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Society & culture: general
Paperback. During China's Cultural Revolution, Chairman Mao Zedong's "rustication program" resettled seventeen million urban youths, known as "sent downs," to the countryside for manual labor and socialist reeducation. This book examines the mechanisms and dynamics of state craft in China, from the rustication program's inception to its termination. Series: Public Management and Change Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 text boxes, 7 b&w photos, 3 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSF; JFSP2; JPFC; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589019874
- ISBN
- 9781589019874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.82
€ 71.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Africa Research & Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592213047
- ISBN
- 9781592213047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.89
€ 43.89
Paperback. Editor(s): Goscilo, Helena. Num Pages: 240 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 34 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138815742
- ISBN
- 9781138815742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.22€ 53.33
€ 58.22
€ 53.33
Hardcover. A vision of our shared global future, taken from the speeches and exchanges of eight visionary recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize. The Dalai Lamai, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and others discussed issues ranging from international relations to areas traditionally excluded from such discourse. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFE; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919874
- ISBN
- 9780813919874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.71
€ 55.71
Paperback. The debate about the role of women in war, violent conflict and the military is not only a long and ongoing one; it is also a heated and controversial one. This title helps readers to gain in-depth insight into the most important aspects and positions in the debate. Editor(s): Carreiras, Helena; Kummel, Gerhard. Series: Schriftenreihe des Sozialwissenschaftlichen Instituts der Bundeswehr. Num Pages: 244 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 181 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- VS Verlag
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531158341
- ISBN
- 9783531158341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.63
€ 64.63
Paperback. The ability to build a trusting relationship is essential when working with vulnerable children. Through the use of numerous engaging games and activities developed over 20 years of working with abused and neglected children, this book shows how these lines of communication can be opened up through effective engagement with the child's world. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849053198
- ISBN
- 9781849053198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.88
€ 27.88
Paperback. Talking back to TV--women viewers' participation with TV talk shows Series: Feminist Studies and Media Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFDT; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076022
- ISBN
- 9780252076022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Paperback. How does class get 'cast' and made performative? What modes are there for people to wrestle-back their forms of representation? And how should we understand this intense manipulation of feeling? This book examines why class politics matter against much political and academic rhetoric which refract inequality through other means. Editor(s): Skeggs, Beverley; Wood, Helen. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844573974
- ISBN
- 9781844573974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.21
€ 44.99
€ 37.21
Paperback. Solidly grounded in theory and practice, this book will assist practitioners to examine their setting and enable them to embed partnership with parents into their practice Num Pages: 128 pages, 5 colour line drawings, 51 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JNKN; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 6. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- National Children's Bureau Enterprises Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905818433
- ISBN
- 9781905818433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.32
€ 28.32
Hardback. This book is the first in-depth study of the Gothic on television. It defines and explores key instances of the genre across the history of television drama in the UK and US. The book builds a strong argument for the fact that the Gothic, in its various guises, is well-suited to television as a domestic medium. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719071485
- ISBN
- 9780719071485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.31
€ 138.31
Paperback. This title focuses on the uniqueness of both the Spanish people and their culture, and on examining what effect the differences have on the way Spaniards relate to people from other cultures and interact with each other. The author looks at Spain's past and current Spanish-American relations. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFC; JH; JPS; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877864711
- ISBN
- 9781877864711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Surveys the history and scope of concert music by African-American women, including instrumental, choral, and chamber works, as well as symphonies and operas. Num Pages: 428 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 865. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Illinois Pbk
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074547
- ISBN
- 9780252074547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The Good Book Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909919846
- ISBN
- 9781909919846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. This review of research and development initiatives intended to help disabled people get (or stay in) work, takes views of disabled people as a yardstick by which to assess good practice. It pinpoints gaps in existing research, and highlights the varying requirements of disabled people, employers and service providers as users of research. Num Pages: 68 pages, 2tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFG; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210. Weight in Grams: 293.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 68
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861341211
- ISBN
- 9781861341211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.04
€ 30.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062515636
- ISBN
- 9780062515636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.51
€ 24.99
€ 21.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; DSA; HRQM2; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487750
- ISBN
- 9780801487750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447314578
- ISBN
- 9781447314578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.37
€ 104.37
Hardcover. American society has become anti-male. Men are sensing the backlash and are consciously and unconsciously going on strike. This book looks at the topic from the viewpoint of men: Why should they participate in a system that seems to be increasingly stacked against them? Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Encounter Books
- Edition
- 6.1.2013
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594036750
- ISBN
- 9781594036750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.33
€ 25.99
€ 23.33
The story of how three young Polish Jewish women attempt to resurrect their lives in the bitter aftermath of World War II. After years in a concentration camp, their search for freedom bears fruit in the promise of a Jewish homeland. But pioneering Israel means new hardships. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 192 pages, 21 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJP; BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607359
- ISBN
- 9780815607359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.67
€ 20.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. A biological and cultural biography of the seashell--ubiquitous yet mystical. Num Pages: 304 pages, Black and white throughout, plus 8pp colour section. BIC Classification: JFCA; PDZ; PSVT3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472911384
- ISBN
- 9781472911384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.40
€ 16.99
€ 12.40
Paperback. This is the comprehensive guide to delivering personalisation in health and social care using person centred approaches. It covers what personalisation and person centred approaches are, the different elements involved, and how to carry it out with all those receiving care and support, from people with disabilities to people at the end of life. Num Pages: 240 pages, 58 figures. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 296 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849051941
- ISBN
- 9781849051941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.17
€ 41.17
Hardcover. Tea: A Global History is a well-illustrated, concise exploration of the rich and fascinating history of tea. Helen Saberi describes the many varieties of tea consumed around the world, from Indian chai to Burmese pickled lephet tea, and from brick tea to Taiwanese 'bubble tea' and looks at the economic and social uses of tea. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 184 pages, 61 colour illustrations, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861897763
- ISBN
- 9781861897763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. Denmark is officially the happiest nation on Earth, so when journalist Helen Russell finds herself spending a year in rural Jutland, she decides she'll do all she can to uncover the secrets of the Danes' happiness. But will the long, dark winters and pickled herring take their toll? Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DND; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785780233
- ISBN
- 9781785780233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.30
€ 15.99
€ 11.30
Paperback. Examines personal and organizational networks that exist between members in US immigrant religious communities and individuals and religious institutions left behind. This title examines how religious remittances flow between home and host communities, how they affect religious practices in both settings, and how influences change over time. Editor(s): Ebaugh, Helen Rose; Chafetz, Janet Saltzman. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102262
- ISBN
- 9780759102262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.73
€ 65.73