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Hardcover. The modern world seems trapped between fantasies of infinite pleasure and the prospects of total global catastrophe. Global Media Apocalypse explores these contrary imaginings through an evolving cultural ecology of violence. Articulated through the global media, these apocalyptic fantasies express a profoundly human condition of crisis. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137005441
- ISBN
- 9781137005441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.03
€ 65.03
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446207185
- ISBN
- 9781446207185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.69
€ 51.99
€ 51.69
Hardback. Editor(s): Drope, Jeffrey. Series: Anthem Studies in Development and Globalization. Num Pages: 332 pages, 20+ figures and tables. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFH; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857287830
- ISBN
- 9780857287830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.69
€ 133.69
Paperback. Why passing is a crucial concept in disability studies Editor(s): Brune, Jeffrey A.; Wilson, Daniel J. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439909805
- ISBN
- 9781439909805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Hardback. Why passing is a crucial concept in disability studies Editor(s): Brune, Jeffrey A.; Wilson, Daniel J. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JFFG; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781439909799
- ISBN
- 9781439909799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.90
€ 93.90
Paperback. By supporting others and promoting change, helping professionals also enjoy the benefit of personal growth. Changing People's Lives While Transforming Your Own is filled with narratives from individuals from social work, psychology, counseling, and allied health fields. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 192 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470227503
- ISBN
- 9780470227503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.81
€ 50.99
€ 50.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSK; FL; FM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823271887
- ISBN
- 9780823271887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
hardcover. This work is the first nontechnical guide to the principles, practices, policies, and profession of emergency management. Series: Contemporary World Issues. Num Pages: 293 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598841107
- ISBN
- 9781598841107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.47
€ 75.47
Hardback. Tells the story in which public schools forced a draconian Americanization on the great waves of immigration. Ranging from the 1890s through the World War-II years, this title argues that Americanization was a far more nuanced and negotiated process from the start, much shaped by immigrants themselves. Num Pages: 378 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046382
- ISBN
- 9780674046382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.94€ 57.38
€ 62.94
€ 57.38
Paperback. Exploring the motivations of migrants in countries around the world, this book proposes a new model of immigration that accounts for the cultural beliefs and social patterns that influence people to move--or to remain at home Num Pages: 179 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292726857
- ISBN
- 9780292726857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. Explores the role ethnic minorities from China, Japan, North Africa, and the Middle East have played in constructing a national identity, thereby challenging dominant notions of Brazilian nationality and citizenship. By examining how acculturating minority groups have represented themselves, this title re-envisions what it means to be Brazilian. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 b&w photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFFN; JFSL1; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822322924
- ISBN
- 9780822322924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. Arguments that animals possess an emotional life are often dismissed as sentimental anthropomorphism. This book challenges that notion by proposing that the objective scientific evidence for human emotions is all but non-existent. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JM; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099478911
- ISBN
- 9780099478911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.81
€ 21.99
€ 16.81
Paperback. Over the past forty thousand years a collective domestication has occurred that brings us to where we are today - humans have formed intense bonds with dogs, and the adoration is almost always reciprocal. This title considers the far-reaching consequences of the coevolution of dogs and humans, drawing upon scientific research. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061771101
- ISBN
- 9780061771101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.68
€ 16.99
€ 14.68
Hardcover. Editor(s): Raines, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633219496
- ISBN
- 9781633219496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.17€ 129.19
€ 190.17
€ 129.19
Paperback. An innovative ethnography of transnational activist networking within the movements against corporate globalization. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 400 pages, 29 illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHMC; JPW; KJK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586. The Movements Against Corporate Globalization. 376 pages, 28 illustrations. Offers an account of how the anti-corporate globalization movement uses technologies to organize. This book provides a history of anti-corporate globalization movements, an examination of their connections to local dynamics in Barcelona, and an analysis of the movements' networking politics, or organization and decision-making practices. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHMC; JPW; KJK. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 24. Weight: 582.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342694
- ISBN
- 9780822342694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 22.44
€ 36.99
€ 22.44
Paperback. Insurgent Encounters illuminates the dynamics of contemporary transnational social movements, including those advocating for women and indigenous groups, environmental justice, and alternative forms of globalization. Editor(s): Juris, Jeffrey S.; Khasnabish, Alexander. Num Pages: 472 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353621
- ISBN
- 9780822353621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.70
€ 34.99
€ 31.70
Hardback. Politically engaged ethnographers examine the dynamics of contemporary transnational social movements, challenging dominant understandings of social transformation, political possibility, knowledge production, and the relation between intellectual labor and sociopolitical activism. Editor(s): Juris, Jeffrey S.; Khasnabish, Alex. Num Pages: 472 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 244 x 35. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822353492
- ISBN
- 9780822353492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Paperback. Jeffrey Sachs draws on his remarkable 25 years' experience to offer a thrilling and inspiring vision of the keys to economic success in the world today. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: JFFA; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141018669
- ISBN
- 9780141018669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. In doing so he makes a persuasive connection between nation building and global governance-raising important questions about whose nations are being built and why. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Globalization. Num Pages: 392 pages, 25, 15 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887581
- ISBN
- 9780801887581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.86
€ 46.99
€ 38.86
Hardback. Closely analyzes over 20 films of the past five decades that either deal directly with compulsive gambling or contain characters who are compulsive gamblers. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, notes. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810836242
- ISBN
- 9780810836242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.41
€ 112.41