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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Part of the "Animal" series, this book relates the natural and cultural history of the salmon, a symbol of fortitude, fecundity, self-sacrifice, loyalty to place, and unwavering pursuit of destiny. Introducing the reader to the 'king of fish', it encompasses the salmon's evolutionary, ecological and human stories. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 216 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 48 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861892959
- ISBN
- 9781861892959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.23
€ 31.23
Paperback. A discussion of the probability (shown by DNA tests) that Thomas Jefferson was the father of his slave Sally Hemings's children. The essays reflect the deeper questions the relationship between Jefferson and Hemings has raised about American history and national culture. Editor(s): Lewis, Jan; Onuf, Peter S. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919195
- ISBN
- 9780813919195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.62
€ 49.62
Paperback. An anthology of story, legend, song, and oratory which shows the storytelling traditions of Salish-speaking peoples in the Pacific Northwest of North America. It features an array of Trickster stories centered on Coyote, Mink, and other memorable characters, and stories of the frightening Basket Ogress, and accounts of otherworldly journeys. Editor(s): Thompson, M. Terry; Egesdal, Steven M. Series: Native Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 498 pages, 2 maps, 2 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803210899
- ISBN
- 9780803210899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.66
€ 32.99
€ 29.66
Hardback. Leading experts analyse the critical role played by Salafism across the Middle East in the wake of the Arab Spring. Editor(s): Cavatorta, Francesco; Merone, Fabio. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044868
- ISBN
- 9781849044868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 47.84
€ 51.99
€ 47.84
Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 355 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 355
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843310099
- ISBN
- 9781843310099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.27
€ 138.27
Paperback. Originally published: New Delhi: Kali for Women, 1999. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DSB; DSG; HRGS; JFFK; JFHF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156554
- ISBN
- 9780231156554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.67
€ 36.99
€ 27.67
Num Pages: 159 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Tapir Academic Press Norway
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788251924832
- ISBN
- 9788251924832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.40
€ 49.99
€ 36.40
Paperback. This study was first published in 1983. It traces the social disintegration of "Ballybran", a small village on the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland, exploring the symptoms of the communities decline: from emigration to schizophrenia. This edition contains a new preface and epilogue. Num Pages: 417 pages, 23 b/w illustrations, 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFFH; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594. Mental Illness in Rural Ireland. 417 pages, 18 b&w illustrations, 28 tables. This study was first published in 1983. It traces the social disintegration of "Ballybran", a small village on the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland, exploring the symptoms of the communities decline: from emigration to schizophrenia. This edition contains a new preface and epilogue. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFFH; JHM. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 27. Weight: 680.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 417
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 20th ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224803
- ISBN
- 9780520224803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.60
€ 35.99
€ 26.60
Hardcover. Provides a thorough introduction to and overview of ethnographic study of Mormon culture Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX8; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607813200
- ISBN
- 9781607813200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.59
€ 44.59
paperback. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 326 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226920436
- ISBN
- 9780226920436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.90
€ 24.99
€ 22.90
Hardback. Examines and displays the influence of Edith Wyschogrod's work in essays that take up the thematics of influence in a variety of contexts: Christian theology, the saintly behavior of the villagers of Le Chambon sur Lignon, the texts of the medieval Jewish mystic Abraham Abulafia, the philosophies of Levinas, Derrida, and Benjamin. Editor(s): Boynton, Eric. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 28. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823230877
- ISBN
- 9780823230877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.99
€ 117.99
Paperback. Presents lives of eighteen Frankish women of the sixth and seventh centuries, all of whom became saints. This title covers the period from the fall of the Roman Empire and the conversion of the invading Franks to the rise of Charlemagne's family. Editor(s): McNamara, Jo Ann; Halborg, John E.; Whatley, E.Gordon. Num Pages: 369 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBLC; HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822312161
- ISBN
- 9780822312161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 b&w illustrations, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFFP; JFSF; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816656066
- ISBN
- 9780816656066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.64
€ 29.99
€ 27.64
Hardback. Starting with the Neolithic rock images of Iheren, Algeria, this work analysis the eiconography of Saharan rock art. It examines the various strands of evidence - icons, ideas, motifs, colors, and sizes - and weaves them together into a story that offers a window on the pastoralist worldview through the semiotics of their art. Series: African Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBX; ACBK; G; HDD; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759106048
- ISBN
- 9780759106048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.21
€ 166.21
Hardcover. The history of Algerian Jews has thus far been viewed from the perspective of communities on the northern coast, who became, to some extent, beneficiaries of colonialism. This book asks why the Jews of Algeria's south were marginalized by French authorities, and how they negotiated the sometimes brutal results. Num Pages: 272 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBA; HBJH; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226123608
- ISBN
- 9780226123608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.48
€ 121.48
Paperback. The history of Algerian Jews has thus far been viewed from the perspective of communities on the northern coast, who became, to some extent, beneficiaries of colonialism. Drawing on materials from thirty archives across six countries, this book tells the story of colonial imposition on a desert community. Num Pages: 272 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBA; HBJH; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226123745
- ISBN
- 9780226123745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.19
€ 36.19
Paperback. Originally recorded by John's wife, Josephine Courchene. Num Pages: 72 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 221 x 6. Weight in Grams: 156. Stories by John C. Courchene. 72 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFHF; JFSL9. Dimension: 166 x 221 x 6. Weight: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552665176
- ISBN
- 9781552665176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.47
€ 18.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HDD; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622014695
- ISBN
- 9789622014695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.83
€ 30.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 322 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; UDB; UTN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bonus Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566251860
- ISBN
- 9781566251860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.00
€ 18.00
Paperback. "Previously published by Skyhorse Publishing as 'Why planes crash'"--Title page verso. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632205896
- ISBN
- 9781632205896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.33
€ 17.99
€ 17.33
Paperback. This critical and challenging book makes a strong case for the development of ethically-driven, research-informed policy and practice to safeguard older people from abuse. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSP31; JKSG; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447305675
- ISBN
- 9781447305675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.57
€ 36.99
€ 36.57
Hardcover. This is one of the prestigious NSPCC Wiley Series in Safeguarding Children titles. It takes the form of a reader and is divided into two parts. Part 1 covers the essentials of all work with children and families, and Part 2 offers guidance on the process of safeguarding children. Editor(s): Cawson, Pat; Gorin, Sarah; Cleaver, Hedy; Walker, Steve. Series: Wiley Child Protection & Policy S. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470518731
- ISBN
- 9780470518731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.71
€ 122.71
Paperback. Offering a systematic approach to evidence-based assessment and planning for children living with trauma and family violence, this practical book shows how to assess and analyse the needs of the child, make specialist assessments where there are continuing safeguarding concerns and plan effective child-centred and outcome-focused interventions. Series Editor(s): Daniel, Brigid. Series: Best Practice in Working with Children Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843109389
- ISBN
- 9781843109389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.17
€ 45.17
Paperback. This book examines the problems faced by separated children from abroad (refugee, migrant or trafficked children), what their needs are, and how their needs should be met in order to ensure their effective safeguarding. It identifies gaps in services and demonstrates how these gaps can be addressed. Case studies and best practice points feature. Editor(s): Kelly, Emma; Bokhari, Farhat. Series Editor(s): Daniel, Brigid. Series: Best Practice in Working with Children Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFD; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849051576
- ISBN
- 9781849051576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.28
€ 41.28