Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
paperback. In this collection authors from eight different countries, representing a wide variety of academic disciplines and theoretical perspectives, investigate the differing phases of capitalist development. They offer diverse and powerful analyses of the postwar boom, economic crises and globalization within this context. Num Pages: 365 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333948385
- ISBN
- 9780333948385
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€ 122.69
€ 122.69
Hardcover. Examines the relationship between multinational companies, regional development and governments. It critically analyzes the role of foreign investment in economic development, and examines how governments can link inward investment to regional economic development. Num Pages: 431 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; JFFS; JPQ; KCM; KJVG; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333948132
- ISBN
- 9780333948132
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€ 124.31
€ 124.31
Paperback. The essays in this volume address state-backed violence against citizens and subjects, and violence by citizens against the state and between citizens for control of the state, examining why the political process of managing power within states sometimes becomes physically violent. Series: Main Trends of the Modern World S. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHBA; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 429.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333947760
- ISBN
- 9780333947760
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€ 80.08
€ 80.08
From Local Champions To Global Masters: A Strategic Perspective on Man...
Verdin, Paul, Van Heck, Nick
Hardcover. Globalization. What exactly does it mean for you? The authors focus on the obstacles faced by companies making the transition from local champions to global masters and provide a simple but structured framework to think about how it will affect your business. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KJC; KJK; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333947302
- ISBN
- 9780333947302
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Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. This work provides a context for understanding what globilization means for human society. It describes the underlying processes which have led to globilization and then sets out the present stage in the evolution of these processes in three vital areas. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFS; JPS; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 391.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333947180
- ISBN
- 9780333947180
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€ 62.88
€ 62.88
Hardcover. This work explores the significance which contemporary club cultures can have for women living through a time of radical-sexual political change. It focuses upon "raving" and clubbing women to reveal the limitations of reading today's club cultures as indicators of a sexual political regression. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 449.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333946060
- ISBN
- 9780333946060
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Condition: New
€ 122.27
€ 122.27
Hardback. This title discusses the formation of nationhood and citizenship and their transformation in the global age. It explores the question of transnational civil ties, the identities which emerge during the process of European integration, and how they relate to national identities. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1KBB; JFFS; JH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 475.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333945520
- ISBN
- 9780333945520
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Condition: New
€ 123.03
€ 123.03
Hardback. Explores the key issues faced by nations and citizens as they struggle to rediscover, reaffirm or reconstruct their sense of national identities in the face of globalizing forces. Some nations experience the fragmentation of identity as threatening, others view the uncertainty as a challenge. Editor(s): Kennedy, Paul T.; Danks, Catherine. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333929636
- ISBN
- 9780333929636
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Condition: New
€ 122.91
€ 122.91
Hardback. John Carter explores the impact of race and racism in different occupational spheres within the labour market. He applies the concept of social closure to the analysis of the position of ethnic minority workers within the labour market. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333929223
- ISBN
- 9780333929223
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Condition: New
€ 122.24
€ 122.24
Hardback. This title provides a review of the study of victims and victimization, particularly in the areas of theory, research, policy and practice. It aims to provide students with an introduction and overview of the core areas relating to the study of victims and victimization. Editor(s): Jupp, Victor R.; Davies, Pamela; Francis, Peter (all Lecturers in Sociology and Criminology, Northumbria University). Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333925010
- ISBN
- 9780333925010
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Condition: New
€ 122.57
€ 122.57
Hardcover. This title examines the history of the indigenous and/or tribal peoples of the world from the time of the pivotal migrations which saw the peopling of the planet. It looks at how the tribal peoples separated from surplus-based, material societies and the effects of colonization on indigenous cultures. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFS; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333921500
- ISBN
- 9780333921500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.84
€ 154.84
Paperback. The main argument of this book is that the revival of European integration in the mid-1980s and the emergence of a "New Europe" have to be analyzed against the background of globalization and the transnational restructuing of social forces since the early 1970s. Editor(s): Morton, Adam David. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; JFFS; JHBA; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan 01/1//2001
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333920671
- ISBN
- 9780333920671
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Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. The Macedonian question has been at the heart of the Balkan crisis for most of the 20th century. This book analyzes the recent history of Macedonia since the break up of Yugoslavia, and includes analyses of key issues in ethnic relations, politics, and recent history. Editor(s): Pettifer, James. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWYM; HBJD; HBLW3; JFF; JFSL1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 453.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333920664
- ISBN
- 9780333920664
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Condition: New
€ 75.09
€ 75.09
Paperback. This book explores the politics and pleasures of contemporary feminist cinema, and traces the highly productive ways in which feminist directors create alternative film forms. Smelik also highlights cinematic issues which are central to feminist films: authorship, point of view, metaphor, montage and the excessive image. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333920411
- ISBN
- 9780333920411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.31
€ 63.31
Hardcover. People move, individually and collectively, for a combination of economic, social, political and cultural reasons. This book reveals the complexity and significance of this increasingly important phenomenon in Western European countries, which links these societies to the wider world. Editor(s): Ghatak, Subrata; Sassoon, Anne Showstack. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333920367
- ISBN
- 9780333920367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.06
€ 64.06
hardcover. As environmental problems multiply, and as welfare reform becomes more vital, so the debate concerning ecological social policies grows in importance. This title is a comprehensive review of the main questions, problems and themes that bring together the principal contributors to this debate. Editor(s): Fitzpatrick, Tony; Cahill, Michael. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; RNA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333919842
- ISBN
- 9780333919842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. Establishing the meaning of globalizations and development and exploring how they interact are crucial to understanding the expansion of the global economy. This text addresses the implication of globalization for economic development in the South in general, including references to Southeast Asia. Editor(s): Jomo, K. S.; Nagaraj, Shyamala. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTF; JFFS; JPS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave MD
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333919668
- ISBN
- 9780333919668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.63
€ 63.63
Hardback. Establishing the meaning of globalizations and development and exploring how they interact are crucial to understanding the expansion of the global economy. This text addresses the implication of globalization for economic development in the South in general, including references to Southeast Asia. Editor(s): Jomo, K. S.; Nagaraj, Shyamala. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTF; JFFS; JPS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 527.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333919651
- ISBN
- 9780333919651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Hardback. Drawing together a variety of disciplinary approaches, this volume features a range of experts analyzing cross-border regions in Europe, America, East Asia and Africa. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333919293
- ISBN
- 9780333919293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.24
€ 123.24
Hardcover. Examines unmarried women migrant workers working in silk, one of China's oldest and most symbolically charged industries. Through extensive interviews and a wide-ranging interpretation of the secondary literature, this text brings an interdisciplinary approach to its study of power and identity. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JFSJ1; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918197
- ISBN
- 9780333918197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46