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Paperback. "Transnational connections are a defining feature of contemporary Europe. They include cross-border economic and cultural exchange, migration, and political activism. This volume probes their political and social significance and makes a case for incorporating transnationalism more systematically into the research agenda of European Studies."-- Editor(s): DeBardeleben, Joan; Hurrelmann, Achim. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPA; JPB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317370
- ISBN
- 9781349317370
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€ 66.95
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Paperback. Shows that networks in European integration governance were not a phenomenon that developed in the 1980s out of a 'hollowing out' of the nation-states in the 1970s. Based throughout on newly accessible sources, the authors discuss various networks and show how they contributed to constitutional choices and policy decisions after World War II. Editor(s): Kaiser, W.; Leucht, Brigitte; Gehler, Michael. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JHB; JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317394
- ISBN
- 9781349317394
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book examines the complex and under-researched relationship between recruitment experiences and reintegration outcomes for child soldiers. It looks at time spent in the group, issues of cohesion, identification, affiliation, membership and the post demobilization experience of return, and resettlement. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; GTJ; JHB; JPS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317622
- ISBN
- 9781349317622
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€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Globalized Labour Markets and Social Inequality in Europe
. Ed(S): Blossfeld, Hans-Peter; Buchholz, San...
paperback. Based on contributions from international experts, this volume provides an up-to-date account of globalization's influences on individual life courses in nine different modern societies, and of cross-nationally varying political strategies to mediate this influence. Editor(s): Blossfeld, Hans-Peter; Buchholz, Sandra. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JHBL; 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
- 353
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- SKU
- V9781349317684
- ISBN
- 9781349317684
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book puts to the test the prominent claim that social class has declined in importance in an era of affluence, choice and the waning of tradition. Arguing against this view, this studyvividly uncovers the multiple ways in which class stubbornly persists." Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFF; JHB; JHBL; JHM; JHMC. 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
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317707
- ISBN
- 9781349317707
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book is about relating the concepts of rape and murder in both senses of the term; that is the way rape and murder are linked and related and also how stories of rape and murder are related or told. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JKV; JKVQ2; JPQB. 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
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317721
- ISBN
- 9781349317721
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€ 126.52
€ 126.52
Paperback. This book explores the uses and limits of Max Weber's work for thinking sociologically about capitalism today. The books argues that through Weber, a network of concepts can be developed that can frame a sociological analysis of the present. Num Pages: 161 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JHBA; JPA; KCP. 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
- 161
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317745
- ISBN
- 9781349317745
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€ 65.40
€ 65.40
paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPP; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317936
- ISBN
- 9781349317936
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Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Paperback. "University rankings have gained popularity around the world, and are now a significant factor shaping reputation. This book is the first comprehensive study of rankings from a global perspective, making an important contribution to our understanding of the rankings phenomenon"-- Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNM; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318216
- ISBN
- 9781349318216
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This ground breaking book provides empirical and theoretical insights into the interface between deliberative democracy and the rough and tumble of interest groups in advocacy politics. It examines how deliberative ideals work alongside the adversarial realties of interest-based politics. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB; JPA; JPB; JPHV; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 419.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318414
- ISBN
- 9781349318414
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. "Popular struggles in the global south suggest the need for the development of new and politically enabling categories of analysis, and new ways of understanding contemporary social movements. This book shows how social movements in Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East politicize development in an age of neoliberal hegemony"-- Editor(s): Motta, Sara C.; Nilsen, A. Gunvald. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318438
- ISBN
- 9781349318438
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€ 128.81
€ 128.81
paperback. Based on a flagship research project for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's Immigration and Inclusion programme, this book argues that social cohesion is achieved through people (new arrivals as well as the long-term settled) being able to resolve the conflicts and tensions within their day-to-day lives in ways that they find positive and viable. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFF; JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JPQB. 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
- 238
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349318476
- ISBN
- 9781349318476
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Condition: New
€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Paperback. Kaj Ilmonen was a pioneer in the third wave of the sociology of consumption. This bookprovides a balanced overview of the sociology of consumption, arguing that the enthusiasm of 'the third wave' exaggerated the role of the symbolic and imaginary at the expense of the materiality of human societies." Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR; JHB; JHBA; JPS; KCA. 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
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318735
- ISBN
- 9781349318735
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€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Paperback. The past decade has seen the emergence of new types of trade union representatives attracting new and more diverse activists; this book explores their motivations and values, drawing upon the voices of the activists themselves and capturing the relationship between work, social identity and class consciousness. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBL; JPQB; JPS; KJMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 547.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318759
- ISBN
- 9781349318759
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Condition: New
€ 68.13
€ 68.13
Paperback. This volume explores sporting mega-events, their social, political, and cultural characters, the value systems that they inscribe and draw on, the claims they make on us and the claims the organisers make for them, the spatial and ethical relationships they create, and the responses of civil societies to them. Editor(s): Hayes, G.; Karamichas, John. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBS; JPQB; RN; 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
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318810
- ISBN
- 9781349318810
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Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JHBA; JPA; JPHV. 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
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349319251
- ISBN
- 9781349319251
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€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Paperback. Modern Privacies addresses emergent transformations of privacy in western societies from a multidisciplinary and international perspective.It examinessocial and cultural trends in new media, feminism, law, work and intimacy which indicate that our perceptions, evaluations and enactments of privacy in constant flux." Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR; JHBA; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 251.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349319275
- ISBN
- 9781349319275
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This edited collection uses the concept of 'displaying families' as a new way to understand contemporary family and personal life, addressinghow, ina world of fluid relationships, family life must not only be 'done' but also be 'seen to be done'." Editor(s): Dermott, Esther; Seymour, J. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JKSN; JPQB; VFD. 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
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349319312
- ISBN
- 9781349319312
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€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Paperback. This bookexamines how local and global environment-society relations play out in coastal communities dependent on tourism for economic survival. It analyzes the consequences of social and economic policies on remote areas and makes a case for studying the role of environmental values in global environmental governance." Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPS; KCP; KCU; RND. 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
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349319374
- ISBN
- 9781349319374
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Condition: New
€ 126.52
€ 126.52
Paperback. "This collection examines human-animal relations and the different ways in which they can be understood, exploring animal rights and animal welfare; whether and under what circumstances animals are regarded as social actors with agency; media representations of human-animal relations; and the relation between animals and national identity"-- Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JHBA; JM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 391.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349319695
- ISBN
- 9781349319695
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95