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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Lessons from Kenya. 256 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Barrett, C.B.; Mude, Andrew G.; Omiti, J. M. Examining the successes, failures, possibilities and limitations of efforts across rural Kenya, this book analyses the socioeconomic and institutional prerequisites for decentralization, and the role of community groups and producer organizations in reducing poverty and promoting empowerment. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JFSF; KCM. Dimension: 250 x 176 x 20. Weight: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
CABI
Edition
First
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845932695
ISBN
9781845932695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 248.27

Brings together studies from several animal scientists and researchers to review the implications and necessity of long distance animal transport for slaughter. This title combines reports on regional practices with discussions of the science, economics, legislation and procedures involved in this practice. Editor(s): Turner, J; Appleby, M.C.; Cussen, V.; Garces, L.; Lambert, L. A.; Turner, J. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFFZ; MZD; TVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 173 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1192.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845934033
ISBN
9781845934033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 239.32

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
First
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845936099
ISBN
9781845936099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.70

Paperback. Building Resilience Through Community-based Rangeland Management in China and Mongolia. 260 pages. Editor(s): Fernandez-Gimenez, M. E.; Wang, X.; Baival, B.; Klein, J.; Reid, R. Describes the change, loss, re-emergence and resilience of seven herder communities located in distinct socio-ecological settings ranging from the Gobi desert of Mongolia to the Tibetan Plateau regions of China's Sichuan and Gansu Provinces. This book is suitable for policy makers within international development and conservation policy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPM; GTF; JFSF; RNF. Dimension: 243 x 174 x 16. Weight: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
CABI
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845938956
ISBN
9781845938956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.21

Paperback. Draws on the author's own experiences of cocaine addiction, alcoholism and prostitution in telling the story of a woman living on the edge. This book is a poignant reminder that things can always get better, as long as we remember that when it's time to leave the party, it's time. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: BM; JFMX; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 2. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845966034
ISBN
9781845966034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.88

Hardcover. Presents a collection of research findings on topical issues in international trade theory and policy. This work deals with trade liberalization and outsourcing. It examines trading clubs and preferential trading agreements. It features six chapters on the various aspects of trade and aid. Editor(s): Beladi, Hamid; Choi, Kwan; Tran-Nam, Binh; Long, Ngo van; Tawada, Makoto; Atax, Binh Tran-Nam. Series: Frontiers of Economics and Globalization. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846639623
ISBN
9781846639623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 222.10

Paperback. Birhan Woldu became one of the most recognized faces and forms of the late 20th century when her skeletal image was used at the end of 'Live Aid' to globally publicize famine in Africa. This title tells Birhan's life story from the days when her father literally carried his daughter across Africa on an epic journey to life, to Live Aid. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 X 8 pg colour plates. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJPN; BG; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New Holland Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847738455
ISBN
9781847738455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. The landscape of Britain and Ireland has been the inspiration for myths and legends for centuries. From ancient kings to infamous murderers, this book explains and describes the stories behind and places associated with such famous characters as Robin Hood and the mystical fairies and monstrous animals that inhabit these enchanted lands. Num Pages: 192 pages, c.100 artworks & photographs. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
IMM Lifestyle Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847739865
ISBN
9781847739865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.76

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
AK Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849350181
ISBN
9781849350181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Sycamore, Mattilda Bernstein. Num Pages: 214 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
AK Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849350884
ISBN
9781849350884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.78

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
AK Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849351188
ISBN
9781849351188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.34

Num Pages: 488 pages, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Practical Action Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
2 ed
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853397400
ISBN
9781853397400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 99.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1383.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Practical Action Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853398940
ISBN
9781853398940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Seren
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854115195
ISBN
9781854115195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.69

Paperback. Drawing on interviews with mothers who have been diagnosed HIV-positive, this title provides a perspective of motherhood from the mother's point of view. It explores the situation in which two very powerful identities, those of motherhood and of being HIV-positive, collide in the same moment. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFH2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Wits University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868144945
ISBN
9781868144945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Explores the images of Africa and Africans that evolved in ancient Egypt, in classical Greece and imperial Rome, in the early Mediterranean world, and in the early domains of Christianity. This book provides a survey of the special place that Aksumite Ethiopia has held in European and African conceptual worlds as the site of 'worthy Ethiopia'. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrated in full colour. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; HBJH; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 33. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868144990
ISBN
9781868144990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Focuses on a talented, brave, but tiny minority of whites - liberals, radicals, communists, Trotskyists, humanists, Christians, idealists - who rejected the growing racism of post-war South Africa and worked to breach the dividing line between black and white. Num Pages: 240 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145003
ISBN
9781868145003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Traumatic stress and post-traumatic stress more particularly, has gained international prominence as a condition or disorder that affects people across the globe in the wake of exposure to extreme life events, be these collective or individual. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145096
ISBN
9781868145096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Fight for Democracy is a penetrating and critical scrutiny of the ANC's treatment of the print media since the inception of democracy in 1994. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFD; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 365.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145683
ISBN
9781868145683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Since South Africa's transition to democracy, many universities have acquired new works of art for key spaces on their campuses. The new works convey messages about the advantages of cultural diversity, and many engage critically with histories of racial intolerance and conflict. Num Pages: 256 pages, Full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JFC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 875.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145805
ISBN
9781868145805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

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