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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Fear is ingrained in the history of cities but our short-sightedness prevents us from grasping its evolution over time. Increasingly, risk and fear are experienced, portrayed and discussed as globalized phenomena, particularly since 9/11. This research puts urban insecurity in perspective, with a comparison of world cities in the North and South. Series: Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; JKVC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284210
- ISBN
- 9780230284210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.57
€ 127.57
Paperback. * Contemporary advanced societies. * Informed by extensive fieldwork, including interviews with mayors, judges, police officers, community leaders and grass--roots organizations. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 328 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QFH; JFFA; JFFC; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631205210
- ISBN
- 9780631205210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.73
€ 33.73
Paperback. The shocking story of how exceptionally violent abuse turned one girl to desperate self-harm before turning her life around. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340937372
- ISBN
- 9780340937372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.94
€ 14.99
€ 11.94
Hardback. "The squeezed middle" brings together leading experts from both sides of the Atlantic to ask what the UK can learn from the US experience of stagnating wages and rising living costs. Editor(s): Parker, Sophia. Num Pages: 184 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFF; JK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 240 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447308942
- ISBN
- 9781447308942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.70
€ 98.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; BGL; HBTZ1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442214682
- ISBN
- 9781442214682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.07
€ 65.07
Paperback. Discusses aspects of terror with regard to human rights events across the globe, but especially in the United States, Latin America, and Europe. This title demonstrates that the need to question continuously and to engage in permanent critique does not contradict the need to seek answers, to advocate social change, and to intervene critically. Editor(s): McClennen, Sophia A.; Morello, Henry James. Series: Comparative Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPVH; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535689
- ISBN
- 9781557535689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.82
€ 83.82
Paperback. Was there ever such a beast as the monstrous Kraken? Did a Welsh prince discover America, centuries before Columbus? What happened to the missing crew of the Mary Celeste? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 40. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099551072
- ISBN
- 9780099551072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Scotland's rich past and varied landscape have inspired an extraordinary array of legends and beliefs. This title brings together: stories of heroes and bloody feuds, tales of giants, fairies, and witches, and accounts of local customs and traditions. It also uncovers the events that inspired Shakespeare's "Macbeth." Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 44. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Random House UK
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099547167
- ISBN
- 9780099547167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
paperback. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FBS; 3JM; GTJ; JFFD; JFFN; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780815634713
- ISBN
- 9780815634713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.43
€ 44.43
Hardcover. Editor(s): Greene, Sophia B. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 183 x 24. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617619922
- ISBN
- 9781617619922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 255.55€ 175.96
€ 255.55
€ 175.96
Paperback. Colbert's America argues that, in contrast to the anti-intellectualism, the sensationalism, and the punditry that tend to govern most mass media today, Stephen Colbert's program offers his audience the opportunity to understand the context through which most news is reported and to be critical of it. Series: Education, Politics and Public Life. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137014726
- ISBN
- 9781137014726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 47.16
€ 53.37
€ 47.16
Hardback. Editor(s): Lee, Sook Jong. Num Pages: 182 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137596598
- ISBN
- 9781137596598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Paperback. Series: Difference Incorporated. Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816683079
- ISBN
- 9780816683079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.75
€ 29.99
€ 27.75
Paperback. Soo Ah Kwon explores youth of color activism, focusing on the political conditions that enable-and limit-youth of color from achieving meaningful change given the entrenchment of nonprofits within the logic of the neoliberal state. Num Pages: 184 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JFSP2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354239
- ISBN
- 9780822354239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 229 x 7. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552664384
- ISBN
- 9781552664384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.70
€ 24.99
€ 21.70
Hardback. Although the death of the small town has been predicted for decades, during the 1990s the population of rural America actually increased by more than 3 million people. In this work Sonya Salamon explores these rural migrants and the impact they have on small town America. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 halftones, 7 maps, 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734125
- ISBN
- 9780226734125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.22€ 79.61
€ 94.22
€ 79.61
Paperback. Although the death of small town has been predicted for decades, during 1990s population of rural America increased by more than three million people. This book considers these rural newcomers and their impact on social relationships, public spaces, and community resources of small-town America. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 halftones, 7 maps, 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734132
- ISBN
- 9780226734132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.08
€ 34.99
€ 28.08
Hardback. This pathbreaking book offers stunning new insight into modern black literature, environmental humanities, and poetry and poetics. Series: The Callaloo African Diaspora Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DS; DSA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421422657
- ISBN
- 9781421422657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.64€ 47.68
€ 50.64
€ 47.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 52 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 138 x 5. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 52
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617613326
- ISBN
- 9781617613326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.01€ 52.53
€ 73.01
€ 52.53
Paperback. Real Folks examines the construction of the folk in Depression-era U.S. politics and culture, as well as the hybrid forms of documentary and satire that critiqued the populist fixation on folk authenticity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 22 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; DSBH; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349440
- ISBN
- 9780822349440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.79
€ 36.99
€ 28.79