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Paperback. "A History of the Jewish People" presents a total vision of Jewish experiences and achievements--religious, political, social, and economic--in both the land of Israel and the diaspora throughout the ages. It has been acclaimed as the most comprehensive and penetrating work yet to have appeared in its field. Editor(s): Ben-Sasson, Haim Hillel. Num Pages: 1232 pages, 47 halftones, 17 maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 1232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674397316
- ISBN
- 9780674397316
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Condition: New
€ 54.60€ 50.21
€ 54.60
€ 50.21
Paperback. Dystopic imagery has figured prominently in modern depictions of the urban landscape. The city is often portrayed as a terrifying world of darkness, crisis, and catastrophe. This book traces the history of the modern city through its critical representations in art, cinema, print journalism, literature, sociology, and architecture. Editor(s): Prakash, Gyan. Series: Publications in Partnership with the Shelby Cullom Davis Center at Princeton University. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFD; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146447
- ISBN
- 9780691146447
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. A collection of essays, which historicize the contemporary discussion of urbanism, highlighting the local and global breadth of the city landscape. It focuses on issues such as street design in Vienna, the motion picture industry in Los Angeles, architecture in Marseilles and Algiers, and the kaleidoscopic paradox of post-apartheid Johannesburg. Editor(s): Prakash, Gyan; Kruse, Kevin M. Series: Publications in Partnership with the Shelby Cullom Davis Center at Princeton University. Num Pages: 472 pages, 27 halftones. 5 line illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 470
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133430
- ISBN
- 9780691133430
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. This book outlines how adolescent neglect differs from child neglect, the context of why it is overlooked, how it is defined, the causes and consequences of neglect, young people's views, and what professionals can do. Based on original research, the book establishes an evidence base and considers the implications for policy and practice. Series Editor(s): Davies, Carolyn; Ward, Harriet. Series: Safeguarding Children Across Services. Num Pages: 144 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSP2; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849051040
- ISBN
- 9781849051040
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Condition: New
€ 38.44
€ 38.44
Paperback. Parenting by people with intellectual disabilities is a new field of study. Bringing together the research from different disciplines, this is an accessible and up-to-date examination of this growing field. Editor(s): Llewellyn, Gwynnyth; Traustadottir, Rannveig; McConnell, David; Sigurjonsdott, Hanna Bjorg. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470772942
- ISBN
- 9780470772942
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.81
€ 50.99
€ 50.81
Paperback. Details missed opportunity in the newspaper industry's diversity efforts Series: History of Communication. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; GTC; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 175 x 25. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252078941
- ISBN
- 9780252078941
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Hardcover. More than two decades of deconstruction, renovation, and reconstruction have left the urban environments in the former German Democratic Republic completely transformed. This volume considers the changing urban landscapes in the former East. Editor(s): Cliver, Gwyneth; Smith-Prei, Carrie. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AMVD; JFSG; RG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384908
- ISBN
- 9781782384908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.48
€ 155.48
Paperback. A small minority of children and adolescents can be dangerous, violent and murderous. Gwyneth Boswell researched this field throughout the 1990s. Editor(s): Boswell, Gwyneth. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKV; JMC; JMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861561251
- ISBN
- 9781861561251
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Condition: New
€ 69.63
€ 69.63
Hardcover. The first cultural history of greyhound racing in America, this book charts the sport's meteoric rise and equally meteoric decline against the backdrop of changes in American culture during the twentieth century." Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; WSNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619139
- ISBN
- 9780700619139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.36
€ 56.36
Paperback. Part of the "Everyman" series which has been re-set with wide margins for notes and easy-to-read type. Each title includes a themed introduction by leading authorities on the subject, life-and-times chronology of the author, text summaries, annotated reading lists and selected criticism and notes. Editor(s): Jones, George. Translator(s): Jones, Gwyn; Jones, Thomas. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, chronology. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780460872973
- ISBN
- 9780460872973
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Demonstrates the Western forms of feminism with which we have become familiar since the 1960s. This book presents case studies of ten African states, demonstrating that African women are creating a powerful and specifically African feminism. Editor(s): Mikell, Gwendolyn. Num Pages: 392 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215809
- ISBN
- 9780812215809
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. One woman's true story of family violence, forced adoption and ultimate triumphant survival. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE2; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409164890
- ISBN
- 9781409164890
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Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.66
€ 9.99
€ 8.66
Paperback. Written with the help of sufferers and carers to give a consumer's perspective of how the mental health services react when a person becomes mentally ill. The book focuses on the problems that can arise when someone undergoes a formal assessment for compulsory admission to hospital and examines what can go wrong with the assessment process. Series: Living with Serious Mental Illness. Num Pages: 144 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBPK; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 217.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853024580
- ISBN
- 9781853024580
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.74
€ 44.99
€ 44.74
The New Black: What Has Changed--and What Has Not--with Race in Americ...
Guy-Uriel E Charles Kenneth Mack
Paperback. Editor(s): Mack, Kenneth Walter; Charles, Guy-Uriel E. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 208 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New Press, The
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595586773
- ISBN
- 9781595586773
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.56
€ 23.99
€ 20.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Frontier Sciences Foundation United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931882880
- ISBN
- 9781931882880
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.30
€ 20.99
€ 15.30
Paperback. This third book in the series offers moving and triumphant testimonials on the third year in recovery, when the on-going process of building self-esteem, being positive in work, and in relationships in oneself, leads to a new definition of success in sobriety. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; VFJ; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hazelden Information & Educational Services United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568382326
- ISBN
- 9781568382326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.25
€ 16.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. The first in a series of three recovery guides covering the first three years of sobriety, this text includes the voices of many women and men who have struggled through the often baffling territory of first-year sobriety. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; VFJ; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hazelden
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568382302
- ISBN
- 9781568382302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.96
€ 17.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. Here people in recovery share their experiences and insights in dealing with long suppressed feelings of anger, loss, guilt, love and self-acceptance. Kettelhack shows how 'sticking with it' ultimately creates a sense of life as an ongoing adventure, more vivid and exciting than thought possible. The book has examples from the lives of real people. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKSN2; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hazelden Information & Educational Services United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568382319
- ISBN
- 9781568382319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.63
€ 15.99
€ 13.63
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446273593
- ISBN
- 9781446273593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.61
€ 53.61
Hardcover. * A leading expert discusses and analyzes the Sioux people with rigorous scholarship and remarkably clear writing. * Raises questions about Sioux history while synthesizing the historical and anthropological research over a wide scope of issues and periods. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 328 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865663
- ISBN
- 9781557865663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.04
€ 47.04