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Paperback. Despite the growing interest in security amongst governments, organizations and the general public, the provision of much security is substandard. This book explores the problems facing security, and sets out innovative proposals to enhance the effectiveness of security in society, at national and organizational levels. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; JKVQ2; JPQB; JPS; KJM; TNKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349362851
- ISBN
- 9781349362851
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€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. This profound anthology comprehensibly introduces latest approaches in the central fields of game studies and provides an extensive survey of the contemporary game culture. Editor(s): Jahn-Sudmann, Andreas; Stockmann, Ralf. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHBA; JHM; TBC. 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
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349360932
- ISBN
- 9781349360932
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€ 118.34
€ 118.34
Paperback. Rabies was a constant threat in Victorian Britain and gripped popular imagination, not least because its human form, hydrophobia, produced a vile death with the mind and body out of control. This book explores the changing understanding of rabies amongst veterinarians, animal welfare campaigners, state officials, politicians and the public. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; MBX; PDX. 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
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349359981
- ISBN
- 9781349359981
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Condition: New
€ 61.77
€ 61.77
Paperback. This book demonstrates how the Thalidomide catastrophe of the 1960s and the BSE crisis of the 1990s led to regulatory regimes for pharmaceuticals and foodstuffs in Europe. However, the developmental paths of these regimes differ and so does the efficiency and legitimacy of regulatory policy-making." Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KCP; KN; TCB; TCBG. 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
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349359363
- ISBN
- 9781349359363
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Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. This book examines comparatively the US and the UK governments' management of Y2K and considers the extent to which such management can be understood as responses to market pressures, public opinion and organized interests. It concludes by providing valuable lessons to those concerned about managing risk and critical infrastructure today. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPJ; JFD; JPA; JPP; KJM; PDX. 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
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349358564
- ISBN
- 9781349358564
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Condition: New
€ 61.56
€ 61.56
Paperback. Exploring aspects of Irish medical history, from the nature and proposed remedies for various illnesses in eighteenth century Ireland, to the treatment of influenza in twentieth-century Ireland, this book shows how the cultures of medical care evolved over three centuries. Editor(s): Cox, C.; Luddy, Maria. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349358540
- ISBN
- 9781349358540
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Condition: New
€ 61.90
€ 61.90
Paperback. "Leading family sociologist David Morgan revisits his highly influential 'family practices' approach in this new book. Exploring its impact, and how it has been critiqued, Morgan shows the continued relevance of the approach with reference to time and space, the body, emotions, ethics and work/life balance"-- Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JKSN; JPQB; PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349358021
- ISBN
- 9781349358021
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Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Paperback. This book challenges conventional wisdom by showing how, in some circumstances, improved energy efficiency may increase energy consumption. Relying upon energy efficiency to reduce carbon emissions could therefore be misguided. This book explores the broader implications for climate change and sustainable consumption. Editor(s): Herring, H. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; RND; RNPG; RNU; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349357536
- ISBN
- 9781349357536
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Condition: New
€ 62.34
€ 62.34
Paperback. This book offers a fresh look at sustainable consumption, exploring how grassroots community action can spread ideas in society. It presents a 'New Economics' approach based on alternative measures of wealth and value, examining how these are put into practice through local organic food systems, low-impact eco-housing, and complementary currencies. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; RGB; RND; RNU; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349357512
- ISBN
- 9781349357512
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Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. This book develops an analysis of the issue of scientific representation (concepts, laws, theories, models, thought experiments) following a revisionist Kantian approach. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF5; PDA. 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
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349356751
- ISBN
- 9781349356751
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Condition: New
€ 61.90
€ 61.90
Paperback. Taking insights from the philosophy of science and technology, theories of participatory democracy and Critical Theory, the author tackles and explores how democratic participation in scientific research and technological innovation could be possible, as a deliberative means of improving the rational basis for the development of modern society. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPHV; PDA. 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
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349356737
- ISBN
- 9781349356737
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Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. Psychoanalytic theory has been the critical instrument of choice for colonial critics. This book examines why critics who are otherwise suspicious of Western forms of knowledge are drawn to psychoanalytic theories, and whether it is possible to use such theories without reproducing the colonial discourse that also structures psychoanalytic thought. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFD; DSBF; DSBH; JMAF; PDX. 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
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349356539
- ISBN
- 9781349356539
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Condition: New
€ 61.31
€ 61.31
Paperback. This book explores the late medieval English cults that evolved around "political martyrs"--men who had been violently killed in political circumstances and were later venerated, though never canonized. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJD1; HBTB; JPA; PDX. 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
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349354702
- ISBN
- 9781349354702
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Condition: New
€ 61.51
€ 61.51
The Transnational Unconscious. Essays in the History of Psychoanalysis...
. Ed(S): Damousi, Joy; Plotkin, Mariano Ben
Paperback. This collection of essays approaches the history of psychoanalysis from a transnational perspective, emphasizing the flows of people, ideas and institution across cultures and nations, and examining the factors that contributed to turn psychoanalysis into one of the systems of beliefs that defined the Twentieth century. Editor(s): Damousi, Joy; Plotkin, Mariano Ben. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; HBTQ; MMH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349354566
- ISBN
- 9781349354566
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Condition: New
€ 61.95
€ 61.95
The Word and the World. Biblical Exegesis and Early Modern Science.
. Ed(S): Killeen, Kevin; Forshaw, Peter J.
Paperback. This book explores the impact of biblical reading practices on scientific thought in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries. It addresses the idea that the natural philosophers of the era forged their new sciences despite, rather than because of, the pervasive bible-centeredness of early modern thought. Editor(s): Killeen, Kevin; Forshaw, Peter J. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HPC; HRAX; PDX. 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
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349353385
- ISBN
- 9781349353385
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Condition: New
€ 57.39
€ 57.39
Paperback. This book is about the development of psychoanalysis and modern subjectivity in Japan, and addresses three key questions: 'Why is there psychoanalysis in Japan?', 'What do we learn about Japan from its own forms of analysis?', and 'What do we learn about ourselves from Japan?' Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMAF; JMS; PDX. 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
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349353200
- ISBN
- 9781349353200
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Condition: New
€ 117.85
€ 117.85
Paperback. Mainstream discussions of ethics oftensearch for a problem-solving theory or explore ontological status. This book argues instead that the proper starting point should be the words and deeds of ordinary people in ordinary disagreements - the ethical concepts in play can only derive full meaning within the context of ordinary human lives." Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. 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
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349353187
- ISBN
- 9781349353187
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Condition: New
€ 61.53
€ 61.53
Paperback. This volume provides the first systematic examination of medicine and the market in England, North America and India between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries. Editor(s): Jenner, M.; Wallis, P. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBTB; MBX; PDX. 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
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349352937
- ISBN
- 9781349352937
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Condition: New
€ 149.44
€ 149.44
Paperback. This book is the first comprehensive study of French medicine in nineteenth-century Algeria. It argues that the medicalization was a priority for colonial regimes, but this goal was thwarted by ineffectual French medicine, institutional rivalries, and the manner in which medicine became a focus for the resistance of French domination and rule. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF; HBJH; HBL; PDX. 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
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349352623
- ISBN
- 9781349352623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.90
€ 61.90
From Malthus' Stagnation to Sustained Growth: Social, Demographic and ...
Chiarini, Bruno; Malanima, Paolo. Ed(S): Piga...
paperback. A detailed exploration of the influence and utility of Thomas Malthus' model of population growth and economic changes in Europe since the nineteenth century. This important contribution to current discussions on theories of economic growth includes discussion of issues ranging from mortality and fertility to natural resources and the poverty trap. Editor(s): Piga, Gustavo. Series: Central Issues in Contemporary Economic Theory and Policy. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCG; KCP; KCZ; PBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- SKU
- V9781349351978
- ISBN
- 9781349351978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.61
€ 61.61