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Paperback. "This is one of those rare books that quickly became the standard work in its field. Professor White has done justice to the complexity of her subject."-Anne Firor Scott, Duke University Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393314816
ISBN
9780393314816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.05

Paperback. A major addition to the Cambridge Texts series of writings by Thomas Aquinas (1225-74). Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 362 pages, glossary, chronology, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: JFCX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458. Political Writings. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. 360 pages, glossary, chronology, bibliography, notes, index. A major addition to the Cambridge Texts series of writings by Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274). Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFCX; JP. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 22. Weight: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521375955
ISBN
9780521375955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.90

Hardcover. Radical Common Sense and Reclaiming Our Personal Sovereignty. 256 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFF. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 23. Weight: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Samuel Weiser
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578633692
ISBN
9781578633692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 406 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCK; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764313417
ISBN
9780764313417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.43

Paperback. Examines the various ways that blackness is appropriated and performed - toward widely divergent ends - both within and outside African American culture. This title develops from the contention that blackness in the United States is necessarily a politicized identity trope - avowed and disavowed, attractive and repellant, fixed and malleable. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New title
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822331919
ISBN
9780822331919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of the class of information technology professionals at the symbolic helm of globalizing India Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348702
ISBN
9780822348702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardback. The overall form of 'transnationalism' changes as its influence incorporates additional spheres of daily life on a variety of scales and contexts. This book explores legal and economic reactions to transnational migration; the (re)negotiation of identities in the context of changing national, social and cultural identities; and more. Editor(s): Yeoh, Brenda S. A.; Charney, Michael W.; Chee-Kiong, T. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402074479
ISBN
9781402074479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.04

paperback. Using the idea of the social division of welfare as a template, this book assesses different approaches to retirement pensions policy, highlighting their relative strengths and weaknesses. An invaluable resource for social science students and for those who teach them. Economists and pension practitioners will also find food for thought here. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9figs.2tabs. BIC Classification: JFF; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861342829
ISBN
9781861342829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white tables, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFG; JNSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 247 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408279069
ISBN
9781408279069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.56

Paperback. aeo Includes the leading authors in all main areas of media discourse. aeo Includes brief description of the approaches framework followed by example analysis. Editor(s): Bell, Allan; Garrett, Peter. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631198888
ISBN
9780631198888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.06

Paperback. Interweaves analysis of the process of apprenticeship among the Vai and Gola tailors of Liberia with reflections on the evolution of the author's research on those tailors in the late 1970s. This title shows how the critical questions raised by ethnographic research erode conventional assumptions, altering the direction of the work that follows. Series: Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 2 maps, 3 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226470726
ISBN
9780226470726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780800726379
ISBN
9780800726379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.31

Hardcover. Editor(s): Son, Minjoon; Park, Jimin. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFD; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 186 x 261 x 22. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614702542
ISBN
9781614702542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 337.48
€ 226.86

Paperback. Editor(s): Baxter, Veronica; Low, Katharine E. Series Editor(s): Balfour, Michael; Preston, Dr. Sheila. Series: Applied Theatre. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AN; JFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472584571
ISBN
9781472584571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.92

Hardcover. Editor(s): Lutzker, John R.; Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 251 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 263 x 188 x 20. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620813560
ISBN
9781620813560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 237.66
€ 160.64

Paperback. Includes bibliographical references and index. Num Pages: 392 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 191. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138689121
ISBN
9781138689121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.12

Paperback. Applied Ethics focuses the central concepts of traditional morality - rights, justice, the good, virtue, and the fundamental value of human life - on a number of pressing contemporary problems, including abortion, euthanasia, animals, capital punishment, and war. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219057
ISBN
9780631219057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.81

Paperback. This volume covers the following topics: moral standings of animals, history of the methods of argumentation, knowledge of the animal mind, nature and value of regulatory structures, and how respect for animals can be converted from theory to action in the laboratory. Editor(s): Gluck, John P.; DiPasquale, Tony; Orlans, F. Barbara. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; MBDC; MZF; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557531377
ISBN
9781557531377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.09

Paperback. Applied ethics is one of the exciting areas in contemporary philosophy. This book introduces the three moral philosophies: Consequentialism, Kantianism and Virtue Ethics. It then relates these to some of the urgent questions in public debates about the future of welfare services. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861348593
ISBN
9781861348593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.27

Hardcover. Steve Jobs and the allegory of the information age Num Pages: 159 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
159
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602588219
ISBN
9781602588219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BM; JFSJ1; JFSK1; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609807498
ISBN
9781609807498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.07

Hardcover. Apple explores the cultural and culinary importance of the apple. From the Garden of Eden and Homer's Odyssey to Johnny Appleseed, Wilhelm Tell and Apple Computer, readers will learn how apples became a universal source of sustenance, health and symbolism. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 136 pages, 36 colour illustrations, 54 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 315.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861898487
ISBN
9781861898487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. Shows how new forms of desire, pleasure, anxiety and curiosity emerged as capitalist reforms advanced in post-Maoist China. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329213
ISBN
9780822329213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardcover. This book casts a critical look at the dominant position that fashion has come to occupy in contemporary society. It addresses various aspects of fashion in postmodern culture including makeup, cosmetic surgery, tattoos, ornament in dress and the blurring of gender boundaries. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHBA; PNN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230607620
ISBN
9780230607620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.50

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