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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Of the some sixty thousand vacant properties in Philadelphia, half of them are abandoned row houses. Street-level entrepreneurs re purposing hundreds of these empty houses as facilities for recovering addicts and alcoholics. This book presents a study of this recovery house movement and its place in the new urban order wrought by welfare reform. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226234090
- ISBN
- 9780226234090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
paperback. How It Feels to Be Free examines the role of black female entertainers in the Civil Rights movement. Num Pages: 306 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190610722
- ISBN
- 9780190610722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.48
€ 55.48
Paperback. In the UK, as in other rich countries, the 'playing-field' is anything but level and the family plays a surprisingly crucial part in maintaining inequality. This book explores how seemingly mundane aspects of family life raise fundamental questions of social justice and calls for a rethink of what equality of opportunity means. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 131 x 199 x 12. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447331537
- ISBN
- 9781447331537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.64
€ 15.99
€ 12.64
paperback. Series: Native American. Num Pages: 160 pages, 33 plates. BIC Classification: JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486230191
- ISBN
- 9780486230191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.83
€ 13.99
€ 13.83
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353959
- ISBN
- 9780822353959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. "In these pages Roger Corman, the most successful independent filmmaker in Hollywood relates his experiences as the director and/or producer of such low-budget classics Attack of the Crab Monsters, The" Num Pages: 254 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Edition
- 1st Da Capo Press ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306808746
- ISBN
- 9780306808746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.74
€ 21.99
€ 17.74
Paperback. How I Am a Jew documents the life-long journey of author Howard Polsky as he struggles to maintain his cultural Jewish heritage in the context of his American homeland. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: G; HRJ; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761824237
- ISBN
- 9780761824237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.72
€ 86.72
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Right Book Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909116450
- ISBN
- 9781909116450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
hardcover. Bonnie St. John and her teenage daughter Darcy, team up to seek out empowered female role models and discover what we can learn from them all. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780446579278
- ISBN
- 9780446579278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 26.99
€ 43.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. A compelling and sharply insightful book that examines the state of Britain today and looks forward to the Britain of tomorrow, from the bestselling author of The State We're In. Num Pages: 304 pages, No illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 128 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349140087
- ISBN
- 9780349140087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Hardback. Num Pages: 355 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JPP; KJG; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319507231
- ISBN
- 9783319507231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRCS; HRCV; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Multnomah Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601424624
- ISBN
- 9781601424624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.36
€ 17.99
€ 14.36
Paperback. A fresh, revealing look at the artist who continues to inspire new generations of women. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF; JFSJ1; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762781294
- ISBN
- 9780762781294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.20
€ 17.99
€ 15.20
Hardcover. A fresh, revealing look at the artist who continues to inspire new generations of women. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF; JFSJ1; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 32.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762771318
- ISBN
- 9780762771318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.78
€ 23.99
€ 18.78
Paperback. Drawing on extensive interviews with gang members, this book provides a vivid portrayal of gang life. Topics include the profiles and motivations of gang members; the processes of gang evolution, organization, and recruitment; gang members' uses of violence, media, and technology and the role of gangs in the drugs trade and organized crime Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHMC; JKVC; JKVJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137572936
- ISBN
- 9781137572936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 143.35
€ 143.35
Hardback. How Food Made History offers a wide-ranging overview of 5,000 years of global history, a period dominated by agriculture and urbanization. It traces the changing patterns of food production and consumption that have molded economic and social life and contributed fundamentally to the development of government and complex societies. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405189484
- ISBN
- 9781405189484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.72
€ 89.72
Paperback. How Food Made History offers a wide-ranging overview of 5,000 years of global history, a period dominated by agriculture and urbanization. It traces the changing patterns of food production and consumption that have molded economic and social life and contributed fundamentally to the development of government and complex societies. Num Pages: 280 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405189477
- ISBN
- 9781405189477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.74
€ 35.74
Paperback. Deconstructing Traumatic Memory, Resisting Systemic Evil. Num Pages: 724 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785350207
- ISBN
- 9781785350207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.87
€ 33.99
€ 28.87
paperback. Packed with facts and stories, this book helps you to learn how we would be as freezing cold as Siberia without the Gulf Stream; why we drive on the left-hand side of the road; and why the Midlands became the home of the British curry. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8pp black 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780670919147
- ISBN
- 9780670919147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Hardback. In popular perception cultural differences or ethnic affiliation are factors that cause conflict or political fragmentation although this is not borne out by historical evidence. This book puts forward an alternative conflict theory.. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 5 tables, 2 diagrams. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFE; JPWS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454944
- ISBN
- 9781845454944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.60
€ 154.60
Paperback. The story of East New York, once a working-class immigrant neighborhood, it became a largely black and Puerto Rican one, and shows how a series of racially biased policies caused the deterioration of this once flourishing area. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814782675
- ISBN
- 9780814782675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Hardback. Supposes that people are not usually act knowingly against their interests or other purposes. This title presents an economic account of what an individual can come to know and applies this account to many areas of ordinary life: political participation, religious beliefs, popular knowledge of science, liberalism, extremism, and moral beliefs. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691137551
- ISBN
- 9780691137551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.38€ 50.79
€ 65.38
€ 50.79
Paperback. Tells the story of the author who at just five years old learned that there was no one she could trust. This book tells how even her own mother betrayed her and in the most unimaginable way. It also reveals how for years, she and her younger sister suffered at the hands of one of Britain's largest ever-known paedophile rings. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 113 x 17. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KAK0001262
- ISBN
- 9780099522256
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596982734
- ISBN
- 9781596982734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.13
€ 30.99
€ 25.13