Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Paperback. In short, punchy essays by distinguished researchers from across a range of disciplines, this book provides a new way of understanding globalization, moving away from the standard accounts of global forces, economic flows, and capitalist dynamics, to show how ordinary practices and artefacts are crucial elements and symbols of globalization. Editor(s): Thrift, Nigel; Tickell, Adam; Woolgar, Steve. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; KCP; RGCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199212637
- ISBN
- 9780199212637
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Condition: New
€ 75.04
€ 75.04
Paperback. Uncovers an archive of literature and performance that reveals Cuban America as a space of overlapping Cuban and African diasporic experiences Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 282 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814765470
- ISBN
- 9780814765470
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. What's Wrong with Fat? examines the social implications of understanding fatness as a medical health risk, disease, and epidemic. Examining the ways in which debates over fatness have developed, Abigail Saguy argues that the obesity crisis literally makes us sick, intensifies negative body image, and justifies weight-based discrimination. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 b/w line, 22 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199377114
- ISBN
- 9780199377114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.32
€ 36.99
€ 36.32
Paperback. A theoretical overview of disability oppression that shows its similarities to, and differences from, racism, sexism and colonialism. The analysis is supplemented by interviews conducted over a ten-year period with disability-rights activists throughout the Third World, Europe and the USA. Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFFJ; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224810
- ISBN
- 9780520224810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; HBTB; JFFA; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 291 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750962407
- ISBN
- 9780750962407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. John Peel first brought Judy's moving childhood story to light on 'Home Truths'. Abducted by her psychotic spiritualist father and kept like a dog in the backyard, she went on to suffer at the brutal hands of nuns in a Manchester orphanage, before living wild on the streets. An incredible, heart-wrenching story of a child who refused to give up. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230. Good, clean copy. Showing minor shelfwear to covers and some stains on page edges
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KSG0007641
- ISBN
- 9780007222018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472569400
- ISBN
- 9781472569400
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Condition: New
€ 44.39
€ 44.39
Paperback. Jeffrey Sachs draws on his remarkable 25 years' experience to offer a thrilling and inspiring vision of the keys to economic success in the world today. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: JFFA; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141018669
- ISBN
- 9780141018669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Beginning with the Zealots of the first century CE, this book features contributors who go on to discuss the Assassins of the Middle Ages, the 1789 Terror movement in Europe, Bolshevik terrorism during the Russian Revolution, Stalinism, "resistance" terrorism during World War II, and Latin American revolutionary movements of the late 1960s. Editor(s): Chaliand, Gerard; Blin, Arnaud. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTV; JFFE; JPWL; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292505
- ISBN
- 9780520292505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.20
€ 40.99
€ 29.20
Paperback. Rape, incest, and battery change a woman's life forever. Some women never rise above the pain, the rage, the humiliation, while others seem to transcend the violence and rebuild their lives. This text is a collection of stories from around the world of women who have survived such abuse. Editor(s): Harris, Miriam K. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFFE3; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652306
- ISBN
- 9780875652306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.79
€ 19.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Arsenal Pulp Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551526430
- ISBN
- 9781551526430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.34
€ 25.99
€ 19.34
Hardback. In Nancy Bauer's view, most feminist philosophers are content to work within theoretical frameworks that are false to human beings' everyday experiences. Here she models a new way to write about pornography, women's self-objectification, hook-up culture, and other contemporary phenomena, and in doing so she raises basic questions about philosophy. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055209
- ISBN
- 9780674055209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.17
€ 47.99
€ 40.17
Paperback. Focusing on three causes of disaster - natural, organizational, and deliberate - this title shows that our best hope lies in the deconcentration of high-risk populations, corporate power, and critical infrastructures such as electric energy, computer systems, and the chemical and food industries. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSR; RNR; RNT; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- With a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150161
- ISBN
- 9780691150161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.52
€ 26.99
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Paperback. In her new top ten bestseller Jasvinder Sanghera tells the harrowing and moving stories of women trapped in forced marriages. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340962077
- ISBN
- 9780340962077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.78
€ 15.99
€ 11.78
Hardcover. Connect to the world around you and realize the enormous potential in talking to strangers
Everyday, random encounters really can change lives, when you make them happen the right way and leverage the connection at the other end. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFP; VS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118203477
- ISBN
- 9781118203477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.03
€ 25.99
€ 21.03
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 412
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719096426
- ISBN
- 9780719096426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.15
€ 41.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 72 black & white tables, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFF; JPQB; KJVN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 247 x 27. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 7th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138909502
- ISBN
- 9781138909502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Paperback. Cases of child homicide are rare but they are especially horrific. The author goes behind the sensationalist headlines to investigate why these crimes happen and examines child homicide in our modern violent world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 109 x 17. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Virgin Books London
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753507582
- ISBN
- 9780753507582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. This is the first book to explore the public policy process through 19 contributions from diverse scholars from all over the world, using empirical material to demonstrate how many of the key theories and concepts may be applied to its analysis. Editor(s): Hill, Michael. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JPP; JPQB; JPRB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447311072
- ISBN
- 9781447311072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.45
€ 40.99
€ 38.45
Spiral bound. This toolkit supports practitioners in their work with families where parental drug misuse leads to concerns about children's welfare Num Pages: 138 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 220 x 13. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Spiralbound
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Spi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904787976
- ISBN
- 9781904787976
Spiralbound
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.87
€ 30.99
€ 30.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Norma, Caroline; Reist, Melinda Tankard. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JFFE; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742199863
- ISBN
- 9781742199863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.96
€ 26.99
€ 18.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199754120
- ISBN
- 9780199754120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.49
€ 19.99
€ 18.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 358 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1038.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560729297
- ISBN
- 9781560729297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.30€ 63.02
€ 90.30
€ 63.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 195 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 195
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520067547
- ISBN
- 9780520067547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.36
€ 27.99
€ 21.36