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Paperback. This book examines how foreign policy can adapt to the challenge of globalization. Two central questions are posed: how can foreign policy defend or project statist political communities using soft power within a global information space? Does soft power affect foreign policy by undermining statist community within the same global information space Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349535828
- ISBN
- 9781349535828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
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. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349334223
- ISBN
- 9781349334223
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Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Hardback. Information on future mortality trends is essential for population forecasts, public health policy, actuarial studies, and many other purposes. This volume contains contributions to the theory and practice of forecasting mortality in the relatively favourable circumstances in developed countries of Western Europe. Editor(s): Tabeau, Ewa; Berg Jeths, Anneke van den; Heathcote, C.R. Series: European Studies of Population. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1QFH; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368335
- ISBN
- 9780792368335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.59
€ 200.59
Paperback. The profound changes in the labour market during the 1980s are examined in this book in relation to the ideas of flexible specialization and the "flexible firm" and Marxist regulation theory, supplemented by fresh empirical evidence concerning changes in the labour process. Editor(s): Gilbert, Nigel; etc.; Burrows, Roger (Associate Dean, School of Human Studies, University of Teeside); Pollert, Anna (Senior Research Fellow, Industrial Relations Research Unit, University of Warwick). Series: Explorations in Sociology. British Sociological Association Conference Volume Series. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 279.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333618158
- ISBN
- 9780333618158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. This study enriches understanding of East Africa's refugee situation by examining the conditions that gave rise to it and how the refugees themselves sought to reconstruct their lives. Focusing on the 1990s, Veney compares Kenya and Tanzania, two nations that did not generate many refugees, but become important hosts for the general region. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJH; JFC; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349536726
- ISBN
- 9781349536726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Paperback. Uprootedness, exile and forced displacement, be they due to conflict, persecution or so-called 'development', are conditions which characterise the lives of millions across the globe.This book analyses a range of displacement situations, including development 'oustees', refugees and internally displaced persons." Editor(s): Grabska, Katarzyna; Mehta, Lyla. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFF; JFFN; JFSL; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349356973
- ISBN
- 9781349356973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Wyn, Johanna; Holdsworth, Roger; Beadle, Sally. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFF; JFSP2; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 135. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Edition
- Print on Demand
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522858365
- ISBN
- 9780522858365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.47
€ 56.47
Paperback. Based on research with 80 women, For the Family? debunks the myth that financial needs determine women's workforce participation, revealing that financial resources make it easier for women to remain at work, not easier to leave it. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 b/w line. BIC Classification: JFSC; JFSJ1; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199791491
- ISBN
- 9780199791491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.52
€ 62.52
Paperback. This book demonstrates the international dimension of eugenic racial policy and of scientific racism over the course of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBT; JFSL; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137497000
- ISBN
- 9781137497000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.14
€ 72.14
Paperback. Challenges currently accepted practices that involve coercing or controlling teenagers, identifying seven negative behaviors that should be avoided by parents while demonstrating how to accomplish goals in a relationship with a teen by changing the adult's behavior. Reprint. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JMC; PSAK; VFXC1; VS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060007997
- ISBN
- 9780060007997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.65
€ 18.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. These 28 essays illuminate what being an inside reformer means today in the American labour movement. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819197757
- ISBN
- 9780819197757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.89
€ 80.89
Paperback. For many Egyptians in the early twentieth century, the biggest national problem was a 'marriage crisis' heralded in the press as a devastating rise in the number of middle-class men refraining from marriage. This title explores how marriage became the lens through which Egyptians critiqued larger socioeconomic and political concerns. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804769600
- ISBN
- 9780804769600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. For Better, For Worse explores how marriage became the lens through which Egyptians critiqued larger socioeconomic and political concerns under British rule in the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804769594
- ISBN
- 9780804769594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Paperback. "A reader-friendly guide to how people can build success out of the stress and adversity of divorce."-Michael Rutter, Institute of Psychiatry, London Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; VFVS; VS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780393324136
- ISBN
- 9780393324136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.98
€ 29.99
€ 25.98
Football's Dark Side: Corruption, Homophobia, Violence and Racism in t...
Cashmore, Ellis, Cleland, Jamie
Hardcover. Association football is the richest, most popular sport in history with a multicultural global following. It is also riven with corruption, racism, homophobia and a violence that has for decades resisted all attempts to tame it. Cashmore and Cleland examine football's dark side: the unpleasant, sleazy and downright nasty aspects of the sport. Num Pages: 112 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSK; JHBS; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137371263
- ISBN
- 9781137371263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHB; JHBS; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349661534
- ISBN
- 9781349661534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Focusing on a number of contemporary research themes and placing them within the context of palpable changes that have occurred within football in recent years, this timely collection brings together essays about football, crime and fan behaviour from leading experts in the fields of criminology, law, sociology, psychology and cultural studies. Editor(s): Hopkins, Matthew; Treadwell, James. Num Pages: 328 pages, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHBS; JKV; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137347961
- ISBN
- 9781137347961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.44
€ 128.44
paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFCA; JHBS; WSJA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739146767
- ISBN
- 9780739146767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.21
€ 73.21
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFCA; JHBS; WSJA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739146750
- ISBN
- 9780739146750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.46
€ 171.46
Hardback. Women's football is the fastest growing participation sport in the UK. This book critically explores women's elite football from a sociological perspective, analysing the growth, governance and impact of the FA Women's Super League from its inception onwards. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBT; WSBG; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137480316
- ISBN
- 9781137480316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Hardback. Editor(s): Elsey, Brenda; Pugliese, Stanislao G. Num Pages: 359 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349950058
- ISBN
- 9781349950058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.69
€ 52.69
Hardcover. This book investigates the use of football to create, shape and promote Spanish, Catalan and Basque national identities and explores the utilization of soccer to foster patriotic feelings, exposing the often dark vested interests behind the propagation of national narratives through soccer. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFD; JHBS; WSBT; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230355408
- ISBN
- 9780230355408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFD; JFSR; JHB; JHBS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347070
- ISBN
- 9781349347070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardcover. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403992420
- ISBN
- 9781403992420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43