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Society & culture: general
Paperback. While the typical Japanese male politician glides through his district in air-conditioned taxis, the typical female voter trundles along the side streets on a simple bicycle. Studying the politics of the average female citizen in Japan, this title argues that this taxi-bicycle contrast reaches deeply into Japanese society. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 263 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520212916
- ISBN
- 9780520212916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.81
€ 35.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. Addresses masculine gender expectations in a male-dominated political world, the connection between gendered identity and ethical being. This book follows the lives of two very different Japanese men entering political life in two very different communities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ2; JHMC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259171
- ISBN
- 9780520259171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Psychologists explore the reality of cyberbullies Millions of children are affected by bullies each year. Advances in social media, email, instant messaging, and cell phones, however, have moved bullying from a schoolyard fear to a constant threat. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JMH; JNHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444334807
- ISBN
- 9781444334807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.93
€ 81.93
Paperback. Psychologists explore the reality of cyberbullies Millions of children are affected by bullies each year. Advances in social media, email, instant messaging, and cell phones, however, have moved bullying from a schoolyard fear to a constant threat. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFE; JMH; JNHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444334814
- ISBN
- 9781444334814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.86
€ 29.86
Paperback. Examining media and pop culture from Sex and the City 2 to Vanity Fair and Time Magazine, Robin Riley uses transnational feminist analysis to reveal how transnational sexism towards Muslim women in general and Afghan and Iraqi women in particular has led to a new form of gender imperialism. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780321288
- ISBN
- 9781780321288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.72
€ 31.99
€ 28.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: VS; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Energy Psychology Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition,First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604150629
- ISBN
- 9781604150629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.86
€ 18.99
€ 18.86
Hardback. In 1990 ten per cent of Indian babies died in their first year - in Kerala the rate was less than three per cent. Kerala also boasted India's longest life expectancy and highest female literacy. This book explains how the combination of politics and women has produced the Kerala model. Series: Cambridge Commonwealth Series. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333548080
- ISBN
- 9780333548080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 316.25
€ 316.25
Paperback. Examines how the staggering growth in mobile phone usage is transforming business, politics and daily life in India Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFF; PDR; TJKT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043137
- ISBN
- 9781849043137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. This reader uses an alternative approach to gender at work to provoke new thinking about traditional management topics, such as leadership and negotiation. * Presents students with an alternative conceptual approach to gender in the workplace. Editor(s): Ely, Robin J.; Foldy, Erica Gabrielle; Scully, Maureen A. Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL; KJMV2; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 26. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405102568
- ISBN
- 9781405102568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.91
€ 43.91
Hardcover. This reader uses an alternative approach to gender at work to provoke new thinking about traditional management topics, such as leadership and negotiation. * Presents students with an alternative conceptual approach to gender in the workplace. Editor(s): Ely, Robin J.; Foldy, Erica Gabrielle; Scully, Maureen A. Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL; KJMV2; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405102551
- ISBN
- 9781405102551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.57€ 81.52
€ 96.57
€ 81.52
Paperback. Against the background of globalization and campaigns to provide basic education for all the world's children, this title compares primary and elementary schooling in England, France, India, Russia and the United States. It is structured around three levels of analysis: systems, school and classrooms. Num Pages: 664 pages, 19. BIC Classification: JFC; JNA; JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631220510
- ISBN
- 9780631220510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.09
€ 52.09
Paperback. This title addresses three questions through its three-part structure: what is the nature of the globalization?; what resulting challenges now confront cities and localities?; and, how can local leaders respond to this changing environment in ways which strengthen local democracy? Num Pages: 274 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSG; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993736
- ISBN
- 9780333993736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.57
€ 58.57
Paperback. This engaging book argues that imaginative place-based leadership can enable citizens to shape the urban future while advancing social justice, promoting care for the environment and bolstering community empowerment. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447304968
- ISBN
- 9781447304968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.09
€ 40.09
Paperback. Losing a loved one and coping with the subsequent adjustments that follow are a difficult fact of life, but people with learning disabilities face specific difficulties in processing and managing these changes. This book acknowledges the importance of helping relationships in supporting this vulnerable group through periods of loss and bereavement. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN2; MMJT; VFJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849050203
- ISBN
- 9781849050203
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Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
Paperback. Robin Gill examines the issues that connect faith and moral leadership in an increasingly fragmented and relativistic world. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228. Robin Gill examines the issues that connect faith and moral leadership in an increasingly fragmented and relativistic world. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KIN0035794
- ISBN
- 9780567085504
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTQ; JFFN; JHBL; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 527.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 397
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349257065
- ISBN
- 9781349257065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Hardback. Drawing on analysis of the origins, occupations, literacy, and mobilization of emigrants recruited in the UK on behalf of colonial legislatures, this work demonstrates how a variety of factors combined to increase the opportunities for underemployed rural and domestic workers, from 1831 to 1860. Num Pages: 413 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFN; JHBL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 413
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333660492
- ISBN
- 9780333660492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.43
€ 68.43
paperback. Analyzing how health professionals and educators communicated with constituents about sex Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFSJ1; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077661
- ISBN
- 9780252077661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardback. Series: Oxford Studies in Language and Law. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFMC; LAQ; LAR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 28. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199334162
- ISBN
- 9780199334162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.27
€ 77.27
Paperback. Investigates the changing meanings of the concept and the contemporary diasporic condition, including case studies of Jewish, Armenian, African, Chinese, British, Indian, Lebanese and Caribbean people. The title outlines a fresh perspectives for the study of diasporas. It also features illustrations, guided readings, and suggested essay questions. Series: Global Diasporas. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white tables, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415435512
- ISBN
- 9780415435512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.51
€ 77.51
Hardcover. This text combines research with the author's investigations to produce an account of the role of witchcraft in the past. It argues that witchcraft - its belief and persecutions - cannot be explained by general causes but was as complex and changing as the society of which it formed a vital part. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD1; HRQX5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631233251
- ISBN
- 9780631233251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.36
€ 150.36
Hardback. Representations of Joan of Arc have been used in the United States for the past 200 years, appearing in advertising, cartoons, popular song, art, criticism and propaganda. "Visions of the Maid" examines three pivotal films on the heroine as well as a broad array of popular culture references. Series: Cultural Frames, Framing Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 34 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; APFA; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920757
- ISBN
- 9780813920757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.91
€ 91.91
Paperback. This volume offers introductions to the work of fifteen avant-garde American women filmmakers. Editor(s): Blaetz, Robin. Num Pages: 432 pages, 62 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822340447
- ISBN
- 9780822340447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.02
€ 41.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Shows how the concepts of childhood innocence fundamentally shaped the history of race in the US Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 318 pages, 52 b&w illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814787083
- ISBN
- 9780814787083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.95
€ 33.99
€ 30.95