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Paperback. Argues that the physical violence we see is often generated by the systemic violence that sustains our political and economic systems. With the help of eminent philosophers and frequent references to popular culture, this title examines the causes of violent outbreaks like those seen in Israel and Palestine and in terrorist acts around the world. Series: Big Ideas. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846680274
ISBN
9781846680274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.65

Hardback. This book provides an overview of child abuse, specifically focusing on sexual abuse and move to a discussion on sexual abuse in the schools, including a look at legislation designed to protect students and the impact of this legislation in public schools. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607092681
ISBN
9781607092681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 26 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BM; JFFH2; JKSB1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583949320
ISBN
9781583949320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.91

Hardback. Contributors address questions about gender equality in a Confucian context across a wide and varied social policy landscape, from Korea and Taiwan, where Confucian culture is deeply embedded, through China, with its transformations from Confucianism to communism and back, to the mixed cultural environments of Hong Kong and Japan. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFFJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230279087
ISBN
9780230279087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.34

Paperback. Michael Dummett explores the confused and often unjust thinking on immigration. He questions the principles behind state policies and points out that they often conflict with refugees' rights as laid down by the Geneva Convention. Series: Thinking in Action. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; HPS; JFFN; LNDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415227087
ISBN
9780415227087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Paperback. Details the odyssey of a Birmingham primary school, in a deprived area, which was restored to vitality over two decades by a dedicated headteacher, David Winkley. In this book, he describes the development of a philosophy of education that will cater for the needs of all children. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; HBT; JFF; JNA; JNK; JNLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357210
ISBN
9781900357210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 67. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AC; AG; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816685752
ISBN
9780816685752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Paperback. aeoThis is the first collection to illustrate the historical range of feminist internationalisms from the late 19th to the late 20th centuries. aeoReveals the diversity of feminist connections. aeoGoes beyond the dominant Euro--American international womena s organisations. Editor(s): Sinha, Mrinalini; Woollacott, Angela; Guy, Donna (University of Arizona USA). Series: Gender and History Special Issues. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631209195
ISBN
9780631209195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

In a wide-ranging analysis covering popular culture, policy, and underlying social structures, this book shows how drug addicts are socially constructed as useless burdens on society and who benefits from that portrayal. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHMC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611321173
ISBN
9781611321173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 226.51

Paperback. In a wide-ranging analysis covering popular culture, policy, and underlying social structures, this book shows how drug addicts are socially constructed as useless burdens on society and who benefits from that portrayal. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHMC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611321180
ISBN
9781611321180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.79

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New Africa Books (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864864338
ISBN
9780864864338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBTB; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
New Africa Books (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Educational ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781485622925
ISBN
9781485622925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 329 pages, 14 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSG; JFCK; JFFN; JHMC; KNDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137565402
ISBN
9781137565402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.94

hardcover. This work takes a historical approach to examining Islam's role in globalization. It identifies complex historical and geopolitical trends in Islamic history, and constructs from these a clear assessment of contemporary Islam. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFFS; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 17. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804748117
ISBN
9780804748117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.90

Paperback. Examines the limits of female freedom and explodes our deeply ingrained beliefs about femininity. Liberation, the author argues, entails challenging traditional perceptions of the social relationship between the sexes and, crucially, in achieving economic independence. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 59. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099595731
ISBN
9780099595731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Hardcover. A major book in the history of feminism, which, when it was first published in the 1950s, was considered a radical thesis. But its claim that the subordination of women is not a fact of nature but a product of social conditioning is now widely accepted. Translator(s): Parshley, H.M. Num Pages: 786 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 46. Weight in Grams: 872.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
786
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151374
ISBN
9781857151374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.94

Paperback. 'One is not born, but rather becomes, woman'. This book is suitable for those who believe in the equality of the sexes. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1086.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
848
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099499381
ISBN
9780099499381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. When first published in 1949, this title led to outrage and scandal. This work contains the key passages of the book that changed perceptions of women forever. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 20. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Vintage Feminism Short Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870386
ISBN
9781784870386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.66

Hardcover. Explores the cultural construction of ethnic economies and markets, the social dynamics of American race, and the fully transnational history of American wine Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 280 pages, 48 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBBWF; HBTB; HBTK; JFFN; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814717387
ISBN
9780814717387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.26

Hardback. This book explores issues raised by past and present practices of animal enhancement in terms of their means and their goals, clarifies conceptual issues and identifies lessons that can be learned about enhancement practices, as they concern both animals and humans. Editor(s): Bateman, Simone; Gayon, Jean; Allouche, Sylvie; Goffette, Jerome; Marzano, Michela. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JFMG; PDR; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137542465
ISBN
9781137542465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.91

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