Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Explains what special education is and how to make the special education process more successful for everyone involved. Includes a wealth of resources for parents such as lists of professional organizations, useful websites, support groups, and other books for further learning. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFSP1; JNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810845206
- ISBN
- 9780810845206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.97
€ 100.97
Hardback. Traces the development and growth of community schools of the arts, now found in every region of the U.S. and in Canada. Num Pages: 489 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; JFS; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 32. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 489
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810821170
- ISBN
- 9780810821170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.52
€ 184.52
Hardback. Integrating social history and civil rights movement studies, Fighting for Hope examines the ways in which political meaning and identity were reflected in the aspirations of these black GIs and their role in transforming the face of America. Series: War/Society/Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 11, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; JFSL3; JPVH1; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888281
- ISBN
- 9780801888281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.82
€ 72.82
Paperback. A bold and nuanced attempt to question prevailing ideas about community, desire, politics and culture Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814775035
- ISBN
- 9780814775035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.39
€ 30.99
€ 27.39
Paperback. Examining events surrounding the test case of the right of Blacks to armed self-defense in the 1960s, this book tells the story of a Southern Black community's struggle to defend themselves against the Ku Klux Klan and other racists. This book heavily influenced the leader of the Black Panthers. Series: African American Life. Num Pages: 128 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814327142
- ISBN
- 9780814327142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.04
€ 32.04
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 380 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JMC; AKT; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 344 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2802.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500519042
- ISBN
- 9780500519042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.55€ 57.32
€ 71.55
€ 57.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 b/w photographs, 18 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520245501
- ISBN
- 9780520245501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardcover. Editor(s): Fletcher, Robert. Num Pages: 177 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 181 x 17. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600210327
- ISBN
- 9781600210327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.55€ 133.57
€ 195.55
€ 133.57
Paperback. Explores the very meaning of happiness and prosperity in America. This title explains how increased concentrations of income and wealth at the top of the economic pyramid have set off "expenditure cascades" that raise the cost of achieving many basic goals for the middle class. Series: Wildavsky Forum Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 19 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition, Reissue, With a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280526
- ISBN
- 9780520280526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.04
€ 33.99
€ 25.04
Paperback. The turn of the twenty-first century witnessed a spectacular rise in gross consumption. With the super-rich setting the pace, everyone spent furiously in a desperate attempt to keep up. This title presents a comprehensive account of these financial choices. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHB; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146935
- ISBN
- 9780691146935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.40
€ 30.99
€ 22.40
Paperback. Imagine a country populated with nothig but millionaires. Let's call it Richistan .. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JMC; JFSC; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749928650
- ISBN
- 9780749928650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.62
€ 16.99
€ 12.62
Paperback. The UK government has identified Faith communities as important players in community development and regeneration. But religion is also associated with conflict and division. How far is this faith in 'Faith' justified? How far should Faith communities comply? This report assesses the debate and the evidence. Free PDF available at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 72 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 72
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348371
- ISBN
- 9781861348371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.96
€ 26.99
€ 26.96
Paperback. One of the problems pervading the study of medieval Islamic technology is the lack of surviving technical treatises. Tradition tended to be handed down by example and by word of mouth, and apprenticeships could last for decades. Fortunately, however, occasional treatises do exist. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12 b/w figs. BIC Classification: HBLC1; JFSR2; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 172 x 243 x 13. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780906094570
- ISBN
- 9780906094570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.35
€ 29.99
€ 26.35
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823232567
- ISBN
- 9780823232567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.16
€ 97.16
Paperback. Employs business concepts and analyses to explore the operations and activities of media firms and the forces and issues affecting them. This book surveys the structures and operations of various media, including their business characteristics and business models, how they differ from other products and services, and why failure rates are so high. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white tables, figures, charts. BIC Classification: JFD; KFF; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823232574
- ISBN
- 9780823232574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. A history connecting Chicago's swampy beginnings in the 1600s, its growth as the world's "hog butcher", and its late-20th-century balance of politics, race and ethnicity. Synthesizing a vast body of literature, Robert Spinney presents Chicago in terms of the people whose lives made the city. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875805832
- ISBN
- 9780875805832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.85
€ 19.99
€ 19.85
Paperback. A vivid, engaging, and colorful description of life in Ancient Greece from the perspective of ordinary people. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; HBLA1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624661297
- ISBN
- 9781624661297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.76
€ 25.99
€ 19.76
Paperback. Aimed at students and scholars of ancient history, this highly accessible book will fascinate anyone interested in the burgeoning fields of refugee and diaspora studies. Series: Witness to Ancient History. Num Pages: 184 pages, 14, 8 black & white halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAP; HBLA1; JFFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421964
- ISBN
- 9781421421964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.18
€ 32.18
Hardback. Aimed at students and scholars of ancient history, this highly accessible book will fascinate anyone interested in the burgeoning fields of refugee and diaspora studies. Series: Witness to Ancient History. Num Pages: 184 pages, 14, 8 black & white halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAP; HBLA1; JFFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421957
- ISBN
- 9781421421957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.51
€ 62.51
Hardback. Attempts to lead the way through the moral maze that is our relationship with nonhuman animals. This book takes the reader step by step through the main parameters of the debate, demonstrating at each turn the different positions adopted. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630786
- ISBN
- 9780745630786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.14
€ 73.14
Paperback. A successor to "The Political Economy of International Relations", the classic statement of the field of international political economy that continues to command the attention of students, researchers, and policymakers. It also stresses the importance of economic regionalism, multinational corporations, and financial upheavals. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691086774
- ISBN
- 9780691086774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.75
€ 46.99
€ 33.75
Paperback. Beginning with the 1989 end of the Cold War and the subsequent collapse of communism, this book focuses on globalization and rapid technological change and covers economic developments and political cultures. It demonstrates the fragility of a global and integrated economy and recommends what can be done to strengthen it. Num Pages: 408 pages, 12 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFFS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691092799
- ISBN
- 9780691092799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.62€ 46.81
€ 59.62
€ 46.81
Hardback. Focuses on the wave of environmental activism and grassroots movements that swept through America's older, industrial cities during late 1960s and early 1970s. This book offers incisive case studies of Baltimore, St Louis, and Chicago to show how urban activism developed as an impassioned response to a host of racial, and political conflicts. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 1KBBNC; JFSG; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439904657
- ISBN
- 9781439904657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.75
€ 71.75
Paperback. As Islamic law is based on the central texts of Islam, the idea of a literal meaning that rules over human attempts to understand God's message has resulted in a series of debates amongst modern Muslim legal theorists. This book traces the emergence and development of the idea of literal meaning in Islamic legal hermeneutics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748689866
- ISBN
- 9780748689866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19