PALGRAVE

(P/B) HUMANITY 2.0
Social thinkers in all fields are faced with one unavoidable question: What does it mean to be human in the 21st century? This ambitious and groundbreaking book provides the first synthesis of historical, philosophical and sociological insights needed to address this question in a thoughtful and creative manner. (From the publisher)...
Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

(P/B) AUTHORING PERFORMANCE
A historical, theoretical, and comparative study of the emergence of the director-as-author phenomenon, posing questions of authorship and redefining the relationship between 'playwright' and the director-playwright. (From the publisher)...
Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

(P/B) DOING POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
This is an ideal introduction for all embarking on a degree in Politics or International Relations. Starting from the premise that the "doing" of political science is an active, and interactive, process of critical evaluation, it addresses the crucial question of how - as well as what - we should study. The book examines a wide range of theoretical perspectives and shows how they can be usefully applied to questions such as "Why do states go to war?" and "In whose interests does the political system work?" Chapters are organized by core ar...
Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

(P/B) CRITIQUE OF PURE REASON
Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason is both one of the most rewarding of all philosophical works, and one of the most difficult. Norman Kemp Smith's translation is immensely valuable, not simply because he rendered Kant's language into readable English, but also because his own extensive understanding of the Critique made him acutely aware of the pitfalls of translation. The text followed is that of the second edition of 1787, and a translation is also given of all first-edition passages which in the second edition have been either alt...
Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

(H/B) PRIVATE COMPANY VALUATION
The recent crisis in financial markets has seen a gradual erosion of risk-free asset classes. In equity markets the credit risk has reached a critical level in valuation. Here a new cost of equity method for private companies is presented based on the pricing of junior subordinated notes. Global business cases are illustrated to support this. (From the publisher)...
Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

(H/B) THE GAMIFICATION OF CITIZENS' PARTICIPATION IN POLICYMAKING
This book examines the use of game elements to encourage citizens to participate in political decision-making and the planning of large-scale public sector projects. It argues that success is based on a personal concern with the project and a belief in the influence on political decision making, but also on fun. Without fun, only a very small group of the 'usual suspects' will participate, especially in classic policymaking approaches like citizens' panels which require time and physical attendance. The book also examines the relationship ...
Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

(P/B) MANIAS, PANICS AND CRASHES
The first edition of Charles Kindleberger's brilliant, panoramic history, published in 1978, summarized the pattern of market developments and the five stages in the evolution of a financial crisis. Robert Z. Aliber probes the sequence of four waves of crises that have involved more than forty countries since the early 1980s and shows that implosions of their banking systems do not follow from the decisions of 'bad actors' but instead are symptomatic of a dysfunctional international monetary arrangement. With an updated Foreword from Robe...
Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

(P/B) MIKHAIL BAKHTIN AND WALTER BENJAMIN

(P/B) MODERN MONEY THEORY
In recent years a new approach to macroeconomics has been developed that challenges conventional wisdom and uncovers how money 'works' in the modern economy. This book synthesises the key principles of Modern Money Theory, exploring macro accounting, currency regimes and exchange rates in both the USA and developing nations. Randall Wray addresses the pressing issues of how misunderstandings about the nature of money have caused the current global financial meltdown, and provides fresh ideas about how policymakers around the world should a...
Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

(H/B) DECARBONIZATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
The authors examine how far internal policies in the European Union move towards the objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the EU by 80-95 per cent by 2050, and how or whether the EU's 2050 objective to 'decarbonise' could affect the EU's relations with a number of external energy partners. (From the publisher)...
Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

(P/B) RUSSIA-CYPRUS RELATIONS
This study assesses Moscow's special bilateral relations with Cyprus since the mid-1950s, with particular emphasis on the post-Cold War years. Melakopides develops the theory of 'pragmatic idealism' when describing the way in which Moscow's Cyprus policies were meant to satisfy not only mutual interests but also international legal and ethical principles and norms. The book recalls Cyprus's dramatic vicissitudes since the 1950s and revisits the controversial 'political realist' policies of Washington, Ankara and London against the interest...
Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

(P/B) THE PALGRAVE MACMILLAN DICTIONARY OF DIPLOMACY
Like all professions, diplomacy has spawned its own specialized terminology and it is this lexicon which provides the thematic spine of this dictionary. The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Diplomacy also includes entries on legal terms and major figures who have occupied the diplomatic scene or have written influentially about it over the last half millennium, as well as some on international organizations of special significance. This third edition has been updated with new entries, for example on e-diplomacy, Ottawa process, R2P, stovep...
Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

(P/B) THE HANDBOOK OF PERSON-CENTRED PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELLING
Building on the success of the first edition, this substantially revised and extended new edition is set to remain the most in-depth and wide-ranging book available on person-centred psychotherapy and counselling. The book is thoroughly updated to reflect the latest trends in theory and practice: * It extends its coverage of professional settings and applications, including brand new chapters on children, older people, arts-based therapies, addiction and bereavement. - It engages systematically with urgent contemporary issues, such as evid...
Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

(P/B) BALKANS INTO SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE 1914-2014
The states and peoples of Southeastern Europe have been divided by wars over the twentieth century, but they have since worked to re-establish themselves into the European mainstream. This timely new edition has been revised, updated and expanded in the light of the latest scholarship and recent events. John R. Lampe now offers a comprehensive assessment of the full century from the Sarajevo assassination in 1914 through to EU membership and developments up to the present day. (From the publisher)...
Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

(P/B) HΙJIKATA TATSUMI AND BUTOH
Hijikata Tatsumi's explosive 1959 debut Forbidden Colors sparked a new genre of performance in Japan - butoh: an art form of contrasts, by turns shocking and serene. Since then, though interest has grown exponentially, and people all over the world are drawn to butoh's ability to enact paradox and contradiction, audiences are less knowledgeable about the contributions and innovations of the founder of butoh. Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh traces the rollicking history of the creation and initial maturation of butoh, and locates Hijikata's perf...
Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

(P/B) THE TWENTY YEARS' CRISIS, 1919-1939
E.H. Carr's "Twenty Years' Crisis" is a classic work in International Relations. Published in 1939, on the eve of World War II, it was immediately recognized by friend and foe alike as a defining work in the fledgling discipline. The author was one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals of the twentieth century. The issues and themes he develops in this book continue to have relevance to modern day concerns with power and its distribution in the international system. Michael Cox's critical introduction provides the reader ...
Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

(P/B) STAGING THE SCREEN
The use of film and video is widespread in contemporary theatre, viewed by some as contaminating theatre's 'liveness', hailed by others as an inevitable and exciting response to screen-based culture. Beginning with early 20th-century practitioners such as Melies, Painleve and Piscator, and proceeding, via the Fluxus movement and Josef Svoboda, to examine contemporary practitioners such as The Wooster Croup, Forkbeard Fantasy, Forced Entertainment, The Builders Association and Robert Lepage, Staging the Screen charts the impact of developin...
Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

(P/B) MEMORY AND POLITICAL CHANGE
Examining the role of memory in the transition from totalitarian to democratic systems, this book makes an important contribution to memory studies. It explores memory as a medium of and impediment to change, looking at memory's biological, cultural, narrative and socio-psychological dimensions. (From the publisher)...
Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

(H/B) POSTDIGITAL AESTHETICS
Postdigital Aesthetics is a contribution to questions raised by our newly computational everyday lives and the aesthetics which reflect both the postdigital nature of this age, but also critical perspectives of a post-internet world. (From the publisher)...
Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

(P/B) MEMORY IN A GLOBAL AGE
A significant contribution to memory studies and part of an emergent strand of work on global memory. This book offers important insights on topics relating to memory, globalization, international politics, international relations, Holocaust studies and media and communication studies. (From the publisher)...
Διαβάστε περισσότερα...