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paperback. How did the cocaine economy get so huge? Who keeps it running behind the scenes? The author travels the trade routes from Colombia via Miami, Kingston and Tijuana to London and New York. He meets Medellin hitmen, US kingpins, British crack users and Brazilian traffickers, and talks to the soldiers and narcotics officers who fight the gangs. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141034461
- ISBN
- 9780141034461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. The Canadian War on Queers shows how the Canadian state used the ideology of national security to wage war on gays and lesbians. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 584 pages, 19 b&w photos, 2 charts, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSK; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774816281
- ISBN
- 9780774816281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.14
€ 49.14
Paperback. The Canadian Sioux are descendants of Santees, Yanktonais, and Tetons from the United States who sought refuge in Canada during the 1860s and 1870s. This book helps fill that gap in the literature and remains relevant even in the twenty-first century. Series: Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians. Num Pages: 226 pages, 24 photographs, 1 map, 3 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803271760
- ISBN
- 9780803271760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
Paperback. A lavishly illustrated history of the Canadian Rangers and their evolving role as defenders and stewards of Canada's remote regions. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 1316 pages, 30 maps, 134 photos, 23 in colour, 4 charts, 13 tables, 16-page full-colour insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBTB; HBW; JFSL9; JPS; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6147 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 1316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774824538
- ISBN
- 9780774824538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.59
€ 50.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFFE2; JNH; JNM; LNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publisher
- Encounter Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594038853
- ISBN
- 9781594038853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.61
€ 27.99
€ 26.61
Paperback. A 2010 introduction to the field, with discussions on a range of topics including privacy, ownership and freedom of speech. Editor(s): Floridi, Luciano. Num Pages: 342 pages, 2 b/w illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFMG; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521717724
- ISBN
- 9780521717724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.95
€ 60.95
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the Jewish experience, from its ancient origins to its impact on contemporary popular culture. Editor(s): Baskin, Judith R.; Seeskin, Kenneth. Series: Comprehensive Surveys of Religion. Num Pages: 558 pages, 59 b/w illus. 15 maps 3 tables. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 180 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1144. A Comprehensive Survey. Series: Comprehensive Surveys of Religion. 558 pages, 59 b/w illus. 15 maps 3 tables. Editor(s): Baskin, Judith R.; Seeskin, Kenneth. Provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the Jewish experience, from its ancient origins to its impact on contemporary popular culture. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 24. Weight: 1144.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 558
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521689748
- ISBN
- 9780521689748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.09
€ 60.09
Paperback. Using a combination of historical and thematic approaches, this volume engages with the fascinating and complex genre of utopian literature. Editor(s): Claeys, Gregory. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 316 pages. Editor(s): Claeys, Gregory. Using a combination of historical and thematic approaches, this volume engages with the fascinating and complex genre of utopian literature. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: DSB; JFCX. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight: 504.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 316
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521714143
- ISBN
- 9780521714143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.31
€ 37.31
paperback. An overview of how the legend of Arthur and his Knights evolved from the earliest documentary sources to Spamalot. Editor(s): Archibald, Elizabeth; Putter, Ad. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 286 pages, 1 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 288 pages, 1 b/w illus. 1 map. Editor(s): Archibald, Elizabeth; Putter, Ad. An overview of how the legend of Arthur and his Knights evolved from the earliest documentary sources to Spamalot. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; JFHF. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521677882
- ISBN
- 9780521677882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.66
€ 32.66
Paperback. This Companion views Puritanism from new angles and reveals the surprising diversity that fermented beneath its surface. Editor(s): Coffey, John; Lim, Paul C. H. Series: Cambridge Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; HRAX; HRCC2; JFCX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634. Series: Cambridge Companions to Religion. 400 pages. Editor(s): Coffey, John; Lim, Paul Chang-Ha. Views Puritanism from new angles and reveals the surprising diversity that fermented beneath its surface. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3JD; HRAX; HRCC2; JFCX. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 25. Weight: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521678001
- ISBN
- 9780521678001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.78
€ 41.78
paperback. A convenient and accessible guide to Blaise Pascal presenting the full range of his achievement. Editor(s): Hammond, Nicholas. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPCD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033310
- ISBN
- 9780521006118
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of the influences that have shaped modern-day Japan. Editor(s): Sugimoto, Yoshio. Series: Cambridge Companions to Culture. Num Pages: 430 pages, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618. Series: Cambridge Companions to Culture. 430 pages, 1 graph. Editor(s): Sugimoto, Yoshio. This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of the influences that have shaped modern-day Japan. Cateogry: (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight: 624.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 430
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521706636
- ISBN
- 9780521706636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.11
€ 51.11
Paperback. This volume, first published in 2003, spans a millennium of thought extending from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas and into the fourteenth century. Editor(s): McGrade, Arthur Stephen. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 424 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPCB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521000635
- ISBN
- 9780521000635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.28
€ 41.28
Paperback. Combining anthropology, history, and postmodern theory, this book examines the changing relation of writing and authority in a Muslim society from the late nineteenth century onwards. It raises important issues that are of comparative significance for understanding political life in other Muslim and nonwestern states as well. Series: Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies. Num Pages: 324 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HRH; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520205154
- ISBN
- 9780520205154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.83
€ 47.83
Paperback. Using contemporary Algerian politics as a case study of the intellectual movement labeled 'Third Worldism', this title elucidates the broader transformations affecting countries of the Third World that once embraced ideologies of state-centered radical change. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJ; JFSR2; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520203013
- ISBN
- 9780520203013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.83
€ 47.83
Paperback. Offers a survey of California Indian native cultures. Editor(s): Heizer, Robert F.; Whipple, M.A. Num Pages: 619 pages, 20ill.15M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition,Revised
- Number of pages
- 619
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520020313
- ISBN
- 9780520020313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.52
€ 55.52
Hardback. An innovative and moving study, The Calendar of Loss illuminates how AIDS mourning confounds and traverses how we have come to think about loss and grief, insisting that the bereaved can confront death in the face of shame and stigma in eloquent ways that imply a fierce political sensibility and a longing for justice. Series: The Callaloo African Diaspora Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 19, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; JFSK; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416557
- ISBN
- 9781421416557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.91
€ 47.91
Paperback. This work investigates the meaning of bystanding behaviour in ordinary life as well as in counselling psychology and psychotherapeutic practice, its supervision and organization. An exploration of the costs of bystanding, and guidelines on dealing with the issues of bystanding are also included. Series: Exc Business and Economy. Num Pages: 202 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFM; JMAL; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897635896
- ISBN
- 9781897635896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.81
€ 86.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 line illus. BIC Classification: JFFR; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168425
- ISBN
- 9780691168425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. One of the most dramatic explorations of a German town in the grip of anti-Semitic passion ever written. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393325058
- ISBN
- 9780393325058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.15
€ 16.99
€ 16.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813041711
- ISBN
- 9780813041711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.38
€ 35.38
Hardcover. Mainstream feminist discourse has failed to fully engage with commercial sex work. In a series of essays, this book corrects this lacuna. Moving beyond the traditional feminist focus on slavery and trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and other health issues, it features contributors who engage fully with the political and theoretical implications of sex work. Editor(s): Murthy, Laxmi; Seshu, Meena Saraswathi. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Zubaan India
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789381017814
- ISBN
- 9789381017814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.43
€ 44.43
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719072239
- ISBN
- 9780719072239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.28
€ 26.99
€ 26.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 black & white tables, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTP; KNTX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415507318
- ISBN
- 9780415507318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.67
€ 61.67