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Paperback. In his exploration of the use of intelligence in Ireland by the British government from the onset of the Ulster Crisis in 1912 to the end of the Irish War of Independence in 1921, Grob-Fitzgibbon analyzes the role that intelligence played during those critical nine years. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538683
- ISBN
- 9781349538683
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€ 66.25
€ 66.25
Paperback. This book updates the 1989 volume 'Caribbean in World Affairs' providing a comprehensive and theoretically-grounded account of diplomatic developments in the Caribbean. The new material includes attention to the changed global setting, updated theoretical developments in foreign policy, and the inclusion of Haiti and Suriname. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPS; JPSD; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 429.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538669
- ISBN
- 9781349538669
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Stemming from an interdisciplinary convention in 2005 at the Institute for the Studies of the Americas in London, this collection has a strong thematic integrity, but also illustrates the dramatic variety of approaches to the question of modernity. This volume fills the gaps in prior literature on Latin America's experience of modernity. Editor(s): Miller, N.; Hart, S. (The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel). Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JHMC; JP; RBGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538645
- ISBN
- 9781349538645
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€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Tarlov, Alvin R.; Debbink, Michelle Precourt. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNK; JNLA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 425.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538560
- ISBN
- 9781349538560
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€ 52.90€ 47.15
€ 52.90
€ 47.15
Paperback. An ethnographic study showing how Western women living in Pakistan as international development workers constructed new identities in a Muslim community. Cook shows how these transnational migrants both perpetuate and resist unequal global power relations in everyday life, tracing the legacy of this from the colonial period to the present. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFFK; JFSJ; JHMC; JPA; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538522
- ISBN
- 9781349538522
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€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Paperback. This book examines the political exigencies facing both the US and the Chinese Communist Party during the decisive years of the Chinese Civil War. The book offers a new and challenging perspective on America's infamous loss in China, and on the Communists' victory. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JPA; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538362
- ISBN
- 9781349538362
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. In this edited volume, leading scholars from US and China analyze the challenges and opportunities for China in the 21st century, each emphasizing particular dimensions of politics, economics, political culture, and foreign policy. Issues examined include: social harmony and statecraft, media and political culture, and legality in foreign trade. Num Pages: 295 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPS; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538348
- ISBN
- 9781349538348
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
paperback. This book examines general Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) roles and comparative advantages in the broad fight to end global poverty, as well as roles and opportunities specific to particular Millennium Development Goals sectors. Editor(s): Brinkerhoff, Jennifer M.; Smith, S.; Teegen, Hildy. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538324
- ISBN
- 9781349538324
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€ 66.01
€ 66.01
Paperback. This study offers an explicit theory of media pressure - what it is, how it works, how it can be measured - based in part on the 'positioning theory' in discursive psychology. This offers the first independent and comparative history and analysis of media pressure vs. coverage, through the lens of the insurrection against Saddam Hussein in 1991. Series: The Palgrave MacMillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 255 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JMH; JPA; JPP; JPS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538270
- ISBN
- 9781349538270
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
The Cost of Institutions. Information and Freedom in Expanding Economi...
Rodriguez, J.; Loomis, Steven R.; Weeres, Jos...
Paperback. Contesting prior assumptions that institutions simplify the world for the sake of efficiency, this book argues that rather than institution expansion indicating the movement of markets to optimal states, expanding institutions generate information costs. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNK; JPA; JPP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538256
- ISBN
- 9781349538256
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€ 65.77
€ 65.77
Paperback. An examination of the interrelationship between gender, race, narrative, and nationalism in black politics specifically within American politics as a whole. The author not only highlights the critical role of race and gender, she goes further to show how they operate to define political discourse and to determine public policy. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JFSJ; JFSL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 329.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538218
- ISBN
- 9781349538218
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book looks at U.S.-Korea relations and argues that military alliances depend upon a combination of power distribution, material assets, and identities. The author asserts that beyond being mere tools of power balancing, alliances are also impacted by material and institutional practices that constitute the identity of allies and adversaries. Num Pages: 301 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPS; JPSD; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 387.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538188
- ISBN
- 9781349538188
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Johnson, Diane Elizabeth; Lopez-Alves, Fernando. Num Pages: 252 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFFS; JHB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 329.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538133
- ISBN
- 9781349538133
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book examines how novel institutional forms emerge when actors creatively reinterpret and reconfigure imported or imposed institutional models, using case studies from East Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Editor(s): Galvan, D; Sil, R. Series: Political Evolution & Institutional Change. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPP; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538119
- ISBN
- 9781349538119
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€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Paperback. This is a study of party development in the post-communist world. Based on extensive fieldwork in Bulgaria and Hungary, as well as aggregate data from twelve post-communist states, this study provides an explanation of the behaviour of parties since 1990, and offer new insights into the party behaviour in the future. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538096
- ISBN
- 9781349538096
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book analyzes the political theater of the 1930s, establishing its aesthetics as an important alternative to the dominant European modernist paradigm of the time. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538065
- ISBN
- 9781349538065
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€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Paperback. This book examines the changing national identities that are transforming East Asia - pushing China and Taiwan apart and toward a showdown, while propping up a weakened North Korea. Accomplished contributors analyze the dynamics and the U.S.'s policy response. Editor(s): Horowitz, Shale A.; Heo, U. K.; Tan, Alexander C. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537884
- ISBN
- 9781349537884
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€ 66.16
€ 66.16
Paperback. The book describes the impact of cultural perceptions on rulers' behaviors in the United Arab Emirates, once the Trucial States. Despite differences in size, economic resources, and external political pressures, the seven emirates' rulers utilized very similar cultural expectations to gain the support of others. Num Pages: 284 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537846
- ISBN
- 9781349537846
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€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Paperback. African Americans today face a systemic crisis of mass underemployment, mass imprisonment, and mass disfranchisement. This comprehensive reader makes clear to students the mutual constitution of these three crises. Series: Critical Black Studies. Num Pages: 391 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 391
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537730
- ISBN
- 9781349537730
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€ 67.81
€ 67.81
Paperback. This book analyzes recent alterations in African security politics, focusing on regionalization of civil wars, transnational aspects of African conflicts, African regional peacekeeping efforts, the privatization of security in Africa, and the role of the UN in peacekeeping. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPA; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537679
- ISBN
- 9781349537679
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€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Paperback. This book explores the intersections of film, justice, and the state in comparative perspective across a range of major Asian countries, including India, China, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and Vietnam. The contributing authors cross the conventional border between the analysis of on-screen and off-screen intersections of law and cinema. Editor(s): Creekmur, Corey K.; Sidel, Mark. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; JFC; JFD; JP; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537556
- ISBN
- 9781349537556
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€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Paperback. Much has been written about the wealth of nations, the history of unequal distribution and zones of affluence and deprivation within and between societies. This book explores why some Asian nations are more prosperous than others through an examination of how their interaction with and utilization of resources has changed over the centuries. Editor(s): Boomgaard, P.; Bankoff, Greg. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; KCN; KCP; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537440
- ISBN
- 9781349537440
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€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. This book seeks todetermine what is meant by 'evil' when used to describe actors and events in international politics. Focusing on the history of evil in western secular and religious thought, it reintroduces a classical understanding of evil as the means to which we seek to understand otherwise meaningless human suffering." Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537426
- ISBN
- 9781349537426
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This books reviews forms of capital 'popular finance' and argues that it is important, as a site at which capital is visible not as a macro-structural reality but as a category itself, which needs to be made and performed in the spaces where is does not already exist. 'Culture' is used to intervene into everyday spaces to develop capital there. Num Pages: 255 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 329.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537402
- ISBN
- 9781349537402
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95