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Hardback. Advances in genetics are renewing controversies over inherited characteristics, and the discourse around science and technological innovations has taken on racial overtones, such as attributing inherited physiological traits to certain ethnic groups or using DNA testing to determine biological links with ethnic ancestry. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857458926
- ISBN
- 9780857458926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.56
€ 175.56
Hardcover. Isaak Babel (1894-1940) is arguably one of the greatest modern short-story writers of the early 20th century. This is the first book in English to study the intertextuality of Babel's work. It looks at Babel's cultural identity as a case study in the contradictions and tensions of literary influence, personal loyalties, and ideological constraint. Series: Borderlines: Russian and East European-Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235957
- ISBN
- 9781936235957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.85
€ 155.85
Hardback. In the Western literary tradition, the "jew" has long been a figure of ethnic exclusion and social isolation - the wanderer, the scapegoat, the alien. But it is no longer clear where a perennial outsider belongs. This provocative study of contemporary British writing points to the figure of the "jew" as the litmus test of multicultural society. Series: Studies in Antisemitism. Num Pages: 316 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH5; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803245037
- ISBN
- 9780803245037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.81
€ 71.81
Hardcover. This collection attempts to analyze the present problems that face Israel and chart the possible future. The book places these issues in the context of the New World Order, the establishment of which includes Israel's improving international relations and the continuing Middle East peace talks. Editor(s): Karsh, Efraim; Mahler, Gregory S. Num Pages: 256 pages, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTJ; JFSR1; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372. Fine copy with original cloth cover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris London
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KNH0011486
- ISBN
- 9781850437314
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover. This collection attempts to analyze the present problems that face Israel and chart the possible future. The book places these issues in the context of the New World Order, the establishment of which includes Israel's improving international relations and the continuing Middle East peace talks. Editor(s): Karsh, Efraim; Mahler, Gregory S. Num Pages: 256 pages, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTJ; JFSR1; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372. Fine copy with original cloth cover.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris London
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- SKU
- KNH0011485
- ISBN
- 9781850437314
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
paperback. Rejecting the conventional Western interpretation of Middle Eastern history as an offshoot of global power politics, the author contends that the region's experience is the culmination of long-existing indigenous trends, passions and patterns of behaviour, and that foremost among these is Islam's millenarian imperial tradition. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300198171
- ISBN
- 9780300198171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 11.93
€ 19.99
€ 11.93
Paperback. Rather than physiological health only, complementary and alternative medicines aim at the production of wellbeing. This book explores how the increasing proliferation of holistic health methods are intimately connected with changing configurations of selfhood, gender and class. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPQB; MBNH9; MBS; MQC; MX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349339228
- ISBN
- 9781349339228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.00
€ 127.00
Paperback. A piercing appeal against Islamophobia in France, in the steps of Emile Zola Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 274 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784784867
- ISBN
- 9781784784867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.33
€ 16.99
€ 14.33
Hardcover. Illustrated with original photography, this title presents portraits of sixty inspirational women, from many walks of life. All have changed the world in a variety of fields. Among them are politicians and artists, journalists and teachers, engineers and campaigners, fire fighters and film stars. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AJC; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 319 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1634.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781785033520
- ISBN
- 9781785033520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.53€ 31.22
€ 52.53
€ 31.22
Paperback. A frank and funny account of how Ed copes when his misbehaving 13 year old niece, Tiffany, moves into his Manhattan life. This is a book about growing up, families, parenting and about having no idea what to do next. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BG; JFSP2; VFXC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222. Keywords: "An Uncle's Memoir" 310pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KNW0010038
- ISBN
- 9781416511175
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 8.99€ 4.99
€ 8.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 396 pages, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFCX; JNA; JNK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev Exp
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971349
- ISBN
- 9780865971349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.88
€ 24.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; HBTB; JFSL3; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820340647
- ISBN
- 9780820340647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.93
€ 45.93
Paperback. Written by a leading authority on colonial America, this compact biography captures in a remarkably small space one of the most protean lives of American history. Series: Lives and Legacies Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195368703
- ISBN
- 9780195368703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.62
€ 18.62
Paperback. This volume examines cases ranging from the well-publicized ethnonationalism of Bosnia and post-Apartheid South Africa to ethnic conflicts in Belgium and Sri Lanka. It explains the inadequacies of current approaches to power and ethnicity. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMP; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226900179
- ISBN
- 9780226900179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFCX; JNA; JNK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Revised, Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971356
- ISBN
- 9780865971356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.75
€ 14.99
€ 12.75
Paperback. The third edition of Contemporary Russia is fully revised to provide a comprehensive introduction to the society, politics and culture of one of the most important countries in global affairs today. The author details Russia's historical background as well as the nation's current concerns and distinctive features in this accessible analysis. Series: Contemporary States and Societies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 black & white halftones, 12 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JM; JF; JP; KC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 3rd ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137307392
- ISBN
- 9781137307392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.58
€ 52.58
Hardback. This work provides a comparative history of the development of Marxist theory in Great Britain, concentrating on the years between the Great Depression and the Cold War. Roberts argues that during this period, there developed among intellectuals a distinctly Anglicized form of Marxism. Num Pages: 320 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFCX; JPA; JPFC; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847683956
- ISBN
- 9780847683956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.01
€ 189.01
paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFFA; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634854085
- ISBN
- 9781634854085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.57€ 89.00
€ 116.57
€ 89.00
Hardback. Claims have been made on the emergence of a new labour internationalism in response to the growing insecurity created by globalization. However, when persons face conditions of insecurity they often turn inwards. The book contains a warning and a sign of hope. Some workers become fatalistic, even xenophobic. Series: Antipode Book S. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405129152
- ISBN
- 9781405129152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Paperback. This completes Ed Sojaa s trilogy on urban studies, which began with Postmodern Geographies and continued with Thirdspace. It is the first comprehensive text in the growing field of critical urban studies to deal with the dramatically restructured megacities that have emerged world--wide over the last half of the twentieth--century. Num Pages: 464 pages, 0. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577180012
- ISBN
- 9781577180012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.50
€ 55.50
Hardcover. * A vibrant reading of postmodern feminist and postcolonial thought* By the author of Postmodern Geographies (Verso, 1989)* Presents a new transdisciplinary mode of thinking about space and the spatiality of social life. . Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 189 x 24. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866745
- ISBN
- 9781557866745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.24
€ 129.24
Paperback. At once informative and entertaining, inspiring and challenging, this book provides an understanding of urban development and change over the past forty years in Los Angeles and other city regions of the world. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white halftones, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520281745
- ISBN
- 9780520281745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Series: Globalization & Community Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816666683
- ISBN
- 9780816666683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.34
€ 26.99
€ 25.34
Paperback. * A vibrant reading of postmodern feminist and postcolonial thought* By the author of Postmodern Geographies (Verso, 1989)* Presents a new transdisciplinary mode of thinking about space and the spatiality of social life. . Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866752
- ISBN
- 9781557866752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.30
€ 46.30