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Society & culture: general
Paperback. In this book, his first to appear in English, French sinologistFrancois Jullien uses the Chinese concept of shi--meaningdisposition or circumstance, power or potential--as a touchstone toexplore Chinese culture and to uncover the intricate structureunderlying Chinese modes of thinking. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299953
- ISBN
- 9780942299953
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Paperback. In this volume, prominent Buddhist scholar Donald Swearer posits that the future requires a radical shift toward living in recognition of the interdependence of all life forms and the consequent ethic of communality and a life style of moderation or "enoughness" that flows from that recognition, which he calls "an ecology of human flourishing." Editor(s): Swearer, Donald K.; McGarry, Susan Lloyd. Series: Religions of the World and Ecology. Num Pages: 230 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JFF; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780945454458
- ISBN
- 9780945454458
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.22
€ 26.99
€ 23.22
Hardcover. An examination of the ideas of space and place as manifested in medieval texts, art, and architecture. Editor(s): Weiss, Julian; Salih, Sarah. Series: King's College London Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23, 20 colour, 3 black and white. BIC Classification: HBLC1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- King's College London, Centre for Late Antique and Medieval Studies United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953983872
- ISBN
- 9780953983872
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Condition: New
€ 61.16
€ 61.16
Paperback. Indigenous (In)Justice explores legal and human rights issues surrounding the Bedouin Arab population in Israel's Naqab/Negev desert. With contributions from international scholars, including United Nations officials, the volume examines the economic and social rights of indigenous peoples within the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Series: International Human Rights Program Practice Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, 3 line illustrations, 3 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JPVH; LAM; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School
- Edition
- (International Human Rights Program Prac
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979639562
- ISBN
- 9780979639562
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.21
€ 29.99
€ 25.21
Hardback. A remarkable autobiographical journey from humble beginnings to a position as a powerful world figure fighting for her nation's self-determination. Num Pages: 426 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGA; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Kales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979845611
- ISBN
- 9780979845611
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.24
€ 31.99
€ 26.24
Paperback. Editor(s): Polk, Patrick Arthur. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; AC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 256 x 14. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fowler Museum at UCLA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984755073
- ISBN
- 9780984755073
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.38
€ 25.99
€ 23.38
Paperback. This book provides an overview of rural health in a social disparities framework, providing a strong theoretical and evidence-based rationale for rectifying rural health disparities in the U.S. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSF; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118004302
- ISBN
- 9781118004302
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Condition: New
€ 104.61
€ 104.61
Hardcover. A blueprint for missional, multi-ethnic Christian community Efrem Smith, an internationally recognized and innovative African-American leader, offers a workable plan for connecting theology, practical ministry models, and real stories of people in multi-ethnic Christian communities. Series: Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX4; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118036587
- ISBN
- 9781118036587
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.79
€ 25.99
€ 20.79
Paperback. Editor(s): LaVeist, Thomas A.; Isaac, Lydia A. Series: Public Health/Vulnerable Populations. Num Pages: 848 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 178 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 848
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118049082
- ISBN
- 9781118049082
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Condition: New
€ 108.32
€ 108.32
Paperback.
Major changes are occurring in the United States population and the nation's health care institutions and delivery systems. Significant disparities in health status exist across population groups. But the health care enterprise, with all its integrated and disparate parts, has been slow to respond. Num Pages: 480 pages, col. charts. BIC Classification: JFSL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118065600
- ISBN
- 9781118065600
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Condition: New
€ 95.56
€ 95.56
Paperback. Explores the themes behind the action of Marvel Comics' all-star superhero team. This title arms you with insights into the characters and themes of "The Avengers"; and deepens your appreciation both of "The Avengers" comics and the Joss Whedon movie adaptation. Editor(s): White, Mark D. Series Editor(s): Irwin, William. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AKLC; HP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118074572
- ISBN
- 9781118074572
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Condition: New
€ 22.98
€ 22.98
Hardcover. This book teaches methods for improving a company's safety culture and allows readers to effectively assess, transform, sustain, and integrate behavioral safety precepts as part of their company's continuous improvement efforts. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFU; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118098486
- ISBN
- 9781118098486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.13
€ 66.13
Paperback. Since it was first published in 1980, From Generation to Generation has inspired thousands to pursue the unique challenges and rewards of Jewish genealogy. Far more engaging than a mere how-to reference guide, this landmark book is also part detective story and part spiritual quest. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1; WQY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118104422
- ISBN
- 9781118104422
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.55
€ 29.99
€ 23.55
Paperback. Local Planning for Terror and Disaster gives voice to experts in key fields involved with local preparedness, assessing the quality of preparedness in each field, and offering directions for improvement. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 14. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118112861
- ISBN
- 9781118112861
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Condition: New
€ 121.49
€ 121.49
Paperback. As new technology makes it possible to screen for an increasing number of medical conditions, this strategy of preventive medicine raises fundamental issues for sociological inquiry. The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions presents an overview of these fundamental issues. Editor(s): Armstrong, Natalie; Eborall, Helen. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118231784
- ISBN
- 9781118231784
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Condition: New
€ 28.84
€ 28.84
Paperback. Mothers Making Latin America utilizes a combination of gender scholarship and source material to dispel the belief that women were separated from or unimportant to central developments in Latin American history since independence. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118271445
- ISBN
- 9781118271445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.42
€ 46.99
€ 46.42
Hardcover. A Companion to Intellectual History provides an in-depth survey of the practice of intellectual history as a discipline. Forty newly-commissioned chapters showcase leading global research with broad coverage of every aspect of intellectual history as it is currently practiced. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118294802
- ISBN
- 9781118294802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.30
€ 173.30
Hardcover. Offering a rare glimpse of rural life in modern-day Cuba, this book examines how ordinary Cubans carve out their own spaces for appropriate acts of consumption, exchange, and production within the contradictory normative and material spaces of everyday economic life. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 258 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFCV; RGC; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118302002
- ISBN
- 9781118302002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.43
€ 77.43
Paperback. Editor(s): Chiu, Chi-Yue; Gries, Peter; Torelli, Carols J.; Cheng, Shirley Y. Y.; Levy, Sheri R. Series: Journal of Social Issues (JOSI). Num Pages: 500 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFS; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118306932
- ISBN
- 9781118306932
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 52.61
€ 52.99
€ 52.61
Hardcover. * Outlines an anthropology for the 21st century that focuses on the myriad connections between peoples especially the critical intercultural dialogues between the cultures of the East and the West * Takes an historical and ethnographic approach to studying the intermingling of Arab peoples and the West. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118319000
- ISBN
- 9781118319000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.94
€ 112.94