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Society & social sciences

Paperback. Presents an ethnographic study of Maya handicraft vendors in the international marketplace. Num Pages: 332 pages, 13 b&w illus., 4 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JFC; JFFS; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 246 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292705678
ISBN
9780292705678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.09

Hardcover. By failing to develop effective programs weapon development, Japan increased the probability that it could not triumph over its more advanced enemies. Walter Grunden underscores the dramatic scientific and technological disparities that left Japan vulnerable and ultimately led to its defeat in World War II. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1st.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700613830
ISBN
9780700613830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.53

Paperback. Towards a democratic division of labour? starts from the challenge of balancing values of 'equality' and 'freedom' in all sections of modern societies, introducing the Combination Model as a scientific tool for studying the division of professional and family work and for elaborating adequate policy perspectives. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847422699
ISBN
9781847422699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 48.51

Paperback. Explores the crucial notion of "colonial difference" in the study of the modern colonial world and traces the emergence of an epistemic shift, which author calls "border thinking". This title expands the horizons of debates under way in postcolonial studies of Asia and Africa by dwelling in the genealogy of thoughts of South/Central America. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 line illus. 3 tables. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
With a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156095
ISBN
9780691156095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.71

Paperback. Walter D. Mignolo analyzes the "colonial logic" that has driven five hundred years of Western imperialism, from colonialism through neoliberalism Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 458 pages, 1 drawing, 2 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 638. Global Futures, Decolonial Options. Series: Latin America Otherwise. 458 pages, 1 drawing, 2 maps, 2 figures. Walter D. Mignolo analyzes the "colonial logic" that has driven five hundred years of Western imperialism, from colonialism through neoliberalism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBTR; JFC. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 27. Weight: 644.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
458
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350781
ISBN
9780822350781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.99

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JPA; JPF; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633992
ISBN
9780691633992
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 211.18

hardcover. Gives readers a glimpse into the life and times of Walter Cronkite in his own words. This book contains selections from interviews between the legendary journalist and an experienced oral historian - Cronkite's friend, Dr Don Carleton. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGF; HBJK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 186 x 29. Weight in Grams: 964.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Center for American History United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976669739
ISBN
9780976669739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages, 3 maps, 2 tables & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; GTB; HBJH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 172 x 8. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771121170
ISBN
9781771121170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.92

Paperback. The history of Rosyth Dockyard and Naval Base, showing how it has changed and developed over the last hundred years. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; JWF; WGG; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445648965
ISBN
9781445648965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.54

Paperback. Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This study examines this question. Translator(s): Bing, Peter. Num Pages: 360 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518. The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth. 360 pages, Ill. Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This study examines this question. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 23. Weight: 510. Translator(s): Bing, Peter.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520058750
ISBN
9780520058750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.29

Paperback. Argues that the contemporary commitment to the importance of cultural identity has reovated rather than replaced an earlier commitment to r4acial identity and asserts that the idea of culture, far from constituting a challenge to racism, is actually a for Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320647
ISBN
9780822320647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.95

Paperback. Addresses the utopian developments of the modern media. This collection tracks the author's observations on the media as they are revealed in essays on the production and reception of art; on film, radio, and photography; and on the modern transformations of literature and painting. Editor(s): Jennings, Michael W.; Doherty, Brigid; Levin, Thomas Y. Translator(s): Jephcott, Edmund; Livingstone, Rodney; Eiland, Howard. Num Pages: 448 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024458
ISBN
9780674024458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 201 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898723714
ISBN
9781898723714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Taylor, Miles. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JPH; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539017
ISBN
9780199539017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Hardback. Professional and Ethical Issues in Psychology is an examination of the changing dynamics and ethics of psychology as a profession. Num Pages: 324 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393702859
ISBN
9780393702859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.66

Hardcover. The author reveals the dangerous weaknesses undermining domestic intelligence in the United States and tells why a new national security service should not be part of the FBI. He explains the need for a new domestic intelligence agency, modeled on the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and lodged in the Department of Homeland Security. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 18. Weight in Grams: 231.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817946814
ISBN
9780817946814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.08

Hardback. Examines two of the major problems confronting higher education in this modern world. This volume compares discriminated, underrepresented and excluded groups in universities around the globe; identifying personal, group, institutional and societal factors related to persistent inequality. Editor(s): Allen, Walter; Bonous-Hammarth, Marguerite; Teranishi, Robert T. Series Editor(s): Camp-Yeakey, Carol. Series: Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research Policy and Praxis. Num Pages: 500 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 880.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
500
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780526409
ISBN
9781780526409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.74

Paperback. Confronts head-on the myth that organizational giantism leads to economic efficiency and well-being in the modern age. On the contrary, this book demonstrates how bigness undermines our economic productivity and progress, endangers our democratic freedoms, and exacerbates our economic problems and challenges. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; KCF; KJV; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804749695
ISBN
9780804749695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.76

Num Pages: 343 pages, over 800 color/bw images. BIC Classification: JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 227 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2008.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
343
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764332326
ISBN
9780764332326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.18
€ 65.25

Covers the history and combat career of aircraft carriers and shipboard aircraft from their conception into the future. Num Pages: 592 pages, over 800 photos, drawings, maps. BIC Classification: JWF; JWG; JWM; TBX; TRL; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 228 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2596.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887405839
ISBN
9780887405839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.93
€ 43.24

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