Society & culture: general
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Paperback. The Peoples Temple movement ended on November 18, 1978, when the children in Jonestown were put to death by adult members, most of whom then took their own lives. Little has been written about the Peoples Temple from the point of view of the black experience in America. This title addresses this gap in the scholarship on the Peoples Temple. Editor(s): Moore, Rebecca; Pinn, Anthony B.; Sawyer, Mary R. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 b&w photos, 3 figures, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCZ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 3. Weight in Grams: 327.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216557
- ISBN
- 9780253216557
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.97
€ 25.99
€ 25.97
Hardback. No descriptive material is available for this title. Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations, plans, transparencies, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; DSY; JFSL9; JNLB; JNU; YQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810822405
- ISBN
- 9780810822405
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€ 106.37
€ 106.37
Hardcover. A child can't be owned, but parents are legally responsible for their child's care. A painting and a dog can be owned; both fall under the jurisdiction of the law and in particular, property rights. But why should a dog, man's best friend, an animal with a mind and emotions, fall under the same category as a painting? Editor(s): Hauser, Marc D.; Cushman, Fiery; Kamen, Matthew. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533807
- ISBN
- 9781557533807
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.69
€ 25.99
€ 24.69
Hardback. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 383 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074025
- ISBN
- 9780231074025
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Condition: New
€ 133.55€ 99.18
€ 133.55
€ 99.18
Hardback. This analysis of the relationship between socio-economic trends and natural resource amenities focuses on the inter-mountain West of the USA, but its strong empiricism makes it a valuable resource for rural development, sociology and demography researchers. Series: Landscape Series. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSF; PSTS; RGC; RGL; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400712621
- ISBN
- 9789400712621
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Condition: New
€ 181.30
€ 181.30
Hardcover. This book provides a critical perspective on people's response to disasters in the Philippines. It draws upon an array of case studies to discuss people's vulnerability, capacities and resilience in facing a wide range of different hazards. Series: Disaster Studies. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMP; JFFC; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137484284
- ISBN
- 9781137484284
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Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
Paperback. This book provides a critical perspective on people's response to disasters in the Philippines. It draws upon an array of case studies to discuss people's vulnerability, capacities and resilience in facing a wide range of different hazards. Series: Disaster Studies. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JHB; RGC; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349503452
- ISBN
- 9781349503452
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Condition: New
€ 61.31
€ 61.31
Hardback. Num Pages: 349 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJF; HBLX; JFSR2; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198099574
- ISBN
- 9780198099574
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Condition: New
€ 109.29
€ 109.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565849341
- ISBN
- 9781565849341
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.43
€ 29.99
€ 26.43
Hardcover. Multiple sclerosis is an incurable neurological disease of unknown cause with a fearful reputation for generating disability, unemployment, poverty and early death. This book critically surveys the current state of multiple sclerosis research, demonstrating the shortfall of current research undertaken on the lives of people with multiple sclerosis. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFFA; JFFG; JFFH; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137457059
- ISBN
- 9781137457059
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Condition: New
€ 62.92
€ 62.92
Paperback. What does it mean to have a good life? Why has it proved so difficult for people with intellectual disabilities to live one? This important book explores these questions, provides an analysis of related policies and underpinning ideologies and looks to how a good life may be made more attainable. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420688
- ISBN
- 9781847420688
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.13
€ 40.99
€ 38.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG; HRCV; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310519652
- ISBN
- 9780310519652
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. Do co-operatives offer an alternative model of social organisation which could address some of these key issues? Or do they simply offer another way of organising businesses within a predominantly capitalist economy? What would the world look like if co-operatives grew to gradually replace private businesses across every economic sector? Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; KJVW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- New Internationalist Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780261614
- ISBN
- 9781780261614
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.07
€ 17.99
€ 17.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; 1KBCS; 3JH; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894974851
- ISBN
- 9781894974851
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.66
€ 12.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. First full-length history of the Colca Valley in southern Peru from pre-Hispanic times to the present. Num Pages: 336 pages, 41 b&w photos, 12 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339717
- ISBN
- 9780822339717
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.35
€ 31.99
€ 30.35
Paperback. In "People of the Plains" (first published in 1909), Amelia McLean Paget records her observations of the customs, beliefs, and lifestyles of the Plains Cree and Saulteaux among whom she lived. Num Pages: 78 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 8. Weight in Grams: 248.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889771598
- ISBN
- 9780889771598
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.26
€ 16.99
€ 15.26
Paperback. How do racially mixed congregations come together? How are they sustained? Who attends them, how did they get there, and what are their experiences? This book explores these questions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 halftones. 2 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: HRC; JFSL1; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136271
- ISBN
- 9780691136271
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.09
€ 46.99
€ 33.09
Paperback. A fascinating and surprising history, revealing the peaceful tradition that has existed between Islam and the West Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pp b/w. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- John Murray General Publishing Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719567551
- ISBN
- 9780719567551
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.64
€ 12.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. Londono Sulkin explains a number of key issues and debates in Amazonian anthropology with great clarity, making People of Substance a useful text for students. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 photos; 1 map; 1 figure; 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442613737
- ISBN
- 9781442613737
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.95
€ 37.99
€ 35.95
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 229 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 3rd Impression 1958
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226676333
- ISBN
- 9780226676333
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.15
€ 37.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Battles, Asa. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 279 x 16. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- American Traveler Press United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558381063
- ISBN
- 9781558381063
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.15
€ 24.99
€ 17.15
Paperback. People Living with HIV in the USA and Germany Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658052669
- ISBN
- 9783658052669
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Condition: New
€ 61.90
€ 61.90
paperback. This study examines the relationship between poverty and informal work. Exploring the experiences of people in low-paid informal work, it contends that unless government seeks to include the informal economy in its strategies, it will never be able to reach its employment or anti-poverty targets. Free pdf version available at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781861348920
- ISBN
- 9781861348920
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.38
€ 25.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. Investigates habits, practices, and meanings of water through case studies from around the world. With its wide range and diversity, this volume explores water practices in different cultures and shows that water is much more than a commodity, a resource, or a substance - it is a focal point that reflects local culture. Editor(s): Hahn, Hans Peter; Cless, Karlheinz; Soentgen, Jens. Num Pages: 250 pages, 73 colour plates, 7 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Campus Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783593396101
- ISBN
- 9783593396101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.73€ 47.95
€ 56.73
€ 47.95