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Paperback. The author came of age in the South Bronx during the 1980s, a time when the community was devastated by cuts in social services, a rise in arson and abandonment, and the rise of crack-cocaine. This title provides an insider's look at the workings of a group of Dominican drug robbers. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFFH1; JFSL1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412. Race, Drugs, Violence, and the American Dream. 296 pages, illustrations. The author came of age in the South Bronx during the 1980s, a time when the community was devastated by cuts in social services, a rise in arson and abandonment, and the rise of crack-cocaine. This title provides an insider's look at the workings of a group of Dominican drug robbers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFFH1; JFSL1; JFSP2. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight: 412.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273382
ISBN
9780520273382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.80

Paperback. Series: Viewpoints S. Num Pages: 201 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JFFA; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Practical Action
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853396403
ISBN
9781853396403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 540 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1293.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814737545
ISBN
9780814737545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. This is an analysis of the international community's efforts to protect and assist refugees in the fifty years since the creation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Series: State of the World's Refugees. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations, maps, tables. BIC Classification: 3JJP; JFFD; JKS; JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 726. Library label to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains good to very good.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2000 ed.
SKU
KRS0020424
ISBN
9780199241064
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. "The squeezed middle" brings together leading experts from both sides of the Atlantic to ask what the UK can learn from the US experience of stagnating wages and rising living costs. Editor(s): Parker, Sophia. Num Pages: 184 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFF; JK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 240 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447308942
ISBN
9781447308942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.07

Paperback. First definitive guide to squatting as an alternative to capitalism, offering a unique insider's view on the movement. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFB; JPFB; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333953
ISBN
9780745333953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.73

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

Hardcover. The first biography of the man who launched the self-help phenomenon. Based on contemporary sources, many previously unexamined. Addresses timeless questions - of progress and freedom, success and failure, work and happiness, the individual and the state. A story rich in present-day relevance - topical and controversial. Num Pages: 336 pages, yes. BIC Classification: BGL; JFFM; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 35. Weight in Grams: 674.
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856835124
ISBN
9780856835124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.74

Paperback. In recent years, feminist and queer theory have effectively disavowed both the human and revolutionary politics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745690759
ISBN
9780745690759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.66

Hardcover. In recent years, feminist and queer theory have effectively disavowed both the human and revolutionary politics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745690742
ISBN
9780745690742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.77

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

hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12, 9 black & white halftones, 2 tables, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451652
ISBN
9780801451652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.86

Hardback. Bruce O'Neill shows how the Bucharest, Romania's homeless are unable to fully participate in a society that is increasingly organized around practices of consumption, leaving them mired in an unshakeable boredom and the slow deterioration of their lives that are symptomatic of the alienation brought on by globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 33 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; JFFA; JFFB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363149
ISBN
9780822363149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.75

Paperback. Bruce O'Neill shows how the Bucharest, Romania's homeless are unable to fully participate in a society that is increasingly organized around practices of consumption, leaving them mired in an unshakeable boredom and the slow deterioration of their lives that are symptomatic of the alienation brought on by globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; JFFA; JFFB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895. .
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363286
ISBN
9780822363286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Documents the benefits of affirmative action for minority students, their communities, and the nation at large. This book investigates the roots of minority underperformance in selective colleges and universities. It explains how such factors as neighborhood, family, peer group, and early schooling influence the academic performance of students. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 304 pages, 66 tables. 19 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691125978
ISBN
9780691125978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 274 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300195828
ISBN
9780300195828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. An examination of new forms of alienation in our never-off, plugged-in culture--and a clarion call for a "conspiracy of estranged people." Translator(s): Cadel, Francesca; Giuseppina, Mecchia. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JFFP; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584350767
ISBN
9781584350767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. Series: Postmillennial Pop. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 336 x 2. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479889341
ISBN
9781479889341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Hardback. Series: Postmillennial Pop. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBF; DSBH; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479890439
ISBN
9781479890439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.14

Paperback. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 halftones. 111 line illus. 50 tables. 7 maps. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTB; JFC; JFFM; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168371
ISBN
9780691168371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.77

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