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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Explains how maps can tell where to anticipate certain hazards, but also how maps can be misleading. The text considers that although it is important to predict and prepare for catastrophic natural hazards, more subtle and persistent phenomena such as pollution and crime also pose serious dangers. Num Pages: 378 pages, 9 line drawings, 107 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKV; RGV; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226534183
- ISBN
- 9780226534183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.82€ 45.21
€ 51.82
€ 45.21
Hardcover. Some maps help us find our way; others restrict where we go and what we do. Restrictive mapping has been indispensable in settling the American West, protecting fragile ocean fisheries, and keeping sex offenders away from playgrounds. This book is suitable for those who vote, own a home, or aspire to be an informed citizen. Num Pages: 216 pages, 63 halftone, 19 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226534671
- ISBN
- 9780226534671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.51€ 75.79
€ 89.51
€ 75.79
Hardback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739166253
- ISBN
- 9780739166253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.30
€ 145.30
Hardback. Covering a diverse range of figures and issues from Jonathan Swift's pornographic poetry to Oscar Wilde's famous cello-shaped coat this book collapses Irish studies into the critical perspective of disability studies: linking 'Irishness' and 'disability' together allows the emergence of a new critical perspective, an Irish disability studies. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356. Good clean copy in illustrated covers with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004414
- ISBN
- 9780230574656
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. A consideration of the impact of racism and questions of sovereignty on genetic research, which details the exploitative history of research on Taiwanese Aborigines. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826594
- ISBN
- 9780774826594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.64
€ 107.64
paperback. A consideration of the impact of racism and questions of sovereignty on genetic research, which details the exploitative history of research on Taiwanese Aborigines. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826600
- ISBN
- 9780774826600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Hardcover. This collection of essays and articles from Mark Nash, one of the former editors of Screen magazine, explores the classical period of Screen theory and film culture, as well as that of contemporary art. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230008748
- ISBN
- 9780230008748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. This text examines why cultural differences can be so damaging to multinational companies in terms of failed initiatives, lost contracts, high employee turnover and low morale. It also aims to show how business can manage cultural difference more effectively. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; KJM; KJVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333722138
- ISBN
- 9780333722138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.21
€ 127.21
Paperback. In this, the first book to deal with the concepts of war power and police power together, Mark Neocleous conducts a critical exploration of the ways in which war power and police power are intertwined in the form of state violence and exercised in social ordering. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748692378
- ISBN
- 9780748692378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.17
€ 40.99
€ 33.17
Hardcover. In this, the first book to deal with the concepts of war power and police power together, Mark Neocleous conducts a critical exploration of the ways in which war power and police power are intertwined in the form of state violence and exercised in social ordering. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748692361
- ISBN
- 9780748692361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.55€ 119.92
€ 129.55
€ 119.92
Paperback. Series: Culture, Illness & Healing. Num Pages: 314 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792301585
- ISBN
- 9780792301585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 249.69
€ 249.69
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626361225
- ISBN
- 9781626361225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.59
€ 18.99
€ 17.59
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
€ 33.99€ 26.63
€ 33.99
€ 26.63
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
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 141.68
€ 141.68
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
€ 35.99€ 28.96
€ 35.99
€ 28.96
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
€ 20.99€ 20.11
€ 20.99
€ 20.11
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
€ 21.99€ 20.72
€ 21.99
€ 20.72