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Hardcover. Why did the United States begin to torture detainees during the War on Terror? This book presents a model of the political and institutional mechanisms leading to the official adoption of torture Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBW; JPA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230113770
- ISBN
- 9780230113770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.71
€ 63.71
Paperback. Making use of existential philosophy, the experimental results of existential psychology, and his twenty-five years of clinical experience in existential psychoanalysis, Strenger shows how the commoditization of the self has led to a persistent fear of a life devoid of significance. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230113756
- ISBN
- 9780230113756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 142.11
€ 142.11
Hardcover. This book tells the story of how Shari'ati developed a language of political Islam, speaking in an idiom intelligible to the Iranian public and subverting the Shah's regime and its claim to legitimacy. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HRH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230113336
- ISBN
- 9780230113336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.70€ 45.38
€ 50.70
€ 45.38
Paperback. This is the first book to be primarily directed at analyzing the evolving solution to the Kurdish problem in Iraq and Turkey. Although this solution remains cautiously fragile, it does represent a strikingly positive future that until recently seemed so bleak. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBQ; JPA; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230112872
- ISBN
- 9780230112872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.28
€ 63.28
Hardcover. The first detailed historical account of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) negotiations, this book covers the genesis of the project in the early 1990s to its demise in late 2003. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JJPR; JPA; KCLT1; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 556.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230112797
- ISBN
- 9780230112797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.70€ 45.93
€ 50.70
€ 45.93
Hardcover. This book analyzes how neo-liberal state economic policies and political reforms have impacted on state-society relations, economic and class configurations, social composition of power, social welfare and cohesion in post-military Nigeria; and points to key policy recommendations that may be crucial in redirecting the future of the country. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPF; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230111707
- ISBN
- 9780230111707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.66
€ 63.66
Hardcover. This book discusses the question of soft power and public diplomacy challenges in East Asian context. Both concepts originate in the West, and in a sense this book can therefore be seen as an exercise in critically assessing soft power and public diplomacy in a different geographical and cultural setting. Editor(s): Lee, Sook Jong; Melissen, Jan. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Series in Global Public Diplomacy. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPA; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110977
- ISBN
- 9780230110977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Hardcover. Will China become a multiparty democracy? The author projects that within the next twenty years there China will march on the path of democratization. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; JPF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110830
- ISBN
- 9780230110830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.48
€ 63.48
Hardcover. Num Pages: 228 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 244 x 23. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110243
- ISBN
- 9780230110243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.65
€ 63.65
Hardcover. Series: The Palgrave MacMillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230109858
- ISBN
- 9780230109858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.26
€ 64.26
Hardcover. State Power and Democracy is the first book to show that the Bush police state didn't commence when Bush was inaugurated. It proves, instead, that the seeds of an American police state can be traced all the way back to the founding of the republic. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230109353
- ISBN
- 9780230109353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.14
€ 64.14
Hardcover. Since the 1980's, Marilena Chaui's writing has had a profound impact in Brazil, contributing to the academic conversation and resonating in popular culture. Here, in English for the first time, are ten of Chaui's most important essays, with an introduction by Maite Conde which situates the scholarship in the global context. Translator(s): Conde, Maite. Series: Theory in the World. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTE; HBTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230109001
- ISBN
- 9780230109001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.14
€ 64.14
Liberal Democracy and Peace in South Africa: The Pursuit of Freedom as...
Du Toit, Pierre, Kotzé, Hennie
Hardcover. South Africa's transition to democracy was met by the global audience with at first, disbelief, followed later by applause. After fifteen years of democracy big questions remain: has a more democratic regime also lead to a more liberal society? And has democracy made for a more peaceful society? Num Pages: 262 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPA; JPF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108882
- ISBN
- 9780230108882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.81
€ 63.81
Hardcover. A blend of political theory, social theory, and philosophy of culture, the book will show the relationship and tension between thought and action, politics and literature, power and dissent in modern politics and culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108790
- ISBN
- 9780230108790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.55
€ 63.55
Paperback. This study examines the functional relationship between millenarian-inspired terrorism and the process of political change. Through an exhaustive investigation of late twentieth-century movements, it concludes that apocalyptic expectations performed a significant group mobilization, leadership and therapeutic function. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108738
- ISBN
- 9780230108738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Hardcover. This book takes the political theory of intersectionality - the most cutting-edge approach to the politics of gender, race, sexual orientation, and class - and introduces it to the general public for the first time. Series: The Politics of Intersectionality. Num Pages: 223 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JPA; JPH; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108004
- ISBN
- 9780230108004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.48
€ 63.48
Hardcover. 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; JHB; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342. A Postcolonial Reading. 216 pages, Illustrations. 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. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JHB; JPA. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 16. Weight: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230106659
- ISBN
- 9780230106659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.83
€ 63.83
Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive evaluation of the impact of improving EU-Turkey relations on Turkish political culture. It also comprises a succinct overview of Turkey's most reaching reform process since Ataturk. Num Pages: 247 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QFE; JPA; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344. Turkish Political Culture and the European Union. 240 pages, illustrations. This book provides a comprehensive evaluation of the impact of improving EU-Turkey relations on Turkish political culture. It also comprises a succinct overview of Turkey's most reaching reform process since Ataturk. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QFE; JPA; JPSN2. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104976
- ISBN
- 9780230104976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.16
€ 63.16
Hardcover. In this monumental contribution to Hoover scholarship, eminent historian Gary Dean Best chronicles the post-presidential decades of this important historical figure, and the achievements of a distinguished career that extended far beyond Herbert Hoover's presidency. Num Pages: 550 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 924.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230103108
- ISBN
- 9780230103108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.27
€ 83.27
Hardcover. The future success of China's rapidly growing economy remains uncertain. This book analyzes official documents, data and current writings of recognized academicians investigating China's experience with systemic restructuring. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230103030
- ISBN
- 9780230103030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.70€ 45.06
€ 50.70
€ 45.06
Hardcover. This book explores the distinction between the public and the private, with special concern for the nature of the individual's attachment to public institutions and ideals. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPF; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230102835
- ISBN
- 9780230102835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Paperback. This book provides, in one volume, primary sources by Marx and critical commentary which relates Marxism to contemporary social and political topics. No previous anthology of Marx has combined both brief works by Marx and multiple critical essays elaborating on his themes or engaging the shortcomings of his arguments. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230102415
- ISBN
- 9780230102415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.07
€ 69.07
Hardcover. This study offers a close examination of Marx's dialectical method of analysis through the lens of current debates in cultural studies, political economy, and critical sociology. It seeks to reanimate Marx's theoretical reconstruction of the capitalist formation from the point of view of recent social dynamics within advanced consumer economies. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230102392
- ISBN
- 9780230102392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.97
€ 63.97
Hardcover. An exploration of questions of nationality in Brazil and Argentina, at the time when the cities were flooded with impoverished European immigrants. The author argues that processes of representation and identity formation between national and immigrant groups have to be examined within the historical context of the host nations. Num Pages: 149 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; JFC; JPA; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230100190
- ISBN
- 9780230100190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.26
€ 63.26