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The Appalachian Volunteers formed in the early 1960s, determined to eliminate poverty through education and vocational training and to improve schools and homes in the mountainous regions of the south-eastern United States. This book illustrates how the activists failed because they were indecisive about the fundamental nature of their mission. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBTB; JFFA; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813125091
- ISBN
- 9780813125091
Condition: New
€ 51.11
€ 51.11
Hardback. Since the arrival of the first Tibetans in exile in 1959, a vast and continuous wave of international support has permitted these refugees to survive and even to flourish in temporary residences. This book shows how Tibetan refugees continue to attract resources, while other refugee populations are largely forgotten. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; JFFD; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382829
- ISBN
- 9781782382829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.94
€ 163.94
Paperback. Around the world, more than a million people die by suicide each year. Yet many of us know very little about a tragedy that may strike our own loved ones - and much of what we think we know is wrong. This book dismantles myth after myth to bring compassionate and accurate understanding of a massive international killer. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674061989
- ISBN
- 9780674061989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.80
€ 40.99
€ 33.80
Hardback. Does Obama's presidency signal the end of race in American life? This title examines the paradox of race in Barack Obama's America and how President Obama intends to deal with it. It assesses the culture and politics of race in the age of Obama, and of our prospects for a postracial America. Series: The Lawrence Stone Lectures. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691137308
- ISBN
- 9780691137308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.43
€ 26.99
€ 20.43
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 250 x 29. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479896479
- ISBN
- 9781479896479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.82
€ 95.82
Paperback. A major new intervention on the overarching challenges of modernity from one of the world's leading anthropologists Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336343
- ISBN
- 9780745336343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.69
€ 31.99
€ 24.69
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857857422
- ISBN
- 9780857857422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.56
€ 35.56
Paperback. A history of the Gloucestershire floods 2007 Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; JFFC; RBP; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750949460
- ISBN
- 9780750949460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.37
€ 13.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. An evocative symbol of the 1960s was its youth counterculture. This study reveals that the youthful revolutionaries were augmented by such unlikely allies as the advertising industry and the men's clothing business. The ad industry celebrated irrepressible youth and promoted defiance and revolt. Num Pages: 298 pages, 19 halftones, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBTB; JFC; JFFT; JHM; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226260129
- ISBN
- 9780226260129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.11
€ 25.99
€ 21.11
Hardback. This systematic and critical overview of transnational migration perfectly balances theoretical discussion with relevant examples and cases, making it an ideal book for upper-level students covering immigration and transnational relations, on sociology, political science, and globalization courses. Series: Immigration and Society. Num Pages: 210 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745649771
- ISBN
- 9780745649771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.77
€ 65.77
Paperback. This systematic and critical overview of transnational migration perfectly balances theoretical discussion with relevant examples and cases, making it an ideal book for upper-level students covering immigration and transnational relations, on sociology, political science, and globalization courses. Series: Polity Immigration and Society Series. Num Pages: 210 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745649788
- ISBN
- 9780745649788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Paperback. Argues that the environmental scarcities will have profound social consequences - contributing to insurrections, ethnic clashes, urban unrest, and other forms of civil violence. This book develops a model of the sources of environmental scarcity. It shows that scarcities stem from the degradation and depletion of renewable resources. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 line illus., 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFFR; JPA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089799
- ISBN
- 9780691089799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.32€ 41.90
€ 53.32
€ 41.90
Paperback. Examines the lives of transnational sport migrants: players, journalists, coaches and administrators who toil far away from the sporting limelight. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745330143
- ISBN
- 9780745330143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.58
€ 37.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. From a public health perspective, alcohol is no ordinary consumer product. On a global level, it is a major contributor to disease, disability, premature mortality, and impacts upon social life. This is a new edition of a hugely successful book that looks at research in this unique field, and also the public policy that derives from this research. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11 black and white line drawings and 1 black and white halftone. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MBNH; MBQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199551149
- ISBN
- 9780199551149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.30
€ 97.30
Hardback. Is opium a vile curse on society, a blessed medicine from God, or possibly both? This fresh history offers surprising new insights. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16-page black & white section. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300175325
- ISBN
- 9780300175325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.29
€ 43.99
€ 31.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 536 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 55 black & white tables, 5 black & white halftones, 28 bl. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; KCL; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 227 x 30. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415829618
- ISBN
- 9780415829618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.66
€ 119.66
Paperback. "Holt greatly extends and deepens our understanding of the emancipation experience when, for just over a century, the people of Jamaica struggled to achieve their own vision of freedom and autonomy against powerful conservative forces." -- David Barry Gaspar. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture. Num Pages: 552 pages, 25ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KJWJ; 3JH; 3JJ; JFF; JFSL1; JHBL; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 231 x 41. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801842917
- ISBN
- 9780801842917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.36
€ 41.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Eleven experts provide a complete, objective assessment of mara gang violence in Central America Num Pages: 332 pages, 1 figure, 7 charts, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; JFFE; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292729285
- ISBN
- 9780292729285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL9; LND. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816649716
- ISBN
- 9780816649716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.18
€ 26.99
€ 25.18
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847427250
- ISBN
- 9781847427250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.66
€ 104.66