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paperback. A tribute to the memory of the 160,000 Sephardic victims of this monumental tragedy.. This is a graphic picture of the anguish, doubts, fears, and, finally, a rationale for the long night of the Holocaust, with an affirmation of ultimate survival of the Jewish people. Translator(s): Levy, Isaac Jack. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068614
ISBN
9780252068614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardcover. Over the years, the War on Drugs has done almost nothing to prevent drugs from being sold or used, but it has nonetheless created a little-known surveillance state in America's most disadvantaged neighborhoods. The author introduces us to a cast of young African American men who are caught up in this web of warrants and surveillance. Series: Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSG; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226136714
ISBN
9780226136714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Of paramount importance to the natural sciences, the principles of Darwinism, which involve variation, inheritance, and selection, are increasingly of interest to social scientists. This book reveals how the British naturalist's core concepts apply to a wide range of phenomena, including business practices, legal systems, technology, and science. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 halftone, 4 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFF; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418. The Search for General Principles of Social and Economic Evolution. 304 pages, 1 halftone, 4 line drawings, 3 tables. Of paramount importance to the natural sciences, the principles of Darwinism, which involve variation, inheritance, and selection, are increasingly of interest to social scientists. This book reveals how the British naturalist's core concepts apply to a wide range of phenomena, including business practices, legal systems, technology, and science. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFF; KCM. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226005782
ISBN
9780226005782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFFK; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Zubaan India
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9789385932045
ISBN
9789385932045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.61

hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Tulika Print Communication Services India
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9788185229836
ISBN
9788185229836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.80

paperback. This study examines the relationship between poverty and informal work. Exploring the experiences of people in low-paid informal work, it contends that unless government seeks to include the informal economy in its strategies, it will never be able to reach its employment or anti-poverty targets. Free pdf version available at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861348920
ISBN
9781861348920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.70

paperback. Creating a more open society and improving race equality are core current policy concerns and understanding the roles of class and ethnicity in determining life chances is critical. This report aids such understanding by investigating the impact of class background and ethnicity on class position. Free PDF available at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861348005
ISBN
9781861348005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. Linking historical material to the present, "Women and Community Action" examines the ways in which women organise to secure social change that enhances the quality of life at individual and community levels. And, it provides practical skills to enhance capacity building alongside a discussion of theoretical and conceptual issues. Series: BASW/Policy Press Titles. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861347084
ISBN
9781861347084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.46

paperback. Housing Matters presents evidence to support and inform change in policy and practice to ensure that the housing needs of disabled children and their families are better met. Num Pages: 52 pages, 11figs.24tabs. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 296 x 212 x 5. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
52
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861344830
ISBN
9781861344830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.70

paperback. This report demonstrates the urgent need to re-evaluate our understanding of poverty and home ownership. Drawing on data from the Poverty and Social Exclusion Survey of Britain, it presents a detailed picture of the realities of home ownership at the margins, providing evidence in support of radical policy for sustainable home ownership. Num Pages: 48 pages, 2figs.17tabs. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFFA; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861344656
ISBN
9781861344656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.89

paperback. A fascinating look at the end of British rule in Palestine, through the eyes of its final high commissioner Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781611684506
ISBN
9781611684506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.56

paperback. A study of the American imaginary in transnational America Editor(s): Bieger, Laura; Saldivar, Ramon; Voelz, Johannes. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781611684070
ISBN
9781611684070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.59

paperback. Pilipino Cultural Nights at American campuses have been a rite of passage for youth culture and a source of local community pride since the 1980s. This title uses interviews and participant observer techniques to consider the relationship between the invention of performance repertoire and the development of diasporic identification. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; AS; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592137299
ISBN
9781592137299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.17

paperback. Gives accounts by women on active duty, retired officers, women who have worked for the armed forces in a civilian capacity, and civilian academics. This book dispels many of the myths about women and the military and explores the reasons for the persistence of misconceptions in the face of increased female participation. Editor(s): Stiehm, Judith Hicks. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSJ1; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566394567
ISBN
9781566394567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. The first book to fully explore the multiple ways in which body work features in health and social care and the meanings of this work both for those employed to do it and those on whose bodies they work. Editor(s): Twigg, Julia; Wolkowitz, Carol; Cohen, Rachel Lara; Nettleton, Sarah. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 182 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444349870
ISBN
9781444349870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.44

hardcover. Analyzing contemporaneous and contemporary works that re-imagine the "Hottentot Venus"; reflections on the representation of a black female icon Editor(s): Willis, Deborah. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781439902042
ISBN
9781439902042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.37

Paperback. Uses extensive surveys with North Korean refugees now living in China or South Korea, to provide extraordinary insight into the changing pathways to power, wealth, and status within North Korea. These testimonies provide an invaluable interpretation of th Num Pages: 256 pages, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; JFFD; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881324389
ISBN
9780881324389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.57

hardcover. Editor(s): Christie, Deborah. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823234462
ISBN
9780823234462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.77

hardcover. A cultural history describing how folklore studies and the music industry helped to create a "musical color line" in the South, associating certain genres with particular racial and ethnic identities. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
1. Ausgabe.
SKU
V9780822346890
ISBN
9780822346890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.43

paperback. In this timely, nuanced collection, twenty leading cultural theorists assess the contradictory ideals, policies, and practices of secularism in India. Editor(s): Needham, Anuradha Dingwaney; Rajan, Rajeswari Sunder. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822338468
ISBN
9780822338468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

paperback. Presents a social, cultural, and literary history of this knowledge industry and traces its relationships within 19th-century literature, ending with its eventual confrontation with Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species". This book touches on social and cultural anxieties that offer both historical and contemporary insights. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822326687
ISBN
9780822326687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.64

paperback. Provides an overview of the power of written discourse in the historical formation of Latin American societies, and highlights the central role of cities in deploying and reproducing that power. Starting with the colonial period, this title undertakes a historical analysis of the hegemonic influences of the written word. Editor(s): Chasteen, John Charles. Translator(s): Chasteen, John Charles. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822317661
ISBN
9780822317661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.21

paperback. William Wells Brown's book is a military history of African Americans, assailing those whose hatred and ignorance inclined them to keep blacks oppressed. In his introduction John David Smith places it in context, and analyses its aims and its interpretation of black masculinity. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 127 x 458. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821415283
ISBN
9780821415283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816653508
ISBN
9780816653508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

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