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Society & culture: general
Paperback. The essays in this volume take on the challenge of explaining the current formation of the relation between sovereignty, law and violence in what is termed 'Democracy's Empire'. Editor(s): Motha, Stewart. Series: Journal of Law and Society Special Issues. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPHV; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 6. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405163132
- ISBN
- 9781405163132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.94
€ 35.94
paperback. Jonathan Israel's radical new account of the late Enlightenment highlights forgotten currents and figures. Running counter to mainstream thinking, he demonstrates how a group of philosophe-revolutionnaires provided the intellectual powerhouse of the French Revolution, and how their ideas connect with modern Western democracy. Num Pages: 1088 pages, 16 page plate section. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HPCD1; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1588.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 1088
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199668090
- ISBN
- 9780199668090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.79
€ 35.79
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
€ 4.99
Paperback. Producing more effective governance is the greatest challenge that faces most Latin American democracies - a challenge that involves not only strengthening democratic institutions but also increasing governmental effectiveness. This book addresses why some policies and some countries have been more successful than others in meeting this challenge. Editor(s): Mainwaring, Scott; Scully, Timothy R. Num Pages: 440 pages, 37 tables, 31 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFSL4; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804760850
- ISBN
- 9780804760850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.15
€ 40.99
€ 36.15
Hardback. Producing more effective governance is the greatest challenge that faces most Latin American democracies - a challenge that involves not only strengthening democratic institutions but also increasing governmental effectiveness. This book addresses why some policies and some countries have been more successful than others in meeting this challenge. Editor(s): Mainwaring, Scott; Scully, Timothy R. Num Pages: 440 pages, 37 tables, 31 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFSL4; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760843
- ISBN
- 9780804760843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.23
€ 173.23
Traces the early origins of organizing in the decades following the US-Mexican War, when Mexicans in the Southwest established mutualista associations for their protection. Further, she traces the ways in which these efforts have been invoked by contemporary Latino civil rights leaders. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BGH; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623491284
- ISBN
- 9781623491284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.08
€ 42.08
paperback. This volume lays out the basic parameters of diversity-based politics as a still emerging form of democratic theory. The author offers concrete lessons from many movements to see what they tell us about a new sort of democratic politics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Temple University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592136544
- ISBN
- 9781592136544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.18
€ 44.18
Hardback. An examination of the Reconstructionist philosophy of Mordecai M Kaplan. It deals with the defence of Kaplan against several serious critics. It provides a critical analysis of the contemporary Reconstructionist movement and how a Kaplan disciple treats problems of democracy in Israel and issues of ethical theological concern. Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History. Num Pages: 315 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235162
- ISBN
- 9781936235162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.91
€ 150.91
Paperback. Mortality forecasting is used in a wide variety of academic fields, and for policymaking in global health, social security and retirement planning, and other areas. This title provides a framework for forecasting age-sex-country-cause-specific variables that makes it possible to incorporate information than standard approaches. Num Pages: 272 pages, 47 color illus. 3 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHBC; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130958
- ISBN
- 9780691130958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. "Quite simply, a tour de force--a wonderful synthesis of history and criticism."--Daniel Czitrom, author of Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215601
- ISBN
- 9780812215601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.48
€ 32.99
€ 29.48
Paperback. The author investigates the contradictory ways childhood has been formulated in the 20th century and the resulting ambivalence reflected in contemporary fiction. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919645
- ISBN
- 9780813919645
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Condition: New
€ 34.52
€ 34.52
paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 halftones, 1 line art illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780816647026
- ISBN
- 9780816647026
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.36
€ 29.99
€ 23.36
Paperback. Shows how Jewish and Muslim writers transformed the biblical Queen of Sheba from a clever, politically astute sovereign to a demonic force threatening gender boundries. Successive retellings of the biblical story reveal anxieties about gender and illuminate cultural transmission. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; HRJ; HRLK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226469157
- ISBN
- 9780226469157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.67
€ 53.67
Paperback. An absorbing reflection on the Caliphate and the re-imagining of the Muslim ummah as a diverse multi-ethnic community Editor(s): Al-Rasheed, Madawi; Kersten, Carool; Shterin, Marat. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLP1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042284
- ISBN
- 9781849042284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.44
€ 36.99
€ 33.44
Paperback. The range of the Dena'ina people stretches from the Cook Inlet region to southcentral Alaska and has been established for a thousand years. Yet their culture has largely been overlooked. Lavishly illustrated with six hundred photographs, maps, and drawings, this book contains entries on Dena'ina objects in European and American collections. Editor(s): Jones, Suzi; Fall, James A.; Leggett, Aaron. Num Pages: 350 pages, 600 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JFSL9; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 255 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1796.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602232075
- ISBN
- 9781602232075
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Condition: New
€ 55.98
€ 55.98
Paperback. Mae'na groeso cynnes Cymreig yma i bawb. There is a warm Welsh welcome here to all. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKWN; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451879
- ISBN
- 9780752451879
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.36
€ 13.99
€ 13.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 240 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 228 x 9. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764326868
- ISBN
- 9780764326868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.18
€ 37.99
€ 25.18
Paperback. In this study Henry L. Minton traces the history of gay and lesbian emancipatory research from its early beginnings in the late 19th century to its role in challenging the mental illness model in the 1970s. He describes the accomplishments made by key researchers and mainstream sexologists. Num Pages: 344 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226530444
- ISBN
- 9780226530444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.59
€ 53.59
Paperback. Examining media and pop culture from Sex and the City 2 to Vanity Fair and Time Magazine, Robin Riley uses transnational feminist analysis to reveal how transnational sexism towards Muslim women in general and Afghan and Iraqi women in particular has led to a new form of gender imperialism. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780321288
- ISBN
- 9781780321288
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.44
€ 31.99
€ 28.44
Hardcover. Series: Latina/O Sociology. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479894666
- ISBN
- 9781479894666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.66
€ 99.66
Paperback. Series: Latina/O Sociology. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; LNDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479843978
- ISBN
- 9781479843978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.35
€ 30.99
€ 27.35
Paperback. This highly accessible and practical guide is designed for anyone working with children, adolescents and their families. Covering the current thinking surrounding depression and attempted suicide, it offers valuable insight into this challenging area. Series: Parent, Adolescent & Child Training Skills S. Num Pages: 72 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFSP2; JHBZ; JMC; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 7. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854333506
- ISBN
- 9781854333506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.26
€ 36.26
Paperback. Since the 1990s, suicide in recession-plagued Japan has soared, and rates of depression have both increased and received greater public attention. This title explores how depression has become a national disease and entered the Japanese lexicon, and how psychiatry has overcome the longstanding resistance to its intrusion in Japanese life. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFFH; MBS; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142050
- ISBN
- 9780691142050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.59
€ 53.59
hardcover. Ann Cvetkovich combines memoir and cultural critique in search of ways of writing about depression as a public cultural and political phenomenon rather than as a personal medical pathology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 38 illustrations, including 14 in color. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352235
- ISBN
- 9780822352235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.89
€ 114.89