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Hardback. While Islamic politics pose a challenge to capitalism in some parts of the world, they have actually advanced capitalism and democracy in Turkey. This work looks closely at this transition in Turkey, and examines why this shift has not taken place in Egypt and Iran. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804761444
- ISBN
- 9780804761444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.59
€ 145.59
Hardcover. The question of how to move beyond contentious pasts exercises societies across the globe. Focusing on Northern Ireland, this book examines how historical injustices continue to haunt contemporary lives, and how institutional and juridical approaches to 'dealing' with the past often give way to a silencing consensus or re-marginalising victims. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JF; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292000
- ISBN
- 9780230292000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Paperback / so. Series: Alltag Und Biografie. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783322954930
- ISBN
- 9783322954930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.33
€ 77.33
paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 32ill. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816642106
- ISBN
- 9780816642106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE2; VFJ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- AK Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849352468
- ISBN
- 9781849352468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.79
€ 15.99
€ 14.79
Paperback. A fresh perspective on the issues behind everyday street fighting among urban girls. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFSG; JFSJ1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814758410
- ISBN
- 9780814758410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Based on a vast array of sources from US, Jamaican, and English archives, as well as interviews, this title tells the history of the American "H2" program, the world's second oldest guestworker program. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 halftones. 2 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFFN; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160153
- ISBN
- 9780691160153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. The daily pictures of refugee camps, mostly in Africa, tell how the refugees manage to survive under the abject conditions. This study of Somalis, in a camp in Kenya, offers some explanations. The author argues that it is wrong to look at the camps in isolation but that one has to consider historical, social and transnational dimensions. Num Pages: 10 ills. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFFD; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451295
- ISBN
- 9781845451295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.47
€ 162.47
Hardback. This edited volume asks how the arrival of migrants at one time influences the decisions of those considering migration later. Through a set of case studies of migration in twelve 'corridors', it shows how different forms of feedback by different actors and through different channels contribute to our understanding of diverging migration flows. Editor(s): Horst, Cindy; Engbersen, Godfried; Fonseca, Maria Lucinda; Bakewell, Oliver. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 280 pages, 32 black & white tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137539205
- ISBN
- 9781137539205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Paperback. Why do women have sex? Is it purely for pleasure or the desire to reproduce? This title intends to investigate the underlying sexual desires of women and identify 237 distinct motivations for sex. It explores the deep-seated psychology and biology of female sexuality. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099546634
- ISBN
- 9780099546634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFFN; JPFK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140. .
- Publisher
- AK Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849352321
- ISBN
- 9781849352321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.52
€ 13.99
€ 13.52
paperback. While many cultures eat pumpkin year round, North Americans reserve it for a set of beloved autumn rituals that celebrate the harvest season and the rural past. This book shows how Americans have used the pumpkin to connect with nature and our agrarian roots - and, ironically, how this process has revitalized small farms and rural communities. Series: Weyherhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 336 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; WB; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 174 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993324
- ISBN
- 9780295993324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.44
€ 25.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Patton, Cindy. Series: Quadrant Book. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: JFSG; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816670192
- ISBN
- 9780816670192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; UDBS; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629561714
- ISBN
- 9781629561714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.18
€ 31.18
Hardcover. Focuses on the rise of New York as both a metropolis and a food capital, opening a new window onto the intersection of the cultural, social, political, and economic transformations of the nineteenth century. This book offers accounts of public markets and private food shops; and cake and coffee shops. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 31 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226128757
- ISBN
- 9780226128757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 79.41
€ 95.12
€ 79.41
Hardcover. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403970596
- ISBN
- 9781403970596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.61
€ 127.61
Editor(s): Cinque, Toija; Moore, Christopher; Redmond, Sean. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7 bw illus. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628923049
- ISBN
- 9781628923049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.54
€ 181.54
Hardback. Presents an account of a 7-year-old boy who was repeatedly victimized by two uncles who penetrated him, required him under threat of violence to act upon them, and forced him to have sexual contact with his sister. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JMC; MJW; MMJ; MQTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568215716
- ISBN
- 9781568215716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.39
€ 138.39
Paperback. Combining contemporary ethnography and ethnohistory, Circe Strum's analysis probes the intersection of race and national identity, the process of national formation, and the dangers in linking racial and national identities. The study focuses on the Oklahoma Cherokee. Num Pages: 268 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 2 line figures,1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520230972
- ISBN
- 9780520230972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.75
€ 36.99
€ 26.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 164 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 181 x 18. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594546068
- ISBN
- 9781594546068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.29€ 126.58
€ 184.29
€ 126.58
Paperback. With enormous numbers of new immigrants, America is becoming dramatically more diverse racially, culturally, and ethnically. This title discusses the role of national leadership, especially the presidency, at a time when a fragmented and dysfunctional national identity has become a real possibility. Editor(s): Renshon, Stanley A. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPA; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408702
- ISBN
- 9780878408702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.27
€ 76.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AMCR; AMVD; JFFR; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 219. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138119673
- ISBN
- 9781138119673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Nally, Claire. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349504688
- ISBN
- 9781349504688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.53
€ 65.53