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Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFCA; WBN; WTHR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 292 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Publisher
Santa Monica Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595800893
ISBN
9781595800893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 48.87

Hardback. Explores the origins and significance of the French concept of terroir, demonstrating that the way the French eat their food and drink their wine today derives from a cultural mythology that developed between the Renaissance and the Revolution. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520277502
ISBN
9780520277502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.94
€ 73.24

Paperback. A world-renowned Pomo basket weaver and medicine woman, Mabel McKay expressed her genius through her celebrated baskets, her Dreams, and stories with which she kept her culture alive. This title demonstrates how a woman who worked most of her life in a cannery could become a great healer and an artist whose baskets were collected by Smithsonian. Num Pages: 182 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194. Weaving the Dream. 182 pages, illustrations. A world-renowned Pomo basket weaver and medicine woman, Mabel McKay expressed her genius through her celebrated baskets, her Dreams, and stories with which she kept her culture alive. This title demonstrates how a woman who worked most of her life in a cannery could become a great healer and an artist whose baskets were collected by Smithsonian. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 11. Weight: 194.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275881
ISBN
9780520275881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. Offering a concise review of the shifting policy arena in the post-9/11 era, Joshua Woods chronicles not only major US government actions, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but also less visible changes, such as shifts in immigration policy and the use and abuse of Homeland Security funding by state and local governments. Num Pages: 192 pages, tables; figures; notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: JFD; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400. 8vo.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0295466
ISBN
9781597976664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Argues that even while globalization is best understood as "denationalization," it continues to be shaped, channeled, and enabled by institutions and networks originally developed with nations in mind, such as the rule of law. This book also examines particular intersections of the digital technologies with territory, authority, and rights. Num Pages: 512 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136455
ISBN
9780691136455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Bergo, Professor Bettina; Nicholls, Tracey. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 5S; CB; DQ; JFFJ; JFSL; JHBD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271065007
ISBN
9780271065007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; GTB; HBTB; JFSC; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 222 x 31. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
AK Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849352253
ISBN
9781849352253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.76

Paperback. This text examines the challenges that social inequities present to democratic governance. The authors argue that issues of poverty and inequality - far from diminishing - are becoming even more important in the present global environment. Editor(s): Tulchin, Joseph S.; Brown, Amelia. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. . Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KNH0013079
ISBN
9781588260284
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Wayne State Univ Pr
Number of pages
543
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st ed
SKU
KEX0212656
ISBN
9780814319338
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Offers a study of how science bears the marks of its place of production. This title establishes the fundamental importance of geography in both the generation and the consumption of scientific knowledge, using historical examples of the many places where science has been practiced. Series: science.culture. Num Pages: 244 pages, 31 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: JFC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226102849
ISBN
9780226102849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.41

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: AJC; AKT; AKTA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 178. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062428301
ISBN
9780062428301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.34

Paperback. Drawing both on micro and macro, national and comparative studies, this volume traces some of the trends and analyzes in comparative perspective how they affect images and practices of childhood and transforms responsibilities for children. Editor(s): Leira, Arnlaug; Saraceno, Chiara. Series Editor(s): Enjolras, Bernard; Sivesind, Karl Henrik. Series: Comparative Social Research. Num Pages: 424 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781901564
ISBN
9781781901564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.94

Paperback. This international bestseller shows why the Danes are happy and how we can be too. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; JF; JHB; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393608922
ISBN
9780393608922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.53

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Beacon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807047330
ISBN
9780807047330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 12.29

Paperback. In the struggle for women's equality, there is one subject still shrouded in silence - women's compulsive pursuit of beauty. This title exposes the tyranny of the beauty myth through the ages and its oppressive function today, in the home and at work, in literature and the media, in relationships between men and women, between women and women. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099861904
ISBN
9780099861904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Bendib, Khalil. Editor(s): Huff, Mickey. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2016 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609806453
ISBN
9781609806453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.98

Paperback. A survey of over 350 of the key terms central to cultural theory, this edition includes entries on colonialism, cyberculture, globalisation, terrorism and visual studies. Editor(s): Edgar, Andrew; Sedgwick, Peter. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 33. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
447
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415399395
ISBN
9780415399395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.45

Hardback. Plato's "Republic", Hobbes' "Leviathan", and Marx's "Communist Manifesto" are universally acknowledged classics of Western political thought. But how strong are the core arguments on which they base their visions of the good society that they want to bring into being? This book shows where and why they fail. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144764
ISBN
9780691144764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Bringing together a range of renowned scholars in the field, this book examines eighteen key issues within contemporary media studies. Editor(s): Devereux, Eoin. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 183 x 23. Weight in Grams: 684.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412929837
ISBN
9781412929837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813529325
ISBN
9780813529325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JF; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888393647
ISBN
9780888393647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.28

Paperback. On February 26th 2012 seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin was walking home when he was shot and killed in an encounter with a neighborhood watchman. In Rest in Power, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin tell the story of the child they lost, the unresponsiveness of the police, the hostility of the legal system, and the inspiring campaign for justice. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJPR; 3JM; BTC; JFFE; JFFJ; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909762572
ISBN
9781909762572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. The good feminist's guide to being hot. And cool. And fit (all senses). And maybe - just maybe - a little bit thinner. Or firmer (all senses). And definitely extremely well-dressed. And uncompromised. And right. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473612198
ISBN
9781473612198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Hardback. A biting satire on corruption, Xala set the standard for the new wave of African cinema. This is a dazzlingly illustrated reflection on West African cultural practices -- literary, social and visual -- and one of a kind. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; APF; HBJH; JFD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046954
ISBN
9781849046954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.17

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