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Hardcover. Emotions are central to our practices and understanding of public life. This book examines the political, social and personal consequences of public emotions in relation to conflict, ritual, social classification, collective life, identity, memory and power and is a multidisciplinary collaboration showing the emotional character of public life. Editor(s): Perri 6, Professor; Radstone, Susannah; Squire, Professor Corinne; Treacher, Amal. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230007192
- ISBN
- 9780230007192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Hardcover. This book focuses on the everyday life of ministers and senior public servants in different countries, describing the world through their eyes. It explores how their beliefs, practices and traditions create meaning in politics and public policy making. It provides unique data on life of politicians and practical advice on how to conduct fieldwork. Editor(s): Rhodes, R. A. W.; Hart, Paul 't; Noordegraaf, Mirko. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; JHM; JPP; KNV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230008403
- ISBN
- 9780230008403
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Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Hardcover. Flexibility is an ambiguous concept. This book contributes to expounding the importance of clearer concepts in the debates on economic systems, labour markets and work organization. The authors place 'flexibility' in a new theoretical context as juxtaposed to 'stability'. Much terminological confusion and is resolved by this suggestion. Editor(s): Furaker, Bengt; Hakansson, Kristina; Karlsson, Jan. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCFM; KJWX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230013643
- ISBN
- 9780230013643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.70
€ 127.70
Hardcover. This volume offers an unusual, interdisciplinary collaboration of scholars working on the major regions of the global South. The authors probe important episodes of resistance in the colony and postcolony for the light they shed on the vexed notion of counterhegemony, enriching our notion of resistance and pointing to new directions for research. Editor(s): Chalcraft, John; Noorani, Yaseen. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019188
- ISBN
- 9780230019188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.29
€ 67.29
Hardcover. This book is about the ways that traditional cultural practices either change or persist in the face of social and economic development, whether the latter proceeds primarily from internal or external forces. Editor(s): Ascher, William; Heffron, John M. Num Pages: 277 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230109148
- ISBN
- 9780230109148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardcover. The edited collection brings together social and biological anthropology scholars, biologists, and geneticists to examine the interface between Genetic Admixture, Identity and Health, directly contributing to an emerging field of 'bio-cultural anthropology. Editor(s): Gibbon, Sahra; Sans, Monica; Santos, Ricardo Ventura. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFSL; JHMC; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110618
- ISBN
- 9780230110618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. Contributors offer an in-depth look at the dynamics of cultural and political change in Pakistan and the Pakistani Diaspora. Moving past static viewpoints, this volume demonstrates the multidirectional nature of the flow of ideas and people that create the social landscape experienced by Pakistanis globally. Editor(s): Lyon, Stephen; Bolognani, Marta. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110939
- ISBN
- 9780230110939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Hardcover. The 'generation' has been largely forgotten in the fields of sociology and political science, especially regarding global politics. This volume re-engages the concept of a 'generation,' utilizing it to explore how it can help us understand a variety of processes and patterns in International Relations and Comparative Politics. Editor(s): Steele, Brent J.; Acuff, Jonathan M. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230113244
- ISBN
- 9780230113244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Hardcover. Addresses the representation of the economic, political, and cultural interrelations between agents involved in the process of intellectual activity. Analyzes the transformation in intellectual production and the changing role of academics themselves. Editor(s): Nagy-Zekmi, Silvia; Hollis, Karyn L. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JNA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230118201
- ISBN
- 9780230118201
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Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 46.93
€ 52.90
€ 46.93
Hardcover. This exciting collection offers a range of undutiful feminist voices of our time. Editor(s): Gunkel, Henriette; Nigianni, Chrysanthi; Soderback, Fanny. Series: Breaking Feminist Waves. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230118317
- ISBN
- 9780230118317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.81
€ 149.81
Hardcover. This collection of essays offers fresh analysis of topics in the exciting area of Atlantic World studies. Challenging standard assumptions, the essays advance the argument that the Atlantic Ocean was a region that encompassed ethnic and political boundaries, in which a sub-community shaped by culture and commerce arose. Editor(s): Hudson, Benjamin. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; DSBB; HBLC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120839
- ISBN
- 9780230120839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Bringing together contributions from international scholars, this book explores the changing nature of young people's transitions and challenges assumptions about pathways from education into employment in contemporary society. Editor(s): Brooks, Rachel. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JHBL; JNRV; KJWX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201637
- ISBN
- 9780230201637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Hardcover. This international collection explores aspects of lifestyle and identity, societal influences on ways of living, the relevance of social networks and geographic communities for lifestyle choices, and the significance of organisational policies and practices for lifestyle outcomes. Editor(s): Blyton, Paul; Blunsdon, Betsy; Reed, Ken; Dastmalchian, Ali. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202283
- ISBN
- 9780230202283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.60
€ 67.60
Hardcover. This book is about the new politics of leisure and pleasure - the values, practices, struggles and contradictions that now characterize the social worlds of rambling, drinking, tourism, sex, watching TV, gambling, using the internet, reading, comedy, sport, popular music and censorship. Editor(s): Bramham, Peter; Wagg, Stephen. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230216839
- ISBN
- 9780230216839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21
Hardcover. Nations and their Histories highlights the importance of the past and its uses in the formation of modern nations and national identities. The book looks at the construction of different national historiographies as well as present representations of the past in the political and cultural life of nations, covering the five continents. Editor(s): Carvalho, Susana; Gemenne, Francois. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; JHMC; JPA; JPB; JPFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230218604
- ISBN
- 9780230218604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.41
€ 67.41
Hardcover. Expert interviews are today a standard method of qualitative approach in the social sciences. It is surprising that methodological reflections about the expert interview are still lacking. This book gives a comprehensive overview of their theory and practice. The contributors are experienced theorists and practitioners of expert interviews. Editor(s): Bogner, Alexander; Littig, Beate; Menz, Wolfgang. Series: ECPR Research Methods. Num Pages: 293 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JPA; JPB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220195
- ISBN
- 9780230220195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.21
€ 128.21
Hardcover. This unique and original collection by internationally renowned scholars uses critical engagements with Zygmunt Bauman's sociology to understand the challenges that face globalized human societies at the start of the 21st century. Includes a concluding chapter by Bauman. Editor(s): Davis, Mark; Tester, Professor Keith. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221345
- ISBN
- 9780230221345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Hardcover. An examination of population movements, both forced and voluntary, within the broader context of Europe in the aftermath of the Second World War, in both Western and Eastern Europe. The authors bring to life problems of war and post-war chaos, and assess lasting social, political and demographic consequences. Editor(s): Reinisch, Jessica; White, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 379 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JHBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222045
- ISBN
- 9780230222045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.72
€ 128.72
Hardcover. Sociology and our sociological imaginations are having to confront new digital landscapes spanning mediated social relationships, practices and social structures. This volume assesses the substantive challenges faced by the discipline as it critically reassesses its position in the digital age. Editor(s): Orton-Johnson, Kate; Prior, Nick. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222823
- ISBN
- 9780230222823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.49
€ 127.49
Paperback. Sociology and our sociological imaginations are having to confront new digital landscapes spanning mediated social relationships, practices and social structures. This volume assesses the substantive challenges faced by the discipline as it critically reassesses its position in the digital age. Editor(s): Orton-Johnson, Kate; Prior, Nick. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 220 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013 ed.
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222830
- ISBN
- 9780230222830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.72
€ 115.72
Hardcover. This book explores ethnographic studies of diagnostic work in diverse settings. Switching attention from product ('diagnosis') to process ('diagnosing'), it reveals the importance of collaborative, socio-material, technologically augmented practices, exploring the potential of the multi-disciplinary studies presented to inform innovation. Editor(s): Buscher, Monika; Goodwin, Dawn; Mesman, Jessica. Num Pages: 279 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223288
- ISBN
- 9780230223288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.95
€ 127.95
Hardcover. What does it mean to say you're English, Scottish, British? Does it matter much to people? Has devolution and constitutional change made a difference to national identity? Does the future of the UK depend on whether or not people think they are British? Social and political scientists answer these questions vital to the future of the British state. Editor(s): Bechhofer, Frank; McCrone, David. Num Pages: 222 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHMC; JMH; JPFN; JPHC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224117
- ISBN
- 9780230224117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. Home/Front examines the gendered exploitation of labor in the household from a postmodern Marxian perspective. The authors of this volume use the anti-foundationalist Marxian economic theories first formulated by Stephen Resnick and Richard Wolff to explore power, domination, and exploitation in the modern household. Editor(s): Cassano, Graham. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBA; JHBK; JHBL; JPFC; KCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229266
- ISBN
- 9780230229266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Hardcover. This collection examines ways in which modern literature responds to the body-at-war, examining the effects of violent conflict on the body in its literal and representative forms. Spanning literature from World War I to the present day, it includes essays on pacifist theatre, torture, fascist fantasies, and uniforms and masculinity. Editor(s): Rau, Petra. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230231528
- ISBN
- 9780230231528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61