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Paperback. What if everything we are most certain about turns out to be totally wrong? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBL; HPK; HPS; JFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445663388
ISBN
9781445663388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Drawing upon fieldwork conducted over 30 years, the author to this text examines the Sri Lankan advertising industry to show how executives draw on their skills as folk ethnographers to "Sri Lankanize" commodities and practices to make them locally desirable, essentially creating new culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKS; JFD; JFFT; JHM; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226430416
ISBN
9780226430416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.53

Paperback. Buying for Business presents an accessible and practical look at the fundamentals of the purchasing and supply management industry. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 174 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470092460
ISBN
9780470092460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.58

Paperback. Provides a definitive history of consumer activism. This title explores abolitionist-led efforts to eschew slave-made goods, African American consumer campaigns against Jim Crow, a 1930s refusal of silk from fascist Japan, and emerging contemporary movements like slow food. Num Pages: 424 pages, 35 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFT; JPWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226298672
ISBN
9780226298672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. The third volume in the classic story of Helen Forrester's childhood and adolescence in poverty-stricken Liverpool during the 1930s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJG; BGA; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008180935
ISBN
9780008180935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

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

hardcover. This is the first book-length treatment of the political causes and consequences of the Great Leap Famine (1959-61), one of the worst tragedies in human history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 705.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804725576
ISBN
9780804725576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.31

Paperback. This is the first book-length treatment of the political causes and consequences of the Great Leap Famine (1959-61), one of the worst tragedies in human history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804734707
ISBN
9780804734707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

paperback. The immigrant case studies in this text - Ghanaian women learning English, migrant women sex-workers in our cities, East Asian women and sexual harassment, and Canadian aid workers in the South - all contribute to performa reality check for the notion of Canada as a "caring and sharing" country. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fernwood Pub Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552661314
ISBN
9781552661314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.67

Paperback. Specially-commissioned essays offering an overview of the place of feminism in philosophy. Editor(s): Hornsby, Jennifer; Fricker, Miranda. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521624695
ISBN
9780521624695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.43

Hardback. Aimed at students, parents, faculty members, university leaders, service providers, and lawmakers, Campus Sexual Assault seeks to put an end to the silence around sexual trauma by giving voice to those closest to it and providing tools for others to hear-and to act. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFSJ; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419053
ISBN
9781421419053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.51

Paperback. In this study, the authors move beyond the debate on the relative merits and risks of a social clause in trade agreements and focus on practical approaches for improving labour standards in a more intergrated global economy. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCF; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Edition
y First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881323320
ISBN
9780881323320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. Instead of a top-down approach, this book looks at the impact of bottom-up neighbourhood based initiatives. It analyses and documents a variety of innovative local urban strategies in European cities and their impact on wider urban socio-economic and political restructuring processes. Editor(s): Moulaert, Frank; Swyngedouw, Erik; Martinelli, Flavia; Gonzalez, Sara. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white tables, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415516839
ISBN
9780415516839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.50

Paperback. The Future of British Universitites in a Changing World. 300 pages. Editor(s): Burgh, Hugo de; Black, Jeremy; Fazackerley, Anna. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFFS; JNM. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 19. Weight: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University Of Buckingham Press
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955464201
ISBN
9780955464201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.06

Hardback. In this provocative and timely new book, Alain Touraine explores the question of how we might live together in a truly globalized world society. Rejecting the seductive metaphor of a global melting pot, Touraine mounts a powerful attack on the idea that we now live together as equals, sharing the same social and cultural values. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745622118
ISBN
9780745622118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.37

Paperback. A decade ago the author's son first took a dislike to milk, and then to virtually every other substance she attempted to feed him. Her book was written to reassure other parents that there are lots of people out there in the same boat, and to suggest practical methods of dealing with the problem. Num Pages: 208 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: JFFH; VFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853029745
ISBN
9781853029745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.01

Hardback. In the aftermath of the Second World War, Canadian national identity underwent a transformation. This book surveys Canada's national history through a British lens. In a series of essays focusing on discrete aspects of Canadian identity, it reveals the complex relationship between Canada and the larger British world. Editor(s): Buckner, Phillip A.; Francis, R. Douglas. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFC; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774813051
ISBN
9780774813051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

Paperback. In the aftermath of the Second World War, Canadian national identity underwent a transformation. This book surveys Canada's national history through a British lens. Editor(s): Buckner, Phillip A.; Francis, R. Douglas. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFC; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774813068
ISBN
9780774813068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Hardback. Featuring essays on parliament and politics, Ottawa and the provinces, and external affairs, the Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs provides a comprehensive account of the year's events. Editor(s): Leyton-Brown, David. Series: Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802036735
ISBN
9780802036735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.37

paperback. Whatever the viewpoint and by whatever nickname it is known, the drug cannabis always incites debate. Martin Booth traces the history of the plant and its derivatives back to the Neolithic period. He paints a colourful picture of medical advances, subterfuge, religious enlightenment, smuggling and gang warfare. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Bantam
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553814187
ISBN
9780553814187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.40

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