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hardcover. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen documents the startling rise of the Arab Gulf States as regional powers with international reach and provides a definitive account of how they have become embedded in the global system of power, politics, and policy-making. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFFS; JPR; JPSL; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385604
- ISBN
- 9781137385604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.18
€ 130.18
hardcover. In the first book on Aztec dance in the United States, Ernesto Colin combines cultural anthropology, educational theory, and postcolonial theory to create an innovative, interdisciplinary, long-term ethnography of an Aztec dance circle and makes a case for the use of the metaphor of palimpsest as an ethnographic research tool. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 277 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL4; JHMC; JHMP; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137357984
- ISBN
- 9781137357984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.57€ 89.44
€ 107.57
€ 89.44
paperback. From statistical data regarding women physicians practicing in the U.S. and abroad, minorities and gay/lesbian physicians, to practical advice on coping with stress, this title is an exceedingly useful and insightful volume for understanding and managing the issues faced by women physicians in both their professional and personal lives. Num Pages: 187 pages, 39 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSK; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 387.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Nature United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387953090
- ISBN
- 9780387953090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.79
€ 62.79
Restoration and Recovery of an Industrial Region: Progress in Restorin...
. Ed(S): Gunn, J. M. (Laurentian University, ...
hardcover. A century of industrial activity and mining had resulted in acidified lakes and denuded land surrounding Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. This study describes how environmental damage was eradicated in the region to such an extent that Sudbury won a United Nations award for land reclamation in 1992. Editor(s): Gunn, J. M. (Laurentian University, Canada). Series: Springer Series on Environmental Management. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFS; RNK; RNP; TNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1008.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387944302
- ISBN
- 9780387944302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.07
€ 185.07
hardcover. This book explores the relationship between the individual and the political and social contexts in which victims of violence find themselves. It delves into the complex interplay between individual psychological processes and macro-political interventions. Series: Peace Psychology Book Series. Num Pages: 249 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSL; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387894263
- ISBN
- 9780387894263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.03
€ 176.03
hardcover. Kernel Equating (KE) is a powerful, modern and unified approach to test equating. It is based on a flexible family of equipercentile-like equating functions. This book applies KE to the four major equating designs and to both Chain Equating and Post-Stratification Equating for the Non-Equivalent groups with Anchor Test Design. Series: Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JF; KCHS; PBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387019857
- ISBN
- 9780387019857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.17
€ 186.17
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AP; DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2090
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312223090
- ISBN
- 9780312223090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.17€ 64.94
€ 76.17
€ 64.94
Hardback. This book challenges the uncritical use of the long held dictum of the development discourse that education empowers women. Situated in the post-structuralist feminist position it argues that in its current state the educational discourse in Pakistan actually disempowers women. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSJ1; JNFN; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618534
- ISBN
- 9780230618534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.78
€ 54.99
€ 43.78
paperback. This book examines the boom in history, in television and film, newspapers and radio and the constraints and opportunities it offers. Leading historians and broadcasters, such as Melvyn Bragg, Simon Schama and David Puttnam, draw on their personal experiences to explore the problems and highlights of representing history in the media. Editor(s): Cannadine, Mr David. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517806
- ISBN
- 9780230517806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.97
€ 138.97
Hardback. Presents a review of the relevant molecular, genetic, and behavioral approaches used to investigate the neurobiological basis of drug addiction. This work explores the findings on opioid, psychostimulant, cannabinoid, alcohol, and nicotine addiction. It offers insight into the genetic basis of drug addiction and the therapeutic perspectives. Editor(s): Maldonado, Rafael. Num Pages: 346 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MMH; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 841.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588290601
- ISBN
- 9781588290601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.79
€ 182.79
Hardback. Summarizes and evaluates the authors' experiences with five years of intensive buprenorphine therapy. This work also describes how buprenorphine is prescribed and monitored in France and Australia, and reviews the advances in analytical techniques for the determination of buprenorphine and its metabolites in biological fluids and tissues. Editor(s): Kintz, Pascal; Marquet, Pierre. Series: Forensic Science and Medicine. Num Pages: 168 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MQP; MQV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588290311
- ISBN
- 9781588290311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.42
€ 180.42
Paperback. BIC Classification: JFC. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565933392
- ISBN
- 9781565933392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.28
€ 62.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565932913
- ISBN
- 9781565932913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.92
€ 61.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 265 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 427.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565931329
- ISBN
- 9781565931329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.36
€ 62.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 426 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; KCB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 561.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Singular Publishing Group United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565930407
- ISBN
- 9781565930407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.20
€ 63.20
Paperback. Featuring abstracts in English and Spanish as well as transcriptions from historical sources, this work offers a fresh perspective on head-shaping traditions in ancient Mesoamerican societies that enhances our understanding of their cultural histories. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 55 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493953967
- ISBN
- 9781493953967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.93
€ 118.93
Paperback. Editor(s): Rush, Peter; Simi. Series: Springer Series in Transitional Justice. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JMH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493953042
- ISBN
- 9781493953042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.26
€ 118.26
Paperback. This volume provides the results of a 30-year excavation, reconstruction, and public interpretation campaign at the late prehistoric settlement of Castell Henllys. It offers careful consideration of the changing roles of heritage in cultural politics. Num Pages: 350 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, 87 colour illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: HD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 669.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493947867
- ISBN
- 9781493947867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.60
€ 120.60
Paperback. This book demonstrates how social distress or anxiety is reflected, modified, and evolves through movies. It shows how film is a perfect medium for generating and projecting dreams, fantasies, and nightmares, on the individual as well as the societal level. Num Pages: 188 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493947706
- ISBN
- 9781493947706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.69
€ 61.69
Paperback. Using case studies from across South America to question received notions of archaeological typography, this volume argues that a more fluid approach to analyzing the meanings of symbols enables interpretations less dominated by colonial political narratives. Editor(s): Gnecco, Cristobal; Langebaek, Carl. Num Pages: 254 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493947645
- ISBN
- 9781493947645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.06
€ 119.06