Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Analyses contemporary issues in the Amazon and the interaction between Amazonian people and external forces. This book focuses on case studies from Amazonian Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador regarding the themes of indigeneity, community making, development politics, and the transcendence of indigenous/non-indigenous divides. Editor(s): Hutchins, Frank; Wilson, Patrick C. Num Pages: 306 pages, 5 Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC; JHMP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803216129
- ISBN
- 9780803216129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.41
€ 37.99
€ 34.41
Paperback. Examines the role of long-term urban planning in the development of cities, and offers a critical guide to contemporary theories on urban regeneration. Editor(s): Morrissey, Mike; Gaffikin, Frank. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1KB; AMVD; JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745313511
- ISBN
- 9780745313511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.77
€ 40.99
€ 31.77
Paperback. Sheds new light on the ways that policy is communicatively created, conveyed, understood, and implemented Editor(s): Fischer, Frank; Gottweis, Herbert. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JPQB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570. Public Policy as Communicative Practice. 400 pages, 2 tables. Editor(s): Fischer, Frank; Gottweis, Herbert. Sheds new light on the ways that policy is communicatively created, conveyed, understood, and implemented. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFF; JPQB; JPR. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 24. Weight: 574.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352631
- ISBN
- 9780822352631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.62
€ 41.99
€ 37.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Eckardt, Frank; Sevilla, Alvaro Buitrago; Sanchez, Javier Ruiz, PhD. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DS; JFSG; JP; KCP; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837628425
- ISBN
- 9783837628425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.85
€ 45.99
€ 32.85
Paperback. A detailed account of police misconduct and violations of protected freedoms over the past century. In an examination of undercover work in cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Philadephia, Donner reveals the underside of American law enforcement. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JKSW1; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780520080355
- ISBN
- 9780520080355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. This fully revised edition shows how and why notions of 'race' became so widespread in China, now updated to include the continuation of this trend into the twenty-first century. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044882
- ISBN
- 9781849044882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. Explains how as a result of British efforts to eradicate opium, the Chinese turned from the relatively benign use of that drug to heroin, morphine, cocaine, and countless other psychoactive substances Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBT; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044721
- ISBN
- 9781849044721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. What is 'nothing'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - a void - exist? This Very Short Introduction explores the science and history of the elusive void: from Aristotle's theories to black holes and quantum particles, and why the latest discoveries about the vacuum tell us extraordinary things about the cosmos. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 B&W halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199225866
- ISBN
- 9780199225866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72
Hardback. This remarkable study examines in depth and over a long time span how (anti-) alien policies were transformed, resulting in an illiberal exclusion of foreigners at the same time as democratization and the welfare state expanded. In this respect Belgium is certainly not unique but offers an interesting case study of developments.. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 ills, 70 tables, 22 graphs. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; 3JJH; GTB; JFFD; JFFN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819864
- ISBN
- 9781571819864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.93
€ 161.93
Hardcover. Explain the rise, decline, or stagnant levels of women's political participation, considering how representation is contagious across political institutions Num Pages: 208 pages, 31 figures, 28 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814784174
- ISBN
- 9780814784174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.05
€ 82.05
Paperback. Old-man, or Napa, as he was called by the Blackfeet, is an extraordinary character in Indian stories. Both powerful and fallible, he appears in different guises: god or creator, fool, thief, clown. This title features thirteen verse stories along with an introduction to those stories by Sarah J Hatfield, granddaughter of the author. Num Pages: 290 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- New Edition, New Expanded
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803280380
- ISBN
- 9780803280380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.96
€ 20.99
€ 20.96
Paperback. In his old age, Plenty-coups (1848-1932), the last hereditary chief of the Crow Indians, told the exciting, moving story of his life to Frank B Linderman, the well-known western writer who had befriended him. This title offers an account of the nomadic, spiritual, and warring life of Plains Indians before they were forced on to reservations. Num Pages: 204 pages, 1 map, 9 photographs, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- new edition
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803280182
- ISBN
- 9780803280182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.80
€ 23.99
€ 21.80
paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565849815
- ISBN
- 9781565849815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.25
€ 25.25
Hardcover. How do smokers evaluate evidence that smoking harms health? Some evidence suggests that smokers over-estimate health risks from smoking. This book challenges this conclusion and finds that smokers tend to be overly optimistic about their longevity and future health if they quit later in life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 line illustrations, 25 tables. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBNH; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010390
- ISBN
- 9780674010390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.90€ 92.02
€ 101.90
€ 92.02
Hardcover. Editor(s): Salamone, Frank A. Num Pages: 220 pages, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; WSBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810887084
- ISBN
- 9780810887084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.79
€ 135.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Marshall, Frank. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBCQ; JFF; JPHC; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629144184
- ISBN
- 9781629144184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.71
€ 14.99
€ 13.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 black & white tables, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTP; KNTX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415507318
- ISBN
- 9780415507318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.41
€ 65.41
Hardcover. Alexis de Tocqueville is a widely-shared icon of Franco-American political culture. This study seeks to allow for a clearer understanding of Tocqueville's writings by supplying their missing French context for English-speaking readers. Translator(s): Raps, Beth G. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917788
- ISBN
- 9780813917788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.58
€ 89.58
Paperback. Series: Reading Women Writing. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801481802
- ISBN
- 9780801481802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Hardcover.
In this important new book, the leading philosopherFrancois Laruelle examines the role of intellectuals in oursocieties today, specifically with regards to criminal justice. Heargues that, rather than concerning themselves with abstractphilosophical notions like justice, truth and violence,intellectuals should focus on the human victims. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745668406
- ISBN
- 9780745668406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardback. * Francois Jullien is a philosopher with a specialist knowledge of China and Chinese thought. He uses Chinese thought as a mirror to reflect on the West and as an invitation to think about difference and otherness. * This book focuses on the idea of the universal and analyses different ways of thinking about it. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745646220
- ISBN
- 9780745646220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.37
€ 73.37
Paperback. In this book, his first to appear in English, French sinologistFrancois Jullien uses the Chinese concept of shi--meaningdisposition or circumstance, power or potential--as a touchstone toexplore Chinese culture and to uncover the intricate structureunderlying Chinese modes of thinking. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299953
- ISBN
- 9780942299953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.04
€ 33.99
€ 25.04
Hardback. Translator(s): Brown, Saskia. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231163767
- ISBN
- 9780231163767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.90
€ 40.99
€ 28.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADF; DSB; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551524108
- ISBN
- 9781551524108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.04
€ 18.99
€ 18.04