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Hardcover. Drawing on international relations theory, law and historical analysis, this book compares European integration with the antebellum USA to assess what makes the EU viable despite contestation over the rules of the game of integration. It reveals that changing the system of representation is no shortcut solution for the EU's constitutional woes. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230224506
ISBN
9780230224506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.58

Hardcover. Drawing on case studies of budget groups in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia this book is the first comprehensive study of the impact and significance of civic initiatives aimed at enhancing budget transparency and the poverty focus of government expenditure priorities, arguing that it leads to greater democratization. Editor(s): Robinson, Mark. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JPP; JPQB; KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230224780
ISBN
9780230224780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.50

Hardcover. This book, some 20 years after the publication of Robert W. Cox's seminal Production, Power and World Order: Social Forces in the Making of History, offers the reader an analytical and comprehensive overview of his work and illustrates the continuing relevance thereof for contemporary research. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230224797
ISBN
9780230224797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 48.05

Hardcover. How can egalitarian ideals be put into action? This book sets out a fresh interdisciplinary model for equality studies. Integrating normative questions about the ideal of equality with empirical issues about the nature of inequality, it applies a fresh framework to a range of contemporary inequalities. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFJ; JHBA; JPA; JPF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230227170
ISBN
9780230227170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.43
€ 89.32

Hardcover. This book examines current policy discussions around the migration-development nexus and subjects them to rigorous conceptual and empirical criticism through a transnational lens, placing the current re-discovery of migrants as agents of development nexus into theoretical and historical perspective. Editor(s): Faist, Thomas; Fauser, Margit; Kivisto, Peter. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4, 3 black & white tables, 1 figures. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JPA; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230228573
ISBN
9780230228573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.64

Hardcover. This book explores the work of transnational bureaucracy networks. These networks address global issues by creating rules -- transnational public law -- to be incorporated into national legal orders. As classical means fail to legitimize such activities, this book gives a practical account of viable alternative legitimacy mechanisms. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTN; JFFS; JPS; LB; RNP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230228870
ISBN
9780230228870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.58

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

€ 101.69
€ 72.71

Hardcover. Peace support operations are one of the most important tools in the foreign policy of Western democracies. This book is a study of Italian military operations in the last twenty years. Italy's operations are examined through an analysis of parliamentary debates and interviews with leading policy-makers. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; GTJ; JPQB; JPS; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230228917
ISBN
9780230228917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 95.28

Hardcover. The book critically examines the effects of the War on Terror on the relationships between civil society, security and aid. It argues that the War on Terror regime has greatly reshaped the field of development and it highlights the longer-lasting impacts of post-9/11 counter-terrorism responses on aid policy and practice on civil society. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPS; JPVH; JPWL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230229495
ISBN
9780230229495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 49.46

Paperback. Through exploration of Freud's Jewish identity, the fate of psychoanalysis in Germany under the Nazis, and psychoanalytic theories of anti-Semitism, this book examines the significance of the Jewish connection with psychoanalysis and what this can tell us about political and psychological resistance, anti-Semitism and racism. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1; JMAF; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230229525
ISBN
9780230229525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 30.26

Hardcover. Examining the erosion of people's democratic rights and the potential catastrophic dangers of neglecting civil liberties, this book explores the endemic danger of the enlarged power of the state and the central role of Government in undermining personal freedoms through the use of state force in the name of the protection of security. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVC; JPVH; LAQ; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230230293
ISBN
9780230230293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.35

Hardcover. This book demonstrates how housing systems are built from political struggles over the distribution of welfare and wealth. The contributors analyze varieties of residential capitalism through a range of international case studies, as well as investigating the links between housing finance and the current international financial crisis. Editor(s): Schwartz, Herman M. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCP; KFFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230230804
ISBN
9780230230804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 51.58

Paperback. This book demonstrates how housing systems are built from political struggles over the distribution of welfare and wealth. The contributors analyze varieties of residential capitalism through a range of international case studies, as well as investigating the links between housing finance and the current international financial crisis. Editor(s): Schwartz, Herman M. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCP; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230230811
ISBN
9780230230811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 18.44

Paperback. Modernism and Eugenics comprehensively explores modern Europe's fixation with eugenic programmes of racial and national purification. It convincingly demonstrates that between 1870 and 1940 eugenicists were not only preoccupied with rescuing the individual from the anomie of modernity but equally championed a glorious racial destiny for the nation. Series: Modernism and.. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; JHBD; JPFQ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230230835
ISBN
9780230230835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 14.38

Hardcover. An examination of why and how Fascist Italy sought to increase its influence in the Middle East, and why Italian efforts ultimately failed. Offering fresh insights into Fascist Italy's foreign and colonial policies, this book makes an important contribution to the complex history of relations between Europe and the Arab world. Num Pages: 269 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FB; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230231603
ISBN
9780230231603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 48.76

Hardcover. Despite considerable progress on political and economic convergence over the last decade, financial structures of individual countries within the EU remain diverse. This book considers the future prospects of the banking industry in the context of enlargement, application of the IFRS and a potential new member country, Turkey. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPSN2; KFFK; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230231719
ISBN
9780230231719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 48.76

Hardcover. Europe, Regions and European Regionalism examines the political role of regions and regionalism within contemporary Europe. Offering an up-to-date analysis of regionalism with a broad empirical scope, this book explores regions and regionalism in the period after the substantial enlargements of the European Union. Editor(s): Wyn Jones, Richard. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. 288 pages, 18, 9 black & white tables, 9 figures. Editor(s): Scully, Roger; Wyn Jones, Richard. Europe, Regions and European Regionalism examines the political role of regions and regionalism within contemporary Europe. Offering an up-to-date analysis of regionalism with a broad empirical scope, this book explores regions and regionalism in the period after the substantial enlargements of the European Union. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; JP. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 22. Weight: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230231788
ISBN
9780230231788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 43.86

Paperback. An updated 3rd edition of this authoritative analysis of Swiss democracy, the institutions of federalism, and consensus democracy through political power sharing. Linder analyzes the scope and limits of citizens' participation in direct democracy, which distinguishes Switzerland from most parliamentary systems. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFH; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230231894
ISBN
9780230231894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.09
€ 30.53

Hardcover. Romantic Cosmopolitanism shows how cosmopolitanism in the early nineteenth century offers a non-unified formulation of the nation that stands in contrast to more unified models such as Edmund Burke's which found nationality in, among other things, language, history, blood and geography. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230232044
ISBN
9780230232044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.34

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230232112
ISBN
9780230232112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.43
€ 88.07

Hardcover. Sugar is a commonplace product with a complex background, mainly because of the high degree of protectionism given to the industry and the benefits of ensuring domestic producers stay in business. This book asks why there are such disagreements over trade policy, who profits within the current regime, and where power ultimately lies. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 254 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; KCLT; KCP; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230232204
ISBN
9780230232204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 48.72

Paperback. An accessible yet thorough look at how historians and social scientists have thought and written about the history of the present-day European Union, and the main themes of their research and debates. Essential reading for historians of Europe and social scientists of the European Union alike. Editor(s): Kaiser, Wolfram; Varsori, Antonio. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; HBAH; HBJD; JPSN2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230232709
ISBN
9780230232709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 29.46

Hardcover. This book builds the case for a comprehensive social security system to be developed in all countries - to eliminate desperate conditions of poverty, reverse growing inequality and sustain economic growth. It gives the history of the rich countries in meeting poverty and shows how the strategies in the poor countries can be greatly improved. Editor(s): Townsend, Peter. Num Pages: 408 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 29. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230235250
ISBN
9780230235250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 93.66

Hardcover. Policies to increase the level of enterprise and entrepreneurship, in many countries and regions, have often failed. This book explores this and gives alternative views to derive a different model, based on social influence, which is consistent with the evidence and which might therefore lead to better policy. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KJH; KJV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394. Can Failure Trigger New Understanding?. 248 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 31 figures, 13 black & white tables. Policies to increase the level of enterprise and entrepreneurship, in many countries and regions, have often failed. This book explores this and gives alternative views to derive a different model, based on social influence, which is consistent with the evidence and which might therefore lead to better policy. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JPQB; KJH; KJV. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 21. Weight: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230235588
ISBN
9780230235588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.01

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