against human, ethnic, cultural and economic rights. Series: Palgrave Studies in Compromise After Conflict. Num Pages: 222 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 3JMC; HRAM2; JFFE; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137461834
- ISBN
- 9781137461834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Hardcover. Based upon Ajit Maan's groundbreaking theory of Internarrative Identity, this collection focuses upon redefining self, slave narrative, the black Caribbean diaspora, and cyberspace to explore the interconnection between identity and life experience as expressed through personal narrative. Editor(s): Way, Lori. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JHMC; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137462527
- ISBN
- 9781137462527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Southern Anthropology - a History of Fison and Howitt's Kamilaroi and ...
Gardner, Helen, McConvell, Patrick
Hardcover. Southern Anthropology, the history of Fison and Howitt's Kamilaroi and Kurnai is the biography of Kamilaroi and Kurnai (1880) written from both a historical and anthropological perspective. Southern Anthropology investigates the authors' work on Aboriginal and Pacific people and the reception of their book in metropolitan centres. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pacific History. Num Pages: 352 pages, up to 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; HBJM; HBLL; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137463807
- ISBN
- 9781137463807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.99
€ 67.99
Hardcover. The book charts the attempts of Islam's largest missionary movement, the Tablighi Jamaat, to build Europe's largest mosque in London. Key themes include how Islamic movements engage and adapt within liberal democracies and how local contexts are key in understanding how and why movements operate in a given way. Series: The Modern Muslim World. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSR2; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137464385
- ISBN
- 9781137464385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.54
€ 66.54
Hardcover. This book proposes a new angle on the controversy over evolution as a biological theory, creation as a theological/worldview doctrine and evolutionism, creationism and Intelligent Design theory as social ideologies. Rather than presenting a polemic that will enrage or delight one camp or another, this book proposes that a cease-fire is possible. Num Pages: 117 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; HRAM3; JHBA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137464880
- ISBN
- 9781137464880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.94
€ 65.94
Hardback. Economic Foundations for Creative Aging Policy offers public policy ideas to construct positive answers for ageing populations. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFSP31; JHBD; KCJ; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137466105
- ISBN
- 9781137466105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardcover. The ways we understand processes of agrarian change are pressing issues for policy makers and development practitioners. Interpreting changes in two agrarian societies in India and Indonesia, the author reveals how transformations to self are critical factors shaping change, as well as under-recognized consequences of development initiatives. Series: Global Political Thinkers. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FMN; JFSF; JHMC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137466426
- ISBN
- 9781137466426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.34
€ 127.34
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 249 pages, 1 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFF; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137466730
- ISBN
- 9781137466730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.59
€ 116.59
Hardback. This book presents a new and nuanced exploration of the position of women in Muslim countries, based on research involving more than 300,000 women in 28 Muslim countries. It addresses topical debates on the role of Islam, modernization, globalization, neocolonialism, educational inequalities, patriarchy, household hierarchies, and more. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137466761
- ISBN
- 9781137466761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Hardcover. The text analyses identities within virtual on-screen environments. Investigating regions in Second Life, it explores topical issues of the body in virtual space, nature and mythology in virtual environments, and the key arguments surrounding normative and subversive representations of gender, sexuality and subversion in screen-based environments. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137468338
- ISBN
- 9781137468338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Hardcover. This book reconceptualises the concept of moral economy in its relevance for, and application to, the criminal justice system in England and Wales. It advances the argument that criminal justice cannot be reduced to an instrumentally driven operation to achieve fiscal efficiencies or provide investment opportunities to the commercial sector. Num Pages: 124 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; HPQ; JHBA; JKVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 225 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137468451
- ISBN
- 9781137468451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.98
€ 65.98
Hardback. Black Participatory Research offers an assessment of how shared racial self-identity, self-valuation, and experiences of oppression and difference shape the co-production of knowledge in increasingly popular participatory social science research methods. Editor(s): Drame, Elizabeth R.; Irby, Decoteau J. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHBC; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137468987
- ISBN
- 9781137468987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.56
€ 160.56
Hardback. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS; MJZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 437.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137470423
- ISBN
- 9781137470423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.38
€ 116.38
Hardcover. This book explores the controversial and misunderstood world of sexualised weight gain known as feederism. Conversations with over 20 feeders and feedees are analysed through a psychological and sociological lens. The implications for health professionals working in bariatrics are discussed along with directions for future research. Num Pages: 114 pages, 1 figures. BIC Classification: JFCV; JFSS; JHBK; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137470454
- ISBN
- 9781137470454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.47
€ 82.47
Hardcover. Obsolescence is fundamental to the experience of modernity, not simply one dimension of an economic system. The contributors to this book investigate obsolescence as a historical phenomenon, an aesthetic practice, and an affective mode. Editor(s): Tischleder, Babette Barbel; Wasserman, Sarah. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137470898
- ISBN
- 9781137470898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.73
€ 160.73
Hardcover. This book helps explain some of Max Weber's key concepts such as charisma, asceticism, mysticism, pariah-people, prophets, salvation, and theodicy and places them within the context of Weber's sociology of religion. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137472175
- ISBN
- 9781137472175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61