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Politics
Hardcover. Drawing evidence from North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, the contributors illustrate that even within the common framework of economic globalization, the ways in which the interests of state actors and the agency of migrants intersects continuously shapes and reshapes both home and destination societies. Editor(s): Brickner, Rachel K. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137033758
- ISBN
- 9781137033758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. The Mexican government's full-frontal attack on the powerful drugs cartels has achieved mixed results. This book considers the issue from a variety of viewpoints. The essential argument is that the organized crime is best combated by institutional reforms directed at strengthening the rule of law rather than by a heavy reliance on armed force. Editor(s): Philip, George; Berruecos, Susana. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 221 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JKVM; JPA; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137034045
- ISBN
- 9781137034045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. The question of burden sharing has always been important in NATO with an acute relevance today as the US will cut its defence budget over a ten-year period and is no longer automatically willing to lead military operations. This volume considers Europe's role in political force for the future exploring eight European case studies. Editor(s): Petersson, Magnus; Matlary, Janne Haaland. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFN; JPSN; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137034991
- ISBN
- 9781137034991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.30
€ 117.30
Hardcover. Globalization and the technological revolution have forced organizations to rethink decision-making structures favouring the adoption of highly innovative practices. This book analyzes the impact of new technologies testing empowerment, engagement and democratization against the new organizational morphology of political parties and corporations. Editor(s): Avril, Emmanuelle; Zumello, Christine. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; JPA; JPP; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137264220
- ISBN
- 9781137264220
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Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
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
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Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. Literary Politics identifies and debates competing definitions of 'English Studies' as an academic subject, celebrates the diversity of contemporary literary studies, and demonstrates the ways in which a range of literary texts can be understood as politically engaged, sometimes in unexpected ways. Editor(s): Philips, Deborah; Shaw, Katy. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JNF; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270139
- ISBN
- 9781137270139
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Mario Vargas Llosa is a heterogeneous writer whose positions have often not been consistent from novel to novel, between his fictional and nonfictional work, between his literary and political commentary, and as his political commentary has proceeded over the decades. This analysis of his work reveals his insights into socio-political matters. Editor(s): De Castro, Juan E.; Birns, Nicholas. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSA; DSBH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270924
- ISBN
- 9781137270924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Second Edition,New Edition,2nd edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137272003
- ISBN
- 9781137272003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.27
€ 68.27
Hardcover. This edited collection interprets and assesses the transformation of Brazil under the Workers' Party. It addresses the extent of the changes the Workers' Party has brought about and examines how successful these have been, as well as how continuity and social change in Brazil have affected key domains of economy, society, and politics. Editor(s): De Castro, Fabio; Koonings, Kees; Wiesebron, Marianne. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JM; JPL; JPQ; JPS; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137273802
- ISBN
- 9781137273802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. This book critically analyses the 2011 intervention in Libya arguing that the manner in which the intervention was sanctioned, prosecuted and justified has a number of troubling implications for the both the future of humanitarian intervention and international peace and security. Editor(s): Hehir, Aidan; Murray, Robert. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 black & white tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX; JPS; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137273949
- ISBN
- 9781137273949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. A comparative study of European politics in transition through the conceptual prism of Europeanization. Editor(s): Bretherton, Charlotte; Mannin, Michael L. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275387
- ISBN
- 9781137275387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. This book improves understandings of how and why clientelism endures in Latin America and why state policy is often ineffective. Political scientists and sociologists, the contributors employ ethnography, targeted interviews, case studies, within-case and regional comparison, thick descriptions, and process tracing. Editor(s): Hilgers, Tina. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275981
- ISBN
- 9781137275981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. Some states have a long history of reaching out to citizens living in other countries but since 2000 it has become much more common for states to encourage loyalty from current or former citizens living abroad. Using detailed case studies, this book sets out to explain this significant development, with an innovative new theoretical framework. Editor(s): Collyer, Michael. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 363 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277091
- ISBN
- 9781137277091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.15
€ 68.15
Hardcover. Well-reputed political scientists residing and teaching in ten countries, five in Asia and five in Europe, comparatively examine the place of political parties in democracy, and provide an empirically rigorous, up-to-date, comprehensive synthesis of the organization of political parties and their links with citizens in a democracy. Editor(s): Inoguchi, Takashi; Blondel, Jean. Series: Asia Today. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JPHV; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277190
- ISBN
- 9781137277190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. The authors assess the constitutional and partisan powers of Asian presidents, and analyse how they are used in actual policy-making processes. Country case studies on Afghanistan, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan analyze how their constitutional and partisan powers are used in actual policy-making processes. Editor(s): Kasuya, Yuko. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277268
- ISBN
- 9781137277268
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Occupying Political Science describes and analyzes the OWS movement from multiple political science perspectives rooted in the local context of lower Manhattan. Editor(s): Welty, Emily; Bolton, Matthew; Nayak, Meghana; Malone, Christopher, Jr. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JMG; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277398
- ISBN
- 9781137277398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Paperback. This book seeks to identify the factors that influence the percentage of female parliamentarians, paying particular attention to the electoral system. The author seeks to understand the third wave of democratization of political systems, through the particular perspective of female representation in parliaments. Editor(s): Tremblay, Professor Manon. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPH; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280701
- ISBN
- 9781137280701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Hardcover. Richard Joseph's seminal 1987 book Democracy and Prebendal Politics in Nigeria represented a watershed moment in the understanding of the political dynamics of Nigeria. This groundbreaking collection brings together scholars from across disciplines to assess the significance of Joseph's work and the current state of Nigerian politics. Editor(s): Adebanwi, Wale; Obadare, Ebenezer. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JPHV; JPZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280763
- ISBN
- 9781137280763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. The South Asian diaspora is a diverse group who settled in different parts of the world, often concentrated in developed countries. This volume explores how transnational politics overlap with religious ideologies, media and culture amongst the disapora, contributing to diasporic identity building in host countries. Editor(s): Pillai, Gopinath. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FK; JFSR; JPS; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137285966
- ISBN
- 9781137285966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardcover. The political economy landscape has shifted as multinational corporations increase their investment efforts, changing the geographies of extraction. The contributors make the argument for the need of new theoretical perspectives anchored in critical political economy to address structural dynamics in the global industry. Editor(s): Singh, Jewellord Nem; Bourgouin, France. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KL; GTF; JPSL; KCL; KCP; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286789
- ISBN
- 9781137286789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. This volume moves beyond Cold War deterrence theory to show the many ways in which deterrence is applicable to contemporary security: in space, in cyberspace, and against non-state actors. It also examines the role of nuclear deterrence in the twenty-first century and reaches surprising conclusions. Editor(s): Lowther, Adam B. Num Pages: 259 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137289797
- ISBN
- 9781137289797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardcover. Developed by an international team of historians, sociologists, political scientists and economists, this collection is the most comprehensive reader of the history of Sino-Italian relations currently available in the English language. Editor(s): Marinelli, Maurizio; Andornino, Giovanni. Num Pages: 291 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137290922
- ISBN
- 9781137290922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. With contributions from experts on democracy promotion, this volume examines civil society development and external civil society promotion in post-socialist Europe. It focuses on countries with a failed or deficient process of democratic consolidation looking at unintended consequences of external democracy promotion on civil society development. Editor(s): Beichelt, Timm; Hahn, Irene; Schimmelfennig, Frank; Worschech, Susann. Series: Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137291080
- ISBN
- 9781137291080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. The success of fascist and communist regimes has long been explained by their ability to turn political ideology into a type of religion. These innovative essays explore the notion that all forms of modern mass-politics, including democracies, need a form of sacralization to function. Editor(s): Augusteijn, Joost; Dassen, Patrick G. C.; Janse, Maartje J. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: JPFR; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137291714
- ISBN
- 9781137291714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19