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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. This is the spiritual autobiography of Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, the 13th-century Shi'i philosopher and scholar. It appears in English translation together with the Persian text. The author contributed to different fields of learning, including astronomy, theology and philosophy. Translator(s): Badakhchani, Seyyed Jalal Hosseini. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HRAB; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris in Association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies
Number of pages
140
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850439080
ISBN
9781850439080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 49.51

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770093140
ISBN
9781770093140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Rabbat, Nasser O. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: AMVD; AMX; HBG; JFSL4; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 172. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138246850
ISBN
9781138246850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.21

Paperback / so. Series: Der Burger Im Staat. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810016966
ISBN
9783810016966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.91

Paperback. On the afternoon of December 30, 1903, during a sold out matinee performance, a fire broke out in Chicago's Iroquois Theatre. This work provides a chronicle of this event to assess the titanic tragedy of the fire itself and also the municipal corruption that kindled the flames beforehand and the political cover-ups hidden in the smoke. Num Pages: 240 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJC; BT; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809327218
ISBN
9780809327218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Paperback. Editor(s): Aleksiun, Natalia; Horowitz, Brian J.; Polonsky, Antony. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 42. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publisher
Littman Library Of Jewish Civilization
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906764487
ISBN
9781906764487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.14

Paperback. Examines Mexican immigration - from 1924 when immigration acts drastically reduced immigration to the US to 1965 when many quotas were abolished - to understand how broad themes of race and citizenship are constructed. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
213
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280083
ISBN
9780520280083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.11

Paperback. NOW REVISED AND UPDATED. 'A glorious, fascinating encyclopaedic look at the wonder of the female body.' WOMAN'S JOURNAL Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PDZ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised and updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089901
ISBN
9781844089901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. As new technology makes it possible to screen for an increasing number of medical conditions, this strategy of preventive medicine raises fundamental issues for sociological inquiry. The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions presents an overview of these fundamental issues. Editor(s): Armstrong, Natalie; Eborall, Helen. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118231784
ISBN
9781118231784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Paperback. Powerhouse Christian artist Natalie Grant has made a career out of raising her voice, though it hasn't always been that way. Finding Your Voice will show women everywhere not only how to find their God-given voice, identity, and passions, but how to use it when they do. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. .
Publisher
Zondervan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310344735
ISBN
9780310344735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.01

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813535708
ISBN
9780813535708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 45.06

Paperback. This best practice guide provides a blueprint for managing seamless transitions between services for young people aged 16-25 with additional needs, including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, complex health needs and sensory impairments. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849055680
ISBN
9781849055680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.87

Hardback. A state-of-the-art primer on digital applications for social scientists, with explorations of the emerging field of hypermedia ethnography Num Pages: 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFD; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
127
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292744332
ISBN
9780292744332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.63

Paperback. The United States is once again experiencing a major influx of immigrants. Rather than simply characterizing Americans as either nativist or nonnativist, this book argues that controversies over immigration policy are best understood as questions of political membership and belonging to the nation. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 figures, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226057163
ISBN
9780226057163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Hardback. In this book, Natalie Persadie explains that, among developing countries, the achievement of legal advances for women-at either the international or national levels-is particularly difficult where practical measures are not subsequently implemented. She examines the need for financial and human resources to make such legal measures effective. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFSJ1; LAQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
University Press of America
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761858096
ISBN
9780761858096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; DSB; JFFK; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231182089
ISBN
9780231182089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.00
€ 29.46

Hardback. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137586841
ISBN
9781137586841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.39

Hardback. Race and Ethnicity in the Women's Movement in England, 1968-1993 offers the first archive-based account of the charged debates between white and ethnic minority women on the place of race in the English feminist movement. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137442796
ISBN
9781137442796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.04

Paperback. Chicago native Natalie Moore shine's light on contemporary segregation in the city's South Side; her reported essays showcase the lives of these communities through the stories of her family and the people who reside there. The South Side highlights the impact of Chicago's historic segregation - and the ongoing policies that keep the system intact. Num Pages: black and white map, one 8 page black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. .
Publisher
Picador USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250118332
ISBN
9781250118332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.32

Paperback. The clever peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost won his case, when a man with a wooden leg swaggered into the French courtroom, denounced du TiIh, and reestablished his claim to the identity, property, and wife of Martin Guerre. This book, by the noted historian who served as a consultant for the film, adds new dimensions to this famous legend. Num Pages: 176 pages, 9 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674766914
ISBN
9780674766914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.71

Paperback. The subject of this book is the lives of three very different 17th-century women. They were not queens or noblewomen, one was a Jewish merchant, one a Catholic mystic visionary, and one a Protestant painter. From their writings and memoirs the author has retrieved their lives from obscurity. Num Pages: 372 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; BG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674955219
ISBN
9780674955219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.66

Hardback. This book analyses contemporary war commemoration in Britain and Russia. Focusing on the political aspects of remembrance, it explores the instrumentalisation of memory for managing civil-military relations and garnering public support for conflicts. It explains the nexus between remembrance, militarisation and nationalism in modern societies. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; HBW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137395702
ISBN
9781137395702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.72

Paperback. A passionate, controversial argument against compromises on the road to freedom, by the renowned former dissident, human rights activist and Jewish leader Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBLL; JFFS; JPA; JPHC; JPQ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586483548
ISBN
9781586483548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. This text argues that it is the nature of modernity to foster compassion. It offers a historical view to disprove the idea that modernity erodes moral sentiment and breaks down older social bonds. The book looks at the way in which modern society is building new and different social bonds. Series: Postmodern Social Futures. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 215.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847695560
ISBN
9780847695560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.54

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