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Paperback. Calhoun examines the centuries-old paradigm of just war theory to determine whether modern 'just war' rationalizations constitute sound justifications or pro-military propaganda. Her work reveals how the practice of modern war contradicts the most basic values and principles of modern Western democracies. Series: Twenty-First Century Perspectives on War, Peace, and Human Conflict. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; HPS; JFD; JPA; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 2. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349451548
- ISBN
- 9781349451548
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€ 66.05
€ 66.05
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992280
- ISBN
- 9780295992280
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€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. This collection of essays provides an imaginative international perspective on ways to incorporate black British writing and culture in the study of English literature. Editor(s): Arana, R. Victoria. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 166 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230617056
- ISBN
- 9780230617056
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€ 65.60
€ 65.60
Economic and Political Integration in Immigrant Neighborhoods: rajecto...
Lauretta Conklin Frederking
Hardcover. Analyzes different patterns of community organization, develops a theoretical explanation for the contrasting patterns and empirically addresses when and how social bonds are a source of economic success and political integration. Num Pages: 219 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Susquehanna University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575911113
- ISBN
- 9781575911113
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. More than 150 million Muslims live in India, the largest minority, yet they are losing power. The contributors consider the regional differences, the role of self-segregation, and the future of Muslims in India. Editor(s): Gayer, Laurent; Jaffrelot, Christophe. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSG; JFSL1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041768
- ISBN
- 9781849041768
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€ 40.99€ 36.53
€ 40.99
€ 36.53
Hardback. American slaves drew on memories of African musical traditions to construct instruments from carved-out gourds covered with animal skin. Providing a sense of rootedness, solidarity, and consolation, banjo picking became an essential part of black plantation life, and its unmistakable sound remains versatile and enduring today, Laurent Dubois shows. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVRL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047846
- ISBN
- 9780674047846
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€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06
Hardback. The book argues that a universally widespread virility currently prevents humans from realizing their sexualities, which are originally the feminine and the masculine. This obstacle may be traced back to Renaissance humanism, whose core intention is to take control over the so-called 'nature." Translator(s): Edwards, Christopher. Series: Recovering Political Philosophy. Num Pages: 111 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFS; JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 111
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137475251
- ISBN
- 9781137475251
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€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Paperback. Between 1492 and 1820, about two-thirds of the people who crossed the Atlantic to the Americas were Africans. Over the years, however, huge strides have been made in the study of the history of slavery and emancipation in the Atlantic world. This collection brings together some of the key contributions to this growing body of scholarship. Editor(s): Dubois, Laurent; Scott, Julius S. Series: Rewriting Histories. Num Pages: 424 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415994460
- ISBN
- 9780415994460
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€ 74.23
€ 74.23
paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 33 halftones, 1 line, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JFSF; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 463.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674939363
- ISBN
- 9780674939363
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€ 43.99€ 36.18
€ 43.99
€ 36.18
Hardback. Editor(s): Mazzeno, Laurence W. Series: Palgrave Studies in Animals and Literature. Num Pages: 289 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 8 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DNF; DSBF; HBTB; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 519.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137602183
- ISBN
- 9781137602183
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Condition: New
€ 183.63
€ 183.63
paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSY; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349465323
- ISBN
- 9781349465323
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€ 149.87
€ 149.87
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813543475
- ISBN
- 9780813543475
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€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
Paperback. An exploration of Jewish identities, contesting conventional approaches. The contributors argue that Jewish identity should be conceptualized as an ongoing dynamic process of "becoming" in response to changing cultural and social conditions rather than as a stable defining body of traits. Editor(s): Silberstein, Laurence J. Series: New Perspectives on Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 378 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814797693
- ISBN
- 9780814797693
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€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: HRQX9; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816650521
- ISBN
- 9780816650521
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€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226854588
- ISBN
- 9780226854588
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€ 53.53€ 46.16
€ 53.53
€ 46.16
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442629615
- ISBN
- 9781442629615
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Condition: New
€ 57.95
€ 57.95
Hardcover. Drawing on extensive federal, state, and tribal archival research, Hauptman explores the political background of the Kinzua dam while also providing a detailed, at times very personal account of the devastating impact the dam has had on the Seneca Nation and the resilience the tribe has shown in the face of this crisis. Num Pages: 424 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633280
- ISBN
- 9780815633280
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Condition: New
€ 60.31
€ 60.31
Paperback. Series: The Iroquois and Their Neighbours. Num Pages: 232 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 4 maps, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; JFSL9; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610793
- ISBN
- 9780815610793
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.85
€ 27.99
€ 24.85
Hardback. There exists a tendency to explain away much of Shiite politics in the Middle East as inextricably linked to Iranian foreign policy. Laurence Louer challenges this view, arguing that, in the end, local political imperatives have been the crucial factor determining the direction of Shiite states in the Middle East. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRAM2; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042024
- ISBN
- 9781849042024
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.08
€ 46.99
€ 42.08
Paperback. A book about reading women's poems, rather than forming theories about them. Beginning with Katherine Philips, the first Englishwoman to achieve fame as a poet, it covers three centuries to the work of Marianne Moore and Stevie Smith, but does not include the many living women poets who deserve a volume to themselves. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193348
- ISBN
- 9781845193348
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.87
€ 32.99
€ 29.87