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paperback. Offers an analysis of how Mexicans living in Oaxaca City experienced "modernity" during the lengthy "Order and Progress" dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz. This book describes how Oaxacans, both elites and commoners, crafted and manipulated practices of tradition and modernity to define themselves and their city as integral parts of a modern Mexico. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 b&w photos, 3 tables, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822337904
ISBN
9780822337904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Millions of people learned of Scotland's Rossyln Chapel in Dan Brown's novel "The Da Vinci Code". This story of Rosslyn brings together several famous figures from history and legend, including Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, Alexander the Great, William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, Mary Queen of Scots, Joan of Arc, Sir Gawain and Merlin the Wizard. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp colour and b/w. BIC Classification: HRCA; HRCC2; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845961152
ISBN
9781845961152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Brings together academics and practitioners to present an overview of the development and current shape of political communication in the Republic of Ireland from a multiplicity of perspectives and sources. Editor(s): O'Brien, Mark; Beachain, Donnacha O. Num Pages: 268 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFD; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781781381489
ISBN
9781781381489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.00
€ 6.23

Paperback. Brings together academics and practitioners to present an overview of the development and current shape of political communication in the Republic of Ireland from a multiplicity of perspectives and sources. Editor(s): O'Brien, Mark; Beachain, Donnacha O. Num Pages: 268 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFD; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 432. 8vo. Very good Copy. First edition. Politics and politicians in 20th century Ireland.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310178
ISBN
9781781381489
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 32.00
€ 25.00

paperback. Presents a phenomenological framework for understanding the intricate relationship between culture, power and communication. Grounded in muted group and standpoint theory, this volume presents a theoretical framework which fosters a critically insightful vantage point into the complexities of culture, power and communication. Num Pages: 108 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
SAGE Publications, Inc United States
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780761910688
ISBN
9780761910688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 140.82

Paperback. Analyzes men who have sex with male tourists, yet identify themselves as "normal" hetero-sexual men and struggle to maintain this status within their relationships with wives and girlfriends. This book is suitable for those concerned with health and sexuality in the Caribbean or beyond. Series: Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender & Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 halftones, 1 map, 16 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJD; JFFH2; JFMX; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226644363
ISBN
9780226644363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, 8-page color photo section. BIC Classification: JFCV; KCM; KNDF; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Greystone Books,Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771640473
ISBN
9781771640473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.32

Paperback. England After Britain. 258 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Perryman, Mark. What does England have as a nation state - apart from a team to cheer and a flag to wave? This book explores the possibilities for England after Britain - as a multicultural nation, capable of addressing the legacies of history, yet confident enough to construct an inclusive future. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFC. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 20. Weight: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
Edition
First Thus
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905007738
ISBN
9781905007738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.57

Paperback. A weird journey into modern paranoia, disinformation and UFOs for all the fans of Jon Ronson's Them. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFHC; VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 314. A Journey into Disinformation, Paranoia and UFOs. 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. Reveals the long history of UFOria and its parallels in little known tales from the murky worlds of espionage, psychological warfare and advanced military technology. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFHC; VXQB. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight: 310.
Publisher
Constable
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845298579
ISBN
9781845298579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Ranging from medieval times to the collapse of Yugoslavia in 1992, this volume concentrates on the internal development of the Muslim community in Bosnia-Herzegovina and its relations with various suzerains. Editor(s): Pinson, Mark. Series: Harvard Middle Eastern Monographs. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3ill. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780932885128
ISBN
9780932885128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. Offers a new perspective on contemporary debates over how we understand and represent our own society and its class divisions Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814767412
ISBN
9780814767412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Examines the implications of new communication technologies. This book evaluates critically the concepts of media and technology in various traditions of cultural theory, with the aim of rethinking the relations of humans to machines. It also examines theories of postmodernity in relation to the new media and the debate over multiculturalism. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JH; PDR; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745613963
ISBN
9780745613963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.54

Paperback. An incredibly user-friendly book for both the counsellor and the 'helper' looking to successfully support children and young people with practical theory, interventions and exercises. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 170 x 6. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847879356
ISBN
9781847879356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 48.92

Paperback. Disability Politics and Community Care encourages health and welfare professionals and policy makers to start working much more closely with disabled people themselves. He presents practical suggestions for the changes necessary for the proposed reorganisation of service provision which will re-define direct work with disabled people. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 237 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853026522
ISBN
9781853026522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.57

Hardback. Disability: a Life Course Approach provides students and teachers with easy access to many of the most important current disability issues and debates. It provides a clearly focused account, and bridges some important gaps in the existing disability literature by including issues relevant to disabled people of all ages. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745625126
ISBN
9780745625126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.84

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSR1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642888
ISBN
9780691642888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.25
€ 134.13

Hardback. What was it like to be poor in the Middle Ages? In the past, the answer to this question came only from institutions and individuals who gave relief to the less fortunate. This book studies poverty in a premodern Jewish community - from the viewpoint of both the poor and those who provided for them. Series: Jews, Christians and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3H; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691092720
ISBN
9780691092720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 63.94

Paperback. Did Muslims and Jews in the Middle Ages cohabit in a peaceful "interfaith utopia"? Or were Jews under Muslim rule persecuted, much as they were in Christian lands? Rejecting both polemically charged ideas as myths, the author offers a comparison of Jewish life in medieval Islam and Christendom. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
With a New introduction and afterword by the autho
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139319
ISBN
9780691139319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.78

Paperback. Looks at how to rebuild the social capital of America's communities while promoting racially inclusive, democratic participation. This book shows how Industrial Areas Foundation network works with religious congregations and other community-based institutions to cultivate the participation of Americans most left out of our elite-centered politics. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 344 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JHMC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691074320
ISBN
9780691074320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Paperback. Provides a much-needed summary of the complex issues surrounding film censorship and controversy; offers some practical suggestions for teaching about the determining factors in, and ideological importance of, censorship and classification. Series: Teaching Film and Media Studies S. Num Pages: 90 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFD; JFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 232 x 6. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
90
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844570799
ISBN
9781844570799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.14

paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816642595
ISBN
9780816642595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.79

Paperback. Mark Rifkin explores how Indigenous experiences with time and the dominance of settler colonial conceptions of temporality have affected Native peoplehood and sovereignty, thereby rethinking the very terms by which history is created and organized around time by. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362975
ISBN
9780822362975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816677832
ISBN
9780816677832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. Mark Rifkin explores how Indigenous experiences with time and the dominance of settler colonial conceptions of temporality have affected Native peoplehood and sovereignty, thereby rethinking the very terms by which history is created and organized around time by. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362852
ISBN
9780822362852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.28

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