Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Moving beyond theoretical notions of 'resilience' this is the first book to offer a conceptual and empirical approach to exploring and comparing the process of resilience across service 'hubs' in three complex but different global inner-city regions: London, Los Angeles and Sydney. Num Pages: 300 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSG; JKSN1; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316640
- ISBN
- 9781447316640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.98
€ 40.99
€ 38.98
Paperback. New edition of the classic, bestselling (100,000+ copies) worldwide survey of slums by the world's leading urbanist Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784786618
- ISBN
- 9781784786618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.51
€ 13.99
€ 13.51
Hardback. In this hard-hitting polemical Karnani demonstrates what is wrong with today's approaches to reducing poverty. He proposes an eclectic approach to poverty reduction that emphasizes the need for business, government and civil society to partner together to create employment opportunities for the poor. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCL; KCM; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105874
- ISBN
- 9780230105874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.33€ 74.12
€ 87.33
€ 74.12
Paperback. Part manifesto, part girl guide - this book explores vital points about sex, body image, pornography, relationships, social media, feminism and more! Num Pages: 288 pages, two colour printing. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471149504
- ISBN
- 9781471149504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. This book examines in historical perspective the hitherto little-studied relationship between Islam and caste among the Haalpulaaren of Senegal. Series: International African Library. Num Pages: 270 pages, 15ill. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 270
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619900
- ISBN
- 9780748619900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.26
€ 42.99
€ 35.26
Paperback. Presents the history of Japanese mass culture during the decades preceding Pearl Harbor. This work argues that the new gestures, relationship, and humor of ero-guro-nansensu (erotic grotesque nonsense) expressed a self-consciously modern ethos that challenged state ideology and expansionism. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 390 pages, 33 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260085
- ISBN
- 9780520260085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.31
€ 41.99
€ 30.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; BM; JFSF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Daunt Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907970917
- ISBN
- 9781907970917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. The volume includes a glossary of terms, a timeline of important events, and a selected bibliography of useful resources for further information. Num Pages: 192 pages, 21, 17 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; TBX; TDPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893117
- ISBN
- 9780801893117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. Editor(s): Cohen, Jeffrey Jerome; Duckert, Lowell. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; JFCD; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. .
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816693092
- ISBN
- 9780816693092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.62
€ 30.62
Paperback. Risk Assessment in People with Learning Disabilities, Second Edition reflects legislative updates made over the past decade while continuing to demystify the process of assessing risk for people with intellectual impairment (previously called 'learning disabilities'). Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470974858
- ISBN
- 9780470974858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.69
€ 47.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 1KLSC; BM; JFFN; JFSK1; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807062920
- ISBN
- 9780807062920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.09
€ 19.99
€ 17.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816692002
- ISBN
- 9780816692002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardback. What's in a name? A few vowels and some consonants - or a whole new identity just waiting to burst free? This book rearranges hundreds of famous names to create a parallel universe - like the world we know, but funnier, ruder, and much more vitriolic. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; WDKX; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KLN0018437
- ISBN
- 9780571243945
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.44
€ 5.44
Paperback. Looks at the processes and realities of Muslim participation in local and national politics in a range of Eastern and Western European countries: voting patterns in local and national assemblies, membership of elected councils and national parliaments, and the tensions between ethnic, political and religious identities. Editor(s): Nielsen, Professor Jorgen S. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HRHP; JFSR2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748695874
- ISBN
- 9780748695874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.39
€ 40.99
€ 35.39
Paperback. The relationship between those who wield power and those whose job it is to tell us what they are doing has always been fraught with tension. This title takes us on an absorbing journey through the hard-fought battles for the right to tell the public about the decisions taken on their behalf. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFD; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857500007
- ISBN
- 9780857500007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. LGBT individuals and families are increasingly visible in popular culture and local communities; their struggles for equality appear regularly in news media. Interpreting LGBT History at Museums and Historic Sites provides a straightforward, accessible guidebook for museum and history professionals as they embark on such worthy efforts. Series: Interpreting History. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: GM; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 177 x 12. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759123731
- ISBN
- 9780759123731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 49.75
€ 50.99
€ 49.75
Paperback. Only the optimal combination of multiple strategies, implemented in the proper sequence, will ensure success." Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFSL1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801868047
- ISBN
- 9780801868047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.31
€ 43.31
Paperback. Explores the return of the 'epic' in 21st century cinema. Why did the epic come back, and why did it fall out of fashion? Are these the same kinds of epics as the 1950s and 60s, or are there aesthetic differences? Can we treat Kingdom of Heaven, 300 and Thor indiscriminately as one genre? Are non Western histories like Hero and Mongol epics, too? Editor(s): Elliot, Andrew B. R. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474402842
- ISBN
- 9781474402842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.98
€ 33.99
€ 29.98
Paperback. Eleanor Nesbitts introduction contextualises the life of Kailash Puri, Punjabi author and agony aunt, providing the story of the book itself and connecting the narrative to the history of the Punjabi diaspora and themes in Sikh Studies. She suggests that representation of the stereotypical South Asian woman as victim needs to give way to a .. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKP; 3JJ; BGA; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845196028
- ISBN
- 9781845196028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 189 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931859462
- ISBN
- 9781931859462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.01
€ 27.99
€ 24.01