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Hardcover. This book addresses the increasing role of queer politics within forms of Islamophobia, both by exploring the framing of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues as a key marker of western superiority and by identifying the ways in which Muslim homophobia contributes to this dialectic. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSK; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137002952
- ISBN
- 9781137002952
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Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. Drawing on interviews with UK couples in distance relationships, this book seeks to explain, evaluate and advance sociological debates about intimate life. It provides a rich and human perspective on how bodies, emotions and connections to others are key in maintaining intimate relationships. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JMF; VFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137003867
- ISBN
- 9781137003867
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Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. Revisiting the dominant scientific method, 'coding,' with which investigators from sociology to literary criticism have sampled texts and catalogued their cultural messages, the author demonstrates that the celebrated hard outputs rest on misleading samples and on unfeasible classifying of the texts' meanings. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137007278
- ISBN
- 9781137007278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.68
€ 67.68
Hardcover. By presenting a series of intricate analyses of educational phenomena through the theoretical lenses offered by Immanuel Wallerstein and Istvan Meszaros, the book engages readers and helps them to critically analyze their own participation in the global economy, as citizens, policy-makers, and academics or teachers. Series: Marxism and Education. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHBA; JNA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137014818
- ISBN
- 9781137014818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.69
€ 54.99
€ 43.69
Hardcover. Remembering 9/11 recalls the afterlife of the tragedy and the shock that led many to ask 'why do they hate us so much?' Engaging with the different voices that attempted to make sense of the trauma, Seidler traces the narratives of fear, loss and vulnerability and the ways in which they evolved into feelings of rage and retribution. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137017680
- ISBN
- 9781137017680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.23
€ 63.23
Hardcover. This book examines the evolving relationship between the nation-state, citizenship and the education of citizens, exploring the impact European integration had on national policies towards educating its citizens and citizenship. Series: Education, Economy and Society. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSP2; JHB; JNF; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137019561
- ISBN
- 9781137019561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.62
€ 62.62
Hardcover. How much is acceptable to consume? What is appropriate to consume and which goods fall into the disapproved category? Answers to these questions vary widely across time and space. This book examines the sources of this variation by providing an account of how everyday consumption norms develop, why they differ and why they change. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCD; JFFT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137022493
- ISBN
- 9781137022493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137022523
- ISBN
- 9781137022523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.82
€ 120.82
Hardcover. Based on repeat interviews from a range of generational perspectives, this book explores the nature of contemporary British Chinese households and childhoods, examining the extent to which parents identify themselves as being Chinese and how decisions to uphold or move away from 'traditional' Chinese values impacts on their child-rearing methods. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPC; JFSL3; JHBK; JMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137026606
- ISBN
- 9781137026606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.31
€ 62.31
Hardback. This book develops a new theory of instrumental whiteness and leisure. Empirical research is drawn upon to highlight whiteness across a comprehensive and internationally-grounded range of leisure practices. The book explores sports participation, sports media and sports fandom, informal leisure, outdoor leisure, music, popular culture and tourism. Series: Leisure Studies in a Global Era. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137026699
- ISBN
- 9781137026699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.92
€ 62.92
Hardcover. EPUB Editor(s): Mills, Sarah. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137027726
- ISBN
- 9781137027726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.82
€ 119.82
Hardback. Volunteering and voluntary organizations have become increasingly important in British social and political life but at a cost. Greater prominence has led to a narrow and distorted view of what voluntary action involves and how it is undertaken. This book reasserts the case for a broader view of voluntarism as a unique set of autonomous activities. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSV; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137029447
- ISBN
- 9781137029447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.98
€ 62.98
Paperback. Volunteering and voluntary organizations have become increasingly important in British social and political life but at a cost. Greater prominence has led to a narrow and distorted view of what voluntary action involves and how it is undertaken. This book reasserts the case for a broader view of voluntarism as a unique set of autonomous activities. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 figures, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSV; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137029454
- ISBN
- 9781137029454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.84
€ 61.84
Hardcover. Informed by ethnographic research with children, Davies offers new sociological insights into children's personal relationships, as well as closely examining methodological approaches to researching with children and researching relationships. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137030061
- ISBN
- 9781137030061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.31
€ 62.31
Hardcover. Ironic Freedom asserts that freedom from governmental interference may make people vulnerable to other sources of coercion; these affects vary by gender, race, and class. Increasing negative freedoms may reinforce existing asymmetrical power relationships within society. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137030955
- ISBN
- 9781137030955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.84
€ 61.84
Hardcover. By exploring the concepts of 'crisis' and 'critique', this study offers a thought-provoking re-examination of the political and social thought of Cornelius Castoriadis in light of the current world crisis and with regard to his radical critique of both the traditional Left and contemporary capitalist societies. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA; JPA; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137034458
- ISBN
- 9781137034458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.06
€ 62.06
Hardcover. Postwar employment standards are being undermined and 'non-standard' employment is becoming more common. While scholars have pointed to negative consequences of this development, this volume also discusses the evidence for a new and socially inclusive European employment standard. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHBL; JPB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137267153
- ISBN
- 9781137267153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Hardcover. Technology and Touch addresses the development of a range of new touch technologies, both technologies that we reach out to touch and technologies that touch us, by exploring how we use touch to connect with and understand our world, and ourselves. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JF; JHBA; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137268303
- ISBN
- 9781137268303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Hardback. Published with the support of the Academy for Social Sciences, this volume provides an illuminating look at topics of concern to everyone at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Leading social scientists tackle complex questions such as immigration, unemployment, climate change, war, banks in trouble, and an ageing population. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137269904
- ISBN
- 9781137269904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Paperback. Published with the support of the Academy for Social Sciences, this volume provides an illuminating look at topics of concern to everyone at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Leading social scientists tackle complex questions such as immigration, unemployment, climate change, war, banks in trouble, and an ageing population. Editor(s): Cooper, Cary; Michie, Jonathan. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137269911
- ISBN
- 9781137269911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.83
€ 35.83