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Paperback. Proposing an aggregative conception of vulnerability, this book provides a new framework for understanding individual experience of, and resilience to, vulnerability and promotes the need to find remedies for exposure to involuntary dependence, the unsecured future and the painful past. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JHBA; JMS; KCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349308361
- ISBN
- 9781349308361
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€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. This book explores the relationship of human bodies with natural and cultural environments, arguing that these categories are linked and intertwined. It argues for an environmentally sustainable and healthy relationship between the body and the earth." Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JHB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349308347
- ISBN
- 9781349308347
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€ 67.67
€ 67.67
Paperback. This book brings together critical perspectives on some of the recent claims associated with the obesity crisis.It develops both theoretical and conceptual arguments around the obesity debate, as well as taking a more practical focus in terms of implications for the health professions to outline an agenda for a 'critical weight studies'." Editor(s): Rich, E.; Aphramor, Lucy. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JN; JPQB; MBS. 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
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349308248
- ISBN
- 9781349308248
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Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Paperback. This book examines the life and art of those contemporary artists who by force or by choice find themselves on other shores. It argues that the exilic challenge enables the emigre artist to (re)establish new artistic devices, new laws and a new language of communication in both his everyday life and his artistic work." Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS; AV; JHB; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 557.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349307036
- ISBN
- 9781349307036
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Condition: New
€ 67.64
€ 67.64
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. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349306886
- ISBN
- 9781349306886
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book is about South-North, North-South relations between Africa and Europe, presenting the personal narratives of musicians in different locations across Africa and Europe, and those of the people who constitute their networks within the wider artistic, cultural, and civil society milieus of globalizing societies. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; JFC; JHB; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349306800
- ISBN
- 9781349306800
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€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. The book examines how hegemonic development ideas and practices emerged in the context ofthe changing world order post-1945 and how this transformation was characterized by neoliberalism and securitization of development and security. Sahle also explores the rise of China and the start of Obama's presidency." Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPA; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349306589
- ISBN
- 9781349306589
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book provides the first dedicated introduction to the cultural writings and analyses of the radical West Indian thinker C.L.R. James. It lays out James' account of the way in which games, books, music and film become a part of the politics and history of popular struggles. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; JHBA; JHBS; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349305773
- ISBN
- 9781349305773
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Condition: New
€ 65.78
€ 65.78
paperback. This book puts spirit back at the heart of spirituality. By exploring the everyday impacts of alternative spiritual beliefs and practices, the book examines contemporary spirituality and how critical social science can map and understand it. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRLK; JFC; JHB; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349304905
- ISBN
- 9781349304905
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
paperback. An analysis of the production and consumption of the communications of Make Poverty History, a high profile episode of social movement protest in the UK. The book follows the campaign throughout its lifetime and explores how attitudes towards government and political opportunities influenced the negotiation of communications. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- SKU
- V9781349304479
- ISBN
- 9781349304479
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Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Paperback. The popular imagination of marriage migration has been influenced by stories of marriage of convenience, of forced marriage, trafficking and of so-called mail-order brides. This book presents a uniquely global view of an expanding field that challenges these and other stereotypes of cross-border marriage. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL; JHBK; JKSN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349304141
- ISBN
- 9781349304141
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Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. This book consists of a fundamental deconstruction and reconstruction of the key concepts of Criminology and The Sociology of Law, providing a coherent expression of the relationships between these newly constructed concepts and thus a radically new statement of the relationship between society, crime and the law. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JHBA; JKV; LNF. 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
- V9781349303724
- ISBN
- 9781349303724
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Condition: New
€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Paperback. Providing a detailed account of contemporary outdoor advertising and its relationship with urban space, this book examines what the outdoor advertising industry tells us about the commercial production of urban space, what industry practices reveal about contemporary capitalism, and how ads and billboard structures interface with spaces of the city Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFSR; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349303700
- ISBN
- 9781349303700
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Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. TheNeonatal Intensive Care Unit isa sitewherehi-tech medicine and vulnerable human beings come into close contact. Focusing on a number of medical and ethical challenges encountered by staff and parents, this book provides a new perspective on the complexity of these treatments and the inventiveness of those involved." Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPQB; MBS; MJW; PSAD; TBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349303663
- ISBN
- 9781349303663
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Condition: New
€ 126.73
€ 126.73
Organized Business Interests in Changing Environments: The Complexity ...
. Ed(S): Grote, J.; Lang, A.; Schneider, Volk...
paperback. Abook on the path dependent and path creating structures and attitudes of business interest associations in a world of Europeanization andinternationalization of markets. It includes empirical dataon relational information used for network analytic purposes drawn from hundreds of interviews with CEOs." Editor(s): Grote, J.; Lang, A.; Schneider, Volker. Series: Globalization and Governance. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPS; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349303588
- ISBN
- 9781349303588
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Condition: New
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
Paperback. While diplomacy is a well-established topic for study, global governance is a relatively new arrival to the conceptual landscape of international relations. At first glance the two exist in separate worlds. This bookexamines the relationship between these two concepts for the first time in a comprehensive manner." Editor(s): Cooper, A.; Hocking, B. Series: Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349303168
- ISBN
- 9781349303168
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Condition: New
€ 67.35
€ 67.35
Paperback. "Which practices count as resistance? Why, where, and how does resistance emerge? When is resistance effective, and when is it truly progressive? In addressing these questions, this book brings together novel theoretical and empirical perspectives from a diverse range of disciplinary and geographical locales"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Cheliotis, Leonidas K. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFF; JHB; JHBA; JKV; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349303014
- ISBN
- 9781349303014
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Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. This book explores how public cultures shape women's military participation within the European Union. It analyzes the way in which different policy options have been elaborated in the United Kingdom, France and Germany and examinespatterns of women's military participation across societies." Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL; JPQB; JPS; JW. 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
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349302505
- ISBN
- 9781349302505
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Series: International Political Theory. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JKV; JKVM; JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349302321
- ISBN
- 9781349302321
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Herbert Spencer remains a significant but poorly understood figure in19th century intellectual life. His ideas on evolution ranged across the natural sciences and philosophy, and he pioneered new ideas in psychology and sociology. This bookcomprehensively examines hiswork and strips away common misconceptions about his sociology." Num Pages: 375 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 561.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349301515
- ISBN
- 9781349301515
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Condition: New
€ 67.73
€ 67.73
Paperback. This book engages with debates on ethnic minority and Muslim young people showing, beyond apathy and violent political extremism, the diverse forms of political engagement in which young people engage. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; JFSP; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349300839
- ISBN
- 9781349300839
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Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
paperback. Adopting a perspective inspired by Henri Lefebvre, this book considers the spread of multiculture from the central city to the periphery andconsiders the role that 'race' continues to play in structuring the metropolis, taking London, New York and Paris as examples." Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- SKU
- V9781349300778
- ISBN
- 9781349300778
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Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. Macrocomparative researchers use a variety of methodological approaches. This book features analyses of a single substantive topic, comparative employment performance in affluent countries, using three of the most common macrocomparative techniques: pooled cross-section time-series regression, qualitative comparative analysis, and small-N analysis. Editor(s): Kenworthy, L.; Hicks, A. Series: ECPR Research Methods. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349300631
- ISBN
- 9781349300631
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Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Mediating Health Information: The Go-Betweens in a Changing Socio-Tech...
. Ed(S): Wathen, N; Wyatt, S; Harris, R
paperback. Welcome or not, most citizens in Western countries are unable to go through a day without receiving a dose of health information. This bookexamines the ways in whichordinary people locate and digest the amount of health information available today, focusing on the unexplored 'middle' place of human and technical mediators." Editor(s): Wathen, N; Wyatt, S; Harris, R. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPQB; MBPC; MBS; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- SKU
- V9781349299386
- ISBN
- 9781349299386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41