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Paperback. This book analyzes the recent development of Gulf capitalism through to the aftermath of the 2008 economic crisis. Situating the Gulf within the evolution of capitalism at a global scale, it presents a novel theoretical interpretation of this important region of the Middle East political economy. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBX; JPA; JPS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490582
- ISBN
- 9781137490582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.75
€ 71.75
Hardcover. Recent years have seen the rise of anti-politics as a political phenomenon. Beyond this new rejection of the political class there has long existed a deeper challenge to the political itself. Identifying the work of Derrida as 'a politics' and that of Baudrillard as 'transpolitics' this book charts convergences and divergences in their approaches. Num Pages: 110 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137488558
- ISBN
- 9781137488558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Hardcover. Asian security institutions have struggled to adapt to the so-called 'non-traditional' security issues that characterise the strategic landscape of the 21st century. The resulting gaps in governance have increasingly been filled by think tanks, which have arguably begun to change the way that Asian security is governed. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JPA; JPRB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137488244
- ISBN
- 9781137488244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Hardcover. Based on an analysis of the changing practice of sovereignty in Brazil, India and South Africa, this book argues that soft sovereignty provides an adequate, yet unrecognized, basis for a moderate, embedded and plural cosmopolitanism situated between globalism's demand for a world state and statism's defence of the status quo. Series: International Political Theory. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFMS; 1KLSB; JPA; JPB; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137488213
- ISBN
- 9781137488213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Paperback. This interdisciplinary study explores the interaction between memory and transitional justice in post-dictatorship Argentina and Uruguay and develops a theoretical framework for bringing these two fields of study together through the concept of critical junctures. Series: Memory Politics and Transitional Justice. Num Pages: 335 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSU; JFF; JPA; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137485007
- ISBN
- 9781137485007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Paperback. This book questions the 'role model' status of the Turkish Republic with respect to the advancement of female agency in a secular context by using the study of women with headscarves as a case in point. Turkey's commitment to modernization depends heavily on secularism which involves, among other things, the westernization of women's appearance. Num Pages: 219 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JPA; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137484734
- ISBN
- 9781137484734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Hardback. Editor(s): Montecinos, Veronica. Series: Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership. Num Pages: 286 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHV; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137482396
- ISBN
- 9781137482396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.46
€ 161.46
The Political World of Bob Dylan: Freedom and Justice, Power and Sin (...
Taylor, Jeff, Israelson, Chad
Hardcover. This work illuminates, identifies, and characterizes the influences and expressions of Bob Dylan's Political World throughout his life and career. An approach nearly as unique as the singer himself, the authors attempt to remove Dylan from the typical Left/Right paradigm and place him into a broader and deeper context. Series: Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137482341
- ISBN
- 9781137482341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Hardback. Series: Global Political Thinkers. Num Pages: 158 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 244 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137482143
- ISBN
- 9781137482143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. The book argues that a universally widespread virility currently prevents humans from realizing their sexualities, which are originally the feminine and the masculine. This obstacle may be traced back to Renaissance humanism, whose core intention is to take control over the so-called 'nature." Translator(s): Edwards, Christopher. Series: Recovering Political Philosophy. Num Pages: 111 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFS; JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 111
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137475251
- ISBN
- 9781137475251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Hardcover. This book reviews bureau-type organizations delivering network goods, documenting how most global institutions greatly improved their effectiveness during the last few decades. In the current globalized world, the design and choice of appropriate institutional rules and procedures can result in effective and democratic global government. Num Pages: 233 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPSD; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137475077
- ISBN
- 9781137475077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Hardcover. The return of interest in socialism and the critique of capitalism make Beyond Post-Socialism a timely work. The book explores the critical-theoretical and utopian contribution of a number of far-Left socialist currents, including anarchism, situationism and post-Marxism and thinkers, such as Castoriadis, Wallerstein, and Badiou. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137474520
- ISBN
- 9781137474520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardback. This book uses the case studies of Adolf Hitler, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, and Hugo Chavez in order to introduce the concept of revolutionary totalitarian personality, and to show that this type of personality is decisive in choosing a totalitarian regime-building project and in shaping the ensuing totalitarian process. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMS; JPA; JPF; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137473479
- ISBN
- 9781137473479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.34
€ 116.34
Hardcover. This book argues that there is an ongoing planetary crisis, in both the social and natural worlds, that is of urgent importance. This demands a new politics, a politics of total liberation, one that grasps the need to unite the disparate movements for human, animal, and earth liberation. In the book, Best outlines a way forward despite challenges. Series: Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137471116
- ISBN
- 9781137471116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.24
€ 116.24
Hardcover. Presidential hopefuls frequently claim they are qualified because their job experience is the same as a great president. However they ignore the failed presidents who shared the same pathway. This book evaluates all the presidents systematically to determine how prior professional experience influences presidential performance. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHL; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137471048
- ISBN
- 9781137471048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book develops a new way of reading and benefiting from Schmitt's legal and political theories. It explores Schmitt's theories from the perspective of what I refer to as the politics of transition. It also contributes to identifying the real theoretical relationship between Schmitt and Mao. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137466587
- ISBN
- 9781137466587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Hardback. The book questions the concept of "the enemy," beginning with Carl Schmitt's famous notion that politics is the relationship of friend and enemy and that humanity is not a political concept. This book deconstructs this notion and views humanity at the center of a type of politics based on ethics. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137456472
- ISBN
- 9781137456472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardcover. In this book on Marxist ethics, Norman Fischer applies abstract political philosophy and intellectual history to rarely discussed texts in terms of Marxist ethics. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137456434
- ISBN
- 9781137456434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. Chapters establish a productive dialog between Peru and social science theory, focusing on insituional weakness and exclusion (economic, social, gendered, racial). Editor(s): Drinot, Paulo. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 259 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137455253
- ISBN
- 9781137455253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Regimes of Social Cohesion: Societies and the Crisis of Globalization ...
Green, Andy, Janmaat, Jan Germen
Paperback. In this volume, now in paperback, Green and Janmaat employ an original and highly interdisciplinary mixed method approach to identify four major traditions of social cohesion in developed societies, analyzing how these various mechanisms are withstanding the strains of the current global financial crisis. Series: Education, Economy and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 black & white tables, 52 figures. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPA; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453242
- ISBN
- 9781137453242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20