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Society & culture: general

Hardback. This book presents the latest evidence from Young Lives, a unique international study of children and poverty. It shows how the persistence of inequality amid general economic growth is leaving some extremely poor children behind, despite the promises of the Millennium Development Goals. Editor(s): Bourdillon, Michael; Boyden, Jo. Series: Palgrave Studies on Children and Development. Num Pages: 304 pages, 37 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFSP1; JKSB1; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137404022
ISBN
9781137404022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 213 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349293537
ISBN
9781349293537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.70

Hardback. This book contributes to developing social science research in the age of the internet by providing the most up to date overview of the status and role of web methods in the field. Editor(s): Gibson, Rachel; Cantijoch, Marta; Ward, Stephen. Num Pages: 304 pages, 28 figures, 25 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137276766
ISBN
9781137276766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.61

Hardback. Improving human characteristics goes beyond compensating for an impairment. This book explores the rich and complex relationship between enhancement and impairment, showing that the study of disability offers new ways of thinking about the social and ethical implications of improving the human condition. Editor(s): Eilers, Miriam; Gruber, Katrin; Rehmann-Sutter, Christoph (University of Basel). Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137405524
ISBN
9781137405524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.44

Paperback. An in-depth account of how racism operates in the mind, this book links vivid clinical observation with theory and research to present an original model of the psychology of racism. Covering key issues, from internal and institutional racism to the Stephen Lawrence case, the book illuminates key issues for practitioners from all approaches. Series: Palgrave Psychotherapy Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JMH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 220 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333964576
ISBN
9780333964576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.20

Num Pages: 201 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Tughra Books United States
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597842136
ISBN
9781597842136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.92

Num Pages: 133 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Tughra Books United States
Number of pages
133
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597842167
ISBN
9781597842167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 287 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Tughra Books United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597841368
ISBN
9781597841368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.71

Paperback. This work examines reformations of Islam and culture in Turkey and the successful Islamic modernist Fethullah Gulen movement. Editor(s): Yavuz, M. Hakan (Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of Utah, USA); Esposito, John L. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFSR2; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630401
ISBN
9780815630401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; KFF; KFFH; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st ed. 2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349521968
ISBN
9781349521968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.15

Hardcover. This book represents an explanation of the institution of hisba in medieval Islam, through one of the most used texts in the field. Editor(s): Dien, Mawal Izzi. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBB; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906094334
ISBN
9780906094334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 103.18

paperback. Series: Pocket essentials: TV. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: APFV; APW; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 11. Weight in Grams: 92.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
No Exit Press United Kingdom
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904048466
ISBN
9781904048466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.29

Paperback. A collection of essays by Alexander addressing the implications of transnational thinking for our understanding of gender, sex, sexuality, and race Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 294 x 26. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336457
ISBN
9780822336457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Hardback. Featuring sixteen contributions from recognized authorities in their respective fields, this superb new mapping of women's writing ranges from feminine middlebrow novels to Virginia Woolf's modernist aesthetics, from women's literary journalism to crime fiction, and from West End drama to the literature of Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Editor(s): Joannou, Maroula. Series: History of British Women's Writing. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJG; 3JJH; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
340
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230282797
ISBN
9780230282797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.19

Paperback. Demonstrates, what John Muir was really seeing when he admired the grand vistas of Yosemite and the gold and purple flowers carpeting the Central Valley were the fertile gardens of the Sierra Miwok and Valley Yokuts Indians, modified and made productive by centuries of harvesting, tilling, sowing, pruning, and burning. Num Pages: 558 pages, 31 b/w photographs, 13 line illustrations, 3 maps, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSL9; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 846.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280434
ISBN
9780520280434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Supernatural and superhuman elements have been prominent in American culture from the time of the New England Puritans' intense emphasis on religion. This book surveys the appearance of supernatural and superhuman elements in American culture, focusing on the American fascination with narratives involving supernatural adventure. Series: Extraordinary World. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803232891
ISBN
9780803232891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. Contemporary African Literature in English explores the contours of representation in contemporary Anglophone African literature, drawing on a wide range of authors including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Aminatta Forna, Brian Chikwava, Ngug? wa Thiong'o, Nuruddin Farah and Chris Abani. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349478286
ISBN
9781349478286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.15

Paperback. This volume is the first major exploration of the issues relevant to young people who are affected by sexual exploitation and trafficking from a variety of critical perspectives. Issues include accommodation, gangs, migrant and refugee communities, perpetrators, international policy and the language through which we construct child exploitation. Editor(s): Melrose, Margaret; Pearce, Jenny. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFE2; JFSP1; JKSB1; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137294081
ISBN
9781137294081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 134.62

Hardback. Examining an intramural conflict that erupted within the English Faculty at Cambridge University in the early 1980s, this book develops a theoretical analysis of disputes as they unfold within the academy and explores the broader historical shifts within Higher Education and how these related to developments in Continental Europe. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137521286
ISBN
9781137521286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Drawing from extensive interviews, Morris presents vivid firsthand reports on the concerns of these 22 now-grown children, both as youngsters and as adults. Num Pages: 170 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231066945
ISBN
9780231066945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.13

Paperback. A study of ubanization of Africa. Editor(s): Murray, M.; Myers, G. Num Pages: 332 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349532049
ISBN
9781349532049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 134.36

Paperback.
Publisher
Islamic Texts Society
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946621460
ISBN
9780946621460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Describes and analyzes life in Rampura in the late 1940s. In addition to the rich detail of village life and of a number of individual villagers, the author gives us insights into the nature of ethnographic research. He relates how he came to study this particular village. He also discusses the factors that could and did bias his research. Series: Center for South & Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12ill.6M. BIC Classification: JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520039483
ISBN
9780520039483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.23

Paperback. This new edition of a highly praised ethnography of nomadic peoples in Afghanistan includes a discussion of the colonial roots of terrorism written since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1FCA; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295982625
ISBN
9780295982625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

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