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paperback. What is 'addiction'? What does it say about us, our social arrangements and our political preoccupations? Where is it going as an idea and what is at stake in its ongoing production? Drawing on ethnographic research, interviews and media and policy texts, this book traces the remaking of addiction in contemporary Western societies. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPQB; MBS; MMH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349338887
- ISBN
- 9781349338887
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Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Paperback. This comprehensive, state-of-the-art reference work provides the first systematic review to date of how sociologists have studied the relationship between race/ethnicity and educational inequality over the last thirty years in eighteen different national contexts. Editor(s): Dworkin, A. Gary. Num Pages: 676 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; JNF; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 676
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349338498
- ISBN
- 9781349338498
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Condition: New
€ 130.64
€ 130.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Kiwan, D. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JPB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349338092
- ISBN
- 9781349338092
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Condition: New
€ 65.92
€ 65.92
Paperback. With its focus on the offshore randomized control trials of a Pre-Exposure Prophylactic pill (PrEP) for preventing HIV infection, the volume develops a sustained analysis of the complex, virtual and topological dimensions of the expectations, ethics and evidence that surround the innovation of PrEP. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHB; JPQB; MBS; MQW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349337705
- ISBN
- 9781349337705
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Condition: New
€ 65.74
€ 65.74
Paperback. This book critically analyzes and theorizes trust dynamics in children's lives and how they impact upon children's participation, citizenship and well-being, drawing on a wealth of empirical evidence that examines trust in various institutional and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Warming, Hanne. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSP; JHBK; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349337668
- ISBN
- 9781349337668
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Condition: New
€ 65.70
€ 65.70
Paperback. Series: Identities and Modernities in Europe. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JPB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349337590
- ISBN
- 9781349337590
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Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Paperback. This book presents an integral, cross-cultural reflection on the social reality of children's rights and citizenship, giving an insight into new perspectives on the history and different concepts of children's rights in a contextualized and localized manner. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHB; JHBA; JHBK; JN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349337552
- ISBN
- 9781349337552
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book explores the historical development of post-war immigration politics in Norway, Sweden and Denmark from the perspective of the welfare state, examining how welfare states with high ambitions, generous and inclusive welfare schemes and a strong sense of egalitarianism cope with the pressures of immigration and growing diversities. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL; JKS; JPB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349337538
- ISBN
- 9781349337538
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book analyzes policies in eight European countries that aim to intervene in the reproduction of social and educational inequalities. In order to understand why some policies succeed and others fail, it is necessary to look at education systems through cross-national comparison. Editor(s): Demeuse, Marc; Frandji, Daniel; Greger, David; Rochex, Jean-Yves. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNA; JNF; JNK; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349337477
- ISBN
- 9781349337477
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Condition: New
€ 128.21
€ 128.21
Paperback. This book analyzes the interaction between migrant activists and leaders and the state of the Republic of Ireland - a late player in Europe's immigration regime - against the background of an increasingly restrictive immigration regime. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JPA; JPQB; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336388
- ISBN
- 9781349336388
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This collection offers an authoritative, up-to-date commentary on the challenges facing higher education today across both the UK and internationally. The book charts the impact of global economic trends and recent policy developments for students, academics, providers and changing course provision. Editor(s): Hinton-Smith, T. Series: Issues in Higher Education. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNK; JNM; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 443.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336364
- ISBN
- 9781349336364
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Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPQB; RND; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336340
- ISBN
- 9781349336340
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Condition: New
€ 66.28
€ 66.28
Paperback. Drawing on children's narratives about their everyday life this book explores how children come to understand the process of socialization at home, at school and in the neighbourhood as an embodied and biographical experience. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JFSR; JHBK; JHBS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336142
- ISBN
- 9781349336142
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Condition: New
€ 65.80
€ 65.80
Paperback. Drawing on recent feminist discussions, this collection critically reassesses ideas about agency, exploring the relationship between agency and coercion in greater depth and across a range of disciplinary perspectives and ethical contexts. Editor(s): Phillips, A.; Wilson, K.; Hemmings, Clare; Madhok, Sumi. Series: Thinking Gender in Transnational Times. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JFFK; JFSJ; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336128
- ISBN
- 9781349336128
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Condition: New
€ 71.71
€ 71.71
Paperback. This book analyzes racism in Communist and post-Communist contexts, examining the 'Red' promise of an end to racism and the racial logics at work in the Soviet Union, Central and Eastern Europe, Cuba and China, placing these in the context of global racialization. Series: Mapping Global Racisms. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSL; JHB; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336081
- ISBN
- 9781349336081
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Condition: New
€ 126.38
€ 126.38
Paperback. This book addresses current debates in the field of social cohesion. It examines the ethics and policy making of social cohesion and explores various means for promoting social cohesion including history education, citizenship education, language, human rights based teacher training and school partnerships. Editor(s): Shuayb, Maha. Series: Education, Economy and Society. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNA; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336029
- ISBN
- 9781349336029
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Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Paperback. This book analyzes how the current generation of young adults enters the labour market and tries to create their own autonomous household, with or without children, exploring questions such as what does it mean to be a young adult in Europe today and what social policies help them to combine work and family life? Editor(s): Knijn, T. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHBK; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336005
- ISBN
- 9781349336005
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Based on extensive couple and individual interviews with young same sex couples who have legally formalized their relationships, this book argues that same sex marriages as they are lived need to be understood in terms of interlinked developments in lesbian and gay life, heterosexual relationships and in personal life. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK; JFSJ; JHBK; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335961
- ISBN
- 9781349335961
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Condition: New
€ 65.80
€ 65.80
Paperback. "This book explores men's ambiguous relationship with intimate caring work within a context where carefree and nurturing expectations for men are competing for influence. For men, to be more involved carers clashes with commonly valued expectations of them as men and this book analyses how men confront this contradictory expectation"-- Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JKSN; JMU; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335923
- ISBN
- 9781349335923
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Using in-depth interviews, this book explores women employed in the Indian IT industry and highlights the gender specific and culturally specific consequences of reflexive modernity in neo-liberal India. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ; JHB; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335886
- ISBN
- 9781349335886
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Condition: New
€ 65.62
€ 65.62
Paperback. What determines Europe's migrant policies and where does the EU fit into this picture? This book is a comparative analysis of the impact of the EU, if any, on the policies and politics of immigrant integration in its member states. It investigates whether the EU can be a force for good in this policy area. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JPA; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335671
- ISBN
- 9781349335671
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Through the use of a historical-institutional perspective and with particular reference to the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia; this study explores the state of family policies in Post-Communist Europe. It analyzes how these policies have developed and examines their impact on gender relations for the countries mentioned. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335633
- ISBN
- 9781349335633
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Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
paperback. Editor(s): Scott, J.; Holmwood, Mr John. Num Pages: 644 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HR; JFF; JFSL; JHBA; JHBC; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 644
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349335480
- ISBN
- 9781349335480
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Condition: New
€ 197.52
€ 197.52
Paperback. This book examines the relationship between development economics, social protection and democratization in the specific context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Moving existing theories of transformation into a new terrain, it sheds light on the exclusive origins of dictatorship and democracy. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JHBA; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335442
- ISBN
- 9781349335442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22