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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Presents an extended case study of the 20th-century AIDS epidemic and the cultural circumstances from which it emerged. The book brings together anthropology, demography and epidemiology to explain how the Chagga people of Tanzania in Africa experience AIDS. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps, 6 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFFH2; JHMC; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226748863
- ISBN
- 9780226748863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.58
€ 36.99
€ 28.58
Hardback. This book explores young people's 'nested' and 'political' ecological relationships with crime through an empirical investigation of the important 'places' and 'spaces' in young people's lives; in their social relationships with peers and family members; and within formal institutional systems such as education, youth justice and social care. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKV; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280533
- ISBN
- 9780230280533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.79
€ 64.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 70 pages. BIC Classification: JFSC; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 113.
- Publisher
- Communalism Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788293064329
- ISBN
- 9788293064329
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Condition: New
€ 9.30
€ 9.30
Hardcover. Explores the lives of heralded Holocaust rescuers Andre and Magda Trocme, and the people of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon France who saved thousands of Jews from the Nazis Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609704
- ISBN
- 9780815609704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.11
€ 32.99
€ 29.11
Paperback. This is the comprehensive guide to delivering personalisation in health and social care using person centred approaches. It covers what personalisation and person centred approaches are, the different elements involved, and how to carry it out with all those receiving care and support, from people with disabilities to people at the end of life. Num Pages: 240 pages, 58 figures. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 296 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849051941
- ISBN
- 9781849051941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.17
€ 41.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. Dimension: 136 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Gotham
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592404308
- ISBN
- 9781592404308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. This book is a practical tool for the assessment of adults who sexually abuse children. It examines the impact of sexual abuse on children, enables professionals to evaluate the risk presented by adults who have sexually abused children, and provides a framework for the assessment of parents or carers and their ability to protect their children. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFE2; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843106395
- ISBN
- 9781843106395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.96
€ 40.99
€ 40.96
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252068836
- ISBN
- 9780252068836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29
Hardback. Online technologies excite the public imagination with narratives of democratization. The Internet is a political medium, borne of democracy, but is it democratizing?
Late modern democracies are characterized by civic apathy, public skepticism, disillusionment with politics, and general disinterest in conventional political process. Series: Digital Media and Society. Num Pages: 210 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645247
- ISBN
- 9780745645247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
Paperback. This work builds an argument about liberalism and the realist movement by shifting the focus from the rise of both in the 18th century, to their breakdown at the end of the 19th century. The decline of realism and the eroding logic of liberalism is related to the question of Jewish characters. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; JFSR1; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226815350
- ISBN
- 9780226815350
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. The Broadway tomboys, rebel nuns, and funny girls, who upset the 1950s gender norms: Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Julie Andrews, and Barbra Streisand Series: Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472067725
- ISBN
- 9780472067725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.53
€ 38.53
Paperback. The Friday Masowe apostolics of Zimbabwe claim they do not need the Bible because they receive the Word of God 'live and direct' from the Holy Spirit. This book documents how this rejection of scripture speaks to longstanding concerns within Christianity over mediation and authority. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 321 pages, 3 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HRC; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 321
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520249042
- ISBN
- 9780520249042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Blanton, Carlos Kevin. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 b&w map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477309032
- ISBN
- 9781477309032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807044650
- ISBN
- 9780807044650
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.46
€ 24.99
€ 18.46
Paperback. Over the last century, many artists have made works that challenge dominant models of gender and sexuality. The results can be sexy or serious, satirical or tender, discreetly coded or defiantly outspoken. Num Pages: 160 pages, 75 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Tate Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849765039
- ISBN
- 9781849765039
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.95
€ 19.99
€ 15.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816639649
- ISBN
- 9780816639649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. Tells the story of the veils' and headscarves' resurgence, from Egypt through Saudi Arabia and into the West, suggesting a portrait of contemporary Islam. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 5.6.2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300181432
- ISBN
- 9780300181432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.73
€ 25.99
€ 19.73
Paperback. Argues that the activity of reading, in its broadest sense, defines our species. This title explores the crafts of reading and writing, the identity granted to us by literature, the far-reaching shadow of Jorge Luis Borges, to whom the author read as a young man, and the links between politics and books and between books and our bodies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300172089
- ISBN
- 9780300172089
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.14
€ 19.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bookmarks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910885123
- ISBN
- 9781910885123
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Condition: New
€ 6.56
€ 6.56
Paperback. The Afro-Brazilian religion Candomble has long been recognised as a resource of African tradition, values, and identity among its adherents in Bahia, Brazil. This book describes development of religion as an "alternative" space in which subjugated and enslaved blacks were able to cultivate a sense of individual. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 bibliog. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HRAX; HRKT; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216106
- ISBN
- 9780253216106
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.26
€ 25.99
€ 24.26
Paperback. An analysis of the writings and speeches of the American founders. Kann (political science, U. of Southern Calif.) looks at how the founders deployed a "grammar of manhood" that provided informal rules for stigmatizing disorderly men, justifying citizenship for deserving men, and elevating exceptio Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814747148
- ISBN
- 9780814747148
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Providing a re-assessement of the cause of Bolivia's 1952 revolution, this book argues that the revolution had deeper roots in the indigenous struggles for land and justice that swept through Bolivia during the first half of the twentieth century. It demonstrates that rural indigenous activists helped shape populist projects of 1930s and 1940s. Num Pages: 416 pages, 26 b&w photos, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; HBTV; JFC; JFSL9; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822340676
- ISBN
- 9780822340676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Paperback. Democracy, free thought and expression, religious tolerance, individual liberty, political self-determination of people, sexual and racial equality - these values have firmly entered the mainstream in the decades since they were enshrined in the 1948 UN Declaration of Human Rights. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 8.7.2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152608
- ISBN
- 9780691152608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
A Right to Housing: Foundation for a New Social Agenda
. Ed(S): Hartman, Chester; Bratt, Rachel G.; ...
paperback. Compelling analysis of the persistent inability of the United States to meet the housing needs of a large portion of its people. Editor(s): Hartman, Chester; Bratt, Rachel G.; Stone, Michael. Num Pages: 448 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JKSB; JPQB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 4531 x 712. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134328
- ISBN
- 9781592134328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.28
€ 51.99
€ 46.28