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Paperback. Essays applying Weber's comparative-historical method to post-Cold War democratization. Covering a wide range of examples from US to Western and Eastern Europe, and from Russia and Japan to Islamic states. Editor(s): Schroeder, Ralph. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333712542
- ISBN
- 9780333712542
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Condition: New
€ 126.64
€ 126.64
Hardback. This is an ethnographic study of Malay Muslim enterprise and entrepreneurial culture among the beneficiaries of the New Economic Policy (NEP) in Malaysia, a government programme of action intended to develop the indigenous Malay population in an ethnically-polarized nation. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1QFM; JFSR2; JHM; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 465.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333712757
- ISBN
- 9780333712757
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Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Hardback. Daniele Joly brings together theoretical and empirical research on ethnic minorities in Eastern and Western Europe showing that their positions and the increased prejudices they encounter share many similarities throughout Europe. Editor(s): Joly, Daniele. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1DV; JFFJ; JFFN; JFSL; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 475.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333714188
- ISBN
- 9780333714188
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Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardcover. Through an examination of the critical junctures in post-colonial Sri Lanka, Kenneth D. Bush refines and advances our understanding of the dynamics underpinning violent and non-violent 'ethnic' conflict. The book enables us to understand how the ebb and flow of relations within ethnic groups affects relations between groups, for good or for ill. Series: MBA Series. Num Pages: 285 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKS; GTJ; JFSL; JHMP; JPV; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333714560
- ISBN
- 9780333714560
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Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
hardcover. This volume is a collection of papers from the British Sociological Association conference, "Worlds of the Future". The central themes of the conference were ethnicity and nationalism in the contemporary world. Older discourses on national sovereignty and statehood are evaluated. Editor(s): Brehony, Kevin J.; Rassool, Naz (University of Reading). Series: Explorations in Sociology. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333717714
- ISBN
- 9780333717714
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Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Paperback. This work brings together research about a diverse range of groups: Welsh, Irish, Jewish, Arab, White, African and Indian. The aim of the book is to critique orthodox explanations in the field, drawing upon the best of "old" and "new" theory. Editor(s): Hickman, Mary J.; Mac an Ghaill, Mairtin. Series: Explorations in Sociology. British Sociological Association Conference Volume Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333717745
- ISBN
- 9780333717745
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Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Hardback. Case studies and theoretical reflection contextualize the linkages between collective action theories, social movement practices and the phenomenon of globalization. The perspectives presented rethink of the exact meaning of globalization in the diverse world of the 21st century. Editor(s): Hamel, Pierre; Lustiger-Thaler, Henri; Nederveen Pieterse, Jan; Rosenall, Sasha. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333725351
- ISBN
- 9780333725351
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Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Hardback. The game of football has played a key role in shaping and cementing senses of national identity throughout the world. Aware that the game may afford a space for expressing protest, groups may attempt to harness the forces of populist nationalism. This book examines football in 18 countries. Editor(s): Giulianotti, Richard. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333730096
- ISBN
- 9780333730096
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Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Paperback. The game of football has played a key role in shaping and cementing senses of national identity throughout the world. Aware that the game may afford a space for expressing protest, groups may attempt to harness the forces of populist nationalism. This book examines football in 18 countries. Editor(s): Giulianotti, Richard. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333730102
- ISBN
- 9780333730102
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. Wide-ranging study of American prospects in the next millennium it offers a survey of America's changing values, how it copes with race relations and changing demographics, domestic and global constraints and how social exclusion can be tackled. The authors examine new models of civic society and social values for a fast-changing world. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333733790
- ISBN
- 9780333733790
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. In this book an analysis is conducted of the attempts to reform the Russian school system in the 1990s, setting the progress made and problems encountered by the schools against the broader context of political, economical and social flux in Russia as a whole. Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPR; JH; JN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333733967
- ISBN
- 9780333733967
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Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardback. This book, based on detailed research at national, regional and workplace level, analyzes the development of trade unions and industrial relations in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet system. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 619.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333735183
- ISBN
- 9780333735183
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Condition: New
€ 128.83
€ 128.83
Hardback. This is a study of contemporary changes in French employment relations and management. It includes an overview of the origins of employment institutions as well as an appreciation of French work sociology, but its focus is on the evolution of French political economy of work in the 21st century. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JHBL; JPQB; KJ; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333741375
- ISBN
- 9780333741375
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Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Hardback. This volume examines the transformation of politics and social movements at various levels. Starting with a transformation of identity within social movements, it goes on to discuss changes in the scale of social movement mobilization. Editor(s): Bagguley, Paul; Hearn, Prof. Jeff. Series: Explorations in Sociology. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333746769
- ISBN
- 9780333746769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.77
€ 194.77
Paperback. Stressing the variety of ways in which consumption is structured and organized through cultures and showing how these cultural technologies construct the person, the senses and the self, this text stands at the interface of the sociologies of culture and consumption. Editor(s): Hearn, Prof. Jeff; Roseneil, Sasha. Series: Explorations in Sociology. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333747179
- ISBN
- 9780333747179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Paperback. This is a collection of papers about how identities gender, bodily, racial, ethnic and national are practised in the contemporary world. Utilizing empirical studies and social and cultural theory about identity, a contribution is made to debates about identity, reflexivity, and cultural difference. Editor(s): Seymour, Julie. Series: Explorations in Sociology. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333747599
- ISBN
- 9780333747599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.62
€ 83.62
Hardback. Through the strategic use of power, labour in South Africa has changed democratization by negotiated compromises, attempting to ensure that the costs of adjustment are not borne by workers alone. This examination of these strategies assesses labour's capacity to exert influence in the future. Editor(s): Adler, Glenn; Webster, Eddie. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFSL3; JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 511.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333747735
- ISBN
- 9780333747735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Hardcover. Some equate the civil liberty with liberal democracy, while others think it simply a guise for a market economy. Who benefits from globalization and can civil society prosper in an era of globalization? Through case studies and theoretical inquiries, this volume aims to provide answers. Editor(s): Schechter, Michael G. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; JPH; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333748251
- ISBN
- 9780333748251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Hardback. This theoretical work is based on ethnographic field work among Kurdish refugees, and combines empirical evidence and contemporary sociological theories of diasporas and transnationalism. It will be of interest to those looking for a comprehensive view of refugee resettlement issues. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFFD; JFFN; JFSL; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333750117
- ISBN
- 9780333750117
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Condition: New
€ 127.69
€ 127.69
Hardcover. An autobiography of Michael Young, a key figure in 20th-century British history. The book covers the ideas he has put forward, supporting the family, community and society, and those he has implemented, such as the Consumers' Association. It also looks at the role he has played in British politics. Num Pages: 429 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333750230
- ISBN
- 9780333750230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.71
€ 184.71
Hardback. Why do modern agricultural techniques, which are environmentally damaging, continue to be used? This path-breaking book seeks the answer to that question in an understanding of evolution of agricultural research in its cultural context. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JH; KNAC; PSAK; RNP; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333751398
- ISBN
- 9780333751398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.39
€ 128.39
The Work Connection: The Role of Social Security in British Economic R...
Grover, Chris, Stewart, John
Hardcover. With a discussion of the "Speenhamland System", the struggle for Family Allowance and a National Minimum Wage, this book shows how successive governments have used in-work benefits so that they have become the preferred instrument of intervention in the labour market for setting wages. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBL; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333754436
- ISBN
- 9780333754436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
Hardcover. This work looks at the obstacles faced by women in the nursing and banking professions when they migrate between member states. Basing her analysis on the personal accounts of migrants and discussions with regulatory bodies, the author sheds light on one of the major challenges confronting the EU. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333760390
- ISBN
- 9780333760390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Hardcover. A comprehensive and scholarly exploration of the personal and philosophical origins of Andre Gorz's work, this book includes a unique analysis of his early untranslated texts, as well as critical discussion of his relationship to the work of Husserl, Satre, Merleau Ponty, Marx and Habermas. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 483.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333771051
- ISBN
- 9780333771051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32