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Society & culture: general

Hardback. Examines Pentecostal conversion as a force of change, revealing new insights into its dominant role in global Christianity today. Series: Religion in Transforming Africa. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; HRCC96; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011527
ISBN
9781847011527
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.99

Paperback. A small minority of children and adolescents can be dangerous, violent and murderous. Gwyneth Boswell researched this field throughout the 1990s. Editor(s): Boswell, Gwyneth. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKV; JMC; JMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861561251
ISBN
9781861561251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.63

Hardback. Violent Becomings sheds light on violence in the periods of colonial and postcolonial state formation by conceptualizing the state not as the bureaucratically ordered polity of the nation-state, but as a continuously evolving and violently challenged mode of social ordering. Series: Ethnography, Theory, Experiment. Num Pages: 360 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; JFFE; JHMC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785332364
ISBN
9781785332364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.17

paperback. An examination of the effects of violence on an urban center and how it shapes both the physical and cultural landscape of a city Series: Jewish Life, History, and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 85 b&w photos, 10 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTB; JFFE; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780292728820
ISBN
9780292728820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Presents a compelling study of how ordinary people commit extraordinary acts of violence and how perpetrators and victims manage in the aftermath. Grounded in extensive, qualitative analysis of perpetrator testimony, this book reveals the individual experiences of perpetrators and general patterns of influence that lead to collective violence. Series: Qualitative Studies in Psychology. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JFFE; JKV; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479821600
ISBN
9781479821600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.28

Paperback. Argues that violent confrontation goes against human physiological hardwiring. This book challenges standard views about the root causes of violence and offers solutions for confronting it in the future. It guides readers into the disturbing world of human discord - from domestic abuse and schoolyard bullying to muggings, and armed conflicts. Num Pages: 584 pages, 53 halftones. 1 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
584
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143224
ISBN
9780691143224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Hardback. Violence, Inequality, and Human Freedom is a sociological introduction to the study of violence that looks at violence on three different levels-structural, institutional, and interpersonal. The third edition is updated throughout, including a new chapter on educational violence and revised sections on economic and international violence. Num Pages: 540 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 10 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1003.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442209480
ISBN
9781442209480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.27

Paperback. The first history ever of violence against architecture as political violence, this book examines the case of the former Yugoslavia and the ways in which architecture is a site where power, agency, and ethnicity are constituted. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 224 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; JFFE; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804769365
ISBN
9780804769365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

Hardback. The first history ever of violence against architecture as political violence, this book examines the case of the former Yugoslavia and the ways in which architecture is a site where power, agency, and ethnicity are constituted. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 224 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; JFFE; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804769358
ISBN
9780804769358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.31

Paperback. Ranging across Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, and eastern California, this title places Native peoples squarely at the center of a story that chronicles two centuries of Indian and imperial history. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 halftones, 2 maps, 1 graph. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027206
ISBN
9780674027206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.87

Hardback. From Hannah Arendt's "banality of evil" to Joseph Conrad's "fascination of the abomination," humankind has struggled to make sense of human--upon--human violence. Editor(s): Scheper-Hughes, Nancy; Bourgois, Philippe I. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 175 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631223481
ISBN
9780631223481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.27

Paperback. From Hannah Arendt's 'banality of evil' to Joseph Conrad's 'fascination of the abomination', humankind has struggled to make sense of human-upon-human violence. This book explores the social, literary, and philosophical theories of violence. Editor(s): Scheper-Hughes, Nancy; Bourgois, Philippe I. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631223498
ISBN
9780631223498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 48.24

paperback. Editor(s): Wilkinson, Carol W. Num Pages: 283 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHBL; KNXC; VFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Government Institutes Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865875425
ISBN
9780865875425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 174.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
Markus Wiener Pub
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558763098
ISBN
9781558763098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.30

Paperback. Presents the theoretical explanations of family violence and links theory to practice. This book looks at the systems and institutions that interact with families, mandated to provide protection and services, and explores the debates surrounding family violence and public policy. It also explores the role of power in abusive relationships. Num Pages: 336 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JFFE3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195151145
ISBN
9780195151145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.67

Paperback. Offers students with an understanding of the crisis in Colombia. This book focuses on the 1990s, a decade that witnessed a strengthening of the guerrilla insurgency in the Americas. Editor(s): Bergquist, Charles; Penaranda, Ricardo; Sanchez, Gonzalo. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 288 pages, chronology, glossary, index, charts. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JFFE; JPS; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S.
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842028707
ISBN
9780842028707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.27

Paperback. This book is an exploration of violence both by and against children, its causes and approaches to its amelioration. The contributors examine topics such as children who kill; violent young offenders; immigrant children who have been the victims of war; the influence of television; the relationship to the family; and racial and sexual violence. Editor(s): Varma, Ved. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSP1; JFSP2; JKSB1; JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853023446
ISBN
9781853023446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.69

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFE; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803253384
ISBN
9780803253384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.65

Paperback. Large format paperback. Clean copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. New York
Edition
New
Number of pages
192
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0211645
ISBN
9780826412225
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Large format paperback. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. New York
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New
SKU
KEX0211644
ISBN
9780826412225
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

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