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Society & culture: general
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
€ 29.99€ 21.95
€ 29.99
€ 21.95
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€ 12.41
€ 16.99
€ 12.41
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€ 26.35
€ 26.99
€ 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
€ 102.90
€ 102.90
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€ 37.07
€ 41.99
€ 37.07
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
€ 20.48
€ 20.48
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€ 19.48
€ 25.99
€ 19.48
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
€ 27.99€ 24.49
€ 27.99
€ 24.49
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
€ 59.33
€ 59.33
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
€ 72.17
€ 72.17
Paperback. This innovative book is the first to couch the debate about animals in the language of justice, and the first to develop both ideal and nonideal theories of justice for animals. It rejects the abolitionist animal rights position in favor of a revised version of animal rights centering on sentience. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFZ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199936335
- ISBN
- 9780199936335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.42
€ 56.42
Paperback. The colour of clothing, the width of shoe laces, a pierced ear, certain brands of sneakers, the braiding of hair and many other features have long been seen as indicators of gang involvement. This book demonstrates that gang identity is a carefully coordinated performance with many nuanced rules of style and presentation. Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JKV; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814732137
- ISBN
- 9780814732137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
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€ 33.21
€ 46.99
€ 33.21
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
€ 58.80€ 45.60
€ 58.80
€ 45.60
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
€ 70.57
€ 70.57
Paperback. This text deals with the theory and practice of Islamic law in both the formative classic and modern periods and over a range of societies. It is divided into four sections dealing with subjects such as legal theory and the position of religious minorities under Islamic law. Editor(s): Gleave, Robert; Kermeli, Eugenia. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFSR2; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860646522
- ISBN
- 9781860646522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.26
€ 34.99
€ 29.26
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
€ 38.99€ 34.86
€ 38.99
€ 34.86
Hardback. Examines how corporate television ads from the last fifteen years have organized predominant images, tropes and narrative representations of a world in transition. This volume takes particular interest in how relations of space, time, speed, capital, technology and globalization are narratively represented in advertising. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652078
- ISBN
- 9780745652078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
Paperback. Advertising functions as an omnipresent discursive form, publicly assembling and circulating the predominant tropes of our era. This title examines how corporate television ads from the last fifteen years that have organized predominant images, tropes and narrative representations of a world in transition. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652085
- ISBN
- 9780745652085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.42
€ 25.42
Paperback. Examines the conceptual foundations of Du Bois' interpretation of black politics. This title characterizes the limitations of Du Bois' thought and questions the authority it still exerts in ongoing debates about black leadership, black identity, and the black underclass. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JFF; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060241
- ISBN
- 9780674060241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.69
€ 35.99
€ 30.69