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Paperback. Since it was first published in 1980, From Generation to Generation has inspired thousands to pursue the unique challenges and rewards of Jewish genealogy. Far more engaging than a mere how-to reference guide, this landmark book is also part detective story and part spiritual quest. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1; WQY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118104422
ISBN
9781118104422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.01

Hardcover. This book teaches methods for improving a company's safety culture and allows readers to effectively assess, transform, sustain, and integrate behavioral safety precepts as part of their company's continuous improvement efforts. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFU; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118098486
ISBN
9781118098486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.35

Paperback. Explores the themes behind the action of Marvel Comics' all-star superhero team. This title arms you with insights into the characters and themes of "The Avengers"; and deepens your appreciation both of "The Avengers" comics and the Joss Whedon movie adaptation. Editor(s): White, Mark D. Series Editor(s): Irwin, William. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AKLC; HP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118074572
ISBN
9781118074572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.18

Paperback.

Major changes are occurring in the United States population and the nation's health care institutions and delivery systems. Significant disparities in health status exist across population groups. But the health care enterprise, with all its integrated and disparate parts, has been slow to respond. Num Pages: 480 pages, col. charts. BIC Classification: JFSL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 778.

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118065600
ISBN
9781118065600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.36

Paperback. Editor(s): LaVeist, Thomas A.; Isaac, Lydia A. Series: Public Health/Vulnerable Populations. Num Pages: 848 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 178 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
848
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118049082
ISBN
9781118049082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.82

Hardcover. A blueprint for missional, multi-ethnic Christian community Efrem Smith, an internationally recognized and innovative African-American leader, offers a workable plan for connecting theology, practical ministry models, and real stories of people in multi-ethnic Christian communities. Series: Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX4; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118036587
ISBN
9781118036587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.03

Paperback. This book provides an overview of rural health in a social disparities framework, providing a strong theoretical and evidence-based rationale for rectifying rural health disparities in the U.S. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSF; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118004302
ISBN
9781118004302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.05

Paperback. Editor(s): Polk, Patrick Arthur. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; AC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 256 x 14. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Fowler Museum at UCLA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780984755073
ISBN
9780984755073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.55

Hardback. A remarkable autobiographical journey from humble beginnings to a position as a powerful world figure fighting for her nation's self-determination. Num Pages: 426 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGA; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 894.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Kales Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979845611
ISBN
9780979845611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.80

Paperback. Indigenous (In)Justice explores legal and human rights issues surrounding the Bedouin Arab population in Israel's Naqab/Negev desert. With contributions from international scholars, including United Nations officials, the volume examines the economic and social rights of indigenous peoples within the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Series: International Human Rights Program Practice Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, 3 line illustrations, 3 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JPVH; LAM; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School
Edition
(International Human Rights Program Prac
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979639562
ISBN
9780979639562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.64

Hardcover. An examination of the ideas of space and place as manifested in medieval texts, art, and architecture. Editor(s): Weiss, Julian; Salih, Sarah. Series: King's College London Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23, 20 colour, 3 black and white. BIC Classification: HBLC1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
King's College London, Centre for Late Antique and Medieval Studies United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953983872
ISBN
9780953983872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.43

Paperback. In this volume, prominent Buddhist scholar Donald Swearer posits that the future requires a radical shift toward living in recognition of the interdependence of all life forms and the consequent ethic of communality and a life style of moderation or "enoughness" that flows from that recognition, which he calls "an ecology of human flourishing." Editor(s): Swearer, Donald K.; McGarry, Susan Lloyd. Series: Religions of the World and Ecology. Num Pages: 230 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JFF; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Original
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780945454458
ISBN
9780945454458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.66

Paperback. In this book, his first to appear in English, French sinologistFrancois Jullien uses the Chinese concept of shi--meaningdisposition or circumstance, power or potential--as a touchstone toexplore Chinese culture and to uncover the intricate structureunderlying Chinese modes of thinking. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Zone Books
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299953
ISBN
9780942299953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. Caroline Walker Bynum examines diverse medieval texts to show how women were able to appropriate dominant social symbols in ways that allowed for the emergence of their own creative voices. Num Pages: 432 pages, 46. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRCC1; HRCC2; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Zone Books
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299625
ISBN
9780942299625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Hardcover. This text is an account of the changing roles of images in German medieval monasticism from the 12th-century to the Reformation. The author explores the interrelationships between the visual arts and female spirituality in the context of the "cura monialium", the pastoral care of nuns. Num Pages: 580 pages, 246 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACK; AGR; HRCX8; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 282 x 190 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1611.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
580
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299458
ISBN
9780942299458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 42.00

Paperback. Jean-Pierre Vernant and Pierre Vidal-Naquet are leaders in a contemporary French classical scholarship that has produced a stunning reconfiguration of Greek thought and literature. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 528 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Edition
New ed of 2 Revised ed
Number of pages
538
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299199
ISBN
9780942299199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.55

Paperback. Jean-Pierre Vernant delineates a compelling new vision of ancient Greece that takes us far from the calm and familiar images of Polykleitos and the Parthenon, and reveals a culture of slavery, of blood sacrifice, of perpetual and ritualized warfare, of ceremonial hunting and ecstasies. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Zone Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299175
ISBN
9780942299175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.47

Paperback. A study of contemporary Arab political poetry, this book provides a wide range of insights into the ways that modern media aesthetics are shaped by language and culture. It investigates the audio-recording industry in southern Yemen, showing how various forms of political activism emerge through sensory engagements with Arabic poetry and song. Series: Harvard Middle Eastern Monographs. Num Pages: 512 pages, 13 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFC; JFD; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 36. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780932885326
ISBN
9780932885326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. Ranging from medieval times to the collapse of Yugoslavia in 1992, this volume concentrates on the internal development of the Muslim community in Bosnia-Herzegovina and its relations with various suzerains. Editor(s): Pinson, Mark. Series: Harvard Middle Eastern Monographs. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3ill. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780932885128
ISBN
9780932885128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. Written in honor of one of the foremost observers of nationalism and culture in Central and Eastern Europe, this volume brings together 35 eminent scholars from the United States, Canada, Ukraine, and Poland. Supplemented by a bibliography of the work of Roman Szporluk, these fresh, urgent essays mirror Szporluk's broad and comparativist approach. Editor(s): Gitelman, Zvi Y.; etc. Num Pages: 646 pages, 25ill.22tabs. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
646
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916458935
ISBN
9780916458935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.75

Paperback. 'An important and valuable achievement.' New York Times 'Groundbreaking .. One of the first books to make women's history available to a wide audience.' Guardian Series: Pluto Classics. Num Pages: 182 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
Third Edition
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9780904383560
ISBN
9780904383560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.78

Paperback. The connections among vagabondage and human labor, mobility, status, and behavior have placed vagrancy at the crossroads of a multitude of political, social, and economic processes. This book considers the shared global heritage of vagrancy laws, homelessness, and the historical processes they accompanied. Editor(s): Beier, A. L.; Ocobock, Paul. Series: Ohio RIS Global Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 30. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896802629
ISBN
9780896802629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

Paperback. In the MONOGRAPHS IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, LATIN AMERICA series, a study of the origin, development and cultural background of randai, the folk theatre tradition of the Minangkabau ethnic group of West Sumatra. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896802056
ISBN
9780896802056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
353
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896801271
ISBN
9780896801271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.00

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