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Paperback. This study of American behavioural and thought patterns analyzes Americans' perceptual processes and how they contrast with the ways of thinking of other cultures. It should help the reader examine the cultural dimensions of communication and their implications for cross-cultural interaction. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; GTC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877864018
- ISBN
- 9781877864018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
paperback. Num Pages: 52 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 207 x 298 x 3. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Coronet Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 52
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851247892
- ISBN
- 9780851247892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.27
€ 10.27
Hardback. From bell hooks's incisive look at the scapegoating of black men as archetypal racists to Andrea Dworkin's scathing statement on pornography as violence against women, this anthology is the first to fully represent the range of contemporary perspectives on one of the most fiercely contested areas in feminist thought. Editor(s): Jackson, Stevi; Scott, Sue. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748608324
- ISBN
- 9780748608324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.62€ 157.50
€ 165.62
€ 157.50
paperback. This text provides an understanding of the life and work of Claude Monet and the myth of the modern artist. Levine analyzes the extensive critical reception of Monet and the artist's own writings in the context of the story of Narcissus, popular in late 19th-century France. Num Pages: 392 pages, 127 halftones. BIC Classification: ACVT; ACX; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226475448
- ISBN
- 9780226475448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 50.79
€ 59.15
€ 50.79
Paperback. This collective biography offers a new perspective on the development of socialist thinking, especially after the events in Hungary in 1956, a period when many left-leaning intellectuals began to question Soviet-style communism. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JFC; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Merlin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850364941
- ISBN
- 9780850364941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.58
€ 19.99
€ 18.58
Paperback. Every day we are bombarded by television ads, public service announcements, and media reports warning of dire risks to our health and offering solutions to help us lower those risks. This book intends to help consumers sort through this daily barrage by teaching them how to interpret the numbers behind the messages. Num Pages: 158 pages, 18 tables, 5 halftones, 12 line drawings, 2 charts. BIC Classification: JF; MBNS; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 176 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520252226
- ISBN
- 9780520252226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Hardback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRAX; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691174600
- ISBN
- 9780691174600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. Moving from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad to Oxford, and from the Museum of Alexandria to the Royal Society of London, the author shows that the scientists of the past not only did not understand what we understand about the world - they did not understand what there is to understand. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141980874
- ISBN
- 9780141980874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
Hardback. Free-market capitalism, hegemony, Western culture, peace, and democracy - the ideas that shaped world politics in the twentieth century and underpinned American foreign policy - have lost a good deal of their strength. The authors argue that the US must take a different stance toward the rest of the world in this, the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 224 pages, no illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPB; JPF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674058187
- ISBN
- 9780674058187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.13
€ 46.99
€ 39.13
Paperback. Demonstrating that globalization is a centuries-old phenomenon, this book examines the commodity chains that have connected producers in Latin America with consumers around the world for five hundred years. It reconstructs complex webs of relationships and economic processes, highlighting Latin America's central place in the world economy. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 384 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337669
- ISBN
- 9780822337669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. A critical exploration of significant topics in modern Jewish history and thought. The author attempts to identify the main issues in the contemporary Jewish intellectual universe and to outline a larger, more synthetic understanding of contemporary Jewish existence. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814746479
- ISBN
- 9780814746479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
Hardback. Provides a fresh take on present day issues such as Israel and the "new Anti-Semitism" Editor(s): Landes, Richard. Series: Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814748923
- ISBN
- 9780814748923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.45
€ 47.45
Hardback. Through an extended reading of the noh play "Aoi ne Ue", as well as briefer examinations of several other plays, this work aims to shed new light on the circulation of power and desire in the middle and late medieval periods in Japan. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740708
- ISBN
- 9780804740708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.63
€ 81.63
Hardback. This important book explores the values of equality and diversity as promoted across liberal societies, drawing on various traditions of political and social philosophy, and applying them to policy and practice debates. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 183 x 16. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847426079
- ISBN
- 9781847426079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.07
€ 98.07
Paperback. Series: Theory Out of Bounds. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 14. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816622948
- ISBN
- 9780816622948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. This book ponders the fate of the movies in a world of digital media, globalization, and massive financial flows. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: APF; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846944314
- ISBN
- 9781846944314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.46
€ 14.46
Paperback. This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 516 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 788. Civility and Science in Seventeenth-century England. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. 516 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; PDA; PDX. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight: 700.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 516
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226750194
- ISBN
- 9780226750194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.34
€ 47.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. This volume contains contributions from social theorists which debate the relative merits of the modernist and post-modernist approach to social enquiry, examining the relations between science, crtitique and narrative. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557862846
- ISBN
- 9781557862846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.03
€ 55.03
Paperback. This text attempts to describe, illustrate and discuss the problem of substance abuse, current theory and research in causes and risk factors and alternative intervention approaches. These issues span the topics of epidemiology, treatment, prevention, programme planning and evaluation. Series: Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MJW; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 157. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KOC0015718
- ISBN
- 9780803937499
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Series: Indigenous Americas. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; GTB; HBTR; JFSL9; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- SKU
- V9781517901424
- ISBN
- 9781517901424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.99
€ 24.99
€ 22.99