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Hardcover. For the first time, European professional deregulation is the focus of reflection by social scientists. This book explores how professional associations act as pressure groups and highlights the democratic regime that is prevailing and the potential convergence problems that Europe may face. Editor(s): Rego, Raquel. Num Pages: 108 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFM; JHBL; JPH; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137352743
ISBN
9781137352743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.86

Hardcover. This book explores mobile representations in government policy, literature, visual arts, music, and research and examines the methodological potential of these representations and the ways in which representations co-produce mobilities. Editor(s): Murray, Lesley; Upstone, Sara. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFM; JHB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137346650
ISBN
9781137346650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

Hardcover. Engaging with feminist focussed studies of development, this edited collection places the household at the centre of understandings of the gendered nature of economic development in Asia. Editor(s): Elias, Juanita; Gunawardana, Samanthi J. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; GTF; JHBK; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137338891
ISBN
9781137338891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.69

Hardcover. Bringing together important contributions from leading Israeli Jewish and Palestinian scholars, this comprehensive and multi-disciplinary volume addresses the most recent developments and outcomes of the labor market integration of the Palestinian minority inside Israel. Editor(s): Khattab, Nabil; Miaari, Sami. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JFFJ; JFSL; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137336446
ISBN
9781137336446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. Development Strategies, Identities, and Conflict in Asia explores the links between Asian governments' development strategies and the nature and dynamics of inter-group violence, analyzing variations in strategies and their impacts through broad comparative analyses, as well as case studies focused on eight countries. Editor(s): Mirovitskaya, Natalia. Series: Politics, Economics, and Inclusive Development. Num Pages: 361 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHB; JP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137331755
ISBN
9781137331755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.36

Hardcover. Drawing on international case studies, the contributors extrapolate a systematization of the ways in which siblingship is conceived on the basis of shared parentage, shared childhoods, and reciprocal care. They explore what makes these relations worth maintaining and how they contribute to community processes and to material and emotional survival. Editor(s): Alber, Erdmute; Coe, Cati; Thelen, Tatjana. Num Pages: 207 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137331229
ISBN
9781137331229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Hardcover. Although the art of rhetoric is central to the practice of politics it also plays an important role in civic and private life. Using Aristotelian notions of ethos, pathos and logos, this collection offers engaging discussions on everything from Prime Minister's Questions and Welsh devolution to political satire and the rhetoric of cultural racism. Editor(s): Atkins, Judi; Finlayson, Alan; Martin, James R.; Turnbull, Nick. Series: Rhetoric, Politics and Society. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFGR; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137325525
ISBN
9781137325525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.33

Hardcover. This timely and innovative book delivers a comprehensive analysis of the non-recognition of the right to a family life of migrant live-in domestic and care workers in Argentina, Canada, Germany, Italy, Lebanon, Norway, the Philippines, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, the United States of America, and Ukraine. Editor(s): Kontos, Maria; Bonifacio, Glenda Tibe. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBK; JHBL; JPVH; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137323545
ISBN
9781137323545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.37

Hardcover. This book will compare the approach and works of Norbert Elias, well known for his analysis of the civilizing process, his work on sport and violence and, more largely, his figurational approach, with other important social theories both classical and contemporary. Editor(s): Depelteau, Francois; Landini, Tatiana Savoia. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137312105
ISBN
9781137312105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Hardcover. Adopting a truly global, theoretical and multidisciplinary perspective, Media Pluralism and Diversity intends to advance our understanding of media pluralism across the globe. It compares metrics that have been developed in different parts of the world to assess levels of, or threats to, media pluralism. Editor(s): Sukosd, Miklos; Picard, Robert G.; Valcke, Peggy. Series: Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business. Num Pages: 384 pages, 23 black & white tables, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137304292
ISBN
9781137304292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.03

Hardcover. Are reports of the 'death of deviance' premature? This collection brings together leading international scholars to analyse uses of the 'deviance' concept to argue its vitality and show its possible utility in a variety of fields including religion, education and media narratives. Editor(s): Dellwing, Michael; Kotarba, Joseph A.; Pino, Nathan W. Series: Critical Criminological Perspectives. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137303790
ISBN
9781137303790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.53

Hardcover. The volume focuses on the relationship between migration, health and illness in a global context from c.1820 to the present day. It takes a wide range of finely-grained case studies to examine epidemic disease and its containment, chronic illness and mental breakdown and the health management of migrant populations in the modern world. Editor(s): Cox, Catherine; Marland, Hilary. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 black & white tables, 1 graphs, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HBTQ; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137303226
ISBN
9781137303226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Hardcover. This collection explores global university rankings and their effects on European higher education policies, disciplinary traditions and higher education institutions. Editor(s): Erkkila, Tero. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JHBC; JNF; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137296863
ISBN
9781137296863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Hardcover. Drawing on a range of theoretical perspectives and engaging with new empirical evidence from around the world, this collection examines how privilege, agency and affect are linked, and where possibilities for social change might lie. Editor(s): Maxwell, Claire; Aggleton, Peter. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSC; JFSJ; JHBA; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137292629
ISBN
9781137292629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.28

Hardcover. This book discusses the extent to which the theoretical relevance and analytical rigor of the concept of the public sphere is affected by current processes of transnationalization. The contributions address fundamental questions concerning the viability of a socially and politically effective public sphere in a post-Westphalian world. Editor(s): Salvatore, Armando; Schmidtke, Oliver; Trenz, Hans-Jorg. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA; JPF; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137283191
ISBN
9781137283191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.03

Paperback. Children and Sexuality probes the hidden relations between children and sexuality in case studies from the Greeks to the Great War. The lives reconstructed here extend from Greek Alcibiades to Lewis Carroll and Baden-Powell, each recounted with scrupulous vigilance to detail and nuance. Editor(s): Rousseau, George. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood. Num Pages: 389 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JFSP1; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137281777
ISBN
9781137281777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 139.09

Hardcover. This collection explores how the dominant risk agenda is being embedded across welfare policy and practice contexts in order to redefine social problems and those who experience them. Identities of 'risky' or 'safe', 'responsible' or 'irresponsible' are being increasingly applied, not only to everyday life but also to professional practice. Editor(s): Kearney, Jeremy; Donovan, Catherine. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBA; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137276070
ISBN
9781137276070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Paperback. Drawing on the non-individualistic perspective of social representations theory, this book presents an alternative view of social identity by articulating the inseparable dynamic relationships that exist between content, process and power relations when social identity is embedded in social knowledge. Editor(s): Moloney, Gail; Walker, Iain. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137271075
ISBN
9781137271075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.94

Hardcover. Some of the most prominent sociologists working in education today have collaborated to address a wide range of empirical and theoretical issues. Adopting an international perspective, this book foregrounds cutting-edge research that highlights both the diversity and complexity of understanding education in society. Editor(s): Brooks, Rachel; Bhopal, Kalwant; McCormack, Mark. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137269874
ISBN
9781137269874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Hardcover. The Nordic welfare states have found themselves in the firing line of post-industrial developments, resulting in fundamental changes and new social needs to attend to. This book explores responses to changing social risks across areas such as structural unemployment, entrepreneurship, immigration, single parenthood, education and health. Editor(s): Harslof, Ivan; Ulmestig, Rickard. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 black & white tables, 23 figures. BIC Classification: GPQD; JHBL; JKSB; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137267184
ISBN
9781137267184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Hardcover. Academic literature rarely gives an account of the ethical challenges and emotional pitfalls the researcher is confronted with before, during and after being in the field. Giving personal accounts, the authors explore some of the challenges one can face when engaging in local-level research in difficult situations. Editor(s): Ansoms, An; Thomson, Susan; Murison, Jude. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JHBC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137263742
ISBN
9781137263742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Hardcover. This volume scrutinizes new developments in contemporary mobility and migration politics and shows that they are based on a mix of traditional coercive interventions and less repressive and indirect practices. Editor(s): Geiger, Martin; Pecoud, Antoine. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBD; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137263063
ISBN
9781137263063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.88

Hardcover. This collection provides a comprehensive insight into disabled children and youth in Nordic countries. It seeks to understand the experiences of children from their own perspectives and takes a multidisciplinary approach grounded in the new social studies of childhood and the Nordic relational approach to disability. Editor(s): Rannevig, Traustadottir; Ytterhus, Borgun; Egilson, Snaefridur Thora; Berg, Berit. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 tables, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFFG; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137032638
ISBN
9781137032638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.03

Hardcover. This book presents a comparative historical overview of female employment patterns across the Mediterranean region, analyzing how the relationship between economic development, political change and the cultural environment shapes the evolution of gender roles in interconnected spheres of social life. Editor(s): Bugra, Ayse; Ozkan, Yalcin. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QRM; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137032072
ISBN
9781137032072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

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