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Hardcover. This collection explores sexualities, families, caring practices, and the ways in which people practice intimacy in an ever-changing social and political landscape. Authors map desires, struggles and reconfigurations, thereby broadening current understandings of what contemporary intimate life looks like. Editor(s): Sanger, Tam; Taylor, Yvette. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSK; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230356023
- ISBN
- 9780230356023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardcover. This collection sets a new agenda for conducting research on the EU and learns from past mistakes. In doing so it provides a state-of-the-art examination of social science research designs in EU studies while providing innovative guidelines for the advancement of more inclusive and empirically sensitive research designs in EU studies Editor(s): Lynggaard, Kennet; Manners, Ian; Lofgren, Karl Gustaf. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 figures, 3 diagrames, 10 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JHBC; JPA; JPSN2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230363052
- ISBN
- 9780230363052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.50
€ 181.50
Hardcover. Through accounts from innovative research projects by world-leading political scientists, this volume offers a unique perspective on research methodology. It discusses the practical and intellectual dilemmas researchers face throughout the research process in a wide range of fields from implicit attitude testing to media analysis and interviews. Editor(s): Bruter, Michael; Lodge, Martin. Series: ECPR Research Methods. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230367753
- ISBN
- 9780230367753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Hardcover. In a series of interviews this book explores the formative experiences of a generation of critical theorists whose work originated in the midst of what has been called 'the postmodern turn,' including discussions of their views on the evolution of critical theory over the past 30 years and their assessment of contemporary politics. Editor(s): Nickel, Patricia Mooney. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230369276
- ISBN
- 9780230369276
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Condition: New
€ 119.25
€ 119.25
Hardcover. Bringing together an international line-up of contributors, this collection provides a transnational examination of recent developments within the academic profession in the light of changes to higher education systems, globalization and marketization. Editor(s): Enders, Jurgen; De Weert, Egbert. Series: Issues in Higher Education. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNK; JNM; JNS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 54. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230521032
- ISBN
- 9780230521032
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Condition: New
€ 119.58
€ 119.58
Hardcover. Exploring the relationships between qualitative research and social change, this book asks how social change is informed and influenced by research. Examples discussed are from research practice and experiences in the fields of sociology, social work, professional practice, education, criminal justice and anthropology. Editor(s): Cox, Pat; Geisen, Thomas; Green, Roger. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBK; JFF; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537279
- ISBN
- 9780230537279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.43
€ 62.43
Hardcover. This collection asks new questions about the household, examining the kinds of positive and negative emotional scope available to household members drawn together by shared economic, social and biological needs rather than by blood ties. Editor(s): Broomhall, Susan. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK; JMRP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230543119
- ISBN
- 9780230543119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.58
€ 119.58
Hardcover. This unique book examines the relationship between wounding and sexuality, bringing together issues around sexuality, gender, power, violence and representations. Drawing on a range of disciplines including cultural and media studies, sociology and psychology, it explores social practices such as S&M, cosmetic surgery and 'extreme' sports. Editor(s): Burr, Vivien; Hearn, Prof. Jeff. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFE; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230549340
- ISBN
- 9780230549340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.18
€ 63.18
Hardcover. A fascinating glimpse into the history of sexual perversions and diversions including fetishism, cross-dressing, 'effeminate' men and 'masculinized' women, sodomy, tribadism, masturbation, necrophilia, rape, paedophilia, flagellation, and sado-masochism, asking how these sexual inclinations were viewed at a particular time in history. Editor(s): Peakman, Julie. Num Pages: 305 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JHBK5; JMU. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230555105
- ISBN
- 9780230555105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.92
€ 62.92
Hardcover. This book examines the concept of 'community unionism', which argues that the future of the labour movement and industrial relations lies with the community and local labour markets. Providing a conceptual overview of the term, the book uses international case studies and draws on faith-based organizations to explore the issue. Editor(s): McBride, Jo; Greenwood, Ian. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRL; JFS; JHB; KNXB2; YQN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230572508
- ISBN
- 9780230572508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.62
€ 62.62
Hardcover. Offering a fresh approach to new explorations of the reconfigurations of sociological thought, this book provides a mix of literature review, original theory and autobiographical material in order to understand formations of sociological knowledge. Editor(s): Burnett, Judith; Jeffers, Syd; Thomas, Graham. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230575981
- ISBN
- 9780230575981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.72
€ 119.72
Hardcover. This book explores the significance of food practices for childhood identities, from early babyhood to middle childhood and teenage years. It examines how children and families negotiate food and eating practices; what influence the media has on these; the role institutions play; and how far class and ethnicity shape the food that children eat. Editor(s): James, Allison; Kjorholt, Anne Trine; Tingstad, Vebjorg. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 231 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFT; JFSP1; JHBK; JHBT; JKSB1; JMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230575998
- ISBN
- 9780230575998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Hardcover. Examining the increasingly powerful role of standards in the governing of economic, political and social life, this book draws upon governmentality and actor network theory to explore how standards and standardizing projects are articulated and rendered workable in practice, and the objects, subjects and forms of identity to which this gives rise. Editor(s): Higgins, Vaughan; Larner, Wendy. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230579316
- ISBN
- 9780230579316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.84
€ 62.84
Hardcover. A new approach which problematizes the category of contemporary adulthood, this book includes chapters on demographic change; becoming thirty-something; graduates and work; mental health and happiness; new configurations of masculinity; the sexual lifecourse; political beliefs in adulthood; and adulthood and the housing market. Editor(s): Burnett, Judith. Num Pages: 183 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP3; JHB; JHMC; JMH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230581036
- ISBN
- 9780230581036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621787
- ISBN
- 9780230621787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.96
€ 139.96
Hardcover. Editor(s): McCartin, Joseph A.; Dubofsky, Melvyn. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312295653
- ISBN
- 9780312295653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.05
€ 182.05
Paperback. This collection brings together essays which look at issues of research methodology in sociology. Some of them redefine existing techniques of data collection; some examine the need for reflexivity in the research process; and others confront epistemological issues. Editor(s): Busfield, Joan; Lyon, E. Stina. Series: Explorations in Sociology. British Sociological Association Conference Volume Series. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333630921
- ISBN
- 9780333630921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Hardcover. A collection of essays representing the variety of research and analytical methods that researchers employ when examining religious phenomena, whether personally or socially expressed. The book indicates the diversity of approaches in the academic study of religion. Editor(s): Stone, Jon R. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333665961
- ISBN
- 9780333665961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.10
€ 120.10
Hardcover. This is the second volume of papers in the topical area of environmental management. Arising from work done by the International Centre for the Environment at the University of Bath, the papers address inter-disciplinary environmental themes particularly from a business and management perspective. Editor(s): Winnett, Adrian. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; KJM; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333674802
- ISBN
- 9780333674802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.06
€ 62.06
Hardcover. Russia, the former Soviet Union and the lands of the former Hapsburg Empire have a complex pattern of ethnic settlement which has extended great influence on their historical development. This volume seeks new interpretations and confronts issues such as Russian Muslim relations. Editor(s): Morison, John. Series: International Council for Central and East European Studies. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DVUR; HBTB; JFC; JHBD; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333695500
- ISBN
- 9780333695500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.17
€ 120.17
Hardcover. The unification of Germany set in motion the transformation of a whole society. This book examines key areas of transformation with special reference to the place and future of the family. Editor(s): Kolinsky, Eva. Series: Anglo-German Foundation. Num Pages: 237 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333699874
- ISBN
- 9780333699874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. Demonstrates how social policy reform in China has been driven by economic transformation, as structural change produced knock on effects in people's lives. Marketization in social policy creates needs and raises issues that challenge accepted notions of public and private responsibilities. Editor(s): Wong, Linda; Flynn, Norman. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF; JHBA; JKS; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 377.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333917794
- ISBN
- 9780333917794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.07
€ 62.07
Hardcover. Essays investigating the relationship between Marxist thought and Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Each of the contributors emphasizes that the distinctive character of progressive social thought is derived from ideas drawn from the study of natural evolutionary processes. Editor(s): Blackledge, Paul; Kirkpatrick, Graeme. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333995624
- ISBN
- 9780333995624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.74
€ 62.74
Hardcover. This book gathers the most recent scholarship on the historicization of masculinity by the most original and widely respected thinkers in the field. By using the analytical tools of Queer Theory these interdisciplinary scholars have reconfigured the history of sexuality in radically altering how we think about sexuality and how we write history. Editor(s): O'Donnell, Katherine; O'Rourke, Michael. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; JFSK2; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333997437
- ISBN
- 9780333997437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.31
€ 62.31