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Hardback. Difficult terrain, death-defying speeds, and daredevil stunts; all in a day's work if you're an extreme sports enthusiast. This reference traces the evolution of some of the most adventurous - and adrenaline inducing - land, water, and air sports. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780313344725
- ISBN
- 9780313344725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.16€ 70.91
€ 78.16
€ 70.91
paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX6; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Orbis Books (USA)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626981096
- ISBN
- 9781626981096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.83
€ 27.99
€ 23.83
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814790687
- ISBN
- 9780814790687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardcover. Situates contemporary genomics within a history of genetics research yet is attentive to the new ways in which knowledge claims about heredity, race, and gender emerge and are articulated Series: Biopolitics. Num Pages: 303 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHMC; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814790670
- ISBN
- 9780814790670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.38
€ 91.38
Paperback. Examines the intersections of social marginality, morality, and magic in contemporary Brazil by analyzing the beliefs and religious practices related to the Afro-Brazilian spirit entity Pomba Gira. This title provides an intimate account of the intricate relationship between Pomba Gira and one of her devotees, Nazare da Silva. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRQ; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Pap/DVD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520262652
- ISBN
- 9780520262652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 35.35
€ 48.99
€ 35.35
Paperback. What does it mean to have a good life? Why has it proved so difficult for people with intellectual disabilities to live one? This important book explores these questions, provides an analysis of related policies and underpinning ideologies and looks to how a good life may be made more attainable. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420688
- ISBN
- 9781847420688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.60
€ 40.99
€ 38.60
Paperback. A look at some current forms of penal governance in Canadian federal women?s prisons and a suggestion that the prison system itself, given its primary functions of custody and punishment, is consistent in thwarting attempts at progressive reform. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ1; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802082749
- ISBN
- 9780802082749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.32
€ 42.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HPC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Crescent Moon Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861714206
- ISBN
- 9781861714206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.46
€ 16.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: BM; JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816691166
- ISBN
- 9780816691166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.72
€ 20.99
€ 20.72
Paperback. Reveals the untold history of the United States Border Patrol from its beginnings in 1924 as a small peripheral outfit to its emergence as a large professional police force. This book focuses on the daily challenges of policing the borderlands and brings to light unexpected partners and forgotten dynamics. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 1 map, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520266414
- ISBN
- 9780520266414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Hardback. Reveals the untold history of the United States Border Patrol from its beginnings in 1924 as a small peripheral outfit to its emergence as a large professional police force. This book focuses on the daily challenges of policing the borderlands and brings to light unexpected partners and forgotten dynamics. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 1 map, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257696
- ISBN
- 9780520257696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 72.21
€ 94.74
€ 72.21
Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16. BIC Classification: JFFD; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801448713
- ISBN
- 9780801448713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.20
€ 69.20
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 tables, 8 charts. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501704369
- ISBN
- 9781501704369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCV; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- InterVarsity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780830851799
- ISBN
- 9780830851799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.01
€ 27.99
€ 21.01
Paperback. Editor(s): Nyks, Kelly; Scott, Jared P. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JFSC; JPA; JPF; JPH; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 184 x 13. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Noam Chomsky, Peter Hutchison (Editor)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609807368
- ISBN
- 9781609807368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.22
€ 23.99
€ 22.22
Paperback. An examination of notions of paternity and maternity in culture, film, science and law. It studies the role of paternal responsibility, virility and race in such events as the Million Man March and suggests ways to conceive of self-other relations and the subjective identity at stake in them. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHBK; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847692538
- ISBN
- 9780847692538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.68
€ 30.99
€ 24.68
Hardback. In this ethnography of addicted, pregnant, and poor women living in daily-rent hotels in San Francisco, Kelly Ray Knight examines the myriad struggles these women face, as well as their encounters with social and medical institutions. She asks: what kinds of futures are possible for these women? Series: Critical Global Health: Evidence, Efficacy, Ethnography. Num Pages: 328 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 239 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822359531
- ISBN
- 9780822359531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.89
€ 114.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780980651287
- ISBN
- 9780980651287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. Editor(s): Nagy, Kelsi; Johnson, Phillip David. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; RNK; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816680559
- ISBN
- 9780816680559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Hardback. A study of the Samsui women who migrated from China to Singapore, where they have been commemorated as nation-builders. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774825757
- ISBN
- 9780774825757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.10
€ 106.10
Hardback. With a focus on collage and appropriation art, essays exploring the legal ramifications of such practices in an age when private companies can own culture using copyright and trademark law Editor(s): McLeod, Kembrew; Kuenzli, Rudolf. Num Pages: 376 pages, 28 illustrations, incl. 4 in color. BIC Classification: AB; JFCA; LNRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822348115
- ISBN
- 9780822348115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.33
€ 115.33
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415508605
- ISBN
- 9780415508605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.56
€ 53.56
Paperback. Troubled Masculinities is an important contribution to the growing field of masculinity studies and a valuable assessment of the nature of gender in a modern Canadian urban setting. The collected essays will appeal to a wide audience, from social scientists and artists to activists and general readers. Editor(s): Moffatt, Ken. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442612747
- ISBN
- 9781442612747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.20
€ 37.99
€ 34.20
Hardback. Nuts is a gastronomic, botanical and cultural tour of the history and contemporary usage of the most staple of foodstuff, the nut. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60, 40 in colour. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780232829
- ISBN
- 9781780232829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57