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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. The first book to present practical methods for using the technique of scenario planning to chart a company's course. The program offered here is based on methods developed at Royal Dutch Shell and popularized by Peter Schwartz in the bestselling The Art of the Long View. Editor(s): Fahey, Liam; Randall, Robert M. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR; KCJ; KJC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 239 x 34. Weight in Grams: 842.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471303527
ISBN
9780471303527
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.77
€ 50.94

Num Pages: 248 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSR; JKSW1; LNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439874547
ISBN
9781439874547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.67

Paperback. This book examines the international trends and associated developments in gender equality policy including corporate governance such as gender quotas. International comparative analysis is combined with detailed analysis of eight European countries with different policy regimes and trajectories. Editor(s): Gonzalez Menendez, Maria; Gomez Anson, Silvia. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JHBL; JPB; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349332915
ISBN
9781349332915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.13

Hardcover. This book examines the international trends and associated developments in gender equality policy including corporate governance such as gender quotas. International comparative analysis is combined with detailed analysis of eight European countries with different policy regimes and trajectories. Editor(s): Gonzalez Menendez, Maria; Gomez Anson, Silvia. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFJ; JFSJ1; KCF; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230293441
ISBN
9780230293441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.40

Hardback. The Public Intellectual and the Culture of Hope reflects on the challenging and often vexed work of intellectualism within the public sphere by exploring how cultural materials frame intellectual debates within the clear and ever-present gaze of the public writ large. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442641846
ISBN
9781442641846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 294 pages, 52 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFFT; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781477309254
ISBN
9781477309254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Paperback. An anthology of international voices, exploring provocative images of Muslim women from around the globe in literature, visual arts, journalism, and other media Editor(s): Shirazi, Faegheh. Num Pages: 319 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HRJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292728844
ISBN
9780292728844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, 52 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFFT; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477309469
ISBN
9781477309469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

hardcover. An anthology of international voices, exploring provocative images of Muslim women from around the globe in literature, visual arts, journalism, and other media Editor(s): Shirazi, Faegheh. Num Pages: 319 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HRJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780292721890
ISBN
9780292721890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardcover. A succinct and engaging history of the olive from antiquity to the present day, this book describes the role that olive trees, olives and their oil have played in myths, legends and literature, as well as in the everyday lives of people living throughout the Mediterranean. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 41 colour illustrations, 48 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861898685
ISBN
9781861898685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. This handbook analyses the different types of shields used by soldiers in the Neo-Assyrian army and their opponents. Written, visual, and material sources are analysed to illustrate practical aspects of defensive weaponry in the ancient Near East in the first millennium B.C. Over 200 b&w illustrations. Series: Material Culture of the Ancient Near East. Num Pages: 198 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAA; HDD; JFC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Lockwood Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937040024
ISBN
9781937040024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.12

Paperback. Shedding light on the black power movement, Black Studies programs, and American higher education, this historical analysis reveals how radical politics are assimilated into the university system. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8, 6 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL3; JHB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801898259
ISBN
9780801898259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.56

Hardback. A colourful history of Italian food, Al Dente showcases the dazzling assortment of wines, cheeses, breads, vegetables and salamis that have pushed Italy's cuisine to the forefront of global popularity, from ice-cream parlour and pizza shop to Michelin-starred restaurants today. Series: Foods and Nations. Num Pages: 384 pages, 100, 20 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 239 x 27. Weight in Grams: 966.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780232768
ISBN
9781780232768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Hardcover. Reflecting on the relationship between memory, power, and national identity, this book examines the complex reactions of the people of the Caribbean to the 500th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of the New World. Viala analyzes the ways in which Columbus became a reservoir of metaphors to confront anxieties of the present with myths of the past. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137443748
ISBN
9781137443748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH5; HBJK; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 377.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349495405
ISBN
9781349495405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.24

Paperback. A focused multisited cultural analysis that reflects on the symbiotic relationship between the local, the national, and the global Series: The New Media World. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
U OF M DIGT CULT BOOKS
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472052431
ISBN
9780472052431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.93

Hardback. Braccialini bags are different, surprising. Each one is the protagonist of a special story, the product of a unique technique. In this book, Carla Braccialini and her three sons Riccardo, Massimo, and Lorenzo celebrate their first sixty years in business by revealing the hidden places and secrets of the Braccialini world. Num Pages: 184 pages, 191 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; ACX; AKT; JFCK; WCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857224510
ISBN
9788857224510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 48.39

Hardcover. The book tracks the development of Justice Thurgood Marshall's rationale and reason regarding Indian law. Drawing from Marshall's career preceding his appointment to the Supreme Court, it is anticipated that Marshall's views In Indian law would be consistent with his previous role as a champion of the disenfranchised in America. Num Pages: 90 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JP; LNDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137434920
ISBN
9781137434920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.72

Essential to the appreciation of Spanish culture, this book explores--and puts into context-- regional cuisines, typical dishes, drinking and dining habits, cooking and the Spanish kitchen, celebrations, the venerable Mediterranean diet, and more. Series: Food Culture Around the World Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFCV; JHBT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313328190
ISBN
9780313328190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.47

Hardback. Community development has lately gained much prominence, but the emphasis has remained on the economic and social welfare of communities, rather than the environment. By focusing on 'sustainable' development in Kenya, this study shows the importance of integrating ecological concerns in socio-economic and cultural development processes. Num Pages: 182 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137497390
ISBN
9781137497390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.48

Paperback. A rich analysis of the discourses and figurations of 'crisis masculinity' around the turn of the twenty-first century, working at the intersection of performance and cultural studies and looking at film, television, drama, performance art, visual art and street theatre. Num Pages: 242 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AP; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349368242
ISBN
9781349368242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403973122
ISBN
9781403973122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPS. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349534364
ISBN
9781349534364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.62

Paperback. Feminism is not dead. This groundbreaking book advances a radical and pioneering feminist manifesto for today's modern audience that exposes the real reasons as to why women are still oppressed and what feminist activism must do to counter it through a vibrant and original account of the global Reclaim the Night March. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 black & white tables, 1 figures. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137363572
ISBN
9781137363572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.41

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