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Paperback. What's wrong with the world today and how might it become better (or worse)? These are the questions pursued in this book, which explores the hopes and fears, dreams and nightmares of the 21st century. Through architecture, fiction, theory, film and experiments with everyday life, Sargisson explores contemporary hopes and fears about the future. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JHBA; JPA; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349543588
- ISBN
- 9781349543588
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€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Paperback. Explores why articulating social justice in both development discourse and practice provides the potential for a fresh understanding of global poverty, and one that rises above the current 'impasse'. Suggests how principles of global social justice could be used to shift the development paradigm away from a consensus that hinges on Washington. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFF; JHB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349543564
- ISBN
- 9781349543564
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
paperback. Combining a sociological approach with a social network perspective to examine the substance use of teenagers in the context of the social networks in which they are embedded, the author proposes a new chain reaction explanation for teenagers' substance use., based on peer selection, the patterning of peer ties, and peer influences. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP; JHB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- SKU
- V9781349543540
- ISBN
- 9781349543540
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Reconsiders citizenship and social movement theorizing in the light of vulnerability, drawing on a case study of disability politics in the UK. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JKSN; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349543526
- ISBN
- 9781349543526
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; JPA; JPS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 315.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349542536
- ISBN
- 9781349542536
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Following Bull's structure, it considers key concepts, major institutions and alternative approaches to order, and reasserts the enduring insight of Bull's work, whilst responding to major developments in the theory and practice in international relations. Editor(s): Little, R. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349542208
- ISBN
- 9781349542208
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€ 66.06
€ 66.06
Paperback. Dominance, identity and resistance are key themes in this examination of language in global, virtual and local settings. It focuses on world languages, linguistic rights and minority protection. Case studies explore the social strategies employed by migrants speaking non-indigenous tongues and the effect of religion in sensitive political contexts. Editor(s): Nic Craith, Mairead. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFC; JFF; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349541997
- ISBN
- 9781349541997
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€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. The conception of welfare services has changed to consider the more specialized needs of individual users or consumers.This bookexamines the contradictions and complexities of contemporary individualized welfare services, with special reference to service groups who are deeply dependent on service delivery for their quality of life" Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBA; JKS; JPP; JPQB; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349541935
- ISBN
- 9781349541935
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€ 127.25
€ 127.25
Paperback. Despite profound disagreement on whether identities are essential or existential, primordial or constructed, singular or multiple, there is little dispute over whether identities exist or not. In this provocative study, Sinisa Malesevic interrogates the unproblematic use of concepts of identity, and in particular national or ethnic identity. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; JHB; JHM; JMS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349541737
- ISBN
- 9781349541737
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Social changes including an increase in dual-earner families, declining fertility, and growing problems of work-life 'balance' are underway as more women, particularly mothers, enter and remain in paid employment. The authors explore this in a number of European countries (Britain, France, The Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Portugal). Editor(s): Crompton, R.; Lewis, S.; Lyonette, Clare. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHBK; JHBL; JKSN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349541270
- ISBN
- 9781349541270
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. In this in-depth study, Damro explains the creation of a formal cooperative framework for preventing disputes in transatlantic competition policy. The findings suggest that, while regulators remain constrained by domestic institutions, they play an important role in explaining why the cooperative framework is largely a discretionary one. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349541188
- ISBN
- 9781349541188
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
The Europeanization of National Policies and Politics of Immigration: ...
. Ed(S): Faist, T; Ette, A
paperback. The Europeanization of National Policies and Politics of Immigration is the first cutting-edge volume presenting a comparative empirical investigation on the impact of the EU on migration policy at national level. Revealing striking differences, this collection examines traditional member states, new member states as well as non-member states. Editor(s): Faist, T; Ette, A. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- SKU
- V9781349541164
- ISBN
- 9781349541164
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€ 127.22
€ 127.22
Paperback. This research project offers a new perspective on post-sixteen transitions. Combing secondary data with narrative accounts it describes how young people in the UK make choices at the end of their compulsory schooling and provides a dynamic model of decision-making and a thorough critique of current research in the area, beyond fashionable concepts. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHB; JHBK; JNM; JNRV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349540693
- ISBN
- 9781349540693
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€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. This book explores the diversity and patterns of representation in the governance of public institutions--specifically, parliament, cabinet and the bureaucracy--in India. Series: Ethnicity, Inequality and Public Sector Governance. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFF; JFSL; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349540594
- ISBN
- 9781349540594
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
paperback. Minns argues that the industrial transformations of Mexico, South Korea and Taiwan were based on the existence of powerful developmentalist states in each. It explores the origins of such states and their dynamics and connects the form of autonomy they enjoy within their countries to the policies they pursue. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JHB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- SKU
- V9781349540570
- ISBN
- 9781349540570
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€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. This book provides new insights to the debate about the end of class and shows that Western European societies remain decidedly stratified with respect to material advantages and citizenship rights. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JHBL; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349540457
- ISBN
- 9781349540457
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€ 205.10
€ 205.10
Paperback. In this frank account of events, Sir Richard Packer, former Permanent Secretary at MAFF, details the facts of the BSE outbreak, how government responded to the crisis and how the press contributed to widespread public panic. He reveals how the decisions taken to protect public health were a combination of informed guesswork and sheer good fortune. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPQB; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349540280
- ISBN
- 9781349540280
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€ 127.46
€ 127.46
paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349539956
- ISBN
- 9781349539956
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€ 66.28
€ 66.28
Paperback. The book is about new dynamic forces that are driving change in Japan. It is developed around two key concepts of civil society and social capital. The focus is on pathways to Japan's social renewal that promotes stronger communities and more participatory citizenship beyond the reach of economic growth. Num Pages: 266 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 395.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349539666
- ISBN
- 9781349539666
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This is an in-depth look at the biomedical, socio-cultural, economic, legal and political, and educational vulnerabilities faced by the population that is most vulnerable to the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS: African women. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFF; JHB; JHM; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349539581
- ISBN
- 9781349539581
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€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Paperback. White southern writers are frequently associated with the racism of blackface minstrelsy in their representations of African American characters, however, this book makes visible the ways in which southern novelists repeatedly imagine their white characters as in some sense fundamentally black. Num Pages: 213 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349539369
- ISBN
- 9781349539369
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Condition: New
€ 39.32
€ 39.32
Paperback. Editor(s): Butler, Matthew. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HR; JFC; JHBA; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349539260
- ISBN
- 9781349539260
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Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
paperback. This offers an alternative to the colonialistand nationalist explanations of the Mau Mau revolt, examining a widely studied period of Kenyan history from a new perspective. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJH; HBL; JFC; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349539185
- ISBN
- 9781349539185
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Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Paperback. This new work from Alan Block explores the contemporary discourses of education, scholarship and learning. The book offers a strong argument for the centrality of ethics in curriculum, scholarship and the classroom, and presents a powerful argument against the present emphasis on standards and quantitative accountability. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HR; JHB; JNA; JNMT; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349539161
- ISBN
- 9781349539161
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Condition: New
€ 52.93€ 46.54
€ 52.93
€ 46.54