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Paperback. In this reconsideration of the relation between religion and modernity, Casanova surveys the roles that religions play in the public sphere of modern societies. He looks at five cases from two religious traditions (Catholicism and Protestantism) in four countries (Spain, Poland, Brazil, USA). Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DVP; 1KBB; 1KLSB; HRCC7; HRCC9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532. 330 pages. In this reconsideration of the relation between religion and modernity, Casanova surveys the roles that religions play in the public sphere of modern societies. He looks at five cases from two religious traditions (Catholicism and Protestantism) in four countries (Spain, Poland, Brazil, USA). Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DVP; 1KBB; 1KLSB; HRCC7; HRCC9; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight: 464.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
330
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226095356
ISBN
9780226095356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
698
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Condition
New
SKU
V9780671244095
ISBN
9780671244095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.56

Hardcover. In this story of one man's encounter with an indigenous people of Peru, Michael Brown guides his readers upriver into a contested zone of the Amazonian frontier, where more than 50,000 Awajun--renowned for pugnacity and fierce independence--use hard-won political savvy, literacy, and digital skills to live life on their own terms, against long odds. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 145 x 211 x 29. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368071
ISBN
9780674368071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. Che Guevara remains an iconic figure, four decades after his death. Yet his most significant contribution - his work as a member of the Cuban government - is rarely discussed. This book explores his impact on Cuba's economy, through fascinating new archival material and interviews. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2, 1 black & white tables, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JPFF; KCP; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2009th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230218215
ISBN
9780230218215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; ACXJ4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064658
ISBN
9781606064658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Paperback. SynnottJeffrey A. TurnerErica WhittingtonJoy Ann Williamson-Lott Editor(s): Cohen, Robert; Snyder, David J. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JNKS; JNM; JPW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408507
ISBN
9781421408507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.19

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AVGN; AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 418 x 25. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613736173
ISBN
9781613736173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 291 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1794.
Publisher
State House Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933337500
ISBN
9781933337500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.53

Paperback. An appreciation of the inspiring feminist artist and activist. Series: Contemporary Artists Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 colour and 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 290 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714833408
ISBN
9780714833408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.41

paperback. During the 1950s, when the Cold War was at its peak, two immensely powerful brothers led the US into a series of foreign adventures whose effects are still shaking the world. In this book, the story of John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles is the story of America. It illuminates and helps explain the modern history of the US and the world. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8-page black-&-white photograph insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 211 x 29. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250053121
ISBN
9781250053121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.19

Paperback. In the American imagination, Asian Americans are considered an immigrant success story. Vivian Louie challenges the idea that race and class do not matter. Though most Chinese immigrants see higher education as a safeguard against racial discrimination, Louie finds that class differences do indeed shape the students' different paths to college. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804749855
ISBN
9780804749855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Clean copy with very light shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KST0018203
ISBN
9780465050529
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Offers information on the birds of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras. This book adopts the basic sequence and systematics of the AOU 1983 Check-list. It also includes information on birdfinding in Panama. It contains a section outlining developments in Panama ornithology and conservation. Num Pages: 656 pages, 48 colour photographs, 53 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; 1KLCN; 1KLCP; 1KLCR; PSVW6; RNKH; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
412
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691025124
ISBN
9780691025124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 51.34

Paperback.
Publisher
Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC United States
Number of pages
366
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935096078
ISBN
9781935096078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.23

Hardback. The first study ever published to closely examine all of Adams's political writings, from his youth to his long retirement, John Adams's Republic should appeal to everyone who seeks to know more about America's first major political theorist. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 263 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1208.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419220
ISBN
9781421419220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.24
€ 56.48

Paperback. Discovers how two decades of globalization and sweeping social transformation have affected the way three cultures educate and care for their youngest pupils. This title illustrates the surprising, illuminating, and at times entertaining experiences of four-year-olds - and their teachers - on both sides of the Pacific. Num Pages: 280 pages, 112 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JNLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226805047
ISBN
9780226805047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. In Spill poet, independent scholar, and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs presents a commanding collection of poetry inspired by Black feminist literary critic Hortense Spillers depicting scenes of fugitive Black women and girls seeking freedom from gendered violence and racism. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC; HBTB; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362722
ISBN
9780822362722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.56

Hardback. Tells the story of how music and youth culture have changed along with the economic, political, and cultural transformations of American society. This book traces the histories of punk, hardcore, heavy metal, glam, thrash, alternative rock, grunge, and riot grrrl music, and relates them to wider social changes that have taken place. Num Pages: 286 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814757475
ISBN
9780814757475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Paperback. Series: Expertise: Cultures and Technologies of Knowledge. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16, 11 black & white halftones, 4 maps, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JHMC; RPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479649
ISBN
9780801479649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFKV; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520279636
ISBN
9780520279636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. Editor(s): Downs, Kelly; Rasmussen, Delmer. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JKV; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
153
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619426313
ISBN
9781619426313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.83
€ 116.23

Hardback. Editor(s): Peters, H. Elizabeth; Dush, Claire Kamp m. Num Pages: 414 pages, 18 halftones, 2 line drawings, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
414
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144087
ISBN
9780231144087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.72
€ 57.47

Paperback. Governments throughout the industrialized world make decisions that fundamentally affect the quality and accessibility of medical care. This title explores an alternative regulatory approach to medical care based on the delegation of decisions about the allocation of scarce medical resources to private nonprofit organizations. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 figures, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCQ; MBPM; MNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589016316
ISBN
9781589016316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.47

Paperback. This is part of a three-volume collection which provides information on innovative development projects in Asia, Latin America and Africa that have actually worked. The 50 cases presented illustrate a wide spectrum of economic and environmental policy and practice. Editor(s): Khor, Martin; Lin, Lim Li; Lim Li Lin. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KL; GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400. Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Zed Books
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KLJ0006506
ISBN
9781842771334
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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