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Paperback. The tradition of Chan Buddhism - more popularly known as Zen - has been romanticized throughout its history. This book shows how modern critical techniques make possible a more skeptical, accurate, and - ultimately - productive assessment of Chan lineages, teaching, fundraising practices, and social organization. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 b/w illustration, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HREZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520237988
- ISBN
- 9780520237988
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Offers a new paradigm for moving the world beyond violence as the only response to violence. This book has contributions from writers, healers, spiritual and political leaders, scientists, and activists, who consider how we might transform the conditions that produce terrorist acts and bring true healing to the victims of these acts. Editor(s): Carrington, Karin Lofthus; Griffin, Susan. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251021
- ISBN
- 9780520251021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.02€ 49.59
€ 63.02
€ 49.59
Paperback. What leads to national progress? The growing consensus in the social sciences is that neither capital flows, nor the savings rate, nor diffuse values are the key, but that it lies in the quality of a nation's institutions. This book shows how real institutions affect national development. Editor(s): Portes, Alejandro; Smith, Lori D. Num Pages: 220 pages, 17 line illustrations, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306. Their Role and Significance in Latin American Development. 220 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Portes, Alejandro; Smith, Lori D. What leads to national progress? The growing consensus in the social sciences is that neither capital flows, nor the savings rate, nor diffuse values are the key, but that it lies in the quality of a nation's institutions. This book shows how real institutions affect national development. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTF. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight: 306.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273542
- ISBN
- 9780520273542
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.13
€ 33.99
€ 25.13
Paperback. Imagines a vision for Israel and Palestine in a situation where the peace process has failed to deliver an end of conflict. Exploring themes of security, resistance, diaspora, globalism, and religion, this book offers ideas for the resolution of conflicts worldwide. Editor(s): LeVine, Mark; Mossberg, Mathias. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520279131
- ISBN
- 9780520279131
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. The aim of this book is to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of teaching language for communication. It is written primarily for teachers who wish to adopt a communicative approach and would like to reflect on the principles that underlie it. Series: Applied Language Studies. Num Pages: 136 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; CJA; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 218.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631154563
- ISBN
- 9780631154563
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Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. Focuses on the role political processes play in solving certain key problems, which have accompanied economic development in both the developed and less developed nations of the world. This book provides a useful guide and resource for those who wish to grasp the implications of the rapid growth of the world's population, world hunger, and more. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTF; JP; KCM; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631158011
- ISBN
- 9780631158011
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Condition: New
€ 55.34
€ 55.34
Paperback. The cities and the regions of the world are being transformed under the combined impact of a restructuring of the capitalist system and a technological revolution. This is the thesis of this book, now in paperback. Castells not only brings together an impressive array of evidence to support it but puts forward a new body of theory to explain it. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTC; JFSG; KCP; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179375
- ISBN
- 9780631179375
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Condition: New
€ 55.34
€ 55.34
Paperback. The author offers an approach to the study of both debt and development, focusing on the international debt crisis of the 1980s and 1990s, and its economic and geopolitical consequences. Series: The Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers Studies in Geography. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTF; KFFD; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631181385
- ISBN
- 9780631181385
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Condition: New
€ 59.16
€ 59.16
Paperback. This book challenges the age--old myth that womena s talk is trivial and unimportant. Drawing on a corpus of spontaneous conversation between friends, Jennifer Coates demonstrates the richness and complexity of the language used in such talk, focusing on womena s use of hedges, questions and repetition. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631182535
- ISBN
- 9780631182535
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Condition: New
€ 59.16
€ 59.16
Hardback. This text looks at the major post-World War II theories of Third World development. The treatment of the various theories focuses on the strategies used to analyze change in the Third World and the ways in which different conceptions of the nature of change led to different lines of policy advice. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJP; GTF; JFCX; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 176 x 29. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631195542
- ISBN
- 9780631195542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.82
€ 159.82
Paperback. In this invaluable introduction to the major post--Second World War theories of Third World development, Peter Preston takes as his focus the strategies used to analyze change in the Third World and examines the ways in which different conceptions of the nature of change have led to different lines of policy advice. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJP; GTF; JFCX; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631195559
- ISBN
- 9780631195559
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Condition: New
€ 61.71
€ 61.71
Paperback. Purposefully written for those coming to politics for the first time, this textbook provides an exploration and analysis of the most important political issues affecting the developing world. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631197782
- ISBN
- 9780631197782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.71
€ 61.71
Hardback. Few doubt that the dynamics of Asia will shape the global political economy of the twenty-first century. It is clear that the Pacific Asian region is undergoing extensive development and these processes generate questions of intense interest. This work is suitable for those interested in Japan, and its role within the Pacific Asian region. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; 1M; GTB; JH; JPS; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 710.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631202370
- ISBN
- 9780631202370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.52
€ 144.52
Paperback. Examines appeasement in the context of both Britain's domestic policies and her international commitments, within Europe and beyond. This book includes a discussion of the historiography surrounding appeasement, and analysis of changing public opinion and of the 'appeasers' themselves. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 112 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; GTJ; HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631203261
- ISBN
- 9780631203261
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Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. This book introduces students to new ways of thinking about development. It integrates the recent scholarship of cultural studies within the existing frameworks of development studies, which have primarily focused on issues of political economy and structural transformation. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209515
- ISBN
- 9780631209515
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Condition: New
€ 43.87
€ 43.87
Hardback. A Companion to the City provides the reader with an indispensable and authoritative overview of the key debates, controversies, and questions concerning the city from a variety of theoretical vantage points with an international perspective. * Indispensable companion for students of the City. Editor(s): Bridge, Gary; Watson, Sophie. Series: Blackwell Companions to Geography. Num Pages: 656 pages, 8. BIC Classification: GTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210528
- ISBN
- 9780631210528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 212.06
€ 212.06
Paperback. * Carefully excerpted samples from both classic and contemporary writings in development literature. * Short, insightful introductions for each section of the book. * A useful general introduction for undergraduate, graduate, and non-- specialist audiences. . Series: Blackwell Readers in Sociology. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210979
- ISBN
- 9780631210979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.69
€ 47.69
Hardback. Presents studies of Americanization and American imperialism to assess how far the twentieth century can be seen as the 'American Century'. This title explores the 'geographic dialogues' that arise as the result of the projection of American power and culture in the world. Editor(s): Slater, David; Taylor, Peter J. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 174 x 30. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212218
- ISBN
- 9780631212218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.90
€ 150.90
Paperback. Presents studies of Americanization and American imperialism to assess how far the twentieth century can be seen as the "American Century". This book provides a critical evaluation of the extent of the diffusion and adoption of the "American way of life" and the very concept of "America" itself. Editor(s): Slater, David; Taylor, Peter J. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Oxford
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212225
- ISBN
- 9780631212225
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Condition: New
€ 63.16
€ 63.16
Paperback. This volume brings together, for the first time, a variety of texts from Certeau's book and journal publications which have proved important in the various disciplines where Certeau has had an influence. Editor(s): Ward, Graham. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GBC; GT; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 9. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212799
- ISBN
- 9780631212799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.89
€ 57.89