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Paperback. In the past decade the work of Jurgen Habermas has sparked off a series of lively debates over modernity and post--modernity, the nature of language, the interplay of law and politics and the dilemmas of morality. Editor(s): Rasmussen, David. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631152743
ISBN
9780631152743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AVGQ; BM; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807057520
ISBN
9780807057520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 20.36

Hardcover. Marriages across ethnic borders are increasing in frequency, yet little is known of how discourses of 'normal' families, ethnicity, race, migration, globalisation affect couples and children involved in these mixed marriages. This book explores mixed marriage though intimate stories drawn from the real lives of visibly different couples. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHBK; JKSN; JMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137390776
ISBN
9781137390776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Presents an insider's view of the world of methamphetamine based on the life stories of thirty-three adults formerly immersed in using, dealing, and manufacturing meth in rural Oklahoma. This title includes stories that reveal how and why people with limited economic means and inadequate resources become entrapped in the drug epidemic. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; JFFH1; JKVG; LNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291027
ISBN
9780520291027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.00

Hardcover. This illustrated encyclopedia of Hinduism provides a highly readable and comprehensive introduction to Hinduism. Num Pages: 256 pages, Over 470 photographs. BIC Classification: GBC; HRG; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1620. A Comprehensive Guide to Hindu History and Philosophy, Its Traditions and Practices, Rituals and Beliefs. 256 pages, Over 470 photographs. This illustrated encyclopedia of Hinduism provides a highly readable and comprehensive introduction to Hinduism. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: GBC; HRG; JFSR. Dimension: 303 x 237 x 24. Weight: 1610.
Publisher
Lorenz Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754820567
ISBN
9780754820567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. Series: New Concepts in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVGR; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 337.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403960443
ISBN
9781403960443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback. Presents a history and ethnography of Puerto Rican brujeria (witch-healing). This book explores how brujeria emerged from a blending of Catholicism, Afro-Latin religions, French Spiritism, and folk Protestantism and also looks at how it has adapted to changes in state policies and responded to global flows of ideas and commodities. Num Pages: 335 pages, 50 b&w figures. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HRQX5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292771260
ISBN
9780292771260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Offers recommendations for collaborative US-Mexico border policies that support families. This volume focuses on women and changes within families on the border. It provides demographic analyses of population changes in immigrant areas, and the work patterns of border families and women entrepreneurs. Editor(s): Marquez, Raquel R.; Romo, Harriett D. Series: Latino Perspectives. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFSJ; JKSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268035099
ISBN
9780268035099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
145
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611481112
ISBN
9781611481112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.83

Paperback. Looks at the mutual influence of and relationships between members of the African and Asian diasporas in the Americas. From the history of Japanese jazz composers to the popularity of black/Asian "buddy films" like "Rush Hour", this work talks about the shifting meaning of race in America in the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Raphael-Hernandez, Heike; Steen, Shannon. Num Pages: 342 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775813
ISBN
9780814775813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 634 pages, 12 halftones, 16 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRJX; HRQX2; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
634
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691603124
ISBN
9780691603124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.45
€ 83.75

Hardback. This book addresses the issue of music consumption in the digital era of technologies. It explores how individuals use music in the context of their everyday lives and how, in return, music acquires certain roles within everyday contexts and more broadly in their life narratives. Series: Pop Music, Culture and Identity. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; JFCA; UGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137492555
ISBN
9781137492555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.06

Hardback. An insight into Syria's most influential Islamist movement and how its rebirth from the ashes of history is shaping the conflict in Syria. The author draws on previously untapped sources, including interviews with the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JFSR2; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 146 x 29. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042857
ISBN
9781849042857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.53
€ 53.20

Paperback. Globalization is characterised by persistent poverty and growing inequality. Conventional wisdom has it that this global poverty is residual - as globalization deepens, the poor will be lifted out of destitution. The policies of the World Bank, the IMF and the WTO echo this belief and push developing countries ever deeper into the global economy. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745635545
ISBN
9780745635545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Hardback. Globalization is characterised by persistent poverty and growing inequality. Conventional wisdom has it that this global poverty is residual - as globalization deepens, the poor will be lifted out of destitution. The policies of the World Bank, the IMF and the WTO echo this belief and push developing countries ever deeper into the global economy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745635538
ISBN
9780745635538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Paperback. Tracing the evolution of an extraordinary biracial coalition in Los Angeles behind Mayor Tom Bradley, this book shows how 'crossover' politics and racial violence coexist in urban America. Challenging the pessimism about biracial coalitions in general, it compares their relative successes in Los Angeles to their disheartening failures in New York. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSG; JFSL1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Revised
SKU
V9780691025483
ISBN
9780691025483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.43
€ 51.34

Paperback. Tells the dramatic story of how the nation's second-largest city completed a major reform of its government in the face of a deeply threatening movement for secession by the San Fernando Valley. The afterword by the author analyzes the 2005 election of Los Angeles's first modern Latino mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones. 23 tables. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSG; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126036
ISBN
9780691126036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403947093
ISBN
9781403947093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.85

Paperback. BIC Classification: JFSP. Dimension: 244 x 170. Weight in Grams: 447.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
VS Verlag fur Sozialwissenschaften
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531153995
ISBN
9783531153995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.70

Hardcover. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813529868
ISBN
9780813529868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.30

Paperback. This is the history of the black British women's movement of the 1980s (comprising women of African-Caribbean and South Asian origin), and its place in postwar British politics, racism, and feminism. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFK; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804743211
ISBN
9780804743211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Most Americans see the American Dream lying not in wealth and riches, but rather in economic security, pursuing one's passions, and looking forward to the future. Yet nearly 80 percent of the population will experience significant economic insecurity at some point between the ages of 25 and 60. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JFF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190467029
ISBN
9780190467029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. Algeria Cuts discusses the figure of woman under colonial rule in Algeria as well as within the postcolonial independent nation-state through an interdisciplinary framework that spans fine art, film, colonial and legal policy, manifestoes, prose fiction, and theoretical and philosophical texts concerning the relationship between France and Algeria. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 328 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752626
ISBN
9780804752626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Argues that the psychoanalytic self was constituted through the specifically national-colonial encounters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and that therefore somewhat paradoxically perhaps, psychoanalysis is crucial for understanding postcoloniality and decolonization. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822330677
ISBN
9780822330677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.79

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