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Political activism
Hardcover. This book examines the evolution of Black Power activism at the local level. Comprised of essays that examine Black Power's impact at the grassroots level in cities in the North, South, Mid-West and West, this anthology expands on the profusion of new scholarship that is taking a second look at Black Power. Editor(s): Joseph, Peniel E. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620766
- ISBN
- 9780230620766
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€ 123.16
€ 123.16
Hardcover. Terrorist organizations and international criminal networks pose an increasing danger to the world. This book looks at diverse groups from Al Qaeda to Mexican drug cartels and includes a chapter on terrorist WMD threats. This look at sub-state rivals is recommended to all serious students of international security. Editor(s): Schneider, Barry R.; Post, Jerrold M.; Kindt, Michael T. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618091
- ISBN
- 9780230618091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.30
€ 65.30
Hardcover. The Impact of 9-11 on the Media, Arts, and Entertainment is the fourth volume of the six-volume series The Day that Changed Everything? This volume's contributors include P.J. Crowley, Mel Dubnick, Nancy Snow, Michele Cloonan, and other leading scholars. Editor(s): Morgan, Matthew J. Series: The Day That Changed Everything?. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; AB; JFD; JPWL2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608412
- ISBN
- 9780230608412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.42
€ 133.42
Hardcover. The Impact of 9/11 and the New Legal Landscape is the third volume of the six-volume series The Day that Changed Everything? edited by Matthew J. Morgan. The series brings together from a broad spectrum of disciplines the leading thinkers of our time to reflect on one of the most significant events of our time. Editor(s): Morgan, Matthew J. Series: The Day That Changed Everything?. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPWL2; LNFV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 188 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608382
- ISBN
- 9780230608382
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€ 64.66
€ 64.66
Hardcover. This is the first anthology designed to enhance the reader's understanding of the multiple dimensions of Islamic terrorism by presenting a cross-section of recent articles and selections from cutting-edge books on the subject. Editor(s): Perry, Marvin; Negrin, Howard E. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606623
- ISBN
- 9780230606623
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Condition: New
€ 65.03
€ 65.03
Hardcover. In this volume the contributors argue that the events of 9-11 and the subsequent "war on terrorism" have had big implications for Japan. These events have called into question the assumptions and limits of Japan's war-renouncing constitution. Editor(s): Eldridge, Robert D.; Midford, Paul. Series: The Palgrave MacMillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPVK; JPWL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 592.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606432
- ISBN
- 9780230606432
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Condition: New
€ 50.67€ 46.24
€ 50.67
€ 46.24
Hardcover. This collection of essays offers a fresh perspective on the definition and origins of terrorism, broadening the field to include slave revolts and urban tensions, and considering how the "war on terrorism" had already matured by 1870 as a way to justify often bloody campaigns against labor unions, nationalist freedom fighters, and reformers. Editor(s): Land, Isaac. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604599
- ISBN
- 9780230604599
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Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Hardcover. This book is based on a multinational and multidisciplinary discussion between American and European researchers and practitioners on the moral, legal and political dilemmas raised by the use of force in today's world. Editor(s): Andreani, Gilles; Hassner, Pierre. Series: The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JPWL; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600423
- ISBN
- 9780230600423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.67€ 45.49
€ 50.67
€ 45.49
Hardcover. Drawing from a wide spectrum of disciplines, the essays in this collection examine in different national contexts the consequences of the "Latin American multicultural turn" in Afro Latino social movements of the past two decades. Editor(s): Rahier, Jean. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL3; JHMC; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230393608
- ISBN
- 9780230393608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.35
€ 64.35
Hardcover. This collection reflects on the significance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks for the transatlantic alliance. Offering an analysis of NATO's evolution since 2001, it examines key topics such as the alliance's wars in Afghanistan, its military operation in Libya, global partnerships, burden-sharing and relations with the US and Russia. Editor(s): Hallams, Ellen; Ratti, Luca; Zyla, Benjamin. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 357 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFN; JPSN; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 225 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230391215
- ISBN
- 9780230391215
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Condition: New
€ 65.18
€ 65.18
Hardcover. This is the first English language volume to offer such a wide-ranging scholarly and intellectual perspective on Claude Lefort. It constitutes the most comprehensive attempt to reconstruct Lefort's engagement with his theoretical interlocutors as well as his influence on today's democratic thought and contemporary continental political philosophy. Editor(s): Plot, Martin. Series: Critical Explorations in Contemporary Political Thought. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPF; JPV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230375574
- ISBN
- 9780230375574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Hardcover. Given the weaknesses of mainstream democratisation since the 1980s, the authors present a cutting edge examination of dynamics of political change in the direction of more substantive democracy. While focusing on the Global South, they also draw comparisons from historical and contemporary experiences from Scandinavia. Editor(s): Stokke, Kristian; Tornquist, Olle. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JPB; JPHV; JPV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230370036
- ISBN
- 9780230370036
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Condition: New
€ 65.18
€ 65.18
Hardcover. A comprehensive exploration of theories of citizenship and inclusiveness in an age of globalization. The authors analyze democracy and the political community in a transnational context, using new critical, conceptual and normative perspectives on the borders, territories and political agents of the state. Editor(s): Beckman, Ludvig; Erman, Eva. Series: Palgrave Studies in Citizenship Transitions. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH; JPVH1; JPVK; JPWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230347755
- ISBN
- 9780230347755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.81
€ 63.81
Hardcover. An international and interdisciplinary group of experts shed light upon the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict today, how it evolved and likely scenarios. Taking into account a changed political landscape, including the EU's new foreign policy instruments, they also make concrete policy proposals to make war less likely. Editor(s): Kambeck, Michael; Ghazaryan, Sargis. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DVUZ; JPSD; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300668
- ISBN
- 9780230300668
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Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Hardcover. Gender is not a 'security issue', but it tells us a lot about how, why and when certain subjects are written as security concerns. Thirteen case studies on violent subjects, reason, and emotion demonstrate different ways in which we understand political violence, security, resistance, power, and agency, and how we make sense of gender. Editor(s): Hall, Linda A.; Shepherd, Laura J. Series: Rethinking Political Violence. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFSJ; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293908
- ISBN
- 9780230293908
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Condition: New
€ 64.49
€ 64.49
Hardcover. This unique collection explores the different organizational forms, strategies and tactics that activists adopt. The authors examine how established trades unions struggle to reform, how non-governmental public actors negotiate various dilemmas, and the efforts of non-governmental public actors to secure justice. Editor(s): Howell, Jude. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPW; JPWD; JPWF; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290365
- ISBN
- 9780230290365
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Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Hardcover. Jude Howell brings together eight in-depth studies of the politics of global non-governmental public action. Covering detailed empirical research around the themes of environmentalism, security, children's rights and more, the contributors explore the complex politics amongst non-governmental public actors acting transnationally. Editor(s): Howell, Jude. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 colour tables, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: GTF; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290358
- ISBN
- 9780230290358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
Hardcover. Understanding Collective Political Violence offers a unique view on contemporary processes of violent political mobilization across continents: Africa, Latin America, South East Asia and the Middle East. It pays particular attention to unconventional combatants such as women or children and details the drivers of their violent engagement. Editor(s): Guichaoua, Yvan. Series: Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285460
- ISBN
- 9780230285460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.44
€ 123.44
Hardcover. This book provides a novel approach to unemployment as a contested political field in Europe and examines the impact of welfare state regimes, conceived as political opportunity structures specific to this field, public debates and collective mobilizations in unemployment politics. Editor(s): Giugni, Marco G. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA; JHBL; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490. Welfare States and Political Opportunities. 304 pages, 37 black & white tables, 1 figures. Editor(s): Giugni, Marco G. This book provides a novel approach to unemployment as a contested political field in Europe and examines the impact of welfare state regimes, conceived as political opportunity structures specific to this field, public debates and collective mobilizations in unemployment politics. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA; JHBL; JPW. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 23. Weight: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230236165
- ISBN
- 9780230236165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.63
€ 64.63
Hardcover. This volume investigates the role of the transnational terrorist and criminal organizations in the peace-building processes, with a particular focus on the Western Balkan region. Conducted within the framework of human security analysis, the research focuses on the security of the human being. Editor(s): Benedek, Wolfgang; Daase, Christopher; Dimitrijevic, Vojin; Van Duyne, Petrus. Num Pages: 385 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JKVM; JPVH; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230234628
- ISBN
- 9780230234628
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Condition: New
€ 65.36
€ 65.36
Hardcover. Do international institutions really contribute to building a lasting peace? As diplomats, practitioners with these institutions, and experts on their processes, the authors underline the strengths and weaknesses that international actors have created and won't abandon. Editor(s): Devin, Guillaume. Translator(s): Leverdier, Roger. Series: The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116528
- ISBN
- 9780230116528
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Condition: New
€ 63.89
€ 63.89
Hardcover. This volume fills this gap by examining the many ways in which political parties, the business world, foreign policymakers, and the intelligence community experienced, confronted, and even actively contributed to domestic and transnational forms of dissent. Editor(s): Fahlenbrach, Kathrin; Klimke, Martin; Scharloth, Joachim; Wong, Laura. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 261 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTB; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114982
- ISBN
- 9780230114982
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Condition: New
€ 64.95
€ 64.95
Hardcover. Editor(s): Polit Duenas, Gabriela; Rueda, Maria Helena. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFE; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230113787
- ISBN
- 9780230113787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.41
€ 64.41
Hardcover. Presenting the reader with provocative articles that critically examine the morality of the war on terrorism as it has evolved over the past eight years, this book consists of articles that effectively address specific aspects of the war on terrorism that are missing or underrepresented in ethical discourse since 9/11 Editor(s): Webel, Charles P.; Arnaldi, John A. Series: Twenty-First Century Perspectives on War, Peace, and Human Conflict. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPF; JPS; JPV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110984
- ISBN
- 9780230110984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55