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Social issues & processes
Paperback. Most of us are taught from a young age to be winners and avoid being losers. But what does it mean to win or lose? Does winning make us happy? This title undertakes an unprecedented investigation of winning and losing in American society, what we are really after as we struggle to win, our collective beliefs about winners and losers, and more. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFP; JHB; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159645
- ISBN
- 9780691159645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Hardback. Editor(s): Pittau, Francesco. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634638364
- ISBN
- 9781634638364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.47€ 180.50
€ 242.47
€ 180.50
Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149549
- ISBN
- 9780231149549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.59
€ 129.59
Paperback. An original contribution to understanding modern migration and its human consequences. Series: Africa in the New Millennium S. Num Pages: 288 pages, Notes Bibliography Index. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 1HFMS; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842776773
- ISBN
- 9781842776773
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.20
€ 46.99
€ 39.20
Paperback. Orenstein, Marc F. Plattner, Charles Simkins, Alejandro Toledo, Ilcheong Yi Editor(s): Fukuyama, Francis; Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 216 pages, 11, 10 figures, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFA; JPB; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405704
- ISBN
- 9781421405704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.26
€ 42.26
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137517760
- ISBN
- 9781137517760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.93
€ 63.93
Inequality in the Portuguese-Speaking World: Global and Historical Per...
Francisco Bethencourt (Ed.)
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bethencourt, Francisco. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSP; HBTB; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845198466
- ISBN
- 9781845198466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.15
€ 129.15
Paperback. Its opponents call it part of "the lunatic fringe," a justification for "black separateness," "the most embarrassing trend in American publishing." "It" is Critical Race Theory. But what is Critical Race Theory? How did it develop? Where does it stand now? Where should it go in the future? This title deals with these questions. Editor(s): Valdes, Francisco; Culp, Jerome McCristal; Harris, Angela P. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1fig. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFJ; JFSL; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566399302
- ISBN
- 9781566399302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.74
€ 50.74
Paperback. An examination of new forms of alienation in our never-off, plugged-in culture--and a clarion call for a "conspiracy of estranged people." Translator(s): Cadel, Francesca; Giuseppina, Mecchia. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JFFP; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584350767
- ISBN
- 9781584350767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.22
€ 23.99
€ 16.22
Hardback. Translator(s): Scott-Railton, Thomas. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160528
- ISBN
- 9780691160528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.28
€ 30.99
€ 22.28
Paperback. Applying Cartesian principles to "The Woman Question" Poullain demonstrated by rational deduction that the inequality of the sexes was merely prejudice. Poullain advocated an enlightened feminine education, laying the groundwork for the future liberation movement. Translator(s): Bosley, Vivien. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226676548
- ISBN
- 9780226676548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.40
€ 43.99
€ 33.40
Paperback. Editor(s): Marshall, Frank. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBCQ; JFF; JPHC; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629144184
- ISBN
- 9781629144184
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.23
€ 14.99
€ 13.23
Hardcover. How do smokers evaluate evidence that smoking harms health? Some evidence suggests that smokers over-estimate health risks from smoking. This book challenges this conclusion and finds that smokers tend to be overly optimistic about their longevity and future health if they quit later in life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 line illustrations, 25 tables. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBNH; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010390
- ISBN
- 9780674010390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.16€ 91.47
€ 102.16
€ 91.47
paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565849815
- ISBN
- 9781565849815
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Condition: New
€ 24.22
€ 24.22
Hardback. This remarkable study examines in depth and over a long time span how (anti-) alien policies were transformed, resulting in an illiberal exclusion of foreigners at the same time as democratization and the welfare state expanded. In this respect Belgium is certainly not unique but offers an interesting case study of developments.. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 ills, 70 tables, 22 graphs. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; 3JJH; GTB; JFFD; JFFN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819864
- ISBN
- 9781571819864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.57
€ 166.57
Paperback. Explains how as a result of British efforts to eradicate opium, the Chinese turned from the relatively benign use of that drug to heroin, morphine, cocaine, and countless other psychoactive substances Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBT; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044721
- ISBN
- 9781849044721
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. Sheds new light on the ways that policy is communicatively created, conveyed, understood, and implemented Editor(s): Fischer, Frank; Gottweis, Herbert. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JPQB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570. Public Policy as Communicative Practice. 400 pages, 2 tables. Editor(s): Fischer, Frank; Gottweis, Herbert. Sheds new light on the ways that policy is communicatively created, conveyed, understood, and implemented. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFF; JPQB; JPR. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 24. Weight: 574.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352631
- ISBN
- 9780822352631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. The epidemic of scandals unleashed by the Savile Scandal highlights the precarious status of relations of trust. The rapid escalation of this crisis offers insights into the relationship between anxieties about childhood and the wider moral order. This book explains why western society has become so uncomfortable with the exercise of authority. Num Pages: 116 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFE1; JFFE2; JHB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 116
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137338013
- ISBN
- 9781137338013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.93
€ 45.93
Paperback. 'An important work that asks important questions about the struggle for racial equality today, and adds new insights into the history of racial thinking.' Independent on Sunday Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 214 x 21. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745313030
- ISBN
- 9780745313030
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.13
€ 37.99
€ 25.13
Paperback. Written in a lively and accessible style, Globalization: The Making of World Society shows how globalization affects everyday experience, creates new institutions, and presents new challenges. With many examples, Lechner describes how the process unfolds in a wide range of fields, from sports and media to law and religion. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFS; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405169059
- ISBN
- 9781405169059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.03
€ 41.03
Hardback. Written in a lively and accessible style, Globalization: The Making of World Society shows how globalization affects everyday experience, creates new institutions, and presents new challenges. With many examples, Lechner describes how the process unfolds in a wide range of fields, from sports and media to law and religion. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 170 x 24. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405169066
- ISBN
- 9781405169066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.58
€ 113.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3 maps, 54 halftones and 8 line illustrations in a 48 page insert. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674063815
- ISBN
- 9780674063815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.84
€ 41.99
€ 34.84
Paperback. Instead of a top-down approach, this book looks at the impact of bottom-up neighbourhood based initiatives. It analyses and documents a variety of innovative local urban strategies in European cities and their impact on wider urban socio-economic and political restructuring processes. Editor(s): Moulaert, Frank; Swyngedouw, Erik; Martinelli, Flavia; Gonzalez, Sara. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white tables, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415516839
- ISBN
- 9780415516839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.94
€ 70.94
Paperback. This book investigates the origins and mechanics of recent Chinese migration, focusing on the work and life of Fujianese migrants in the United Kingdom, Hungary, and Italy, and exploring the many transnational spaces that connect Fujianese across Europe, the United States, and China. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 illustrations, 3 maps, references, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3JJPR; 3JM; GTB; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804749954
- ISBN
- 9780804749954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60