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Paperback. An influential policy thinker and "muse of the Asian Century"* illuminates the contours of our new global civilization, and shows why power must shift to reflect the new reality (*Foreign Policy) Num Pages: 328 pages, charts throughout. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610393690
ISBN
9781610393690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.82

Paperback. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
410
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608463435
ISBN
9781608463435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 17.34

Paperback. With a companion website that includes short online film episodes, this book proposes expansive ways of deconstructing and re-constituting sexuality and gender and thus more embodied and ethical ways of 'doing' life, and offers an understanding and critique of embodiment through an integration of performance, psychotherapy and feminist philosophy. Num Pages: 244 pages, 59 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; AS; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 32. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137484574
ISBN
9781137484574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.32

Paperback. Unlike most introductory texts that take a topical approach to studying sociology, this smart, challenging, and accessibly written text looks at the core principles of the discipline, making links to a contemporary context. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AV; JFCA; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 186 x 285 x 22. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442634046
ISBN
9781442634046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Kregel Publications,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825443602
ISBN
9780825443602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.38

Hardback. Indigenist Mobilization explores the history of the dynamics between the Communist party in Kerala and indigenist activists, and the subtle ways in which global capitalist restructuring leads to a resonance of indigenist visions in the changed the everyday working lives and future aspirations of subaltern groups in Kerala. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 316 pages, 9 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL9; JHMC; JPFC; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785333828
ISBN
9781785333828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.00

Hardback. Based on a lecture given at Girton College, Cambridge, this title is one of the feminist polemics, ranging in its themes from Jane Austen and Carlotte Bronte, and the effects of poverty and sexual constraint on female creativity. It justifies the need for women to possess intellectual freedom and financial independence. Series: Penguin Pocket Hardbacks. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 105 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141395920
ISBN
9780141395920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. From bottle gardens, batman and the bachelor pad to garden gnomes and monogamy spray, this book uses a range of objects to explore the meanings and uses of kitsch. An accessible, comprehensive introduction for students and informed readers, it adds to debates on taste in cultural theory and sociology and provides a review of the literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719066160
ISBN
9780719066160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.79

Paperback. A guide to the celebriscape, a world expanding twice as fast as the universe it inhabits. It tackles topics such as: 'Celebrity Activism - when celebrities care', 'Celebrities and the Middle East: a troubled region's brightest hope?', and 'Celebrity Religions: who do the worshipped worship?'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532057
ISBN
9780099532057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

Paperback.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Liberties Press Dublin
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9781907593123
ISBN
9781907593123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JK; KJMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921867040
ISBN
9781921867040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.61

Paperback. A natural and cultural history of the 'perfect predator' - the leopard - and its depiction in literature, art, film, advertising and popular culture. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100, 60 in colour. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780232799
ISBN
9781780232799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.03

Hardback. Essential career guidance for corporate women with talent and ambition and advice for HR leaders on managing a diverse workforce; it sets out nine job assignments that every woman should have on her CV in order to lay the way for promotion and progression and insights into the lessons learned by the top senior women (and men) in business. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 figures. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJM; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230301290
ISBN
9780230301290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.72

Paperback. In this look at the moral dimensions of the classroom, MacArthur Prize-winning educator Vivian Paley introduces a new rule - "You can't say you can't play" - to her kindergarten students. Paley uses this rule to explore how to keep children from being ignored by their classmates. Num Pages: 144 pages, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JNC; JNLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674965904
ISBN
9780674965904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.78

Paperback. This work is termed a "roman temoignage" (testimonial-novel) bridging documentary and fiction. Spanning six decades of Leonara's life, the book indirectly explores the economic, social and cultural life of Guadeloupe's peasants and working class, especially black women. Translator(s): Leskes, Andrea. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWVG; 2ADF; DNF; DSK; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813915180
ISBN
9780813915180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.89

Paperback. Outlining the competing theories in the history of political and moral philosophy, this work attempts to understand and solve the ancient problem of political obligation. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFM; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691020198
ISBN
9780691020198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.15

Hardback. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319154121
ISBN
9783319154121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.46
€ 20.88

Paperback. Beatriz Caiuby Labate and Clancy Cavnar offer an in-depth exploration of the spread of indigenous shamanic rituals of the Amazon to Western societies, looking at how indigenous, mestizo, and cosmopolitan cultures have engaged with and transformed these forest traditions. Editor(s): Caiuby Labate, Beatriz; Cavnar, Clancy. Series: Oxford Ritual Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 38 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HRAX; HRQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199341207
ISBN
9780199341207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.09

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
IVP Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780830832651
ISBN
9780830832651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFE; JPW; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Publisher
PM Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629633794
ISBN
9781629633794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.26

Hardback. Digital Media Worlds tracks the evolution of the media sector on its way toward a digital world. It focuses on core economic and management issues (cost structures, value network chain, business models) in industries such as book publishing, broadcasting, film, music, newspaper and video game. Editor(s): De Prato, Giuditta; Sanz, Esteve; Simon, Jean Paul. Num Pages: 248 pages, 39 figures. BIC Classification: JFD; KC; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137344243
ISBN
9781137344243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.30

Paperback. From hustling, drug addiction and armed violence in America's black ghettos Malcolm X turned to the puritanical fervour of the Black Muslims. He became identified in the white press as a teacher of race hatred. This autobiography reveals his integrity and the fierce idealism which led him to reject both liberal hypocrisies and black racialism. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGA; JFSL3; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185439
ISBN
9780141185439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Choudry, Aziz; Smith, Adrian A. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFN; JHBL; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
PM Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629631493
ISBN
9781629631493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.97

Paperback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349327195
ISBN
9781349327195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.53

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