Palgrave Macmillan

This book offers an anthology of work by critical media scholars and activists whose research, writing, or other media productions and social activism is motivated by commitments to advancing social justice. Contributions include essays, historical and contemporary case studies, interviews, and empirical studies from world-renowned scholars,...

Wow! is a fantastic new series that is full of only the best and most amazing facts. Wow! Animals is full of extraordinary facts about a wide range of creatures. Discover that goats have rectangular pupils, that gorillas can catch human colds and that rhinoceros beetles can carry up to 850 times their own weight. This is a lively, fun book about...

The internet has revolutionised the way we live our lives in untold ways, but the most far-reaching is the impact it is having on the way we communicate. Social media sites in particular allow us to maintain friendships beyond geographical barriers, to build up and exploit networked contacts, and to cultivate a public image. And how we communicate...

Climate change is one of the greatest threats that humankind faces in the twenty-first century. The next hundred years could see coastlines and islands submerged, and a surge in heat waves, hurricanes, droughts, floods and therefore in pests, disease, famine and displacement. This book argues that while government and industry dither, we could all...

The Palgrave Macmillan Core Statutes series is designed to meet the needs of today's law students. Compiled by experienced lecturers, each title contains the essential materials needed at LLB level (and, where applicable, on GDL/CPE courses) and is easy to use under exam conditions and in the lecture hall. This collection includes: o revised PACE...

The complete story and original illustrations of CATS AHOY! by Peter Bently and Jim Field have been specially re-designed into an early reader format. Created with expert advice from a literacy consultant, this new version is intended to help and encourage children who are growing in reading confidence. When Alfonso the cat hears there's a boat...