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Interdisciplinary studies
American Catholics and Civic Engagement: A Distinctive Voice: 1 (Ameri...
Margaret O'Brien Steinfels
Paperback. This work covers critical issues facing the Catholic Church in the USA by drawing from the four goals of the colloquia, to identify, assess, and critique the distinctive elements in Catholicism's approach to civic life, and to generate recommendations for strengthening Catholic civic engagement. Series: American Catholics in the Public Square. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HRCC7; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742531598
- ISBN
- 9780742531598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.73
€ 70.73
Hardcover. 'Business-as-usual' has been transformed across the music industries in the post-CD age. Against widespread hype about the purported decline of the major music labels, this book provides a critique of the ways these companies have successfully adapted to digital challenges and what is at stake for music makers and for culture. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: AV; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745692210
- ISBN
- 9780745692210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.80
€ 76.80
Paperback. Demonstrates how a politics of polarity have defined the experience of Chinese immigration in America. This book is a useful resource on the Asian immigrant experience for researchers and students in Chinese American studies, Asian American history, immigration studies, and American history. Editor(s): Cassel, Susie Lan. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 480 pages, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759100015
- ISBN
- 9780759100015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.83
€ 77.83
Paperback. Illustrates the power of symbols in human societies. This textbook is suitable for courses that define fundamental concepts in religion, cultural anthropology, communication, and art. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 166 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759103221
- ISBN
- 9780759103221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.41
€ 59.41
Examines the concept that for millions of people, human rights is merely an intellectual abstraction which only the affluent nations can afford. Unless the concept is understood by all the citizens of the world, many governments will continue to give lip service to the ideals of human rights. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761817543
- ISBN
- 9780761817543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.47
€ 102.47
Paperback. The Power Paradox reveals how mainstream views of power restrict the conceptual insights needed to resolve conflict. Bennett identifies fascinating contradictions within discourses of power and relational dynamics, acknowledging the enduring quandary of power struggles: we are all implicated within them. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; HPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761857976
- ISBN
- 9780761857976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.16
€ 59.16
Hardback. This study explores the status and trends in human well-being as it varies worldwide. Human well-being comes from a nation's physical, social, economic, and political macro systems. A metric of descriptive statistics is built for each, and then aggregated into one metric to gauge the level in each nation. Num Pages: 116 pages, 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFA; JPH; JPS; JPV; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761859420
- ISBN
- 9780761859420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.68
€ 95.68
Hardback. S. Latin American Studies, 1940-2000" Editor(s): Hollinger, David A. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; H. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801883903
- ISBN
- 9780801883903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.77
€ 64.77
Hardcover. Series: ATLA Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 594 pages, 1ill. BIC Classification: 1QDA; GBC; GTB; HRCG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810823938
- ISBN
- 9780810823938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.63
€ 193.63
Hardcover. This work attempts to provide short profiles of Africa's leaders and their main challengers. It concentrates on the presidents and military rulers in power and those most likely to replace them. Each profile has a short assessment of their character and career followed by a life history. Num Pages: 272 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JM; GTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840195
- ISBN
- 9780810840195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.32
€ 134.32
Hardcover. Many native North American cultures have origins that predate Confucius, who lived five hundred years before the birth of Christ. For generations the people of these traditions have thrived under conditions that many view as harsh if not hostile. This title explains how to nurture a society by observing the traditions of various native cultures. Series: Culture of the Land. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFC; RNU; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124872
- ISBN
- 9780813124872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99
€ 50.99
Editor(s): Wible, Andy. Series: The Philosophy of Popular Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813125947
- ISBN
- 9780813125947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.24
€ 40.24
Series: Asia in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813145013
- ISBN
- 9780813145013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.09
€ 40.09
Hardcover. The Kakoli of the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG), the focus of this study, did not traditionally have a concept of mental illness. They classified madness according to social behavior, not mental pathology.. Series: Social Identities. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; GTB; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857450944
- ISBN
- 9780857450944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.45
€ 163.45
Hardcover. Most non-Central Americans think of the narrow neck between Mexico and Colombia in terms of dramatic past revolutions and lauded peace agreements, or, sensational problems of gang violence and natural disasters. In this volume, the contributors examine regional circumstances within frames of democratization and neoliberalism.. Editor(s): Burrell, Jennifer L.; Moodie, Ellen. Series: CEDLA Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 346 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; GTB; JHM; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857457523
- ISBN
- 9780857457523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.99
€ 164.99
Hardcover. In 1994, the Pacific island village of Matupit was partially destroyed by a volcanic eruption. This study focuses on the subsequent reconstruction and contests over the morality of exchanges that are generative of new forms of social stratification. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. Num Pages: 300 pages, 16 ills & figs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; GTF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857458728
- ISBN
- 9780857458728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.36
€ 164.36
Paperback. In this unique and entertaining collection of articles, a noted scholar and compiler of key works of reference reflects on the nature of language, the art of lexicography and the breath-taking developments in communication, the media and information technology in the late twentieth century. Num Pages: 299 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFM; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press Devon, Exeter
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896207
- ISBN
- 9780859896207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.29
€ 44.29
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Golden Dog Press Canada
- Edition
- Rev Upd
- Number of pages
- 161
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780919614994
- ISBN
- 9780919614994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.37
€ 29.99
€ 25.37
Hardcover. Cohn lays out a new strategy of how states can produce economic development in poor nations - by considering barber shops, beauty parlours, hotels and restaurants in Brazil. Cohn considers the case of nations with budgetary limits that cannot afford to follow the East Asian model, and finds alternative policies that create jobs and reduce poverty. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white tables, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTB; GTF; JHBL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137001405
- ISBN
- 9781137001405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.48
€ 67.48
International Development Policy: Aid, Emerging Economies and Global P...
Graduate Institute Of International And Devel...
Paperback. International development cooperation is undergoing a revolution. The authors question how far bilateral and multilateral aid agencies succeed in mainstreaming global issues in their operations and assess how emerging and traditional donors address competing objectives, often with diverging rationales. Cases include Brazil, China and South Africa. Editor(s): Carbonnier, Gilles. Series: International Development Policy. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 black & white tables, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137003409
- ISBN
- 9781137003409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.18
€ 97.18