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paperback. Exploring the relationships between qualitative research and social change, this bookasks how social change is informed and influenced by research. Examples discussed are from research practice and experiences in the fields of sociology, social work, professional practice, education, criminal justice and anthropology." Editor(s): Cox, P.; Geisen, Thomas. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JHBC; JKSN; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349358991
- ISBN
- 9781349358991
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. As conscientious consumers, we become overwhelmed with alarms about food contamination, climate change, chemical pollution and other environmental and health-related risks. This book explores green and politically engaged consumersim, asking the question: does green labelling offer ways toward a greener and more democratic society? Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; KJS; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349359141
- ISBN
- 9781349359141
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€ 126.94
€ 126.94
Paperback. "This book examines the public controversies surrounding lifestyle risks in the consumer society. Comparing news coverage of the globesity pandemic in Britain and the USA, it illustrates the way moral panic brought childrens food marketing to the centre of the policy debates about consumer lifestyles"-- Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFSR; JHB; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349359202
- ISBN
- 9781349359202
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Drawing on the concept of hermeneutics the book argues that the successes and setbacks of conflict transformation in Teso can be understood through analyzing the impact of memory, identity, closure and power on social change and calls for a comprehensive effort of dealing with the past in war-torn societies. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; GTF; JHB; JPS; JW. 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
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349359301
- ISBN
- 9781349359301
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€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Paperback. "Exploring the current commercialisation and innovation policies in higher education, this book examines the the way in which higher education is being transformed to accommodate business methods"--Provided by publisher. Series: Issues in Higher Education. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNM; JPQB; RBGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349359516
- ISBN
- 9781349359516
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Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Paperback. Written in the temporal and political context of the British New Labour Government's ongoing reliance on the word community, academics and activists critically engage here with the range of ways in which contemporary ideas of community are being used and contested. The key focus is on understanding community from action into theory and vice versa. Editor(s): Clay, Sir C.; Madden, M.; Potts, Laura. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JHBA; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349360185
- ISBN
- 9781349360185
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Condition: New
€ 126.98
€ 126.98
Paperback. In 1998 the UK adopted a policy of 'new humanitarianism' to address the shortcomings of humanitarian assistance. Sierra Leone became a test case. This book provides an analysis of this approach, placing the experience of Sierra Leone in context with Sudan and Iraq, and showing how the policy affects the future of international humanitarian policy. Series: Palgrave Studies in Development. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349360680
- ISBN
- 9781349360680
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Condition: New
€ 65.86
€ 65.86
Paperback. "In addressing the politics of the international regulation of public procurement, this book fills a major gap in the literature. Brown-Shafii does this by investigating whether a WTO Agreement can be used to promote good governance, development and accountability."-- Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPA; JPS; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349360789
- ISBN
- 9781349360789
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book explores what the privatization of global rule-making means for democracy. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPHV; JPS; RN; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349360802
- ISBN
- 9781349360802
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Condition: New
€ 127.06
€ 127.06
Paperback. This profound anthology comprehensibly introduces latest approaches in the central fields of game studies and provides an extensive survey of the contemporary game culture. Editor(s): Jahn-Sudmann, Andreas; Stockmann, Ralf. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHBA; JHM; TBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349360932
- ISBN
- 9781349360932
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Condition: New
€ 126.89
€ 126.89
Paperback. In this new collection of essays, a range ofestablished and emergingcultural critics re-evaluate Richard Hoggart's contribution to the history of ideas and to the discipline of Cultural Studies. They examine Hoggart's legacy, identifying his widespread influence, tracing continuities and complexities, and affirming his importance." Editor(s): Owen, S. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JFCX; JHBA; JHM; JNA. 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
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349360956
- ISBN
- 9781349360956
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Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Paperback. This bookexamines connections between personal, relational and material matters in everyday life in the context of broader and long standing social problems. It explores the connections between mundane practices in the reproduction of our bodies and our relations with those we live with, and the technological practices that inform daily life." Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JHBK; JHM; RNK. 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
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361014
- ISBN
- 9781349361014
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Condition: New
€ 66.01
€ 66.01
Paperback. This volumeoutlines the methods appropriate to an English School understanding of international relations and their assumptions about how knowledge of the social is gained.It makes clear what is involved in 'an English School approach'and what such an approach delivers in the contemporary understanding of international relations." Editor(s): Navari, Cornelia. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA; JPS; JPSD; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361502
- ISBN
- 9781349361502
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Condition: New
€ 126.94
€ 126.94
Paperback. Drawing on the work of Raymond Williams, Valentin Volosinov and Mikhail Bakhtin, the book examines key issues for working-class studies including: the idea of the 'death' of class; the importance of working-class writing; the significance of place and space for understanding working-class identity; and the centrality of work in working-class lives. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHB; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361588
- ISBN
- 9781349361588
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€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. This book is an analysis of the culture of compassion and a critique of the project of "showing awareness." Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JHB; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361601
- ISBN
- 9781349361601
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Are current patterns within women's occupations a function of external limitations on initial ambitions, or do women simply prefer distinct types of work? Including case studies of fire fighting and teaching, this book offers a qualitative exploration of girls' and women's reported journeys towards their work choices. Series: Women's Studies at York Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361625
- ISBN
- 9781349361625
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book is review of research in the area of School Choice and adapts Sen's theory of Capability to develop a more complex theoretical framework for understanding education markets. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JNF; JNK; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361700
- ISBN
- 9781349361700
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Condition: New
€ 149.08
€ 149.08
Paperback. Despite the growing multi-faith and multi-ethnic nature of Britain, there is insufficient knowledge about diversity in family practices across ethno-religious groups. This book fills that gap, exploring family practices values, roles, relationships, support systems and daily routines among South Asian Muslim families in Britain." Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSL; JHBK; JKSN; JPQB; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361724
- ISBN
- 9781349361724
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Condition: New
€ 66.01
€ 66.01
Paperback. This book explores the challenge of making a life: finding meaning, livelihood and social connectedness. Drawing on research with young people, the analysis goes beyond traditional treatment of youth issues or 'problems', providing discussion of topics like young people's learning and work, their creativity, wellbeing and active citizenship. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHBK; JKS; JKSN; JN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361748
- ISBN
- 9781349361748
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Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
paperback. This unique book examines the relationship between wounding and sexuality, bringing together issues around sexuality, gender, power, violence and representations. Drawing on a range of disciplines including cultural and media studies, sociology and psychology, it explores social practices such as S&M, cosmetic surgery and 'extreme' sports. Editor(s): Hearn, J.; Burr, Vivien. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JMS; JMU; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- SKU
- V9781349361823
- ISBN
- 9781349361823
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Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49