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Hardcover. The aims of volume 44 in the Research in the Sociology of Organizations series are partly expository and celebratory, but primarily aspirational and forward-looking and examine the profound contribution Philip Selznick made to organizational scholarship and the field of institutional theory. Editor(s): Kraatz, Matthew S. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784417260
- ISBN
- 9781784417260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.80
€ 157.80
Paperback. In the planned city of Islamabad, order and disorder are produced through the ceaseless inscription and circulation of millions of paper artifacts among bureaucrats, politicians, and property owners. What are the implications of such paper mediation of relationships among people, things, places, and purposes? This book explores this question. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JHB; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272156
- ISBN
- 9780520272156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.01
€ 33.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. Focuses on the socioeconomic, political, and cultural milieu in which a new religious movement was born and has thrived. This work includes a discussion of the origins of Islamic law, spirituality and theology, mysticism, philosophy, and culture, as well as an appendix of individual page-length biographies of important figures. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209312
- ISBN
- 9780872209312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.77
€ 25.99
€ 19.77
Paperback. Drawing on a series of case studies, Losing the Peace provides a comprehensive study of the key themes of peace and war and answers the question of why peace has so often failed in the modern era. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752452388
- ISBN
- 9780752452388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.77
€ 23.99
€ 20.77
Paperback. In the last twenty years, mindfulness and acceptance-based therapies have gained immense popularity as treatment options for various health and mental health concerns. This book brings together the top voices in social work and mindfulness-based treatments. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New Harbinger Publications
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608828906
- ISBN
- 9781608828906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.61€ 46.06
€ 71.61
€ 46.06
Hardcover. Histories of the book often move straight from the codex to the digital screen. Left out is nearly 150 years of audio recordings. Matthew Rubery uncovers this story, from Edison to today's billion-dollar audiobook industry, and breaks from convention by treating audiobooks as a distinctive art form that has profoundly influenced the way we read. Num Pages: 360 pages, 39 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 253 x 34. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674545441
- ISBN
- 9780674545441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.32
€ 46.99
€ 39.32
paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742560710
- ISBN
- 9780742560710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.90
€ 57.90
Hardback. How and why do listeners come over time to 'feel the nation' through particular musical works? Series: Music in Society and Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3J; AVGC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271429
- ISBN
- 9781783271429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 42.43
€ 43.99
€ 42.43
Paperback. Feelings of Being is the first philosophical account of the nature, role and variety of existential feelings in psychiatric illness and in everyday life. These include feelings of familiarity, unfamiliarity, estrangement, isolation, emptiness, belonging, etc. It will be valuable for all philosophers and psychiatrists interested in emotion. Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JM; MMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199206469
- ISBN
- 9780199206469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.77
€ 99.77
Paperback. The format of this volume seeks to parallel the texts in the psychology of personality so that it can be used without making major changes to course structure. Readings complement and extend the author's primary text. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 281 x 213 x 14. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471139379
- ISBN
- 9780471139379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.62
€ 103.62
Paperback. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HRAX; HRC; JFSC; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081897
- ISBN
- 9780252081897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.89
€ 32.99
€ 29.89
Paperback. Heard the one about the Spanish Ambassador who arrived in the scorching Saharan desert fully suited and with a mysteriously enormous suitcase? Or the horse they gave Prime Minister John Major in Turkmenistan - which hapless embassy officials had to rescue from the clutches of the Moscow railway? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp inset. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPSD; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241957080
- ISBN
- 9780241957080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Combining gems from the archives with despatches obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, this title is a treasure trove of wit, venom and serious analysis. It sheds light on Britain's place in the world, and reveal the curious cocktail of privilege and privation which make up the life of an ambassador. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp inset. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPSD; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780670919291
- ISBN
- 9780670919291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. This lively and entertaining book tells the stories of con artists, gamblers, swindlers, and other nefarious characters who stampeded west in the quest to make money off the men and women who stampeded west in search of land and gold. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- TwoDot
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762789658
- ISBN
- 9780762789658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.97
€ 20.99
€ 19.97
Hardback. In a work based on new archival, press, and literary sources, the author revises the picture of German imperialism as being the brainchild of a Machiavellian Bismarck or the "conservative revolutionaries" of the twentieth century. Instead, Fitzpatrick argues for the liberal origins of German imperialism.. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 237 pages, 8 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBTQ; JPFN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455200
- ISBN
- 9781845455200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.25
€ 161.25
Paperback. This text argues that significant changes in mental health can only come through social change. This book shows how mental health professionals have a particular expertise to bring to the enterprise of urban renewal, community development and social planning. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: J; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568214054
- ISBN
- 9781568214054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.90
€ 98.90
Hardback. "The Pilgrim and the Bee makes a broad claim about a reading-centered history, reclaiming for this purpose a distinctive body of texts. Brown's analysis marks an important step toward a better history of reading."-David D. Hall, Harvard University Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JB; CFC; DSBD; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812240153
- ISBN
- 9780812240153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.05
€ 82.05
Paperback. Networks of relationships help determine the careers that people choose, the jobs they obtain, the products they buy, and how they vote. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to social and economic networks, drawing on the findings in economics, sociology, computer science, physics, and mathematics. Num Pages: 520 pages, 114 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: JFFP; JFS; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 28. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148205
- ISBN
- 9780691148205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.71€ 42.52
€ 53.71
€ 42.52
Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFCD; JFD; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501314827
- ISBN
- 9781501314827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.30
€ 16.99
€ 15.30
Hardback. Since 1945, as the U.S. has engaged in near-constant "wars of choice" with limited congressional oversight, the executive and armed services have shared primary responsibility for often ill-defined objectives, strategies, and benefits. Matthew Moten shows the significance of negotiations between presidents and the generals allied with them. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBW; JPHC; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 35. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674058149
- ISBN
- 9780674058149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.50
€ 53.99
€ 45.50