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Hardcover. This book provides an in-depth look into the cognitive and argumentative nature of political discourse with a focus on the role and place of conceptual metaphors in practical argumentation. Neagu's empirical investigation centres on the corpus of the American Presidential debates in 2008 and speeches by Barack Obama from 2009-2011. Num Pages: 139 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFGR; JPA; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137309891
- ISBN
- 9781137309891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.13
€ 66.13
Hardcover. Jim Armstrong explores emerging approaches to the capacity development of developing nations. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; JKSR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 213 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310101
- ISBN
- 9781137310101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardcover. Ralf Emmers assesses whether the joint exploration and development of resources can act as a means to reduce tensions in contested territories. Num Pages: 96 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH; JPQB; JPS; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310132
- ISBN
- 9781137310132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.86
€ 65.86
Hardcover. This book combines the two most important typologies of capitalist diversity; Esping-Andersen's welfare regime typology and Hall and Soskice's 'Varieties of Capitalism' typology, into a unified typology of capitalist diversity. The author shows empircally that certain welfare states bundle together with certain production systems. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB; JPA; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310293
- ISBN
- 9781137310293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. Russia remains among the top-5 greenhouse gas emitters in the world and thus an important player in the field of international climate politics. To gain a deeper understanding of how Russian climate politics is formed, the changing and somewhat unexpected role scientists and scientific knowledge play in shaping Russian policymaking is explored. Num Pages: 130 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JPQ; JPS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310514
- ISBN
- 9781137310514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Making Brazil Work: Checking the President in a Multiparty System (Stu...
Melo, Marcus André, Pereira, Carlos
Hardcover. This book offers the first conceptually rigorous analysis of the political and institutional underpinnings of Brazil's recent rise. Using Brazil as a case study in multiparty presidentialism, the authors argue that Brazil's success stems from the combination of a constitutionally strong president and a robust system of checks and balances. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310835
- ISBN
- 9781137310835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.58
€ 160.58
Hardcover. While the Islamic Republic has employed various strategies to mitigate the worst excesses of inter-ethnic tension while still securing a Shi'a dominated "Persian hegemony," the systematic neglect of ethnic groups by both the Islamic Republic and its predecessor regime has resulted in the politicization of ethnic identity in Iran. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSL; JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310866
- ISBN
- 9781137310866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Paperback. This volume is the first major account for nearly fifty years to critically re-assess Labour's first period in office in terms of domestic, foreign and imperial policy. It draws on a wide range of private papers and official sources and reconstructs the history of this forgotten government in the broader social and political context of the 1920s. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137311863
- ISBN
- 9781137311863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Hardcover. Comitology is the most important form of multi-level governance in the EU. Member State and Commission actors together create roughly 2,500 executive acts per year amounting to half of all European laws. Using new European and national data, this books argues that its accountability has improved over time, but that unexpected gaps have emerged. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16 figures, 15 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPH; JPQB; JPSN2; LNDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137319630
- ISBN
- 9781137319630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Paperback. Drawing on the experiences of more than 100 developing country negotiators and the insights of leading academic studies, this guide brings together practical advice and lessons on ways to negotiate effectively with larger parties, and avoid common pitfalls. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPSD; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320230
- ISBN
- 9781137320230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.32
€ 115.32
Hardcover. This book puts the widely-held view that 'arms control in space is not possible' to the test and aims to explore how, and under what conditions, arms control could become a reality. Drawing upon international regimes and IR theory, Mutschler examines the success of space weapons and anti-ballistic missiles. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSF; JPSL; JPV; JWXF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320636
- ISBN
- 9781137320636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. Thijs Van de Graaf traces the history of international energy governance from the notorious 'Seven Sisters' oil-companies cartel to the recent creation of the International Renewable Energy Agency. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JPSN; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320728
- ISBN
- 9781137320728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein. Deciding on Conflict.
Hybel, Alex Roberto; Kaufman, Justin Matthew
Paperback. The authors present a vital analysis of the foreign policy-making processes of the two Bush administrations prior to the attacks on Iraq. In a thorough comparison, they show how both presidents used historical analogies to evaluate information, relied on instinct to formulate decisions, and drew on moral language to justify their choices. Series: Advances in Foreign Policy Analysis. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320926
- ISBN
- 9781137320926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137323897
- ISBN
- 9781137323897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Paperback. Based on a careful reading of Lenin's Collected Works, Boer pursues the implications for linking Lenin with religion and theology and seeks to bring Lenin into recent debates over the intersections between theology and the Left, between the Bible and political thought. Series: New Approaches to Religion and Power. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM2; HRLB; JPFC; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137323903
- ISBN
- 9781137323903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.09
€ 128.09
Paperback. Malone-France brings together important themes from religious studies, philosophy, and political theory to articulate a fundamental re-conception of religious faith and an innovative argument for classic liberal norms. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM1; HRAM2; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137324399
- ISBN
- 9781137324399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Niranjan Ramakrishnan sets out to examine the systems and dynamics that shape the global issues of our day, through the lens of Gandhi's writings. Num Pages: 138 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPF; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137325143
- ISBN
- 9781137325143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.76
€ 62.76
Hardcover. Through analysis of newspaper coverage on the debate over the future of Europe in Great Britain and Germany between 2000 and 2005, this book explores the intricate ways in which national identities shape media discourses on European integration. In doing so, it provides some compelling insights into Europe's emerging communicative space(s). Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; JFD; JPL; JPP; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137326065
- ISBN
- 9781137326065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.36
€ 67.36
Paperback. As democracy encounters difficulties, many citizens are turning to the domain of alternative politics, and in so doing, making considerable use of the new communication technologies. This volume analyses the various factors that shape such participation, and addresses such key topics as civic subjectivity, web intellectuals, and cosmopolitanism. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPWJ; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137326379
- ISBN
- 9781137326379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.42
€ 71.42
Hardcover. The way which society conceives of power in the twenty-first century determines how it approaches future issues. Placing the twentieth-century French philosopher Michel Foucault into critical conjunction with the apostle Paul, Fuggle re-evaluates the way in which power operates within society and underpins ethical and political actions. Series: Radical Theologies and Philosophies. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HRCG; HRCM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137326928
- ISBN
- 9781137326928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardcover. This award-winning book seeks to answer some of the big questions on the legitimacy of the European Union. It does so by tracing the history of constructions and contestations of the EU's legitimacy in discourses of the European institutions and in public debate drawing on findings from a vast and diverse range of sources. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; 3JJP; 3JMC; JPA; JPH; JPSN2; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137327833
- ISBN
- 9781137327833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Hardcover. This book analyses the immediate challenges from headlong cuts, root-and-branch restructuring and the longer-term pressures from population ageing. It demonstrates that a more humane and generous welfare state that will build social inclusiveness is possible and shows how it can be achieved. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSB; JPH; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137328106
- ISBN
- 9781137328106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Hardcover. The belief in equality as the basis of a just society is fundamental to the dominant western, liberal viewpoint. Yet, the standard individualist justification for it is weak and contradictory. This book provides a radically new communitarian account of the value of equality and establishes it's proper limits. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137329158
- ISBN
- 9781137329158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.69
€ 67.69
Hardcover. This book offers a new ideology critique for political analysis by revisiting Habermas via a Zizekian reading. The book includes an application of the theory to the case of the political consensus reached in Chile's post-Pinochet. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JHBA; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137329660
- ISBN
- 9781137329660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64