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Society & culture: general
Paperback. An examination of the conceptual underpinnings of revolutions, nations and empires and the conditions that make them possible. The text argues that how concepts are defined and delimited strongly influences the theoretical claims that can be made about them. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114318
- ISBN
- 9780231114318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.07
€ 44.07
Hardback. Despite their historical importance, empires have received scant attention from social scientists. Now, Alexander J. Motyl examines the structure, dynamics, and continuing relevance of empire. Rejecting choice-centered theories of imperial decline, Motyl maintains that the very structure of empires promotes decay and that decay in turn facilitates the progressive loss of territory. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFS; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121101
- ISBN
- 9780231121101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.38
€ 79.38
Paperback. Through a case study in a Chicago public school, Means demonstrates that, despite the fragmentation of human security in low-income and racially segregated public schools, there exist positive social relations, knowledge, and desire for change that can be built upon to promote more secure and equitable democratic futures for young people. Series: New Frontiers in Education, Culture and Politics. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JHB; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032041
- ISBN
- 9781137032041
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 42.99
€ 54.99
€ 42.99
Hardcover. Through a case study in a Chicago public school, Means demonstrates that, despite the fragmentation of human security in low-income and racially segregated public schools, there exist positive social relations, knowledge, and desire for change that can be built upon to promote more secure and equitable democratic futures for young people. Series: New Frontiers in Education, Culture and Politics. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JHB; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032034
- ISBN
- 9781137032034
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.83
€ 54.99
€ 43.83
Hardcover. Building Noah's Ark for Migrants, Refugees, and Religious Communities examines religion within the framework of refugee studies as a public good, with the spiritual and material use of religion shedding new light on the agency of refugees in reconstructing their lives and positioning themselves in hostile environments. Editor(s): Horstmann, Alexander; Bach, Daniel. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137501530
- ISBN
- 9781137501530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 165 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HRA; HRQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 136 x 259 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226323992
- ISBN
- 9780226323992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.96
€ 25.99
€ 20.96
paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Business. Num Pages: 105 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; KJC; KJSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 105
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319178578
- ISBN
- 9783319178578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.42
€ 72.42
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer vs United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658002985
- ISBN
- 9783658002985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.95
€ 67.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 133 pages, 7 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHBL; KJMV6; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319246222
- ISBN
- 9783319246222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
Paperback. Cultural study of the effects of sound technologies--from the phonograph to the Walkman--on African American literature, art, and music in the twentieth century Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; AVG; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822335900
- ISBN
- 9780822335900
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.30
€ 31.99
€ 28.30
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531170930
- ISBN
- 9783531170930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.15
€ 47.15
Hardback. What does it mean to oppose AIDS, to be at odds with AIDS?.. The author confronts these questions from a broad philosophical background that ranges from Kant, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, and Heidegger to contemporary thought concerning gay activism and AIDS research. Translator(s): Gilgen, Peter; Curtis, Conrad Scott-. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 164 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: JFC; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724371
- ISBN
- 9780804724371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.08
€ 135.08
Paperback. What does it mean to oppose AIDS, to be at odds with AIDS?.. The author confronts these questions from a broad philosophical background that ranges from Kant, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, and Heidegger to contemporary thought concerning gay activism and AIDS research. Translator(s): Gilgen, Peter; Curtis, Conrad Scott-. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 164 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: JFC; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724388
- ISBN
- 9780804724388
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.26
€ 32.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. "A collection of essays from scholars around the globe examining the ethical issues and problems associated with some of the major areas within contemporary international communication: journalism, PR, marketing communication, and political rhetoric"-- Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; GTC; JFD; JPS; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323548
- ISBN
- 9781349323548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Hardcover. In 1934 a Swedish museum director and his assistant researched the maritime and material culture of the Outer Hebrides. Their work is presented here along with 80 sepia photographs and 35 line drawings, all previously unpublished. Editor(s): Fenton, Alexander. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60 sepia photographs + 43 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 195 x 14. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- NMSE - Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905267651
- ISBN
- 9781905267651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.62
€ 33.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Ewen, Alexander. Num Pages: 174 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHM; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940666313
- ISBN
- 9780940666313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.04
€ 18.99
€ 14.04
Hardback. This ethnographic account of Brazil s emergence as a global leader in plastic surgery takes readers from Ipanema socialite circles to telenovela studios to the packed waiting rooms of public hospitals offering free cosmetic surgery. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 illustrations, incl. 10 in color. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822347859
- ISBN
- 9780822347859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.83
€ 123.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816622450
- ISBN
- 9780816622450
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Condition: New
€ 26.00
€ 26.00
Paperback. Examines the impact of globalized culture and tradition, on the Koryak people living in post-Soviet Siberia. Num Pages: 348 pages, 23 illustrations, 2 maps, 1 glossary. BIC Classification: 1FCS; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803235090
- ISBN
- 9780803235090
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.64
€ 37.99
€ 35.64
Paperback. A roller coaster ride through the ruins of modern America from the most influential journalist of his generation. Num Pages: 599 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 34. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Verso
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781682951
- ISBN
- 9781781682951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.24
€ 20.24
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459589
- ISBN
- 9780857459589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.84€ 72.88
€ 116.84
€ 72.88
paperback. For a millennium and a half in China, Christianity has been perceived as a foreign religion for a foreign people. This volume investigates various historical attempts to articulate a Chinese Christianity, comparing the roles that Western and Latin forms of Christian theology have played with the potential role of Eastern Orthodox theology. Series: Christianities of the World. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HRA; HRAC; HRCM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349457342
- ISBN
- 9781349457342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.81
€ 118.81
Hardcover. Abraham Heschel and Martin Buber were giant thinkers of the 20th century who made significant contributions to the understanding of religious consciousness and of Judaism. They wrote on various subjects, such as the Bible, commandments, Hasidism, Zionism and Christianity, and had much in common, though they also differed on substantial points. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235728
- ISBN
- 9781936235728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.11
€ 144.11
Paperback. Theory, Method, and Effects Num Pages: 163 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; KJSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 223.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 163
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658154066
- ISBN
- 9783658154066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.40
€ 73.40