Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Hardcover. Despite the claims of Steven Pinker and others, violence has remained a historical constant since the Enlightenment, even though its forms and visibility have been radically transformed. Accordingly, the studies gathered here recast debate over violence in modern societies by undermining teleological and reassuring narratives of progress. Editor(s): Martschukat, Jurgen; Niedermeier, Silvan. Num Pages: 318 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137378682
- ISBN
- 9781137378682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.75
€ 64.75
Hardcover. Edited by Francois Depelteau and Christopher Powell, this volume and its companion, Conceptualizing Relational Sociology: Ontological and Theoretical Issues, addresses fundamental questions about what relational sociology is and how it works. Editor(s): Depelteau, Francois; Powell, Christopher. Num Pages: 252 pages, 10 black & white line drawings, 3 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: JFFP; JFFS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137379917
- ISBN
- 9781137379917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137380678
- ISBN
- 9781137380678
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Condition: New
€ 50.46€ 45.44
€ 50.46
€ 45.44
Hardcover. With original and engaging contributions, this Handbook confirms feminist scholarship in development studies as a vibrant research field. It reveals the diverse ways that feminist theory and practice inform and shape gender analysis and development policies, bridging generations of feminists from different institutions, disciplines and regions. Editor(s): Harcourt, Wendy. Num Pages: 584 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137382726
- ISBN
- 9781137382726
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Condition: New
€ 275.31
€ 275.31
Hardcover. This book provides critically examines how recent international developments in victims theory and policy are experienced within specific local contexts. The chapters approach key criminological issues including the experience of criminal justice agencies, policy formulation, the construction of victim identities and the 'discovery' of new victims. Editor(s): Wilson, Dean; Ross, Stuart. Series: Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JKV; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137383921
- ISBN
- 9781137383921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.87
€ 175.87
Hardcover. What does it mean to be a woman in the 21st century? The feminist movement has a long and rich history, but is its time now passed? This edited collection is driven by the question, why is feminism viewed by some (we would add a majority) as outdated, no longer necessary and having achieved its goals, and what role have the media played in this? Editor(s): Savigny, Heather; Warner, Helen. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFCA; JFD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137384652
- ISBN
- 9781137384652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.80
€ 95.80
Hardcover. A unique, comparative survey of community-based research within a higher education context, featuring some of the top scholars in the field, this book brings together a global range of experiences with community-based research and engages the leaders in the field worldwide to set out visions for future directions, practices, and developments. Editor(s): Munck, Professor Ronaldo; McIlrath, Lorraine; Hall, Budd; Tandon, Rajesh. Num Pages: 261 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JNKP; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385277
- ISBN
- 9781137385277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.93€ 84.05
€ 100.93
€ 84.05
Hardcover. This volume introduces and compares different concepts of culture in social movement research. It assesses their advantages and shortcomings, drawing links to anthropology, discourse analysis, sociology of emotions, narration, spatial theory, and others. Each contribution's approach is illustrated with recent cases of mobilization. Editor(s): Baumgarten, Britta; Daphi, Priska; Ullrich, Peter. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385789
- ISBN
- 9781137385789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.90
€ 64.90
Hardcover. A brutal gang-rape of a young woman in India in 2012 caused a global outcry against rising brutal violence against women. In response to the young woman's death and the protests that followed, the contributors analyze the position of women in South Asia, the issue of violence, women's political activism and gender inequalities. Editor(s): Alston, Margaret. Series: Gender, Development and Social Change. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FK; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 209 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137390561
- ISBN
- 9781137390561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardcover. This edited collection addresses the relationship between diaspora, religion and the politics of identity in the modern world. It illuminates religious understandings of citizenship, association and civil society, and situates them historically within diverse cultures of memory and state traditions. Editor(s): Garnett, Jane; Hausner, Sondra L. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: HRAC; JFFN; JFSL1; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137400291
- ISBN
- 9781137400291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Hardcover. Social interaction is the engine which drives an individual's psychological development and it can create changes on all levels of society. Social Relations in Human and Societal Development includes essays by internationally renowned academics from a range of disciplines including social psychology, international relations and child development. Editor(s): Psaltis, Charis; Gillespie, Alex; Perret-Clermont, Anne-Nelly. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; JMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137400987
- ISBN
- 9781137400987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.35
€ 64.35
Hardcover. The London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics were seen as a success and the hosts were praised for the promotion of equality, tolerance and unity as well as inspiring a legacy to continue these values. This volume contains a collection of sociological case studies which critically assess the diverse impacts of London 2012 and its key controversies. Editor(s): Dixon, Kevin; Gibbons, Tom. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFSJ1; JHBS; WSB; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137405074
- ISBN
- 9781137405074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.40
€ 63.40
Hardcover. Drawing on case studies from the global South, this book explores the politics of mediated citizenship in which citizens are represented to the state through third party intermediaries. The studies show that mediation is both widely practiced and multi-directional and that it has an important role to play in deepening democracy in the global South. Editor(s): Lieres, Bettina von; Piper, Laurence. Series: Frontiers of Globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFM; JHBA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137405302
- ISBN
- 9781137405302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.75
€ 64.75
Hardcover. This collection examines how the EU is seen in the two regions that are at the centre of its geopolitical interest. Focusing on Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, it provides a critical assessment of how their external perceptions relate to EU policy towards them. Editor(s): Muller, Martin L.; Bachmann, Veit. Series: Europe in a Global Context. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1HF; 1QFE; JFFS; JHB; JPSL; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137405463
- ISBN
- 9781137405463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Hardcover. This collection explores the ways in which traumatic experience becomes a part of public memory. It explores the premise that traumatic events are realities; they happen in the world, not in the fantasy life of individuals or in the narrative frames of our televisions and cinemas. Editor(s): Goodall, Jane; Lee, Christopher. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137406798
- ISBN
- 9781137406798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.35
€ 64.35
Hardcover. With more than 250 million speakers globally, the Lusophone world has a rich history of filmmaking. This edited volume explores the representation of the migratory experience in contemporary cinema from Portuguese-speaking countries, exploring how Lusophone films, filmmakers, producers, studios, and governments relay narratives of migration. Editor(s): Rego, Cacilda M.; Brasileiro, Marcus. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137408914
- ISBN
- 9781137408914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.98
€ 63.98
Hardcover. This volume concerns the day-to-day individual suffering of interpersonal violence. Bringing together an international range of scholars and practitioners from a range of disciplines and fields of practice, this book maps and expands research into response based approaches to the study of interpersonal violence. Editor(s): Hyden, Margareta; Gadd, David; Wade, Allan. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFE2; JFFE3; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 176 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137409539
- ISBN
- 9781137409539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.10
€ 186.10
Hardcover. In order to better understand processes of European integration, this book offers a new perspective that compares past experiences of change to current transitional moments at the European level. It addresses key questions about European society, EU integration and social change to reveal the social construction of emergent polities and societies. Editor(s): Borner, Stefanie; Eigmuller, Monika. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; HBJD; JFFS; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137411242
- ISBN
- 9781137411242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Hardcover. This volume offers both an insight into the current state of research on domestic animals in leisure and a lens through which to begin to chart the future of research in this field. All of the contributions to the collection are underpinned by ongoing debates about human-animal relationships and the rights and welfare of the latter. Editor(s): Carr, Neil. Series: Leisure Studies in a Global Era. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHBS; WSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137415530
- ISBN
- 9781137415530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.66
€ 64.66
Hardcover. This book explores the dynamics of the linguistic landscape as a site of conflict, exclusion, and dissent. It focuses on socio-historical, economic, political and ideological issues, such as reflected in mass protest demonstrations, to forge links between landscape, identity, social justice and power. Editor(s): Rubdy, Rani; Ben Said, Selim. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 352 pages, 78 figures, 12 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137426277
- ISBN
- 9781137426277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.86
€ 144.86