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Paperback. A Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times best-selling author charts the dramatic and disturbing rise of a post-literate America that craves fantasy, ecstasy, and illusion. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254. The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle. 240 pages. In the tradition of Christopher Lasch's "The Culture of Narcissism," Pulitzer Prize-winner Hedges charts the dramatic and disturbing rise of a post-literate America that craves fantasy, ecstasy, and illusion. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 17. Weight: 250.
Publisher
Nation Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568586137
ISBN
9781568586137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, throughout, graphic novel. BIC Classification: JFFA; JPFM; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 172 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Nation Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568588247
ISBN
9781568588247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. The bestselling author of War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning and Empire of Illusion takes us inside the dark heart of American empire, at home and abroad. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Avalon Publishing Group United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568587288
ISBN
9781568587288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Hardback. The radicalization of Muslims and Islamic institutions in the United States, Europe, and across the Islamic world has fostered a new generation of Islamist activists, many of them willing to use violence to achieve their aims. Num Pages: 182 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPF; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597973021
ISBN
9781597973021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 202 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Caitlin Press Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927575864
ISBN
9781927575864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.71

Hardback. Colour permeates contemporary visual and material culture and affects our senses beyond the superficial encounter by infiltrating our perceptions and memories and becoming deeply rooted in thought processes that categorize and divide along culturally constructed lines. Editor(s): Horrocks, Chris. Series: Polygons: Cultural Diversities & Intersections. Num Pages: 198 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448. Visual, Material, Textual. Series: Polygons: Cultural Diversities & Intersections. 196 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Horrocks, Chris. Colour permeates contemporary visual and material culture and affects our senses beyond the superficial encounter by infiltrating our perceptions and memories and becoming deeply rooted in thought processes that categorize and divide along culturally constructed lines. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFD. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857454645
ISBN
9780857454645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.57

Hardback. The search for an ethic that is joyful and life-loving, yet politically and scientifically realistic, is at the root of Cuomo's recent philosophy. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742513808
ISBN
9780742513808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.99

Paperback. The search for an ethic that is joyful and life-loving, yet politically and scientifically realistic, is at the root of Cuomo's recent philosophy. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 227 x 7. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742513815
ISBN
9780742513815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Hardback. Surveys the subject of American natural and environmental studies. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 301 pages, bibliographical references. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026956
ISBN
9780842026956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.76

Paperback. Investigating the social factors that make up the knowledge of children and childhood, this book aims to promote a greater appreciation of this stage of life. Viewing childhood from a social constructionist perspective, it gives a framework through which to understand private attitudes and public policy in relation to the child. Series: Key Ideas. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415341677
ISBN
9780415341677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.02

Paperback. An examination of the consequences of poverty and inequality and the challenge they pose to the engaged social work academic and practitioner. Editor(s): Jones, Chris; Novak, Tony. Series: Critical and Radical Debates in Social Work. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 4. Weight in Grams: 92.
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447316152
ISBN
9781447316152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.27

Paperback. Chris Kraus examines artistic enterprises of the past decade that reclaim the use of lived time as a material in the creation of visual art. Series: Semiotext(e) / Intervention Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 115 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Semiotext
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584350989
ISBN
9781584350989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.96

Paperback. "A collection of essays about the intersection of sports, race, and the media in the 20th century and beyond"-- Editor(s): Lamb, Chris. Num Pages: 672 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFSL3; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803276802
ISBN
9780803276802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Argues that although the unicorn of our imagination isn't real, traces of its character can be found in existing species. Exploring the natural world, this title follows the beast's trail to the plateaus of India and into the jungles of Africa to unearth the flesh and blood ancestors of our iconic unicorn. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847081179
ISBN
9781847081179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Goodbye, Mr. Wonderful gives a detailed account of the early stages of recovery from alcoholism. From his admittance into hospital to his life as a writer in the Netherlands, McCully offers a detailed and often analytical reflection on what it feels like to be a recovering alcoholic. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843102656
ISBN
9781843102656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Paperback. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has focused more public attention on the Catholic Church in Australia. Num Pages: 151 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCX; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 219 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
ATF Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921511332
ISBN
9781921511332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.28

From Tammany Hall to the election of David Dinkins, this work offers insights into the effect of ethnic competition on the demise of urban political machines. It traces the effect of the arrival of large numbers of Jewish and Italian immigrants - and later black and Puerto Rican migrants - on the Irish-dominated political machine. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 403 pages, 35 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231076364
ISBN
9780231076364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 137.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; KJC; KJMB; KJMV2; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 174. Weight in Grams: 535.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138245563
ISBN
9781138245563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.21

Paperback. When someone is suspected of being violent towards their family, the onus often falls on the victim to keep the children safe. This practical handbook turns the attention back to the cause of the problem, by helping practitioners to engage with perpetrators, to make safety-focussed interventions and motivate them towards seeking more in depth help. Num Pages: 176 pages, 32 b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JKVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 7. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849053808
ISBN
9781849053808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 37.86

Paperback. .
Publisher
Falcon Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762783717
ISBN
9780762783717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.54

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