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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Suitable for those with an interest in conquest, self-defense, wealth, power or simply being an educated spectator, this book teaches you how to cheat, dissemble, feign, fight and advance your cause in the modern world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861974044
ISBN
9781861974044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

paperback. Drawn from 3,000 years of the history of power, this guide helps readers achieve for themselves what Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, Louis XIV and Machiavelli learnt the hard way. Num Pages: 480 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 672.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Number of pages
463
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861972781
ISBN
9781861972781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Africa World Pr
Edition
Reprint, 1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865431577
ISBN
9780865431577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.48

Paperback. Following independence, most countries in Africa sought to develop, but their governments pursued policies that actually undermined their rural economies. This book provides a preface and chapter that address the seeds of Africa's recovery and discuss the significance of the continent's success for the arguments of this classic work. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; JPH; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated, Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282568
ISBN
9780520282568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.57

Paperback. Addresses the question: Why should Africa be studied in the American university? Put to scholars in the social sciences and humanities, prominent Africanists who are also leaders in their various disciplines, their responses make a strong case for the research on Africa. Editor(s): Bates, Robert H.; etc.; Mudimbe, V.Y.; O'Barr, Jean F. (Professor of the Practice of Women's Studies, Duke University, USA). Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFC; JH; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226039015
ISBN
9780226039015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.38

Hardcover. This book examines the development of biopolitics as an academic perspective within political science. It reviews the work of the leading proponents of this perspective and presents a comprehensive view of biopolitics as a framework to structure political inquiry. Editor(s): Blank, Robert H.; Hines, Samuel M., Jr.; Funke, Odelia; Losco, Joseph; Stewart, Patrick. Series: Research in Biopolitics. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784411084
ISBN
9781784411084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.38

paperback. Explores the history of American left-wing Christians who discovered the convergence between radical politics and Christian faith. This book examines the histories of individuals, movements, and organizations that encompass more than a century of American history, and discusses the role of religious activism in movements of social transformation. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX6; JFFA; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
V9781566393355
ISBN
9781566393355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.82

paperback. First published in 1935 this is an accessible introduction to the nineteenth-century world of the Crow Indians. It showcases many facets of Crow life, including ceremonies, religious beliefs, a storytelling tradition, everyday life, the ties of kinship and the practice of war, and the relations between men and women. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803280274
ISBN
9780803280274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.97

Hardback. A collection of letters describing the day-to-day work and experiences of a doctor at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota during the mid-1950s. Editor(s): Collins, Cary C.; Mutschler, Charles V. Num Pages: 448 pages, 13 b&w photos, 5 maps, 4 figures, appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBBNS; 3JJP; BJ; JFSL9; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803226258
ISBN
9780803226258
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92

Paperback. Work has always been central to the African American experience. Whether as slaves or freedmen, African Americans have struggled to gain economic opportunity. This title analyzes the position of African American workers in the US economy and social order over the past century and a half. Series: African American Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813192598
ISBN
9780813192598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.22

Paperback. This study charts the history of neighbourhood-based initiatives in the USA to illuminate the enduring dilemmas and contradictions in American governments' efforts to eradicate poverty. The author argues that these initiatives divert attention from broader social inequities. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231081153
ISBN
9780231081153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.97

Paperback. This text explores a range of knowledges which would have been familiar to Conrad and his original readers. Drawing on research into trade, policing, sexual and financial scandals, changing theories of trauma and contemporary war-crimes, it provides contexts for Conrad's fictions and produces original readings of his work. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349353705
ISBN
9781349353705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AJ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226342931
ISBN
9780226342931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.09

Paperback. It's spring 1983. It seemed that one of the most startling discoveries of the century had been made, and that one of the world's most sought after documents had finally come to light, the private diaries of Adolf Hitler. What followed was the exchange of extraordinary sums of money for world-wide publishing rights. But that was just the beginning. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099791515
ISBN
9780099791515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Harris, Robert L.; Terborg-Penn, Rosalyn. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138116
ISBN
9780231138116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403915740
ISBN
9781403915740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.51

Paperback / so. Series: Schriftenreihe Des Bundesinstituts Fur Bevolkerungsforschung. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810021694
ISBN
9783810021694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.60

Paperback. How money, politics and the Arts turned a golden age for culture into lead Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; JFC; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Verso
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781685914
ISBN
9781781685914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 42 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594770876
ISBN
9781594770876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.46

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
PM Press United States
Edition
Expanded and Updated
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604865752
ISBN
9781604865752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.45

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