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Society & culture: general

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

€ 236.75

paperback. These essays represent an exciting breakthrough in women's studies, expanding the borders of the discipline while breaking down barriers between mainstream and women's history. Editor(s): Iacovetta, Franca; Valverde, Mariana. Num Pages: 303 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802067739
ISBN
9780802067739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.91

paperback. Sophisticated, culturally sensitive, and accessible, Edible Histories will appeal to students, historians, and foodies alike. Num Pages: 472 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442612839
ISBN
9781442612839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.41

Paperback. This is a history of the environment of England, Wales and Scotland, and of the interactions of people, place and nature since the last ice sheet withdrew some ten thousand years ago. Num Pages: 432 pages, 50 photographs, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JFC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748612833
ISBN
9780748612833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.73

Paperback. Conflict is inherent to all human and inter-state relations, but it is not inevitable. Since the end of the Cold-War, the prevention of conflict escalation into violence through management and resolution has become a fundamental objective of the international system. Series: WCMW - War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFE; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745686929
ISBN
9780745686929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.23

Hardcover. Conflict is inherent to all human and inter-state relations, but it is not inevitable. Since the end of the Cold-War, the prevention of conflict escalation into violence through management and resolution has become a fundamental objective of the international system. Series: WCMW - War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFE; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745686912
ISBN
9780745686912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.69

Paperback. Concerning itself with the place of communication in the troubled relations between the police and young people, this text presents a critique of managerialism and, from the perspective of critical theory, outlines an alternative way of thinking about policing. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JFSL1; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1996th Edition
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333636619
ISBN
9780333636619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.38

Hardcover. Editor(s): Falchin, Irene M. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 185 x 15. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614704478
ISBN
9781614704478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.21
€ 116.07

Paperback. Designed to accompany the OU course "From Enlightenment to Romanticism", this anthology provides primary and secondary sources on changing landscapes, new forms of knowledge, conceptions of art and the artist and the exotic and Oriential. Introductory sections explain the context of the sources. Editor(s): Donnachie, Ian; Lavin, Carmen (Open Unviersity). Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719066733
ISBN
9780719066733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 7.28

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822944492
ISBN
9780822944492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.40

Paperback. Consisting of "Blackways of Kent" (1955), "Millways of Kent" (1958), and "Townways of Kent", the "Kent Trilogy" forms a southern ethnography. This text presents an account of African American life in a small Southern town just prior to the Civil Rights era. It includes a preface on the origins and impact of the "Kent Trilogy". Series: Southern Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Univ of South Carolina Pr
Edition
Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570037252
ISBN
9781570037252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.31

Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: GL; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 174 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1138.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763504539
ISBN
9788763504539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.65
€ 51.27

Hardcover. Editor(s): Huynh, Truong Huy. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 259 x 16. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
GAZELLE DISTRIBUTION
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622576456
ISBN
9781622576456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 249.32
€ 172.53

Paperback. Queer Wales provides varied perspectives on queer history, culture, politics and life in Wales, launching an important discussion and suggesting that perhaps Wales has always been a bit of a queer place to live. Editor(s): Osborne, Huw. Series: Gender Studies in Wales. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 black and white images. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783168637
ISBN
9781783168637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.66

Paperback. A collection of illuminating conversations, where renowned historian of world religions Huston Smith invites ten influential American Indian spiritual and political leaders to talk about their five-hundred-year struggle for religious freedom. Editor(s): Cousineau, Phil. Num Pages: 253 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JPVH4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520251694
ISBN
9780520251694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
The Light Inc United States
Number of pages
88
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932099935
ISBN
9781932099935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.92

An Amish Paradox captures the complexity and creativity of the Holmes County Amish, dispelling the image of the Amish as a vestige of a bygone era and showing how they reinterpret tradition as modernity encroaches on their distinct way of life. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 46, 4 maps, 39 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; JFSR; JFSS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801893988
ISBN
9780801893988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.33

Paperback. It is said that the Hell's Angels could paralyse whole towns with fear. This book explores the questions such as: How much of that reputation was myth and how much was brutal reality? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141187457
ISBN
9780141187457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. With long hair in the wind, beards and bandanas flapping, earrings, chain whips and Harleys flashing chrome, the Hell's Angels erupted into 1960s America paralysing whole towns with fear. This title documents the author's experiences when he determined to discover the truths behind the terrifying reputation of these marauding biker gangs. Series: Penguin Magnum Collection. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141041872
ISBN
9780141041872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.71

Paperback. Health systems everywhere are experiencing rapid change in response to the threats to health, including from lifestyle diseases, risks of pandemic flu, and the global effects of climate change. This book offers an assessment of challenges confronting a public health system, exploring how its parameters have shifted over time. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFF; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847424624
ISBN
9781847424624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.31

Hardback. In an overview of the state of reform of the US education system a number of experts discuss issues ranging from the economics of inequality, urban economics and the digital divide to problems of discrimination, desegregation and choice, vouchers and privatization. Editor(s): Hunter, Dr. Richard C.; Brown, Frank (Brown,Frank School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA). Series: Advances in Educational Administration. Num Pages: 358 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762304264
ISBN
9780762304264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 208.62

Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages, index. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Jewish Lights Publishing United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594732850
ISBN
9781594732850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.98

Hardback. Equity, Diversity, and Canadian Labour explores the specific challenges put to outmoded attitudes and practices, charting the efforts made by organized labour in Canada towards addressing discrimination in the workplace and within unions themselves. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHBL; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802089564
ISBN
9780802089564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.10

Paperback. Editor(s): Hunt, Redmond F.; Mills, Vaughn W. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 4. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
60
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620819227
ISBN
9781620819227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.46
€ 65.97

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