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Society & culture: general

paperback. Presents the social and cultural history of the rise of consumer credit in America. This book focuses on the years between 1890 and 1940, when the legal, institutional, and moral bases of consumer credit were established. It challenges the idea that consumer credit has eroded traditional values. Num Pages: 400 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780691074559
ISBN
9780691074559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 46.96

Mixed media pr. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531131887
ISBN
9783531131887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.90

Hardcover. This book focuses on the role of the processes and mechanisms involved in metropolitan identity construction, maintenance, and change in twentieth century decolonization, an event integral to world politics but little studied in International Relations. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTR; JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137554284
ISBN
9781137554284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Hardcover. Explores the literary imaginings of Shanghai, its past, present, and future, in order to understand the effects of that urban transformation on both the psychological state of Shanghai's citizens and their perception of the spaces they inhabit. Series: Asian Cities. Num Pages: 282 pages, 11 black and white; 0 full color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089645876
ISBN
9789089645876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.92

Paperback. This programme aims to provide the means to assess children's speech, language and family lifestyle, to identify children at risk and to plan appropriate treatment for the child concerned. Series: Exc Business and Economy. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations forms. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; MJW; MMZL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897635551
ISBN
9781897635551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 90.00

Paperback. This work presents a Communication Skills Approach to the treatment of adolescent stuttering which has been developed over many years of clinical experience. Series: Exc Business and Economy. Num Pages: 212 pages, appendices. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JNC; MMZL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897635605
ISBN
9781897635605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.74

Paperback. The third volume in the First Nations Language Readers series--meant for language learners and language users--this collection presents eight Blackfoot stories told by Lena Russell, a fluent speaker of Blackfoot from the Kainai (Blood) reserve in southern Alberta. Illustrator(s): Singer, William. Editor(s): Russell, Lena; Genee, Inge. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889773189
ISBN
9780889773189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.94

Paperback. How much is acceptable to consume? What is appropriate to consume and which goods fall into the disapproved category? Answers to these questions vary widely across time and space. This book examines the sources of this variation by providing an account of how everyday consumption norms develop, why they differ and why they change. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPS; JFSR; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349437894
ISBN
9781349437894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.89

Hardcover. How much is acceptable to consume? What is appropriate to consume and which goods fall into the disapproved category? Answers to these questions vary widely across time and space. This book examines the sources of this variation by providing an account of how everyday consumption norms develop, why they differ and why they change. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCD; JFFT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137022493
ISBN
9781137022493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

Hardback. Editor(s): Pareto, Lena; Sharkey, Paul M.; Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS; MQV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 260 x 18. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634827133
ISBN
9781634827133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 290.12
€ 216.89

Hardback. This is the first book to explode the myth of Swedish gender equality, offering both a new perspective for an international audience, and suggesting how equality might be re-thought more generally. Editor(s): Martinsson, Lena; Griffin, Gabriele; Nygren, Katarina Giritli. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447325963
ISBN
9781447325963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.87

Paperback. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Lena. Num Pages: 320 pages, full-colour photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 185 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1082.
Publisher
Interlink Publishing Group, Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566567879
ISBN
9781566567879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.72
€ 51.68

Paperback. Linking historical material to the present, "Women and Community Action" examines the ways in which women organise to secure social change that enhances the quality of life at individual and community levels. And, it provides practical skills to enhance capacity building alongside a discussion of theoretical and conceptual issues. Series: BASW/Policy Press Titles. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861347084
ISBN
9781861347084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrated in full colour. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; BG; HBTB; JFC; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Primavera Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955789205
ISBN
9780955789205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Offers an overview of American Indian nations' constitutional reform processes and the rebuilding of native nations. This book investigates the historical, cultural, economic, and political motivations behind American Indian nations' reform efforts, and examines the areas of the reform. Editor(s): Lemont, Eric D. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292713178
ISBN
9780292713178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. The question of what constitutes sexual harrassment is contentious, as is the question of how to address sexual harrassment. In this debate, two philosophers of widely divergent views present their arguments and then respond to each other's reasoning. Series: Point/Counterpoint: Philosophers Debate Contemporary Issues. Num Pages: 192 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFE2; JFFJ; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847684250
ISBN
9780847684250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.65

Hardback. The question of what constitutes sexual harrassment is contentious, as is the question of how to address sexual harrassment. In this debate, two philosophers of widely divergent views present their arguments and then respond to each other's reasoning. Series: Point/Counterpoint: Philosophers Debate Contemporary Issues. Num Pages: 192 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFE2; JFFJ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847684243
ISBN
9780847684243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.17

Hardcover. Through unprecedented access to over 100 court files and sentences, and interviews with police and security personnel in both origin and destination countries, this book provides the most comprehensive exploration to date of human trafficking and migrant smuggling in Eastern Europe and Russia. Series: Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DS; 1DV; HBTS; JFFE2; JFFN; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137543639
ISBN
9781137543639
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.34

Hardback. Examines the role and influence of race and ethnicity in the contemporary American city through three case studies of urban politics and policy decisions in Los Angeles, New York, and San Diego. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 tables, 1 figure, 4 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759298
ISBN
9780804759298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.00

Paperback. Examines the role and influence of race and ethnicity in the contemporary American city through three case studies of urban politics and policy decisions in Los Angeles, New York, and San Diego. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 tables, 1 figure, 4 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759304
ISBN
9780804759304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

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