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Paperback. Today neoliberals argue that we should let ourselves be guided by market forces and that there is little we can do to stem the flow of economic globalization. On the other hand, thinkers on the left continue to denounce domination and claim to speak in the name of victims who are powerless to change the circumstances of their lives. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPFK; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745624341
ISBN
9780745624341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.41

Hardback. In this provocative and timely new book, Alain Touraine explores the question of how we might live together in a truly globalized world society. Rejecting the seductive metaphor of a global melting pot, Touraine mounts a powerful attack on the idea that we now live together as equals, sharing the same social and cultural values. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745622118
ISBN
9780745622118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.69

Hardback. An unsettling reflection on the twentieth century in its twilight hours in which we are asked to rethink our assumptions about universalism and humanism. While many people look to humanist ideals as a deterrent to nationalist chauvinism, Finkielkraut challenges the abstract idea of universalism by describing the terrible crimes "civilized" Europe has committed in its name. Translator(s): Friedlander, Judith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110204
ISBN
9780231110204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.43
€ 46.81

Paperback. The Holocaust changed what it means to be a Jew, for Jew and non-Jew alike. This title decodes the shifts in anti-Semitism at the end of the Cold War, chronicles the impact of Israel's policies on European Jews, opposes arguments both for and against cultural assimilation, and reopens questions about Marx and Judaism. Translator(s): O'Neill, Kevin; Suchoff, David. Series: Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 201 pages, Introduction, notes, index. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803268951
ISBN
9780803268951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.35

Paperback. In this analysis of the processes by which the Zionist idea was realised, Alain Dieckhoff examines the ways in which the competing factions of Zionism negotiated the formation of the Jewish State. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Number of pages
308
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850655954
ISBN
9781850655954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.34

Hardback. Editor(s): Corbin, Alain; Courtine, Jean-Jacques; Vigarello, George. Translator(s): Cohen, Keith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 752 pages, 56 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JFSJ2; JHMC; JMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168786
ISBN
9780231168786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 42.00

Paperback. A case study of the folklore of sexuality, this text examines the myth of the "droit de cuissage" and how for seven hundred years each era used the mythical custom to its own ends in an insight into popular misconceptions of the Middle Ages. Studies Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; JFHF; WJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226067438
ISBN
9780226067438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Corbin, Alain; Courtine, Jean-Jacques; Vigarello, Georges. Translator(s): Cohen, Keith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 768 pages, 32-page color insert. BIC Classification: AC; HB; JFSJ; JFSJ2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168793
ISBN
9780231168793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.39

Hardcover. "Covers [Arabic] literature produced by women writers in Europe and in North and South America from 1920 to 2011"--Introduction. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634027
ISBN
9780815634027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 72 photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888395252
ISBN
9780888395252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; HRQ; JFHF; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 802.
Publisher
Feral House,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781627310345
ISBN
9781627310345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.39

Paperback. Explores the political, social and economic forces that are shaping what America and the world will become in ensuing decades. From demographics to democracy, this title explores what the author calls the 'Drivers of Global Change', framing the international conversation about the future in provocative ways. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 37. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
WH Allen
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753540503
ISBN
9780753540503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; JKVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138921344
ISBN
9781138921344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 248.80

Paperback. Between 1890 and 1920 over one-third of the peasants of Mount Lebanon left their villages and traveled to the Americas. This book traces the journeys of these villagers from the ranks of the peasantry into a middle class of their own making. Num Pages: 271 pages, 2 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1KB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520227408
ISBN
9780520227408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.28

Hardcover. Num Pages: 166 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613244647
ISBN
9781613244647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 237.72
€ 160.69

Hardcover. In many societies today, educational aims or goals are commonly characterized in terms of "equality," "equal opportunity," "equal access" or "equal rights," the underlying assumption being that "equality" in some form is an intelligible and sensible educational ideal. Series: Asia Pacific Studies: Past and Present. Num Pages: 204 pages, 15 tables & figs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFFJ; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426. Series: Asia Pacific Studies: Past and Present. 204 pages, 15 tables & figs. In many societies today, educational aims or goals are commonly characterized in terms of "equality," "equal opportunity," "equal access" or "equal rights," the underlying assumption being that "equality" in some form is an intelligible and sensible educational ideal. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFFJ; JNF. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 17. Weight: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452672
ISBN
9780857452672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816634866
ISBN
9780816634866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. Provides an account of world history from the end of WWII onwards, an era when transnational communities challenged the long domination of the nation-state. In this title, leading scholars elucidate the political, economic, cultural, and environmental forces that have shaped the planet in the past sixty years. Series: A History of the World. Num Pages: 990 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; HBG; HBLW3; HBLX; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1451.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
990
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674045729
ISBN
9780674045729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.34

Paperback. Discusses the literary and artistic effects of globalisation Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 252 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AB; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253223456
ISBN
9780253223456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. Yosano Akiko (1878-1942) was highly a acclaimed Japanese poet and translator from classical Japanese. She was also a prominent feminist. In 1928 she was invited to travel around areas with a strong Japanese presence in China's northeast. This is her account of that journey. Translator(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Num Pages: 128 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJG; GTB; JFSJ1; WTH; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123181
ISBN
9780231123181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798549
ISBN
9780804798549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804791243
ISBN
9780804791243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.17

Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765708243
ISBN
9780765708243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.39

Paperback. Presents a major new theory of the state developed by the renowned anthropologist Akhil Gupta Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FKA; GTB; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351108
ISBN
9780822351108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.09

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