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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Focuses upon the activities of a group of Midland intellectuals that included the evolutionist and physician Erasmus Darwin, Rev Thomas Gisborne the evangelical philosopher and poet, Robert Bage the novelist, and Charles Sylvester the chemist and engineer. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; 3JF; 3JH; JFCX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719079221
- ISBN
- 9780719079221
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Condition: New
€ 150.60
€ 150.60
Paperback. A scholarly portrayal of Shona musicians and the African Musical tradition. l Berliner provides the complete cultural context for the music and an intimate, precise account of the meaning of the instrument and its music. Num Pages: 334 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; AVGH; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043791
- ISBN
- 9780226043791
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.20
€ 26.99
€ 22.20
Paperback. "Pathologies of Power" uses harrowing stories of life and death to argue thatthe promotion of social and economic rights of the poor is the most importanthuman rights struggle of our times. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 438 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 606. Health, Human Rights and the New War on the Poor. With a New Preface by the Author. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. 438 pages. "Pathologies of Power" uses harrowing stories of life and death to argue thatthe promotion of social and economic rights of the poor is the most importanthuman rights struggle of our times. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHMC. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 30. Weight: 606.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 438
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520243262
- ISBN
- 9780520243262
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Does the scientific "theory" that HIV came to North America from Haiti stem from underlying attitudes of racism and ethnocentrism in the United States rather than from hard evidence? Addressing the question, this is an ethnographic study of AIDS in a poor society. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; JFFH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Updated with a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248397
- ISBN
- 9780520248397
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Hardback. Suitable for graduates, students, and everyone seeking to help bend the arc of history toward justice, this title challenges readers to counter failures of imagination that keep billions of people without access to health care, safe drinking water, decent schools, and other basic human rights. Editor(s): Weigel, Jonathan L. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 294 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275973
- ISBN
- 9780520275973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.15
€ 31.99
€ 23.15
Paperback. The medieval clergy, aristocracy, and commercial classes tended to regard peasants as objects of contempt and derision, yet, at the same time, they were not viewed like other condemned groups. This text examines these conflicting images from the post-Carolingian period to the German Peasants' War. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804733731
- ISBN
- 9780804733731
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.45
€ 43.99
€ 38.45
Hardback. The medieval clergy, aristocracy, and commercial classes tended to regard peasants as objects of contempt and derision, yet, at the same time, they were not viewed like other condemned groups. This text examines these conflicting images from the post-Carolingian period to the German Peasants' War. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 34. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804733724
- ISBN
- 9780804733724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.52
€ 169.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 17 halftones, 6 genealogies, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226264813
- ISBN
- 9780226264813
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.01
€ 31.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. In the 1930s, fewer than one in one hundred US labor union members were African American. By 1980, the figure was more than one in five. This book explores the politics and history that led to this integration of organized labor. It also tells the story about how the Democratic Party unintentionally sowed the seeds of labor's decline. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134659
- ISBN
- 9780691134659
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Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 42.00
€ 53.49
€ 42.00
Paperback. Challenges how we think about the relationship between race, political parties, and American democracy. This book shows that not all groups are treated equally, and that politicians spend most of their time and resources on white swing voters - to the detriment of the African American community. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148014
- ISBN
- 9780691148014
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.03
€ 43.99
€ 31.03
Paperback. Looking at inter-ethnic relations, racial prejudice, gender equality, the development of ethnic identity, bilingualism, the practice of home religion and scholastic achievement and adjustment for South Asian and Chinese adolescents living in the UK. Aimed at teachers, educational and counselling psychologists, social workers and researchers. Num Pages: 146 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSL; JFSP1; JFSP2; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854332844
- ISBN
- 9781854332844
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Condition: New
€ 58.34
€ 58.34
Paperback. Is African Christianity a religious marketplace now dominated by only two big players, the Catholic Church and Pentecostals? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; HRC; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044776
- ISBN
- 9781849044776
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.20
€ 40.99
€ 36.20
Paperback. This classic book is a powerful indictment of contemporary attitudes to race, in which the author accuses British intellectuals and politicians on both sides of the political divide of refusing to take race seriously. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415289818
- ISBN
- 9780415289818
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.96
€ 23.99
€ 21.96
Paperback. People of African and Caribbean descent have inhabited Great Britain for centuries. Professor Paul Gilroy has assembled a living visual history of their social life in the modern British Isles. Published in association with Getty Images,this volume faeture 321 b&w photographs, commentary by Paul Gilroy and a preface from Professor Stuart Hall. Num Pages: 320 pages, 321 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DB; AJC; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 267 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1336.
- Publisher
- Saqi Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863565403
- ISBN
- 9780863565403
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.79
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Paperback. Award-winning author Paul Goble examines the construction, art, and significance of the tipi to the Plains Indians in his newest book, entitled Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters. Through a re-telling of the old-timer's stories, Goble shows how the tipi was more than just a home, but an expression of spiritual beliefs. Num Pages: 120 pages, 150 color ills. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 254 x 12. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933316376
- ISBN
- 9781933316376
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.95
€ 23.99
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Hardback. This critical examination of racial equality takes a new approach to breaking down racial barriers by proposing a system of equal opportunity through shared labor and contributive justice. A discussion board for ideas and comments relating to the book can be found at: http://howtomakeopportunityequal. blogspot. com/. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 181 x 16. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405160810
- ISBN
- 9781405160810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.30
€ 107.30
Paperback. This critical examination of racial equality takes a new approach to breaking down racial barriers by proposing a system of equal opportunity through shared labor and contributive justice. A discussion board for ideas and comments relating to the book can be found at: http://howtomakeopportunityequal. blogspot. com/. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 246 x 11. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405160827
- ISBN
- 9781405160827
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.76
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Paperback. Drive meaningful inquiry using the only MYP resources for Years 1-3 developed with the IB Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 4MB; JF; JH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 279 x 248 x 15. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Hodder Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471879364
- ISBN
- 9781471879364
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Condition: New
€ 33.05
€ 33.05
Hardback. A collection of word portraits of significant political, historical and literary figures by the columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner, Paul Greenberg. Among those who are discussed are Beckett, Gromyko, Fulbright, Lincoln, Orwell and Swaggart. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Ethics & Public Policy Center Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896331532
- ISBN
- 9780896331532
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Condition: New
€ 71.36€ 59.33
€ 71.36
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Paperback. This 2006 volume provides the broadest and deepest introduction to Kant currently available. Editor(s): Guyer, Paul. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 740 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1088. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. 740 pages. Editor(s): Guyer, Paul. This 2006 volume provides the broadest and deepest introduction to Kant currently available. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFCX. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 45. Weight: 1128.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 740
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521529952
- ISBN
- 9780521529952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 44.50
€ 46.99
€ 44.50