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Hardcover. An investigation of post-racial politics and the future of coalition politics in an American city. Num Pages: 270 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JMC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277718
- ISBN
- 9781137277718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JPA; JPP; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349447336
- ISBN
- 9781349447336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.08
€ 62.08
Paperback. Do televangelists proclaim the message of the gospel or a message of greed? Do they represent the 'authentic' voice of the black church or is it the Christian Right in blackface? This book delves into the messages and aesthetic styles of African American televangelists, and evaluates their ethical implications. Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 300 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; HRCX7; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 262 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814794524
- ISBN
- 9780814794524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.31
€ 33.99
€ 33.31
Hardback. Social Functions of Synagogue Song: A Durkheimian Approach by Jonathan L. Friedmann paints a detailed picture of the important role sacred music plays in Jewish religious communities. Drawing upon the work of Emile Durkeim, the book examines how synagogue songs serve disciplinary, cohesive, revitalizing, and euphoric functions. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: AVGD; HRJC; JFSR1; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 247 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739168318
- ISBN
- 9780739168318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.79
€ 136.79
Paperback. This book provides an introduction to the work of Norbert Elias. It is the first systematic appraisal of two central themes of his thought -- violence and civilization. Although Elias is best known for his theory of civilizing processes, this study highlights the crucial importance of the concept of decivilizing processes. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745618791
- ISBN
- 9780745618791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.61
€ 25.61
Paperback. Presents a critique on the role of the teacher in America's public school system. This book offers practical strategies that every reader can use for eradicating prejudices, developing young people's potential, and helping them to become warriors of social change. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851686315
- ISBN
- 9781851686315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.42
€ 13.99
€ 11.42
Series: Cornell Studies in Money. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JFFS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801450990
- ISBN
- 9780801450990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.13
€ 27.99
€ 26.13
Paperback. Shows that bankers dread war - an aversion rooted in pragmatism, not idealism. This book also shows that, when faced with the prospect of war or international political crisis, national financial communities favor caution and demonstrate a marked aversion to war. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 line illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: JPS; JW; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134611
- ISBN
- 9780691134611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.05
€ 46.99
€ 33.05
Hardback. Using archival sources and interviews with key participants, new insight is gained to how the Lib-Lab Pact of 1977-78 - an agreement, short of a full coalition - came about, was structured and implemented, and how Liberal leader, David Steel, might have achieved significant policy concessions on electoral reform. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 black & white tables, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW; JPL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137527684
- ISBN
- 9781137527684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.56
€ 62.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 recorded music items, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; MFN; MQW; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231162999
- ISBN
- 9780231162999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 26.96
€ 37.99
€ 26.96
Hardback. Demonstrates how documentary serves as a cultural laboratory in the thought and practice of American democracy. This book places iconic images and the work of celebrated filmmakers next to overlooked and rediscovered productions and proves the pliability of documentary's function for American popular intelligence. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 113 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JPQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142069
- ISBN
- 9780231142069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.67€ 81.84
€ 108.67
€ 81.84
Paperback. Demonstrates how documentary serves as a cultural laboratory in the thought and practice of American democracy. This book places iconic images and the work of celebrated filmmakers next to overlooked and rediscovered productions and proves the pliability of documentary's function for American popular intelligence. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 113 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JPQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142076
- ISBN
- 9780231142076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 26.96
€ 37.99
€ 26.96
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction brings together the latest research in neuroscience and psychology - weaving in case-studies, anecdotes, literature, and philosophy - to explore and explain the science of memory - how it works, and why we can't live without it. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: JMRM; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192806758
- ISBN
- 9780192806758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.39
€ 13.39
Hardback. Editor(s): Crane, Jonathan K. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231174169
- ISBN
- 9780231174169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.12€ 88.69
€ 118.12
€ 88.69
Paperback. Editor(s): Crane, Jonathan K. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231174176
- ISBN
- 9780231174176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.68
€ 40.99
€ 28.68
Hardback. This Reader covers a wide area of political sociology and social and political theory, and offers a selection of extracts incorporating both primary and secondary readings. Editor(s): Joseph, Jonathan. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619481
- ISBN
- 9780748619481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.03€ 118.01
€ 124.03
€ 118.01
Paperback. This textbook introduction to Social Theory is unique in addressing key issues in sociological, political and cultural analysis through an examination of modern theories of social conflict, cohesion and consent. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617920
- ISBN
- 9780748617920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.87
€ 38.99
€ 34.87
The story of the Small Business Administration in America - a sacred cow in American politics, despite its history of scandals and policy failures. Part of the sacredness comes from the agency's record of pioneering affirmative action, but traditional "mom and pop" shops don't necessarily benefit. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; KCZ; KJVS; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121871
- ISBN
- 9780813121871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.20
€ 47.20
Paperback. Democracy, free thought and expression, religious tolerance, individual liberty, political self-determination of people, sexual and racial equality - these values have firmly entered the mainstream in the decades since they were enshrined in the 1948 UN Declaration of Human Rights. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 8.7.2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152608
- ISBN
- 9780691152608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.33
€ 33.99
€ 24.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 888 pages, 15 halftones. 7 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1218.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169712
- ISBN
- 9780691169712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.21
€ 37.99
€ 27.21