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Society & culture: general

Paperback. On July 2 and 3, 1917, race riots rocked the small industrial city of East St Louis, Illinois. This title takes the reader beyond that pivotal time in the city's history to explore black people's activism from the antebellum era to the eve of the post - World War II civil rights movement. Series Editor(s): Finkelman, Paul; Barnes, L. Diane. Series: Law Society & Politics in the Midwest. Num Pages: 360 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821418031
ISBN
9780821418031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Recommended for Steiner/Waldorf teachers of Class 11 (age 16-17) as a way of introducing world literature. Series: Waldorf Education Resources. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; JNU; YQE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863153792
ISBN
9780863153792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. A biography of Elizabeth McCormack, regarded by many as the very soul of philanthropy whose unstinting practical advice and compassion have helped to inform the distribution of hundreds of millions of dollars to worthy causes around the world. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S. United States
Edition
First Trade Paper
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610392037
ISBN
9781610392037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.00

Paperback. The author of this text aims to show that revenge is a required form of justice that should be incorporated into the criminal justice system. He argues that the current system disempowers those who are victims of crime, the accused, and their respective communities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKV; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. Chicago, IL
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227789
ISBN
9780812694024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. In American football, seven out of ten players are black, but few are fully aware of the struggle to achieve equal rights. This text examines how sports laid a foundation for social change by integrating black and white athletes in the National Football League. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFJ; JFSL3; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 188 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814774960
ISBN
9780814774960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. The reader reprints extracts of key historical texts - those of Daniel Bell on the post-industrial society and Jean-Francois Lyotard on the post-modern condition. The new cultural logic of contested pluralism is analysed in seminal papers by Andreas Hyssen and Jim Collins. Editor(s): Jencks, Charles. Series: AD Reader. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: AB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470748664
ISBN
9780470748664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.27

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; JFSG; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196264
ISBN
9781845196264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.15

Hardback. Focusing on multi-ethnic interaction in an inner city area, this book addresses difficult issues that are often simplistically and negatively portrayed, challenging the stereotypical denigration of inner city life, and Muslim communities in particular. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSG; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447315643
ISBN
9781447315643
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.30

Paperback. Focusing on multi-ethnic interaction in an inner city area, this book addresses difficult issues that are often simplistically and negatively portrayed, challenging the stereotypical denigration of inner city life, and Muslim communities in particular. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Policy Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447315711
ISBN
9781447315711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.58

Hardback. Explores how a popular Islamic media form - the cassette sermon - has profoundly transformed the political geography of the Middle East. Focusing on Cairo's popular neighborhoods, this book highlights the pivotal role these tapes play in an expanding arena of Islamic argumentation and debate - what the author calls an "Islamic counterpublic." Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138185
ISBN
9780231138185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.60
€ 79.38

Paperback. Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138192
ISBN
9780231138192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Hardcover. This book explores how trust and community are affected by the rapid increase in the scope of communication. Uncertainty of relations generates many destructive reactions, yet it also creates the possibility of a community wider and more diverse than ever before. The book puts these contrasting scenarios in a historical and theoretical context. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198708551
ISBN
9780198708551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.97

Hardback. Series: U.S. & Pacific Asia S. Num Pages: 304 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231072045
ISBN
9780231072045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.60
€ 79.12

Paperback. * Provides an indispensable companion to Harrison and Wooda s classic volume Art in Theory 1900--1990. * Extends to a startling degree the canon of nineteenth--century art theory. * Offers for the first time English translations of material from foreign sources, comprising a third of the entire volume. Num Pages: 1120 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JH; ABA; ACV; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1456.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
1120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631200666
ISBN
9780631200666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.68

paperback. Offers a glimpse into the future and see what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. This book explores the dangers of a society built on credit. He challenges the myth that remorseless growth is essential. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHBA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 279 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Random House Business
Condition
New
SKU
9781847941343
ISBN
9781847941343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.83

Paperback. Fleas need elephants, just as elephants need fleas to keep them alert and dancing. This idea also applies to economies who need both, to business, which has to structure itself to allow fleas to co-exist with the elephants, to society, which needs to encourage individualism but needs the conformity of the elephant. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; KJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Random House Business
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099415657
ISBN
9780099415657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. We will not survive unless we adapt to the way the world is changing. This book helps us to understand what Tom Peters, the American business guru, has called the new 'upside down' competitive realities in the world of work and of leisure. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Highlighting on sentences but remains good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Random House Business
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KCW0000639
ISBN
9780099548317
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents an alternative vision, where life and work are regrounded in a natural sense of continuity, connection and purposeful direction. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 212. 8vo. Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Random House Business
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0262233
ISBN
9780099301257
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. The whole is harmony, not discord. Based on fourteen years of research involving nearly 50,000 managerial respondents and on the authors' extensive experience in international business, this book compares the cultural values of more than forty nations. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471495277
ISBN
9780471495277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.40

Hardback. Moritz Steinschneider. The Hebrew Translations of the Middle Ages and the Jews as Transmitters Editor(s): Manekin, Charles H.; Langermann, Y. Tzvi; Biesterfeldt, Hans Hinrich. Series: Amsterdam Studies in Jewish Philosophy. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400773134
ISBN
9789400773134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.21

Paperback. A fascinating portrait of the Pythagorean tradition, including a substantial account of the Neo-Pythagorean revival, and ending with Johannes Kepler on the threshold of modernism. Num Pages: 206 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
193
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205758
ISBN
9780872205758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.35

Paperback. Series: Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development (Mono). Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHB; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119038580
ISBN
9781119038580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.57

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Gauckler, Genevieve. Num Pages: 272 pages, 164 colour photographs. BIC Classification: AJB; HRLF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 180 x 28. Weight in Grams: 990.
Publisher
Dewi Lewis Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907893230
ISBN
9781907893230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; JFSG; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196868
ISBN
9781845196868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.98

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