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Hardback. The cigarette is the deadliest artifact in the history of human civilization. It is also one of the most beguiling, thanks to more than a century of manipulation at the hands of tobacco industry chemists. This title explores how the cigarette came to be the most widely-used drug on the planet, with six trillion sticks sold per year. Num Pages: 752 pages, 40 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFFH1; KNDF1; MBX; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 227 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1170. Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition. 752 pages, Illustrations. The cigarette is the deadliest artifact in the history of human civilization. It is also one of the most beguiling, thanks to more than a century of manipulation at the hands of tobacco industry chemists. This title explores how the cigarette came to be the most widely-used drug on the planet, with six trillion sticks sold per year. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFH1; KNDF1; MBX; MMZR. Dimension: 162 x 227 x 53. Weight: 1154.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
752
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270169
ISBN
9780520270169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.74

Hardback. Solidarity First examines the concept and practice of social cohesion in terms of its impact on, and significance for, workers in Canada. Editor(s): O'Brien, Robert. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFF; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814393
ISBN
9780774814393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

Paperback. Of the some sixty thousand vacant properties in Philadelphia, half of them are abandoned row houses. Street-level entrepreneurs re purposing hundreds of these empty houses as facilities for recovering addicts and alcoholics. This book presents a study of this recovery house movement and its place in the new urban order wrought by welfare reform. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226234090
ISBN
9780226234090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199322381
ISBN
9780199322381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.27

Paperback. "Beautifully crafted, powerfully illustrated with conversation, theoretically important, and almost unique as an ethnography."-Arthur Kleinman, Harvard University Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: JFFB; JFSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216226
ISBN
9780812216226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardback. With the growing challenges of economic globalization and national welfare state retrenchment, the development and future of EU social policy has become increasingly important. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF; JPQB; JPSN2; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514. 272 pages, 0. With the growing challenges of economic globalization and national welfare state retrenchment, the development and future of EU social policy has become increasingly important. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF; JPQB; JPSN2; KCP. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 25. Weight: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745619309
ISBN
9780745619309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.10

Paperback. With the growing challenges of economic globalization and national welfare state retrenchment, the development and future of EU social policy has become increasingly important. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF; JPQB; JPSN2; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745619316
ISBN
9780745619316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781506307381
ISBN
9781506307381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.41

Hardback. First study to explore the transformation in attitudes on the Left toward the Jews, Zionism, and Israel. Series: Studies in Antisemitism. Num Pages: 648 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSR1; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 172 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
648
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803240766
ISBN
9780803240766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.23

Hardback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JFFJ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453977
ISBN
9780801453977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.17

Hardcover. As symbols of America's version of the "good life," cultural products became a primary means for people around the world, especially in Europe, to reimagine both America and themselves in the context of America's growing global sphere of influence. Num Pages: 232 pages, 37halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226732428
ISBN
9780226732428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.13

Paperback. Although eugenics is now widely discredited, some groups and individuals claim a new scientific basis for old racist assumptions. Pondering the continuing influence of racist research and thought, despite all evidence to the contrary, Robert Sussman explains why-when it comes to race-too many people still mistake bigotry for science. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHM; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674660038
ISBN
9780674660038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.69

Paperback. This classic text presents Blair's Beveridge Lecture alongside the views of some of Britain's foremost policy analysts and commentators. It provides a rich tapestry of analysis, insight and reflection that will stimulate critical debate about the shape of British welfare for some time to come. Editor(s): Walker, Robert. Num Pages: 180 pages, 1tabs. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFSP1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861341990
ISBN
9781861341990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.07

Paperback. Putting globalization into a historical perspective, Went convincingly demonstrates that it is not an unavoidable process, but one that the Left can successfully mobilise against. Translator(s): Drucker, Peter. Series: IIRE (International Institute for Research and Education). Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFFS; JP; KCL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pluto Press London
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745314228
ISBN
9780745314228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, 8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 50. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349138800
ISBN
9780349138800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Details how Americans have traditionally relied on narratives to address what it means to be strong, morally responsible individuals and to explain why some people are more successful than others - in short, to help us make sense of our lives. This title argues that these narratives have done little to help Americans confront new challenges. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138558
ISBN
9780691138558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286696
ISBN
9780520286696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.03

Hardback. This book explores state controls in Japan, focusing on the interrelation of inequality and deviance of youth and migrant groups which leads to crime. Num Pages: 240 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFFJ; JFSP2; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 181 x 248 x 21. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428325
ISBN
9781847428325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.19

Hardback. For decades before World War II, New York's tenants had organized to secure renters' rights. This title shows that New York City's tenant movement made a significant claim to citizenship rights that came to accrue, both ideologically and legally, to homeownership in postwar America. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 328 pages, 22 black & white photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252038181
ISBN
9780252038181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.64

Paperback. Caught between violent partners and the bureaucratic complications of the US Immigration system, many immigrant women are particularly vulnerable to abuse. This title provides insight into the many obstacles faced by battered immigrant women of colour, bringing their stories and voices to the fore. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE3; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814788240
ISBN
9780814788240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

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