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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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310293
- ISBN
- 9781137310293
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€ 64.14
€ 64.14
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137309891
- ISBN
- 9781137309891
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€ 63.20
€ 63.20
Hardcover. Today, extensive interconnected global processes provide non-state actors with a degree of agency that a 'System of States' paradigm cannot account for alone. Using Russia-Latin America relations as a case study and applying a Complex Adaptive Systems perspective, this work explores alternative international mechanisms of order and organization. Num Pages: 137 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KL; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308122
- ISBN
- 9781137308122
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€ 62.78
€ 62.78
Hardcover. This book offers the first comprehensive account of the emergence of the IR discipline in Australia. Initially influenced by British ideas, the first generation of Australian international relations practitioners demonstrated in their work a strong awareness of the unique local conditions to which their theorizing should respond. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan History of International Thought. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308054
- ISBN
- 9781137308054
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€ 64.95
€ 64.95
Paperback. A different approach to French liberalism which, rather than beginning with an a priori definition of liberalism, focuses on the political thought of Benjamin Constant and Germaine de Stael, to advance a new interpretation of the timing and character of French (and more broadly European) liberalism. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HPCD; HPS; JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137306432
- ISBN
- 9781137306432
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€ 63.48
€ 63.48
Paperback. Discourse Theory and Critical Media Politics systematically examines the relationship between post-Marxist discourse theory and media studies. This volume interrogates discourse theory through an engagement with major approaches to critical media politics and a range of issues in contemporary media politics. Editor(s): Dahlberg, Lincoln; Phelan, Sean. Num Pages: 272 pages, 385. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137305947
- ISBN
- 9781137305947
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€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Hardcover. European modernism underwent a massive change from 1930 to 1960, as war altered the cultural landscape. This account of artists and writers in France and England explores how modernism survived under authoritarianism, whether Fascism, National Socialism, or Stalinism, and how these artists endured by balancing complicity and resistance. Num Pages: 133 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: ACXD2; JFC; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137302229
- ISBN
- 9781137302229
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€ 63.31
€ 63.31
Hardcover. The aim of this book is to capture, the international thought and practice of Kenneth W. Thompson. His career embodied three roles in which he revealed his thoughts and practice: as a facilitator of space for encouraging debates, scholarship and practice; as an educator; and most importantly as a theorist of international relations. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan History of International Thought. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 220 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137301789
- ISBN
- 9781137301789
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€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Hardcover. Geopiracy is a study of the 'Bowman expeditions'-a project through which geographers, with funding from the US Army, are mapping the 'human terrain' of foreign lands. Wainwright offers a critique of human geography today that draws on contemporary social theory to raise unsettling questions about the nature of geography's disciplinary formation. Num Pages: 122 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JPA; KCP; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 309.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137301734
- ISBN
- 9781137301734
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Condition: New
€ 63.08
€ 63.08
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137300522
- ISBN
- 9781137300522
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€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Hardcover. Beginning with the premise that democracies are often deeply implicated in their own downfall, The Theory of Democide challenges the conventional view of how and why democracies collapse by demonstrating that democratic collapse is often a direct result of the inherent logic of democracy itself. Series: The Theories, Concepts and Practices of Democracy. Num Pages: 104 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHC; JPHV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 106
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298683
- ISBN
- 9781137298683
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Condition: New
€ 62.94
€ 62.94
Hardcover. Calhoun examines the centuries-old paradigm of just war theory to determine whether modern 'just war' rationalizations constitute sound justifications or pro-military propaganda. Her work reveals how the practice of modern war contradicts the most basic values and principles of modern Western democracies. Series: Twenty-First Century Perspectives on War, Peace, and Human Conflict. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137294623
- ISBN
- 9781137294623
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€ 63.83
€ 63.83
Hardcover. The book examines Lucretius' conception of the philosophic life, and the reaction to the human and political implications of the discovery of nature. Series: Recovering Political Philosophy. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137292315
- ISBN
- 9781137292315
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€ 63.63
€ 63.63
Hardcover. Learning from the successes and failures of others is a necessity in the field of public sector innovation. This book develops guidelines for policymakers, practitioners and policy analysts to understand what drives policy success and to transfer innovations from a source case to a target case with a view to assisting effective policy design. Num Pages: 116 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPP; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137291011
- ISBN
- 9781137291011
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€ 63.06
€ 63.06
Hardcover. A long neglected concept in the field of international relations and political theory, hospitality provides a new framework for analysing many of the challenges in world politics today, from the search for peaceable relations between states to asylum and refugee crises. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA; JPSN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137289995
- ISBN
- 9781137289995
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€ 64.14
€ 64.14
Hardcover. The book brings civilizational politics back to the studies of international relations and foreign policy through a study of the multiple meanings of international relations and related terms in East Asia and the intrinsic relation of international relations to individual choices of scholarly identity. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1FPC; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137289445
- ISBN
- 9781137289445
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€ 63.71
€ 63.71
Hardcover. The Politics of the American Dream analyzes the role of the 'American Dream' in contemporary American political culture. Utilizing analytic political theory, Ghosh creates a unique picture of Dream Politics, and shows the effect on the landscape of American politics. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSC; JPA; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137289049
- ISBN
- 9781137289049
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€ 62.71
€ 62.71
Hardcover. This book offers a bold, ground-breaking epistemological critique of the dominant discourses on African conflicts. Based on a painstaking study of the ways in which the Sierra Leone civil war has been interpreted, it considers how Africa is constructed as a site of knowledge and the implications that this has for the continent and its people. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JPA; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280794
- ISBN
- 9781137280794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.21
€ 64.21
Hardcover. A standout contribution to post-secular IR theory, this book addresses issues of global politics, from cooperation to conflict, and shows how a religious metaphor, the pilgrim, can help us to rethink our concepts of self, agency, and community in a time of changing world order. Series: Culture and Religion in International Relations. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; HRCC7; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275806
- ISBN
- 9781137275806
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Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Hardcover. With frequent discoveries of energy resources in remote and undeveloped areas, the importance of transnational oil and gas pipelines is set to grow ever more prominent. This study dissects the diplomacy and bargaining power of the transit country and the shifting economic relations involved in cross-border energy transportation. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPSL; KCL; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137274519
- ISBN
- 9781137274519
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Condition: New
€ 63.46
€ 63.46
Hardcover. Drawing on interviews with Civil Society organizations and in conjunction with an examination of EU Civil Society Policy and the legal and institutional environment in Turkey this book examines EU policies on Turkish Civil Society organizations and highlights the significant constraints and limited impacts of these policies. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QFE; JFFS; JPA; JPR; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 221 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137274410
- ISBN
- 9781137274410
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Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Hardcover. This book explores the gendered dynamics of institutional innovation, continuity and change in candidate selection and recruitment. Drawing on the insights of feminist institutionalism, it extends the 'supply and demand model' of political recruitment via a micro-level case study of the candidate selection process in post-devolution Scotland. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137271921
- ISBN
- 9781137271921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.86
€ 63.86
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137269836
- ISBN
- 9781137269836
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€ 63.86
€ 63.86
Hardcover. 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: 1KLS; JPA; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137269386
- ISBN
- 9781137269386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.25
€ 64.25