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The Political Science Toolbox: A Research Companion to American Govern...
Frantzich, Stephen E.; Ernst, Howard R.
hardcover. This book is designed to serve as a reliable research companion to students of American government as they navigate their undergraduate programs. It is a no-nonsense guide that assists students as they develop research questions, explore the literature, make use of Web-base resources, analyze data, and present findings. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780742547612
- ISBN
- 9780742547612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.62
€ 140.62
The Politicization of Parenthood. Shifting private and public responsi...
. Ed(S): Richter, Martina; Andresen, Sabine
Paperback. This book explores changes in the relationship of families and the state, and the shifting borders of public and private responsibility in education, child care, and childrearing. Covers the trend toward attempts at socio-political control of private life. Editor(s): Richter, Martina; Andresen, Sabine. Series: Children's Well-Being: Indicators and Research. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBK; JKSN; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400798755
- ISBN
- 9789400798755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.38
€ 194.38
The Politicization of Parenthood: Shifting private and public responsi...
. Ed(S): Richter, Martina; Andresen, Sabine
Hardback. This book explores changes in the relationship of families and the state, and the shifting borders of public and private responsibility in education, child care, and childrearing. Covers the trend toward attempts at socio-political control of private life. Editor(s): Richter, Martina; Andresen, Sabine. Series: Children's Well-Being: Indicators and Research. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JNF; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 240 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400729711
- ISBN
- 9789400729711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.46
€ 195.46
paperback. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPSN; KCN; RGB; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- SKU
- V9781349457823
- ISBN
- 9781349457823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.56
€ 65.56
Paperback. Disaster policies present a new challenge to the practitioners and students of global politics; this book explains how political science enriches the contribution of the social sciences to the study of disaster relief, aid and reconstruction following the major disaster events, both natural and man-made, of recent times. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFFS; JHB; JPS; JW; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349439362
- ISBN
- 9781349439362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Paperback. The Politics of Addiction examines power and policy-making in the context of a bitter conflict between private and publicly employed doctors treating addiction. Regulation was used by both the profession and the state to shape the treatment of addiction and who could provide it, with the media feeding into the process. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JHB; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349306886
- ISBN
- 9781349306886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
The Politics of Agrarian Reform in Brazil: The Landless Rural Workers ...
Robles, Wilder, Veltmeyer, Henry
Hardcover. The Politics of Agrarian Reform in Brazil examines the interrelationships among peasant mobilization, agrarian reform and co-operativism in contemporary Brazil. Series: Social Movements and Transformation. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFFA; JHB; JPWF; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137517197
- ISBN
- 9781137517197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
The Politics of AIDS. Globalization, the State and Civil Society.
Thorn, Hakan. Ed(S): Foller, Maj-Lis
Paperback. HIV/AIDS is the major political challenge of our time. Based on empirical observations from all over the world, this book examines how HIV/AIDS has become increasingly transnational, as nation states have extended their programmes across borders, and transnational networks have increased their activities. Editor(s): Foller, Maj-Lis. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JHB; JPQB; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349363704
- ISBN
- 9781349363704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Paperback. In this frank account of events, Sir Richard Packer, former Permanent Secretary at MAFF, details the facts of the BSE outbreak, how government responded to the crisis and how the press contributed to widespread public panic. He reveals how the decisions taken to protect public health were a combination of informed guesswork and sheer good fortune. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPQB; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349540280
- ISBN
- 9781349540280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Hardcover. Through a wide-ranging study of labour in the cultural industries, this book critically evaluates how various sociological traditions - including critical theory, governmentality and liberal-democratic approaches - have sought to theorize the creative cultural worker, in art, music, media and design-based occupations. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; KCF; KCP; KNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019218
- ISBN
- 9780230019218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.65
€ 138.65
paperback. Minns argues that the industrial transformations of Mexico, South Korea and Taiwan were based on the existence of powerful developmentalist states in each. It explores the origins of such states and their dynamics and connects the form of autonomy they enjoy within their countries to the policies they pursue. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JHB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- SKU
- V9781349540570
- ISBN
- 9781349540570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
The Politics of Domestic Authority in Britain since 1800
. Ed(S): Delap, Lucy; Griffin, Ben; Wills, Ab...
Hardback. This collection of essays explores the broad range of influences which have shaped the distribution of authority within British homes and families - religion, commercial advertising, governments, welfare professionals, medical experts, psychologists and the law. Editor(s): Delap, Lucy; Griffin, Ben; Wills, Abigail. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230579941
- ISBN
- 9780230579941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.81
€ 67.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 337.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349405688
- ISBN
- 9781349405688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.94
€ 126.94
Hardcover. This volume presents and analyzes the major trends as well as the scope and the limits of education reform initiatives undertaken in recent years. In curricula and teaching materials, the representations of "Self" and the "Other" offer insights into the contemporary dynamics of identity politics. Editor(s): Alayan, Samira; Rohde, Achim; Dhouib, Sarhan. Num Pages: 286 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JHB; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530. Self and Other in Textbooks and Curricula. 286 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Alayan, Samira; Rohde, Achim; Dhouib, Sarhan. This volume presents and analyzes the major trends as well as the scope and the limits of education reform initiatives undertaken in recent years. In curricula and teaching materials, the representations of "Self" and the "Other" offer insights into the contemporary dynamics of identity politics. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FB; JHB; JNF. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857454607
- ISBN
- 9780857454607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.97
€ 162.97
Paperback. Examines key trends in emerging strategic technologies and the implications for geopolitics and human dignity. Al-Rodhan argues that future evolution into transhumans is inevitable. In preparation, the global community is urged to establish strict moral and legal guidelines balancing innovation with the guarantee of dignity for all. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JPA; PSAJ; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349331642
- ISBN
- 9781349331642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Paperback. This book explores continuity and change in British multiculturalism. It offers an original perspective on British multiculturalism and also presents an exploration of the politics of ethnic diversity in all the national contexts of the British Isles as well as the United Kingdom. Editor(s): Garbaye, R; Schnapper, P. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349468874
- ISBN
- 9781349468874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.89
€ 65.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349394708
- ISBN
- 9781349394708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HRAM2; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161303
- ISBN
- 9780691161303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Diseases do not recognize national borders, and as we are gradually learning, failure to govern health effectively at a global level profoundly affects us all. This book is about how global health governance has evolved to become stronger, more complex, and more important than ever before in history. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKS; JPA; JPQB; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349373291
- ISBN
- 9781349373291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349408306
- ISBN
- 9781349408306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Visibility matters in contemporary societies; online, in the media and in the public eye. But who is seen and how? Are women still seen through a male gaze? This book explores the politics of looking and being looked at, and the relationship between actual and virtual worlds, for example in sport, art and cinema. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; JHBK5; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230302556
- ISBN
- 9780230302556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.28
€ 66.28
The Politics of Inclusion and Empowerment. Gender, Class and Citizensh...
. Ed(S): Andersen, J.; Siim, Birte
Paperback. Editor(s): Andersen, J.; Siim, Birte. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JPA; JPHV. 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
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349515981
- ISBN
- 9781349515981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.03
€ 138.03
Paperback. Editor(s): Geiger, M; Pecoud, A. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323388
- ISBN
- 9781349323388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Paperback. This work focuses on the ideological intertwining between Czech, Magyar, Polish and Slovak, and the corresponding nationalisms steeped in these languages. The analysis is set against the earlier political and ideological history of these languages, and the panorama of the emergence and political uses of other languages of the region. Num Pages: 1140 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; HBJD; HBL; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1729.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361960
- ISBN
- 9781349361960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 202.50
€ 202.50