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paperback. Understanding the dynamics of population turnover or migration driving area change is key to improving efforts at neighbourhood regeneration and developing mixed or sustainable communities. This report provides the first analysis of neighbourhood migration flows for the whole of England and Scotland. A free pdf is available at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 96 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781861349750
- ISBN
- 9781861349750
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€ 25.99€ 25.84
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Paperback. To avoid uncontrolled climate change, greenhouse gas emissions will have to be brought under control by major emitters outside the affluent West. The authors investigate the political obstacles in BRIC countries and what their governments could do to strengthen climate policies without incurring serious political damage. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JPQB; JPSN; RND; TQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349327591
- ISBN
- 9781349327591
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€ 127.76
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Hardcover. A cornerstone of Chinese popular culture, the legend of the White Snake the admirable demon who loves her victim has been continually rewritten, reinterpreted, and readapted for over five hundred years. This title opens a window into the variety of pre-modern Chinese popular literature. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 171
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209961
- ISBN
- 9780872209961
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€ 52.99€ 42.56
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€ 42.56
Educational Learning and Development: Building and Enhancing Capacity ...
Baguley, Margaret, Danaher, Patrick Alan, Dav...
Hardcover. Through ten research projects, this book explores the topic of educational learning and development in order to examine issues that are impacting, either positively or negatively, on current research in this area. The authors explore the capacity building potential of the projects and what factors impacted on or assisted their development. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSF; JMRL; JNC; JNF; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137392831
- ISBN
- 9781137392831
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€ 66.20
€ 66.20
paperback. Explores the role of families in shaping choices about local universities and which A levels and degree subjects to study; how community expectations about marriage interact with plans for university; the financial strategies of South Asian women students for funding their education; and the diversity of experiences of education. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSJ1; JFSL; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781861349736
- ISBN
- 9781861349736
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€ 25.99€ 25.84
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Paperback. A rich anthology of feminist writings by Arab women over more than a century Editor(s): Badran, Margot; Cooke, Miriam G. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 747.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217035
- ISBN
- 9780253217035
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€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474403948
- ISBN
- 9781474403948
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€ 40.99€ 35.39
€ 40.99
€ 35.39
The Middle Classes and the City. A Study of Paris and London.
Bacque, Marie-Helene; Bridge, Gary; Benson, M...
paperback. What does it mean to be middle class in contemporary global cities? What do the middle classes do to these cities and what do these cities do to the middle classes? Do the middle classes engage in social mix or are they focused on 'people like us'? Based on comparative study this book explores middle-class identities across Paris and London. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JHBD; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- SKU
- V9781349461783
- ISBN
- 9781349461783
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€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardcover. Obsolescence is fundamental to the experience of modernity, not simply one dimension of an economic system. The contributors to this book investigate obsolescence as a historical phenomenon, an aesthetic practice, and an affective mode. Editor(s): Tischleder, Babette Barbel; Wasserman, Sarah. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137470898
- ISBN
- 9781137470898
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Condition: New
€ 162.12
€ 162.12
Hardback. Series: The Palgrave MacMillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; 1KBB; HBJD; HBLW3; JFD; JPS; JWL; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403975195
- ISBN
- 9781403975195
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€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardcover. Boys at Sea is a study of homoerotic life in the Royal Navy during the age of sail. The book traces every feature of sexual life at sea, including seduction, rape, prostitution, courts martial, and the punishments meted out to those convicted of violating the stern moral code set down in the Articles of War. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM; HBW; JFSK2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230522282
- ISBN
- 9780230522282
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€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Paperback. In this reference, the author applies quantitative criteria to definitively rank the greatest Jewish athletes of modern times from all major sports against one another according to achievement. The information is presented in a light and entertaining way. Num Pages: 200 pages, 100 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGS; GBC; JFSR1; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810847750
- ISBN
- 9780810847750
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Condition: New
€ 76.76
€ 76.76
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: AJCR; JFFA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875655000
- ISBN
- 9780875655000
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€ 33.99€ 31.17
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Paperback. Tracking the ways in which journalism and memory mutually support, undermine, repair and challenge each other, this fascinating collection brings together leading scholars in journalism and memory studies to investigate the complicated role that journalism plays in relation to the past. Editor(s): Zelizer, Barbie; Tenenboim-Weinblatt, Keren. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263933
- ISBN
- 9781137263933
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€ 66.65
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Hardback. How Food Made History offers a wide-ranging overview of 5,000 years of global history, a period dominated by agriculture and urbanization. It traces the changing patterns of food production and consumption that have molded economic and social life and contributed fundamentally to the development of government and complex societies. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405189484
- ISBN
- 9781405189484
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€ 91.02
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Paperback. How Food Made History offers a wide-ranging overview of 5,000 years of global history, a period dominated by agriculture and urbanization. It traces the changing patterns of food production and consumption that have molded economic and social life and contributed fundamentally to the development of government and complex societies. Num Pages: 280 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405189477
- ISBN
- 9781405189477
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€ 36.22
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Paperback. From the current vantage point of the transformation of books and libraries, B. Venkat Mani presents a historical account of world literature. By locating translation, publication, and circulation along routes of GCGBPbibliomigrancy,GC[yen] Mani narrates how world Num Pages: 360 pages, 13 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; GLC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 2. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823273416
- ISBN
- 9780823273416
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€ 32.99€ 29.90
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Paperback. This book examines only-child experience in global perspective and offers an insight into the dilemmas and challengesonly-children face as adults.Explored from both a social and psychological perspective, it reveals the complexity and multidimensional nature of the private and public worlds of the only-child." Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHBC; JHBK; JHM; JMS; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349355983
- ISBN
- 9781349355983
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€ 65.93
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Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- SKU
- V9781349314911
- ISBN
- 9781349314911
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Paperback. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349469307
- ISBN
- 9781349469307
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€ 65.57
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822321217
- ISBN
- 9780822321217
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€ 41.99€ 31.10
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Paperback. Presents Richs new thoughts on the New Queer Cinema, as well as bringing together the best of her writing on the NQC Num Pages: 360 pages, 23 Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFN; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354284
- ISBN
- 9780822354284
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€ 32.99€ 32.13
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Paperback. A study of homoerotic life on board ships in the Royal Navy in the age of fighting sail. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBW; JFSJ; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349357031
- ISBN
- 9781349357031
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Condition: New
€ 138.81
€ 138.81
Paperback. In Ancient Greece and Rome, in Crusader campaigns and pirate adventures, same-sex romances were a common and condoned part of military culture. From the Peloponnesian War to the Gulf War, from Achelleus to Lawrence of Arabia gays and lesbians have played a crucial but often hidden role in military campaigns. Num Pages: 299 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSK; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780814798867
- ISBN
- 9780814798867
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56