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Paperback. Research on globalisation is a political priority because the world has become a 'single place' where local events may have world-wide political and military consequences. This book argues that studying new religions in a globalisation perspective offers methodological advantages for the study of religion and the general study of globalisation. Editor(s): Geertz, Armin W.; Warburg, Margit. Num Pages: 277 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HR; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779342941
- ISBN
- 9788779342941
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Condition: New
€ 33.41
€ 33.41
Hardback. Taking the context of forced migration, this book addresses the role that regional, in contrast to national or global, institutions and relationships play in shaping asylum policies and procedures. It also considers the role that regional responses are likely to play in determining the direction of asylum policy in receiving states. Editor(s): Kneebone, Susan; Rawlings-Sanei, Felicity. Series: Studies in Forced Migration. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JFFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453442
- ISBN
- 9781845453442
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Condition: New
€ 155.12
€ 155.12
Paperback. Presents Richs new thoughts on the New Queer Cinema, as well as bringing together the best of her writing on the NQC Num Pages: 360 pages, 23 Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFN; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354284
- ISBN
- 9780822354284
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardcover. "From childhood onward, men appear to be at risk. Infant males are more likely to undergo complications during labor and delivery and to have more birth defects. Boys often manifest behavioral difficulties and learning disabilities in elementary school. Editor(s): Pollack, William S.; Levant, Ronald F. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471177722
- ISBN
- 9780471177722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.76
€ 177.76
paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816642809
- ISBN
- 9780816642809
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814794807
- ISBN
- 9780814794807
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. Editor(s): Cortina, Jeronimo; Ochoa-Reza, Enrique. Series: Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia: Challenges in Development and Globalization. Num Pages: 368 pages, 35 Graphs. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156806
- ISBN
- 9780231156806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.42€ 57.11
€ 73.42
€ 57.11
Paperback. Bringing together researchers from the fields of social policy, economics, sociology and clinical psychology, this book offers new evidence on the inter-related problems faced by disability claimants, and identifies important lessons for policy. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSB; JPQB; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119145516
- ISBN
- 9781119145516
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Condition: New
€ 29.42
€ 29.42
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590334577
- ISBN
- 9781590334577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.55€ 71.61
€ 93.55
€ 71.61
This book on cultural studies aims to identify the status of the field in Italian cultural studies. It contains articles that will interest a variety of undergraduate and graduate classes and it is an invaluable resource for scholars of Italian studies. Editor(s): Parati, Graziella. Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611475326
- ISBN
- 9781611475326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.50
€ 152.50
Hardback. This volume examines some of the greatest challenges facing the twenty-first century: security and conflict, technological innovation, energy, resources and the environment. It provides grounding in current development politics and encourages readers to consider future development policy and international relations. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JPS; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 271 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780932439
- ISBN
- 9781780932439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.96€ 137.06
€ 153.96
€ 137.06
Paperback. This volume critically examines the current theories and practices of public archaeology through relevant case studies from different regions throughout the world. It covers the field both geographically and theoretically. Editor(s): Okamura, Katsuyuki; Matsuda, Akira. Series: One World Archaeology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 22 colour illustrations, 11 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: HD; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461458746
- ISBN
- 9781461458746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.09
€ 65.09
Paperback. New Perspectives in Global Environmental Disasters is a collection of articles that represent high levels of scholarship in emergent themes and key issues. These include the following: - Crisis management - Emergency planning - Community-based disaster management Series: Emerald Gems. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785608094
- ISBN
- 9781785608094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.30
€ 56.30
Hardback. Presents findings of a successful, international research project exploring links between social exclusion (SE), transport disadvantage (TD) and psychological well being (WB). This title examines fresh perspectives in relation to social capital and WB and developing various economic methods to estimate the marginal value of additional travel. Editor(s): Currie, Graham. Num Pages: 342 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; RPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780522005
- ISBN
- 9781780522005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.53
€ 95.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 243 pages, tabs.ch. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG; JPQB; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560726814
- ISBN
- 9781560726814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.65€ 76.80
€ 100.65
€ 76.80
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761810162
- ISBN
- 9780761810162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.49
€ 100.49
Paperback. Focusing on the New Orleans African American community, this title pays homage to the city, its region, and its residents, by mapping recent and often contradictory social and cultural transformations, and seeking to counter inadequate and often pejorative accounts of the people and place that give New Orleans its soul. Num Pages: 158 pages, 91 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; AV; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 492. Music and Culture in Transition. 158 pages, illustrations. Focusing on the New Orleans African American community, this title pays homage to the city, its region, and its residents, by mapping recent and often contradictory social and cultural transformations, and seeking to counter inadequate and often pejorative accounts of the people and place that give New Orleans its soul. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; AV; JFCA; JFSL3. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 15. Weight: 492.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 158
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273887
- ISBN
- 9780520273887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. Relying on 56 open-ended interviews with members of the musical community in New Orleans, Michael Urban shows how the pleasure of participation in this storied assemblage outweighs commercial considerations. Music making and personal lives move in tandem, each reflecting an orientation elevating group goals over individual achievements. Series: Pop Music, Culture and Identity. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; AVGQ; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137565747
- ISBN
- 9781137565747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.62
€ 64.62
Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of organ transplantation in Turkey, based on the stories of kidney-transplant patients and physicians in Istanbul. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVG; GTB; JFFH; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 32. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349129
- ISBN
- 9780822349129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Maxwell uncovers both black literature's debt to Communism and Communism's debt to black literature, reciprocal obligations first incurred during the Harlem Renaissance. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; JFSL3; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114257
- ISBN
- 9780231114257
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
Paperback. Considers the conditions of early America which shaped and were shaped by ideals of masculinity Editor(s): Foster, Thomas A. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727812
- ISBN
- 9780814727812
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. aeo The first systematic study of the consequences of new media technologies for questions of access and regulation. aeo Criticises orthodox views of the Left and Right about media and communication policies. aeo Develops a major new framework for policy makers with regard to the media in the UK and elsewhere. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745617862
- ISBN
- 9780745617862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.28
€ 27.28
Hardback. aeo The first systematic study of the consequences of new media technologies for questions of access and regulation. aeo Criticises orthodox views of the Left and Right about media and communication policies. aeo Develops a major new framework for policy makers with regard to the media in the UK and elsewhere. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745617855
- ISBN
- 9780745617855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.37
€ 79.37
Paperback. New media, development and globalization are the key terms through which the future is being imagined and performed in governance, development initiatives and public and political discourse. Yet these authoritative terms have arisen within particular cultural and ideological contexts. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745638331
- ISBN
- 9780745638331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.66
€ 24.66