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Paperback. A Sharing Economy proposes radical new ways to close the UK's growing income gap and spread social opportunities. A new social wealth fund would boost economic and social investment and simultaneously strengthen the public finances and offer a powerful antidote to austerity. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; KCY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447331438
ISBN
9781447331438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Harbour Books (East) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905128242
ISBN
9781905128242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.07

Paperback. Discusses major ideas, figures, and schools of thought in philosophy in the African context. While drawing out critical issues in the formation of African philosophy, this book focuses on scholarship and relevant debates that have made African philosophy critical to understanding the rich and complex cultural heritage of the continent. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HP; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221230
ISBN
9780253221230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.21

Hardback. Arguing that celebrity is a mirror reflecting some of the worst as well as some of the best aspects of modern history itself, this book considers how the lives of the rich and famous provide not only entertainment but also social cohesion and, like morality plays, examples of what - and what not - to do. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135625
ISBN
9780691135625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Presents the narrative history of the Jewish people from biblical times to today. This book tells a dramatic story of change and migration deeply rooted in tradition, taking readers from the mythic wanderings of Moses to the unspeakable atrocities of the Holocaust; and from the Babylonian exile to the founding of the modern state of Israel. Translator(s): Riemer, Jeremiah. Num Pages: 440 pages, 92 halftones. 1 table. 5 maps. BIC Classification: HRJP; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154978
ISBN
9780691154978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Paperback. A Short History of the Modern Media is a concise history of the major media of the last 150 years, including print, stage, film, radio, television, sound recording, and the Internet. Each chapter includes focus boxes to help students explore the ways specific genres and specific works have impacted the media and popular culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HBT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444351422
ISBN
9781444351422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.27

Paperback. Editor(s): Glassford, Sarah; Shaw, Amy J. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774822572
ISBN
9780774822572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Paperback. The author's childhood had been far from normal, but when she was just nine years old her life changed forever. He discovered that her neighbour was abusing her younger sister, Laraine - and there was a price to pay to make him stop. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091958442
ISBN
9780091958442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW; JFFS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921867385
ISBN
9781921867385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Hardback. A long-overdue challenge to the commonplace assumption that the Second World War was a period of consumer austerity in Canada. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBWQ; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 0. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774823630
ISBN
9780774823630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1952
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
Edition
Volume 2
SKU
V9780231088398
ISBN
9780231088398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.21
€ 111.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231088510
ISBN
9780231088510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.21
€ 111.05

Hardback. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780231088534
ISBN
9780231088534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.21
€ 111.47

paperback. A study of life in teaching convents across France through two hundred years of history, a history that provided the beginnings and inspiration for most of today's institutions for the Catholic education of girls. Series: McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HB; HRAX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780773536135
ISBN
9780773536135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.41

Paperback. aeo Takes a sweeping account of labor history from a social perspective from colonial times to the present, chronologically arranged. aeo Addresses black, white, native American, male, female, adult and child labor into a single volume. Series: Problems in American History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSC; JHBL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631207702
ISBN
9780631207702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.09

Paperback. This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 516 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 788. Civility and Science in Seventeenth-century England. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. 516 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; PDA; PDX. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight: 700.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
516
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226750194
ISBN
9780226750194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.15

Paperback. Suitable for historians of Europe, sociologists, political scientists, and those interested in French social history, this book demonstrates how French reformers grappled with social problems that are relevance and how they initiated a process that assigned to welfare state the task of achieving social cohesion within an industrialising republic. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 b&w photos, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFF; JKSB; JPH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3971 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822327929
ISBN
9780822327929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. This groundbreaking study focuses on the importance of place, scale, and nation to the study of globalization. Series: Contemporary Societies Series. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393927269
ISBN
9780393927269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.13

Paperback. This bookproposes a new theoretical framework for the study of immigration. It examines four major issues informing current sociological studies of immigration: mechanisms and effects of international migration, processes of immigrants' assimilation and transnational engagements, and the adaptation patterns of the second generation. Num Pages: 302 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFFN; JFSL; JPS; JPVR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230321762
ISBN
9780230321762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.70
€ 66.96

Paperback. Spanning three centuries and four continents, from the late medieval period to the present day, this collection builds a picture of the practical and ideological issues surrounding women soldiers, and the ambiguous place they inhabit, uncovering in the process a remarkable continuity across cultures and periods. Series: Women & Men in History. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HBTB; JFSJ1; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Routledge
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582414389
ISBN
9780582414389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.89

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