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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Gender quotas for company boards are becoming a totemic issue of gender diversity policy in today's labour market. This book analyses the EU proposal to make such quotas obligatory and brings together the experiences of countries that have, to various degrees, taken the road towards formalising gender balance in the board room. Editor(s): De Vos, Marc; Culliford, Philippe. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFSJ1; KJ; LAQG; LNCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 239 x 12. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Intersentia Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780682297
ISBN
9781780682297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.23

Hardback. A synthetic treatment of Jewish liberalism and US public policy from the 1930s to the mid-1970s, this work identifies the drive for a more tolerant, pluralistic, and egalitarian nation with Jewish desires for inclusion in the larger non-Jewish society. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691005096
ISBN
9780691005096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 72.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 black and white illustrations, 4 maps and 15 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSG; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816681402
ISBN
9780816681402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.37

Paperback. This title tells the story of how small farmers responded to a free-market onslaught that devastated one of the Western Hemisphere's most advanced social-democratic welfare states. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFFS; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736930
ISBN
9780804736930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.73

Hardback. This title tells the story of how small farmers responded to a free-market onslaught that devastated one of the Western Hemisphere's most advanced social-democratic welfare states. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734011
ISBN
9780804734011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.73

Paperback. Challenging the stereotypes of African heterosexuality - from the precolonial era to the present. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773541719
ISBN
9780773541719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. Editor(s): Epstein, Marc Michael. Num Pages: 288 pages, 278 color illus. 11 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; HRJS; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 289 x 232 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1556.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165240
ISBN
9780691165240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 63.58

Hardcover. Reveals how caring adults in cities across America are trying to turn young lives around. Marc Freedman shows how ordinary citizens can reach out to the children who are growing up in poverty and community violence. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSB1; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781555425579
ISBN
9781555425579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Stevenson, Marc G.; Natcher, David C. Series: Occasional Publications Series. Num Pages: 346 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
CCI Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896445496
ISBN
9781896445496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.09
€ 40.41

Paperback. Technological advances have benefited our world in immeasurable ways, but there is an ominous flip side. Criminals are often the earliest, and most innovative, adopters of technology and modern times have led to modern crimes. This is a call to action for better security measures worldwide, but most importantly. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 53. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552170802
ISBN
9780552170802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. In this work, experts and leading clinicians review how magnetic resonance imaging can be used in substance abuse, as well as how those studies can be used in court. Editor(s): Kaufman, Marc J. Series: Forensic Science and Medicine. Num Pages: 425 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MMP; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1172.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
425
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896037700
ISBN
9780896037700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 245.30

Paperback / so. Series: Forschung Und Entwicklung in Der Analytischen Soziologie. Num Pages: 420 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531183084
ISBN
9783531183084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.35

Paperback. Go (Weiqi in Chinese) is one of the most popular games in East Asia, with a steadily increasing fan base around the world. Like chess, Go is a logic game but it is much older, with written records mentioning the game that date back to the 4th century BC. This title deals with this game. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ2; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276321
ISBN
9780520276321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. .
Publisher
Atria Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501124969
ISBN
9781501124969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.60

Beginning with a chapter on Jewish beliefs, festivals and life-cycle events, both traditional and non-traditional, this text goes on to explain the enormous variation in practice. It then covers Jewish history in America, from the arrival of the first Jews about 350 years ago to the present. Series: Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120609
ISBN
9780231120609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 130.15

Paperback. Explores the relationship among identity, interests, and foreign policy, employing contemporary Jordan to explore the changing dynamics of the Arab regional system. This book emphasizes the print media as a barometer of public opinion - one that affects the decision-making of political leaders. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; GTB; HBJF1; JFD; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113236
ISBN
9780231113236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905047802
ISBN
9781905047802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Hardback. How did wine surpass all other beverages to achieve global domination? In Wine, Marc Millon travels back to the origins of modern man to find the answer, discovering that this heady drink is intertwined with the roots of civilization itself. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 40 colour, 20 black and white. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780231112
ISBN
9781780231112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. In Unusually Cruel, Mark Morje Howard shows how far outside the norm-and how different from systems in other advanced, industrial democracies-US prisons are. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JKVP1; JPB; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190659349
ISBN
9780190659349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.59

hardcover. In Unusually Cruel, Mark Morje Howard shows how far outside the norm-and how different from systems in other advanced, industrial democracies-US prisons are. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JKVP1; JPB; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190659332
ISBN
9780190659332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.71

Paperback. Acts of violence assume many forms: they may travel by the arc of a guided missile or in the language of an economic policy, and they may leave behind a smouldering village or a starved child. The all pervasiveness of violence makes it seem like an unavoidable, and ultimately incomprehensible, aspect of the modern world. But, in this detailed an Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 209 x 26. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583675427
ISBN
9781583675427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.51

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073601
ISBN
9780252073601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Hardcover. The history of the Synagogue and its changing role in American Jewish culture. Num Pages: 259 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMN; HRJC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775820
ISBN
9780814775820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.16

Hardback. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, did symbolic as well as literal damage. This book includes two interlinked essays that proposes the notion of virtual traumato that describe the cultural wound that this name-date both deflects and relays. It examines the historical and philosophical infrastructure of the notion of war on terror. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFC; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823231232
ISBN
9780823231232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.34

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