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Society & culture: general
Paperback. In this book, Florida outlines how certain cities succeed in attracting members of the 'creative class' - people who work in information-age economic sectors and in industries driven by innovation and talent. Num Pages: 208 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 31 black & white tables, 27 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415948876
- ISBN
- 9780415948876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.16
€ 68.16
Paperback. In 1923, nearly 2 million citizens of Turkey or Greece were moved across the Aegean because they were the 'wrong' religion. This work presents an account of the first example of mass ethnic cleansing in Europe. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVT; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSL; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862079243
- ISBN
- 9781862079243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.41
€ 15.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. The first biting analysis of our obsession with sentimentality and why it will ruin us. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Gibson Square Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906142254
- ISBN
- 9781906142254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.89
€ 16.99
€ 12.89
Hardback. This book challenges the usual ways in which development and change are regarded in rural Africa and provides a corrective to state-centred studies of development. Series: International African Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 maps, 9 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables, 1 map, 9 b+w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; HBJH; JFC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748635184
- ISBN
- 9780748635184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.00€ 120.06
€ 125.00
€ 120.06
Paperback. This study concerns the city dweller. Morris finds remarkable similarities with captive zoo animals and looks closely at the aggressive, sexual and parental behaviour of the human species under the stresses and pressures of urban living. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JMAL; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099482116
- ISBN
- 9780099482116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.82
€ 15.99
€ 11.82
Paperback. Airports are central to the life of cities but have remained relatively peripheral in design discourse. In "Airport Landscape, " case study projects for the ecological enhancement of operating airports and the conversion of abandoned airports demonstrate, through a range of practices, the significance of airports as sites of design. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; KNGV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934510476
- ISBN
- 9781934510476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.82
€ 27.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. Based on original materials gathered from extensive international travel, hundreds of interviews and empirical field research, thims text studies Pan-African organizations and their political activities inside black communities. Series: African American Life. Num Pages: 452 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFSL3; JPFN; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814321850
- ISBN
- 9780814321850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72
Paperback. A shocking account of the violence engulfing Honduras, from one of the few journalists to visit the country. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; 3JMG; DNJ; HBJK; JFFE; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786990495
- ISBN
- 9781786990495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.44
€ 25.44
Paperback. Examines the themes of presence and absence, the relationship between photography and theatre, history and death. This title offers an investigation into the nature of photographs. Translator(s): Howard, Richard. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1. BIC Classification: AJB; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099225416
- ISBN
- 9780099225416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.71
€ 8.71
Paperback. Freemasonry is one of the oldest and most widespread voluntary organizations in the world. Andreas Onnerfors sorts the facts from the colourful fictions surrounding this organization and outlines how the organization works, its rituals and symbols, its values, and the work it does in modern society. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 black and white images. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSV; JFSV1; JKSN1. Dimension: 174 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198796275
- ISBN
- 9780198796275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.95
€ 13.99
€ 13.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442630062
- ISBN
- 9781442630062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Paperback. Do animals have moral rights? If so what does this mean? What sorts of mental lives do animals have, and how should we understand their welfare? After addressing these questions, DeGrazia explores their implications in contexts such as food consumption, zoos, and research. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12 Halftones. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192853608
- ISBN
- 9780192853608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
€ 13.99
€ 11.68
Paperback. Brilliant cartoons on Christmas that will amuse the whole family Series: Christmas Comes to. Num Pages: 64 pages, 64. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; 5HC; HBTB; JFCA; WHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445663623
- ISBN
- 9781445663623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.07
€ 14.07
Hardcover. From the New York Times best-selling author of Cod and Salt, a definitive history of paper and the astonishing ways it has shaped today's world. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393239614
- ISBN
- 9780393239614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
Paperback. For passionate lovers of shoes, this reference book explores various types and supplies information about platforms, Cinderella's slipper, sandals and the allure of the naked foot, the 50 steps in the making of a shoe, and profiles of shoe designers and makers. Num Pages: 512 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 107 x 30. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761101147
- ISBN
- 9780761101147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.62
€ 16.99
€ 12.62
Paperback. Illuminates the social pretentions of the middle classes in the modern world, focusing on the tastes and preferences of the French bourgeoisie. This book argues that the social world functions simultaneously as a system of power relations and as a symbolic system in which minute distinctions of taste become the basis for social judgement. Translator(s): Nice, Richard. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 37. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415567886
- ISBN
- 9780415567886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.25
€ 25.25
Paperback. Surveys the interplay between contemporary media and the criminal justice system, illustrating how people use media-provided knowledge to construct a picture of the world and then act on that constructed reality. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: JFD; JKVC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781285459059
- ISBN
- 9781285459059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 247.39
€ 247.39
Paperback. Presents the study of migrant populations that poses challenges owing to the mobility of these groups, which may be further complicated by cultural, educational, and linguistic diversity as well as the legal status of their members. Editor(s): Schenker, Marc B.; Castaneda, Xochitl; Rodriguez-Lainz, Alfonso. Num Pages: 536 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHM; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520277953
- ISBN
- 9780520277953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.00€ 39.85
€ 50.00
€ 39.85
Paperback. In this text, experts on digital journalism share their perspectives on what digital journalism is, where it came from, and where it may be going. Editor(s): Kawamoto, Kevin S. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ; UGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 227 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742526815
- ISBN
- 9780742526815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.60
€ 61.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894759755
- ISBN
- 9781894759755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.89
€ 21.99
€ 16.89