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Hardcover. This volume examines contemporary Eastern European youth cultures from an interdisciplinary perspective, investigating how the radical changes resulting from the demise of state Socialisms and concurrent increased globalization processes have resulted in huge challenges for young people and a reimagining of youth itself. Editor(s): Schwartz, Matthias; Winkel, Heike. Num Pages: 392 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSG; JFSP2; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385123
- ISBN
- 9781137385123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.87
€ 67.87
Paperback. Since the 1950s, the study of early attachment and separation has been dominated by a school of psychology that is Euro-American in its theoretical assumptions. Based on ethnographic studies in a range of locales, this book goes beyond prior efforts to critique attachment theory, providing a cross-cultural basis for understanding human development. Editor(s): Quinn, Naomi; Mageo, Jeannette Marie. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMC; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386748
- ISBN
- 9781137386748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.02
€ 72.02
Hardcover. Psychosocial studies challenges the traditions of psychology and sociology from a genuinely transdisciplinary perspective. The book reflects this agenda in its varied theoretical and empirical strands, producing a newly contextualised and restless body of understanding of how 'psychic' and 'social' processes intertwine. Editor(s): Frosh, Stephen. Series: Studies in the Psychosocial. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFS; JHBA; JMAF; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388179
- ISBN
- 9781137388179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.92
€ 99.92
Hardcover. The study of altruism, morality, and social solidarity is an emerging field of scholarship and research in sociology. This handbook will function as a foundational source for this subject matter and field, and as an impetus to its further development. Editor(s): Jeffries, Vincent. Num Pages: 452 pages, 10 black & white tables, 1 figures. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHBA; JMH; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137391841
- ISBN
- 9781137391841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.83
€ 129.83
Hardcover. Social Work for Sociologists introduces important frameworks, concepts, models, and skills from social work that will help sociologists as they plan their human service careers and will prepare them to tackle social problems with practical solutions. Editor(s): Van Heugten, Kate; Gibbs, Anita. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137392961
- ISBN
- 9781137392961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Hardcover. Masculinity, it seems, is in crisis, again. This edited volume critically interrogates the current situation facing contemporary young men. The contributors deconstruct and reject such crisis talk, with its chapters drawing on original research to present a more nuanced reality, whilst also developing a critical dialogue with one another. Editor(s): Roberts, Steven. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSJ2; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394835
- ISBN
- 9781137394835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Hardcover. This volume focuses on using visual research methods with children and young people. Featuring insights from academic experts and established professionals from visual industries, it explores a range of issues from visual ethics to children's interaction with place. Editor(s): Stirling, Eve; Yamada-Rice, Dylan. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JHBC; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137402288
- ISBN
- 9781137402288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Hardcover. This handbook presents a rich collection of chapters that focus on the method and experience of in-depth, ethnographic research in prisons. It provides an authoritative and diverse array of international perspectives that collectively demonstrate the social and political dimensions of the use and experience of imprisonment worldwide. Editor(s): Drake, Deborah H.; Earle, Rod; Sloan, Jennifer. Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHMC; JKVP1; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 925.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137403872
- ISBN
- 9781137403872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 285.56
€ 285.56
Hardcover. The London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics were seen as a success and the hosts were praised for the promotion of equality, tolerance and unity as well as inspiring a legacy to continue these values. This volume contains a collection of sociological case studies which critically assess the diverse impacts of London 2012 and its key controversies. Editor(s): Dixon, Kevin; Gibbons, Tom. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFSJ1; JHBS; WSB; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137405074
- ISBN
- 9781137405074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.98
€ 65.98
Hardcover. Drawing on case studies from the global South, this book explores the politics of mediated citizenship in which citizens are represented to the state through third party intermediaries. The studies show that mediation is both widely practiced and multi-directional and that it has an important role to play in deepening democracy in the global South. Editor(s): Lieres, Bettina von; Piper, Laurence. Series: Frontiers of Globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFM; JHBA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137405302
- ISBN
- 9781137405302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Hardcover. This collection examines how the EU is seen in the two regions that are at the centre of its geopolitical interest. Focusing on Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, it provides a critical assessment of how their external perceptions relate to EU policy towards them. Editor(s): Muller, Martin L.; Bachmann, Veit. Series: Europe in a Global Context. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1HF; 1QFE; JFFS; JHB; JPSL; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137405463
- ISBN
- 9781137405463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. This volume offers both an insight into the current state of research on domestic animals in leisure and a lens through which to begin to chart the future of research in this field. All of the contributions to the collection are underpinned by ongoing debates about human-animal relationships and the rights and welfare of the latter. Editor(s): Carr, Neil. Series: Leisure Studies in a Global Era. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHBS; WSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137415530
- ISBN
- 9781137415530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.29
€ 67.29
Hardcover. The contributors investigate how the large scale structures of capitalism and the local social relations of workplaces and organizations shape each other. They argue for a new integration of political economy and the sociology of work and organizations. Editor(s): O Riain, Sean; Behling, Felix; Ciccia, Rossella; Flaherty, Eoin. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF; KCP; KCS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137427076
- ISBN
- 9781137427076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Hardcover. This volume aims to map out the complex relationships leisure has with notions of place and space in contemporary life. Illustrating the transdisciplinarity of this key feature of leisure studies, it explores how leisure places and spaces affect personal, social and collective identities. Editor(s): Gammon, Sean; Elkington, Sam. Series: Leisure Studies in a Global Era. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137428523
- ISBN
- 9781137428523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.04
€ 161.04
Hardcover. This collection explores why powerful knowledge matters for social justice and discusses its implications for curriculum and pedagogy. The contributors argue that the purpose of education is to provide all students with access to powerful knowledge so that they acquire the means to move beyond their experiences and enhance their lives. Editor(s): Barrett, Brian; Rata, Elizabeth. Series: Palgrave Studies in Excellence and Equity in Global Education. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA; JNAM; JNKC; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137429254
- ISBN
- 9781137429254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.22
€ 127.22
Hardcover. In many countries, the number of people working beyond pension age is increasing. This volume investigates this trend in seven different countries, examining the contexts of this development and the consequences of the shifting relationship between work and retirement. Editor(s): Scherger, Simone. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137435132
- ISBN
- 9781137435132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.24
€ 117.24
Hardcover. This volume offers a wide-reaching overview of current academic research on women's participation in combat sports within a range of different national and trans-national contexts, detailing many of the struggles and opportunities experienced by women at various levels of engagement within sports such as boxing, wrestling, and mixed martial arts. Editor(s): Channon, Alex; Matthews, Christopher R. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; JHBS; WST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137439352
- ISBN
- 9781137439352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.40
€ 150.40
Hardcover. Travelling intensively to and for work helps - but also challenges - people to find ways of balancing work and personal life. Drawing on a large European longitudinal study, Mobile Europe explores the diversity and ambivalence of mobility situations and the implications for family and career development. Editor(s): Viry, Gil; Kaufmann, Vincent. Num Pages: 232 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 35 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFM; JHBK; JHBL; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137447371
- ISBN
- 9781137447371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Hardcover. Is it possible for football matches or players to help forge a collective European identity? Pyta and Haverman seek to answer this question through a detailed analysis of how football is remembered across the continent. European Football and Collective Memory is the first book to deal with collective memory of football on a continental scale. Editor(s): Pyta, Wolfram; Havemann, Nils. Series: Football Research in an Enlarged Europe. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JHBS; WSBG; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137450142
- ISBN
- 9781137450142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardcover. The added value of mixed methods research in poverty and vulnerability is now widely established. Nevertheless, gaps and challenges remain. This volume shares experiences from research in developed and developing country contexts on how mixed methods approaches can make research more credible, usable and responsive to complexity. Editor(s): Roelen, Keetie; Camfield, Laura. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22 black & white tables, 1 maps, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137452504
- ISBN
- 9781137452504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.07
€ 150.07
Hardcover. This timely book inspires researchers to deploy relevant, effective, innovative digital methods. It explores the relationship of such methods to 'mainstream' social science; interdisciplinarity; innovations in digital research tools; the opportunities (and challenges) of digital methods in researching social life; and digital research ethics. Editor(s): Snee, Helene; Hine, Christine; Roberts, Steven; Watson, Hayley. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 black & white tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453655
- ISBN
- 9781137453655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.91
€ 182.91
Hardcover. The UEFA European football championship was the first European mega-event to take place in post-socialist Europe. Taking this as a departure point, this volume focuses on football as a realm of constructing and negotiating identities using rich ethnographic fieldwork and in-depth media analysis. Editor(s): Alpan, Basak; Schwell, Alexandra; Sonntag, Albrecht. Series: Football Research in an Enlarged Europe. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFS; JHBS; WSB; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137455055
- ISBN
- 9781137455055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.42
€ 66.42
Hardcover. Global Health involves, among many things the intensified travelling of people, resources, technologies, knowledge, standards, and ideas. This book describes what happens when innovations are transferred to new settings: What work is needed to make them work, but also how they change the setting into which they are introduced. Editor(s): Engel, Nora; Hoyweghen, Ine van; Krumeich, Anja. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; MBN; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137456021
- ISBN
- 9781137456021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
Hardcover. Elaborating on themes of resilience, memory, critique and metal beyond metal, this volume highlights how the development and future of metal music scholarship is predicated on the engagement with other forms of popular culture such as comics, documentaries, and popular music. Editor(s): Snell, Dave. Series: Leisure Studies in a Global Era. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1. BIC Classification: AVGT; JFCA; JFSS; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137456670
- ISBN
- 9781137456670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46