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Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRE; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Wisdom Publications,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Film Tie-In
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614292869
ISBN
9781614292869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHB; JMB; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231178068
ISBN
9780231178068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.34

Hardback. The Dialectic of Taste examines the aesthetic economy in the context of economic crises. It explains how a new concern for aesthetics, seen in artisan markets, was born out of the ashes of McDonaldization to become a potent force today, capable of both regulating social identity and sparking social change. Num Pages: 113 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPN; JFCA; JFFT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 297.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
113
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137544278
ISBN
9781137544278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.90

Paperback. Entering the debate on American literary history, this study offers a perspective on what constitutes not only the canon of American literature, but also the notion of America itself. The author argues for a conception of American culture which is more responsive to trans-national ideologies. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 231 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3658 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822311690
ISBN
9780822311690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. This text explores the many contradictions faced by shoppers on a typical London street, and in the process offers a sophisticated examination of the way we shop, and what it reveals about our relationships to our families and communities, as well as to the environment and the economy as a whole. Series: Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JFFT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226526485
ISBN
9780226526485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. "The Dialectics of Transformation in Africa" discusses political crisis in Africa, covering such topics as democratic transition, good governance, civil society, and the African renaissance. This book proposes humanistic interventions centered on the recovery of interpersonal relations. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAB; JFC; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349533411
ISBN
9781349533411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. This juxtaposition of Virginia Woolf and Christa Wolf, writers of two distinct cultures, countries and generations, focuses on the strategies the two authors share in creating their female characters. Hermann looks at each author within the social and historical conditions that produced them, employ Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231066426
ISBN
9780231066426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.17
€ 73.24

Paperback. This book is a documentary survey of Hong Kong history, from the 1920s to the mid-1960s, from the perspective of the Maryknoll Sisters, as recorded in their diaries written during that period. It is a priceless collection of first-hand materials on the social history of Hong Kong. Editor(s): Chu, C. Num Pages: 252 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBTB; HRAX; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 329.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349537280
ISBN
9781349537280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. This dictionary of classical mythology distills into brief form a single-source dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman myths and legends. This concise version covers virtually all major characters, and eight genealogical tables present the principal complex relationships between gods and men. Translator(s): Maxwell-Hyslop, A. R. Num Pages: 616 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; CBD; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Unabridged
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201021
ISBN
9780631201021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

Paperback. The most comprehensive guide to the terminology and history of feminist theory available, this established and much admired dictionary provides succinct definitions of more than 600 terms, topics, movements and approaches as well as influential feminist thinkers, activists and critics within feminist theory. Num Pages: 360 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: GBC; JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748619085
ISBN
9780748619085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 35.26

Paperback. What if there were more women in congress? Michele L. Swers demonstrates that, even though representatives often vote a party line, their gender is politically significant and does indeed influence policy making. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226786490
ISBN
9780226786490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. Why are women so dramatically underrepresented in leadership positions in law, politics, and business--and what can be done to improve the situation? These are the questions this provocative book meets head-on. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JP; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804746359
ISBN
9780804746359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardcover. In this study, James Greenaway explores the philosophical continuity between contemporary Western society and the Middle Ages. Allowing for genuinely modern innovations, he makes the claim that the medieval Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813219561
ISBN
9780813219561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.12

paperback. Series: Thela Latin American S. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JFSG; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Thela Thesis
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789055380220
ISBN
9789055380220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. The study of global governance has often led separate lives within the respective camps of International Political Economy and Foucauldian Studies. Guzzini and Neumann combine these to look at an increasingly global politics with a growing number of agents, recognising the emergence of a global polity. Editor(s): Guzzini, Stefano; Neumann, I. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPS; JPSN; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 369.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349337804
ISBN
9781349337804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. The study of global governance has often led separate lives within the respective camps of International Political Economy and Foucauldian Studies. Guzzini and Neumann combine these to look at an increasingly global politics with a growing number of agents, recognising the emergence of a global polity. Editor(s): Guzzini, Stefano; Neumann, Iver B. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 221 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230302778
ISBN
9780230302778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137499431
ISBN
9781137499431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.13

Paperback. This account of the global switch to digital television, from its origins to its emerging outcomes, provides an understanding of how digital television is converging with the Internet. It pictures a future in which the democratic role of the media, freedom of expression and democratic participation can be enhanced. Series: Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFD; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349445219
ISBN
9781349445219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.02

Hardback. Editor(s): Karatzogianni, Athina; Nguyen, Dennis; Serafinelli, Elisa. Num Pages: 433 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 218 x 32. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137504555
ISBN
9781137504555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.36

Paperback. 'The Dignity of Man: An Islamic Perspective' provides the most detailed study to date on the subject of the dignity of man in Islam. This book goes a long way towards exploring an alternative to Western concepts of human rights. 'The Dignity of Man: An Islamic Perspective' is part of a series of studies on fundamental rights and liberties in Islam. Series: Fundamental Rights and Liberties in Islam Series. Num Pages: 134 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC1; JFSR2; LAFS; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
134
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903682005
ISBN
9781903682005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.02

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