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Hardback. Popular struggles in the global south suggest the need for the development of new and politically enabling categories of analysis, and new ways of understanding contemporary social movements. This book shows how social movements in Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East politicize development in an age of neoliberal hegemony. Editor(s): Motta, Sara C.; Nilsen, Alf Gunvald. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JPS; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243491
- ISBN
- 9780230243491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.56
€ 128.56
Hardcover. Why do states similar in size, resources and capabilities significantly differ in their basic orientations and actions across major domains in foreign policy, security and defense? This book addresses this important question by analyzing the major differences between the foreign policies of France and Germany over extended periods of time. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; HBJD; JPB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243989
- ISBN
- 9780230243989
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Condition: New
€ 127.72
€ 127.72
Hardback. Kaj Ilmonen was a pioneer in the third wave of the sociology of consumption. This book provides a balanced overview of the sociology of consumption, arguing that the enthusiasm of 'the third wave' exaggerated the role of the symbolic and imaginary at the expense of the materiality of human societies. Editor(s): Ilmonen, Kaj. Translator(s): Kivinen, David. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFFT; JHBA; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230244108
- ISBN
- 9780230244108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.68
€ 127.68
Hardcover. The Politics of Hollywood Cinema argues for a new understanding of the relationship between classical Hollywood films and theories of democracy. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230244580
- ISBN
- 9780230244580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardback. Mounting a vigorous critique on existing approaches to transnational policing, this book lays out an argument situating transnational policing within contemporary transformations of the capitalist state and imperialism, looking at the particular case of regional police cooperation against sex trafficking in Southeast Europe. Series: Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSW1; JKVM; JPHC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230246126
- ISBN
- 9780230246126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardback. Transformation of Education Policy deals with internalization processes in education policy and their impact on national policy making. It investigates national responses to the PISA study for secondary education and the Bologna study for tertiary education. Editor(s): Martens, Kerstin; Nagel, Alexander-Kenneth; Windzio, Michael; Weymann, Ansgar. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 299 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JPA; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230246348
- ISBN
- 9780230246348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.88
€ 67.88
Hardback. Does the democratic nation state remain a legitimate regime form in the current age of globalization? This book uses a novel, analytical approach to probe this topical question, drawing on a comparative study of legitimation discourses in the media of four Western democracies (Switzerland, Germany, Britain, and the United States.) Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 267 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247628
- ISBN
- 9780230247628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Hardback. This book challenges some of the most basic assumptions underpinning the growing interest in religion, including: that religion is increasing and secularisation is decreasing and that religion is the main component of identity for all minority ethnic people. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFSL1; JFSR; JPV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247635
- ISBN
- 9780230247635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardback. Patrick Pearse was not only leader of the 1916 Easter Rising but also one of the main ideologues of the IRA. Based on new material on his childhood and underground activities, this book places him in a European context and provides an intimate account of the development of his ideas on cultural regeneration, education, patriotism and militarism. Num Pages: 438 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230248717
- ISBN
- 9780230248717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.25
€ 129.25
Hardback. This book critically analyses the ways in which Africa has shifted from the periphery of global trade, international relations and politics to the centre of the world stage because of its existing and potential economic prowess and purchasing power that the continent has to offer. Editor(s): Modi, Renu. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JPS; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230248854
- ISBN
- 9780230248854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Hardback. Climate Terror engages with a highly differentiated geographical politics of global warming. It explores how fear-inducing climate change discourses could result in new forms of dependencies, domination and militarised 'climate security'. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSL; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230249615
- ISBN
- 9780230249615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Confusion about governance abounds. Many lack appreciation of how different traditions of thought in the social sciences contribute to our understanding. This book tackles these weaknesses head on and aims to provide a wider vision of the area, examining three critical areas of practice: environmental, corporate and participatory governance. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JPA; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230250390
- ISBN
- 9780230250390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 161.28
€ 161.28
Hardback. This analysis of the rhetoric of nine successfully persuasive politicians explains how their use of language created credible and consistent stories about themselves and the social world they inhabit. It explores their use of metaphors, their myths and how language analysis helps us to understand how politicians are able to persuade. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 707.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230251649
- ISBN
- 9780230251649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.43
€ 129.43
hardcover. Shahar Hameiri argues that state building interventions are creating a new form of transnationally regulated statehood. Using case-studies from the Asia-Pacific, he analyzes the politics of state building and the implications for contemporary statehood and the global order. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230251861
- ISBN
- 9780230251861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.47
€ 67.47
Hardback. This book explores the origins of the so-called 'punitive turn' in penal policy across Western nations over the past two decades. It demonstrates how the context of neoliberalism has informed penal policy-making and argues that it is ultimately neoliberalism which has led to the recent intensification of punishment. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JKVP; JPQB; JPV; LNFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230251977
- ISBN
- 9780230251977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Hardback. Analyses the impact of the managerial reforms of the European Commission. In 1999 the resignation of the College of Commissioners triggered the implementation of a White Paper which listed 98 measures to overhaul the way the Commission did business. Ten years later what impact have the reforms had on the European Commission and European governance? Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPH; JPP; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252578
- ISBN
- 9780230252578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Hardback. A freshly provocative look at the nexus linking EU security, trans-Turkey energy supply routes to Europe and Turkey's EU membership negotiations, this book argues that Europe's collective energy security prospects have become increasingly tied to Turkey's progress towards joining the EU. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1DVUA; 1QFE; JPSL; JPSN2; LNCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252615
- ISBN
- 9780230252615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Hardback. Geir Honneland discusses some of the big questions in social science: What is identity? What is the role of identity and narrative in the study of international relations? The location is the Kola Peninsula, the most heavily militarized area of the world during the Cold War, now set to become Europe's next big oil playground. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; CF; JFSF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252677
- ISBN
- 9780230252677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardback. This book investigates the relationships between political violence, social violence and economic violence using examples from South Africa, Northern Ireland, Lebanon and Syria. It examines the cultural impact of war and argues that a culture of violence can explain the high levels of violence which are frequently found in post-war societies. Series: Rethinking Political Violence. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JP; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272033
- ISBN
- 9780230272033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardback. Throughout the world, governments and intergovernmental organizations, such as the International Organization for Migration are developing new approaches aimed at renewing migration policy-making. This book, now in paperback, critically analyzes the actors, discourses and practices of migration management. Editor(s): Pecoud, Antoine; Geiger, Martin. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPQB; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272583
- ISBN
- 9780230272583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.12
€ 68.12
hardcover. Many of the foremost experts in the study of European fascism unite to provide a contemporary analysis of the theories and historiography of fascism. Essays discuss the most recent debates on the subject and how changes in the social sciences over the past forty years have impacted on the study of fascism from various perspectives. Editor(s): Pinto, Antonio Costa. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBTB; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272958
- ISBN
- 9780230272958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.56
€ 117.56
Hardcover. Tannam focuses on the role of bureaucracies when dealing with conflict in two international organisations, the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN), providing a unique comparative account of their policy-making procedures. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPA; JPB; JPSN1; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273351
- ISBN
- 9780230273351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Globalisation, Democratisation and Radicalisation in the Arab World
. Ed(S): Harrigan, Jane; El-Said, Hamed
Hardback. This book provides a fascinating analysis of the external and internal linkages that have for decades impeded economic and political reforms in the Arab world, and presents a new and coherent framework that enables policy makers and practitioners to better understand, identify and deal with the root causes of terrorism. Editor(s): Harrigan, Jane; El-Said, Hamed. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JW; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273603
- ISBN
- 9780230273603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.63
€ 128.63
Hardback. NATO has many European and global partner countries. The political and military utility of all these partnerships is clear; they 'provide' more security than they 'consume'. But the utility for NATO of partners also changes over time. This book scrutinizes these partnerships, both from a NATO perspective and from that of its partners. Editor(s): Edstrom, Hakan; Matlary, Janne Haaland; Petersson, Magnus. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSN; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273771
- ISBN
- 9780230273771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80