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Hardcover. The first electronic communication network transformed language, distance, and time. This book researches the telegraph system of the British Indian Empire, c.1850 to 1920, exploring one of the most significant transnational phenomena of the imperial world, and the link between communication, Empire, and social change. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472. Crisis and Panic in the Indian Empire, C.1830-1920. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. 296 pages, 16, 3 black & white illustrations, 4 maps, 2 diagrames, 7 black & white tables. The first electronic communication network transformed language, distance, and time. This book researches the telegraph system of the British Indian Empire, c.1850 to 1920, exploring one of the most significant transnational phenomena of the imperial world, and the link between communication, Empire, and social change. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK; HBTQ. Dimension: 141 x 223 x 23. Weight: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205062
- ISBN
- 9780230205062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Sourcing in India: Strategies and Experiences in the Land of Service O...
Nassimbeni, Guido, Sartor, Marco
Hardcover. Ranked as the second most important growing economy in the world, India represents one of the most interesting sourcing and selling markets. A real 'global strategy' cannot ignore it. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KJK; KJMV8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205369
- ISBN
- 9780230205369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.44
€ 123.44
Salman Rushdie and Indian Historiography: Writing the Nation into Bein...
Nicole Weickgenannt Thiara
Hardcover. Paying particular attention to the representation of women and to gendered notions of the nation, this book examines for the first time the marked parallels between Rushdie's critique of the Nehruvian legacy and the most significant recent trends in Indian historiography, especially the feminist and subalternist movements. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205482
- ISBN
- 9780230205482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Hardcover. This book deals with three main aspects of the history of Indian business: The relationship between business and politics, the position of merchants and businessmen in the economy and society of late colonial India, and how particular merchant networks extended the range of their operations to the entire subcontinent and the wider world. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205987
- ISBN
- 9780230205987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.73
€ 64.73
Hardcover. MNEs setting up subsidiaries in emerging markets face the ongoing question to what extent they can transfer their home-grown or global organizational models. This book looks at how the cross-border transfer of production models in MNEs is related to strategic choices of firms and different kinds of contextual differences between countries. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230206694
- ISBN
- 9780230206694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.30
€ 65.30
Hardcover. This book systematically evaluates the impacts of deregulatory reforms on employment relations in Japan especially focusing on the core white collar workers. Concentrating on changes in three aspects of employment relations; contracts, employee mobility and worker effort, it examines the process of social negotiation and its results. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCF; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230209084
- ISBN
- 9780230209084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
Hardcover. Henry Gurney was the last Chief Secretary of the Mandate Government of Palestine. From mid-March to mid-May 1948, at his HQ in Jerusalem's King David Hotel, he wrote his diary under fire from Jews and Arabs alike, with both groups taking aim at the British Administration as the Mandate drew to a close and the country spiralled into violence. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJPG; BJ; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230209862
- ISBN
- 9780230209862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardcover. The authors review Chinese values and characteristics using Western strategic thinking to understand the new perspective. This book will enable the global practitioner, Western or Eastern, to develop this new world-view and to avoid only taking leads from global standardization, especially of regulatory and legal environments. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 546.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230210196
- ISBN
- 9780230210196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.90
€ 64.90
Aid and Power in the Arab World: World Bank and IMF Policy-Based Lendi...
Harrigan, Jane R., El-Said, Hamed
Hardcover. This book looks at the provision of finance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by the IMF and World Bank in return for economic liberalization, exploring the political motivations of funding and geo-politics in recipients. The effectiveness of funding is questioned, with evidence from four MENA countries. Num Pages: 237 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JKSR; KCM; KFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230211964
- ISBN
- 9780230211964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.78
€ 64.78
Hardcover. Through a consideration of historical memory, commemoration and the 'imagined communities' of nationalism, Ireland and India examines three aspects of Ireland's imperial history: relationships between Irish and Indian nationalists, the construction of Irishmen as imperial heroes, and the commemoration of an Irish regiment's mutiny in India. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1FKA; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke, UK
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230216747
- ISBN
- 9780230216747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.07
€ 123.07
Hardcover. Rules of origin have emerged as one of the most controversial issues in any trade negotiations. This book analyzes the economics of rules of origin in regional trade agreements. It critically evaluates the empirical aspects, providing fresh perspectives on complex policy-negotiations and rules of origin implementation. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCL; KJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230217294
- ISBN
- 9780230217294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
Hardcover. Following the launch in China of economic reforms and the 'open door policy', a new era of economic growth and global integration dawned. In 2008, the thirtieth anniversary year, China completes three decades of broad-based market-oriented macroeconomic reforms and restructuring. This book traces China's economic renaissance. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230218406
- ISBN
- 9780230218406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.51
€ 123.51
Hardcover. A unique study of how a deeply religious country like India acquired the laws and policies of a secular state, highlighting the contradictory effects of British imperial policies, the complex role played by Indian Christians, and how this highly divided community shaped its own identity and debated that of their new nation. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220058
- ISBN
- 9780230220058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.07
€ 65.07
Hardcover. This book investigates the role and the impacts of armies and military regimes in the Middle East. It argues that one of the main causes of the slow and stagnated economic development in the region is high military expenditure perpetuated by strong grips of armies on the politics of the region. Num Pages: 183 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JW; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220171
- ISBN
- 9780230220171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Hardcover. As a window for understanding the relationship between globalization and the state's pursuit of national industrial development, this book examines how and why the Chinese government succeeded in leveraging China's international competitive advantages to modernize the country's automotive industry. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCP; KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 1. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220607
- ISBN
- 9780230220607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.14
€ 123.14
Hardcover. An examination of the elements explicit to the Japanese post war governing system that enable the national ministries to extend their administrative authority over the political economy. It argues that the insular model defies structural reform and prevents the implementation of economic and social policies that can resolve socio-economic problems. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPP; JPQ; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220706
- ISBN
- 9780230220706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.07
€ 122.07
Hardcover. The first biography of Alfred Webb, Irish nationalist and president of the 1894 Indian National Congress. The biography explores how Webb viewed nationalism as a vehicle for global social justice. Drawing on archives in Britain, Ireland and India the author reveals how Irish and Indians used cosmopolitan London to create networks across the Empire. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1FKA; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBJF; JPFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220850
- ISBN
- 9780230220850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardcover. An exploration of headhunting and the collection of heads for European museums in the context of colonial wars, from the 1870s to the 1930s. The book offers a new understanding of the mutually dependent interaction between indigenous peoples and colonial powers, and how collected remains became regarded as objects of wider significance. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMNT; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222052
- ISBN
- 9780230222052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.44
€ 176.44
Hardcover. This book is about understanding the differences and risks, ownership, culture and management practices when investing, managing or working with Chinese companies. It explores the progression of overseas listing of Chinese companies and the reasons behind theattitude shifts towards overseas Chinese stocks. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222656
- ISBN
- 9780230222656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Hardcover. Yakinthou throws light on the challenges of adopting political settlements in frozen conflicts and divided societies by focusing on the conflict in Cyprus, the resolution of which has for years been held up, in large part by elite intransigence. The book offers answers for why elites in Cyprus are so unwilling to adopt a power-sharing solution. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 1FB; GTJ; HBJF1; JPA; JPB; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223752
- ISBN
- 9780230223752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.94
€ 122.94
The Millennium Development Goals and Beyond: International Assistance ...
Feeny, Simon, Clarke, Matthew
Hardcover. This book examines how international aid donors and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) can assist countries in the Asia-Pacific region achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The book examines the progress countries have made towards the MDGs and highlights the need to tailor the goals to individual country circumstances. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTF; JKSR; JPWH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224438
- ISBN
- 9780230224438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Hardcover. A far-reaching examination of exoticism, cultural internationalism and modernism's encounters with Indonesian tradition, Performing Otherness examines how Indonesia entered world stages through imperialism as an antimodern phantasm and through nationalism became a means of intercultural communication and cultural diplomacy. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AN; ASD; ASZM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498. Java and Bali on International Stages, 1905-1952. Series: Studies in International Performance. 304 pages, 0, 18 black & white halftones. A far-reaching examination of exoticism, cultural internationalism and modernism's encounters with Indonesian tradition, Performing Otherness examines how Indonesia entered world stages through imperialism as an antimodern phantasm and through nationalism became a means of intercultural communication and cultural diplomacy. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AN; ASD; ASZM. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 23. Weight: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224629
- ISBN
- 9780230224629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.42
€ 123.42
Hardcover. Examining how lesbian and gay Israelis negotiate the linguistic performance of their sexualities and the constraints of Israeli national ideologies, this book broadens current understandings of the uses and effects of variation in language and details the interconnections between language use and sexual, national and political identities. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; CFB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230227965
- ISBN
- 9780230227965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.94
€ 63.94
Hardcover. Explores the history and challenges of nuclear energy development in China, across five main areas: politics, economics, environment, technology transfer and the nuclear fuel cycle. It emphasizes the political challenges in developing a set of long-term national strategies to ensure speedy, safe and secure nuclear energy development. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQ; RNF; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230228900
- ISBN
- 9780230228900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61