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Paperback. "In the restrained prose of Torture lies a passionate message about the intentional violation of the bodies of human beings, in our time and in the past."-New York Times Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFE; JKVP1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215991
- ISBN
- 9780812215991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Left Behind provides crucial insights into the troubling trajectory of public policy while offering teachers and administrators effective strategies for overcoming barriers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSG; JNF; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417875
- ISBN
- 9781421417875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.65
€ 41.99
€ 34.65
Paperback. What role have women played in forming American foreign policy? In addressing that question, Professor Crapol found that, whereas women might have been viewed as having played a relatively minor role, they had, in fact, made significant contributions, despite being "secondary players". Series: America in the Modern World. Num Pages: 198 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JPQB; JPSD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842024303
- ISBN
- 9780842024303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.87
€ 60.87
Hardback. Series: Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231120005
- ISBN
- 9780231120005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. Covering animal suffering both directly inflicted and indirectly caused by humans, this volume examines the role education can play in improving animal welfare and reducing the vast amount of animal suffering that has been and is currently created by humans. Series: Animal Welfare. Num Pages: 90 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFZ; PSVS; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 90
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642168130
- ISBN
- 9783642168130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.05
€ 194.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810861060
- ISBN
- 9780810861060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.60
€ 59.60
Hardback. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810861053
- ISBN
- 9780810861053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.85
€ 101.85
Paperback. Examines the opinions of average Americans about Washington, DC, in order to understand how many Americans are likely to approach the question of what reforms are needed. This book explores the political, economic, and social conditions of the District, providing an informed context for understanding and evaluating its political options. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPH; JPVH1; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406234
- ISBN
- 9780878406234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.19
€ 75.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226077635
- ISBN
- 9780226077635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.76
€ 40.99
€ 31.76
Paperback. * The bestselling book on modern India by the ex-South Asia correspondent for the Financial Times, reissued with new material Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 16, colour phoos. BIC Classification: JF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349123462
- ISBN
- 9780349123462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; HRKN1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231161848
- ISBN
- 9780231161848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.17
€ 100.17
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560724018
- ISBN
- 9781560724018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.92€ 72.36
€ 93.92
€ 72.36
Hardcover. Orientalist discourses in Brazilian culture are an expression of anxieties about the re-structuring of time and space in the network age. The book examines engagements with Japanese postmodern culture in Brazil, which emerge in relation to the history of Japanese immigration and through a series of European and North American discursive mediations. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137468314
- ISBN
- 9781137468314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.13
€ 127.13
Hardcover. Fictional narratives produced in Latin America often borrow tropes from contemporary science fiction to examine the shifts in the nature of power in neoliberal society. King examines how this leads towards a market-governed control society and also explores new models of agency beyond that of the individual. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137338754
- ISBN
- 9781137338754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardback. This collection analyses various European rural locations through a relational lens, attending to key aspects and dimensions of the 'relational rurals' such as cooperation, contestation, solidarity and consensus. By observing rural settings in such terms, contributors are able to rethink European rurality from a distinctly relational perspective. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFS; JFSF; RGC; TTVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137348883
- ISBN
- 9781137348883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.67
€ 67.67
Hardback. Gives an account of America's biggest and most powerful urban center during the Civil War. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 213 pages, index, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842050562
- ISBN
- 9780842050562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.09
€ 168.09
Paperback. A detailed analysis of the economic, political and journalistic structure of American network news organizations. Epstein shows that corporate policy shapes the direction of television news coverage; the essential aim of television is not to inform, but to induce the viewer to "stay tuned". Num Pages: 347 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFD; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566633000
- ISBN
- 9781566633000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.24
€ 18.99
€ 18.24
Hardcover. Politics, Disability, and Education Reform in the South explores how race, gender, disability, and politics all came together to impact the career of one State Superintendent of Education in South Carolina who fought to improve educational conditions for African-Americans, women, and millworkers' children in South Carolina. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG; JNF; JNH; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137484055
- ISBN
- 9781137484055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 46.85
€ 52.90
€ 46.85
Paperback. From African Americans in football to the meaning of Zero in the sport, this title profiles players and personalities, teams and events, games and football concepts, and sociological and technological changes in the sport. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803290129
- ISBN
- 9780803290129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Comprises an analysis of gender biases in late-1990s tax laws and a wake-up call for all those concerned with gender justice to pay more attention to the pervasive impact of such laws. Providing real-life examples, the book shows how tax laws are written to punish married couples who file jointly. Num Pages: 310 pages, 15 line drawings, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KFFD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226555584
- ISBN
- 9780226555584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Hardback. Edward J. Hedican's Ipperwash provides an incisive examination of protest and dissent within the context of land claims disputes and Aboriginal rights. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442640467
- ISBN
- 9781442640467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.53
€ 88.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF; HBL; HBW; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349472604
- ISBN
- 9781349472604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 160.32
€ 160.32
Hardcover. Set against the backdrop of contemporary US economic history, Puerto Rico Is in the Heart examines the emigration, labor, and political experiences of documentary photographer, human rights activist, and Puerto Rican community leader Frank Espada and considers the cultural impact of neoliberal programs directed at Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans. Num Pages: 148 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: A; D; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137331410
- ISBN
- 9781137331410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Paperback. This book examines the power of the past upon the present. It shows how generations of Scots have exploited and reshaped history to meet the needs of a series of presents, from the conquest of the Picts to the refounding of Parliament. Editor(s): Cowan, Edward J.; Finlay, Richard J. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748614202
- ISBN
- 9780748614202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73