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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Race is a factor in government efforts to control dangerous drugs, but the precise ways that race affects drug laws remain difficult to pinpoint. Illuminating this relationship, this book lays out how decades of racism helped shape a punitive US drug policy whose onerous impact on racial minorities has been ignored by Congress and the courts. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JKVG; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226684628
- ISBN
- 9780226684628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.08
€ 32.99
€ 26.08
paperback. Explores the founding discourses of race, hybridity, savagery, and degenercy in the seventeenth and eighteenth century French Caribbean, in particular the way many of these discourses were used to describe French settlers. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 408 pages, 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822334651
- ISBN
- 9780822334651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.58
€ 41.99
€ 37.58
Paperback. Examining one of the defining events of the twentieth century, Doris L. Bergen situates the Holocaust in its historical, political, social, cultural, and military contexts. Including firsthand accounts from perpetrators, victims, and eyewitnesses, her book is immediate, human, and eminently readable. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 73 black & white halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442242289
- ISBN
- 9781442242289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.05
€ 58.05
Paperback. What do we learn from eating? About ourselves? Others? Addressing such issues, in this memoir, the author takes eating as an occasion for inquiry. Her subjects range from Thanksgiving at a Middle Eastern restaurant to fried grasshoppers in Oaxaca. This is her distinctive combination of memoir, traveler's tale, and cultural commentary. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: JFC; WB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813191645
- ISBN
- 9780813191645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.72
€ 38.72
Hardcover. What do we learn from eating? About ourselves? Others? Addressing such issues, in this memoir, the author takes eating as an occasion for inquiry. Her subjects range from Thanksgiving at a Middle Eastern restaurant to fried grasshoppers in Oaxaca. This is her distinctive combination of memoir, traveler's tale, and cultural commentary. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: JFC; WB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124025
- ISBN
- 9780813124025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.94
€ 97.94
Paperback. A newly updated account of the struggle for disability rights in the U.S. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd
- SKU
- V9781439907443
- ISBN
- 9781439907443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894759892
- ISBN
- 9781894759892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.87
€ 21.99
€ 15.87
Paperback. Integrating a broad range of research on how people learn, this text shows that televised presentations - at their best - actually excel at transmitting information and facilitating learning. The author critiques political offerings in terms of their compatibility with our learning capabilities. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 246 pages, 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPA; UBJ; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305769
- ISBN
- 9780226305769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.66
€ 36.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 127 x 202 x 10. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- University of Queensland Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780702233555
- ISBN
- 9780702233555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.57
€ 19.99
€ 17.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226450445
- ISBN
- 9780226450445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.99
€ 34.99
€ 27.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845888831
- ISBN
- 9781845888831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBJD1; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Nonsuch Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845882303
- ISBN
- 9781845882303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
paperback. This new book brings together Doreen Masseya s key writings on three areas central to a range of disciplines. In addition, the author reflects on the development of these ideas and outlines her current position on these important issues. The book is organized around the three themes of space, place and gender. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSJ; RGC; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745612362
- ISBN
- 9780745612362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.41
€ 26.41
Hardback. In this volume, eighteen scholars provide a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary look beyond the statistics at the experiences of the women, men, girls, and boys who comprise this global migration flow, and at the highly gendered forces that frame and affect them. Editor(s): Indra, Doreen. Series: Refugees & Forced Migration Studies. Num Pages: 420 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JFSJ; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571811349
- ISBN
- 9781571811349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.67
€ 179.67
Paperback. Homelessness is usually discussed in terms of its origins or in terms of its amelioration. Media accounts focus on poverty, lack of shelter, or attempts by the homeless, social service agencies, and government to end homelessness by policy and direct action. This title presents a dramatic portrait of the social and personal lives of the homeless. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566395144
- ISBN
- 9781566395144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Taking stock of the recent environmental justice scholarship, this book examines the connections among residential segregation, zoning, and exposure to environmental hazards. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479861781
- ISBN
- 9781479861781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. Examines the development of urban environments, and urban environmentalism, in the United States over four centuries. This book focuses on the evolution of the city, the emergence of elite reformers, the framing of environmental problems, and responses to perceived breakdowns in social order. Num Pages: 640 pages, 24 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; JFSG; RNK; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 39. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344513
- ISBN
- 9780822344513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.91
€ 44.99
€ 39.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 115 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Quest Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780835607797
- ISBN
- 9780835607797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813534596
- ISBN
- 9780813534596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 43.25
€ 47.99
€ 43.25
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Gillies, Donny. Num Pages: 54 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215. Weight in Grams: 289.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764352805
- ISBN
- 9780764352805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.87
€ 21.99
€ 15.87