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Society & culture: general

Hardback. The world is a better place than it used to be. People are wealthier and healthier. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many have left gaping inequalities between people and between nations. This book tells the story of how, some parts of the world began to experience sustained progress, and set the stage for unequal world. Num Pages: 376 pages, 50 line illus. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCM; KCQ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153544
ISBN
9780691153544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.80

Paperback. During World War II, there seemed to be a gap between the reality and what could be called the "myth of the Blitz". The author shows that this myth was not purely propaganda but was a deep-rooted, common conception of pastoral England and the perfect gentleman. Num Pages: 320 pages, 41 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Pimlico
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712698207
ISBN
9780712698207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.03

Hardback. * Why do people use drugs? * What happens when people are intoxicated? * Are we being medicated into normality? Drugs and intoxication have been facts of human life for millennia. Across the world, many people use illicit drugs, smoke, and drink alcohol. Yet very little has been written about their experiences. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745635330
ISBN
9780745635330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.04

Paperback. * Why do people use drugs? * What happens when people are intoxicated? * Are we being medicated into normality? Drugs and intoxication have been facts of human life for millennia. Across the world, many people use illicit drugs, smoke, and drink alcohol. Yet very little has been written about their experiences. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745635460
ISBN
9780745635460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.06

Hardback. Reveals how community-based organizations create innovative spaces for political participation among new generations of Korean Americans. Num Pages: 344 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756570
ISBN
9780804756570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPS; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634846042
ISBN
9781634846042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.75
€ 134.25

Paperback. Written for professionals and managers working across children's services, this book examines the recent case of widespread child sexual abuse which took place in Rotherham over many years, despite cases being reported to the police. It examines what went wrong and provides recommendations for improving responses throughout children's services. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785920271
ISBN
9781785920271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.80

Paperback. This critical and challenging book makes a strong case for the development of ethically-driven, research-informed policy and practice to safeguard older people from abuse. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSP31; JKSG; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447305675
ISBN
9781447305675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.57

Paperback. The U.S. mainstream media have a love and hate relationship withLatina/os. On the one hand the media treat as hot property suchstars as Jennifer Lopez, Eva Longoria and America Ferrera; on theother they contribute to the role of Latina/os as eternalforeigners, having continually to assert their belonging andcitizenship. Series: Media and Minorities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSL4. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745640082
ISBN
9780745640082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.41

Hardback. The U.S. mainstream media have a love and hate relationship withLatina/os. On the one hand the media treat as hot property suchstars as Jennifer Lopez, Eva Longoria and America Ferrera; on theother they contribute to the role of Latina/os as eternalforeigners, having continually to assert their belonging andcitizenship. Series: Media and Minorities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSL4. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 609.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745640075
ISBN
9780745640075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.50

Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781400065585
ISBN
9781400065585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.02

Hardback. Editor(s): Giardino, Angelo P. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 259 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634848770
ISBN
9781634848770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 242.85
€ 181.60

Paperback. The Italian art cinema of the 1960s is known worldwide for its brilliance and vitality. This title argues for an understanding of that cinema as a negotiation between a national aesthetic tradition of realism and a nascent post-modern image culture. It is suitable for scholars and students in different areas of film studies. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 224 pages, 33 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJPK; APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822327998
ISBN
9780822327998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 173 x 246 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1136.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235336
ISBN
9781922235336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.75
€ 60.69

paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816623532
ISBN
9780816623532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.52

Hardcover. AIDS, Sexuality, and the Black Church Series: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Studies in Religion, Culture, and Social Development. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC2; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
Edition
First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433109430
ISBN
9781433109430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.95

Hardback. Popular Injustice focuses on the spread of highly punitive forms of social control (known locally as mano dura) in contemporary Latin America, with a particular focus on lynchings in postwar Guatemala. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFE; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804753487
ISBN
9780804753487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.60

Paperback. The journals of actress Angelina Jolie's travels as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, through some of the world's poorest countries. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pg b-w insert. BIC Classification: JFFD; JKSR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Pocket Books Trade Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743470230
ISBN
9780743470230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBTB; HBWQ; JFFJ; JFSL; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816681655
ISBN
9780816681655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719063015
ISBN
9780719063015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.00

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