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Political activism
Paperback. Offers an overview of issues surrounding Latino identity, political opinion, and political behavior - such as differences among Latino groups based on national origin, the importance of descriptive representation, and issues of competition and cooperation, particularly with reference to African Americans. Editor(s): Espino, Rodolfo; Leal, David L.; Meier, Kenneth J. Series: Race, Ethnicity and Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 figures, 39 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JPH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926520
- ISBN
- 9780813926520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.39
€ 41.39
The US struggle between the public interest and corporate interests is well illustrated in the struggle between the tobacco industry and advocates for public health. In this text Pertschuk describes the forces brought to bear in the failure of the "global settlement" legislation. Num Pages: 356 pages, timeline, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH1; JPQB; JPWF; KJ; KNDF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826513908
- ISBN
- 9780826513908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.96
€ 100.96
Taking up the relationship between ethics and literature, this is a political autobiography of,Kimberly Nance, a Latin American activist, who hopes, through the telling of her life story, to bring about change - was met with a great deal of excitement by scholars who posited it as a radical form of literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBH; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826515230
- ISBN
- 9780826515230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.35
€ 122.35
Num Pages: 360 pages, 27 b&w photos, index & sources. BIC Classification: JPH; JPQB; JPWD; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826517050
- ISBN
- 9780826517050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.89
€ 125.89
Hardcover. The narrators describe their motivations and their preparations for acts of resistance, the actions themselves, and their trials and subsequent jail time. We hear from those who do their time by caring for their families and managing communities while their partners are imprisoned. Editor(s): Riegle, Rosalie G. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBTD; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 998.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826518712
- ISBN
- 9780826518712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.04
€ 127.04
Paperback. How everyday people become agents of their own liberation, in the words of the organizers themselves Editor(s): Schutz, Aaron; Miller, Mike. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826520425
- ISBN
- 9780826520425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.60
€ 53.60
Paperback. This book starts out from the deep concern with contemporary tendencies towards depoliticisation of public issues and popular interests and makes a case for rethinking more democratic popular representation. It outlines a framework for popular representation, examines key issues and experiences and provides a policy-oriented conclusion. Editor(s): Tornquist, Olle; Webster, Neil; Stokke, Kristian. Series: Governance, Security and Development. Num Pages: 273 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137006929
- ISBN
- 9781137006929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.78
€ 63.78
Hardcover. In this book, leading academics and policy practitioners develop approaches for managing critical contemporary and emerging security challenges for South East Europe. They attempt to conceptualize and realize security as a cooperative endeavour for collective good, in contrast to security narratives driven by power and national egotism. Editor(s): Cross, Sharyl; Kentera, Savo; Vukadinovic, Radovan; Nation, R. Craig. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVW; JPS; JPWL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137010193
- ISBN
- 9781137010193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardcover. Development was founded on the belief that religion was not important to development processes. The contributors call this assumption into question and explore the practical impacts of religion by looking at the developmental consequences of Pentecostal Christianity in Africa, and by contrasting Pentecostal and secular models of change. Editor(s): Freeman, Dena. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; HRCC96; JPWH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave MacMillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137017246
- ISBN
- 9781137017246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.75
€ 143.75
Hardcover. If societies have only memories of war, of cruelty, of violence, then why are we called humankind? This book marks a new trajectory in Memory Studies by examining cultural memories of nonviolent struggles from ten countries. The book reminds us of the enduring cultural scripts for human agency, solidarity, resilience and human kindness. Editor(s): Reading, Anna; Katriel, Tamar. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032713
- ISBN
- 9781137032713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.77
€ 67.77
Hardcover. The history of humanitarian intervention has often overlooked Africa. This book brings together perspectives from history, cultural studies, international relations, policy, and non-governmental organizations to analyze the themes, continuities and discontinuities in Western humanitarian engagement with Africa. Editor(s): Everill, Bronwen; Kaplan, Josiah. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HBJH; JKSR; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270016
- ISBN
- 9781137270016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Hardcover. Occupying Political Science describes and analyzes the OWS movement from multiple political science perspectives rooted in the local context of lower Manhattan. Editor(s): Welty, Emily; Bolton, Matthew; Nayak, Meghana; Malone, Christopher, Jr. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JMG; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277398
- ISBN
- 9781137277398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.75
€ 64.75
Hardcover. Recent upheavals in the Middle East are challenging long-held assumptions about the dynamics between the United States, the Arab world, and Israel. In Pathways to Peace, today's leading experts explain these changes in the region and their positive implications for the prospect of a sustained peace between Israel and the Arab World. Editor(s): Kurtzer, Daniel C. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPSD; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 243 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137304797
- ISBN
- 9781137304797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.59
€ 40.99
€ 33.59
Hardcover. This book addresses the meanings and implications of self-organization and state society relations in contemporary Nigerian politics. Editor(s): Okome, Mojubaolu Olufunke. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JPQ; JPR; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137324528
- ISBN
- 9781137324528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardcover. A global cast of contributors explore ways to prevent violent conflict by addressing political subjectivity and comparing patterns of horizontal inequalities and political institutions in Africa. Editor(s): Mine, Yoichi; Stewart, Frances; Fukuda-Parr, Sakiko; Mkandawire, Thandika. Series: Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; GTJ; JPWQ; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137329691
- ISBN
- 9781137329691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.18
€ 65.18
Hardcover. Russia 2025 offers a compelling insight into Russia's future by exploring thematic scenarios ranging from politics to demographics. The widening rift between a modernizing, post-Communist society and a paternalistic government will ultimately shape developments in the coming years and will impact on state-society and Center-periphery relations. Editor(s): Lipman, Maria; Petrov, Nikolay. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH; JPQ; JPV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137336903
- ISBN
- 9781137336903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardcover. Considering an under-researched dimension of political violence, this interdisciplinary collection provides an extensive examination of terrorist victimisation. It explores how individual and public experiences of victimisation are constructed and how they are shaped by existing dynamics of violence. Editor(s): Argomaniz, Javier; Lynch, Orla. Series: Rethinking Political Violence. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137347107
- ISBN
- 9781137347107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Hardcover. This edited volume explores development in the so-called 'fragile', 'failed' and 'pariah' states. It examines the literature on both fragile states and their development, and offers eleven case studies on countries ranking in the 'very high alert' and 'very high warning' categories in the Fund for Peace Failed States Index. Editor(s): Ware, Anthony. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPS; JPWH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137347626
- ISBN
- 9781137347626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.33
€ 65.33
Hardcover. Why are some transnational public-private partnerships (PPPs) highly effective, while others are not? The contributors compare 21 transnational PPPs that seek to provide collective goods in the field of sustainable development. Editor(s): Beisheim, Marianne; Liese, Andrea. Series: Governance and Limited Statehood. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPB; JPS; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137359520
- ISBN
- 9781137359520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Paperback. To overcome the political deadlock that overshadows the pressing problems facing the United States, the academies top scholars address the causes and consequences of polarization in American politics, and suggest solutions for bridging the partisan divide. Editor(s): Frisch, Scott A.; Kelly, Sean Q. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137361424
- ISBN
- 9781137361424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.89
€ 63.89
Hardcover. This volume investigates the rise of human rights discourses manifested in the global spectrum of theatre and performance since 1945. Essays address topics such as disability, discrimination indigenous rights, torture, gender violence, genocide and elder abuse. Editor(s): Morin, Emilie; Luckhurst, Mary. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; AN; JPVH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137362292
- ISBN
- 9781137362292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.10
€ 144.10
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137390561
- ISBN
- 9781137390561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardcover. While much has been written on environmental politics on the one hand, and animal ethics and welfare on the other, animal politics is underexamined. There are key political implications in the increase of animal protection laws, the rights of nature, and political parties dedicated to animals. Editor(s): Wissenburg, Marcel L. J.; Schlosberg, David. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFZ; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137434616
- ISBN
- 9781137434616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.83
€ 63.83