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Society & social sciences
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587432255
- ISBN
- 9781587432255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.65
€ 25.99
€ 25.65
Paperback. Most of us spend our lives striving for happiness. But what is it? How important is it? How can we (and should we) pursue it? In this Very Short Introduction Dan Haybron provides a comprehensive look at the nature of happiness. By using examples, Haybron considers how we measure happiness, what makes us happy, and considers its subjective nature. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX; JMQ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 119 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199590605
- ISBN
- 9780199590605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. Featuring a rereading of Aristotle, Seneca, Thomas Hobbes, and Judith Butler, this book considers emotions as psychosocial phenomena. It offers insight into the reasons why political passions are distributed to some people but not to others. It explains how psyches are shaped by power. Num Pages: 204 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: CFG; HP; JMA; JMH; JMM; JMRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226309804
- ISBN
- 9780226309804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.66
€ 36.99
€ 28.66
Hardback. In this ethnography of the Cancha mega-market in Cochabama, Bolivia, Daniel M. Goldstein examines what it means for the market's poorest vendors to maintain personal safety and economic stability by navigating systems of informality and illegality and how this dynamic is representative of the neoliberal modern city. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360285
- ISBN
- 9780822360285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.33
€ 115.33
Paperback. Between Security and Rights in a Bolivian City. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. 344 pages, 9 photographs, 1 map. Illuminates the complex interconnections between differing definitions of security and human rights. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JFSL9. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 21. Weight: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353119
- ISBN
- 9780822353119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. This study analyzes a popular festival and vigilante lynching, examining them as a form of political spectacle performed by improverished people who want to gain access to the potential benefits of citizenship in a modern city. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: AN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333708
- ISBN
- 9780822333708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Paperback. In this ethnography of the Cancha mega-market in Cochabama, Bolivia, Daniel M. Goldstein examines what it means for the market's poorest vendors to maintain personal safety and economic stability by navigating systems of informality and illegality and how this dynamic is representative of the neoliberal modern city. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360452
- ISBN
- 9780822360452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. During most of this century, American health policy has emphasized caring for acute conditions rather than preventing and managing chronic illness. This book explains why this has been so and offers a forceful argument for fundamental change in national health care priorities. It discusses ideas about illness and health care. Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 45.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520201514
- ISBN
- 9780520201514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.06
€ 36.06
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJ; JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691638836
- ISBN
- 9780691638836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.08
€ 121.08
Paperback. Offers an inspiring self-guided program that adapts to all experience levels and requires nothing more than floor space, an exercise mat, and the desire to look and feel your best. This book walks you through forty "traditional mat" and sixty-plus "reformer on the mat" exercises, each one illustrated and accompanied by easy-to-follow instructions. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; VFMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 189 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060820770
- ISBN
- 9780060820770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.52
€ 16.99
€ 15.52
Hardback. This book argues that states democratize through a process of socialization to a liberal global culture. This can be seen in Taiwan and Thailand, whereas in China the Communist party resists democratization. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804753944
- ISBN
- 9780804753944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.36
€ 149.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801436260
- ISBN
- 9780801436260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.26
€ 82.26
Paperback. Examines the way the Holocaust has been remembered in Germany, Israel, and the US. This title shows how singular event has been detached from its precise context and instead used as a way of focusing abstract questions of good and evil, and how this use has given the Holocaust a resonance across the global stage. Series: Politics, History, & Social Change. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHMP; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592132768
- ISBN
- 9781592132768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.92
€ 36.99
€ 32.92
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813552514
- ISBN
- 9780813552514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813552507
- ISBN
- 9780813552507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.45
€ 159.45
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813574585
- ISBN
- 9780813574585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.34
€ 40.99
€ 36.34
Paperback. * Examines the ways that science and technology are integral parts of, and are influenced by, the society in which they exist. * Shows how groups and organizations in power shape developments in technoscience, and how new developments affect people differently depending on class, race, gender and location. Series: Key Themes in Sociology. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10. BIC Classification: JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231820
- ISBN
- 9780631231820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.76
€ 40.99
€ 40.76
Hardcover. * Examines the ways that science and technology are integral parts of, and are influenced by, the society in which they exist. * Shows how groups and organizations in power shape developments in technoscience, and how new developments affect people differently depending on class, race, gender and location. Series: Key Themes in Sociology. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231813
- ISBN
- 9780631231813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.28
€ 128.28
Paperback. A collection of essays, interviews, and case studies that provides a multi-faceted and nonpartisan account of government as it becomes transparent, collaborative, and participatory. Suitable for advocates of openness and e-government, it offers a persuasive argument for transparency and interactivity in government at various levels. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 180 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780596804350
- ISBN
- 9780596804350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.89
€ 26.99
€ 26.89
Paperback. Places Sudan's oil industry (examined here in macro, micro and political terms), its economy, external relations and changing politics under the impact of the Darfur conflict and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, in the wider context of the expansion of Asia's global economic strength. Editor(s): Large, Daniel; Patey, Luke A. Series: African Issues. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1HBS; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308. China, India and the Politics of Asian Alternatives. Series: African Issues. 216 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Large, Daniel; Patey, Luke A. Places Sudan's oil industry (examined here in macro, micro and political terms), its economy, external relations and changing politics under the impact of the Darfur conflict and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, in the wider context of the expansion of Asia's global economic strength. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1HBS; JPS; KCL. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 14. Weight: 308.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010377
- ISBN
- 9781847010377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.77
€ 26.99
€ 26.77