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Society & culture: general

Paperback. In Dark Threats and White Knights, Sherene H. Razack explores the racism implicit in the Somalia Affair and what it has to do with modern peacekeeping. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JFFJ; JFSL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802086631
ISBN
9780802086631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 38.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFCX; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488764
ISBN
9780801488764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.19

Paperback. In this fiercely critical study of Western aid giving, the authors offer a persuasive argument that recolonisation of the Third World has been carried out through the agencies of the International Banks. Series: Transnational Institute. Num Pages: 172 pages, 17 photos, 1 line. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFA; JKSN1; JKSR; KCM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745314617
ISBN
9780745314617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628602548
ISBN
9781628602548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Darkening Mirrors analyzes the complicated relationships between African American identity, as reflected in performances, and the forces of imperialist and racial oppression. Num Pages: 352 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; AN; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822349235
ISBN
9780822349235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.26

Paperback. Chronicles the lives of a group of fishermen from Ghana who took the long and dangerous journey to Southern Italy in search of work in a cutthroat underground economy. Illuminating the nature of high-risk migration around the world, this title reveals the challenges and experiences of these international migrants. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1HFDH; JFFN; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270732
ISBN
9780520270732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.56

Paperback. "Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White" is an arresting and moving personal story about childhood, race, and identity in the American South, rendered in stunning illustrations by the author, Lila Quintero Weaver. Num Pages: 264 pages, chiefly Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817357146
ISBN
9780817357146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.41

Paperback. Essential reading for students of African-American history Series: Radical Thinkers. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784787752
ISBN
9781784787752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harper
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062342959
ISBN
9780062342959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.81

Paperback. Although the role of the visual is essential to Indian tradition and culture, most attempts to understand its images are laden with misperceptions. Darsan, a Sanskrit word that means "seeing," is an aid to our vision, a book of ideas to help us read, think, and look at Hindu images with tolerance and imagination. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 97 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
97
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112659
ISBN
9780231112659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.52

Paperback. "The best Darwin anthology on the market" (Stephen Jay Gould, Harvard) has just become better, in this newly revised version of the now classic Norton Critical Edition, first published in 1970. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; JFCX; PSAJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
714
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393958492
ISBN
9780393958492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.41

paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 718 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; JMC; PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 230 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1124. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0036685
ISBN
9780226712000
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; JFD; KNTJ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226204871
ISBN
9780226204871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.20

Hardcover. The ideas and terminology of Darwinism are so pervasive these days that it seems impossible to avoid them, let alone imagine a world without them. In this title, the author asks: What if Charles Darwin had not returned from the voyage of the Beagle and thus did not write "On the Origin of Species"? Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 halftones, 4 line drawings,. BIC Classification: JFCX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226068671
ISBN
9780226068671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.68

Paperback. Reflections on science, culture, and society, by the acclaimed author of The Woods Hole Cantata and The Doctor with Two Heads Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AB; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004154
ISBN
9780738205977
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A collection of essays discussing the meaning and the philosophical implications of "Darwinism". The contributors to Darwinism and Philosophy are international scholars from the fields of philosophy, science, and history of ideas. Editor(s): Hosle, Vittorio; Illies, Christian. Num Pages: 416 pages, 19 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: DN; HP; JFCX; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268030735
ISBN
9780268030735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Dimension: 272 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838207575
ISBN
9783838207575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 35.12

Hardback. Translator(s): Pichon, Brigitte; Cayley, John; Rudnytsky, Dorian. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JPHV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231177269
ISBN
9780231177269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.25

Hardcover. Dates is an informative and enjoyable account of the date and the date palm, following its journey from ancient Mesopotamia to the places where it is cultivated today. Dates is interwoven with stories, anecdotes and humour, and explores date etymology, history, culture, religion, myth and legend. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 176 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 102 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861897961
ISBN
9781861897961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.51

Paperback. This essential handbook has the answers for anyone involved in making decisions that affect communities. It also acts as a fascinating information resource for those who simply want to know more about the significant events in the lives of those with whom they live and work. Num Pages: 167 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JFHF; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 207 x 15. Weight in Grams: 469. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
W Foulsham & Co Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0007904
ISBN
9780572026592
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback / so. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1; WBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 28. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Arcade United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611456950
ISBN
9781611456950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.00

paperback. A biography of Henrietta Szold, founder and first president of Hadassah. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
145
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568213378
ISBN
9781568213378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.41

Hardcover. Meredith Ray shows that women were at the vanguard of empirical culture during the Scientific Revolution. They experimented with medicine and alchemy at home and in court, debated cosmological discoveries in salons and academies, and in their writings used their knowledge of natural philosophy to argue for women's intellectual equality to men. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504233
ISBN
9780674504233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.56
€ 52.00

Paperback. Providing an analysis of the lives of African women today from an African woman's perspective, this is the study of the influence of culture and religion on African women's lives. Oduyoye illustrates how myths, proverbs and folk tales operate in the socialization of young women, working to preserve the norms of the community. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Orbis Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780883449998
ISBN
9780883449998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.91

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