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Paperback. Why has inequality increased in the Western world - and what can we do about it? This title argues that inequality is a choice - the cumulative result of unjust policies and misguided priorities. It exposes the inequality that is afflicting America and other Western countries in thrall to neoliberalism. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition first Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141981222
- ISBN
- 9780141981222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardback. The world is a better place than it used to be. People are wealthier and healthier. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many have left gaping inequalities between people and between nations. This book tells the story of how, some parts of the world began to experience sustained progress, and set the stage for unequal world. Num Pages: 376 pages, 50 line illus. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCM; KCQ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153544
- ISBN
- 9780691153544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. The first edition of its kind, The Great Fairy Tale Tradition is indispensable for students of fairy tales. Editor(s): Zipes, Jack. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 1008 pages, 20 illustrations, bibliog. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSY; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393976366
- ISBN
- 9780393976366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.85
€ 26.99
€ 23.85
Paperback. The horrors of the Great Famine (1315-1322), one of the severest catastrophes ever to strike northern Europe. This work provides a comprehensive inquiry into the Famine from Ireland to western Poland, from Scandinavia to central France and western Germany. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058917
- ISBN
- 9780691058917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 69 pages. BIC Classification: DD; JFFE2; VFJ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 123.
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559364447
- ISBN
- 9781559364447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.82
€ 22.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892817153
- ISBN
- 9780892817153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.69
€ 24.99
€ 17.69
Paperback. Examines how the staggering growth in mobile phone usage is transforming business, politics and daily life in India Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFF; PDR; TJKT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043137
- ISBN
- 9781849043137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. The Great Irish Famine tells of the last great famine in European history. First-hand accounts and writings by four contemporary real people are used to give a complete and personal picture of the historic tragedy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 26. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780717160105
- ISBN
- 9780717160105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.15
€ 17.99
€ 15.15
Paperback. In the century before the great famine of the late 1840s, the Irish people, and the poor especially, became dependent on the potato for their food. So when potato blight struck, causing the tubers to rot in the ground, they suffered a grievous loss. This account looks at the political and social consequences of the great Irish potato famine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 100 b&w illustrations, 23 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFC1; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750929288
- ISBN
- 9780750929288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.12
€ 40.99
€ 34.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 59 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764344800
- ISBN
- 9780764344800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 15.90
€ 19.00
€ 15.90
Paperback. Stories of homosexual love affairs between samurai men and boys and between young kabuki actors and their patrons held broad appeal in pre-modern Japanese culture. An independent popular writer, Saikaku wrote "Nanshoku Okagami" in 1687 with the intention of extending his readership. Num Pages: 384 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; 3JD; FA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804718950
- ISBN
- 9780804718950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. This is a study of great power relations China, India, and Russia among themselves and with the hegemon United States. Ahrari argues that the next decade may witness the emergence of a bipolar order where China's dominance in economics is certain; however, China will not seriously challenge the military dominance of the U.S." Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPA; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349326662
- ISBN
- 9781349326662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.37
€ 66.37
Paperback. Reveals how the only hard evidence that dates the Great Pyramid - the quarry marks discovered by Colonel Vyse in 1837 - was forged Num Pages: 224 pages, 75 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591437895
- ISBN
- 9781591437895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Hardback. David Rothkopf, CEO and editor of Foreign Policy magazine, takes us around the world in search of the great thinkers of our time, uncovering their next big ideas. Perfect for fans of Think Like a Freak by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner and The Physics of the Future by Michio Kaku. Series: TED. Num Pages: 120 pages, 4-colour throughout. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471156137
- ISBN
- 9781471156137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.05
€ 11.99
€ 10.05
Paperback. Editor(s): Vallee, Martine. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Weiser Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578634576
- ISBN
- 9781578634576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.78
€ 24.99
€ 21.78
Paperback. The story of the Sioux Nation's fight to regain its land and sovereignty, highlighting the events of 1973-74 Editor(s): Ortiz, Roxanne Dunbar. Num Pages: 232 pages, 21 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803244832
- ISBN
- 9780803244832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.15
€ 23.99
€ 22.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 323 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Institute for International Economics,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881326956
- ISBN
- 9780881326956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HBJD1; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- SKU
- V9781349350797
- ISBN
- 9781349350797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Paperback. Using a theoretical framework built on Lacan and Foucault, Licia Fiol-Matta traces the careers of four iconic female Puerto Rican singers to explore how their voices, performance style, physical appearance, and subject matter of their songs challenged social and cultural norms. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 312 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; AVC; AVG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362937
- ISBN
- 9780822362937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Hardback. Using a theoretical framework built on Lacan and Foucault, Licia Fiol-Matta traces the careers of four iconic female Puerto Rican singers to explore how their voices, performance style, physical appearance, and subject matter of their songs challenged social and cultural norms. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 312 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; AVC; AVG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822362821
- ISBN
- 9780822362821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.56
€ 116.56
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Crown Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780609804995
- ISBN
- 9780609804995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
The Greatest Comic Book of All Time: Symbolic Capital and the Field of...
Beaty, Bart, Woo, Benjamin
Hardcover. Bart Beaty and Benjamin Woo work to historicize why it is that certain works or creators have come to define the notion of a "quality comic book," while other works and creators have been left at the fringes of critical analysis. Series: Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels. Num Pages: 167 pages, 4 colour illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: APFN; DSBH; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 222 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137561961
- ISBN
- 9781137561961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.69
€ 71.69
Paperback. This collection explores the current economic and political crisis in Greece and more widely in Europe. Greece is used to illustrate and exemplify the contradictions of the dominant paradigm of European modernity, the ruptures that are inherent to it, and the alternative modernity discourses that develop within Europe. Series: Identities and Modernities in Europe. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349446582
- ISBN
- 9781349446582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.92
€ 65.92
Hardback. Presents the events of the Asia Minor Campaign through a different perspective: the role and content of the Athenian press as a means of propaganda. This title renders the reporting of the pro- and anti-government press to provide insights into why a delusory policy was pursued to the bitter end. Series: International Library of War Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 graphs. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJF; HBWN; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845117870
- ISBN
- 9781845117870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.47€ 137.74
€ 154.47
€ 137.74