Political control & freedoms
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Political control & freedoms
Hardcover. Can universities continue to play a major role in advancing social justice today? This volume illuminates key aspects of social justice as a theoretical project and as a set of practical challenges. Authors address related issues from the perspectives of active practitioners in the context of or from close proximity to universities. Editor(s): Shefner, Jon; Dahms, Harry F.; Jones, Robert Emmet; Jalata, Asafa. Num Pages: 369 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JNK; JNMN; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137289377
- ISBN
- 9781137289377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.95
€ 128.95
Hardcover. Setting education in its political context, this book offers a history of good intentions, ranging from the birth of modern schooling and modern examination, to the rise (and fall) of meritocracy. In challenging all that is well-intentioned in education, this book reveals how our educational commitments are always underwritten by violence. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNA; JNL; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137272850
- ISBN
- 9781137272850
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Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Hardcover. This book provides a cross-regional investigation of the role of citizenship and ethnicity in migration, political incorporation, and political transnationalism in the age of globalization, exploring the political realities of Dutch Antilleans in the Netherlands and Latin American Nikkeijin in Japan. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270542
- ISBN
- 9781137270542
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Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. This study examines the evolution and political consequences of the 2009 British MPs' expenses scandal. Despite claims of a revolution in British politics, we show how the expenses scandal had a limited, short-term impact. Editor(s): Van Heerde-Hudson, Jennifer. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; 3JMG; JPQ; JPVK; LNDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137034540
- ISBN
- 9781137034540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. Ironic Freedom asserts that freedom from governmental interference may make people vulnerable to other sources of coercion; these affects vary by gender, race, and class. Increasing negative freedoms may reinforce existing asymmetrical power relationships within society. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137030955
- ISBN
- 9781137030955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. A pioneering study of American Jewish involvement in the fight against racial injustice in South Africa. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1KBB; JFSR1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137029713
- ISBN
- 9781137029713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardcover. Using official statistics, this book explores how the SNP managed to confound expectations and win a parliamentary majority in the 2011 Scottish General Election. Perhaps surprisingly, it was not constitutional politics or the return of the Conservatives to power in Westminster but domestic issues that decided the vote in the SNP's favour. Series: Comparative Territorial Politics. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPL; JPVK; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137023698
- ISBN
- 9781137023698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. This book examines the evolving relationship between the nation-state, citizenship and the education of citizens, exploring the impact European integration had on national policies towards educating its citizens and citizenship. Series: Education, Economy and Society. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSP2; JHB; JNF; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137019561
- ISBN
- 9781137019561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. By explaining the role of evaluation in modern societies and its historical development in the USA and Europe this book highlights the scientific roots of Evaluation and offers an overview of its fundamental theories and concepts. The process of collecting, analyzing and interpreting is explored giving an insight into the course of an evaluation. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPP; JPQB; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137012463
- ISBN
- 9781137012463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.65
€ 128.65
Hardcover. In an increasingly mobile world with mounting concerns about the states' control of borders and migration, passports and citizenship rights matter more than ever. This book asks what citizenship ceremonies can tell us about how citizenship is understood through empirical research in the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands and Ireland. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137003201
- ISBN
- 9781137003201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Hardback. Making European Citizens examines the forms of transnational citizenship developing in Europe. Active citizenship involves more than simply voting. Achieving mobilization at a transnational level may involve new democratic techniques and skills. The volume explores how far European citizens have acquired the requisite methods and qualities. Editor(s): Bellamy, Professor Richard; Castiglione, Dario; Shaw, Jo. Series: One Europe or Several?. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSN2; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333973776
- ISBN
- 9780333973776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Hardback. Since the end of the cold war, civil wars and state violence have escalated, resulting in thousands of deaths. This book provides a toolbox for donors, international agencies and developing countries to prevent humanitarian emergencies. The emphasis is on long-term rather than mediation or reconstruction after the conflict ensues. Series: Studies in Development Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; GTJ; JFFC; JPS; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333964385
- ISBN
- 9780333964385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.96
€ 194.96
Paperback. On the basis of a distinctive "material-cultural" approach to ethics, this book puts the case for radically changing the conventional terms of debate in respect to intersecting issues: the problem of sexual harrassment, and the place of "citizenship" in socialist political theory and programmes. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JHM; JPFF; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333465981
- ISBN
- 9780333465981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.94
€ 71.94
Hardback. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSR; JHM; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312221430
- ISBN
- 9780312221430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.16
€ 127.16
Hardback. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312216207
- ISBN
- 9780312216207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.93€ 88.19
€ 106.93
€ 88.19
Hardback. Feste develops a framework of terrorism termination dynamics constructed from empirical cases and applies it to the current al Qaeda problem to offer a new method for tracking development of terrorist episodes with implications for U.S. foreign policy. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPQ; JPV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230623569
- ISBN
- 9780230623569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardback. With Ghana's colonial and postcolonial politics as a backdrop, this book explores the ways in which historically marginalized communities have defined and redefined themselves to protect their interests and compete politically and economically with neighbouring ethnic groups. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230622784
- ISBN
- 9780230622784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.90
€ 138.90
Hardback. Drawing on ethnographic research with underrepresented communities in the Caribbean, Europe, South America, and the United States, this wide-ranging anthology examines the gendered dimensions of citizenship experiences and uses them as a point of departure for rethinking contemporary practices of social inclusion and national belonging. Editor(s): Caldwell, Kia Lilly; Ramirez, Renya K.; Coll, Kathleen M.; Siu, Lok; Fisher, Tracy. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619852
- ISBN
- 9780230619852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. Women in Civil Society: The State, Islamism and Networking in the UAE investigates how women in an Arab Gulf country prove to play a key role in how civil society takes shape with and against one another through case studies on women in state-run organizations, Islamic organizations, and networks. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSJ1; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230609563
- ISBN
- 9780230609563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardback. This book offers a critical reassessment of the 'Asian values' debate, which dominated the human rights discourse in the late 1990s, and a reappraisal of the human rights situation in Asia since then. The chapters in this book contextualize the debate and examine in what ways the issues raised then continue to trouble Asian societies. Editor(s): Kingsbury, Damien; Avonius, Leena. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606395
- ISBN
- 9780230606395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardback. This book challenges the received scholarship on the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. The author applies economic and social theory to understanding the African Commission's dynamic treaty interpretation and the Commission's strategic manipulation of the Rules of Procedure to strengthen the African human rights system. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230605053
- ISBN
- 9780230605053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 365 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFSJ; JKS; JPVH; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602328
- ISBN
- 9780230602328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Hardback. In this book, top scholars look at the efficacy of trade union and worker protest in overthrowing authoritarian governments in Africa. The analytical introduction and case studies from major African countries argue that unions were often the most important single social force in the democratization process. Editor(s): Kraus, Jon. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JPHV; JPVH2; KNXB2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600614
- ISBN
- 9780230600614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.71
€ 128.71
Hardback. This book provides a fresh perspective on the emergence of public Muslim identities, traversing issues of Muslim-state engagement across government initiatives and church-state relations, across equalities agendas and the education system, the courts and the media. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576667
- ISBN
- 9780230576667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84