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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Can governments do anything right? This work argues that federal, state, and local governments can and should do a great deal. It analyzes government programmes that affect Americans' food, housing, health care, education, jobs and wages, incomes and taxes. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 410 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKS; JPA; JPQB; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226644820
- ISBN
- 9780226644820
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816698578
- ISBN
- 9780816698578
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€ 102.28
€ 102.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 265 x 22. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816698585
- ISBN
- 9780816698585
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€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. There is significant religious and linguistic evidence that Yoruba society was not gendered in its original form. In this follow-up to The Invention of Women: Making an African Sense of Western Gender Discourses, Oy?wumi explores the intersections of gender, history, knowledge-making, and the role of intellectuals in the process. Series: Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349580514
- ISBN
- 9781349580514
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 40.99
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Paperback. *A concise introduction to Fanon's thought that contextualises it within the world of philosophy. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HPS; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045506
- ISBN
- 9781849045506
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.39
€ 25.99
€ 24.39
Paperback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157599
- ISBN
- 9780231157599
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68
Hardback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157582
- ISBN
- 9780231157582
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€ 83.23€ 64.47
€ 83.23
€ 64.47
Paperback. In What Do Women Want?, critically acclaimed journalist Daniel Bergner disseminates the latest scientific research and paints an unprecedented portrait of female lust Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JFSJ1; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 119 x 17. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782112570
- ISBN
- 9781782112570
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.54
€ 15.99
€ 11.54
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747547990
- ISBN
- 9780747547990
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBFN; HBJM; JFSL9; JPVH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922059901
- ISBN
- 9781922059901
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€ 36.99€ 26.80
€ 36.99
€ 26.80
Hardback. A meditation on the mysteries of color and the fascination they provoke. It uses color to explore further dimensions of what the author calls 'the bodily unconscious' in an age of global warming. Drawing on classic ethnography as well as the work of Benjamin, Burroughs, and Proust, it takes up the notion that color invites the viewer into images. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226790053
- ISBN
- 9780226790053
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Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 79.61
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€ 79.61
Paperback. A meditation on the mysteries of color and the fascination they provoke. It uses color to explore further dimensions of what the author calls 'the bodily unconscious' in an age of global warming. Drawing on classic ethnography as well as the work of Benjamin, Burroughs, and Proust, it takes up the notion that color invites the viewer into images. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226790060
- ISBN
- 9780226790060
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Children are often victims of abuse, victims of crime, or witnesses to such. It is critical that adults get information from them that is accurate without projecting or terrifying the children. This is a comprehensive guide to obtaining and evaluating this information from children. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP1; JKS; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555424657
- ISBN
- 9781555424657
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Condition: New
€ 46.46
€ 46.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801497209
- ISBN
- 9780801497209
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
Paperback. This book proposes a series of reforms that could improve the media and politics, and the interaction of the two, in Britain. * This book makes an important contribution to public debate in Britain about the relationship between the media and politics. * Contributors include academics, journalists and political commentators. Editor(s): Lloyd, John; Seaton, Jean. Series: Political Quarterly Special Issues. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 8. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405136938
- ISBN
- 9781405136938
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 4.81
€ 14.99
€ 4.81
Paperback. Did you know that the Cornish pasty was invented to protect tin miners from arsenic poisoning, or that the word salary comes from Roman soldiers being paid their wages in salt? Why do we eat goose (or turkey) at Christmas? This title tells the strange tales behind our favourite dishes and drinks and where they come from. Num Pages: 368 pages, 40 b/w. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141043449
- ISBN
- 9780141043449
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.91
€ 21.99
€ 16.91
Paperback. Unearthing legal history of racial identity, this book examines the paradoxical and often circular relationship of race and the perceived capacity for citizenship in American society. It reminds us that the imaginary connection between racial identity and fitness for citizenship remains potent and continues to impede racial justice and equality. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL3; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047983
- ISBN
- 9780674047983
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.99
€ 36.99
€ 30.99
Paperback. Whether suggesting standards for technical innovation or pointing to the ruinous effects of what has become everyday practice, Berry speaks bravely against thoughtlessness, measuring every word as he leads the way toward balancing our currently out-of-kilter society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781582434872
- ISBN
- 9781582434872
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.91
€ 18.99
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Paperback. From the nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries, millions of Americans participated in fraternal associations - self-selecting brotherhoods and sisterhoods that provided aid to members, enacted group rituals, and engaged in community service. This book shows how African American groups played key roles in the struggle for civil rights. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 halftones. 8 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138367
- ISBN
- 9780691138367
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Vestergaard, Elisabeth. Series: North Atlantic Studies. Num Pages: 217 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; JFC; KNAF; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 294 x 212 x 13. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788798342427
- ISBN
- 9788798342427
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Condition: New
€ 47.48
€ 47.48