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Hardcover. This book explores representations of gender, sexuality and ethnicity in Hindi films, in the socio-political context and in terms of how young audiences in India and the UK construct them. In-depth interviews, observations and photographs provide insights into spectatorship and comparison with theories about Hindi film and popular culture. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; APF; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001725
- ISBN
- 9780230001725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.26
€ 64.26
Hardcover. This book focuses on the practice of transfer pricing audits which the Chinese government operates in the case of the vast number of foreign enterprises operating in the Chinese economy. It includes the testimony of Chinese officials about their work, material that given the secrecy of Chinese business and culture, is difficult to come by. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KF; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001961
- ISBN
- 9780230001961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.21
€ 122.21
Hardcover. Jayasuriya explores the dynamics of a new social agenda conceived within the boundaries of neo liberalism. The enhanced focus on issues such as poverty through strategies of inclusion frames new terms of engagement for social policy, different from that which existed in the terrain of the post war welfare state. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; JKS; JPP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230002111
- ISBN
- 9780230002111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.89
€ 63.89
Hardcover. This book studies the main causes, consequences and nature of the Asia-Pacific's new free trade agreement (FTA) trend, and its implications for the global economy. It explores the FTA policies of the region's trade powers and offers conceptual and theoretical perspectives on the relationship between economic bilateralism and regionalism. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; KCCD; KCLT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230004863
- ISBN
- 9780230004863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.36
€ 123.36
Hardcover. This book examines the responses of the Indian states to economic reforms, and addresses a wide range of issues, such as growth dynamics, income inequality, the fiscal behaviour of the states, the role of the banking sector, and the emerging institutional structure aimed at catering for social banking and strategies for agricultural growth. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230004917
- ISBN
- 9780230004917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.85
€ 122.85
Hardcover. Drawing from the detailed case studies of India and five ASEAN countries, this volume establishes the complementary role of innovation system and trade regime in promoting production and use of ICT and draws lessons for other developing countries that adopted a liberal trade regime to catch up with the ICT revolution. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QFG; KCM; KNTX; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230004924
- ISBN
- 9780230004924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.00
€ 123.00
Hardcover. China is the world's biggest market for cigarettes. By 2020, 300 million Chinese will be elderly. By 2010, China will have 7 of the world's biggest shopping malls. This book is an invaluable asset for corporate planners and strategists, futurologists, and anyone developing business in Asia as Backman provides an essential map for Asia's future. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; KCM; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230006775
- ISBN
- 9780230006775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Hardcover. Focusing on the EU and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, this book demonstrates how collective identity depends on the construction of outsider states, such as Morocco, Turkey, and Australia, as different. It then analyzes how these regional organizations can consequently aggravate conflicts involving outsider states. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 191 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FM; JPA; JPSN2; JWLP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230007024
- ISBN
- 9780230007024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.81
€ 63.81
Hardcover. This book presents a deeper understanding of the on-going de facto economic integration in East Asia, looking at the extent of economic integration, what sort of integration has been accomplished, and comparing the level of integration reached and the path followed to that of the European Union. Series: IDE-JETRO series. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230007826
- ISBN
- 9780230007826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.84
€ 122.84
This book examines how Japan should cope with fiscal challenges, as demands on the budget from an ageing society have necessitated the reigning in of public debt and the revamp of the pension and healthcare systems. It combines insights from academic research with the views of policymakers to distil key issues that need to inform public debate. Editor(s): Kaizuka, Keimei; Krueger, Anne O. Series: Procyclicality of Financial Systems in Asia. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCBM; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230007871
- ISBN
- 9780230007871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.47
€ 122.47
Labor Markets in Asia: Issues and Perspectives (Asian Development Bank...
Felipe, Jesus, Hasan, Rana
Hardcover. This volume argues that while labour market reforms may be necessary in some specific cases, by no means are labour market policies the main explanation for the widespread increase in unemployment and underemployment across Asia and country specific studies undermine the case for across-the-board labour market reforms. Num Pages: 730 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; KCFM; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1238.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230007918
- ISBN
- 9780230007918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.05
€ 127.05
Hardcover. This book applies a spatial economics perspective to the understanding of the recent dynamism of the global economy, with particular focus on East Asia, and examines the prospects of regional integration in East Asia. Series: IDE-JETRO series. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; GTB; KCL; KCM; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230018952
- ISBN
- 9780230018952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.09
€ 122.09
Hardcover. Through a study of the readership of the most popular commercial daily newspaper in China during the early twentieth century, Reading Shenbao investigates ideas of nationalism, consumerism and individuality, looking at the relationship between advertising, modern lifestyles and changing social attitudes in China as it underwent modernization. Num Pages: 270 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438. Nationalism, Consumerism and Individuality in China 1919-37. 272 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, 1 charts. Through a study of the readership of the most popular commercial daily newspaper in China during the early twentieth century, Reading Shenbao investigates ideas of nationalism, consumerism and individuality, looking at the relationship between advertising, modern lifestyles and changing social attitudes in China as it underwent modernization. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; KNTJ. Dimension: 224 x 136 x 21. Weight: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019829
- ISBN
- 9780230019829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.68
€ 122.68
Hardcover. Women's inner struggle over their marital names reveal how they negotiate a specific identity location in each dimension of identity. This book tackles a complex sociological project of examining three existing theories, and will prove to be important for the study of Gender and Middle Eastern Culture. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230100152
- ISBN
- 9780230100152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Hardcover. This book establishes that a tension exists between how we frame democratisation and the conclusions we arrive at. It demonstrates how and why interpreting ambiguity matters in the study of Indonesia's post-authoritarian settlement and highlights the need for dialogue with proponents of social conflict theory. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JPF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230102422
- ISBN
- 9780230102422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.83
€ 63.83
Hardcover. Since the normalization of Sino-Korean diplomatic relations in 1992, many South Koreans have moved to China for business, education, and other purposes. There they have encountered Korean-Chinese; ethnic Koreans who have lived in China for decades. This has lead to 'intra-ethnic conflict' which has divided Korean communities. Num Pages: 211 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; JFFN; JFSL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230102521
- ISBN
- 9780230102521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.98
€ 63.98
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
€ 50.53€ 45.29
€ 50.53
€ 45.29
Hardcover. Iraq: A Lost War deals with the impact of September 11th on the occupation of Iraq and the U.S. declaration of war on international terrorism. It investigates whether war in Iraq was morally justified and whether coalition forces capturing and hanging its president were morally and legally acceptable internationally. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230103078
- ISBN
- 9780230103078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Palestinian Activism in Israel: A Bedouin Woman Leader in a Changing M...
Dahan-Kalev, Henriette, Le Febvre, Emilie, Sa...
Hardcover. A close description of Amal El'Sana-Alh'jooj's experiences as a Palestinian Bedouin female activist, this book explores Amal's activism and demonstrates that activists' biographies provide a means of understanding the complexities of political situations they are involved in. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230103252
- ISBN
- 9780230103252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Paperback. A fascinating demonstration of how U.S. representations of veils, harems, and belly dancers have operated as nostalgic and exotic symbols to help rationalize dominant U.S. narratives about power and progress. Num Pages: 249 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342. The Cultural Mythology of Veils, Harems, and Belly Dancers in the U.S. 256 pages, illustrations. A fascinating demonstration of how U.S. representations of veils, harems, and belly dancers have operated as nostalgic and exotic symbols to help rationalize dominant U.S. narratives about power and progress. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230103306
- ISBN
- 9780230103306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.51
€ 63.51