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Paperback. In What Makes us Human? some of the world's most brilliant thinkers offer their answers to this perennial puzzle, shedding new light on how and why our ancestors produced such clever, talented, and unlikely progeny. Editor(s): Pasternak, Charles. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JMR; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 265.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851685196
- ISBN
- 9781851685196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.54
€ 13.99
€ 11.54
paperback. This work takes an anthropological approach to the fundamental question of what makes life worth living. It considers the issue by examining nine pairs of similarly situated individuals in the United States and Japan. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520201330
- ISBN
- 9780520201330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.28
€ 38.99
€ 28.28
Hardcover. In the aftermath of the First World War, the poet Paul Valery wrote of a crisis of spirit , brought about by the instrumentalization of knowledge and the destructive subordination of culture to profit. Recent events demonstrate all too clearly that that the stock of mind, or spirit, continues to fall. Translator(s): Ross, Daniel. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFCD; JMH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662701
- ISBN
- 9780745662701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. In the aftermath of the First World War, the poet Paul Valery wrote of a crisis of spirit , brought about by the instrumentalization of knowledge and the destructive subordination of culture to profit. Recent events demonstrate all too clearly that that the stock of mind, or spirit, continues to fall. Translator(s): Ross, Daniel. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFCD; JMH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662718
- ISBN
- 9780745662718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.64
€ 22.64
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPS; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 218 x 29. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465098859
- ISBN
- 9780465098859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.65
€ 40.99
€ 40.65
Hardback. What Journalism Could Be asks readers to reimagine the news by embracing a conceptual prism long championed by one of journalism's leading contemporary scholars. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509507863
- ISBN
- 9781509507863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.37
€ 79.37
Paperback. What Journalism Could Be asks readers to reimagine the news by embracing a conceptual prism long championed by one of journalism's leading contemporary scholars. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509507870
- ISBN
- 9781509507870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.93
€ 25.93
Paperback. Fiercely intelligent, always provocative, Joanna Bourke turns to the subject of the human animal Num Pages: 480 pages, Integrated: 20, int photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844086450
- ISBN
- 9781844086450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Gives a rare glimpse of what other people feel like: a reflection on the experience of being. Num Pages: 266 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846943621
- ISBN
- 9781846943621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
€ 19.99
€ 18.57
Paperback. A highly accessible and up to the minute introduction to youth work for new students and those considering entering the profession Editor(s): Batsleer, Janet R.; Davies, Bernard. Series: Empowering Youth and Community Work Practice Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Learning Matters
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844454662
- ISBN
- 9781844454662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 45.86
€ 47.99
€ 45.86
Paperback. This title explores the ideas of African American musicians, analyzing them on the context of meanings circulating around jazz. The text shows how much black musicians have struggled against the definations of racial authenticity and racism in the dominant culture. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 425 pages, 16 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; HBT; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 425
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232969
- ISBN
- 9780520232969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902806068
- ISBN
- 9781902806068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.48
€ 16.99
€ 15.48
Hardcover. What is the history of knowledge? This engaging and accessible introduction explains what is distinctive about the new field of the history of knowledge (or, as some scholars say, knowledges in the plural ) and how it differs from the history of science, intellectual history, the sociology of knowledge or from cultural history. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745669830
- ISBN
- 9780745669830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.79
€ 53.79
Paperback. What is the history of knowledge? This engaging and accessible introduction explains what is distinctive about the new field of the history of knowledge (or, as some scholars say, knowledges in the plural ) and how it differs from the history of science, intellectual history, the sociology of knowledge or from cultural history. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745669847
- ISBN
- 9780745669847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.63
€ 22.63
Hardcover. Thinking about the future is essential for almost all organizations and societies. States, corporations, universities, cities, NGOs and individuals believe they cannot miss the future. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745696539
- ISBN
- 9780745696539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Paperback. Thinking about the future is essential for almost all organizations and societies. States, corporations, universities, cities, NGOs and individuals believe they cannot miss the future. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745696546
- ISBN
- 9780745696546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.14
€ 25.14
Paperback. Blurring the distinction between high and low, this work asks "What is sport?" In investigating the phenomenon, it considers five different national sports: bullfighting (Spain), car racing (America), cycling (France), hockey (Canada), and soccer (England). Translator(s): Howard, Richard. Num Pages: 80 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; WS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 176 x 8. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300116045
- ISBN
- 9780300116045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.10
€ 22.10
Paperback. In France, a common notion is that the shared interests of graduate students and their professors could lead to intimate sexual relations, and that regulations curtailing those relationships would be both futile and counterproductive. This title explores nthe social problem of sexual harassment. Num Pages: 252 pages, 7 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFE2; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520237414
- ISBN
- 9780520237414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. * An exploration of one of the thorniest, and most important, questions of contemporary social and political thought* Written in lively and accessbile style, this will appeal to a wide scholarly and educated audience. . Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX; RNB; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631188919
- ISBN
- 9780631188919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.09
€ 60.09
paperback. What Is Nanotechnology and Why Does It Matter? provides a balanced understanding of this important emerging technology and the social and ethical issues that come from it. The text starts with an introduction to the science of nanotechnology, and attends to basic issues and principles needed to evaluate nanotechnology's impact. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDA; TBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781405175449
- ISBN
- 9781405175449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.13
€ 46.13