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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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230237520
- ISBN
- 9780230237520
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€ 63.86
€ 63.86
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230237759
- ISBN
- 9780230237759
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€ 64.11
€ 64.11
Hardcover. Governance of Public Sector Organizations analyzes recent changes in government administration by focusing on organizational forms and their effects. Contributors to this edited volume demonstrate how generations of reform result in increased complexity of government organizations, and explain this layering process with multiple theories. Editor(s): Verhoest, Koen; Lagreid, Per. Series: Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 black & white tables, 12 figures. BIC Classification: JPH; JPP; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 26. Weight in Grams: 548.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230238206
- ISBN
- 9780230238206
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€ 65.34
€ 65.34
Paperback. This is the first publication to bring together comparative research on the international expansion of Third Reich cinema. This volume investigates various attempts to infiltrate - economically, politically and culturally - the film industries of 20 countries and regions either occupied by, friendly with or neutral towards Nazi Germany. Editor(s): Winkel, Roel Vande; Welch, David. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; APF; JPFQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230238572
- ISBN
- 9780230238572
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€ 122.39
€ 122.39
Hardcover. This book argues that the new actors in global health constitute a 'private turn' in global health governance, and provides theoretical and practical grounds for viewing global health partnerships and philanthropic foundations as closely aligned in their ideational and material approaches to a range of important issues and crises. Editor(s): Rushton, Simon; Williams, Owain David. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JPS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230238763
- ISBN
- 9780230238763
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€ 65.06
€ 65.06
Paperback. A collection of writings by Thomas Paine previously unseen since their first appearance, including political pieces, private letters and verse. Covers his Common Sense years in the revolutionary American colonies; his time in Europe, when he published Rights of Man and The Age of Reason; and his last years in the firmly united states of America. Editor(s): Burgess, Hazel. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230239715
- ISBN
- 9780230239715
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Condition: New
€ 63.71
€ 63.71
Hardcover. Offering a fresh approach to the study of the figure of the diplomat in the early modern period, this collection of diverse readings of archival texts, objects and contexts contributes a new analysis of the spaces, activities and practices of the Renaissance embassy. Editor(s): Adams, Robyn; Cox, Rosanna. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230239760
- ISBN
- 9780230239760
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Condition: New
€ 111.10
€ 111.10
Hardcover. Critical and scientific realism have emerged as important perspectives on international relations in recent years. The attraction of these approaches lies in the claim that they can transcend the positivism vs postpositivism divide. This book demonstrates the vitality of this approach and the difference that 'realism' makes. Editor(s): Joseph, Jonathan; Wight, Colin. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230240063
- ISBN
- 9780230240063
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Condition: New
€ 64.11
€ 64.11
Hardcover. The idea of international political theory after Hobbes is a timely and lively focus through which to raise questions about international politics. Contributors explore Hobbes' views on contemporary international political theory and on international relations in the context of the history of political thought and Hobbesian realism. Editor(s): Prokhovnik, Raia; Slomp, Gabriella. Series: International Political Theory. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230241145
- ISBN
- 9780230241145
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Condition: New
€ 63.71
€ 63.71
Hardcover. This book addresses multiple aspects of the conflict between Georgia and Russia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia in August 2008, including the use of force, human rights, transnational litigation and international law 'rhetoric'. The particulars of the conflict are explored alongside their wider implications for international order. Editor(s): Green, James A.; Waters, Christopher P. M. Series: Euro-Asian Studies. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1DVUG; JPS; KCP; LBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358. Implications for International Legal Order. Series: Euro-Asian Studies. 208 pages, 1 maps. Editor(s): Waters, Christopher P.M.; Green, James A. This book addresses multiple aspects of the conflict between Georgia and Russia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia in August 2008, including the use of force, human rights, transnational litigation and international law 'rhetoric'. The particulars of the conflict are explored alongside their wider implications for international order. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1DVUG; JPS; KCP; LBB. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 15. Weight: 354.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230241244
- ISBN
- 9780230241244
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€ 63.48
€ 63.48
Hardcover. This book explores new forms of private, mutual municipal, public-private and 'reverse' state funding of public investments, co-payments and shared contributions, vouchers, and pooled public risk-financing. It includes case studies taken from the Nordic countries, UK, Spain, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey and South Korea. Editor(s): Bailey, Stephen J.; Valkama, Pekka; Anttiroiko, Ari-Veikko. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPP; KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230241596
- ISBN
- 9780230241596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.17
€ 64.17
Hardcover. Transnational connections are a defining feature of contemporary Europe. They include cross-border economic and cultural exchange, migration, and political activism. This volume probes their political and social significance and makes a case for incorporating transnationalism more systematically into the research agenda of European Studies. Editor(s): DeBardeleben, Joan; Hurrelmann, Achim. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 208 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230241688
- ISBN
- 9780230241688
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Condition: New
€ 64.21
€ 64.21
Hardcover. Shows that networks in European integration governance were not a phenomenon that developed in the 1980s out of a 'hollowing out' of the nation-states in the 1970s. Based throughout on newly accessible sources, the authors discuss various networks and show how they contributed to constitutional choices and policy decisions after World War II. Editor(s): Kaiser, Wolfram; Leucht, Brigitte; Gehler, Michael. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW; JPHC; JPSN2; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414. Governing Europe 1945-83. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. 272 pages, 1 black & white tables. Editor(s): Kaiser, Wolfram; Leucht, Brigitte; Gehler, Michael. Shows that networks in European integration governance were not a phenomenon that developed in the 1980s out of a 'hollowing out' of the nation-states in the 1970s. Based throughout on newly accessible sources, the authors discuss various networks and show how they contributed to constitutional choices and policy decisions after World War II. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW; JPHC; JPSN2; KCL. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 19. Weight: 414.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230241695
- ISBN
- 9780230241695
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Condition: New
€ 64.54
€ 64.54
Paperback. We still lack practical answers to one of the most basic questions in empirical research:How should researchers interpret meanings? The contributors take seriously the goals of both post-modernist and positivist researchers, as they offer detailed guidance on how to apply specific tools of analysis and how to circumvent their inherent limitations. Editor(s): Klotz, Audie; Prakash, Deepa. Series: ECPR Research Methods. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230241756
- ISBN
- 9780230241756
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Condition: New
€ 121.71
€ 121.71
Hardcover. Unique in comparative scope, this volume brings together global scholarship on gender. Thirteen international experts explore the gendered mobilization of men and women in twentieth century European and Asian mass dictatorships and colonial empires, examining both mobilization 'from above' and self-empowerment 'from below'. Editor(s): Lim, Jie-Hyun; Petrone, Karen. Series: Mass Dictatorship in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTS; JFSJ1; JPHX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230242043
- ISBN
- 9780230242043
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Condition: New
€ 143.48
€ 143.48
Hardcover. How can we strengthen the capacity of governments and parties to manage arrivals and departures at the top? Democracy requires reliable processes for the transfer of power from one generation of leaders to the next. This book introduces new analytical frameworks and presents the latest empirical evidence from comparative political research. Editor(s): Hart, Paul 't; Uhr, John. Series: Understanding Governance. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPH; JPL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230242968
- ISBN
- 9780230242968
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Condition: New
€ 64.05
€ 64.05
Hardcover. This edited collection examines the changing faces of political communication in contemporary democracy. Based on comparative investigations of recent trends in the Netherlands and Great Britain, the essays provide fresh insights and new empirical evidence into the public representation of media-centred politics. Editor(s): Brants, Kees; Voltmer, Katrin. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243354
- ISBN
- 9780230243354
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Condition: New
€ 64.83
€ 64.83
Hardcover. Fifteen years after the first Summit of the Americas, the world and the Americas have changed enormously. Competing strategies for economic development and political representation have shattered the hemispheric consensus of the 1990s. This book analyzes these developments and points towards a future for inter-American co-operation. Editor(s): Mace, Gordon; Cooper, Professor Andrew F.; Shaw, Professor Timothy M. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243613
- ISBN
- 9780230243613
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Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardcover. How can European societies more effectively promote the active engagement of immigrants and their children in the political and civic life of the countries where they live? This book examines the effect of migrants' individual attributes and resources, their social capital and the political opportunities on their political integration. Editor(s): Morales, Laura; Giugni, Marco G. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JFSL1; JPB; JPH; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230244160
- ISBN
- 9780230244160
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Condition: New
€ 122.53
€ 122.53
Hardcover. Based on original empirical research, this book explores retributive and gender justice, the potentials and limits of agency, and the correlation of transitional justice and social change through case studies of current dynamics in post-violence countries such Rwanda, South Africa, Cambodia, East Timor, Columbia, Chile and Germany. Editor(s): Buckley-Zistel, Susanne; Stanley, Ruth. Series: Governance and Limited Statehood. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFSJ; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230246225
- ISBN
- 9780230246225
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Condition: New
€ 64.89
€ 64.89
Hardcover. A new assessment of the debates about Just War in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, from the imperial wars of the nineteenth century through the age of total war, the evolution of human rights discourse and international law, to proportionality during the Cold War and the redefinition of authority with the ascendancy of terror groups. Editor(s): Welch, David; Fox, Jo. Num Pages: 412 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JPVN; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230246270
- ISBN
- 9780230246270
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Condition: New
€ 122.77
€ 122.77
Hardcover. This book brings together a distinguished group of historians to explore the previously neglected relationship between nationalism and urban history. It reveals the contrasting experiences of nationalism in different societies and milieus. It will help historians to reassess the role of nationalism both inside and outside the nation state. Editor(s): Whyte, William; Zimmer, Oliver. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JHBD; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230246287
- ISBN
- 9780230246287
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Condition: New
€ 64.41
€ 64.41
Hardcover. Bringing together the work of a ground-breaking group of scholars working on the Italian Risorgimento to consider how modern Italian national identity was first conceived and constructed politically, the book makes a timely contribution to current discussions about the role of patriotism and the nature of nationalism in present-day Italy. Editor(s): Patriarca, Silvana; Riall, Lucy. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230248007
- ISBN
- 9780230248007
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Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardcover. Discusses the ambiguous nature of the state in Russia, focusing on elite networks and their role in policy processes. This book examines the paradoxical dualism of state institutions and ruling networks, providing answers as to why some decisions are not implemented, and why the state exists despite the systemic inefficiency of its institutions. Editor(s): Kononenko, Vadim; Moshes, Arkady. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JPP; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230249646
- ISBN
- 9780230249646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.54
€ 63.54