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Society & culture: general

Paperback. The arrival of Europeans in the Americas brought with it a demographic catastrophe of vast proportions for the native populations. In this book Livi Bacci argues that the catastrophe was not the inevitable outcome of contact with Europeans but was a function of both the methods of the conquest and the characteristics of the subjugated societies. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745640013
ISBN
9780745640013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.35

Hardback. The arrival of Europeans in the Americas brought with it a demographic catastrophe of vast proportions for the native populations. In this book Livi Bacci argues that the catastrophe was not the inevitable outcome of contact with Europeans but was a function of both the methods of the conquest and the characteristics of the subjugated societies. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745640006
ISBN
9780745640006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.66

Paperback. The Spaniards typically portrayed the conquest and fall of Mexico Tenochtitlan as Armageddon, while native people in colonial Mesoamerica continued to write and paint their histories and lives often without any mention of the foreigners in their midst. This title addresses key aspects of indigenous perspectives of the conquest. Editor(s): Schroeder, Susan. Num Pages: 273 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194758
ISBN
9781845194758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. Conning Harvard tells the story of Adam Wheeler's lie-filled path into Harvard, his compulsive conning of grant and scholarship boards after enrolling, and the eventual discovery of his fraudulent past. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTC; JFHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 16.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762786763
ISBN
9780762786763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; HRLM7; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252040399
ISBN
9780252040399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.98

paperback. This text offers an examination of linkages between sex and aggression in terms of interdisciplinary theory and research. It addresses the relationship between sexuality and aggression from a psychological and biological perspective. Research is updated in this edition. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JMAL; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Psychology Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805819076
ISBN
9780805819076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.62

Paperback. Provides both students and professionals in health care and social service with the skills to develop respectful, smooth relationships with their clients and with the community at large. This book offers strategies for connecting with people across differences related to ethnicity, religion, nationality, disability, age, gender, and class. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JMH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Edition
Csm
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452217918
ISBN
9781452217918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.23

Paperback. Is happiness catching? Are your friends making you fat? Can your sibling make you smart? Is wealth contagious? Where is true love found? Does free will exist? Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white line drawings, colour plates. BIC Classification: JFFP; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007303601
ISBN
9780007303601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Global goods, class, and identity in urban Egypt Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSG; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253223111
ISBN
9780253223111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: HR; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739147061
ISBN
9780739147061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.81

Paperback. An examination of how local media outlets cover members of the United States Congress. Using three samples of local newspapers from across the country, this book analyzes all coverage over a two-year period - every news story, editorial, opinion column, letter, and list. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 line illus. 44 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPQ; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126074
ISBN
9780691126074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.55

Series: Free Expression in America. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: JFMD; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442205109
ISBN
9781442205109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.46

paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages, 8 b&w line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; KJV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 17 x 13. Weight in Grams: 193.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The New Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565844728
ISBN
9781565844728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Suitable for teaching and learning Chinese language and culture at the advanced level, this title combines classical and modern Chinese language skills, Chinese culture, and expository and narrative writing practice. It also includes sections on function words that help students to understand classical Chinese. Num Pages: 312 pages, Author to commission line drawings. Sample early July. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CJB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589016354
ISBN
9781589016354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.40

Hardback.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155579
ISBN
9780691155579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPS; HRKN1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168111
ISBN
9780691168111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Hardback. Series: Oxford Studies in Language and Law. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFMC; LAQ; LAR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 28. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199334162
ISBN
9780199334162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.85

Paperback. In Confronting the Blue Revolution, Md Saidul Islam uses the shrimp farming industry in Bangladesh and across the global South to show the social and environmental impact of industrialized aquaculture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442614406
ISBN
9781442614406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.07

Paperback. Asks how a virulent anti-Americanism developed in a Nicaraguan society that also seemed to embrace Americanization fervently and explores the historical roots of this paradox Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 26 illus., 3 tables, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822336471
ISBN
9780822336471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. This fascinating book explains the processes of suburbanization in the context of post-socialist societies transitioning from one system of socio-spatial order to another. Case studies of seven Central and Eastern Europe city regions illuminate growth patterns and key conditions for the emergence of sprawl. Editor(s): Stanilov, Kiril; Sykora, Ludek. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; 3JJPR; 3JM; AMVD; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405185486
ISBN
9781405185486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.49

Paperback. This fascinating book explains the processes of suburbanization in the context of post-socialist societies transitioning from one system of socio-spatial order to another. Case studies of seven Central and Eastern Europe city regions illuminate growth patterns and key conditions for the emergence of sprawl. Editor(s): Stanilov, Kiril; Sykora, Ludek. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; AMVD; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405185479
ISBN
9781405185479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JFSJ1; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149211
ISBN
9780231149211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JFSJ1; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149204
ISBN
9780231149204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 line illus. 6 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFH; HRAM2; HRH; JFSR2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173108
ISBN
9780691173108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.43

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