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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. "Exploring some of the most topical issues around migration and integration in relation to Britain, this book examines people smuggling and the elite labour migration that is becoming a feature of Britain. It also examines the concepts of social capital, social cohesion and Britishness that are being used to critique multiculturalism"-- Editor(s): Modood, Tariq; Salt, J. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; JPQB; JPVH. 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
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349334025
- ISBN
- 9781349334025
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€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JPQB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349334063
- ISBN
- 9781349334063
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€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Paperback. Based on studies conducted in the UK and USA, this book investigates the experiences of suppliers and consumers of masculinized domestic services, exploring issues such as increasing inequality, migration, the rise of commoditized domestic services, contemporary masculinities and the gendering of paid work. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ; JHB; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349334087
- ISBN
- 9781349334087
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€ 65.62
€ 65.62
Transformation of the Employment Structure in the EU and USA, 1995-200...
. Ed(S): Fernandez-Macias, Enrique; Hurley, J...
Paperback. This collection describes the changing structure of employment during the period of robust employment expansion that preceded the credit crunch and features contributions from a team of leading labour market researchers from Europe and the United States. Editor(s): Fernandez-Macias, Enrique; Hurley, J.; Storrie, Donald. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; JPQB; KCF; KCZ; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349334162
- ISBN
- 9781349334162
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€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Paperback. Global crises not only deeply impact the economy and people's livelihoods, they also unsettle basic ideas and assumptions about the meaning and drivers of development. This collection of theoretical and empirical studies explores the substance and politics of policy change following the 2007/8 crisis from the perspective of developing countries. Editor(s): Varghese Buchholz, Rebecca; Utting, Peter; Razavi, Shahra. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPB; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349334186
- ISBN
- 9781349334186
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€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. This volume brings together international scholars reflecting on the theory and practice of international security, human security, natural resources and environmental change. It contributes by 'centring the margins' and privileging alternative conceptions and understandings of environmental (in)security. Editor(s): Schnurr, Matthew A.; Swatuk, Larry A. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JPA; JW; KCP; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349334209
- ISBN
- 9781349334209
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Assembling a high profile group of scholars and practitioners, this book investigates the interplay of forecasting; warnings about, and responses to, known and unknown transnational risks. It challenges conventional accounts of 'failures' of warning and preventive policy in both the academic literature and public debate. Editor(s): De Franco, Chiara; Meyer, C. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPP; JPS; JPWL; KJM. 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
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349334223
- ISBN
- 9781349334223
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€ 67.00
€ 67.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Gibson, S.; Mollan, Simon. Series: Rethinking Political Violence. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFD; JHB; JMH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349334865
- ISBN
- 9781349334865
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
paperback. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 336 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
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349334889
- ISBN
- 9781349334889
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Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Paperback. Analysis of why politicians are driven to create an independent judicial institution with the authority to overrule their decisions. It focuses on a country with no tradition of independent judicial review - Russia. History does not support an independent judiciary here; yet a potentially powerful constitutional court has existed for 20 years. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV; JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349334926
- ISBN
- 9781349334926
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€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. This collection is the first to examine the life experiences of young adult immigrants in Europe, as transmitted by the young adults themselves, and together with the analytical framework, seeks to uncover mechanisms at work in these individuals' lives. Editor(s): Fangen, Katrine; Johansson, T.; Hammaren, Nils. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JFSL; JFSP; JHBK; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335084
- ISBN
- 9781349335084
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Thiscollection addresses the complexity of care arrangements in contemporaryEurope, developingnew insights into debates about the care crisis, gender equality, the division of work and the reconciliation of care and work." Editor(s): Dahl, H; Keranen, M; Kovalainen, A. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JFSJ; JHB; 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
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335268
- ISBN
- 9781349335268
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€ 65.89
€ 65.89
Paperback. "This volume studies the relation between globalization and inequalities in emerging societies by linking Area and Global Studies, aiming at a new theory of inequality beyond the nation state and beyond Eurocentrism"-- Editor(s): Rehbein, Boike. Series: Frontiers of Globalization. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JHB; KCP. 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
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335329
- ISBN
- 9781349335329
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€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Paperback. This interdisciplinary collection explores the role the body plays in constituting our sense of self, signalling the interplay between material embodiment, social meaning, and material and social conditions. Editor(s): Jagger, Gill; Lennon, Kathleen. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JFFK; JFSJ; JHB; JMS. 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
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335343
- ISBN
- 9781349335343
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Across the world, there has been a growing dissatisfaction with the tempo of modern life. Described simply as the 'slow phenomenon', this volume explores this new brand of living that entails not simply slowing down but an embracing of alternative activities that promote meaning, thoughtfulness, engagement and authenticity. Editor(s): Osbaldiston, Nick. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR; JHB; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335381
- ISBN
- 9781349335381
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€ 65.56
€ 65.56
Paperback. This book offers historical and contemporary international analysis of fraud and corruption in sport, including a diverse range of cases from the sporting world including football, cricket, horse racing and boxing. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBS; JKV; LNJS; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335428
- ISBN
- 9781349335428
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€ 65.65
€ 65.65
Paperback. This book examines the relationship between development economics, social protection and democratization in the specific context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Moving existing theories of transformation into a new terrain, it sheds light on the exclusive origins of dictatorship and democracy. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JHBA; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335442
- ISBN
- 9781349335442
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Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Paperback. Based on over 130 interviews with criminals, law enforcement officials and government representatives from post-Soviet Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan, this book situates organized crime in the debate on state formation and examines the diverging patterns in organized crime following the aftermath of these countries' Coloured Revolutions. Series: Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV; JKVM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335466
- ISBN
- 9781349335466
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Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
paperback. Editor(s): Scott, J.; Holmwood, Mr John. Num Pages: 644 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HR; JFF; JFSL; JHBA; JHBC; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 644
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349335480
- ISBN
- 9781349335480
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Condition: New
€ 197.52
€ 197.52
Paperback. What determines Europe's migrant policies and where does the EU fit into this picture? This book is a comparative analysis of the impact of the EU, if any, on the policies and politics of immigrant integration in its member states. It investigates whether the EU can be a force for good in this policy area. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JPA; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 397.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335671
- ISBN
- 9781349335671
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Using in-depth interviews, this book explores women employed in the Indian IT industry and highlights the gender specific and culturally specific consequences of reflexive modernity in neo-liberal India. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ; JHB; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335886
- ISBN
- 9781349335886
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Condition: New
€ 65.62
€ 65.62
Paperback. "This book explores men's ambiguous relationship with intimate caring work within a context where carefree and nurturing expectations for men are competing for influence. For men, to be more involved carers clashes with commonly valued expectations of them as men and this book analyses how men confront this contradictory expectation"-- Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JKSN; JMU; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335923
- ISBN
- 9781349335923
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Based on extensive couple and individual interviews with young same sex couples who have legally formalized their relationships, this book argues that same sex marriages as they are lived need to be understood in terms of interlinked developments in lesbian and gay life, heterosexual relationships and in personal life. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK; JFSJ; JHBK; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335961
- ISBN
- 9781349335961
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Condition: New
€ 65.80
€ 65.80
Paperback. This book analyzes how the current generation of young adults enters the labour market and tries to create their own autonomous household, with or without children, exploring questions such as what does it mean to be a young adult in Europe today and what social policies help them to combine work and family life? Editor(s): Knijn, T. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHBK; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336005
- ISBN
- 9781349336005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95