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Hardback. Like race, gender, and sexuality, disability is a social and cultural construction. Music, musicians, and music-making simultaneously embody and shape representations and narratives of disability. Disability - culturally stigmatized minds and bodies - is one of the things that music in all times and places can be said to be about. Editor(s): Howe, Blake; Jensen-Moulton, Stephanie; Lerner, Neil; Straus, Joseph. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Music. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 952
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199331444
- ISBN
- 9780199331444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 287.14
€ 287.14
Paperback. A comprehensive look at where women candidates and officeholders stand at this moment in time, what brought them to this point, and what their prospects are in the 21st century. Editor(s): Thomas, Sue; Wilcox, Clyde. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPA; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199328734
- ISBN
- 9780199328734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.77
€ 67.77
Paperback. In The Price of the Ticket, Fred Harris contends that Obama's success has, in reality, exacted a negative price. His victory has not only utterly transformed the forms of black politics that emerged in the 1960s and which laid the foundation for his eventual ascendance, Harris claims-it has profoundly weakened them. Series: Transgressing Boundaries: Studies in Black Politics and Black Communities. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JFSL3; JP; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199325238
- ISBN
- 9780199325238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.82
€ 44.82
Paperback. Imprisoned in English argues that in the present English-dominated world, social sciences and the humanities are locked in a conceptual framework grounded in English and that scholars need to break away from this framework to reach a more universal, culture-independent perspective on things human. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CF; JFFP; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199321506
- ISBN
- 9780199321506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.52
€ 61.52
Paperback. Models of Immigrant Political Incorporation brings together a multidisciplinary group of researchers. Each develops a systematic model permitting the study of who is an immigrant, what is politics, and how incorporation occurs or is blocked. Ranging across North America and Western Europe, it is indispensable for analysts and activists alike. Editor(s): Hochschild, Jennifer; Chattopadhyay, Jacqueline; Gay, Claudine; Jones-Correa, Michael. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 b&w line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JPS; RGCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199311323
- ISBN
- 9780199311323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.56
€ 81.56
Paperback. Trust lies at the heart of our relationships, our society and our everyday lives. From fascinating puzzles about the biological origins of trust, to the wider social and political implications of trust in human society, this short but thought-provoking book explores how trust works, what makes it possible, and why it matters more than ever today. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JM; JP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199217922
- ISBN
- 9780199217922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.92
€ 25.92
Paperback. Social welfare and social development discusses social welfare practice in global and regional context. It addresses issues of poverty, unemployment and populations at risk within South Africa and the role of the social welfare system in South Africa in tackling these issues. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFA; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 171 x 239 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199076833
- ISBN
- 9780199076833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.34
€ 53.34
Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199068241
- ISBN
- 9780199068241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.32
€ 47.32
Using empirical research, this study provides a clear guide to the current state of the debate surrounding secularization in Britain during the long 1960s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCC2; HRQA; JFSR; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198799474
- ISBN
- 9780198799474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.60
€ 157.60
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Co...
Saul, Ben; Kinley, David; Mowbray, Jacqueline
Paperback. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is one of the most important human rights treaties in international law. This comprehensive collection of primary materials and analytical commentary is ideal reading for scholars, students, and practitioners working on issues of economic, cultural, and social rights. Num Pages: 1360 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPVH; LBBC; LBBR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 247 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1804.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198790464
- ISBN
- 9780198790464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.68
€ 128.68
Hardcover. A unique study of the role of the European Convention on Human Rights in eradicating discrimination and establishing legal equality on the grounds of sexual orientation in the United Kingdom, containing nineteen oral history accounts of applicants, legal professionals and campaigners. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFJ; JFSK; LAQ; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198777618
- ISBN
- 9780198777618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.88
€ 102.88
Paperback. Presenting the findings of a five year project studying the pace and impact of addictions in Europe, this book deconstructs the failures and promises of European governance polices for reducing the harm done by legal and illegal drugs and posits a nine point plan as a way forward to redesign addictions governance. Series: Governance of Addictive Substances and Behaviours Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFH1; MBNH; MMJT; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198759836
- ISBN
- 9780198759836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.00
€ 73.00
Paperback. This book examines scholarly misconduct in all its forms, from research fraud to forensic misconduct. Taking each type of misconduct in turn, the book details and analyses notorious cases, and court and disciplinary tribunal case law from around the world, looking specifically at the legal and regulatory responses that were evoked in each instance. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: JFFX; JNM; LNFN; LNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198755401
- ISBN
- 9780198755401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 173.06
€ 173.06
Hardcover. A new and holistic interpretation of one of the non-fiction sensations of the nineteenth century, Ernest Renan's Life of Jesus, this volume demonstrates how Renan's controversial work intervened in a remarkable range of debates in nineteenth-century French cultural life: not merely religious, but also social, intellectual, and cultural. Series: Oxford Historical Monographs. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198728757
- ISBN
- 9780198728757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.94
€ 197.94
Hardcover. This book offers an original account of the history of liberal thought, one grounded in an institutional history of medieval pluralism and the early modern rationalizing state, and explores the deep tensions that liberal political thought rests upon. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCX; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198717140
- ISBN
- 9780198717140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.82
€ 104.82
Paperback. Governance of Addictions: European Public Policies comprehensively analyses the multidisciplinary research which has been used as a framework for understanding how governments formulate and implement addiction policies in Europe. Series: Governance of Addictive Substances & Behaviours. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations (black and white), 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; JFFH1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198703303
- ISBN
- 9780198703303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.39
€ 89.39
Paperback. This text is concerned with the relationship between women and politics from a variety of perspectives covering a wide range of geographical as well as political contexts. Essays span the theory/practice divide and everything between. Editor(s): Ross, Karen. Series: Hansard Society Series in Politics & Government. Num Pages: 220 pages, graphs, tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198515418
- ISBN
- 9780198515418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.51
€ 57.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFA; JPQB; JPZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198085003
- ISBN
- 9780198085003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.48
€ 58.48
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198081692
- ISBN
- 9780198081692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.48
€ 35.48
Hardcover. Using case studies from seven Asian countries, this volume examines why people move from rural to urban areas, how globalization affects such movements, and the synergies between globalization, urbanization, and migration. Editor(s): Beall, Jo; Guha-Khasnobis, Basudeb; Kanbur, Ravi. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations map. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; JFSG; KCM; KCU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198078531
- ISBN
- 9780198078531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.53
€ 70.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFX; JPVH1; JPZ; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198077329
- ISBN
- 9780198077329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.99
€ 63.99
Hardcover. This book highlights how the idea of civilization formed one of the strong elements of the Indian nationalist discourse. It shows how; around the turn of twentieth century, Indians began to 'talk back' and question the colonial assumptions in imagining and narrating India's past. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; JFCX; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198075042
- ISBN
- 9780198075042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.35
€ 69.35
Hardcover. This reader brings together a selection of writings on peasant and labour movements; women and students youth movements; and ecological and environmental movements. It discusses contemporary social movements in India from the perspective of equity and security. Editor(s): Oommen, T. K. Series: Oxford in India Readings in Sociology & Social Anthropology. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFN; JHB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198063285
- ISBN
- 9780198063285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.02
€ 65.02
Paperback. Series: Oxford India Paperbacks. Num Pages: 260 pages, 8 pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1F; JFC; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198062813
- ISBN
- 9780198062813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.87
€ 33.87