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Society & culture: general
Paperback. What exactly is ethical finance? Is Islamic finance ethical? Is ethical finance Islamic? This title examines a range of financial institutions in Britain within the ethical sector, considering the nature of their principles and practices, and how they relate to Islamic models and to Muslim communities. Series: Edinburgh Guides to Islamic Finance. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HPQ; JFSR2; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748648955
- ISBN
- 9780748648955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.87
€ 38.99
€ 34.87
Interpreting or expanding on Tillie Olsen's "Silences", a group of distinguished feminist critics explores the subject of silence and silencing in literature and criticism. They interpret a debate which includes aspects of feminism, multiculturalism and literature. Editor(s): Hedges, Elaine; Fishkin, Shelley Fisher. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Publisher
- New York
- Edition
- Trade (softback)
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195073072
- ISBN
- 9780195073072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.27
€ 118.27
Hardback. Provides a personal view of a maquiladora worker's struggles with factory labor conditions, poverty, and violence as she journeys toward education, financial opportunity, and, ultimately, empowerment Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLC; JFC; JHM; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292744264
- ISBN
- 9780292744264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.82
€ 63.82
Paperback. Women, Crime, and Justice: Balancing the Scales presents a comprehensive analysis of the role of women in the criminal justice system, providing important new insight to their position as offenders, victims, and practitioners. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 255 x 17. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118793466
- ISBN
- 9781118793466
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Condition: New
€ 100.00
€ 100.00
Paperback. In 1885 a genteel New England girl traveled to the western frontier to open a school on the Great Sioux Reservation. This book bears witness to a critical and tragic era in Lakota history and reveals the frequently contradictory attitudes of outsiders drawn to them. Editor(s): Graber, Kay. Num Pages: 183 pages, Illus, Map. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803267527
- ISBN
- 9780803267527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.45
€ 19.45
hardcover. From 1917 to 1920 the Woman's Land Army (WLA) brought thousands of city workers, society women, artists, business professionals, and college students into rural America to take over the farm work after men were called to wartime service. Num Pages: 352 pages, 64 b&w photos, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781597972734
- ISBN
- 9781597972734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.58
€ 30.99
€ 28.58
Paperback. The inner-city world of at-risk teens through their powerful photos and stories Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AJC; JFSG; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439907900
- ISBN
- 9781439907900
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. Utilizing both Freudian and non-Freudian psychoanalysis as well as feminist criticism, this title examines literary works by women and men from medieval and Romantic periods as well as cultural observations on the twentieth century and how they have influenced attitudes toward love. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSBD; JFC; JFFK; JMAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814711996
- ISBN
- 9780814711996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. Contains interviews with nineteen prominent women analysts and writers. In this book, the author persuades them to speak freely on topics such as feminism, sexuality, love, gender differences, and sometimes their lives as analysts and analysands, political activists, wives, and mothers. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814711705
- ISBN
- 9780814711705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Many of those who emigrated from the Caribbean to the UK after World War II left behind partners and children, causing the break-up of families who were often not reunited for several years. Elaine Arnold examines the psychological impact that immigration had on these families, in particular with relation to attachment issues. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843109921
- ISBN
- 9781843109921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.45
€ 37.45
Hardback. The book is critical to understanding Muslim worldviews today, providing an analysis of ethno-cosmology, emic interpretation of sacred tradition, and crucial insight into modernity, folklore, geography, dreams, imagination, hybridity, and identity transformation. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759121195
- ISBN
- 9780759121195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.24
€ 163.24
paperback. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JHBA; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 214 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403986399
- ISBN
- 9781403986399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.34
€ 118.34
Hardback. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JHBA; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403986382
- ISBN
- 9781403986382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.21
€ 119.21
Hardback. This book analyzes the discourses and deliberations in the discussion forums of three of the most visited Islamic websites and investigates the extent to which they have provided a venue for Muslims to freely engage in discussion among themselves and with non-Muslims about political, economic, religious and social issues. Series: The Palgrave MacMillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GL; HRH; JFSR; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600355
- ISBN
- 9780230600355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.30
€ 119.30
Egyptian Revolution 2.0: Political Blogging, Civic Engagement, and Cit...
El-Nawawy, Mohammed, Khamis, Sahar
Paperback. This book sheds light on the growing phenomenon of cyberactivism in the Arab world, with a special focus on the Egyptian political blogosphere and its role in paving the way to democratization and socio-political change in Egypt, which culminated in Egypt's historical popular revolution. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX; JFD; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137543561
- ISBN
- 9781137543561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Islam Dot Com: Contemporary Islamic Discourses in Cyberspace (Palgrave...
El-Nawawy, Mohammed, Khamis, Sahar
Paperback. This book analyzes the discourses and deliberations in the discussion forums of three of the most visited Islamic websites and investigates the extent to which they have provided a venue for Muslims to freely engage in discussion among themselves and with non-Muslims about political, economic, religious and social issues. Series: The Palgrave MacMillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSR2; JPVH2; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338159
- ISBN
- 9780230338159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.57
€ 118.57
Egyptian Revolution 2.0: Political Blogging, Civic Engagement, and Cit...
El-Nawawy, Mohammed, Khamis, Sahar
Hardcover. This book sheds light on the growing phenomenon of cyberactivism in the Arab world, with a special focus on the Egyptian political blogosphere and its role in paving the way to democratization and socio-political change in Egypt, which culminated in Egypt's historical popular revolution. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX; JFD; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137020918
- ISBN
- 9781137020918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardback. This book presents a detailed study of the three dominant Arab media channels - Al-Jazeera, Al-Hurra and Al-Arabia - and their role post-9/11. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFD; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748639090
- ISBN
- 9780748639090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.60€ 118.01
€ 123.60
€ 118.01
Paperback. This book presents a detailed study of the three dominant Arab media channels - Al-Jazeera, Al-Hurra and Al-Arabia - and their role post-9/11. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFD; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748639083
- ISBN
- 9780748639083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.59
€ 36.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 12. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Blue Dome Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935295617
- ISBN
- 9781935295617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.59
€ 9.99
€ 8.59
Paperback. Describes the development of the Kokopelli phenomenon in American mass culture from its beginning to Kokopelli's status as pan-Southwestern icon. This book explores the figure's connections with the Hopi kachina god, Kookopolo and Maahu, the Cicada, and discusses how this rock art image is appropriated and misunderstood. Num Pages: 177 pages, Illus., Map. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFCA; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803282957
- ISBN
- 9780803282957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 231 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531126739
- ISBN
- 9783531126739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
hardcover. As is the case in Western industrialized countries, Japan is seeing a rise in the number of unmarried couples, later marriages, and divorces. What sets Japan apart, however, is that the percentage of children born out of wedlock has hardly changed in the years. This book provides a study of single motherhood in contemporary Japan. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 tables, 4 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804761291
- ISBN
- 9780804761291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.56
€ 75.56
Paperback. Focusing on the artists Ice Cube, Dr Dre, the Geto Boys, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur, Quinn explores the origins, development, and immense popularity of gangsta rap. Including detailed readings in urban geography, neoconservative politics, subcultural formations, black cultural debates, and music industry conditions, this book explains how and why this music genre emerged. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: AVGR; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124096
- ISBN
- 9780231124096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.96
€ 36.99
€ 26.96