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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. Why do people enter total institutions places that confine and control them around the clock and how does the experience change them? This book updates Goffman's classic model by introducing the Re-inventive Institution, where members voluntarily commit themselves to pursue regimes of self-improvement." Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM; JMS; MBNH9; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349312412
- ISBN
- 9781349312412
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€ 119.10
€ 119.10
Paperback. This collection examines ways in which modern literature responds tothe body-at-war, examining the effects of violent conflict on the body in its literal and representative forms. Spanning literature from World WarI 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; HBTB; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349311989
- ISBN
- 9781349311989
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€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. Globalization has pushed China and India to the centre of the stage but what has been the impact on workers in these countries? This book demonstrates the complexity of the processes and responses at play. There are signs that both states are shifting their role in a 'counter movement from above'. But will this be enough to quell the social unrest? Editor(s): Bowles, P. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349311835
- ISBN
- 9781349311835
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€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. An analysis of the 2009 European elections in each of the 27 member states of the newly enlarged European Union, and assessment of the European Parliament in 2004-2009. This book looks at the implications of low turnout for the future of European Union democracy and accountability. Editor(s): Lodge, J. Series: EU Election Studies. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349311415
- ISBN
- 9781349311415
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€ 62.48
€ 62.48
Paperback. Examining the erosion of people's democratic rights and the potential catastrophic dangers of neglecting civil liberties, this bookexplores the endemic danger of the enlarged power of the state and the central role of Government in undermining personal freedoms through the use of state force in the name of the protection of security." Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV; JP; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 415.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349311330
- ISBN
- 9781349311330
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€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. Assembling Mass Observation Archive material with historiographies of family, house and nation from ancient-Greece to present-day Europe, China and America, this book contributes to current debates on identity, belonging, memory and material culture by exploring how power works in the small spaces of home. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR; JHB; JHBK; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349311316
- ISBN
- 9781349311316
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Condition: New
€ 61.84
€ 61.84
Paperback. This book examines the development of enterprise among key migrant groups in Europe and the United States. Itargues that the development of 'ethnic economies' provides the material basis for alternative models of social integration, such as multiculturalism 'from below', which are critical of mainstream assimilationist thinking." Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349310760
- ISBN
- 9781349310760
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Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
Paperback. In 1995 rugby union finally became a professional sport following more than a century as an amateur game. Thisbook offers a critical analysis of the sport in the professional era and assesses the relationship between the local and the global in contemporary rugby union." Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR; JHB; JHBS; VFX; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349310722
- ISBN
- 9781349310722
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€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. This book re-examines political, conceptual and methodological concerns of 'intersectionality', bringing these into conversation with sexuality studies. It explores sexual identifications, politics and inequalities as these (dis)connect across time and place, and are re-constituted in relation to class, disability, ethnicity, gender and age. Editor(s): Taylor, Yvette; Hines, S.; Casey, M. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ; JFSL; JHB; JHBA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 517.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349310708
- ISBN
- 9781349310708
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Condition: New
€ 119.52
€ 119.52
Paperback. This book focuses on human trafficking in Europe for labour and sexual exploitation. It includes empirical work on trafficking throughout Europe, identifying underlying causes in globalization, migration policies and gender inequality. It questions whether European responses- from policy makers or civil society are adequate. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349310456
- ISBN
- 9781349310456
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Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JHBS; JPQB; RN; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349310180
- ISBN
- 9781349310180
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Condition: New
€ 61.77
€ 61.77
Paperback. This study, by two leading scholarsin the field, draws on feminist theory and science and technology studiesto uncover a basic injustice for the human rights of drug-using women: most women who need drug treatment in the US and UK do not get it. Why not?" Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; JFSP; JHB; LNTM; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349310128
- ISBN
- 9781349310128
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Condition: New
€ 62.15
€ 62.15
Paperback. Based on original Stasi and Communist Party archival sources, this bookuncovers why East Germany was for two decades runningone of themost successful nations in the Summer and Winter Olympics, exploring how the central elite sports system was beset by internal tensions and disputes." Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; JHB; JHBS; JPA; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349309801
- ISBN
- 9781349309801
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Condition: New
€ 128.80
€ 128.80
paperback. "In recent years children have become an increasingly important consumer market, and there is growing concern about the commercialisation of childhood. This book sheds light on these debates, offering new empirical data and challenging critical perspectives on childrens engagement with consumer culture from a wide range of international settings"-- Editor(s): Buckingham, David; Tingstad, Vebjorg. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP; JFSR; JHBK; JHBL; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- SKU
- V9781349309788
- ISBN
- 9781349309788
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Condition: New
€ 61.98
€ 61.98
Paperback. As intimate lives become more public, and discussions of gender and sexuality more complex, there is a need to rethink how we engage with our own perceptions and identifications with respect to intimacy. This book explores whether our intimate desires are limited by social norms and expectations, and if so what we might be able to do about it. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 185 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSR; JHBK; JMS; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 297.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349309634
- ISBN
- 9781349309634
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Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. This collection opens up spaces where lives end, bodies are disposed of and memories generated: hospitals, hospices, care homes, coroners' courts, funeral premises, cemeteries, roadsides, the spirit world. Using material culture studies it illuminates the ways human beings make meaningful the challenges of death, dying and bereavement. Editor(s): Hockey, J.; Komaromy, Carol. Num Pages: 285 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHM; JHMC; JPQB; MBS; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349309108
- ISBN
- 9781349309108
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Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPB; JPS; JPSD; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349308965
- ISBN
- 9781349308965
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Condition: New
€ 62.51
€ 62.51
Paperback. Thisbook examines experiences and implications of 'against-the-grain' school choices, where white middle class families choose ordinary and 'low performing' secondary schools for their children.It offersa unique view of identity formation, taking in matters like family history, locality and whiteness." Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL; JHB; JHMC; JN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349308903
- ISBN
- 9781349308903
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Condition: New
€ 61.44
€ 61.44
Paperback. "Published on behalf of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe by Palgrave Macmillan." Editor(s): Ferguson, T.; Lazarus, J.; Karpf, Ted; Swift, Rachel. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HRA; JHB; JPQB; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349308538
- ISBN
- 9781349308538
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Condition: New
€ 61.84
€ 61.84
Paperback. This bookexplores 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, M.; Goodwin, D.; Mesman, Jessica. Num Pages: 279 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBL; KJU; KJWB; MJ; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349308477
- ISBN
- 9781349308477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13