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Paperback. Why do we mistrust people more in the UK than in Japan? Why do Americans have higher rates of teenage pregnancy than the French? The answer: inequality. This book provides hard evidence to show: how almost everything - from life expectancy to mental illness, violence to illiteracy - is affected not by how wealthy a society is, but how equal it is. Num Pages: 400 pages, Integrated Cartoons. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
New Edition
SKU
9780241954294
ISBN
9780241954294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a true story of two deeply troubled boys both in need of a loving home. This is the sixth title in the series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007479610
ISBN
9780007479610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Bauman, H-Dirksen L.; Murray, Joseph J. Num Pages: 568 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHMC; JNSC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816691227
ISBN
9780816691227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. A treatise on the meaning of spirituality for individuals in recovery from addiction. The author writes that he does not wish to promote any particular religion, but rather to demonstrate that spirituality need not be dependent on religion, and to help people overcome emotional problems. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK; JFFH1; MMZR; VSP; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hazelden
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568383644
ISBN
9781568383644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Winner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection 2015 and National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry 2015, this book examines the experience of race and racism in Western society through sharp vignettes of everyday discrimination and prejudice, which has impacted the lives of Serena Williams, Zinedine Zidane, Mark Duggan and others. Num Pages: 176 pages, 21. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141981772
ISBN
9780141981772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Series: Borderlines. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
First edition
SKU
V9780816649204
ISBN
9780816649204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.70

paperback. Num Pages: 620 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFU; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
Enlarged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226346823
ISBN
9780226346823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.02

Paperback. This text presents a comprehensive introduction to feminist epistemologies which are situated at the intersection of philosophical, sociological, and cultural investigations of knowledge. It provides critiques of more traditional approaches, and explores the alternatives proposed by feminists. Series: Introducing Philosophy. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd England
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631200130
ISBN
9780631200130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.19

Paperback. This edition offers an interpretation of a puzzling chapter in American social and medical history: the dramatic change in the pattern of opiate addiction-from respectable upper-class matrons to lower-class urban males, often with a criminal record. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 map, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Enlarged
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005853
ISBN
9780674005853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.12

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

Paperback. Whether suggesting standards for technical innovation or pointing to the ruinous effects of what has become everyday practice, Berry speaks bravely against thoughtlessness, measuring every word as he leads the way toward balancing our currently out-of-kilter society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781582434872
ISBN
9781582434872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.70

Paperback. One World - One Sound. Num Pages: 140 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JFFP; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780999388
ISBN
9781780999388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. Author Louwanda Evans draws on provocative interviews with African Americans in the flight industry to examine the emotional labor involved in a business that offers occupational prestige, but also a history of the systemic exclusion of people of color. Series: Perspectives on a Multiracial America. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFS; JFSL; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442221352
ISBN
9781442221352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.71

Paperback. Victims of a false belief system, women were following strict social convention by loyally conforming to the pretty image of the magazines, and found themselves forced to seek meaning in their lives only through a family and a home. This title deals with these women and aims to set Second Wave feminism in motion and begin the battle for equality. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780141192055
ISBN
9780141192055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Hardcover. Without our domesticated plants and animals, human civilization as we know it would not exist. How domestication happens is as fascinating as it is important. Num Pages: 496 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 245 x 45. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393064605
ISBN
9780393064605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.72

Paperback. The Broken Middle offers a startlingly original rethinking of the modern philosophical tradition and fundamentally rejects the anti--philosophy and anti--theory of post--modernity. Num Pages: 372 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HPCF; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631182214
ISBN
9780631182214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 47.19

Hardcover. Series: King Legacy (Hardcover). Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807000717
ISBN
9780807000717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816649655
ISBN
9780816649655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Presents an anthology of Chicano literary criticism, with essays on a range of texts - both old and new - that draws on diverse perspectives in contemporary literary and cultural studies: from ethnographic to postmodernist, from Marxist to feminist, from cultural materialist to new historicist. Editor(s): Calderon, Hector; Saldivar, Jose David. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780822311430
ISBN
9780822311430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFP; JHBK; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479866298
ISBN
9781479866298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

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