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Paperback. The story of Blind Veterans UK, an organization that was founded 100 years ago by Sir Arthur Pearson, who was himself blind, during the First World War, in order to bring hope and practical help to Allied servicemen blinded in their country's service. It also tells how light from the torch which Pearson lit has spread to all corners of the earth. Num Pages: 192 pages, 93 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFFG; JKSN1; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553893
ISBN
9781781553893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.15

Is hunting a bygone activity, out of touch with modern life; or is it valuable as an escape from it? Does hunting promote violence, not just to animals, but to humans as well? Is hunting, with its connection to the land and frontier experience, a heritage worth preserving? This book discusses these questions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 35 photographs. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125282
ISBN
9780813125282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.11

Hardback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFE; JKVC; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781412863254
ISBN
9781412863254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.30

Hardcover. Is it acceptable to kill an animal that has been granted a pleasant life? This book rigorously explores the moral basis of the ideal of animal-friendly animal husbandry and sheds new light on utilitarian moral theory by pointing out the assumptions and implications of two different versions of utilitarianism, with surprising conclusions. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137286260
ISBN
9781137286260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.29

Paperback. With killing representing the ultimate expression of human power over animals, this book reveals the complexity of the phenomenon by exploring the extraordinary diversity in killing practices and the wide variety of meanings attached to them. It examines aspects of the role of animals in human societies, from the 17th century to the present day. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072901
ISBN
9780252072901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Going beyond the newspapers, Killer Weed examines how legal, political, and civil initiatives that have emerged from the media narrative have troubling consequences for a shrinking Canadian civil society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5, 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFH1; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643673
ISBN
9781442643673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 82 pages. BIC Classification: DD; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 147.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559364515
ISBN
9781559364515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.67

Hardback. Clearly written, conversational, and rationally argued, this book promotes sound and careful research while skewering the bogus ideological assertions that have been used to justify colonialism, slavery, gender discrimination, neoliberal economic policies, and the general status quo. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JHMC; JPA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 225 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417516
ISBN
9781421417516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.07

Paperback. Captures the diverse, topical and timely expertise generated by the EU Kids Online project, which brings together 60 researchers in 21 countries across Europe. Editor(s): Livingstone, Sonia; Haddon, Leslie. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFF; JKSB1; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847424389
ISBN
9781847424389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.68

Hardback. Kids Don't Want to Fail uses empirical evidence to refute the widely accepted hypothesis that the black-white achievement gap in secondary schools is due to a cultural resistance to schooling in the black community. The author finds that inadequate elementary school preparation--not negative attitude--accounts for black students' underperformance. Num Pages: 336 pages, 53 graphs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3; JNFR; JNKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057722
ISBN
9780674057722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 42.90

Hardcover. Scholars from various disciplines have used key concepts to grasp mobilities, but as of yet, a working vocabulary of these has yet to be fully developed. This edited volume presents contributions that critically analyze mobility-related keywords: capital, cosmopolitanism, freedom, gender, immobility, infrastructure, motility, and regime. Editor(s): Salazar, Noel B.; Jayaram, Kiran. Series: Worlds in Motion. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JFFM; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 280 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785331466
ISBN
9781785331466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.41

Paperback. Offers a complete overview of the issues associated with substance misuse from an interdisciplinary perspective. This book begins by providing a reference guide to the different psychoactive substances, looking at the biological and psychological impact of their use. Editor(s): Pycroft, Aaron. Series: Sage Key Concepts Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MMZR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446252406
ISBN
9781446252406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 40.71

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857020796
ISBN
9780857020796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.23

Paperback. A must for anyone working with questions of drug use; from students across the social sciences to practitioners such as nurses, health workers and social workers. This is not a medical text but rather a critical account of psychoactive drugs in our society that enables the reader to think about drugs beyond cultural myths and presuppositions. Series: Sage Key Concepts Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847874856
ISBN
9781847874856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.69

Paperback. Series: Literary criticism. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSBF; JFFC1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859180785
ISBN
9781859180785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.00
€ 24.15

Paperback. This work highlights the existence of non-violent and anti-violent societies, combining theory and case studies of particular groups, to look at how they deal with conflict with a view to distilling lessons about peacemaking in a global context. Editor(s): Fry, Douglas P.; Kemp, Graham. Num Pages: 252 pages, 10 pictures, 2 bar graphs, and 10 tables. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFC; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415947626
ISBN
9780415947626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp col photos. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; 3JJPR; 3JM; BGTA; JFFD; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087884
ISBN
9781844087884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. This provocative book provides a new interpretation of the Ku Klux Klan in 1920s Saskatchewan, arguing that it should not be portrayed merely as an irrational outburst of intolerance but as a slightly more extreme version of mainstream opinion that wanted to keep Canada British. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824903
ISBN
9780774824903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Schmitt, Mathilde; Fischer, Ute Luise; Kampshoff, Marita; Keil, Susanne. Series: Geschlecht Und Gesellschaft. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810016836
ISBN
9783810016836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.70

hardcover. This work is based on ethnographic research in three communities in Kerala, India, which sent large numbers of workers to the Middle East for temporary jobs. It explores the factors responsible for the striking differences in the groups' patterns of migration and migration-induced social change. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFN; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813530895
ISBN
9780813530895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.82

Hardback. Juvenile homicide and fatal maltreatment are serious and pervasive problems in the developed world and especially in the United States. This multidisciplinary resource explores many of the finer details of investigations into abuse-related juvenile fatalities. Editor(s): Ross, Ann H.; Abel, Suzanne M. Num Pages: 205 pages, 23 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKVF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 491.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617792540
ISBN
9781617792540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.96

Paperback. "In the first feminist critique of modern political theory, Okin shows how the failure to apply theories of justice to the family not only undermines our most cherished democratic values but has led to" Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
50843rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465037032
ISBN
9780465037032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.53

Paperback. An interdisciplinary study of the fundamental normative issues underpinning immigration policy. Editor(s): Schwartz, Warren F. Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy & Law. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521042659
ISBN
9780521042659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.86

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691648248
ISBN
9780691648248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.89

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