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Paperback. The great demonstrations at Seattle and Genoa have shown that we are in a new era of protest. The neo--liberal economic policies pursued by the Group of Seven leading industrial countries and the international institutions they control are provoking widespread resistance. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPWF; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745629049
- ISBN
- 9780745629049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.02
€ 23.02
Paperback. The life of Usamah ibn-Munqidh epitomized the height of Arab civilization as it flourished during the early Crusading period. His memoirs provide a valuable non-European perspective and insight into the military and cultural contact between medieval West and East, between Christian and Muslim. Translator(s): Hitti, Phillip K. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 265 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FBS; DN; HBJF1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420. Memoirs of Usamah Ibn-Munqidh. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. 265 pages, bibliography. The life of Usamah ibn-Munqidh epitomized the height of Arab civilization as it flourished during the early Crusading period. His memoirs provide a valuable non-European perspective and insight into the military and cultural contact between medieval West and East, between Christian and Muslim. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FBS; DN; HBJF1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR2. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight: 420. Translator(s): Hitti, Phillip K.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121255
- ISBN
- 9780231121255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.29
€ 36.99
€ 27.29
Hardback. Series: Global Research Studies. Num Pages: 196 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FMP; JFFN; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253024671
- ISBN
- 9780253024671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.58
€ 97.58
paperback. Series: Global Research Studies. Num Pages: 196 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FMP; JFFN; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253024831
- ISBN
- 9780253024831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Argues for the importance of recognizing - and archiving - accounts of trauma that belong as much to the ordinary and everyday as to the domain of catastrophe. This title contends that the field of trauma studies, limited by too strict a division between the public and the private, has overlooked the experiences of women and queers. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 368 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330882
- ISBN
- 9780822330882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.26
€ 32.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. The author was one of the first openly and politically gay public officials in the United States, and his remarkable activism put him at the very heart of a pivotal civil rights movement reshaping America in the 1970s. This title brings together a substantial collection of his speeches, editorials, political campaign materials, and press releases. Editor(s): Black, Jason Edward; Morris, Charles E., III. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBJK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378. Harvey Milk's Speeches and Writings. 280 pages. Editor(s): Black, Jason Edward; Morris, Charles E., III. The author was one of the first openly and politically gay public officials in the United States, and his remarkable activism put him at the very heart of a pivotal civil rights movement reshaping America in the 1970s. This title brings together a substantial collection of his speeches, editorials, political campaign materials, and press releases. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBJK; JFSJ. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight: 378.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275492
- ISBN
- 9780520275492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Now available for the first time in paper, the classic translation of the autobiography of one of the great thinkers of the eighteenth century Translator(s): Murray, J. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HPC; HRAB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252069772
- ISBN
- 9780252069772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFF; KNDF; RNFF; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Jacana Media South Africa
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431424238
- ISBN
- 9781431424238
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.25
€ 19.99
€ 18.25
Paperback. Demonstrates that Islam and modernity are not merely compatible, but actually go hand-in-hand. This ethnographic portrayal of an Islamic community articulates how an alternative modernity, and specifically an enchanted modernity, may be constructed by Shi'I Muslims who consider themselves simultaneously deeply modern, cosmopolitan, and pious. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBL; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124216
- ISBN
- 9780691124216
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.94
€ 45.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. This is a history of the environment of England, Wales and Scotland, and of the interactions of people, place and nature since the last ice sheet withdrew some ten thousand years ago. Num Pages: 432 pages, 50 photographs, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JFC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748612833
- ISBN
- 9780748612833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.07
€ 41.99
€ 37.07
Hardback. In this original, topical book, leading experts from eight countries examine how early education and care is organised, funded and regulated in their countries. Bringing together recent statistical evidence, the book gives an up-to-date picture of access to services by different groups, providing rich insights on how policies play out in practice Editor(s): Gambaro, Ludovica; Stewart, Kitty; Waldfogel, Jane. Series: Case Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447310518
- ISBN
- 9781447310518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.95
€ 102.95
Paperback. A detailed discussion of Immanuel Kant's moral philosophy and Frances Power Cobbe's own theistic beliefs, first published in 1855. Series: Cambridge Library Collection -Philosophy. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284. 2 Volumes
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 198
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781108020268
- ISBN
- 9781108020268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
paperback. A volume bringing together key contributions to the extensive debate surrounding Carol Gilligan's controversial work on gender differences in moral decision-making. It includes an essay by Gilligan herself, in response to some of her critics. Editor(s): Larrabee, Mary Jeanne. Series: Thinking Gender. Num Pages: 288 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415905688
- ISBN
- 9780415905688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.83
€ 70.83
Hardback. This book holds up the Covenant Chain, the historical treaty relationship between the British Crown and indigenous people in North America, as a model for building an ethic of mutual respect to guide modern treaty disputes and land claims. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBLL; JFSL1; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774822442
- ISBN
- 9780774822442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.88
€ 113.88
Paperback. This book holds up the Covenant Chain, the historical treaty relationship between the British Crown and indigenous people in North America, as a model for building an ethic of mutual respect to guide modern treaty disputes and land claims. Num Pages: 480 pages, 5 figures and 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774822459
- ISBN
- 9780774822459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.73
€ 36.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Through the figure of the "heterological historian", this text creates a framework for the understanding of history and the ethical duties of the historian. It also weighs the impact of modern archival methods, such as film and the Internet, which add new constraints to the writing of history. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: HBA; HPQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226920450
- ISBN
- 9780226920450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Paperback. This work begins with a boy named Geraldo growing up Sicilian in Rochester, New York, and ends with the author breakfasting with Eleanor Roosevelt in the White House. It is a portrait of what it was like to come of age in the 1930s and 1940s. Num Pages: 388 pages, 41 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; DNF; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607168
- ISBN
- 9780815607168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.32
€ 13.32
Paperback. A compact guide to the gods and symbols of ancient Egypt, their interpretation, their significance and their cults. It answers questions such as why the jackal represents Anubis, the embalmer god, and why the dung beetle represents the sun god Khepri. Num Pages: 144 pages, 114 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; GBC; HRKP1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 400. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOC0010694
- ISBN
- 9780500272534
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 16.99€ 12.59
€ 16.99
€ 12.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405859172
- ISBN
- 9781405859172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.52
€ 49.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807057834
- ISBN
- 9780807057834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.15
€ 21.99
€ 16.15