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Hardback. Challenging the law and order perspective on victims' rights and the false contest that is usually created between those rights and the rights of offenders, this book examines the ways in which victim initiatives emerged, their timing and the seemingly ulterior motives they are meant to serve. Editor(s): Fattah, Ezzat A. Num Pages: 447 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKS; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
447
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333542224
ISBN
9780333542224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.79

Hardcover. Highlighting the seminal role of German Jewish intellectuals and ideologues in forming and transforming the modern Jewish world, this volume analyzes the political roads taken by German Jewish thinkers; the impact of the Holocaust on the Central and East European Jewish intelligentsia; and the conundrum of modern Jewish identity. Editor(s): Mendelsohn, Ezra; Hoffman, Stefani; Cohen, Richard. Num Pages: 348 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; JFCX; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782380023
ISBN
9781782380023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.31

Paperback. An illuminating study of the demographic, cultural, and socioeconomic condition of East Central European Jewry. Series: A Midland Book. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253204189
ISBN
9780253204189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.63

Paperback. Presenting on-the-ground evidence and ethnographic cases, this book emphasizes that HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa is a complex and regionally specific phenomenon rooted in local economies, deepening poverty, migration, gender, war, global economies, and cultural politics. Editor(s): Kalipeni, Ezekiel; Craddock, Susan; Oppong, Joseph Ransford; Ghosh, Jayati. Num Pages: 416 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFH2; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 248 x 30. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631223573
ISBN
9780631223573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.71

hardcover. Leikin draws on his own translations of trial transcripts (found in the personal library of his father, who served as chief rabbi in the town of Kazan, Russia) to chronicle a 1911 trial in Kiev that was trumped up to launch a vicious anti-Jewish campaign. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portla Editor(s): Leikin, Ezekiel. Num Pages: 241 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Jason Aronson, Inc. United States
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780876681794
ISBN
9780876681794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.95

Paperback. Postcolonial African Philosophy: A Critical Reader sets out a timely and powerful agenda for contemporary African, Afro-Caribbean, and African American philosophy. Editor(s): Eze, Emmanuel Chukwudi. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 1QSC; HPCF; HPD; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631203407
ISBN
9780631203407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

Hardback. Emmanuel Eze collects into one convenient and controversial volume the most important and influential writings on race that the European Enlightenment produced. Editor(s): Eze, Emmanuel Chukwudi. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; DQ; HPC; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201366
ISBN
9780631201366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.15

Paperback. Gathers the philosophical writing on race produced by the luminaries of the European Enlightenment. This book explores through the primary texts the alliance between philosophy, anthropology and race. It attempts to show, through primary texts on matters of race, the 'dark' sides of the Enlightenment philosophy. Editor(s): Eze, Emmanuel Chukwudi. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; DQ; HPC; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201373
ISBN
9780631201373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Paperback. Based on an analysis of policies in the United States, Britain, Germany and the Netherlands this book explains how the interaction between socioeconomic trends and foreign policy considerations shapes immigration control. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JPA; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230602243
ISBN
9780230602243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Hardback. A theoretical approach to immigration policy, this work explains how governments decide on the number of immigrants to accept, whether to differentiate between various ethnic groups, whether to accept refugees and on what bases and whether to favour permanent immigration over migrant workers. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312231439
ISBN
9780312231439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Petersen, Nils Holger; Bruun, Mette Birkedal; Fleischer, Jens; Ostrem, Eyolf. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3H; JFC; JHBT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763502412
ISBN
9788763502412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.14
€ 40.81

Hardcover. Studies of the military that deal with the actual experience of troops in the field are still rare in the social sciences. In fact, this ethnographic study of an elite unit in the Israeli Defense Force is the only one of its kind. As an officer of this unit and a professional anthropologist, the author was ideally positioned for his role. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 8 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSR1; JHM; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571811455
ISBN
9781571811455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.72

Paperback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts S. 288 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPN; JFFK. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 14. Weight: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231161497
ISBN
9780231161497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231161480
ISBN
9780231161480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.45
€ 83.75

Paperback. This comprehensive study explores the region's 'forgotten' narratives, myths and traditions. Drawing on stories from Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Syria-Palestine and Persia, Wasilewska shows how these narratives of creation, destruction and rebirth reach to the very roots of the Biblical and Quranic Genesis. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, chronological charts, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853026812
ISBN
9781853026812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardback. This book proposes a new theoretical framework for the study of immigration. It examines four major issues informing current sociological studies of immigration: mechanisms and effects of international migration, processes of immigrants' assimilation and transnational engagements, and the adaptation patterns of the second generation. Num Pages: 302 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL; JHBD; JPVR; YQN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230223950
ISBN
9780230223950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.83

Hardcover. Offering a critique of contemporary wedding discourse, this book marries together analyses of media texts and their reception to propose a new approach to media discourse. The analysis richly illustrates how women are invited to embrace not only the stereotypical idea of bridal femininity but also a consumptive way of experiencing it. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFCA; JFD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137333575
ISBN
9781137333575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFGR; JFC; JFD; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349462278
ISBN
9781349462278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Hardcover. This volume addresses the relationship between childbearing, paid work and work-life balance policies across Europe in the 21st century, illuminating the uncertainty and risk related to insecure labour force attachment, the incoherence of women's and men's access to education and employment and the unequal share of domestic responsibilities. Editor(s): Olah, Livia Sz. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF; JFSJ1; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230320888
ISBN
9780230320888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.25

Hardcover. A disturbing but ultimately discredited strain in American thought, eugenics was a crucial ideological force in the early twentieth century. Luczak investigates the work of writers like Jack London and Charlotte Perkins Gilman, to consider the impact of eugenic racial discourse on American literary production from 1900-1940. Series: Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137545787
ISBN
9781137545787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.11

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