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Paperback. The 8th Deaf History International Conference featured 27 presentations from members of Deaf communities hailing from 12 different countries around the world who related their own autobiographies as well as the biographies of historical Deaf individuals. This book brings together the best of these stories. Editor(s): Snoddon, Kristin. Num Pages: 264 pages, 34 photographs, 13 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: BM; JFFG; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563686191
ISBN
9781563686191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.48

Hardback. An examination of how young African-Americans are impacted by the persuasive negative images of their culture that are regularly portrayed on television. It shows how the American media has engineered a climate of ignorance and disenfranchisement by fostering misinformation and indifference. Num Pages: 192 pages, 9 figures, 11 tables. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819195210
ISBN
9780819195210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.66

Hardcover. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403992383
ISBN
9781403992383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.77

paperback. Combining a sociological approach with a social network perspective to examine the substance use of teenagers in the context of the social networks in which they are embedded, the author proposes a new chain reaction explanation for teenagers' substance use., based on peer selection, the patterning of peer ties, and peer influences. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP; JHB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2006
SKU
V9781349543540
ISBN
9781349543540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. Editor(s): Stango, J. Num Pages: 228 pages, tabs. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 26. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560721789
ISBN
9781560721789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.00
€ 95.75

Paperback. Focusing on the period since the late-1990's, this work examines who is likely to have a baby as a teenager, the consequences of early motherhood and how teenage pregnancy is dealt with in the media. It is suitable for students in sociology, social policy, health studies and public health. Series: Health & Society S. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; JFF; JFSP2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420749
ISBN
9781847420749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.59

Hardback. Editor(s): Masters, Jordan. Num Pages: 93 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JFSP2; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634820110
ISBN
9781634820110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.13
€ 146.81

Hardback. Editor(s): Pareto, Lena; Sharkey, Paul M.; Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS; MQV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 260 x 18. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634827133
ISBN
9781634827133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 287.35
€ 216.89

Hardcover. This book examines connections between personal, relational and material matters in everyday life in the context of broader and long standing social problems. It explores the connections between mundane practices in the reproduction of our bodies and our relations with those we live with, and the technological practices that inform daily life. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBK; JHMC; PDR; TB; YXF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230545489
ISBN
9780230545489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.80

Paperback. This bookexamines connections between personal, relational and material matters in everyday life in the context of broader and long standing social problems. It explores the connections between mundane practices in the reproduction of our bodies and our relations with those we live with, and the technological practices that inform daily life." Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JHBK; JHM; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349361014
ISBN
9781349361014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.02

Paperback. From female body building to virtual reality, from cosmetic surgery to cyberpunk, from reproductive medicine to public health policies to TV science programs, this book articulates the key issues concerning the status of the body for feminist cultural studies in a postmodern world. Num Pages: 232 pages, 29ill. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822316985
ISBN
9780822316985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.40

Hardcover. Fifty years ago Malcolm X told a white woman who asked what she could do for the cause, 'Nothing.' Michael Eric Dyson believes he was wrong. Now he responds to that question. If society is to make real racial progress, people must face difficult truths, including being honest about how Black grievance has been ignored, dismissed, or discounted. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 137 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250135995
ISBN
9781250135995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.51

Hardcover. This title traces the roots of the resistance of underground groups through a subversive past that stretches from the Paris commune of 1871 to the punks of the 1970s. It asks "whose city is it?" and argues that a disorderly urban culture is a better alternative than the Disneyfied city. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSG; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2002nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312233358
ISBN
9780312233358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.37
€ 47.60

Paperback. Chronicles the experiences of a black female teaching in public schools in the South Bronx in the era of No Child Left Behind and the Common Core. Addressing "high stakes" that go beyond tests, Faking Sleep examines how and what one must teach poor students of color. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFJ; JFSL1; JNHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823271412
ISBN
9780823271412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Hardback. The faculty at the University of Houston's program in Futures Studies share their comprehensive, integrated approach to preparing foresight professionals and assisting others doing foresight projects. Provides an essential guide to developing classes on the future or even establishing whole degree programs. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230363496
ISBN
9780230363496
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.71

Paperback. This work reveals the existence of a previously unknown stratum of literate women among the urban gentry in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century China. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 line diagrams 18 half-tones 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723596
ISBN
9780804723596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.28

Paperback. Hayley was just 12 when she met Mr Willson, the new drama teacher at her school. Good looking and charismatic, he was classic schoolgirl-crush material. Hayley was flattered by the attention he gave her, and he soon befriended her parents. Little did they know they were all being groomed. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785035531
ISBN
9781785035531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

hardcover. Num Pages: 168 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JNA; JNL; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Monthly Review Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853459323
ISBN
9780853459323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 line illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFFJ; KFFD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165455
ISBN
9780691165455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Looks at the way we tax the poor in the United States, particularly in the American South, where poor families are often subject to income taxes, and where regressive sales taxes apply even to food for home consumption. This book argues that these policies contribute in unrecognized ways to poverty-related problems. Series: Wildavsky Forum Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 31 line illustrations, 27 maps, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JPQB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269675
ISBN
9780520269675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

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