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Paperback. Through case studies, theoretical research and interviews with leading players in science and governance, this book introduces a new understanding of change in governance of bioscience research. In particular it examines change as it is shaped by approaches developed by Science and Technology Studies and Sociology of Scientific Knowledge theorists. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; KN; MBS; MQW; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349477180
- ISBN
- 9781349477180
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€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Paperback. Now, more than ever, customer experience plays a pivotal role in the success and longevity of a company. Based on rigorous scientific tools and global data, this book offers a simple but thorough guide on how to master the challenges of the market, and how to deliver superior performance through effective customer experience management. Num Pages: 166 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KJC; KJMV6; KJS; KJSM; KJSU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349477340
- ISBN
- 9781349477340
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€ 65.40
€ 65.40
Paperback. This book reviews the character and impacts of 'actually-existing' neoliberalism in Ireland. It examines the property-development boom and its legacy, the impacts of neoliberal urban policy in reshaping the city, public resistance to the new urban policy and highlights salient points to be drawn from the Irish experience of neoliberalism. Editor(s): MacLaran, Andrew; Kelly, Sinead. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPQB; KCU; RGC; RGL. 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
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349477883
- ISBN
- 9781349477883
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€ 127.33
€ 127.33
Paperback. This book offers a unique and accessible way of conceptualizing the vocations of art, science, and politics in the capitalist world through an examination of some neglected features of the work of the scholar who first traced their origins and consequences in 'the West': Max Weber. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349477920
- ISBN
- 9781349477920
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Cox, Rosie. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JHBK; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349477968
- ISBN
- 9781349477968
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Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Paperback. According to Max Weber, charisma is opposed to bureaucratic order. This collection reveals the limits of that formula. The contributors show how charisma is a part of cultural frameworks while retaining its ecstatic character among American and Italian Catholics, Syrian Sufis, Taiwanese Buddhists, Hassidic Jews, and Amazonian shamans, among others. Editor(s): Lindholm, Charles. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JHB; JHM; JHMC. 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
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349478002
- ISBN
- 9781349478002
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Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. Soul music and country music propel American popular culture. Using ethnomusicological tools, Shonekan examines their socio-cultural influences and consequences: the perception of and resistance to hegemonic structures from within their respective constituencies, the definition of national identity, and the understanding of the 'American Dream.' Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; JFC; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349478149
- ISBN
- 9781349478149
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Condition: New
€ 65.60
€ 65.60
Paperback. This collection of original scholarly work and first-person accounts takes globalization processes and the transnational links these processes create as the jumping-off point for an examination of what it means to be, have, or aspire to a beautiful body. Editor(s): Jafar, Afshan; Casanova, Erynn Masi de. Num Pages: 210 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSR; JHB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349478392
- ISBN
- 9781349478392
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Condition: New
€ 65.60
€ 65.60
Paperback. Despite the claims of Steven Pinker and others, violence has remained a historical constant since the Enlightenment, even though its forms and visibility have been radically transformed. Accordingly, the studies gathered here recast debate over violence in modern societies by undermining teleological and reassuring narratives of progress. Editor(s): Martschukat, Jurgen; Niedermeier, Silvan. Num Pages: 318 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; HBW; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349478439
- ISBN
- 9781349478439
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Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Paperback. How Asian Women Lead provides a vastly different picture than Western-focused leadership literature, highlighting obstacles Asian women face reaching the top, and looking beneath the corporate surface to show cultural and family perspectives. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KJC; KJG; KJM; KJSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 297.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349478453
- ISBN
- 9781349478453
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.50
€ 48.99
€ 38.50
The Customization of Science. The Impact of Religious and Political Wo...
. Ed(S): Fuller, Steve; Stenmark, Mikael; Zac...
Paperback. This collection explores whether and how religious and secular worldviews and political ideologies held by scientists, citizens, decision-makers and politicians influence science as practiced and understood today. Contributors explore the social and scientific repercussions of 'customizing' science to fit the needs and interests of various groups. Editor(s): Fuller, Steve; Stenmark, Mikael; Zackariasson, Ulf. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; JHB; PDA; PDZ. 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
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349478880
- ISBN
- 9781349478880
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Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Paperback. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with 15-22 year old straight and gay male athletes in both the United States and the United Kingdom, this book explores how jocks have redefined heterosexuality, and no longer fear being thought gay for behaviors that constrained men of the previous generation. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHBK; JHBS; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349478903
- ISBN
- 9781349478903
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Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Paperback. "[D]raws on a recent three year (2009-12) international and inter-disciplinary research program 'Home Space in the African City'"--Acknowledgements. Series: Africa Connects. Num Pages: 293 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHMC; JPP; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 377.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479146
- ISBN
- 9781349479146
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Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Paperback. Natural disasters in Asian countries have brought global attention to the work of local Buddhist communities and groups. Here, the contributors examine local Buddhist communities and international Buddhist organizations engaged in a variety of relief work in countries including India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, and Japan. Editor(s): Kawanami, Hiroko; Samuel, Geoffrey. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; HR; JFC; JHM; JHMC. 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
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479160
- ISBN
- 9781349479160
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Condition: New
€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Paperback. This book examines the multiple relationships between education, pedagogy, and social change in Latin America and beyond through a discussion of critical theory in education and its uses in Latin American society today. An international group of contributors discuss both individual countries and the region as a whole. Editor(s): Cole, M.; Motta, Sara C. Series: Marxism and Education. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JNF; JPA. 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
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479337
- ISBN
- 9781349479337
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Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 46.76
€ 53.37
€ 46.76
Paperback. In this dynamic and wide-ranging collection of essays, prominent scholars examine the condition of church-state relations in the United States, France, and Israel. Their analyses are rooted in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from ethnography and demography to political science, gender studies, theology, and the law. Editor(s): Berlinerblau, Jacques; Fainberg, Sarah; Nou, Aurora. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM; HRAX; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 404.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479542
- ISBN
- 9781349479542
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Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Paperback. This volume presents an extended reflection on human dependency and the need to 'care' and be 'cared for'. Philosophers, theologians, social theorists, economists, and professional caregivers to discuss the challenges of professional caregiving, analyzing how societies can promote relationships in which individuals can give and receive 'care'. Editor(s): Gonzalez, A.; Iffland, Craig. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JHB; JHBL; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479566
- ISBN
- 9781349479566
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Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Paperback. This volume fills the gap in books dedicated to the ideas of ground-breaking theorist Juliet Mitchell. Essays from internationally renowned scholars address themes that cross-cut her oeuvre: equality, violence, collective movements, subjectivity, sexuality and power. Mitchell herself contributes a chapter and an afterward. Editor(s): Duschinsky, Robbie; Walker, S. Series: Critical Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK; JFSJ; JHBA; JMG; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479580
- ISBN
- 9781349479580
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Condition: New
€ 127.06
€ 127.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK; JFSJ; JFSR; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479603
- ISBN
- 9781349479603
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Condition: New
€ 65.78
€ 65.78
Paperback. Series: Asia Today. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPA; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479900
- ISBN
- 9781349479900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.96
€ 137.96