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The Americas
Hardcover. These essays explore the impartial critical outlook American writers acquired through their experiences in Europe since 1850. Collectively, contributors reveal how the American writer's intuitive sense of freedom, coupled with their feeling of liberation from European influences, led to intellectual independence in the literary works they produced. Editor(s): Asya, Ferda. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137340016
- ISBN
- 9781137340016
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€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Hardcover. The authors use multilateral security governance theory to propose mutual persuasion, institution-building, incorporation of non-state actors into multilateral strategies, collective action, and multilateral governance as a strategy for modern Mexico. Editor(s): Hussain, Imtiaz; Schiavon, Jorge A. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; JPHV; JPSD; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137349880
- ISBN
- 9781137349880
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€ 63.89
€ 63.89
Paperback. European and American experts systematically compare US and EU strategies to promote democracy around the world - from the Middle East and the Mediterranean, to Latin America, the former Soviet bloc, and Southeast Asia. In doing so, the authors debunk the pernicious myth that there exists a transatlantic divide over democracy promotion. Editor(s): Magen, Amichai; Risse, Thomas; McFaul, Michael A. Series: Governance and Limited Statehood. Num Pages: 309 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1QFG; JPB; JPHV; JPS; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137353962
- ISBN
- 9781137353962
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€ 64.11
€ 64.11
Paperback. To overcome the political deadlock that overshadows the pressing problems facing the United States, the academies top scholars address the causes and consequences of polarization in American politics, and suggest solutions for bridging the partisan divide. Editor(s): Frisch, Scott A.; Kelly, Sean Q. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137361424
- ISBN
- 9781137361424
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€ 63.89
€ 63.89
Paperback. This book explores aspects of US foreign policy, including the development process as well as the policy itself in respect to various countries and regions and some significant issues around the globe today. Providing insight into non-US perspectives of American foreign policy, the book contextualizes the effects of policy on external nations. Editor(s): Burt, Sally; Anorve, Daniel. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137363671
- ISBN
- 9781137363671
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€ 63.81
€ 63.81
Hardcover. Designed to promote reflection and 'better practices' among the prospective volunteers and organizers of travel-for-service experiences, International Volunteer Tourism provides narratives on short-term international volunteering in Central America written by North American organizers, student participants and Central American partners. Editor(s): Borland, Katherine; Adams, Abigail E. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLC; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369338
- ISBN
- 9781137369338
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€ 58.73
€ 58.73
Hardcover. In this edited volume, scholars from Latin America and the United States will analyze how US foreign policy making circles have applied the concepts to the creation of new US security initiatives in the Latin American region during the post September 11, 2001 era. Editor(s): Prevost, Gary; Vanden, Harry E.; Campos, Carlos Oliva; Ayerbe, Luis Fernando. Num Pages: 218 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; 1KL; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137379511
- ISBN
- 9781137379511
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€ 63.74
€ 63.74
Hardcover. This book examines the multiple relationships between education, pedagogy, and social change in Latin America and beyond through a discussion of critical theory in education and its uses in Latin American society today. An international group of contributors discuss both individual countries and the region as a whole. Editor(s): Motta, Sara C.; Cole, Mike. Series: Marxism and Education. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFF; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137380678
- ISBN
- 9781137380678
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€ 50.85€ 45.44
€ 50.85
€ 45.44
Hardcover. Public Policy Challenges Facing Higher Education in the American West is the first regional public policy study of American higher education. Editor(s): Goodchild, Lester F.; Jonsen, Richard W.; Limerick, Patty; Longanecker, David A. Series: Higher Education and Society. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137381972
- ISBN
- 9781137381972
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€ 50.85€ 45.62
€ 50.85
€ 45.62
Hardcover. Since 1945 neo-Nazi and far right extremists on both sides of the Atlantic have developed rich cultures which regularly exchange ideas. Leading activists such as Colin Jordan and George Lincoln Rockwell have helped to establish what has become a complex web of marginalised extremism. This book examines the history of this milieu to the present day. Editor(s): Jackson, Paul; Shekhovtsov, Anton. Num Pages: 167 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJ; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137396198
- ISBN
- 9781137396198
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€ 90.24
€ 90.24
Hardcover. This book focuses on decision-making by non-state justice institutions at the interface of traditional, religious, and state laws. The authors discuss the implications of non-state justice for the rule of law, presenting case studies on traditional councils and courts in Pakistan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Bolivia and South Africa. Editor(s): Kotter, Matthias; Roder, Tilmann J.; Schuppert, Gunnar Folke; Wolfrum, Rudiger. Series: Governance and Limited Statehood. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 1HBS; 1HFGA; 1KLSL; JPVH; LAQ; LNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137403278
- ISBN
- 9781137403278
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€ 64.35
€ 64.35
Hardcover. The National Perspectives on the Development of Public Relations: Other Voices series is the first to offer an authentic world-wide view of the history of public relations. It will feature six books, five of which will cover continental and regional groups. This book in the series focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean. Editor(s): Watson, Tom. Series: National Perspectives on the Development of Public Relations. Num Pages: 115 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; KJSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137404305
- ISBN
- 9781137404305
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€ 63.34
€ 63.34
Hardcover. This volume in the Academy of International Business Latin America Chapter (AIB-LAT) series presents research findings and theoretical developments in international business, with special emphasis on innovation, geography and internationalization in Latin America. Contributions are based on the best papers from the fourth annual AIB-LAT conference. Editor(s): Newburry, William; Gonzalez-Perez, Maria Alejandra. Series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; KJD; KJK; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137409102
- ISBN
- 9781137409102
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€ 122.39
€ 122.39
Hardcover. American Education in Popular Media explores how popular media has represented schooling in the United States over the course of the twentieth century. Terzian and Ryan examine prevalent portrayals of students and professional educators while addressing contested purposes of schooling in American society. Editor(s): Terzian, Sevan G.; Ryan, Patrick A. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137430724
- ISBN
- 9781137430724
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€ 50.85€ 45.05
€ 50.85
€ 45.05
Hardcover. Presenting school reform grassroots activists - teachers, parents, and organizers alike - in their own words, the editors document the newly emerged role of digital networks of activists in school reform and analyze their efforts as acts of critical literacy. Editor(s): Heron-Hruby, Alison; Landon-Hays, Melanie. Series: Digital Education and Learning. Num Pages: 77 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137430731
- ISBN
- 9781137430731
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€ 50.85€ 44.22
€ 50.85
€ 44.22
Hardcover. Since the mid-1970s, the tropical savanna, known as Cerrado, has been transformed into one of the world's largest grain-growing regions. This book explores how and by what Brazil achieved inclusive and sustainable growth in the Cerrado. Editor(s): Hosono, Akio; Magno Campos da Rocha, Carlos; Hongo, Yutaka. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; KCM; KNAC; RNF; TVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 264 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137431349
- ISBN
- 9781137431349
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€ 154.53
€ 154.53
Hardcover. This collection of essays explores the inter-imperial connections between British, Spanish, Dutch, and French Caribbean colonies, and the 'Old World' countries which founded them. Grounded in primary archival research, the thirteen contributors focus on the ways that participants in the Atlantic World economy transcended imperial boundaries. Editor(s): Leonard, Adrian; Pretel, David. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTQ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137432711
- ISBN
- 9781137432711
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Condition: New
€ 155.56
€ 155.56
Hardcover. This collection reflects on the international political economy of media and the valuable lessons to be learned from the media reforms currently taking place across South America. The contributors present a range of theoretical and methodological perspectives on the ongoing battle for media space in South America. Editor(s): Vivares, Ernesto; Martens, Cheryl; McChesney, Robert W. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFD; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137434678
- ISBN
- 9781137434678
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Condition: New
€ 90.67
€ 90.67
Hardcover. The public provision of early childhood education has developed at different rates across individual countries over the past two centuries. This book provides the historical background to explain how these national differences occurred, with particular reference to welfare and educational systems, to highlight how particular influences grew. Editor(s): Willekens, Harry; Scheiwe, Kirsten; Nawrotzki, Kristen. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; JKSB1; JNB; JNF; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137441973
- ISBN
- 9781137441973
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Condition: New
€ 186.65
€ 186.65
Hardcover. Transatlantic Literature and Culture After 9/11 asks whether post-9/11 America has chosen the 'wrong side of paradise' by waging war on terror rather than working for global peace. Analyzing transatlantic literature and culture, the book refocuses our view of Ground Zero through the lenses of imperial power and cosmopolitan exchange. Editor(s): Miller, Kristine A. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137443205
- ISBN
- 9781137443205
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Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Hardcover. The US-led war on drugs has failed: drugs remain purer, cheaper and more readily available than ever. Extreme levels of violence have also grown as drug traffickers and organized criminals compete for control of territory. This book points towards a number of crucial challenges, policy solutions and alternatives to the current drug strategies. Editor(s): Rosen, Jonathan D.; Brienen, Marten W. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH1; JKVG; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137450982
- ISBN
- 9781137450982
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Condition: New
€ 133.28
€ 133.28
Hardcover. The new world created through Anglophone emigration in the 19th century has been much studied. But there have been few accounts of what this meant for the Indigenous populations. This book shows that Indigenous communities tenaciously held land in the midst of dispossession, whilst becoming interconnected through their struggles to do so. Editor(s): Laidlaw, Zoe; Lester, Alan ((St Mary'S University College)). Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 1KB; 1MB; 3JH; HBLL; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137452351
- ISBN
- 9781137452351
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Condition: New
€ 123.76
€ 123.76
Hardcover. In this volume, junior faculty of color and senior university administrators come together to present new challenges and frameworks for understanding diversity in the twenty-first century academy. Editor(s): Fryberg, Stephanie A.; Martinez, Ernesto Javier. Series: Cities and the Global Politics of the Environment. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JNKH; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137456052
- ISBN
- 9781137456052
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Condition: New
€ 144.10
€ 144.10
Hardcover. Containing three previously unpublished papers by W.V. Quine as well as historical, exegetical, and critical papers by several leading Quine scholars including Hylton, Ebbs, and Ben-Menahem, this volume aims to remedy the comparative lack of historical investigation of Quine and his philosophical context. Editor(s): Kemp, Gary; Janssen-Lauret, Frederique. Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC; HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137472502
- ISBN
- 9781137472502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.44
€ 122.44