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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Once lauded as the wave of the African future, Zambia's economic boom in the 1960s and early 1970s was fueled by the export of copper and other primary materials. Since the mid-1970s the urban economy has rapidly deteriorated. This title explores the social and cultural responses to this prolonged period of sharp economic decline. Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa S. Num Pages: 343 pages, 7 figures, 7 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMZ; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; GTB; JFSG; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 343
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520217027
- ISBN
- 9780520217027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Hardcover. Drawing on over years of fieldwork and hundreds of interviews, the authors spotlight a largely hidden world of nighttime pleasures - the dancing, drinking, and socializing going on in dance clubs and bars that have flourished in Shanghai over the last century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFCA; JFSG; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226262741
- ISBN
- 9780226262741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.75
€ 95.07
€ 78.75
Paperback. More and more men and women in China are having sex before marriage, creating a new youth sex culture based on romance, leisure and free choice. Farrer explores this change by tracing the basic elements in talk about sex and sexuality in Shanghai. Series: Chicago Visual Library-French Popular Lithographic Imagery. Num Pages: 412 pages, 10 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFSJ; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226238715
- ISBN
- 9780226238715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.58
€ 36.99
€ 28.58
paperback. Examines the effects that operational failures after Hurricanes Agnes, Hugo, Andrew, and Katrina have had on the organizational design and operating principles of the disaster response system program, as well as the impact of 9/11 and the evolving role of the military. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JPA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759724
- ISBN
- 9780804759724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.10
€ 25.99
€ 24.10
Hardcover. A study of migration tides which explores political and economic factors that have influenced immigration in post-war Europe and the USA. It seeks to explain immigration in terms of the globalization of labour markets and the expansion of civil rights for marginal groups in liberal democracies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 figures, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFFN; JHBL; JPVH1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674444232
- ISBN
- 9780674444232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.01€ 85.01
€ 95.01
€ 85.01
Paperback. A book about one of the great stories of modern cultural life: the remarkable ascendancy of prizes in literature and the arts. It documents the dramatic rise of the awards industry and its complex role within an economy of cultural prestige. Num Pages: 432 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030435
- ISBN
- 9780674030435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.90
€ 36.99
€ 30.90
Hardcover. Guides you through analysis to implementation to provide you with know-how to implement rigorous, accurate, and cost-effective security policies and designs. This book offers techniques for weighing and managing risks that face your organization. It gives insights into universal principles that can be adapted to specific situations and threats. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 240 x 28. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science & Technology United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123822338
- ISBN
- 9780123822338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.13
€ 68.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JFSL3; JNF; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199836857
- ISBN
- 9780199836857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.05
€ 58.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801482083
- ISBN
- 9780801482083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.32
€ 38.99
€ 35.32
Paperback. This book reflects the complexity of ethical questions, but develops them in relation to a single general theme: that of the involvement of the elderly in the design of social policy and the research which affects them. Editor(s): Thornton, James E.; Winkler, Earl R. Num Pages: 540 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFME; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774803106
- ISBN
- 9780774803106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
hardcover. Tag Teaming the Press follows Bill and Hillary Clinton's lifelong association with the media, showing how they have developed and, over the years, modified their tactics. This book not only presents interesting stories about them from reporters' points of view, but also raises important issues that any civically engaged citizen will want to explore. Series: Communication, Media and Politics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742555488
- ISBN
- 9780742555488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.54
€ 77.54
Hardback. Focusing on questions of tradition and innovation and Newton's engaged response to the patterns of his contemporary culture, this title presents a stance that often challenges the scholarly orthodoxies. It includes essays that provide a basis for understanding and clarifying the inner dynamics of Newton's thought. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792336174
- ISBN
- 9780792336174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.19
€ 191.19
Hardcover. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: JFSC; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomberg Press United States
- Edition
- Revised and Enlarged
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576601518
- ISBN
- 9781576601518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 35.12
€ 47.99
€ 35.12
Paperback. Why are today's adults more like adolescents, in their dress and personal tastes, than ever before? Why do so many adults seem to drift and avoid responsibilities such as work and family? This book gives us a vision of what it means to be an adult and makes sense of the longest, but least understood period of the life course. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP3; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814715987
- ISBN
- 9780814715987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardback. Editor(s): Piles, James E.; Conover, Richard F. Num Pages: 150 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622577026
- ISBN
- 9781622577026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.73€ 115.01
€ 168.73
€ 115.01
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JFFC1; PSAJ; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691646459
- ISBN
- 9780691646459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.20
€ 133.20
Paperback. A collection of Paul Virilio's writings translated from French, including a personal interview that the editor conducted with him at La Coupole in Paris. Maintaining the principle themes of war and cinema, the focus of the reflections is on the darker aspects of the future. Editor(s): Derian, James der. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866530
- ISBN
- 9781557866530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.34
€ 58.34
Paperback. Drawing on extensive interviews with gang members, this book provides a vivid portrayal of gang life. Topics include the profiles and motivations of gang members; the processes of gang evolution, organization, and recruitment; gang members' uses of violence, media, and technology and the role of gangs in the drugs trade and organized crime Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHMC; JKVC; JKVJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137572936
- ISBN
- 9781137572936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 143.35
€ 143.35
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813547565
- ISBN
- 9780813547565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.83
€ 44.99
€ 39.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Daybell, Professor James; Norrhem, Svante. Num Pages: 258 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138667426
- ISBN
- 9781138667426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.61
€ 58.61