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Paperback. Adam Smith turned economic theory on its head in 1776 when he declared that the pursuit of self-interest mediated by the market itself - not by government - led, via an invisible hand, to the greatest possible welfare for society as a whole. This title examines how subsequent economic thinkers have challenged or reaffirmed Smith's doctrine. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: JFCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150000
ISBN
9780691150000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Using data from 17 high-income nations covering a 25-year span to 2005, this in-depth study systematically analyzes the links between inequality and poverty among immigrant populations marginalized by welfare systems under growing budgetary constraints. Num Pages: 315 pages, 18 colour illustrations, 56 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JPB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319343068
ISBN
9783319343068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.66

Hardcover. The Heterogeneity Link of the Welfare State and Redistribution Num Pages: 315 pages, 18 colour illustrations, 56 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFF; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319028149
ISBN
9783319028149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 2 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFM; JHB; JMH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 263 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173245
ISBN
9780691173245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.43

Paperback. This study of ethnicity, identity, and nation-building has a new introduction that shows the continuing validity of the book's approach to ethnography, ecology, culture and politics. The authors investigated two Alpine villages only a mile apart in the same mountain valley. Num Pages: 372 pages, 20 black-and-white photos, 12 line illustrations, 27 tables, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; JFSL; JHM; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition, With a New Introduction
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520216815
ISBN
9780520216815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Hardcover. * Combats stereotypes that have dominated theories on female moral development by challenging the notion that girls are inherently supportive of each other. * Examines the stances that girls on a playground in a multicultural school setting assume and shows how they position themselves in their peer groups. Series: Blackwell Studies in Discourse and Culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 187 x 24. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631234241
ISBN
9780631234241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Ig Publishing
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reissue Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780978843106
ISBN
9780978843106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 17.23

Hardback. A woman will one day occupy the Oval Office because women themselves have made it inevitable, says best-selling historian Ellen Fitzpatrick. She tells the remarkable 150-year story of the candidates, voters, activists, and citizens who, despite overwhelming odds against women in politics, set their sights on the highest glass ceiling in the land. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088931
ISBN
9780674088931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.89

Paperback. Editor(s): Caulfield, Jonathan. Num Pages: 65 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634820127
ISBN
9781634820127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.99
€ 77.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JPS; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 238 x 35. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164924
ISBN
9780231164924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JPS; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164931
ISBN
9780231164931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

Paperback. Editor(s): Miller, Monica R.; Pinn, Anthony B. Num Pages: 454 pages, 5 black & white tables. BIC Classification: AVGR; HRA; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415741019
ISBN
9780415741019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.05

Paperback. Shows how youth integrate the history of social movement activism of the 1960s, popular culture strategies like hip-hop and spoken word, as well as their experiences in the contemporary urban landscape, to mobilize their peers Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFSL1; JFSP2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 325 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814717172
ISBN
9780814717172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. The underground is a multi-faceted concept in African American culture. Peterson uses Richard Wright, KRS-One, Thelonius Monk, and the tradition of the Underground Railroad to explore the manifestations and the attributes of the underground within the context of a more panoramic picture of African American expressivity within hip-hop. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; HBTB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137305244
ISBN
9781137305244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349454808
ISBN
9781349454808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 137.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 219 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AV; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349437672
ISBN
9781349437672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.30

Paperback. An ethnographic exploration of hip-hop in Ghana and West Africa more broadly. Num Pages: 219 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AVGR; HBTB; JFC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137405067
ISBN
9781137405067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.30

Hardcover. An ethnographic exploration of hip-hop in Ghana and West Africa more broadly. Num Pages: 219 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AVGR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137021649
ISBN
9781137021649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

Paperback. This book offers a comprehensive overview of the intellectual developments in urban conservation. The authors offer unique insights from UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and the book is richly illustrated with colour photographs. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 190 x 13. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118932728
ISBN
9781118932728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Nance, Susan. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFZ; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634065
ISBN
9780815634065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.28

Paperback. Editor(s): Everill, Bronwen; Kaplan, J. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HBJH; JFC; JHB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349444199
ISBN
9781349444199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.22

Hardcover. This groundbreaking look at the origins of the 'zero tolerance' approach to schools and discipline provides scholars with an in-depth look at the Los Angeles City School District and examines how and why authority over school discipline shifted from school-site educators to the centralized bureaucracy of the district. Series: Palgrave Studies in Urban Education. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; JFSL1; JNB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230603684
ISBN
9780230603684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.93
€ 46.64

Paperback. Covers the story of prejudice against Jews from the time of Christ through the rise of Nazi Germany. This work presents an assessment of this egregious human failing that is nearly ubiquitous in the history of Europe. Translator(s): Howard, Richard. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218633
ISBN
9780812218633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218657
ISBN
9780812218657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.49

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