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Society & culture: general
Recreational Hunting, Conservation and Rural Livelihoods
. Ed(S): Dickson, Barney; Hutton, Jonathan; A...
Paperback. For the first time, this book addresses many of the issues that are fundamental to an understanding of the real role of recreational hunting in conservation and rural development. It examines the key issues, asks the difficult questions, and seeks to present the answers to guide policy. Editor(s): Dickson, Barney; Hutton, Jonathan; Adams, Bill. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFZ; RNK; WSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405167857
- ISBN
- 9781405167857
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Condition: New
€ 122.08
€ 122.08
paperback. "This book brings together an impressive collection of scholars working on environmental challenges facing the Global South in an age of globalization. An important contribution to the literature on global environmental policy and politics." - Jennifer Clapp, University of Waterloo Editor(s): Diez, Jordi; Dwivedi, O. P. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551118208
- ISBN
- 9781551118208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
The Religions of the Book. Christian Perceptions, 1400-1660.
. Ed(S): Dimmock, Dr Matthew; Hadfield, A.
Paperback. This book is the first study to explore the relationship between Christianity, Judaism and Islam in the Early Modern period. Editor(s): Dimmock, Dr Matthew; Hadfield, A. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HBJD; HBL; HRAX; JFC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349286133
- ISBN
- 9781349286133
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Condition: New
€ 70.58
€ 70.58
paperback. Each section pairs an essay that explores women's religious experience in a European country (Spain, France, Netherlands, England) with one that takes a look at such experiences in a New World colony of the respective Eurupean power. Editor(s): Dinan, Susan; Meyers, Deborah. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415930352
- ISBN
- 9780415930352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.55
€ 56.55
The African Food Crisis. Lessons from the Asian Green Revolution.
. Ed(S): Djurfeldt, Goran; Holmen, Hans; Jirs...
Hardback. Examines why Asia can feed its rapidly growing population, but Africa experiences famine. Editor(s): Djurfeldt, Goran; Holmen, Hans; Jirstrom, Magnus; Larsson, R. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JFSF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851999982
- ISBN
- 9780851999982
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Condition: New
€ 145.19
€ 145.19
hardcover. "The Well of Loneliness" - the Radclyffe Hall novel at times referred to as 'the bible of lesbianism' - was released in Britain in 1928 and was immediately controversial. This title gathers together classic essays on Radclyffe Hall's book - beginning with Havelock Ellis and early reviews - as well as pieces by critics as Esther Newton. Editor(s): Doan, Laura L.; Prosser, Jay. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 5S; DSBH; DSK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118743
- ISBN
- 9780231118743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.52€ 89.70
€ 117.52
€ 89.70
Hardback. A collection of research that serves as an example of aspects of social status, social class, and ideology connected to contemporary questions about who wins in struggles for civic, economic, and individual citizenship. It studies inequalities of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation at local, regional, national and transnational levels. Editor(s): Dobratz, Betty A.; Waldner, Lisa K.; Buzzell, Timothy. Series: Research in Political Sociology. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSL; JHBA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762307562
- ISBN
- 9780762307562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.19
€ 260.19
Paperback. In this text, feminists discuss bioethics topics in a feminist light. Among the subjects explored are the care/justice debates, transforming bioethics, and reproduction. The text also covers issues such as culturally appropriate responses to reproductive health problems in developing countries. Editor(s): Donchin, Anne; Purdy, Laura M. Series: New Feminist Perspectives. Num Pages: 296 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFFK; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 253 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847689255
- ISBN
- 9780847689255
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Condition: New
€ 65.68
€ 65.68
Paperback. Explores the convergence of race, class, and gender in the study of theory, family, work, and economic issues especially as they pertain to women. Editor(s): Dowd, Nancy E.; Jacobs, Michelle S. Num Pages: 417 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 29. Weight in Grams: 753.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719138
- ISBN
- 9780814719138
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Condition: New
€ 39.77
€ 39.77
hardcover. The SAGE Handbook of Media Studies provides a state-of-the-art overview of media research and examines the theories, practices, and future of media studies. The Editors have brought together a variety of U.S. and international contributors to provide a universal viewpoint of the increasingly diverse and globalized media studies field. Editor(s): Downing, John D. H.; McQuail, Denis, MA, PhD, DipPSA,; Schlesinger, Philip (University of Stirling); Wartella, Ellen A. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications, Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761921691
- ISBN
- 9780761921691
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Condition: New
€ 200.66
€ 200.66
Paperback. Editor(s): Dubeck, Paula J.; Dunn, Dana S. Num Pages: 383 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195335262
- ISBN
- 9780195335262
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Condition: New
€ 173.30
€ 173.30
Paperback. The Urban Ethnography Reader assembles the very best of American ethnographic writing, from classic works to contemporary research, and aims to present ethnography as social science, social history, and literature, rather than purely as a methodology. Editor(s): Duneier, Mitchell; Kasinitz, Philip; Murphy, Alexandra R. Num Pages: 896 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHB; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 251 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 896
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199743575
- ISBN
- 9780199743575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 113.54
€ 113.54
Paperback. Family and work are major, integrally related dimensions of social life which affect the well-being and success of family members. This book focuses on African Americans, navigating the terrain of race, work, and family, and examining barriers to equality and ways in which Blacks have sought to become an integral part of the American economy. Editor(s): Durr, Marlese; Hill, Shirley A. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHBK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742534674
- ISBN
- 9780742534674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
hardcover. Harriet Martineau: Authorship, Society and Empire is a new book of essays by distinguished US and UK scholars on this most influential and prolific of Victorian writers and thinkers. Editor(s): Dzelzainis, Ella; Kaplan, Cora. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 148 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719081330
- ISBN
- 9780719081330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.36
€ 108.36
Hardback. This wide-ranging inquiry into the socio-cultural forces that define the three nations of North America seeks out ways in which the countries can become more comfortable with their collective future on the continent. Editor(s): Earle, Robert L.; Wirth, John D. Series: Comparative Studies in History, Institutions, & Public Policy. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1KLCM; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 579.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724333
- ISBN
- 9780804724333
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Condition: New
€ 159.06
€ 159.06
Hardback. Discusses ecofeminism in the context of the social, political and ecological consequences of globalization. The book includes case studies, essays, theoretical works, and articles on ecofeminist movements from many of the world's regions including Taiwan, Mexico, Kenya, Chile, India, Brazil, Canada, England and the United States. Editor(s): Eaton, Heather; Lorentzen, Professor Lois Ann. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFS; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742526976
- ISBN
- 9780742526976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.91
€ 190.91
Hardback. Examines personal and organizational networks that exist between members in US immigrant religious communities and individuals and religious institutions left behind. This title examines how religious remittances flow between home and host communities, how they affect religious practices in both settings, and how influences change over time. Editor(s): Ebaugh, Helen Rose; Saltzman Chafetz, Janet. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102255
- ISBN
- 9780759102255
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Condition: New
€ 164.28
€ 164.28
Hardback. With the erosion of strong class theory, sociologists have recently started to look at aspects of social stratification other than class. One of the most interesting new areas of investigation is the sociology of generations. Editor(s): Edmunds, June; Turner, Professor Bryan S. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517301
- ISBN
- 9780742517301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.67
€ 155.67
hardcover. This book addresses key issues in aquaculture and rural development, with case studies drawn from several countries in South and South-East Asia. Papers included cover topics ranging from production and technical issues to social aspects and research and development methodology. Editor(s): Edwards, Paul; Little, D.C.; Demaine, H. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSF; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851995656
- ISBN
- 9780851995656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.33
€ 140.33
Paperback. China's New National Urbanization Plan (2014u20) sets ambitious targets for sustainable, human-centered, and environmentally friendly urbanization. What key institutional and governance challenges will China face in reaching those goals? This title, coedited by a prominent leader of China's National Development and Reform Commission, features polic Editor(s): Eggleston, Karen; Oi, Jean C.; Wang, Yiming. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; JPP; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Asia/Pacific Research Center, Div of The Institute for International Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931368414
- ISBN
- 9781931368414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.02
€ 35.02