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Paperback. This study traces the American tradition of the suspicion of immigrant populations spreading disease. From the cholera outbreak of the 1930s to the associations of Haitians and AIDS, the author shows how immigrant groups have been regularly slandered as carriers of particular diseases. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801850967
ISBN
9780801850967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.29

Paperback. The harrowing sequel to number-one-bestselling BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. A top 10 bestseller in hardback, Jenny and her sister Kim tell the shocking story of an abusive relationship, teenage pregnancy, and their brother's early death. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 x 8pp of colour photos. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 27. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340898857
ISBN
9780340898857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Offers a fresh look at the Russian/Soviet Jewish emigration phenomenon. Although the author credits Israel with initiating the struggle for Soviet Jewry and fostering it within American Jewry, he maintains that it was the actions of a secure and confident American Jewry that finally delivered the Jews from the Soviet Union. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations, glossary, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 921.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631019
ISBN
9780815631019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

Hardcover. An interrogation of the often-unexamined assumption that silence is oppressive, to consider the multiple possibilities silence enables. The volume features diverse feminist reflections on the nuanced relationship between silence and voice to foreground the creative, meditative, generative and resistive power our silences engender. Editor(s): Malhotra, Sheena; Carillo Rowe, Aimee. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
290
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137002365
ISBN
9781137002365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.20

Paperback. Presents the thirty-year story of students, faculty, and administrators struggling with the politics of race in higher education at U C Berkeley's prestigious law school - one of the first institutions to implement affirmative action policies and one of the first to be forced to remove them. Num Pages: 262 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFJ; JFSL; JNMN; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520233096
ISBN
9780520233096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Paperback. Traces the intertwining of Protestant religion and the development of the deaf community from the nineteenth to twenty-first century. The author highlights the role of missionary movements in the spread of sign language; and shows how film and stage productions drew on religious themes in their portrayal of the deaf community and its struggles. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: CFZ; HBTB; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563686016
ISBN
9781563686016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.66

paperback. Addresses the effects of a range of modern scientific and social developments - such as cochlear implants, genetic engineering, and educational mainstreaming - on deaf culture. This book splits into three sections, the first focusing on culture and identity, the second on language and literacy, and the third on American Sign Language in the arts. Editor(s): Lindgren, Kristin A.; Deluca, Doreen; Napoli, Donna Jo. Num Pages: 268 pages, 19 halftones, 12 figures. BIC Classification: CFZ; JFFG; MJPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781563685750
ISBN
9781563685750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.37
€ 63.58

Paperback. Series: Contestations: Cornell Studies in Political Theory. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481772
ISBN
9780801481772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.99

Paperback. A paper that studies the economic consequences of immigration for public finances in Denmark. It is suitable for analyzing the economic consequences if more/less people immigrate. Num Pages: 34 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; JFFN; KFFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 170 x 3. Weight in Grams: 92.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rockwool Foundation Research Unit Denmark
Number of pages
34
Condition
New
SKU
V9788790199593
ISBN
9788790199593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.73

Hardcover. Blind since the age of 11, Georgina Kleege draws on her own experiences to provide this account of visual impairment - both her own view of the world and the world's view of the blind. She addresses topics such as the negative status of the blind and how blindness is portrayed in literature. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFS; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300076806
ISBN
9780300076806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.74

Paperback. A detailed history of how sick building syndrome came into being: how indoor exposures to chemicals wafting from synthetic carpet, solvents, and so on became something that office workers felt and protested against Num Pages: 264 pages, 21 Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBA; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336716
ISBN
9780822336716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. A laugh-out-loud feminist memoir from one of the boldest new voices on the web. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784295547
ISBN
9781784295547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Seeks to unify disparate theories and methodologies connected with risk analysis for health, environmental, and technological problems. This book addresses specific problems, including order-of-magnitude estimation, dose-response calculations, exposure assessment, extrapolations and forecasts, fault-tree analysis, and more. Num Pages: 424 pages, 82 line illus., 77 tables. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFR; MBNH2; RN; TB; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691074573
ISBN
9780691074573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.77
€ 51.21

Hardback. The issue of gun control has been brought to the forefront of American consciousness following recent school shootings, yet it is not at the top of the political agenda. This book takes a step back from both advocates and oponents of gun control to survey the US gun landscape and related matters. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; LNTJ; WSXS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847695591
ISBN
9780847695591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.56

Hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCP; BTP; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
powerHouse Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576878330
ISBN
9781576878330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.99

Paperback. A memoir of postmodern times, cast as a history. This book is narrated by a far-future historian, Peter Jensen, who leaves this account of the world from the 1990s to the opening of the 23rd century as a gift to his granddaughter. It is a combination of fiction and scholarship. Num Pages: 366 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; JFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 46.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226869032
ISBN
9780226869032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.85

Hardcover. Translated by Carl Ipsen. This short book provides a succinct and masterly overview of the history of migration, from the earliest movements of human beings out of Africa into Asia and Europe to the present day, exploring along the way those factors that contribute to the successes and failures of migratory groups. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745661865
ISBN
9780745661865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Hyman, Louis; Tohill, Joseph. Num Pages: 392 pages, 11, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501709258
ISBN
9781501709258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. An interdisciplinary study of retail crime as a cultural phenomenon, drawing on economics, criminology and management to present a comprehensive explanation for the growth in retail thefts. This topical study explores crime prevention as a management issue, using criminomics, a concept based on commercial realities rather than maximising arrests. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JKV; KCK; KNPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137572165
ISBN
9781137572165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. An interdisciplinary study of retail crime as a cultural phenomenon, drawing on economics, criminology and management to present a comprehensive explanation for the growth in retail thefts. This topical study explores crime prevention as a management issue, using criminomics, a concept based on commercial realities rather than maximising arrests. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JKV; JKVQ2; KCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349356478
ISBN
9781349356478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

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