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The environment
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The environment
Paperback. While the historical development of symbolic power has benefitted humanity enormously, there is an insidious and seldom recognised price that goes beyond environmental degradation and cultural disintegration. With insights from both social and natural sciences, this book explores the changing character of subjectivity in contemporary life. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBA; JMH; JMS; RN. 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
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349339105
- ISBN
- 9781349339105
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€ 138.63
€ 138.63
Paperback. This volumehighlights women's work sustaining local economies and environments, particularly in response to the current food, fuel and climate crises.It includes women's role in the green entrepreneurship, women's reproductive and productive work in the care economy, and a further examination of eco feminist debates." Series: Gender, Development and Social Change. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSJ; JHB; JPA; RND. 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
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349339754
- ISBN
- 9781349339754
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. The atomic age was described as one that might soon end in the destruction of human civilization, but from the beginning, utopian images were attached to it as well. This book compares representations of nuclear power in popular media from around the world to to trace divergences, convergences, and exchanges. Editor(s): Van Lente, Dick. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 290 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBTB; PDX; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349343645
- ISBN
- 9781349343645
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Condition: New
€ 138.85
€ 138.85
The Politics of Resource Extraction. Indigenous Peoples, Multinational...
. Ed(S): Sawyer, S.; Gomez, E.
Paperback. "International institutions (United Nations, World Bank) and multinational companies have voiced concern over the adverse impact of resource extraction activities on the livelihood of indigenous communities. This volume examines mega resource extraction projects in Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chad, Cameroon, India, Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines"-- Editor(s): Sawyer, S.; Gomez, E. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSL; JPS; JPSN; KCP; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 423.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349344956
- ISBN
- 9781349344956
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book links the environment and corruption with China's large inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI). It investigates the effects of economic development and foreign investment on pollution in China; the effects of corruption and governance quality on FDI location choice in China. Series: The Nottingham China Policy Institute Series. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCG; KCM; KCN; KCP; KCS; RND. 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
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349346264
- ISBN
- 9781349346264
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Condition: New
€ 127.22
€ 127.22
Paperback. Sustainability Analysis provides adetailed exploration of current environmental thinking from a variety of perspectives, including institutional and psychological angles.Primarily focusing on macroeconomic policies andgreen national accounting, this book provides a strong basis for further study in sustainable development." Editor(s): Shmelev, Stanislav; Shmeleva, Irina. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCM; KCN; KCP; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349346936
- ISBN
- 9781349346936
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Condition: New
€ 128.09
€ 128.09
paperback. This EU-funded project examines the dynamics of conflict, collaboration and competition in relation to access to oil, gas and minerals. It involves 12 different institutions from across the EU and examines oil, gas and other minerals - spanning geology, technology studies, sociology, economics and political science. Editor(s): Dannreuther, Roland; Ostrowski, Wojciech. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCN; KCP; RND; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- SKU
- V9781349347827
- ISBN
- 9781349347827
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Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Sustainable Development and Subnational Governments
. Ed(S): Bruyninckx, Hans; Happaerts, Sander;...
Paperback. This book highlights the importance of the subnational level of governance in relation to sustainable development, exploring how subnational governments have taken up the challenge to design sustainable development policies and their involvement in international decision-making on sustainable development. Editor(s): Bruyninckx, Hans; Happaerts, Sander; Brande, Karoline van den. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; RNU. 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
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347865
- ISBN
- 9781349347865
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Condition: New
€ 66.40
€ 66.40
Paperback. A review of the literature on environmental taxes, focusing on European experiences, and analysing how such taxes can contribute to green causes as well as reducing the tax burden from "ordinary" taxation. The authors examine the potential 'double dividend' from tax reform for helping the environment, reducing unemployment and encouraging growth. Editor(s): Markandya, A.; Piga, Gustavo; Castellucci, Laura. Series: Central Issues in Contemporary Economic Theory and Policy. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCN; KCP; KFCF; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349351930
- ISBN
- 9781349351930
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Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Rethinking Development Challenges for Public Policy
. Ed(S): Shaw, T.; Shaw, Professor Timothy M....
Paperback. Covers topical issues for Africa's development, economics and politics of climate change, water management, public service delivery, and delivering aid. The authors argue that these issues should be included in the post-MDG paradigm and add an important voice to recent moves by academics and practitioners to engage with each other. Editor(s): Shaw, T.; Shaw, Professor Timothy M.; Kararach, George. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; JPP; KCP; RND; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349352296
- ISBN
- 9781349352296
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Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Paperback. Many disasters are approached by researchers, managers and policymakers as if they have a clear beginning, middle and end. But often the experience of being in a disaster is not like this. This book offers non-linear, non-prescriptive ways of thinking about disasters and allows the people affected by disaster the chance to speak. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPP; RNR; VFX. 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
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349353286
- ISBN
- 9781349353286
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Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Paperback. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; KCP; RND; RNK; RP. 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
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349354542
- ISBN
- 9781349354542
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This volume presents the most recent debates and findings about public attitudes to, and consultation about, the risk of new technologies. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JHB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349354863
- ISBN
- 9781349354863
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book takes us on a spectator's journey engaging with art forms that cross boundaries of categorization. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; APF; JFD; RN. 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
- V9781349357086
- ISBN
- 9781349357086
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Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Paperback. This book offers a fresh look at sustainable consumption, exploring how grassroots community action can spread ideas in society. It presents a 'New Economics' approach based on alternative measures of wealth and value, examining how these are put into practice through local organic food systems, low-impact eco-housing, and complementary currencies. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; RGB; RND; RNU; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349357512
- ISBN
- 9781349357512
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Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. This book challenges conventional wisdom by showing how, in some circumstances, improved energy efficiency may increase energy consumption. Relying upon energy efficiency to reduce carbon emissions could therefore be misguided. This book explores the broader implications for climate change and sustainable consumption. Editor(s): Herring, H. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; RND; RNPG; RNU; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349357536
- ISBN
- 9781349357536
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Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Paperback. This book discusses changing attitudes towards science and technology, nature, animals, and the environment in twentieth-century Germany and their representation in selected novels, plays, poems, and essays. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 343 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JPA; RN. 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
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349358403
- ISBN
- 9781349358403
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Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
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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Condition: New
€ 126.94
€ 126.94
Paperback. Focusing on S.E. Asia, the economics of climate change and the relationship between climate change and economic development, this book examines the region's vulnerability to the impact of climate change, forecasts environmental and economic outcomes and opportunities these factors provide for policy actions towards alleviating this vulnerability. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCM; KCN; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349360345
- ISBN
- 9781349360345
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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. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349360802
- ISBN
- 9781349360802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.06
€ 127.06