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Hardback. Twitchell embarks on an insightful, fearless, and funny exploration of two of the central themes of modern American culture -- materialism and consumerism -- and counters the notion of the "used and abused consumer" with an unflinching look at commercial culture, starting from the observation that "we are powerfully attracted to the world of goods (after all, we don't call them 'bads')." Num Pages: 310 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFT; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115186
- ISBN
- 9780231115186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.84€ 83.22
€ 108.84
€ 83.22
Hardback. The democratization of luxury, Twitchell contends, has been the single most important marketing phenomenon of our times. Num Pages: 448 pages, 80 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124966
- ISBN
- 9780231124966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 46.67
€ 59.15
€ 46.67
Hardcover. Drawing on the disarticulate figures in modern fictional works such as Billy Budd, The Sound and the Fury, Nightwood, White Noise, and The Echo Maker, among others, this book shows how these characters mark sites at which aesthetic, philosophical, ethical, political, medical, and scientific discourses converge. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814708460
- ISBN
- 9780814708460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.43
€ 85.43
Paperback. Drawing on the disarticulate figures in modern fictional works such as Billy Budd, The Sound and the Fury, Nightwood, White Noise, and The Echo Maker, among others, this book shows how these characters mark sites at which aesthetic, philosophical, ethical, political, medical, and scientific discourses converge. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814725306
- ISBN
- 9780814725306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Tobin, James C. Num Pages: 116 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606921784
- ISBN
- 9781606921784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.69€ 45.22
€ 62.69
€ 45.22
Hardback. Addresses the process of dispute resolution and appeal under the DSU of the WTO. This book covers politics and disputes between sovereign nations; power inequities in access to the DSU; specific categories of disputes, such as in agriculture and in intellectual property; and issues pertaining to compliance, enforcement and remedies. Editor(s): Hartigan, James C. Series: Frontiers of Economics and Globalization. Num Pages: 596 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCLT1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 273 x 43. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781848552067
- ISBN
- 9781848552067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.87
€ 165.87
Paperback. The long-awaited second edition of this seminal text, reconceived as a critical analysis of the world's leading comparative asylum jurisprudence. Num Pages: 773 pages. BIC Classification: JFFD; LBBR; LBBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 248 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1354.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107688421
- ISBN
- 9781107688421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.40
€ 76.40
Hardback. Editor(s): Piles, James E.; Conover, Richard F. Num Pages: 150 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622577026
- ISBN
- 9781622577026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.98€ 115.21
€ 167.98
€ 115.21
Hardcover. Guides you through analysis to implementation to provide you with know-how to implement rigorous, accurate, and cost-effective security policies and designs. This book offers techniques for weighing and managing risks that face your organization. It gives insights into universal principles that can be adapted to specific situations and threats. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 240 x 28. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science & Technology United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123822338
- ISBN
- 9780123822338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.40
€ 68.40
Hardcover. A study of migration tides which explores political and economic factors that have influenced immigration in post-war Europe and the USA. It seeks to explain immigration in terms of the globalization of labour markets and the expansion of civil rights for marginal groups in liberal democracies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 figures, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFFN; JHBL; JPVH1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674444232
- ISBN
- 9780674444232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.58€ 85.01
€ 94.58
€ 85.01
paperback. Examines the effects that operational failures after Hurricanes Agnes, Hugo, Andrew, and Katrina have had on the organizational design and operating principles of the disaster response system program, as well as the impact of 9/11 and the evolving role of the military. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JPA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759724
- ISBN
- 9780804759724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.14
€ 25.99
€ 24.14
Hardcover. An up-to-date analysis of the factors contributing to abuse This newly revised edition of a classic in the field of child abuse and neglect presents effective guidelines for prevention, protection, and rehabilitation. Compelling and compassionate, this book explores why and how families become abusive. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787910051
- ISBN
- 9780787910051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.60
€ 47.60
Paperback. Childhood is ideally a time of safety, marked by freedom from the economic, sexual, and political demands that later become part of adult life. For many children, however, particularly those who live in our inner cities, childhood is increasingly a time of danger. In the urban war zones of Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 248 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787946548
- ISBN
- 9780787946548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.16
€ 36.16
Paperback. Children are often victims of abuse, victims of crime, or witnesses to such. It is critical that adults get information from them that is accurate without projecting or terrifying the children. This is a comprehensive guide to obtaining and evaluating this information from children. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP1; JKS; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555424657
- ISBN
- 9781555424657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.18
€ 46.18
Paperback. Explains the systemic dynamics and myriad consequences of globalization, focusing on the interplay between globalizing market forces and the needs of society. This book presents a multilevel analysis of globalization, connecting the economic to the political and cultural, and interrelating different local, regional, and global arenas. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691009889
- ISBN
- 9780691009889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.35
€ 53.24
€ 42.35
Hardback. Immigration is one of the most contested issues on the political agenda of liberal states across Europe and North America. While these states can be open and inclusive to newcomers, they are also often restrictive and exclusionary. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745638980
- ISBN
- 9780745638980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
Paperback. The first book on the tabloid news machine and its phone-hacking scandals in the mould of bestselling Flat Earth News. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMG; JFFX; JFM; JPZ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- GIBSON SQUARE BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908096951
- ISBN
- 9781908096951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.85
€ 17.99
€ 13.85
Paperback. At the start of the 1980s no employer had heard of an "equal opportunities policy" - by the end three-quarters of all those in work were covered by one. This is the story of the "equal opportunities revolution" at work. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; LNHD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Repeater
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910924921
- ISBN
- 9781910924921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.01
€ 11.99
€ 10.01
Paperback. A theoretical overview of disability oppression that shows its similarities to, and differences from, racism, sexism and colonialism. The analysis is supplemented by interviews conducted over a ten-year period with disability-rights activists throughout the Third World, Europe and the USA. Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFFJ; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224810
- ISBN
- 9780520224810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881634020
- ISBN
- 9780881634020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.50
€ 52.50