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Paperback. This new work from Alan Block explores the contemporary discourses of education, scholarship and learning. The book offers a strong argument for the centrality of ethics in curriculum, scholarship and the classroom, and presents a powerful argument against the present emphasis on standards and quantitative accountability. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HR; JHB; JNA; JNMT; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349539161
ISBN
9781349539161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 43.55

paperback. Writing against the grain of popular perception and moral panic, Pomerantz offers an intricate look at the importance of style for girls in school. Based on a year long ethnography in a Canadian high school, Pomerantz highlights style as a meaning-making practice that demands to be taken seriously. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSP; JHBK; JN; PNN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349539031
ISBN
9781349539031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. This book is about the harnessing of social capital, formalized as village or community organizations, to guide and facilitate collective action for attaining poverty alleviation in particular and enhancing community well-being in general. Num Pages: 303 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA; JPA; KCA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349538911
ISBN
9781349538911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. This interrogates the racist construction of Aria and Aryanism in an Iranian context, arguing that these concepts gave the Indo-European speaking Persian ethnic group an advantage over Iran's non-Persian nationalities and communities. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HR; JFC; JFF; JFSL; JHB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349538850
ISBN
9781349538850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHB; JP; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349538805
ISBN
9781349538805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 139.21

Paperback. This anthology tackles three key issues: how social capital is discussed within the contexts of racial inequality, how this dialogue informs public policy regarding neighbourhood revitalization and economic development, and how effective a strategy utilization of social capital is for improving inner city living conditions. Editor(s): Jennings, J. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL; JHB; JP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349538782
ISBN
9781349538782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.25

Paperback. Editor(s): Johnson, Diane Elizabeth; Lopez-Alves, Fernando. Num Pages: 252 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFFS; JHB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 329.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349538133
ISBN
9781349538133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. This book examines how novel institutional forms emerge when actors creatively reinterpret and reconfigure imported or imposed institutional models, using case studies from East Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Editor(s): Galvan, D; Sil, R. Series: Political Evolution & Institutional Change. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPP; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349538119
ISBN
9781349538119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.87

Paperback. This is a study of party development in the post-communist world. Based on extensive fieldwork in Bulgaria and Hungary, as well as aggregate data from twelve post-communist states, this study provides an explanation of the behaviour of parties since 1990, and offer new insights into the party behaviour in the future. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349538096
ISBN
9781349538096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. A fresh exploration of the representation of poverty and class in American literature and film, through the juxtaposition of films, writings and the unusual lives of Zora Neale Hurston, Stephen Crane, Henry Miller and Michel Foucault. The book argues for Hurston's centrality, not merely to the African-American canon, but to the American tradition. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; DSA; DSBH; JFC; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349537921
ISBN
9781349537921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. The book describes the impact of cultural perceptions on rulers' behaviors in the United Arab Emirates, once the Trucial States. Despite differences in size, economic resources, and external political pressures, the seven emirates' rulers utilized very similar cultural expectations to gain the support of others. Num Pages: 284 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349537846
ISBN
9781349537846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.68

Paperback. Howard brings together top contributorsin avolume that provides a survey of new research and theoretical work on the topic of individualization. Topics covered include gender, social policy reform, and economy. Editor(s): Howard, C. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JHBA; JHBC; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349537785
ISBN
9781349537785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Cooper, L; Denny-Brown, A. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; HBJD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349537365
ISBN
9781349537365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.59

Paperback. This book explores the regulation of intimate relationships today. It uses fascinating and at times salacious material as well as historical and contemporary legal-political sources. Addressing questions ranging from whether a virgin can be a party to adultery, to whether a man can be a wife each chapter deals with changing themes of conjugality. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHB; JHBK. 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
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349537266
ISBN
9781349537266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.87

Paperback. Through analysis of eight English novels of the Nineteenth century, this work explores the ways in which the novel contributes to the formation of ideology regarding the family, and, conversely, the ways in which changing attitudes toward the family shape and reshape the novel. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; JFC; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349537167
ISBN
9781349537167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.61

Paperback. An in-depth look at the AIDS crisis in Russia and Eurasia. Editor(s): Twigg, Judyth L. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFF; JHB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349536986
ISBN
9781349536986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.44

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

€ 62.15

Paperback. This book uses political process theory to examine three cultural movements around Christopher Columbus. The author examines the religious, ethnic and anti-colonial movements most successful at rewriting national origin myth, demonstrating the political process model while telling the story of how a powerless public mobilized to rewrite its past. Num Pages: 278 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HR; JFSL; JFSR; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349536498
ISBN
9781349536498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. This volume engages the concept and related notions of cultural hegemony, cultural erosion, cultural hybridity and cultural survival by considering whether five regimes in Asia deploy policies aimed at extirpating the language, religion, arts, customs or other elements of the cultures of non-dominant peoples. Editor(s): Sautman, Barry. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349536436
ISBN
9781349536436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. Japanese leaders and often the media too have substituted symbols for strategy in dealing with Asia. This comprehensive review of four periods over twenty years exposes the strategic gap in viewing individually and collectively China, Taiwan, the Korean peninsula, Russia, Central Asia, and regionalism. Editor(s): Togo, K.; Ferguson, J. Series: Strategic Thought in Northeast Asia. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349536177
ISBN
9781349536177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. The essays in this book critically examine the ways in which gendered subjects negotiate their life-worlds in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African urban landscapes. They raise issues surrounding the city as a representative site of personal autonomy and political possibilities for women and/or men. Editor(s): Rieker, Martina; Ali, K. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349535866
ISBN
9781349535866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

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

€ 62.08

Paperback. This is the first scholarly study of soldiers and guerrillas demobilized after the civil war in Mozambique (1979-1992). The book examines former soldiers' - from both sides - return to civilian life, and how their identity as veterans plays out in the political sphere. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFC; JHB; JPS; JW. 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
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349535712
ISBN
9781349535712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.12

Paperback. This study examines how the advent of foreign tourism profoundly influenced the regime's diplomatic and economic policies as early as 1945 and through the 1960s. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349535699
ISBN
9781349535699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

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