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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Focuses on architectural inscriptions throughout the Muslim world, some going back to the Middle Ages, others dating from our own lifetime. This book features 28 case studies that explain different aspects and contexts of calligraphy in Islamic architecture. It covers North Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, China and Spain. Num Pages: 592 pages, 401 colour illustrations, 12 b&w tables. BIC Classification: 1QFM; AMX; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 259 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2630.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748669226
ISBN
9780748669226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.65
€ 161.77

Paperback. Editor(s): Balsom, Erika; Peleg, Hila. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; JFDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 140. .
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262529068
ISBN
9780262529068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 20.75

Paperback. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 203 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFG; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
203
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814751343
ISBN
9780814751343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.20

Paperback. .
Publisher
Africa Research & Publications United States
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865436282
ISBN
9780865436282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 181.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group United States
Number of pages
175
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780800725181
ISBN
9780800725181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.67

Hardback. Failure to Adjust presents an especially timely analysis of the trade policies of the Obama administration, and discusses how America can reassert itself as the leader in setting rules for international economic competition that would spread the benefits of global trade and investment more broadly. Series: A Council on Foreign Relations Book. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442272606
ISBN
9781442272606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.44

Paperback. Presents a critique of urban poverty and violence and challenges much of what we think we know about the "culture of poverty". In this title, the author provides a portrait of everyday life among the women of the favelas, or urban shantytowns in Rio de Janeiro, who cope with unbearable suffering, violence and social abandonment. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 400 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 5 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
367
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition, with a New Pref ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276048
ISBN
9780520276048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. This compact, focused guide is perfect for students and others new to the field of gerontology. Features include further reading for each chapter, a glossary of key terms, and tables that provide easy reference points. Series: Short Guides. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447328384
ISBN
9781447328384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.23

Hardcover. People rely on reason to navigate the abstract world of human relations in the same way they rely on maps to traverse the physical world. This work offers a critique of the way human thought and action have become immersed in the rhetoric of cartography and how this cartographic reasoning allows the powerful to map out other people's lives. Num Pages: 584 pages, 45 halftones, 2 maps, 1 line drawing, 24 figures. BIC Classification: JFC; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 189 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1400.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
584
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition (1st printing),
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226629308
ISBN
9780226629308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 44.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Harmony
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised & Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804139359
ISBN
9780804139359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.05

Paperback. The only journalist to interview 'Jihadi John' uncovers how Mohammed Emwazi went from London teenager to world's most wanted terrorist Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780749433
ISBN
9781780749433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; BGS; JFFH1; WSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Citadel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780806538280
ISBN
9780806538280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. Robin Gill examines the issues that connect faith and moral leadership in an increasingly fragmented and relativistic world. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228. Robin Gill examines the issues that connect faith and moral leadership in an increasingly fragmented and relativistic world. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KIN0035794
ISBN
9780567085504
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The UK government has identified Faith communities as important players in community development and regeneration. But religion is also associated with conflict and division. How far is this faith in 'Faith' justified? How far should Faith communities comply? This report assesses the debate and the evidence. Free PDF available at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 72 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861348371
ISBN
9781861348371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 50 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 278 x 2. Weight in Grams: 180. Exercise Answers and Tables. 50 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFSJ; JHBK. Dimension: 213 x 278 x 2. Weight: 180.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
50
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135306
ISBN
9780231135306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.24

Hardback. First study to explore the transformation in attitudes on the Left toward the Jews, Zionism, and Israel. Series: Studies in Antisemitism. Num Pages: 648 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSR1; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 172 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
648
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803240766
ISBN
9780803240766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.15

Paperback. Editor(s): Foyster, Elizabeth; Marten, James. Series: The Cultural Histories Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 40 bw illus. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HBLH; HBTB; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 241 x 13. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472554703
ISBN
9781472554703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485442
ISBN
9780801485442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.76

Paperback. Cesare Lombroso is widely considered the founder of the field of criminology. His theory of the "born" criminal dominated discussions of criminology in Europe and the Americas from the 1880s into the early twentieth century. This book gives readers a view of his work. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFMX; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822332466
ISBN
9780822332466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 b&w. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; APT; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 264. A Case Study of Politics and the Media. 192 pages, 12 b&w. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLSV; APT; JFD. Dimension: 150 x 196 x 14. Weight: 264.
Publisher
Wallflower Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Pap/DVD
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905674749
ISBN
9781905674749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

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