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Paperback. The ultimate collection of those outlandish tales people love to share. With themes that run the gamut from funny to sick, risque to informative, frightening to disgusting, these fantastic yarns are remarkable for their uncanny ability to travel by word of mouth. Num Pages: 688 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WDKX; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 186 x 138 x 40. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579124663
- ISBN
- 9781579124663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.07
€ 33.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. The story of crippling overdevelopment in Mexico's economic and social center Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566391511
- ISBN
- 9781566391511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.07
€ 45.99
€ 41.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages, 15 halftones, 1 map, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226895499
- ISBN
- 9780226895499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.03€ 44.25
€ 51.03
€ 44.25
Paperback. In medieval Europe, how did people live, and why did some towns grow into major urban centres while others did not? Drawing on original research, as well as the work of medieval historians, urban archaeologists and historical geographers, this book addresses these difficult questions. Series: European Culture & Society Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 311
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333712498
- ISBN
- 9780333712498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.14
€ 64.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Hahn, Hans Peter; Kastner, Kristin. Num Pages: 228 pages, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837620221
- ISBN
- 9783837620221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 35.56
€ 48.99
€ 35.56
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788773076873
- ISBN
- 9788773076873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.78
€ 9.78
hardcover. Series: Springer Geography. Num Pages: 189 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; KCP; RGC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811027611
- ISBN
- 9789811027611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JFSL; JHB; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349512324
- ISBN
- 9781349512324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFN; JFFS; JFSG; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403915511
- ISBN
- 9781403915511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226289014
- ISBN
- 9780226289014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691644516
- ISBN
- 9780691644516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.97
€ 195.97
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813569390
- ISBN
- 9780813569390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.74
€ 160.74
Paperback. Breaking with the exoticizing cast of public discourse and conventional research, Urban Outcasts takes the reader inside the black ghetto of Chicago and the deindustrializing banlieue of Paris to discover that urban marginality is not everywhere the same. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745631257
- ISBN
- 9780745631257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.22
€ 25.22
Hardback. Belfast and Berlin are cities divided by tension and cultural conflict, and some kind of shared identity needs to be created. Urban planners can assist the process without turning the city into a hostile environment. This text explores the issue of cultural inclusion and the role of urban planning. Editor(s): Neill, William J. V.; Schwedler, Hanns-Uve. Series: Anglo-German Foundation. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DFG; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333793688
- ISBN
- 9780333793688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardback. Re-examining the role of urban policy and planning in relation to the housing market in a time of uncertainty and change, this book examines how systems of urban planning and governance address complex housing market trends, and offers guidance on how it can support an efficient supply of appropriate and affordable homes in preferred locations. Num Pages: 379 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFB; RGC; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137464026
- ISBN
- 9781137464026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.40
€ 140.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593320904
- ISBN
- 9781593320904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 8.43
€ 44.99
€ 8.43
Hardcover. Re-examining Mary Douglas' work on pollution and concepts of purity, this volume explores modern expressions of these themes in urban areas, examining the intersections of material and cultural pollution. It presents ethnographic case studies from a range of cities affected by globalization processes such as neoliberal urban policies.. Editor(s): Durr, Eveline; Jaffe, Rivke. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 218 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHM; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456924
- ISBN
- 9781845456924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.56
€ 162.56
Hardback. Anthropologist Michel Laguerre, author of several books including "Urban Life in the Caribbean" and "American Odyssey - Haitians in New York and Voodoo and Politics in Haiti", focuses on Martinique as a social laboratory to investigate the process of reproduction of urban poverty in the Caribbean. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QSC; JFFA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333521724
- ISBN
- 9780333521724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Paperback. Looks at how places change, the role of planners in bringing about urban change, and the public's attitudes to that change. This book is of interest to urban and architectural historians, planners, geographers and those who are concerned with understanding urban planning and attitudes toward the contemporary city. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428417
- ISBN
- 9781847428417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.37
€ 42.99
€ 41.37
Paperback. This text places the historical and contemporary regeneration agenda into context. Key issues and debates, currently and for the future, facing urban regeneration are discussed. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 49 black & white tables, 17 black & white halftones, 9 bl. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415685030
- ISBN
- 9780415685030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.58
€ 65.58
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861343802
- ISBN
- 9781861343802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.98
€ 40.99
€ 38.98
Hardcover. Riobamba and Cuenca,two intermediate cities in Ecuador, have become part of global networks through transnational migration, incoming remittances, tourism, and global economic connections. Their landscape is changing in several significant ways, a reflection of the social and urban transformations occurring in contemporary Ecuadorian society. Series: CEDLA Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 42 figs, 13 tables, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JFSG; JHM; KCU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562. Housing and Social Transformations in Globalizing Ecuador. Series: CEDLA Latin American Studies. 360 pages, 42 figs, 13 tables, 5 maps. Riobamba and Cuenca,two intermediate cities in Ecuador, have become part of global networks through transnational migration, incoming remittances, tourism, and global economic connections. Their landscape is changing in several significant ways, a reflection of the social and urban transformations occurring in contemporary Ecuadorian society. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JFSG; JHM; KCU. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 22. Weight: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857453716
- ISBN
- 9780857453716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.03
€ 163.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables, 31 black & white halftones, 5 bla. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 174. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415730549
- ISBN
- 9780415730549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. As cities all over the world have urbanized rapidly after the industrial revolution, most cities have confronted environmental problems such as poor air and water quality, high levels of traffic congestion and ambient noise. This book brings the lessons from innovative urban risk management approaches in Asian cities. Editor(s): Srinivas, Hari; Sharma, Anshu. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781901595
- ISBN
- 9781781901595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.80
€ 55.80