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Hardback. Violence, Inequality, and Human Freedom is a sociological introduction to the study of violence that looks at violence on three different levels-structural, institutional, and interpersonal. The third edition is updated throughout, including a new chapter on educational violence and revised sections on economic and international violence. Num Pages: 540 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 10 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1003.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442209480
ISBN
9781442209480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.27

Paperback. Argues that violent confrontation goes against human physiological hardwiring. This book challenges standard views about the root causes of violence and offers solutions for confronting it in the future. It guides readers into the disturbing world of human discord - from domestic abuse and schoolyard bullying to muggings, and armed conflicts. Num Pages: 584 pages, 53 halftones. 1 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
584
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143224
ISBN
9780691143224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Presents a compelling study of how ordinary people commit extraordinary acts of violence and how perpetrators and victims manage in the aftermath. Grounded in extensive, qualitative analysis of perpetrator testimony, this book reveals the individual experiences of perpetrators and general patterns of influence that lead to collective violence. Series: Qualitative Studies in Psychology. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JFFE; JKV; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479821600
ISBN
9781479821600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.28

paperback. An examination of the effects of violence on an urban center and how it shapes both the physical and cultural landscape of a city Series: Jewish Life, History, and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 85 b&w photos, 10 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTB; JFFE; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780292728820
ISBN
9780292728820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Hardback. Violent Becomings sheds light on violence in the periods of colonial and postcolonial state formation by conceptualizing the state not as the bureaucratically ordered polity of the nation-state, but as a continuously evolving and violently challenged mode of social ordering. Series: Ethnography, Theory, Experiment. Num Pages: 360 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; JFFE; JHMC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785332364
ISBN
9781785332364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.17

Paperback. A small minority of children and adolescents can be dangerous, violent and murderous. Gwyneth Boswell researched this field throughout the 1990s. Editor(s): Boswell, Gwyneth. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKV; JMC; JMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861561251
ISBN
9781861561251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.63

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847422118
ISBN
9781847422118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.92

Paperback. Includes papers and conversations that derive from a conference that pursued the possibility and utility of a general theory of religion and culture, especially one based on violence. Editor(s): Hamerton-Kelly, Robert. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804715188
ISBN
9780804715188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHBA; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 219 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816670055
ISBN
9780816670055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

hardcover. Editor(s): Greene, Sally. Num Pages: 306 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 712. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780821412695
ISBN
9780821412695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

Hardback. Editor(s): Sharkey, Paul M.; Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; MQV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633217294
ISBN
9781633217294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 253.11
€ 170.94

Hardback. Editor(s): Sharkey, Paul M.; Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 161 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; MQV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633217737
ISBN
9781633217737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.82
€ 136.28

Hardback. Editor(s): Webster, Juliet; Randle, Dr. Keith. Series: Dynamics of Virtual Work. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFF; JHBL; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 519.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137479181
ISBN
9781137479181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.19

Paperback. This radical and thought-provoking book argues that violence does not result from a breakdown of morality, but is morally motivated. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JHB; JKV; JMH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107458918
ISBN
9781107458918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, xx, 226 p., 19 halftones, 13 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226169552
ISBN
9780226169552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Continuum New York
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KNH0011274
ISBN
9780826415233
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Hewitt, Nancy A.; Lebsock, Suzanne. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252063336
ISBN
9780252063336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.38

Paperback. Chapters on the structures of art historical writing are complemented by studies of Elizabeth Siddall, Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot, which deal with themes of modernity, sexuality and repression. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 415.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415308502
ISBN
9780415308502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 202 x 12. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486805634
ISBN
9780486805634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.56

Paperback. Explores the entire landscape of Black radio from the early days - when the white public accepted the black-face buffoonery of "The Amos and Andy Show" and "Beulah" as a fair depiction of African-American life - to the rise of personality jocks and the contemporary scene of corporate buyouts and uncertain fate. Num Pages: 334 pages, 25ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFD; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JPVH; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566396677
ISBN
9781566396677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.00

Paperback. Wave after wave of political and economic refugees poured out of Vietnam beginning in the late 1970s, overwhelming the resources available to receive them. This title presents the voices and experiences of Vietnamese refugee children neglected and abused by the system intended to help them. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295983592
ISBN
9780295983592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.67

Hardback. A valuable tool to help librarians, teachers, health care professionals and parents identify special books that deal with a wide range of contemporary health and self-image topics, including physical handicaps, speech disorder, skin colour, and basic issues of popularity and "fitting in". Num Pages: 176 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: DSR; GBCR; JFF; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 459.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313317989
ISBN
9780313317989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.23
€ 53.47

Paperback. The real inside story of the workhouse in the words of those who experienced the institution at first hand. A wide variety of sources - letters, poems, graffiti, autobiography, official testimonies and oral history - is used to create a vivid portrait of what really went on behind the doors of the workhouse. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFA; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752467498
ISBN
9780752467498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. A collection of stories by refugees in the former Calais camp which describe their lives in the camp and their thoughts on the future. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745399683
ISBN
9780745399683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.85

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