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Hardcover. Jina Kim investigates how North Korea rationalized its pursuit of nuclear weapons programs for more than two decades, by exploring the dialectical development of the nuclear crisis and the obstacles generated by complex internal Korean dynamics and conflicting interests amongst the major players concerned. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSF; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386533
- ISBN
- 9781137386533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardcover. A political and analytical biography, this book examines Yizhak Rabin's longtime leadership of the military and his political direction of the Jewish state, as well as his efforts to secure a peace with Egypt and with the Palestinians. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386588
- ISBN
- 9781137386588
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Condition: New
€ 63.89
€ 63.89
Hardcover. This study looks at the underlying foundations of global order, putting aside mainstream institutionalist approaches in showing how China and the US are engaged in an intense process of contestation and renegotiation of an institutionalized order that has long been taken for granted. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386892
- ISBN
- 9781137386892
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Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Hardcover. Development Corruption in South Africa examines governance matters with a focus on corruption. This rich empirical body on governance variables and governance performance is a welcome addition to South African government literature. Num Pages: 228 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPZ; KCL; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386953
- ISBN
- 9781137386953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.32
€ 122.32
Paperback. How has the American Empire sustained global influence where many others have failed? An overlooked element is capabilities of new communications technologies, and their ability to convey ideological messages while neutralizing dissent through entertainment and spectacle, have allowed the US to retain cultural power on a global scale. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFFS; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137387264
- ISBN
- 9781137387264
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Condition: New
€ 63.94
€ 63.94
Paperback. Inspired by Howard Zinn's method of teaching the voices of the oppressed, The Politics of Teaching Palestine to Americans adopts this approach, exploring pedagogical methods and a social justice framework for using Palestinian culture to inspire teachers and students to understand Palestine. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNFR; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 213 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137387363
- ISBN
- 9781137387363
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Condition: New
€ 51.25€ 44.82
€ 51.25
€ 44.82
Hardback. Editor(s): Elgie, Robert; Moestrup, Sophia. Series: Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, 34 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 221 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137387806
- ISBN
- 9781137387806
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Condition: New
€ 186.18
€ 186.18
Migrant Mobilization and Securitization in the US and Europe: How Does...
Ariane Chebel D'appollonia
Hardcover. Immigrants and minorities in Europe and America have responded in diverse ways to security legislation introduced since 9/11 that targets them, labeling them as threats. This book identifies how different groups have responded and explains why, synthesizing findings in the fields of securitization, migrant integration, and migrant mobilization. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFFN; JPQB; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388049
- ISBN
- 9781137388049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.91
€ 63.91
The Assets Perspective: The Rise of Asset Building and its Impact on S...
Cramer, Reid, Shanks, Trina R. Williams
Hardcover. The economy's struggles to overcome the lingering effects of the Great Recession presented unique but essential questions.The book considers a full range of data which considers how this recent experience has impacted households, providing a thorough and contemporary treatment of how the assets perspective has prompted changes within social policy. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFM; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 616.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388278
- ISBN
- 9781137388278
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Condition: New
€ 65.03
€ 65.03
hardcover. The book contains groundbreaking and immersive essays on crucial 20th Century scholars on social theory, discussed and analyzed from a radical, critical theory perspective. Aronowitz provides his unique and lauded critical eye toward the leading thinkers of our age, crafting an immersive set of essays on radical thought. Series: Political Philosophy and Public Purpose. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388292
- ISBN
- 9781137388292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.26
€ 64.26
Hardcover. This resounding defence of the principles of free expression revisits the Satanic Verses uproar of 1989, as well as subsequent incidents such as the Danish cartoons controversy, to argue that the human right of free speech is by no means so secure that it can be taken for granted. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSK; HRH; JFMD; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388599
- ISBN
- 9781137388599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.83
€ 63.83
Hardcover. This book analyzes how different constituencies within Pakistan are grappling with interpreting and redefining Muslim women's rights in contemporary society. Num Pages: 204 pages, 2 black & white tables, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388995
- ISBN
- 9781137388995
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Condition: New
€ 63.89
€ 63.89
Hardcover. This book explores the structural tensions and conflicts that arise with the abolition of border controls between the EU's member states and how this conflict ridden relationship affects and is affected by the institutional shape of the EU's external borders. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFFN; JPSN2; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137389411
- ISBN
- 9781137389411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardcover. In Economic Inequality and Policy Control in the United States, Stelzner explores the causes of the astronomical increase in wage income inequality over the last three and a half decades. Num Pages: 108 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137389640
- ISBN
- 9781137389640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.36
€ 63.36
Hardcover. Defending a procedural conception of global justice that calls for the establishment of reasonably democratic arrangements within and beyond the state, this book argues for a justice-based understanding of social development and justifies why a democracy-promoting international development practice is a requirement of global justice. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137389923
- ISBN
- 9781137389923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardcover. This book examines the contribution of mass media to modern democracies, in comparative perspective. Part I deals with the conceptualization and implementation of a systematic framework to assess democratic media performance, both in terms of media systems and content. Part II studies media effects on the quality of democracy. Series: Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPB; JPF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137391377
- ISBN
- 9781137391377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Hardcover. The Normativity of the European Union provides an account of what has made European integration possible. Reconstructing the integration process up to the Eurozone crisis, Eriksen provides novel insight into the conditions for integration and the nature of the EU as well as highlighting why European solidarity has become a moral duty. Num Pages: 155 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV; JPQ; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137391445
- ISBN
- 9781137391445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.66
€ 63.66
LGBT Activism and the Making of Europe: A Rainbow Europe? (Gender and ...
Ayoub, Phillip, Paternotte, David
Hardcover. This book explores the alleged uniqueness of the European experience, and investigates its ties to a long history of LGBT and queer movements in the region. These movements, the book argues, were inspired by specific ideas about Europe, which they sought to realize on the ground through activism. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSK; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137391759
- ISBN
- 9781137391759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Hardcover. This is a study that examines United Nations' efforts against terrorism in the 1970s and how West Germany came to influence and lead them. It is also an account of several hostage and hijacking crises as well as a look at German domestic terrorism. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137391964
- ISBN
- 9781137391964
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Condition: New
€ 64.90
€ 64.90
Hardcover. The Intellectual and the People in Egyptian Literature and Culture uses the notion of amara - the Egyptian concept of collective and connective agency - to explore the relationship between the Egyptian intellectual and 'the people' in contemporary Egyptian literature and culture. Num Pages: 158 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137392435
- ISBN
- 9781137392435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.69
€ 63.69
Hardcover. This work positions Arendt as a political writer attempting to find a way in which humanity, poised between the Holocaust and the atom bomb, might reclaim its position as the creators of a world fit for human habitation. Series: Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137392954
- ISBN
- 9781137392954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Hardback. Spanning the history of American leadership, the book examines all facets of American thought leaders and innovators along with the models of ethics and courage they've provided for the American consciousness. From Thomas Paine to Rosa Parks, the book provides a multi-faceted approach to American leadership studies. Num Pages: 267 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393050
- ISBN
- 9781137393050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.94
€ 63.94
Hardcover. Media coverage of presidential actions can not only serve journalistic purposes, but can also act as a check against unilateral decision making. The book seeks to uncover how the news media has worked to curtail overreaching power within the executive branch, demonstrating how the fourth estate keeps presidential overreach at bay. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 207 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393067
- ISBN
- 9781137393067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.74
€ 63.74
Analyzing the Drone Debates: Targeted Killings, Remote Warfare, and Mi...
Deshaw Rae, James, Crist, John
Hardcover. The book examines principal arguments for and against the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance and 'targeted killing.' Addressing both sides of the argument with clear and cogent details, the book provides a thorough introduction to ongoing debate about the future of warfare and its ethical implications. Num Pages: 157 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSF; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393074
- ISBN
- 9781137393074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.69
€ 63.69