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Hardcover. A decade after the creation of EMU, Italy is still adjusting to the policy environment created by the euro. This book assesses Italy's experience in EMU, identifies the main challenges ahead, outlines key policy issues, and highlights how Italy's experience offers lessons for other euro area members. Editor(s): Buti, Marco. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; JPSN2; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230223356
ISBN
9780230223356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.86

Hardcover. What does it mean to say you're English, Scottish, British? Does it matter much to people? Has devolution and constitutional change made a difference to national identity? Does the future of the UK depend on whether or not people think they are British? Social and political scientists answer these questions vital to the future of the British state. Editor(s): Bechhofer, Frank; McCrone, David. Num Pages: 222 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHMC; JMH; JPFN; JPHC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230224117
ISBN
9780230224117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.71

Hardcover. Drawn from the results of five seminars this unique book looks at the four areas of: public sector reform; essential features for public leaders; public leadership in action; and the outline of a public leadership approach for the future. It seeks to give public leadership a firm foothold within the study of leadership in general. Editor(s): Brookes, Stephen; Grint, Keith. Num Pages: 384 pages, 39, 19 tables, 21 figures. BIC Classification: JPP; KJMB; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230224179
ISBN
9780230224179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.07

Hardcover. This is the only book of its kind devoted to exploring contentious politics from a North American perspective, including protests, social movements, transnational contention, and emergent regional governance processes, between Canadian, U.S. and Mexican state and civil society actors. Editor(s): Ayres, Jeffrey M.; MacDonald, Laura. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230224278
ISBN
9780230224278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.18

Hardcover. This anthology contributes to the still emerging theoretical debates in political theory and philosophy about multiculturalism, nationalism and immigration. It focuses on multiculturalism and nationalism as factual consequences of, and normative responses to, immigration and on the normative significance (or lack thereof) of the notion of culture. Editor(s): Holtug, Nils; Lippert-Rasmussen, Kasper; Laegaard, Sune. Num Pages: 273 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFN; JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230224346
ISBN
9780230224346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.79

Hardcover. Prominent researchers from philosophy and the social studies of science present a collection of articles that together constitute a systematic and comprehensive investigation of how to understand the relation between the social sciences and democracy. Editor(s): Bouwel, Jeroen van. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450. 280 pages, 3 tables. Editor(s): Bouwel, Jeroen Van. Prominent researchers from philosophy and the social studies of science present a collection of articles that together constitute a systematic and comprehensive investigation of how to understand the relation between the social sciences and democracy. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPS; JPHV. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 20. Weight: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230224391
ISBN
9780230224391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.76

Hardcover. Russian Bureaucracy and the State provides a rich and innovative assessment of Russian bureaucracy from 1881 to the present. From a variety of disciplinary perspectives, the work assesses the organization, personnel, and practices of officialdom across three different Russian regimes -- tsarist, Soviet and postcommunist. Editor(s): Rowney, Don Karl; Huskey, Eugene. Num Pages: 358 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; JPHC; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230228849
ISBN
9780230228849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.31

Hardcover. A timely assessment of loyalist history, identity and community in Northern Ireland today which provides a comprehensive picture of how loyalism has reacted to changes since the Good Friday Agreement. Challenging simplistic stereotypes of loyalism this book provides a complex multi-faceted explanation of the loyalist imagination. Editor(s): McAuley, James W.; Spencer, Graham. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPF; JPQ; JPV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230228856
ISBN
9780230228856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.87

Hardcover. Home/Front examines the gendered exploitation of labor in the household from a postmodern Marxian perspective. The authors of this volume use the anti-foundationalist Marxian economic theories first formulated by Stephen Resnick and Richard Wolff to explore power, domination, and exploitation in the modern household. Editor(s): Cassano, Graham. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBA; JHBK; JHBL; JPFC; KCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230229266
ISBN
9780230229266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.82

Hardcover. This volume examines the protest movements of 1968 from innovative perspectives. With contributions from leading social theorists the book reflects on the untold narratives of race, gender and sexuality and critically addresses the standard theoretical assumptions of 1968 to discuss overlooked perspectives. Editor(s): Bhambra, Gurminder K.; Demir, Ipek. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 471.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230229327
ISBN
9780230229327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.71

Hardcover. An analysis of the 2009 European elections in each of the 27 member states of the newly enlarged European Union, and assessment of the European Parliament in 2004-2009. This book looks at the implications of low turnout for the future of European Union democracy and accountability. Editor(s): Lodge, Juliet. Series: EU Election Studies. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; 3JMC; JPHF; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230230408
ISBN
9780230230408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.79

Hardcover. A pioneering exploration of the phenomenon of the composite state in Eighteenth-century Europe. Employing a comparative approach, it combines the findings of new research on Ireland with broader syntheses of major composite states in Europe -- those of France, Austria and Poland-Lithuania. Editor(s): Hayton, D. W.; Kelly, James; Bergin, John. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230231597
ISBN
9780230231597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.84

Hardcover. Interrogates the idea of capacity building theoretically and explores the variety of meanings, constructions and practices of capacity building. This book examines capacity building in both developing and developed countries and takes the position that fragile communities are present in all societies. Editor(s): Kenny, Sue; Clarke, Matthew. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPS; RP; YQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230233232
ISBN
9780230233232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.79

Hardcover. New Systems Theories of World Politics uses systems theoretical approaches to analyze the structure and dynamics of the international system. Drawing from different systems theoretical traditions, it argues that the system of world politics can be analyzed in a comprehensive fashion by continuing the pioneering work of theorists like Karl Deutsch. Editor(s): Albert, Mathias; Cederman, Lars-Erik; Wendt, Alexander. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230233294
ISBN
9780230233294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.69

Hardcover. This book presents the experiences of eleven European countries in the field of territorial reforms. Based on case-studies that outline the basic features of the politics of territorial choice in the respective countries, the focus is on national policies, politics, and cleavages; the strategies employed and the outcomes of the reforms. Editor(s): Baldersheim, Harald; Rose, Lawrence E. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPB; JPR; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230233331
ISBN
9780230233331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.56

Hardcover. This volume investigates the role of the transnational terrorist and criminal organizations in the peace-building processes, with a particular focus on the Western Balkan region. Conducted within the framework of human security analysis, the research focuses on the security of the human being. Editor(s): Benedek, Wolfgang; Daase, Christopher; Dimitrijevic, Vojin; Van Duyne, Petrus. Num Pages: 385 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JKVM; JPVH; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230234628
ISBN
9780230234628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.54

Hardcover. This book provides a novel approach to unemployment as a contested political field in Europe and examines the impact of welfare state regimes, conceived as political opportunity structures specific to this field, public debates and collective mobilizations in unemployment politics. Editor(s): Giugni, Marco G. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA; JHBL; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490. Welfare States and Political Opportunities. 304 pages, 37 black & white tables, 1 figures. Editor(s): Giugni, Marco G. This book provides a novel approach to unemployment as a contested political field in Europe and examines the impact of welfare state regimes, conceived as political opportunity structures specific to this field, public debates and collective mobilizations in unemployment politics. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA; JHBL; JPW. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 23. Weight: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230236165
ISBN
9780230236165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.90

Hardcover. A crisis makes you rethink your life. The recent economic crisis is no exception. All of us are now thinking how the world could be run differently. Despite this, a radical alternative has hardly emerged to mobilize the masses. Written for the public and students, this book explores the character and spirit of radical politics in our times. Editor(s): Pugh, Jonathan. Num Pages: 300 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPF; JPH; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230236257
ISBN
9780230236257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.87

Paperback. A crisis makes you rethink your life. The recent economic crisis is no exception. All of us are now thinking how the world could be run differently. Despite this, a radical alternative has hardly emerged to mobilize the masses. Written for the public and students, this book explores the character and spirit of radical politics in our times. Editor(s): Pugh, Jonathan. Num Pages: 300 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPF; JPH; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230236264
ISBN
9780230236264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.51

Hardcover. Analyzes why Left Parties enter national government, what they do when they get there and what effect this has on them. Alongside two comparative chapters, this book features detailed case-studies of European Left Parties in government. Editor(s): Olsen, Jonathan; Koss, Michael; Hough, Dan. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPFF; JPL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230236509
ISBN
9780230236509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.28

Hardcover. Asia's rising power and wealth offer its many oppressed ethnic minorities hope for greater political freedom and an end to violence. But the reality of this hope is cast into doubt by acute separatist conflict. This book provides fresh and factual assessments of separatist struggles and prospects for conflict resolution in eight countries of Asia. Editor(s): Wirsing, Robert G.; Ahrari, Ehsan. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 300 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JPB; JPFN; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230236592
ISBN
9780230236592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.58

Hardcover. The book shows how national days are best understood in the context of debates about national identity. It argues that national days are contested and manipulated, as well as subject to political, cultural and social pressure. It brings together some of the most recent research on national days and sets it in a comparative context. Editor(s): McCrone, David; McPherson, Gayle. Num Pages: 246 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410. Constructing and Mobilising National Identity. 248 pages, 1 figures, 3 black & white tables. Editor(s): McCrone, David; McPherson, Gayle. The book shows how national days are best understood in the context of debates about national identity. It argues that national days are contested and manipulated, as well as subject to political, cultural and social pressure. It brings together some of the most recent research on national days and sets it in a comparative context. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFC; JPFN. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 19. Weight: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230236615
ISBN
9780230236615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.05

Hardcover. Nowhere are clashes between competing ethical perspectives more prevalent than in the realm of International Relations. Thus, understanding tragedy is directly relevant to understanding IR. This volume explores the various ways that tragedy can be used as a lens through which international relations might be brought into clearer focus. Editor(s): Erskine, Toni; Lebow, Richard Ned. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230237520
ISBN
9780230237520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.39

Hardcover. Religion is playing an increasingly central role in African political and developmental life. This book offers an empirical and theoretical reflection on the relationships between religion, politics and development in Africa; the meanings of religion in non-Western contexts and the way that is embedded in the everyday life of people in Africa. Editor(s): Bompani, Barbara; Frahm-Arp, Maria. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; HRA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230237759
ISBN
9780230237759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.71

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